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by keithvan 14y ago
A very interesting way to use the word ghetto . I even had to google just to make sure that it wasn't an obscure academic term, that the author wasn't using ghetto in its slang form for an article headline for a Forbes blog . Think of
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by keithvan 14y ago
I think this is definitely not a good first impression of Google Wallet. It was my first time using Google Wallet and I think it was for many others as well.
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by keithvan 14y ago
Ahem, he would be a warlock.
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by keithvan 14y ago
Anyone else thought of Shen in League of Legends when this was posted? :)
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by keithvan 14y ago
As a result of Swartz's conspiracy to release JSTOR articles to the public, it led to the company making many articles free for public for viewing. A lot of good has come about from what Swartz did, even if the morality of his illegal actio
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by keithvan 14y ago
Why does it take a story to make it to front page Hacker News to get attention, to get a "direct channel" to the executives when things go wrong? It ignores the all the horrible complaints and stories from everybody else. It's inequity in i
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A Day Job Waiting for a Kill Shot a World Away(nytimes.com)
4 points by keithvan 14y ago|0 comments
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by keithvan 14y ago
It seems Google is trying to break into the consumer hardware space to compete against Apple -- Chromebox + Chromebook + Nexus (and likely Motorola developments)... I'm not sure how I feel given they haven't been blockbuster successes thus
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by keithvan 14y ago
I think this was inspired by the original: http://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/ edit: beaten to it!
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by keithvan 14y ago
The HN link is giving a 403 -- anyone have an alternative link?
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by keithvan 14y ago
Despite it being a hoax, the page link leads to a 404.
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by keithvan 14y ago
I completely agree. I wouldn't go as far as the blogger to call it "trash", though. I think there is still value in that piece, and an appreciative sentiment to be shared. But there is no doubt that there is not the level of intellectualism
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by keithvan 14y ago
I'd imagine a lot of people who read HN also love Batman :)
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School for quants(ft.com)
1 points by keithvan 15y ago|0 comments
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by keithvan 15y ago
I think actions speak louder than words. Despite Notch getting a some flack among the community for being out-of-touch with Minecraft and some of it also going to his staff, I think this shows that Notch cares about his studio, his work, an
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by keithvan 15y ago
If anything, the Forbes reblog shows how oversensationalized media is expected to be. Even in academia and many peer-reviewed journals, there is a shift towards witty or funny titles in the form of "attention grabber: what this paper real
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by keithvan 15y ago
I'm confused as to the popularity of this article, given California has cut funding to both universities and public libraries. It's not a zero-sum game; usually funding for both public goods follow hand in hand. Not to mention university
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by keithvan 15y ago
When will they unleash the Python?
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by keithvan 15y ago
It's interesting how their first course is actually quite technical and has extensive prerequisites. I'm worried about not doing well because of these requirements -- is anyone in the same boat as me? I'm taking the course more out of curio
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by keithvan 15y ago
It's not merely about competence/rigor that leads an employer to hire a specific graduate from a specific school. If that were the case, then Harvard Extension School students would be just as highly sought after as Harvard College students
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North Carolina's model digital school(nytimes.com)
4 points by keithvan 15y ago|1 comments
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by keithvan 15y ago
I'm really excited for this -- I think MITx will continue where Stanford left off. Is this the disruption that will finally open a high-quality, reputable, higher education for the masses? It's going to be awesome to be a part of history wi
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Undergrad pedigree a significant factor in elitist graduate admissions(insidehighered.com)
2 points by keithvan 15y ago|0 comments
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by keithvan 15y ago
How is "best" intro book defined? I typed in "economics" and I got a book on an introduction to Austrian economics. If the best economics textbook is one praised by Ron Paul and Ayn Rand, count me out.
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Career moves, switches, and mismatches(nytimes.com)
1 points by keithvan 15y ago|0 comments