jackconnor

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by jackconnor 7y ago
Fantastic article that explains the math (and physics) very clearly.
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The Linguistic Moment of Clarity(medium.com)
3 points by jackconnor 7y ago|0 comments
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by jackconnor 7y ago
This is incredible. As a native english speaker, tones were by far the hardest part when living in China and speaking Mandarin. Good on you for coming up with a clever way to teach this effectively, bravo.
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by jackconnor 7y ago
I get why someone might want Safari, what I'm asking is why the download link is on the front page of HN when there's no opinion nor perspective. I keep hearing "it's not an ad" but then...what is it?
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by jackconnor 7y ago
What opinion? It's just an ad by firefox to download firefox. Do you have an opinion why I should download this you want to share?
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by jackconnor 7y ago
It just feels like an ad. No mention of that other article, and it's a REAL stretch to say that these are related. No more ad spam on Hacker News, it's one of the few good sites left.
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by jackconnor 7y ago
Why is this on here?
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by jackconnor 7y ago
"Once setup, search will work the same way forever" - I don't know a single programmer who believes this about any software.
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by jackconnor 7y ago
What if you have three groups: One with a small software startup team that, by some criteria, is judged super passionate about the product. Another from a corporation where at least one lead programmer is super passionate about the product
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by jackconnor 7y ago
Absolutely. I'm sure there are many reasons for this, but a big one i always see is attention to detail. People who really care are obsessed with getting all the details right, and hate bugginess, bad ux, and other issues typical of cr
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by jackconnor 7y ago
Having worked on many, many software projects myself, this is 100% accurate. One good programmer who is intensely focused and interested in a project is worth 20 - 50 (or more) programmers who are just code monkeying it without really givin
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by jackconnor 7y ago
If you're going to say measels is less deadly than the flu you gotta back it up. "ebola is less deadly than a sprained ankle, believe me."
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by jackconnor 7y ago
"At a small enough level", though you didn't seem to read the actual comment before you spit out this statement.
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by jackconnor 7y ago
Why do you think people won't want the traditional book format any longer? I'm asking because i love podcasts, i love short stories, and i love books, and these all feel completely different to me, and i enjoy them much differentl
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by jackconnor 7y ago
Not illegal and definitely necessary for deadly virulent diseases. How do you think we're supposed to handle a deadly outbreak, wishful thinking?
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Robert Durst’s Infamous “Confession” on the Jinx Was Edited Out of Order(spin.com)
2 points by jackconnor 7y ago|0 comments
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by jackconnor 7y ago
This is a great point, and one I think could make more sense if I (clumsily) update the saying to "Be true to yourself". I agree with the writer that most of us probably don't need to express every thought, no matter how nega
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by jackconnor 7y ago
I also hate it, but maybe it’s like music and it’s totally subjective.
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by jackconnor 7y ago
Lucky!
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by jackconnor 7y ago
You don't license the good stuff with the rest of the slop, that you want to rent out a la carte. It's also why you don't see certain prestige shows on streaming such as Fargo, Twin Peaks: The Return, Preacher, or Legion. The
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by jackconnor 8y ago
This is janitors and cashiers at McDonalds, there’s no “working from home” and i guarantee it’s the same in Europe. We’re not talking about IT jobs here dude.
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by jackconnor 8y ago
"55 files have been downloaded from the drive, “many of them duplicates”" - I laughed pretty hard at "duplicates"
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by jackconnor 8y ago
This book was incredible, I did not know this powerful concept of "systems that get stronger through use" existed before reading this book.
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by jackconnor 8y ago
This isn't the classiest thing you can do, and a little risky if someone took it way too personally, but not the worst thing inn the world. But, ultimately, this is strong feedback to the employer that something is wrong with a manager
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by jackconnor 8y ago
“Do not become bald” is the only English-language advice at 34 years old. Helpful.
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by jackconnor 8y ago
If you read John Varley's Titan series or Neal Stephenson books like Seveneves they regularly call LaGrange points "L2", "L4", etc. I called it a lasso because, if you look at the diagram, it literally looks like a
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by jackconnor 8y ago
You realize the words "stunning" and "brilliant" are subjective, right? Your "standard practice" here is both incredible AND the first time ever done in this scenario to achieve something brand new in space tra
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by jackconnor 8y ago
The way they used the L2 point to lasso a relay satellite so they could transmit information from the rover on the far side is stunning too. This was really brilliant, China's space program has really become something.
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by jackconnor 8y ago
This article is just musk hate, no substance
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by jackconnor 8y ago
Why not? If someone posted something from the National Enquirer here I could point out that it's probably bullshit and should be ignored. Bloomberg is 100% exactly the same, they make up news as their source of business, and have been

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