mrjayharris

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Why is Atlassian paying for people to take classes on Coursera?(twitter.com)
3 points by mrjayharris 10y ago|0 comments
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by mrjayharris 12y ago
I believe there is a similar thing happening with people's beliefs about aviation safety. I think people understand it's generally safe, but I don't think most people realize how incredibly safe major US airlines are. The m
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by mrjayharris 12y ago
I'm a big fan of naps and finding place to sleep for 20 min outside your own home or office is really difficult - harder than finding a place for a phone call or a run or to plug in your laptop or have a conversation with people.
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by mrjayharris 12y ago
Interacting with robots is often easier and simpler than interacting with people. Now that AI is on the cusp of being able to replace not just manual workers, but knowledge workers of all types, even those service jobs that have always see
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by mrjayharris 12y ago
This relates to the idea that certain hours of your day are more valuable than others. If you want to spend your time wisely, you should first make sure you're wasting the most valuable time. If you're a coffee drinker, the hour
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by mrjayharris 12y ago
This is great. It's like Mint, but instead of showing how you're spending money, it's how you're spending your time.
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by mrjayharris 12y ago
Yet another former lawyer here, current engineer/PM. I agree with many of the already stated reasons why a career in tech beats lawyering, but what really did it for me was wanting to do something for myself instead of always just bei