nmkn

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by nmkn 11y ago
It's an inspiring article, but I wish it highlighted some realities with code schools. There is something to be said about the cost, time commitment, and passion needed to succeed. People who go from 20k to 100k are the exception, not
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by nmkn 11y ago
"Others have found that making music and dancing together produces more altruistic and cohesive groups, with one study finding that chill-inducing music is particularly good at promoting altruism in the lab’s subjects. Maybe it is the
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by nmkn 11y ago
I found that switching to a night shift was productive. It helped me eliminate social distractions during the day. I would work in the wee hours when everyone's asleep, sleep all day, but then get up for a few hours before 5pm to get e
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by nmkn 12y ago
The Resistance is a great bluffing and lying game. I don't think it's enough to lose friends because each game doesn't last very long (roughly 20 min.), so it gives other people a chance to exact revenge or screw other people
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by nmkn 12y ago
When and if graphene is in production in new products: What comes after that? We're always building something harder, better, faster, stronger (sorry I can't help myself). Can we even fathom something beyond graphene? Or do we pla
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by nmkn 12y ago
They just need to prepare them better for life. Period. Like making a personal finance class mandatory so learn not to take out bad loans for school. Or take home economics so they can learn the basics of cooking, so they could make fancier
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by nmkn 12y ago
Feedback points make sense, and it looks great for the high school. "We sent X many kids to university, or look at where all our gradutes are going, our school really gets them college-ready". But any naive ex-student might be fru
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by nmkn 12y ago
I think we just need to break that expectation of going to college right after high school. Some kids really aren't ready, and then they make ill-informed decisions (sign on to a fat loan, study something they're not sure about, e
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by nmkn 12y ago
I haven't experimented with a standing desk, but it seems like you can develop a tolerance overtime, so that eventually, you'll stop thinking about the discomfort when you're trying to concentrate. I can see where the author
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by nmkn 13y ago
This is super slick! I'm digging the interface. I'm assuming that you used ESPN's api in someway because I see their logo at the bottom. Which api's did you end up using if you don't mind me asking?