maclaren

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Pandora Ad Load Study [pdf]
2 points by maclaren 8y ago|0 comments
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by maclaren 10y ago
I find a large part of depression is not being able to recognize the "sometimes" aspect of your second point. The author isn't pushing happy rainbows - "any time I was struggling, any time depression and anxiety overwhel
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by maclaren 11y ago
The entire premise of this argument is flawed. Cost of capital (or even of shipping) likely has nothing to do with the decision: - the value of an extra 25 days of product development for one of the most successful consumer products in the
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Google Is Target of European Backlash on U.S. Tech Dominance(nytimes.com)
28 points by maclaren 12y ago|47 comments
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by maclaren 14y ago
No, typically it's a separate chip, like the NXP PN65
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by maclaren 14y ago
I imagine the comment about having a "versatile operating system" has something to do with it.
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by maclaren 14y ago
Another resource that has existed for a while is the "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series". Though I don't think they have an API, they do provide a vast amount of data and have tools for online analysis. http://usa.ipums.org/usa/ htt
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by maclaren 14y ago
Though not necessarily their goal, a side of this story you don't mention is income via royalties. I have worked with multiple Bell labs alumnus who are financially very secure in part because of their work there. As much as software patent
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by maclaren 14y ago
I doubt they will roll an entire mobile operating system in the time frame mentioned. A kindle-esque customized Android phone seems more likely.
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by maclaren 14y ago
That sounds like an ignorant viewpoint. Crime of that sort in Oakland generally involves only those who consider it an "occupational hazard".
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by maclaren 14y ago
> Getting an A is as easy as doing everything, it doesn't require any real intelligence or understanding. Cheating at solitaire? Of course you can go through the motions, but for the money (even public) education costs, that seems li
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by maclaren 14y ago
Half a century later the change isn't from assembly to an actually useful level of abstraction. The bullshit-o-meter is damped further when half the document shows code examples that would be much more difficult in assembly.
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by maclaren 14y ago
Unreal. It's especially brutal that people involved in tech believe they're changing ("improving") the world yet decide gender determines skill. What really matters: the people without prejudice - who will hire/work with talented engineers
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by maclaren 15y ago
I'm not convinced it's a shame. As a freshmen, with only a small amount of previous programming experience, I didn't appreciate the beauty of abstraction or the elegance of the ideas presented. A few years later, though, and I understand wh
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by maclaren 15y ago
This occurs every Apple release. Not to dismiss any of his accomplishments, but it's clear that he could acquire the product without a publicity stunt.
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by maclaren 15y ago
I had the same initial reaction, but upon visiting a few of the domains the caliber of the companies became apparent.
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by maclaren 15y ago
It's also surprising that the author credits Intel with the invention of ISAs. Sure, x86 is now the dominant ISA in many markets, but the notion of abstraction from hardware implementation was around for at least 10 years before the 8086 pr