NathanRice

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by NathanRice 12y ago
Very pretty, but doesn't seem to be able to match the functionality of dygraphs, or the number of chart types in the google chart library (or similar). I will definitely keep an eye on this project though.
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by NathanRice 13y ago
Honestly, I would either choose Python or a JVM language. The nice thing about Python is that the library support is amazing, and there is a fairly easy path to performance improvements using PyPy and/or wrapped C code. Obviously a JVM
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by NathanRice 13y ago
Personally, while I enjoy Marijuana, I have stayed away from it diminishes my ability/motivation to work, and I'm not completely happy with where I'm at in my life.
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by NathanRice 13y ago
I think you can cut a lot of the fat from this: There are people who think life is something they do and there are people who think life is something that happens to them. That being said, at what point is relaxing and enjoying yourself wit
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by NathanRice 13y ago
That second question is kind of dirty. Pretty much all algorithms to find the median will perform a partial sort. Without any sorting at all, the only thing I can think of is some kind of statistical approximation based on sampling.
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by NathanRice 13y ago
This sort of thing is really easy to do from a psql console; I don't think that should be a major point against pgadmin.
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by NathanRice 13y ago
Wow. The marketers have done a good job to get such an insipid product so much attention in diverse media outlets. Meanwhile, there are probably dozens of more substantial products failing because their creators don't know how to sli
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Doctree.js: painlessly add fully linked table of contents to your pages(beyond-human.com)
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How to learn and remember anything(beyond-human.com)
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by NathanRice 14y ago
When I first saw the news of the rape allegations, my reaction was "eew, what a slimy fellow". I have only changed my tune after looking at the details closely. I do feel that these women have the right to air their grievances publicly, an
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by NathanRice 14y ago
My guess is to get America (and other highly corrupt imperialist nations) to show its true colors for everyone to see. If this WAS a conspiracy, consider this: the folks at Langley aren't stupid, they know that killing Julian or tossing him
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by NathanRice 14y ago
Did she attempt to remove his penis from her vagina? Did she attempt to push him off of her? Did he physically prevent her from doing so? Did he coerce her using a gun, knife or some other weapon which she identified, and the police have
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by NathanRice 14y ago
The beauty of rape as an accusation is that it is so reviled that people tend to suspend their objectivity and take the view of guilty until proven innocent. Even people who are cleared of rape charges are viewed in a highly negative light
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by NathanRice 14y ago
Thanks for the unique perspective Mike :) Next time I'm in NYC I definitely need to buy you a beer.
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by NathanRice 14y ago
I agree that world champion level aspirations are not realistic for everyone. This doesn't mean the people who do not have innate talent are leagues below world champions though. In my observations, talent causes an athlete to become prof
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by NathanRice 14y ago
Natural advantages are typically a fairly small boost. In most cases it is possible to modify the way you do things to take advantage of your anatomy and physiology. File this one under "know thyself". Also, don't forget that there are en
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by NathanRice 14y ago
People who are motivated primarily by profit have missed the bus and are sitting in the terminal at 3 AM in the shivering cold. Create something beautiful, and learn how to package it. By starting from the premise of "how do I make money"
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by NathanRice 14y ago
I will be a dick repeatedly and to the greatest of my ability to people who create only to make money. Create something beautiful and figure out how to market it, don't find a market and try to capitalize on it. Steve Jobs called people w
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by NathanRice 14y ago
It is very easy to find a niche related to something you actually like. The title of this article is a troll. But, that being said, all you people who can't do market research, please follow this advice to try and chase the low hanging fru
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by NathanRice 14y ago
You need a learning partner that will hold you accountable. Self study courses are a horrible fit for you, and traditional education is a great fit. Find a "hack night" and make a learning buddy, or enroll in programming classes at a loca
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by NathanRice 14y ago
Good engineers like solving interesting problems. You didn't talk about the problem you solve at all. You didn't talk about how your approach is interesting at all. Big fail. As a result, people like myself who have your needed skill set
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by NathanRice 14y ago
As someone tangentially involved in the administration apparatus for large, well utilized clusters, I have to dispel some myths related to "Cloud" services and Amazon EC2 for computation. First, if your school has institutional cluster ser
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by NathanRice 14y ago
It is true that if you were born hideously disfigured, money can get you out of that jam (to some degree, anyhow). I feel that the common thread here is that money can be a huge boon to those who are impaired in some way, and is nice to ha
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by NathanRice 14y ago
Their whole hypothesis is that money can buy happiness, but there is a weak correlation because people have poor consumption patterns, and if people just had better consumption patterns, money would correlate strongly with happiness. There
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by NathanRice 14y ago
The internet is a quixotic place. I have known homeless artists, poets and musicians who were much happier than some very wealthy people I've met. Creative endeavors are the most common, with lots of genuine friendships being high on the l
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by NathanRice 14y ago
Giving a gift to someone buys you their attention for a period of time, and some degree of positive predisposition under circumstances of ambiguity. Respect still has to be developed based on observation of character and discernment of int
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by NathanRice 14y ago
Hiring good teachers and going to good schools only provides an environment slightly more conducive to success. Motivated people can succeed without these things, and the prodigal will fail despite them. These things are mainly valuable t
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by NathanRice 14y ago
This article is bullshit. Money can't buy achievement. Money can't buy competence. Money can't buy respect. Money can't buy love. Money can't buy wisdom. Money can't buy knowledge. Money can't buy creativity. The things that make peo
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by NathanRice 14y ago
The problem with encapsulation is that invariably you will think something is an internal detail, and "protect" it. Later, I will come along and want to use your code to do something you did not envision, and the "protected" status of some
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by NathanRice 14y ago
I don't much care for trendiness or bandwagon hopping, but there are a few things about lighttable clearly hit on the future of computing (though quite by accident, I imagine). First, programs and databases will grow together continuously.

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