emptytheory

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by emptytheory 12y ago
Programming systems can be treated scientifically, but they can also be treated deductively (like math). It's possible to have full knowledge of what's going on if you treat it like a deductive system. If your primary way of learn
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I question the top answer as being a good habit at all. It's like saying "there's probably some magic going on that I'll never understand". There's a reason why you're wrong. You should probably find out a
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by emptytheory 12y ago
If you're going to downvote, please say why. I don't think I ever denied that there are technical fields where coming to a conclusion takes time. Should I be apologizing for my use of "most"? The only point I was trying
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by emptytheory 12y ago
Give me an example of a nonsuperficial argument. "It is very, very difficult to get hold of the ambiguous morass that is the true leading edge, which is so far away from the layperson's event horizon they aren't even aware it
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by emptytheory 12y ago
"You cannot be an expert in every field and actually follow the evidence to make up your own conclusion (which btw does not guarantee that your interpretation of the evidence is correct)." It's pretty easy to follow the evide
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by emptytheory 12y ago
More technology to further isolate you from people who might have different lives and experiences. Good.
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by emptytheory 12y ago
"so by implication you're saying it's immoral to enforce laws against all lesser offenses" Amazingly, the parent didn't actually say or imply that. "worse crimes go unpunished" doesn't imply "enf
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I don't deny there's a genetic component and I don't believe stress is the single cause. I'm not well read on mental illness. But in the context of this story, stress was a cause (or trigger, whatever you want to call it
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by emptytheory 12y ago
Some people can manage being under a lot of stress. Some people can't. It sucks that you can't take preventative measures--such as eliminating the stressful environment indefinitely--if you suspect serious psychological harm.
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I'd imagine the experience, even within the company, would depend on the position.
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I'm trying to figure out a way to be fair to the person in the AMA which is consistent with my own sense of entitlement. Damn.
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I had a lot of experience programming in high school. When I practiced on my own, it never seemed like work because it was fun and I had experience telling me that I could accomplish something meaningful. Something made me feel confident in
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by emptytheory 12y ago
Statements of preference are different than assertions about the world. The comic is funny, but it does have an antiphilosophical spirit, especially if you think it relates to the present conversation. I'm sorry. I care. (sorry (sorry)
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I was raised in an unconventional way. One piece of advice I would give is to be open with your kids. Don't be afraid to talk about certain things, including your own insecurities and dogmas. Speaking from my own experience, a restrict
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by emptytheory 12y ago
"Yes, the homogenized group of Americans, Europeans, Indians, Chinese, other Asian and Middle Easterners present in the valley clearly won't engage in outreach to skilled people. Another popular meme: those greedy capitalists are
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I'm confused. Where was it ever implied by the parent that running a startup is "easy and riskless if you just have enough smarts and talent" and that "Startups don't require any skill or effort"? The point, th
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by emptytheory 12y ago
there exist people who don't race professionally who care about their bikes (but not to the same extent that you do)
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by emptytheory 12y ago
you're telling me that you can't imagine any sort of situation where locking your bike would be necessary? "Only once in four years did a university security guard ask me to take it outside and lock it up. I asked why and he
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by emptytheory 12y ago
"It's what the article is about. Did you read it?" Arranging a course so that your students never struggle with the material is one thing. Never bending to your students' needs, as a teacher, is another. A teacher can pr
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by emptytheory 12y ago
"The reason I did not continue on to teach physics was partially due to an insistence that it was teachers who needed to expend more effort to make classes "fit" a student's preferences so that their learning would be a
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I guess the author agrees with me in another one of his articles (so maybe I just misinterpreted): "There is no trace of evidence that you can get the best out of people at high-level tasks through pressure and competition. The opposit
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by emptytheory 12y ago
It's entirely possible to be internally driven and to still not function well in a school. (Unless you think the only purpose students should pursue is "succeeding in school".)
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by emptytheory 12y ago
I'm one of those people who failed as an undergraduate. You know what's not pleasant? Being under constant stress to perform and "progress". Maybe, just maybe, that has something to do with learning in school. By the way