jlangemeier

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by jlangemeier 5y ago
The problem with Spreading in LD & Policy debate is it's actually trivial to counter; but since it's still primarily focused as the approach, people's usual response is to do it themselves. LD & Policy both 'req
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
It's essentially speedpass built into the car, nothing exciting. Just like the Amazon BNPL scheme is just Layaway or a store credit card gussied up in Tech speak. The whole article is just asking a bunch of fintech venture capitalists
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
I'm being a bit 'tongue in cheek' with this... you mean like... ABET or NCEES, which handles the FE, EIT, and PE 'tests'? Also, ABET already accredits Software Engineering and IT programs; and NCEES has had a Softwa
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
I had used Obsidian - when it was all local file - for a while and switched to Roam because I could use it across my devices; going to try out Obsidian again because of the Syncing that's now available (and I was too lazy to get it set
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
You're literally __NOT__ citing the study used and provided to the regents and which forms the basis for the article. Again, as I noted to the GP, the study is not clear in all cases what n they are using when calculating their percent
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
> UC reports international students separately. [sic] The report cited in the article isn't as clear on their distinction and in some cases the numbers indicate that the comparisons are among feeder, in-state high schools; and other
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
There is a chance; but more than likely they're quietly mixing what they count in the denominator; especially since with the rest of the URM group and whites it seems they are very careful to call out that its comparisons between the h
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
Higher Ed Number cruncher here (who also read the report, which apparently was a big deal to the author since they cited the page count - and many of their arguments hinge on you taking their word for it and not reading at least the exec su
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
I'm going to push back on the "less intrusive" than cigarette smoke; yes, vaping smoke doesn't stick to your clothes or on your breath, but that precludes the weird habit of vapers using the product where ever they darn
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
Do you have any actual data for that? Last I saw, most bands are still using live drummers and studio recordings for small to mid-sized bands are still actual drummers as well - unless it's a mostly studio band trying to save cost. I t
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
I'm still a bit befuddled as to why Docker is necessary in this case at all. Python has enough tools for package and dependancy management, if you're wanting to set up a remote machine for personal development, again Docker seems
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
Ah yes, those mild mental health issues that still get people fired for regularly under the auspice of "attendance issues," "cultural fit," or any of the numerous reasons they can get fired for that are totally the resul
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
Perfect world, it probably has a jagged split north to south drawing through Great Falls down to Billings/Hardin. With this year's state legislature and Governor Body-slam; they'll try some stupid ass bs drawing down the rock
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by jlangemeier 5y ago
Focusing on the business need filled and results seems to be the best tactic here; we all hype ourselves, but if we were honest most of our work is boring "plumbing" to solve a business need. I mean, that's what we're h
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
Counterpoint; writing simply isn't useful in all cases, communicating simply is telling a first grade student that multiplication is repeated addition, yes it works in most day to day examples, but it breaks down when you start looking
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
This exactly; most of my martial arts training has included the caveat of "try and de-escalate" as a form of neutralizing the weapon/target, including just talking with them, there are a myriad of ways to talk someone down fr
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
Haven't been in any knife fights recently; but have done practice with "live weapons" and the base of the techniques are fairly solid. How likely are you to use them in an actual confrontation though? Probably not likely, yo
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
One of the biggest improvements I saw in my Linux usage/admin was when I started trying to challenge myself to use the mouse as little as possible; it was absolutely eye-opening when I could navigate around my machine, do all of my eve
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
As one of my martial arts sensai said: "Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect." But we're probably splitting hairs that a reasonable person would understand don't need splitting by looking at
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
I think that's more the product of VC culture; as a founder you're in a constant case of "selling your company" which in most cases is also selling yourself to people, i.e. investing in a startup is tantamount to investi
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
I'm sure you are silently judging the fact I don't really like bagpipes too... Groundskeeper Willie fist shake
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
Corporate research is still going to somewhat be at the whimsy of what's bleeding edge AND has some applicable value; the idea of it just is a little different with things like the 10% or 20% "constructive free-time" model.
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
You're gussying up a "silicon valley" libertarian viewpoint in "philosophy of taxation." > When you just store, you don't benefit, and taking it is a purely negative experience. Many people are willing to sh
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
In high school, it was wearing a three-piece suit (because if you're not wearing a vest, are you really wearing a suit?) for all of my speech and debate events; now, it's wearing one of my kilts. For those of us with anxiety, esp
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
You're completely skipping over the positivity rate; many countries are testing a heck of a lot more than the US is; and they're showing positivity rates in the 1-5% range. If your hypothesis is correct, and infection rate is goin
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
This whole piece reminds me of those classmates in college that had no clue what they were talking about, so they used big words and overly effusive language to sound smarter than they actually are. And while a pure meritocracy is what we&#
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
This is a really solid piece; it's unfortunate that it's written in a way that pushes a specific narrative view; and I would be interested in what the writing would have been like on another 'intellectual' site like Naut
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
Computer Graphics; Data Science; and ML/AI are your obvious ones. Most engineers can benefit from it, because all you're doing is modelling systems; take a look at how Spice programs model electrical circuits as an example of thi
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
Cooking meat well is easy, just throw it in until it looks and chews like shoe leather. Cooking meat properly on the otherhand. Jokes aside, cooking meat properly should almost always have a leave in thermometer for anything that isn'
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by jlangemeier 6y ago
Linear Algebra Done Right is, without a doubt, one of my favorites in this category. It tends to be taught as an intermediate or graduate level approach, but things clicked for me with Axler's explanations way better than about anythi

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