mattwrench

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by mattwrench 13y ago
I made the same mistake a few weeks ago because it's especially deceitful. uTorrent disguises this SearchProtect program with what appears to be a ToS agreement page after you've already rejected another piece of crapware, making
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by mattwrench 13y ago
My suggestion for all non-fiction writing is On Writing Well by William Zinsser. It's got sections on many different topics (including some technical writing), but its stylistic advice is the best.
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by mattwrench 14y ago
We may be capable of sequencing DNA cheaply enough for the average consumer, but what's the point? Issues like the missing heritability problem and an incomplete understanding of protein folding show we lack a full comprehension of the inf
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by mattwrench 14y ago
I agree with the sentiment here, but the bigger issue is most games may not have a cool unique new thing that is communicable to listeners . Considering most games take at least a year to create, they usually stumble upon at least a few in
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by mattwrench 14y ago
Rather than worry about scaling, why not get rid of the essay sections completely? I have an issue with standardized tests basically setting public school curriculum, but most of the essays I remember didn't even do that (and based on the O
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by mattwrench 14y ago
That makes a lot of sense. The above criterion I mentioned does seem to fall apart since I do consider problem solving to be inherently creative even though oftentimes there is only one answer. Good to hear from an actual physician though.
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by mattwrench 14y ago
"Blue collar" was a poor voice of words. You're right that the white/blue collar divide is not a creative difference. But I still feel that software development is a creative field whereas most of medicine is reactive. All fields are based
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by mattwrench 14y ago
This article touches on why it somewhat bothers me to see some of my smartest friends applying to med school right now. I'm sure being a doctor is a rewarding profession and the work they do is so incredibly important to their patients--but
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by mattwrench 15y ago
I agree that going public hurts companies but not because the partners/founders can cash out. At least in the tech world once a company reaches a certain size, it seems as though founders can liquidate a large portion of their stock pre-IPO
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by mattwrench 15y ago
This is exactly why I don't think we'll see any media companies like Mashable being bought anytime soon. Writers can move on too easily. Why would you invest in something with so little retainable value?