willbw

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by willbw 8y ago
It's actually not hardware at all. I say this not to be annoying but to make the point that perhaps we shouldn't be computer-morphizing the human brain. (I know that's not a word but was the best I could do!)
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by willbw 8y ago
Very enjoyable writing style and content that is resonating with me as a developer who has made the transition from university to professional life recently.
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by willbw 8y ago
Lawyers earn a median amount of $120,000 a year - https://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/lawyers.htm#tab-5 Chefs and head cooks earn a median amount of around $50,000 a year https://www.bls.gov/ooh/foo
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by willbw 8y ago
There are a lot more people going to university these days, and grades are inflated. That's the short story. If you have to look at many many applications for a spot at a top university you are more likely to choose someone who is a &q
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by willbw 8y ago
There is a part of some humans that drives them to do wild, adventurous things that can't be rationalised. Personally I find it quite a romantic notion, ignoring the sensible, boring options and doing something just because it is hard
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by willbw 8y ago
I see this sort of comment on every New Yorker article posted here. The style of the magazine is not efficient, short articles. Some people do enjoy longer form, descriptive writing, even if it could be summarised in a shorter article.
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by willbw 8y ago
But say the euro goes down 50% against the USD, then you are probably going to want differing amounts of those currencies right? I think generally you 'need to know' immediately.
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by willbw 8y ago
Well done mate, very impressive.
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by willbw 8y ago
You realise this type of parroting only works for logical arguments right? It's pretty pointless to flip the meaning of everything in an anecdote, you can't refute an anecdote by disproving it logically.
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by willbw 8y ago
Cheers!
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by willbw 8y ago
Yes, it is opinion journalism - it does not claim to be objective. I am as confused as you are
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by willbw 8y ago
As an Aussie with a similar background - what sort of work were you sharing that got you on someone's radar? Your own projects or contributions to someone else's?
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by willbw 8y ago
I suppose perhaps you can try and write a library or SaaS service that you find interesting? Or join a company that does?
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by willbw 8y ago
Why would "the lawyers" choose to conspire about this in particular?
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by willbw 8y ago
What do you mean?
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by willbw 8y ago
You could also just write a regular comment arguing that point. Your approach risks coming across as condescending, and depends upon the reader having the patience to read essentially the exact same comment twice, keeping an eye out for wh
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by willbw 8y ago
Is it just me or is this style of comment, where you replicate someone else's comment and change some words to make them appear foolish, tremendously irritating and not conducive to good discussion? Imagine having a conversation in per
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by willbw 8y ago
Great article, however it doesn't say that really (perhaps you missed this bit) "Learn at least a half dozen programming languages. Include one language that emphasizes class abstractions (like Java or C++), one that emphasizes fu
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by willbw 8y ago
I agree with many points in the article, but it seems to me his core point is that alternatively economic and political models to capitalism should be taught in business schools. It isn't clear to me that this is a job for graduate bus
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by willbw 8y ago
I'm guessing this is supposed to be a sarcastic rebuttal to my point but I'm not entirely sure.
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by willbw 8y ago
You realise that insurance is all about calculating the statistical incidence of events right? They don't make life insurance more expensive for alcoholics and smokers because they are evil but because they are more likely to pay out a
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by willbw 9y ago
New Zealand for whatever reason I used cash a lot too. Australia you can pay stuff for small sums like $1 on card almost everywhere so no point to carry cash most of the time
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by willbw 9y ago
Thanks for this, interesting stuff!
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by willbw 9y ago
I couldn't agree more.
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by willbw 9y ago
I would love to hear how this happened.
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My Misspent Youth (1999)(newyorker.com)
3 points by willbw 9y ago|0 comments
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by willbw 9y ago
I don't understand the comparison. Aren't the highly salaried AI experts also people who undertook a lot of hard work to get there?
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by willbw 9y ago
Can I ask, what would you have rather done?
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Bitcoin is my potential pension: What’s driving Kentuckians to join the craze(washingtonpost.com)
7 points by willbw 9y ago|5 comments
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by willbw 9y ago
It's an English term for a young, obnoxious lower class person wearing tacky clothes.

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