rbshadel

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by rbshadel 11y ago
I'm absolutely wary of any technology that's going to enable/encourage bullying or trolling. I think there's a fine line between censorship and ensuring a safe community (especially in the wake of the Oregon shooting and
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by rbshadel 11y ago
that's exactly what I came here to post. I find it even more troubling that the teacher was clearly aware of this possible outcome - going so far as to tell the kid to hide it from other teachers. but for all we know maybe he did speak
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by rbshadel 11y ago
I've been thinking how interesting (fun and a little mean) it would be to teach a Software Development class where you - assign groups of students that don't really get along, - have groups consume APIs written by previous groups,
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by rbshadel 11y ago
oh man, the reveal is so good though! I hope people get a chance to watch before discovering the theme :)
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by rbshadel 11y ago
This is what I would have said. I've only been a software dev for a couple of years, but by far the most important thing I've experienced is buy-in. Every team I've been on that all understands and trusts our process has been
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by rbshadel 11y ago
Just regarding the imposter syndrome aspect of your comment: But isn't the thing about imposter syndrome that it's not about whether YOU think the musician is good, but whether THEY think they are. As an amateur musician I can tot
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by rbshadel 11y ago
as an aside - there's actually multiple videos (not sure how many), so you can play repeatedly
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by rbshadel 11y ago
I don't remember how old I was, but I distinctly remember an occurrence at one of my first swim lessons. It was a group class, and we were all hanging on a rope taking turns swimming to the instructor a few feet away. I thought I heard
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by rbshadel 11y ago
I lifeguarded throughout high school and college, and it always surprised me that most of the difficulties I had were with parents/adults. For the most part, kids would give a sullen look and then listen. My only memorable troubles wer
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by rbshadel 12y ago
My first hope was that the video was actually a performance of the discovered sheet music, but is that actually correct? The video is amount a minute in duration but according to the article, "The scrap of music...would have lasted no
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by rbshadel 12y ago
I think especially at the early stages it will depend on use case. For something like business meetings/transactions I would certainly not tolerate grievous mis-translations. However, I would happily tolerate some mis-translations if t
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by rbshadel 12y ago
I have Google Fiber in Kansas City, and I've been incredibly happy with customer service. Especially after dealing with Time Warner for a couple years, I was extremely surprised and pleased with Google's support. I've had a c
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by rbshadel 12y ago
Here's a great talk by Greg Baugues in which he discusses his own mental illness (bipolar type II and ADHD) and notes that often there is a fine line between a symptom of depression/mental illness and a trait of a successful devel
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by rbshadel 12y ago
Wow I had a completely incorrect understanding of what credit unions are and what you'd use them for...this looks like exactly the kind of alternative I'd like to explore. Thanks!
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by rbshadel 12y ago
As someone else who uses Chase, I'm having trouble with the same reconciliation. As an individual consumer though, what can I do to stop feeding and perpetuating the system? My initial reaction is to "vote with my feet" but i