riprock

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by riprock 6y ago
Thoughts on countries like Japan with a super-aged population but with low fatality ratio?
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by riprock 8y ago
They just announced there will be live streamed game(s) after Mana's series.
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by riprock 9y ago
Does Stripe (presumably where they work) still allow full-time remote work? I looked at their job board and it seems like none of the job posts are for remote positions.
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by riprock 10y ago
I've never used Go, but would you write your customer facing REST service using Go? Or would it only be used for back-end microservices? What's a recommended library for writing a customer facing REST API?
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by riprock 10y ago
My data structure wish list: - heapq to support max heap better. (you can invert the value or use heapq._heapify_max, neither is ideal.) - Tree map.
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by riprock 10y ago
This resonates a lot with me. Whenever I participate in a social gathering there are already long-established "cliques" and they just talk among themselves. I feel this especially at wedding receptions -- I find myself awkwardly w
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by riprock 10y ago
Any hints of which states you invest houses in that are cash flow positive? California seems to require ridiculous capital to even get started.
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by riprock 11y ago
> So the biggest barriers to doing it on your own aren't source material (there is lots of that) it's a good source of correction. Does anyone have any recommendations for where I can find a "good source of correction&qu
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by riprock 12y ago
I fail to see the benefits of using this over keyboard shortcuts, mouse, and a wacom tablet (many keyboards and tablets also have programmable buttons.) My setup is currently keboard + mouse on a keyboard tray and wacom tablet on the table
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by riprock 12y ago
Just curious, but any chance of Khan Academy adding Discrete Mathematics? Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think coursera/udemy have a course either. The only free online course I am aware of for Discrete Mathematics is MIT OC
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by riprock 13y ago
What about parents and siblings? They should arguably be above SO. If you need somebody to talk to, don't forget your family!
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by riprock 13y ago
Compojure is looking really attractive ("modern" dynamic language with JVM performance backing it up). How is the ecosystem around Clojure web development?
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by riprock 14y ago
Can you provide a link? I am not a lawyer, but I have seen http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions-slip.htm which provides a link to the LexisNexis website for opinions from 1850 - Present. The LexisNexis website also states "There is no charge
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by riprock 14y ago
This needs to also happen for case law (free as in beer). How absurd is this: "Pursuant to common law tradition, the courts of California have developed a large body of case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court of California and t
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by riprock 14y ago
my problem with these tracking apps is that it's too easy to "cheat" the system if you have more than one monitor. I typically have a video or stream open on one monitor while I have focus on a window in another monitor so the app doesn't l
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by riprock 14y ago
I haven't used Backbone.js, but from what I've read there are extensions like Backbone.Marionette for better view and memory management. https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette
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by riprock 15y ago
I emailed my dad (biosci professor) for his opinion on this company, but from what I know of his work history and past collaborations, points 2 and 3 are likely road blocks to using this webapp. Trust is definitely a huge deal as I know he
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by riprock 15y ago
I'm confused -- isn't Node.js's ruby equivalent EventMachine? Why are they comparing Node.js, an asynchronous I/O library, with a MVC web framework? I don't think this is a fair comparison unless they tell us the MVC framework their Node.js
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by riprock 15y ago
This. There's always a backlash with unexpected post-beta price increases as well (see google app engine.) Be straight-up with the pricing and hold your words.
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by riprock 15y ago
I might get some backlash for this, but while you can apply for some bioinformatics jobs with a MS, PhD is the norm not the exception for biology-related fields. Without a PhD, you won't get very far career-wise.
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by riprock 15y ago
I think a big reason why most people go with a career and degree in software engineering as opposed to bioinformatics is because of a bigger job market, a higher salary potential, and a lower commitment to achieve the goal (computer science
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8 points by riprock 15y ago|3 comments
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by riprock 15y ago
I wonder how his Rite project is going (Ruby Lite, an "embeddable Ruby") Wasn't the project sponsored by the Japanese government? Really looking forward to its release :)
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by riprock 15y ago
As a JRuby fan, I have my fingers crossed that they will switch to JRuby and help it become "more mature." :)
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by riprock 15y ago
I'd like to hear more about the updated future pricing structure besides the FAQ. New features are irrelevant if they become unaffordable =\
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by riprock 15y ago
Just to point how competitive starcraft 2 is right now: Global Starcraft League is pretty much monthly. first place wins $80,000, second place wins $25,000, and so on http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=141... The Nor
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by riprock 15y ago
i'm sure there is a more accurate prediction out there (explained in papers) by researchers who have spent way more time and effort into this subject. for us common folks, there's even a wikipedia answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World
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by riprock 15y ago
this reminded me of pixar's "university" that teaches technical skills for all their employees (particularly see page 2): http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/business/yourmoney/29pixar... "Pixar University is at the center of Mr. Nelson's a
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by riprock 15y ago
Blizzard Entertainment's April Fools starcraft: http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/console/ warcraft: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/dungeon-helper/ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/dungeon/tomb-of-immortal-da... diablo: http://us.
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by riprock 16y ago
As a gamer, I trust cat5 cables way more than wireless connections (I have both at home)...anything to mitigate the possibility of disconnection and higher latency. I also don't have any numbers to prove this, but I'm fairly certain my down

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