xarien

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by xarien 14y ago
You're assuming the fallacy that it takes less time for an explicit solution. The solution took less than 2 minutes and most of that time was spent trying to figure out how to manipulate the puzzle pieces. Now if you're talking execution
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by xarien 14y ago
Keep in mind that I specified that this is an optimal solution for this particular map. General solutions are great, but if you have additional information for leverage, you use it. In fact, as stated in explanation of the solution, the s
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by xarien 14y ago
I noticed something interesting and disturbing after reading some of the answers: people are more concerned with the length of the code rather than the optimal solution (no extra turns / backtracking). This reminds me of interviewing at MS
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by xarien 14y ago
http://imgur.com/Nvy8u Here's one with same amount of code and optimal logic (for this map) without hard coding. It also ensures that there is a forward step in every iteration of the while loop. Basically it's just an order of preferenc
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by xarien 14y ago
You need a faster connection, it only ate 5 seconds of mine ;).
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by xarien 14y ago
Not taking sides, but is the article suggesting that there's only a $99 price difference between Macs and MS PCs running comparable hardware? I can assure you it's not remotely close to the case...
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by xarien 14y ago
If you send out 100-200 resumes a week and it's not working, the obviously thing to do is to send out more right? I can't tell you how much this article rubs me the wrong way as I'm a firm believer of working smarter over working harder (a
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by xarien 14y ago
You're absolutely right in that the like is a metric which translates to views. However, for a small business such as a restaurant, they really should have been focusing on conversions. This also applies to any startup. So what if 10 mil
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by xarien 14y ago
The amount of assumptions you stuffed into the reply is simply mind boggling. I'll start by dispelling a simple one: Better half doesn't necessarily equate to girlfriend. Furthermore, the condescending tone and verbiage used in the reply is
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by xarien 14y ago
There is no irony because as I stated, "I'm sure I'm not the only one." This sentence conveys that in "some" not "all" cases women make better entrepreneurs. Irony would only exist if I made a sweeping comment about all women being better
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by xarien 14y ago
Aside from all of the other possibly insulting remarks from the post, this particular one caught my eye: "And a few girlfriends slept alone in their beds While visions of exits danced in their boyfriends’ heads" I'm male, but let me tell yo
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by xarien 15y ago
You're comparing apples to oranges. You've even stated this particular fact in your post with the paper example. You state that one should not chose a pricing strategy based on competition, but at the same time, aren't you validating your
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by xarien 15y ago
I stand by my definition that 9.5 hours in a work day is far from intense. This applies to corporate culture, small business culture, and especially startup culture. I won't lower myself to respond to personal attacks which fill the rest o
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by xarien 15y ago
"It started out intense, they had so many things they wanted me to do, I showed up at 8:30 and didn’t leave till 6, they’d captured my heart and mind… or at least convinced me it was worth my time." Here's some advice, if you think that sch
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by xarien 15y ago
I solved the second one in a couple minutes in my head with value substitutions. Unless you were to do with with a pen and paper, it'd be pretty difficult to pick up on the closed loops. Generating the following list took less than 30 secs
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by xarien 15y ago
I started nodding my head when I read your post. That must say something...
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by xarien 15y ago
Very neat, but my ears do not thank you...
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by xarien 15y ago
This is so true and I'm completely guilty of it. I have a signed copy of The C++ Programming Language and often find myself recommending it when in fact, I've only read bits and pieces myself.
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by xarien 15y ago
The problem I've always had with being an introvert is that many extroverts think it's a curable disease. Furthermore, because I do behave as the blog post describes, people often don't believe I'm actually an introvert. The solution I've
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by xarien 15y ago
I thought that was a bit ironic and funny as well. However, with that said, I did up vote it as I believe it's a great point of view and well written.
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by xarien 15y ago
Why is QR codes prevalent? Because it's cheap and can digitize analog goods easily.
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by xarien 15y ago
Everything through unit tests All important features through functional tests All critical path features through endurance tests Ad Hoc + user feedback for the rest
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by xarien 15y ago
I agreed with the post until I got to the self sacrifice portion. Life isn't a zero sum game. When you help others, you're helping yourself at the same time. I've always followed a pay it forward even with people I've met for the first ti
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by xarien 15y ago
Have her create a list of value propositions she can offer a company. Start from there. Oh and I'd recommend scoping out potential fits and figuring out how the match up would make sense. Basically any company who's hiring is looking for
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by xarien 15y ago
Same way you work any business model projections, pull it out of your.... It's really not a bad idea to set up a business model with a set of variables defined from which you base your projections. When I do this, I make it very easy to dr
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by xarien 15y ago
Confidence and being self aware doesn't have to be mutually exclusive. In fact, I believe they're complementary. Now, if you were to describe it as arrogance, then it may be cause to miss some cues.
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by xarien 15y ago
Being a realist and a successful entrepreneur is almost mutually exclusive. It's about having a vision and executing to that vision whether it seems realistic at the time being or not. It's about being a dreamer. It's about being a risk t
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by xarien 15y ago
"but if VCs are already giving money to an established entrepreneur to do the same thing, why take a chance on a guy doing his coding in his house in a bathrobe" Until you change this train of thought, you won't succeed. You need to convin
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by xarien 15y ago
I think a more important question is: how do you monetize? I'd figure that one out first and then plan marketing efforts towards that.
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by xarien 15y ago
How do you value inspiration or innovation stemming from distractions? I'll go on a limb and state that distractions can be more productive than zen coding...

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