tkahn6

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by tkahn6 13y ago
I'm using this definition of 'intellectual hipster'. http://lesswrong.com/lw/2pv/intellectual_hipsters_and_metaco...
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by tkahn6 13y ago
1. I'm getting really good at predicting what the intellectual hipster perspective on a particular issue will be. I knew yesterday we would see op eds like this. 2. Not Hacker News. Flagged.
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by tkahn6 13y ago
I still don't see how that speaks to my point, which has to do with an expectation of danger in different contexts. So I suppose this would be a red herring on your part, if we're accusing each other of logical fallacies.
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by tkahn6 13y ago
That is a true statement, but what is your point?
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by tkahn6 13y ago
Is it really surprising or disappointing it took 'so long'? I think your understanding of how easy it is to locate people is influenced by fiction and dramatization. One man is tiny compared to an entire city. What can you realistically do
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by tkahn6 13y ago
> 4 people killed in a week is not a lot compared with the background level of deaths in the US It's not every day that people have their legs blown off while enjoying a public social event. There's an expectation of danger while drivin
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by tkahn6 13y ago
Surveillance video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M80DXI932OE This is from the FBI Youtube account and it's linked to on FBI.gov. Guy in the white cap is the one who they say placed the bomb.
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by tkahn6 13y ago
Start here: http://learnyouahaskell.com/chapters This is good too, but I found it somewhat dry: http://book.realworldhaskell.org/read/ I think that learning Haskell will make you a better programmer. It's really a different way of doing
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by tkahn6 13y ago
Could be HaLVM http://corp.galois.com/halvm
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by tkahn6 13y ago
This is Virginia Tech... not Haymarket, Virginia. http://cryptogasm.com/webcams/webcam.php?id=40
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by tkahn6 13y ago
It's more the ecosystems than the syntax and semantics. Bundler, gem, pip, npm, blah blah blah. It's a lot of stuff to grok if you want to get anything done in the 'right' way.
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by tkahn6 13y ago
Also in "In the Plex" they talk about how Google kept a record of everyone's SAT scores and GPA and alma mater and found no correlation between those things and skill/quality/productivity/effectiveness.
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by tkahn6 13y ago
I think I'm better than 75% to 100% of coders who think that 'coding skill' is a total order.
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by tkahn6 13y ago
Uh you shouldn't be surprised by a red light unless you're cresting a hill (and even then there will usually be a flashing sign indicating a red light up ahead). The yellow light indicates you should start slowing down.
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by tkahn6 14y ago
How about insects?
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Are you guys A/B testing index.html? A: https://www.everpix.com/landing.html B: https://www.everpix.com/landing_video_explore.html
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by tkahn6 14y ago
How can you be sure the government doesn't have a deal with the hotel you stayed at to have the maids lift fingerprints and DNA samples from your room? Edit: /s
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by tkahn6 14y ago
When I lived in NYC over the summer, one of the things that blew my mind was how easy and cheap and quick it was to get anywhere in the city. YYMV though, I guess.
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Someone does this every year and the jokes still dominate the front page. Some people get upset about this and some people let those people know that it's not a big deal because it's only one day out of the year. This discussion is repeated
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by tkahn6 14y ago
You can do the same with a video. You pause it, get on a relevant IRC channel or internet forum and ask "what does she mean by X at 23:51?" Or you Google the term or process you were confused about and find someone else's explanation (I hav
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by tkahn6 14y ago
I usually sign up for a bunch of classes just so I can access the material at a later point when I have time or when I'm interested. I'm pretty sure that in most cases Coursera locks you out of old material unless you were enrolled. I don't
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Context Free Grammar
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by tkahn6 14y ago
> The argument has been made that Stuxnet was self-defense, but anticipatory self-defense, which makes it a valid use of force. But that is open to debate, because depending on stance made, Stuxnet’s usage could be seen as justifiable d
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Would you accept: > 'a' : "" => "a" Because that's what you did.
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Not only that, they host dumps of all the questions and answers.
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Seems like Orson Scott Card is the opposite or an anti-Semite. http://www.red-alerts.com/comintern/orson-scott-card-on-the-... I always interpreted Rose Da Nose and the 'Kike squad' to be endearing.
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Protip to whoever is making these sock-puppet accounts and posting on this thread: the username appears green for 'newbie' accounts. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5419344 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5419584 https://news
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by tkahn6 14y ago
http://www.eeoc.gov/
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by tkahn6 14y ago
Seems to be a Facebook thing.
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by tkahn6 14y ago
So you have proof that there are entities that fit an ideological profile that is consistent with pro Israel comments. Now you have to show that the 'flood' of pro Israel comments are a result of this organization or others like it to game

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