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Millionaire leaves his company to benefit the community(bbc.co.uk)
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Privacy backlash over Girls Around Me mobile app(bbc.co.uk)
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Why Some Countries More Expensive Than Others(theatlantic.com)
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When I Was 25(forbes.com)
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Do Newspapers Matter?(princeton.edu)
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Crowdfunding bill backed by US House of Representatives(bbc.co.uk)
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I'd Love to Move, but I Can't(theatlantic.com)
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Do kids want to code in class?(bbc.co.uk)
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Is the Fed reading your tweets?(bbc.co.uk)
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Apple and Samsung patent cases dismissed(bbc.co.uk)
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What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars(theatlanticcities.com)
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by tpatke 15y ago
That's an amazing story. This insect was pretty lucky to live on the coolest rock climbing crag I have ever seen...which requires a special permit to climb [1]. I think I would have quite happily joined that "research" team. [1] http://e
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Iran 'to accept payment in gold for oil'(bbc.co.uk)
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by tpatke 15y ago
tl;dr - I shop a lot on Amazon. Therefore we no longer need shops. We have the internet. Therefore we no longer need universities. The nice thing about "in the future" kind of statements is that they are impossible to disprove - especial
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Playing 'World of Warcraft' Boosts Spatial Ability and Focus in Adults(theatlantic.com)
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by tpatke 15y ago
I think about Spolsky's post on programmer productivity quite often [1]. I think the most interesting part of the post is when he says, "The mediocre talent just never hits the high notes that the top talent hits all the time." Obviousl
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by tpatke 15y ago
There is another aspect to this which the OP fails to mention - moving the needle. If you think about how much money you need to retire (f u money if you are under 30) then figure out how much money you need to save in order to achieve tha
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What has happened to Nasa's missing moon rocks?(bbc.co.uk)
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by tpatke 15y ago
I used to work at Goldman's and I can tell you that they will be absolutely furious about this. I have never worked at a company so paranoid about having work stolen. Once - a friend of mine sent me an email with a tag-line with a bit of
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Market Research Takes 12-18 Months(battlehardened.wordpress.com)
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Gartner on the changing nature of work(bbc.co.uk)
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by tpatke 15y ago
People said the same thing after WWI. ...and they were right. WWII was fought differently from WWI.
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by tpatke 15y ago
You got me there. That does seem reasonable. I guess I need to do a bit more investigation. :-)
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by tpatke 15y ago
Before I strap electrodes to my skull, I am going to need more convincing than "An article online said...". I am surprised at how many smart people are willing to try this despite the lack of evidence / research. If I wanted to increase my
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EU probes Samsung over possible patent rights 'abuse'(bbc.co.uk)
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by tpatke 15y ago
I think it is possible that one day robots will do all the work and it seems logical that as we progress toward that point programming will be a pretty safe and in demand job. However - I think it is important to consider the political impl
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by tpatke 15y ago
When I think of IBM, I still think of consultants and guys in blue suits. ...but more than anyone else out there, these guys are building the future. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_(computer) http://www.engadget.com/2011/
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by tpatke 15y ago
Sounds like a minor usability problem has cost you a potential customer. The question is how many other customers have had the same problem but not bothered to write blog posts. Relying on tooltips is probably a bad idea. Maybe change the
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by tpatke 15y ago
By that measure the movie, television and music industries also accomplish abosolutely nothing. ...oh, and also facebook and video games. I wish I could accomplish so little. :-)
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by tpatke 15y ago
I have been on this routine for about 18 months. Waking up early in the morning is not easy or fun, but the alternative is to work in the evening or not at all. I find working in the evening really difficult because after a full day of wo

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