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I do not see that a space makes much of a difference. Plenty of linguists would admit 'login' as a verb. There is very little difficulty in accepting that 'to log in' and 'to login…

if (false) { self.the_one_language_I_should_learn = "the best one"; } else { delete(self.the_one_language_I_should_learn); while (self.could_improve) { self.programming_skills_and_…

I'm awfully glad to see that erlang stayed in the running so long - this guy clearly shares my bias.

There is intrinsic to the academic system a pervasive issue of trust. Grades can indicate the depth of knowledge, but with the disclaimer that both the arbitrating grader is truste…

For me it was quite the opposite. I didn't begin to show any particular interest in mathematics until proof based courses came into the picture. I would certainly not have earned a…

personally, I think that the husband was lucky to last as long as he did without succumbing to torpid disillusionment with himself, his potentialities, and his powers. I'm so jaded…

Gardening. I give my self one computer-free-day each week in which I garden. Working with one's hands instead of one's head provides a much needed relief after a week of programmin…

I did that for the last 18 months and have recently taken a temp (6 month) programming gig to amass some capital before I revert to crumbbumhood. On the one hand - the professional…

Listen... I studied Math (B.S), Philosophy (Minor), and Classical Literature(B.A). I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage a bit of perspective on your part. Sure, read some…

And, if giving direction to a newcomer - I'd pass her the slimmer volume 9 times out of 9.

I just started this book on friday!

on that final point, we can agree. And you're right, we must be somewhat disparate in our thought - If I were the architect of the world - I would have it that material property is…

Precisely, the system requires reform - but abolishment would even further deprive that "lone inventor" of right to her own work. Trouncing patents now would only give the already …

Alright, trash patents right now - tell me what would happen. "where is the evidence..." I was having this discussion with a friend of mine, an engineering PhD. At first, I took yo…

As a disclaimer: in an ideal civilization, in which the market ceased to operate, wealth ceased to appeal to people, and our individual ambitions collectively coincided to the mutu…

Well, unless you're terribly interested in moving on to things like differential geometry, I'd put analysis off a bit longer were I you. If you'd like something stimulating and pot…

> "... do your best to make sure your kids are challenged. Praise them for succeeding..." I especially agree with those two thoughts. I might be inclined append the the caveat that…

quite - real_life++, and, yes, probably with a much lower poly-count.

As for me, I eschewed the applied topics (no ODE's no PDE's) in favor of the "pure" (algebra, analysis, topology, etc) only to discover that, because I had little interest in becom…

A trivial tangent: oddly enough I find that, whether I'm programming for distributed applications or animations, it is the number theory, and not (surprisingly) the linear algebra,…

I had read the first article already, and this one provided an interesting commentary. What struck me most, however, was the striking parallel it makes to a distant, hazily defined…

My least favorite Peter Thiel quote "Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. " According to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook

And let us not forget the Lazlo Hollyfeld from the 1985 classic The Real Genius ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089886/ ) who computerized his "no purchase necessary, enter as often…