wisp558

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by wisp558 10mo ago
This really resonated with the way I feel about Ruby. I haven't had the opportunity to seriously write Ruby in years, but I measure every development environment against the classic ruby/rails/rake/gem/bundler exper
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by wisp558 14y ago
You do realize learning is a discovery process? I think the part that set off red flags for me was the "Business book a week" policy. It's important to follow one's interests; they have a habit of leading to subjects and careers that will m
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by wisp558 15y ago
I am the child, instilled with a sense of wonder about, well, everything. I got kind of a late start, didn't run into computers until I was starting High School, until my parents gave me an old Pentium II that they had lying around. I'm 19
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by wisp558 15y ago
Regardless of whether or not this actually qualifies as 'next-gen', I find the current trend of naming things by misspelling words to be somewhat... disturbing. 'Browsr'? Really? I don't want to have all of the technology I use require a [s
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by wisp558 15y ago
I think the best way I can describe my reaction is by describing the effect reading novels (not blog posts or stuff on the internet, but actual literature) affects my inner mental dialogue. It affects the way I communicate information with
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by wisp558 15y ago
True, but that leaves 4 hours a day to sleep, let alone have a worthwhile life. But who am I to judge, I suppose.
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by wisp558 15y ago
This is sad. There is more to life than 140 character bursts, even if your job revolves around the platform. The idea of wasting 18-20 hours a day (as in the article) revolts me. I'd rather read a novel (or try to write one!). Or learn a p