think-large

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   by think-large 14y ago

   I <3 you OP. So much right now. I didn't even know i needed these until I read this post and now I know and I'm so happy. I know matplotlib comes with Python(x,y) but that's a pretty awesome one too.
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   by think-large 14y ago

   I think that is the beauty to this post it wasn't one person... However, Jeff Atwood seems to be the main contributor. He was also the co-founder of Stack Overflow. http://stackoverflow.com/posts/477578/revisions The power of team work.
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   Cool tool to find your idea candidate(votesmart.org)

   1 points by think-large 14y ago|0 comments
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   by think-large 14y ago

   Coursera has a huge amount of data and could create their own algorithms that check for similar code in the database. It wouldn't be perfect but it could do simple string comparison against other work.
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   by think-large 14y ago

   Thanks for the advice. I've slowly been moving to the more technical side of the house since I graduated school, because I got hired on as an "Systems Engineer" that wrote power points. It was great in that I learned to deal with customer
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   by think-large 14y ago

   Your comment was very inspiring. At the risk of saying too much, I find myself in a similar situation, where the culture of my workplace doesn't seem to jive with productivity or the way I work. I think another danger of a workplace is th
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   by think-large 14y ago

   I'm in my 20s and have never touched a type writer. I use the two space method almost exclusively because that's what I was taught. Sure I mess it up sometimes, but this article does make a fantastic case for why to use it for parsing. I
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   by think-large 14y ago

   Best comment I've read in a long time. Thank you very much Yoda.
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   by think-large 14y ago

   Ditto and 100% agreed!
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I think that something a lot of people who read this are forgetting (and please correct me if I'm wrong) is that most of us have 4 year degrees and/or jobs in Software Engineering (or at least Engineering). These courses are meant to be a s
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    by think-large 14y ago

    Another solution would be to employ an alogrithm that checks your solution against past solutions. It would work much like what professors employ when they submit Reports to an online repository. If someone it stupid enough not to even cha
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    by think-large 14y ago

    Or by any employer who checks this "black list"
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I agree with you, but that is mostly because I already have a 4 year degree in Engineering and I'm assuming you do too. There is a problem in the fact that many people cannot afford that degree because their parents can't afford it (or the
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    by think-large 14y ago

    Thanks, that was my point.
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    by think-large 14y ago

    Dude this comment is what I went to r/politics for... huge freaking mistake. Yeah I agree both of them misled. I was watching Obama's video the next day and he was till using that 5trillion dollar thing, but that doesn't upset me that muc
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I can't believe how ridiculous this is. I think that this will definitely just earn her a bigger following among her fellow players and only alienate the older crowd who wouldn't like her anyway. Politics makes me sick.
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    by think-large 14y ago

    It's really the contrast between these two comments that drove me to Python. Many things are possible with the web, yet I'm more interested in Machine Learning and development of applications for phones/computers/adruino/etc. So I gotta s
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I know absolutely nothing about Ruby, is it as useful outside of the web framework as python is? I have come to use python a lot for different programming needs and as a test before I turn to something like C/C++ any more. I have been able
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I think that his statements were matter of fact and mostly true. While the baby boomers do know how to use computers and can handle their own for the most part. I'd also say that the knowledge gained by growing up with those tools just is
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    Awesome way to learn javascript(gist.github.com)

    1 points by think-large 14y ago|0 comments
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    by think-large 14y ago

    Another important thing to consider is your target audience. If you are designing a site like github that targets developers then you can probably assume they know what a FAQ page is. I think that overall, this article isn't highlighting s
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    by think-large 14y ago

    This sort of thing is very dependent on a person's age too. I know a lot of my peers would know what FAQ means and what a password is. Even some of the "less" tech savvy people. But late adopters who are still using 10 year old PCs usuall
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I just have to say that this post spoke to me. I've found things on this forum that have helped me tremendously at work. I have a minor in CS and I now work as a developer. I have been able to perform well at work, but I still feel inade
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    by think-large 14y ago

    >Name for me one brand new feature. Navigation App
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I just wanted to say that you need to calm down and address the issue here. He is obviously an avid follower of this type of bill and he pays attention to the news and likes to post his opinion here. I'd like you to watch this video and se
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I am new to Hacker News. I have to say that I too despair at some of the comments posted on the site. I believe that open discourse and communication is great, but when someone posts in jest it belittles what we all desire from a communit
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    by think-large 14y ago

    Re-post anyone??
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    by think-large 14y ago

    I'd love to get any references you have. I enjoy learning from anyone who can keep an open mind. I do have to say that your comment about sheep herders, while funny (and accurate) was a little over the top. Deistic or Theistic, if someone
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    by think-large 14y ago

    Bah, I'm stopping this thread cuz I did a better job of explaining in this other conversation. Also, it is not a failure at all, it is a datum to be added to the experience that we base our observations on. http://news.ycombinator.com/item
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    by think-large 14y ago

    agreed. also, why (for the most part) the religious try to avoid addressing science. There are some crazies out there tho...