mmcdan

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by mmcdan 12y ago
I echo this sentiment. Would love to hear about your path to tech.
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by mmcdan 12y ago
Is this intentional lucid dreaming a skill you've developed or did it come naturally? I've heard you can increase the probability of having a lucid dream by keeping a dream journal, doing "dream checks" in everyday life,
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by mmcdan 13y ago
I am so happy this thread exists. Reading a bunch of raw, honest, and insightful stories about the journey through an industry fueled by reality-distortion is like a breath of fresh air. This feeling must be what people mean when they talk
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by mmcdan 13y ago
I think that there are a lot of professional-quality robotics projects that one can do, if you look at specialties that use robots. "Robot" is a loaded term that conjures up generalized images of the stuff you read and see in movi
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by mmcdan 13y ago
Beautiful visualization. One thing missing though is a color-scale for age. Difficult to tell what color represents older vs newer and what are the magnitudes of the differences in age.
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by mmcdan 13y ago
You can search through any files that are in your project workspace. When you start a project, just "Add Folder to Project" and include the ruby gems directory and the ActiveRecord source directory.
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by mmcdan 13y ago
At the risk of sounding Zen, the philosophical stuff taking a backseat is the progress. Even if you wind up in the same place doing the same job as before, there was progress if you no longer wonder 'what if'. It's when you b
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by mmcdan 13y ago
I think that the comment was more about death by cancer than death itself. Cancer can happen at any moment in your life, and some types can occur without any apparent cause that we can determine(aside from twiddled bits in our DNA). When it
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by mmcdan 14y ago
I would argue the exact opposite. Online printing turnaround time is slower, costs more(for printing in batches), and is inconvenient when UPS/Fedex keep leaving "sorry we missed you" notices because you're at work.
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by mmcdan 14y ago
It's all about perspective. 1day turnaround is very slow for software but extremely fast for hardware. In the harware world, high-quality parts turnaround in 1 day is revolutionary.
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by mmcdan 14y ago
To directly answer the question: The median household income for California is $60833( http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html ). The average household has 2.89 people. As a single person, you have more money to spend than most f
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by mmcdan 14y ago
The Insight Data Science fellows program looks awesome, but it is disappointing that only phd candidates and post-docs can apply. There is some irony with the fact that the cover of their brochure uses the facebook friendship visualization
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by mmcdan 14y ago
Great Job. I viewed this just because I like seeing what people on HN are working on. Then 1 hour later, I realized that the music was still playing and I was in a state of flow with the work I was doing. This surprised me because I don't n
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by mmcdan 14y ago
For something as critical as email, "fine until Apple changes anything" is not good enough, given that Apple has a habit of changing things.
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by mmcdan 14y ago
Non-native, true. But slow? Balsamiq on my PC is nothing but snappy. You should consider sending a support request in case there is a bug in Balsamiq(or Air?) with your OS/pc configuration.
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by mmcdan 14y ago
Grade A execution. I pressed buttons like an idiot with the lights off for 3 minutes while laughing hysterically.
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by mmcdan 14y ago
As an introvert, I can be a social butterfly at parties but need to leave after an hour because it felt like work. As an extrovert, I can be a wallower but want to stay out all night because the ambiance is energizing.
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by mmcdan 14y ago
...and sometimes music has nothing to do with drowning out distraction. Maybe it brings a little happiness to my day, stimulates a creative part if my brain that would otherwise not be engaged, and connects my work to a deeper part of my li
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by mmcdan 15y ago
That song is really catchy.
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by mmcdan 15y ago
Remember the emails that AT&T sent out to people it suspected of tethering their phones without paying the exorbitant monthly fee ( http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/atandt-tells-customers-us... )? Something tells me that this wonderfu
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by mmcdan 15y ago
Your hn hypothetical statement sounds a lot like the YCombinator job postings embedded into the main news stories... deceptive but not necessarily bad.
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by mmcdan 15y ago
Although this is an "ad" for wearing a seatbelt, I still watch it occasionally because it is so artistic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM
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by mmcdan 15y ago
The biggest draw for me with native apps is the revenue model. Most users are conditioned to think if it opens in a browser, then it should be free. It really doesn't matter to me if i'm programming in Java, Objective C, or some HTML/Javasc
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by mmcdan 15y ago
This whole thread is amazing and i'm definitely taking notes. The only thing I'd add is that ultimately there is no absolute matrix or enlightened perspective. There are relative layers of perception, eg. a corporate cog realizing that thei
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by mmcdan 15y ago
I don't think mainstream tv content is" dumbed-down" because the poor are getting more ignorant, and the only thing they'll understand is American Idol. It's 1) consuming content passively is the most enjoyable thing to do after long hours
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by mmcdan 15y ago
Stuff I like: -The semi-transparent chameleon is clever -The pricing section is well-designed -Product looks simple and easy-to-use Stuff to consider: -Try making the chameleon 50%-75% smaller. It distracts from the content. -I would elimin
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by mmcdan 15y ago
I hope this gets made into an iphone/android app. I would definitely play around with this on long trips.
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by mmcdan 15y ago
Robots are the next revolution, but not because of the examples listed in the articles. I don't get that excited to hear about robots getting my packages, cooking my dinner, talking to my (future)wife, etc...I think the real revolution is w
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by mmcdan 15y ago
I don't understand all the animosity. Google should have never called Android "open-source", which is a loaded word, and called it a "Mobile Platform with Viewable Source" or something. If Google did the exact same thing under a non-loaded
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by mmcdan 16y ago
I went to the Dojo for a few events when I went to school in the Bay Area. It sold me as a welcoming community and a safe space for exploring new ideas. I'm considering relocating to the Bay just so that I'll have access to the TechShop and

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