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by parse_tree 17y ago
I'd really like that. You could probably collect statistical data on reader's preferences and make really good recommendations as well (like Amazon or something, but people tend to read a lot more editorials than they do books, so you'd hav
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Misleading headline: "Men are warmly welcomed when they find a woman who wants to learn Ruby on Rails who will register and bring a guest."
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by parse_tree 17y ago
I think the 'Incompleteness Theorem' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_t... might address what you're describing.
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by parse_tree 17y ago
The author sounds like a real jackass. Who else would be so concerned with the alma mater, "intelligence", or "technical skill" of other people that they feel the need to write an article about it.
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by parse_tree 17y ago
I did them several times in high school. Most of the time I just ended up in a very giggly, stoned feeling state. A few times I got completely messed up (in a good way). No life changing ensights, but nonestop laughter (to the point where y
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Why'd this get down voted? What he describes in paragraph 2 is not far from what happens with a lot of the current government ventures into the economy. E.g., private company's wishing to get in on government contracts need to publish their
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by parse_tree 17y ago
What a whiny article. If you're fat it's because you're eating too much and/or exercising too little. Pointing to studies and "decades of research" to deflect blame doesn't change the facts: you got yourself into your predicament (by consum
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by parse_tree 17y ago
SAT Mathematics 2009 average scores per group: Asian: 587 White: 536 American Indian: 493 Hispanic: 461 Black: 426 Overall: 515 from here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1251216418
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Those groups tend to score way below average on standardized math tests. So it doesn't seem like a stretch to suggest this project could end up just pumping up the number of "scientists and mathematicians" by watering down the talent level
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by parse_tree 17y ago
There is no way in hell AI will "surpass human intelligence" by 2020, using any reasonable interpretation of the sentence. I guess it makes a good headline though.
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Yeah, the blog is good and he's a great writer. But on something as inexact as "business" it's really hard (for me anyways) to discern between advice that just sounds good, from advice that really is good. There seems to be a whole subcultu
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by parse_tree 17y ago
I'm not trying to diss him, but why is Joel Spolsky considered such an authority on the software industry? I see he started a company Fog Creek, but I've heard of it only because I was curious as to the background of this guru. Is that comp
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by parse_tree 17y ago
because she's an awesome female coder.
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by parse_tree 17y ago
i program in C the most , and for that, hands down emacs is the best (I think its arguably the best period as well). C + emacs + gdb > sex
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by parse_tree 17y ago
It looks like their net income grew from $1.3 billion in fiscal year '08 to $1.9 billion in fiscal '09: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=RIMM That, along with losing nearly half the value of your market cap, doesn't strike me as "fastest g
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by parse_tree 17y ago
"fastest-growing company in world" bloomberg.com says RIM's fallen 42% in the past year: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=RIM%3ACN
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Very well done. I loved the paragraph that began with "Fast forward to 2009..." in particular.
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by parse_tree 17y ago
It definitely wouldn't be for everyone, but learning assembler first is something to consider (you'd have to enjoy it of course). There's a great, great free book on this, it'll walk you through code and you'll really get a grip on how the
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Is there any evidence that men disproportionately play "dumb" characters compared to women? If so, perhaps it's just that men tend to play more extreme characters, in both directions - smart, dumb, athletic, nerdy, hero, villain, etc.
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by parse_tree 17y ago
He said he can't wait until their traffic is down 0%...
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Didn't even say what he thinks software developers should know coming out of school.
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by parse_tree 17y ago
Why is that the logo? What does it mean?