haecib

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by haecib 15y ago
This was a major reason I got an MBA. It is honestly the first laptop I've used where I feel absolutely no need to plug a USB mouse in. The trackpad is one of the most fundamental ways to interact from a UI perspective, -it's a big deal to
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by haecib 15y ago
> Reddit's very rudimentary up/downvote system, well, sucks. It lets the lowest common denominator rise to the top, Which is why Hubski's solution is interesting. You're recognizing the quality of the content does not really lie in a si
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by haecib 15y ago
When you drop instruments in it often doesn't take. When you attempt to delete instruments it often does not. I think it works better as a whack-a-mole variant (trying to 'x' out instruments) since there are no private rooms and strangers j
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by haecib 15y ago
>a far different picture emerges, like being free from the nanny-state and its attempts to infiltrate my life. I think people living on something like this would illustrate that there is no such thing as a non-nanny state. We're a democ
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by haecib 15y ago
> The community is extremely anti-advertising, I can't think of a community that is less anti-advertising. If I had a nickel for every time a Redditor has talked about purposely leaving ad-block off on that site... >If it was really
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by haecib 15y ago
I'll second this. It's both thorough and accessible. Sounds like a good fit for what OP is looking for. At any rate, I think that it is a question of which history of philosophy the OP reads rather than a book on any one philosophy in par
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by haecib 16y ago
Quest communications was allegedly the only telecom co that didn't roll over to the NSA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwest#Refusal_for_NSA_spying A lot of time has passed, and they have a new CEO. I wonder if they have continued to hold
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by haecib 16y ago
>They can control the experience and the app store to cut down on the crap apps and provide a more seamless interface. I wonder if you'll be able to go outside of RIM for Android apps on the Playbook, or if they will act as a gatekeeper
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by haecib 16y ago
I tend to agree, but perhaps they are looking at people leaving the BBM ecosystem for other platforms, and letting those who remain be able to keep connected to their friends and associates that have jumped for iOS and Android. Makes it eas
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by haecib 16y ago
Hmm, I dunno. Apples to oranges for me. I look at HN as a place where techies discuss topics that interest them, vs Techmeme which lists tech stories in the media, sans discussion.
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by haecib 16y ago
I guess by lazy I mean, as the author put it, "I didn't work hard enough..." And yes, it is entirely possible that I am lazy as well.
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by haecib 16y ago
As opposed to the allowances it makes for men who want to pursue other interests? She was insecure, lazy, and unambitious. I think those were much larger factors than the mysterious lack of opportunities in science for women to do pursue th
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by haecib 16y ago
tldr, don't be lazy, fail to network, and insecure in your abilities to the point where you stop trying. Nothing specific to Academia there.
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by haecib 16y ago
Result: http://hubski.com/ Creator of this site used source. Has some interesting features like the ability to create frontpage loaded only with content from users you follow (called hubs). Friend of mine just put it together and is kind
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by haecib 16y ago
I really think they need to define 'startup'. I don't think that word means what they think it means...
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by haecib 16y ago
Interesting, but what I really want to know is do those changes in the brain's structure manifest in any sort of measurable cognitive improvement. That should be the next thing to look at.
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by haecib 16y ago
37signals really missed the point. Are they seriously calling them out for not offering more constructive criticism? Um...that's not why that site exists... On a side note, there is nothing stopping 37signals from creating a webspace dedica