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by girk 17y ago
Just so you know, the feature of having printable drill sheets should most definitely NOT be low priority. It might very well be your magic key to getting institutions on board. My Chinese professors from the past have been pining over such
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by girk 17y ago
I actually found with several of the characters that the stroke order it dictated was not correct. Meaning that if I tried to write it in the correct order, it wouldn't keep my strokes, because it had a different order in mind.
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by girk 17y ago
I will second the fact that the UI is very confusing. The functions of the buttons as compared to the graphics did not make sense to me at all.
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by girk 17y ago
If you're interested in getting more students on board to take part of initial group to be tracked, feel free email me at melgirk at the only email service worth using.
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by girk 17y ago
The level for basical fluency is 800 characters. Research done has shown that by knowing these 800 characters (which have been specifically determined) will allow you to read 80% of all Chinese ever written.
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What it's like to work at YouNoodle(blog.snaptalent.com)
24 points by girk 18y ago|14 comments
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What it's like to work at Radar(blog.snaptalent.com)
50 points by girk 18y ago|22 comments
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What it's like to work at Xobni (interview)(blog.snaptalent.com)
22 points by girk 18y ago|2 comments
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Rands In Repose: The Coffee Mug Affair(randsinrepose.com)
4 points by girk 18y ago|2 comments
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by girk 18y ago
Thanks for sharing. I just graduated last August, and experienced these same persistent feelings all throughout my college career. I'm often the type of person who can be surrounded by a huge group of people and still feel incredibly alon
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by girk 18y ago
10-year-old Moshe: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/14/10-year-old-scholar... Danielle Fong's essay: http://daniellefong.com/2008/05/15/advice-to-the-bright-and-...
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Living the Prolific Life: A How-To Guide(zenhabits.net)
1 points by girk 18y ago|0 comments
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by girk 18y ago
I'm still relatively new here, so I'm not sure if it's common to comment on one's own submission. After reading the article about the 10-year-old kid, Moshe, and the essay Danielle Fong wrote in response, I wanted to share this essay by Ste
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The Gifted Adult: Self-Knowledge and Self-Esteem(stephanietolan.com)
41 points by girk 18y ago|14 comments
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by girk 18y ago
I find myself explaining to people why they should care about Twitter quite often, so I recently wrote up a comprehensive blog post about it. Twitter-Me This: http://www.gee.ky/blog/2008/05/twitter-me-this.html My reasons include: Socia
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by girk 18y ago
Have you heard about coworking? To learn more about coworking, check out this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/business/businessspecial2/... If you're interested in the concept, find a Jelly near you: http://workatjelly.com/ Y
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by girk 18y ago
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned NearlyFreeSpeech yet. They offer very reasonably priced a-la-carte hosting solutions, with no monthly plan requirement, so you don't get screwed for going over maximum bandwidth... or under. It's great for
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by girk 18y ago
Very cool. One thing I noticed is that it has "all" messages posted, including ones the user may have deleted off of their Twitter feed... Seems that once it is sent out into the Twittosphere, you can't actually retract the message, even
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by girk 19y ago
Great read. I will be adding this blog to my Reader, for sure. I would say that although most companies wait until their logo is "burned" into the memory of customers, changing up the logo is a definitely a practice that is done. Just thi
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by girk 19y ago
Perhaps I am "just" an introvert, and not a loner -- the author does say they aren't the same thing -- but I didn't so much care for the tone of this article and thus will probably not read the book. I much prefer Jonathan Raunch's artic
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by girk 19y ago
@DocSavage, I'm not sure I understand your response. If you spend your time working with gifted kids (or talented young entrepreneurs), I think you invariably develop some expertise on how to identify them, in "the wild," in "captivity," or
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by girk 19y ago
This is a really interesting idea, but I feel that much like with other rankings by user recommendation, it inevitably leaves the door open to people who will learn the system and then work the system. Also, I'm just not so sure about the i
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by girk 19y ago
I went to a very large university (~50,000 students), which is viewed as something negative by many people. However, I cannot recall a single class where the professor did not know my name. Similarly, I cannot recall a single class where
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by girk 19y ago
So very true. I try to keep my opinions about Apple to myself, for all of the same reasons. mS
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by girk 19y ago
I love Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. I had a professor in college who taught 'Introduction to Creativity' and was extremely passionate about teaching the ways of Csikszentmihalyi. We the students were inspired and intrigued by her passion abou
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by girk 19y ago
Honestly, I'm not sure why everybody is up in arms about either one of these essays (full-length version and/or Cliffs Notes). Both of them seem right on target to me. Reminds me of an essay by Stephanie Tolan titled "Is It a Cheetah?", wh
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by girk 19y ago
One of best xkcd comics in recent memory. Come Monday, I'll be printing it out and taping it up on my monitor. mS
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by girk 19y ago
I talked about this with my boss last night over drinks, and we both got a good laugh out of it. It's hard to believe that any person (particularly a programmer) would set a reply-to address to a real domain other than their own. I understa
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by girk 19y ago
I think this sounds like a great idea, especially given Jason's extensive experience working with young entrepreneurs and start-ups. However, I am concerned with the "open door policy" and the "free to cheap" cost. With no real barrier to e