gatormax

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by gatormax 17y ago
Weenis? Really? From what I can tell, Mr. Graham, at best, might be wrong about a handful of (evidently fuzzy) facts about painting. I do not see the logical bridge from that to his status as "big ole weenis." That's disappointingly puer
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by gatormax 17y ago
I would expect that you're correct, given your stint as a professional painter, something Mr. Graham cannot lay claim to. And it doesn't really matter. The "Hackers and Painters" essay is not about painting, nor the strict similarities bet
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by gatormax 17y ago
Hmmm... idea: design at the micro-level = hypothesis formulation direction of successful project at macroscopic level = repeated testing and reformulation of hypothesis in other words, project success is science well applied
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by gatormax 17y ago
If the data is valid, I think the article establishes rather well that people who call themselves "lucky" are indeed measurably different from people who call themselves "unlucky." The latter group blew the photo-counting test, for instanc
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by gatormax 17y ago
Reductio ad absurdum and you know it. Emotions have no bearing on correctness, but they do have tremendous bearing on actions. Mastery of the former begets knowledge, whilst mastery of the latter begets results.
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by gatormax 17y ago
Also: exercise.
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by gatormax 17y ago
Well said. There isn't really a universal answer to this sort of question, so it's good that the submitter included the particulars. Incidentally, this is an example of the benefit of having well developed business and social sense --- th
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by gatormax 17y ago
"The principle of revealed preference." If he's not buying it, he's not really valuing it. Like the old joke about two economists who walk past a porsche. One remarks that he'd give anything to own that car --- the other responds, "Clear
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by gatormax 17y ago
I think the point being made here is not that communism or any other system is better than capitalism, but that diligence and loyalty are socially exalted but economic rewards flow more towards opportunists and rent-seekers. Quote of the
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by gatormax 17y ago
I wish it was still on the front page. Understanding bias is, in my book, key, key, key to an effective understanding (and navigation) of reality.
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by gatormax 17y ago
Rare is the market event with a single possible explanation. If this is not obvious, here are some examples: -- Microsoft's Revenue Drop * PC buyers care about their computers less than Apple buyers, so in a global economic downturn, the
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by gatormax 17y ago
I agree, there are some nuggets in here. But I think it's more written for people who want to see why Microsoft is declining than for people who want to see if Microsoft is declining. It doesn't seriously entertain alternative explana
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by gatormax 17y ago
Does John Carmack count as a real programmer?
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by gatormax 17y ago
As far as sexual market value goes, women in their late 20's and early 30's can't compete with those in their late teens and early 20's. Personal preferences aside, this is how the cookie crumbles. A woman's attractiveness marches in near
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by gatormax 17y ago
When I first read this article --- and that was quite a while ago --- it was fuel for the fire of my false identity. I considered myself a hacker, a nerd, a geek, a genius --- I didn't care for "normal" people, and didn't care about their