njstraub608

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by njstraub608 3mo ago
Feels like what OP meant to say is, “you could rightly assume that a ball…” instead. Seems like a fair starting point if you’re just doubling things because if the height difference. I really liked cubic’s explanation overall.
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by njstraub608 9mo ago
> if companies like Apple really wanted to fund this work, I'm pretty sure they could figure something out. Having spent the last ~6 years in big tech consistently frustrated by the rigidity of the processes and finding clever ways
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by njstraub608 1y ago
Honestly just spend a few hours talking to Claude about them, I had a few breakthrough moments doing that.
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by njstraub608 2y ago
Is there any research on consumer preferences and why, for example, people might PREFER to be alone vs. eating in a diner? It feels like socialization used to be a forced mechanism, regardless of whether that created positive feelings in b
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by njstraub608 3y ago
The LLC isn't inactive, you just found the wrong one. EXPAND IT INC (4776106) is registered to the proper address. Guessing the website is down from traffic.
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by njstraub608 4y ago
> If you doubt how much computers destroy productivity, then simply visit a hospital and you can see it with your own eyes. My mom was recently in the hospital so I got to see this myself. Mistake after mistake because of bad information
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by njstraub608 5y ago
So true. This line was great, “And when you use Google Search or Google Play, we might have to give equal prominence to a raft of spammy and low-quality services.” I’ve had to help family members put locks on their credit report because o
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by njstraub608 5y ago
There’s a great podcast that explains the intricacies and roles within this section of the industry: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craig-fuller-on-the-hu...
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by njstraub608 5y ago
I like the author's analysis and appreciate the breakdown of his sources, but I think he took some shortcuts that makes me question his conclusion. Some examples: "With more money being saved, and investments yielding higher retur
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by njstraub608 6y ago
"Older people are less likely to be tech-savvy, less likely to use ad-blockers, less likely to be able to understand the difference between legitimate news and lies, and they’re more likely to spend longer time on Facebook and share mo
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by njstraub608 7y ago
I completely agree with this, and based on past research it seems it’s a highly cultural phenomenon. What it basically comes down to is that countries with strong public transportation infrastructure view public transportation as a basic h
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by njstraub608 8y ago
This really isn't that outrageous, at most of the F500 companies I've consulted at they all have massive contractor workforces (including consultants) that don't have the same benefits as anyone else and are generally treated
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by njstraub608 8y ago
This ^^ And actually understanding the context of what you're trying to use OCR on can work backward to determine what the text actually is, i.e. if it's a "Name" field then the probabilities of ambiguous letters may cha
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by njstraub608 8y ago
Generally, these are stuffed in there for marketing and aren't very effective when used in actual business scenarios. Source: I do a lot of post-sales consulting work implementing RPA solutions.
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by njstraub608 8y ago
I'd have to agree with this; every news outlet tries to treat a lack of proper controls as a breaking story / massive conspiracy theory to get a buzz going around the topic. I think it's important to inform people but unfort
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by njstraub608 8y ago
I really like the concept, and think that visual programming is a great way to help understand data flows (I'm a big Node RED fan). I wouldn't make the claim that this is usable by business managers; if one of the goals of this to
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by njstraub608 8y ago
This. The Pentagon buried a McKinsey study detailing out $125 billion in waste with almost no pushback from the public and then comes a proposal for an additional $300 billion budget increase with no effort to optimize existing processes.
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by njstraub608 8y ago
100% this. Seems like there should at the very least be a product feature that automatically disables any outbound messaging by default (similarly to how you can block purchases without a PIN). This doesn't solve the problem of always
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by njstraub608 9y ago
The author argues against project-based learning but then states his "5-minute attempt to come up with an alternative way to teach these skills" which are, effectively, all projects or pieces of a project. Ultimately it doesn&#x2