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by pconner 8mo ago
There are a handful of studies referenced by this review that look at health impacts of vegetable oils: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11600290/ For fried food, I'd worry way more about the raw calo
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by pconner 8mo ago
Actual human RCTs do not show any increased systemic inflammation when consuming seed oils like canola vs. animal fats, and saturated fat consumption from animal cooking fats can still drive cardiovascular risk, even if it is not the singul
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by pconner 9y ago
It's honestly impressive how tech people continue to exhibit a complete lack of social awareness. This is a product no one asked for (NYers actually enjoy bodegas as they are), and the PR seems to be blatantly pro-gentrification (i.e.
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by pconner 9y ago
Interview pass criteria are not based on the gender/race of the candidate. The criteria are the same for all candidates for the same role. The goal of diversity/inclusion programs is to find more diverse candidates to interview in
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by pconner 10y ago
> "Stop. That's stupid, try again." If you can't say ~why~ it's "stupid," your comment is not useful. And if you do say why it's stupid, those reasons are much more important than the inflammatory
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by pconner 10y ago
In this cases, shouldn't the discussion be purely about the technical merits of the idea, rather than emotions of the people speaking about it? I would count removing unneeded emotions from the conversation as a positive thing.
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by pconner 10y ago
> As long as the person you are saying it to understands that you respect him/her what kind of person would say that with full vitriolic sincerity to someone they respect? Why say that when you could say, "I strongly disagree f
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by pconner 10y ago
> FORTRAN’s conflation of functions (an algebraic concept) and subroutines (a programming construct) persists to this day in nearly every piece of software, and causes no end of problems I'm not really sure what the author's po
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by pconner 10y ago
> I don't mean to discount your experience, but honestly I don't feel like this is the whole story. Found the most HN comment I'll see all day.
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by pconner 10y ago
> trigger-warning=just google it. there are people that go in panic when they hear certain stuff (kinda insane really) There are people who experience panic disorder/ptsd. Being "triggered" into a panic attack can literall
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by pconner 10y ago
I was there for a bit in 2014. From what I saw, most offices had two people.
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by pconner 10y ago
Inherently, or just due to societal expectations? I'm guessing it's the latter.
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by pconner 10y ago
People who complain about downvotes get downvoted, especially if they make a whole new comment (or more, wow) just to complain.
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by pconner 10y ago
Plenty of "real" photographers use Instagram now (and have for several years).
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by pconner 10y ago
Late reply from me, but: 1. Introduction to Algorithms/CLRS (~The~ algorithms book) https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/introduction-algorithms Also, Skiena's "Algorithm Design Manual" for something a bi
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by pconner 10y ago
Get the book, "Cracking The Coding Interview." It was the most valuable resource for me in preparing for technical interviews near the end of my time in undergrad.
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by pconner 10y ago
> It's possible in Go, unlike many scripting languages, to write in an allocate-up-front style that doesn't generate garbage, in pretty much exactly the same way you'd do it in C I am very interested in this. Do you have
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by pconner 10y ago
Yup. I like microservices as an architecture paradigm, but they are a tool, and can be used well or misused just like any other tool. And sometimes they are not the right tool for a job.
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by pconner 10y ago
Do you have any real, hard data to back your statements up, or just your own personal observations?
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by pconner 11y ago
> Suggestion to all potential future reporters out there: pay more attention in your math, science and engineering classes, and less in your liberal (f)arts classes. No. You do not create technology that serves real humans by refusing to
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by pconner 11y ago
NN&DL is great for neural nets specifically, it doesn't really cover other branches of ML. That being said, I found it very easy to understand with no prior ML knowledge, all you need is some calculus and linear algebra experience.
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by pconner 11y ago
I never programmed before college, and my first job after college is at a highly-reputable SV software company. I know plenty of other people in the same situation.
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by pconner 11y ago
This isn't a matter of anyone being "offended," though. No one finds the word "hacker" offensive, they just might have a completely different definition of it depending on what their experiences are. You might as we
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by pconner 11y ago
It's not "self-censorship," it's understanding that the generally-accepted definition of a word is different from it's obscure jargon meaning. The word "hacker" has meant "someone who maliciously brea
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by pconner 11y ago
> I have to say I am a true old fuddy-duddy when it comes to Instagram as I can’t think of a single use for it that appeals to me. On Facebook, people present a polished version of their lives as if it's reflective of everything in
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by pconner 11y ago
If anything, I think it would be worse outside. Crazy perk culture is mostly associated with bay area companies. Other areas have cheaper costs of living, which may help reduce stress, but bay area companies have better base salaries to com
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by pconner 11y ago
Over years of development, this wrapper can save tens of seconds of time!
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by pconner 11y ago
It's accessible from the Android app as a list (called "Most Recent"), from the same menu where you can access your timeline or the app settings.
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by pconner 11y ago
> Calling a signup 'evil' is a bit over the top. On HackerNews, the word "evil" might as well mean "kind of annoying." Use Mailinator or a similar throwaway email service if you don't want to sign up.
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by pconner 11y ago
With some uverse subscriptions, you have to use the ISP provided access point (at least as a modem, not necessarily for wireless) because the TV service is through IPTV and the uverse modem is needed do dns for the TV (you also can't u

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