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by yef 18y ago
Move. Treat the next place as an investment in your productivity and happiness.
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by yef 18y ago
This appears to be a popular thread, and I don't have time to read all the comments, but let me throw in this quick recommendation: How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie. Try putting the basic techniques into practice al
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by yef 18y ago
The real questions are: 1) how much do open-plan offices save and 2) what is the increased rate of illness (ie, how much productivity is lost?). Anyone have any data?
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by yef 18y ago
"Why? They're all competing desktop Operating Systems." Exactly. The fact that Ubuntu Linux can compete with operating systems that you have to pay for is an amazing testament to the skill, determination, and efficiency of all the people be
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by yef 18y ago
Mouse tracking: the acceleration is different than what I expect; slow moves don't seem to get me anywhere, quick ones make me overshoot. I've played with settings and downloaded third-party fixes, nothing seems to make it work the way it d
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by yef 18y ago
Let's get one thing out of the way, first: the simple fact that you can compare Ubuntu (cost: $0) with OSX ($120 + custom hardware) and Windows ($117) is utterly amazing . You make a valid point that certain things break and take coaxing
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by yef 18y ago
Most people who fly a lot do so for work, so they tend to use that otherwise lost time to work rather than sit back and watch movies. Something that's good for typing is better for work, namely a laptop or blackberry. I'm also very skeptica
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by yef 18y ago
Joel is right. Software is a great industry and programmers, as a fundamental part of that industry, enjoy great benefits as a result. Professional, clean, safe work environment, good salaries, benefits, smart peers, growth opportunities. B
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by yef 18y ago
Not that I've tried it, but I want to: http://images.google.com/images?q=treadmill%20desk
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by yef 18y ago
All quite debatable. Excel, for example, is one of the single best pieces of software I've ever used. As another example, I find Itunes clunky and hard to use. Don't get me wrong, I still hate Bill Gates the monopolist. What I don't like is
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by yef 18y ago
The front page of Digg is worth traffic, and therefore money. If you control access to the front page, that too is worth money.
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by yef 18y ago
Well, you don't really know that, do you? Perhaps another monopolist would have come along. Perhaps he would have been in the style of Steve Jobs, who is not at all known for philanthropy. Leave your biases at the door, please.
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Charlie Rose - An hour with Bill Gates (charlierose.com)
31 points by yef 18y ago|23 comments
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by yef 18y ago
People piled on because they don't like the idea of a teacher being ignorant and forcing a backwards view on their kids. Frankly, I don't blame them, and I don't think the guy or his reaction was off-base. Ranting in your blog is kind of ge
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by yef 18y ago
That's a pessimistic and limiting attitude, sir. Software is a great business because it's easy to copy; analogously, so is the web because of its scale. Most of the work goes into developing, setting up the system. The rest of the work goe
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by yef 18y ago
wow, I'm exhausted after watching that. good video.
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by yef 18y ago
One of the original viral videos, passed around as a .mov file in the mid-90's, eventually got the attention of Hollywood and got turned into South Park.
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by yef 18y ago
Since you seem to be an accomplished writer with a lot of ideas, perhaps you should write a parody of Apple done right by your estimation. With the well-connected folks who read this site, I bet it could be produced into a short online vide
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by yef 18y ago
The Simpsons isn't what it used to be, that's for sure. I'd bet the old team of writers could have done a better sendup. But the fact that this parody is immensely popular makes you and your screed look humorless, inflexible, and not exactl
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by yef 18y ago
You're happy that you got a new battery for a laptop you can't use? I don't get it. I have gotten good service at Apple stores, and (as in life) it pays to be nice to the person you're dealing with. Overall, however, I find them fairly conf
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by yef 18y ago
Exceeding what I was guesstimating over here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=338862
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Apple’s Advertising Budget Is Bigger Than Microsoft Vista’s(techcrunch.com)
1 points by yef 18y ago|3 comments
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by yef 18y ago
While 3 years old, this article says Apple spend $287 million in advertising in 2005, and that was part of an upward trend. http://news.cnet.com/iPod-ads-cost-Apple-a-bundle/2100-1047_... In comparison, the Vista campaign is reported at $
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by yef 18y ago
Link?
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by yef 18y ago
Because we all miss Calvin and Hobbes. So it makes us feel nice to see Calvin again, even if it's not the "real" one.
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by yef 18y ago
Why is that?
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by yef 18y ago
So he "read all the books" but didn't interview, look at a resume, or check references? Huh? I feel for the author, and it's a good story and all, but he made some extremely basic mistakes.
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by yef 18y ago
Classic Apple apologism. If Microsoft did this, there would be a swarm of complaints, and rightly so. I'll stick with the Amazon music store, which is not only cheaper, has no confusing DRM files to deal with, and is fully on the web, meani
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by yef 18y ago
Yup. Being the capital of ideas isn't terribly interesting. Ideas aren't worthless but they are worth less than the vetting, refining, and execution of ideas.
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by yef 18y ago
Cool. So, class consciousness is a lot of work. What, exactly, is the benefit?

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