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by zach 17y ago
And if that guy who keeps editing the Wikipedia page doesn't stop, this article is going to become wholesale plagiarism!
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by zach 17y ago
No, I think "stupid" is right because it speaks to the prejudice that bright people hold against these kinds of endeavors. It is social conditioning but rarely examined as such.
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by zach 17y ago
That was also a plan hatched, and retold, within the confines of FlyerTalk. A lot of people recognize the opportunity but only a few are really bold enough to carry things through to the full extreme. Most say, "ha ha, I bet you could pay
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by zach 17y ago
So it's a 43Things reboot?
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by zach 17y ago
Gee, what a great interpreter to embed in a program... that's GPLed. Nice option for that niche, I suppose.
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by zach 17y ago
Yeah, the development of propositions is not really a point of distinction in science. But it was for that reason that I was thinking the author was only contrasting their epistemic value, even though his use of "discover" threatened to un
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by zach 17y ago
Since they were obese as freshmen, the finger would seem to point at their parents. But any parent(s) raising kids under stressful conditions could be forgiven more easily for raising an obese college graduate than a trim and fit dropout,
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by zach 17y ago
Simmons is just expounding, at the highest level, the fascinations, lifestyle and thoughts of a guy who likes sports. So much so that he actually doesn't cover sports as much as he covers being a sports fan.
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by zach 17y ago
Sailer's introduction to many, including myself, was his posting of mile-long screeds, primarily regarding race and IQ, in the comments of Gladwell's blog. He was banned from same and his comments removed in late 2006: http://gladwell.typ
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by zach 17y ago
All trumped by "what is the situation" vs. "what is the deal", I think. Too easy? On the other hand, "how to make" is relatively erudite compared to "how to cause."
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by zach 17y ago
Right -- they have a line out the door because that's how their artisanal revenue model works -- producing their specialty in great quantity. The many Krispy Kreme franchises in In-N-Out's territory had those kinds of lines out the door onc
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by zach 17y ago
Indeed, and I would dismiss this out of hand, but someone fairly recently made a similar argument along the lines of "hey, our previously-obscure programming language existed in some form before the popular language was announced, so we hav
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by zach 17y ago
Taco Bell has at least fifty menu items (not to mention their multi-brand restaurants). In-N-Out has, well, burgers, fries, shakes and soft drinks. Okay, In-N-Out does a great job. But a Taco Bell kitchen is about the same size, yet produ
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by zach 17y ago
I bet. If it makes a significant difference but requires more waiting at the pro shop, I won't complain too much. I've never decided on a hollow I like (5/8 is just a little too slippery), so the ability to customize a little more is very
765.
by zach 17y ago
When function (of manliness, say) is removed, the form is free to be expressed in exaggerated and grotesque ways. Including a more gangsta Luke Skywalker.
766.
by zach 17y ago
Happily, this report appears unfounded. There are no per-title limits on Nook lending. Yay!
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by zach 17y ago
Oof. I haven't seen any definitive confirmation on one-lend-ever-per-title (they seem cagey about it), but looking at this purely economically: This is by some measure a winning strategy, since if I only have one "lend", I will very likely
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by zach 17y ago
No, I'd say it's embedded in Amazon's stock price. They presumably already sell the Kindle hardware for a loss.
769.
by zach 17y ago
This may be true but I don't think this is in the US. That detail was perhaps assumed but not announced in the article, and this is sourced from "design partners" who wouldn't know. It would make a lot of sense for Google to sell their own
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by zach 17y ago
Well, they want a business relationship. If I give you money for something, there is a social, legal and economic expectation that you have an obligation to give me whatever it is you took the money for. Or, to flip it around, beggars can'
771.
by zach 17y ago
Of course, and that's why there are so many of them: that's as much evidence as most people need, and he is the attribution sink for quotes about the power of intelligence.
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by zach 17y ago
The Segway was his shot at a mass market in order to get mass-market profits and propel his work to the next level of public significance and relevance. It's a frequently-criticized but expected pattern that you obscured by failing to use t
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by zach 17y ago
And by Albert Einstein, I assume you mean "anonymous clever guy." This appears to be another modern attribution, although not entirely out of character.
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by zach 17y ago
Or you could effectively take the penny out of circulation by announcing a 6-cent rebasing plan but continually postponing its effective date.
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by zach 17y ago
"We are in an age of programming where mainstream programming languages are unable to adapt to our needs as programmers." Speaking on Python's behalf for a moment, don't confuse inability with unwillingness.
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by zach 17y ago
But not in Clojure? Aww... Oh wait, this is from 2007 (B.C.)!
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by zach 17y ago
It's not as simple as you say either, so I don't know what I'm supposed to say here. But thanks for the conversation.
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by zach 17y ago
Could be. Looking at it economically, let's say I have a farm that produces equal amounts of two food items. They're fairly indistinguishable, but one is healthier, say because it has lots more omega-3 oils. Which one would I charge a prem
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How Tim Schafer Broke Into the Game Industry: A Legendary Cover Letter(doublefine.com)
207 points by zach 17y ago|14 comments
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by zach 17y ago
Godin is not a great blogger. He is primarily a speaker to business and seems quite good at that. Here is a video of him at Google three years ago (i.e. at the apex of Google the company) where he basically summarizes all the things he ge

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