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by yef 17y ago
The county level maps look suspect, as if some normalization or bias at the state level were happening. Do people really get more obese when you cross the state line from Illinois to Missouri?
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IPhone app usage peaks at 9PM on weeknights(mobile.venturebeat.com)
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by yef 17y ago
How very LA. Boston needs about a thousand artists like that guy.
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by yef 17y ago
no easter egg in the source of the last page? oh well.
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by yef 17y ago
I'm sort of the same way, though it does have its costs in terms of friendships and other things related to stability. I think the root value here, however, is that of intentionally pushing yourself outside your comfort zone . This can be
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by yef 17y ago
Thanks for posting this. I don't have the perspective to offer any meaningful advice, but I learned something by reading about your situation and reading the thoughtful responses here. That said, I agree that you should tell your wife and t
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by yef 17y ago
That is fair; I suppose I'm trying to draw a line separating general complaining, vs. criticism with an appreciation for the challenges. One is annoying and a waste of time, another has the potential for constructive change.
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by yef 17y ago
A marketing professor was picking on stupid products, like Heinz gravy, when a student in the back offered, "I was the product manager for gravy at Heinz. It made us $60 million last quarter. If you'd like to use it for a case study some d
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by yef 17y ago
Health is much more than "routines to stay in shape". Consider what you eat, your exercise, how you sleep, and how you manage stress. Personally, I go for lots of plants, 30-45 minutes a day, 6-7 hours solid a day, and re: stress, a variety
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by yef 17y ago
From personal experience, procrastination does nothing to improve my readiness. Diligence, working at my craft, developing a process for working through setbacks and obstacles, etc...these are all things that improve my readiness AND my ove
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by yef 17y ago
Wrong, possibly evil advice. Just my opinion.
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by yef 17y ago
Um, OK, but that first timeline doesn't tell me where they started from. A map would be nice, too. Maybe some charts indicating how much time is spent on the ground vs. in the air.
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by yef 17y ago
Sleep in a room with a window facing east, get up when the alarm goes off, drink a cold glass of water, take some deep breaths, hop on the computer and drink a cup of coffee, then go for a run. By the time I'm back from my run, I'm "very aw
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by yef 17y ago
Travel is stressful, no doubt. But the stress of travel can be minimized with some planning. For example, use a checklist to make sure you pack your toiletries. Print out all your travel related information and keep it in a folder. Dress in
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by yef 17y ago
Good observations, but the last two paragraphs fail to convince me. "Normal people" span the gamut of solitary, advice-seeking, etc. I also wouldn't describe the past as "slow and harmonious".
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by yef 17y ago
They compete with Google for talent. End of story.
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by yef 17y ago
Sure, here goes: the mouse moves the way I expect it to in Linux and Windows. On Mac, it feels like I'm dragging it through sand. I can't find combination of settings to fix it. The OS also has so many cute animations that if feels sluggish
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by yef 17y ago
60k or so, enough to actually need a music manager :)
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by yef 17y ago
Apple is a great company with many great products, but fanboyism irks me to no end. The article isn't about market failures, it's about bad products from a user standpoint. For the ones that I've used, I agree wholeheartedly: Hockey Puck Mo
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by yef 17y ago
Yes, absolutely. When you're at the computer, you can step outside for some fresh air and to stretch your legs. There's a long list of startup-compatible lifestyle choices that become much more difficult when doing a stunt like this.
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by yef 17y ago
30 days on a plane is just an awful lifestyle choice; it's a bad way to treat your body. There are other, more positive ways to challenge yourself. On the bright side, maybe that much flying will give them some sort of insight into a travel
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by yef 17y ago
No, focus on pre-college education. As funny as it sounds, we don't need another top-flight university (which would cost billions alone) as much as we need better education in our local schools.
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by yef 17y ago
I disagree. Techmeme is better for quick news scans. And the level of discourse here is better than most places, but the time decay of stories (and comments) leads to quick bursts of discussion near the top, followed by dead silence.
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by yef 17y ago
Try morning jogs outside. Start slow. It does wonders for my energy level and clarity of thought for the rest of the day.
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by yef 17y ago
Call yourself what you are, don't be too cute, keep yourself out of Valleywag.
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by yef 17y ago
I strongly disagree. College is a great time to take the next, probably awkward step with the opposite sex. If you don't, you're stuck learning those skills while you're in "the real world", a setting which is generally less amenable to mee
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by yef 17y ago
Since you're already focused on hacking and academics, my advice is to balance that by developing your social skills: 1. Read (and practice) How To Win Friends and Influence People 2. Go to parties and have fun at them 3. Cultivate a group
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by yef 17y ago
Not exactly the most eloquent criticism, but I do see what the OP is getting at. For me, HN has gone from a daily read (too much noise, hit-or-miss quality), to a weekly scan of http://news.ycombinator.com/best - which is generally pretty
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by yef 17y ago
Why the downvote, if I may ask?
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by yef 17y ago
Actually, they both spend money on AdWords: http://www.google.com/search?q=word+processor

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