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From the perspective of someone encountering the site: how does it help? Why should I use your site instead of just emailing them? Or using Scribd? Or putting it on my network shar…

Was it via this product? http://www.ailive.net/liveAI.html

In programming AI players for various games, I've found that stupid algorithms with excellently-tuned parameters beat smart algorithms with decently-tuned parameters.

Similar: Perhaps make downvoting power -- as opposed to upvoting power -- proportional to age/karma? That would empower experienced (indoctrinated?) members to discourage the undes…

But the next question is: Who has the deeper pockets with which to throw more money to the content providers?

Dupe of: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=833443

Yes. One thing I noticed is that searches no longer require that all words in the query be present in the search results. Adding a + before a word is now required to ensure that it…

Despite all the downmodding, jpwagner's suggestion is on the money. What would most benefit the development of a tool like this is extensive understanding of how the target audienc…

They seem to have mostly avoided that, actually. There's no Firefox logo on their site, for example.

This, incidentally, reads like a business how-not-to.

Why is it counter-intuitive? If your goal is to make a lot of money, sometimes your exit strategy will be acquisition.

This is a very commonly expressed idea. One of the most-cited sources is "Mythical Man Month" by Fred Brooks. For more: http://www.google.com/search?q=10x+programmer

The setup I've found works best is to have two computers with browsers pointed to an Etherpad document, to allow pseudocode, and use problem domains that don't require the use of r…

The article makes an eloquent case for the following: Code is liability.

I imagine that the confusion arose because the two dimensions which varied across the button grid had no relationship to one another.

Dupe. This was posted last week.

There are also a lot more humans in the northern hemisphere.

Your company's IT department likely hasn't blocked Etherpad, which has a chat feature.

That constitutes an appropriate use of the word "orthogonal".

Your best bet is to go after companies where developers do the hiring. To a recruiter who isn't a developer, your resume doesn't conform to the parameters they know to look for. Th…

I'm a recent CS graduate. 1993: DOS Basic. Entered programs from 3-2-1 Contact magazine. 1995: Robot Battle ( http://www.robotbattle.com/ ) 1996: Klik 'n' Play ( http://www.clickte…

I was eating two Clif bars a day until I discovered that they caused gas. If I discovered a Clif-like bar that didn't, I'd pick the habit up again.

Even with mulligans, I'd argue that mana screw is one of the biggest failings of M:tG. Make your best estimate of what percentage of games you think are decided by mana screw or mu…