calydon

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by calydon 14y ago
I think you nailed it in your last sentence. Where are the articles that point out how industrial 'batch' education is no longer serving kids of the present (the future)?
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by calydon 14y ago
This type of shortsighted paternalism is peculiar to higher education, not just any system bloated with bureaucracy. The sanctimonious and patronizing reaction by UCF is a perfect example of why the model is ripe for disruption. It reminds
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by calydon 14y ago
What this post really brought home for me was the importance of 'knowing your shit'. Steve didn't have the degree, but he had the knowledge and could basically prove it. Lots of graduates with the paper couldn't do that. If you have gaps in
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by calydon 14y ago
Actually a 2009 University of Waterloo study showed that affirmations might do more harm than good. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19493324
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by calydon 14y ago
A great idea. Ctrl-shift-T is the key for repeating duplication in Photoshop, but it's also the shortcut for create the most recent tab in Chrome, so it's impossible to enter it unless you change your browser settings, which I'm not sure I
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by calydon 14y ago
This reads like there is something missing from the story. They already had an office and a 9 person team, but they needed to borrow $4k from their parents to meet Branson?
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Ask HN: Joint statement of profits - have you heard of this type of arrangement?
2 points by calydon 14y ago|2 comments
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by calydon 14y ago
Reminds me a bit of the plasticene game, Creachi. Same musical feel too. http://dougburnett.com/game/creachi/
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by calydon 14y ago
Isn't that what Azure is all about? I don't know for sure. That's one of MSFT's classic flaws, too many options, too many platforms, too many ephemeral products.
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by calydon 14y ago
Mirrors are not the only way to gain insight from an externality - other people hold up mirrors we can't see. After the perceived slight from the conceptual poet, I would have pointed out that their question might not be a challenge or putd
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by calydon 14y ago
If they cheat this much, it's basically lying. I mean, I don't care. Lie to me. It's better than the truth, frankly. I haven't eaten at McDonald's in years and this is just one of 100 reasons why. However when she says 'we use the exact sam
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Doing What You Love Means Not Doing What You Hate(geniusoftheinternets.com)
4 points by calydon 14y ago|1 comments
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by calydon 14y ago
I agree with you completely but you're omitting that Steve & Steve and Richard, and almost all the mythical entrepreneurial successes had found a way to fire their boss and landlord (in some form) so that they could focus on what they d
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by calydon 14y ago
I think their landing page needs to indicate how they are different from Evernote. The ability to 'find cool new stuff' is intriguing - a bit like Stumbleupon + Evernote then? Also there needs to be a way to contact someone and/or ask quest
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by calydon 14y ago
I know this is a fraud, and it's only because of the voice-over.
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by calydon 14y ago
I think I basically agree with the 3 premises here, but of course the trick to produce 'novel self-expression' is a struggle unto itself. "Humans have a deep-seated psychological need to feel like they belong or that people appreciate them.
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by calydon 14y ago
I totally agree and in fact I would go further to say that the notion of 'genius' is nothing more than an inchoate, rudimentary classification system used to group together successes or extremes in the realm of mental pursuits. Handy when y
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by calydon 14y ago
It's not the same. I've been looking for something like this for a while, and as long as the free plan stays free I don't see why it wouldn't be quite useful.
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by calydon 14y ago
I think this is great, but I'm still unclear about why market researching your idea would have caused you to not pursue it further. If you had asked users when you first started, or even now, "would you use an awesome flashcard/memorization
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by calydon 14y ago
I think the consensus is this isn't really a new feature (around since at least 06/2010), just extended to include files in any folder, not just the 'public' folder.
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by calydon 14y ago
It can't have been that long ago because I've been able to copy public folder links and share files with users who don't have Dropbox since I first signed up - back in June of aught 10.
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by calydon 14y ago
Isn't this it?
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by calydon 14y ago
Factorialboy - it looks interesting although I can't get it to work on our office browser which is a bit outdated (FF6.1). It works well in Chrome.
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by calydon 14y ago
It looks like the downvote police are out in full force - but I'm not backing down. The redesign is strong. The only concern I have is how the current layout will grow with the addition of more courses. Michal - why not permit some comments
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by calydon 14y ago
Jsavimbi - without specific examples of what you're talking about, I call trolling.
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by calydon 14y ago
Taking a stand on something publicly takes courage so I don't want to be too dismissive, but respectfully, Michal, I disagree. I'm taking the Javascript courses and I barely noticed the page had been redesigned. (That's good design!) I ha
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by calydon 14y ago
So if the web was originally intended to be a document/project management system, what would you end up with if you tried to invent an (improved) global system of interconnected computer networks?
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by calydon 14y ago
Change for change sake isn't always good but in this case its understandable why Quora is changing (more users = more $) and it's too early to say that Quora is dying because of the lowering of the average user IQ. If Quora is in danger of
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by calydon 14y ago
Steve Pavlina is a known charlatan whose lies have been disproved on several occasions. Further reading: http://stevepavlinalies.wordpress.com/ http://www.scottfreethinking.com/2010/02/why-steve-pavlina-i... I don't think he lasted 5 mo
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by calydon 14y ago
It's hard for me to say anything on this topic without resorting to hyperbole. I have a serious sleep disorder and in desperation, I tried a polyphasic experiment about 7 years ago. I was determined to see it through no matter what the cost

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