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It's the fallacy found first in the list the causes the issue: >- Calories are a lie. The model is incorrect (true) and should therefore be completely ignored/rejected (false) >- F…

The Yelp extortion model applied to individuals.

Also consider a license like JetBrains old "personal purchase for professional use". I've carried Resharper around with me from employer to employer as my own "hammer" resulting in…

The idea of repository as editorial makes me really happy.

I'd offer that accessibility is a huge part of the beauty of Euler's identity. A few weeks into your average Calculus 2 class and it almost feels intuitive.

If this was framed as charging twenty bucks less for those willing to endure the hard side of the cushion, people would be proclaiming anyone sitting on soft cushions as stupid.

The "Keyword: HUMOR" at the end of the article should be a hint as well.

If I recall correctly, the lower is also the only part of the assembled weapon that requires registration.

The informal language and entertainment value of the letter seems to me to be a direct nod to the value of the Streisand effect in matters like this. The Oatmeal manages to make th…

I think the quality of the current crop of polls is a greater concern than the quantity.

You really need to provide a means of at least browsing a pre-filled wishlist without supplying an email address first. You've got to earn my email address.

It just distills down to "Don't let people tell you that you can't frame with your trusty roofing hammer. Just get to work and switch tools when you must."

I agree that 'hidden' isn't exactly an accurate description, but that is a pretty good list of keywords that commonly get reinvented by less experienced C#-ers. It would be more ac…

Reddit didn't appear out of the ether as one of those sites. They built a user base in a manner un like everyone else. FTFY.

No. Get the degree now while it's relatively easy. The longer you're out of the education system the harder it is to fall back into the student mindset. If you're 'not afraid of wo…

Replacing all forms of "woman" with the appropriate form of "employee" and neutering pronouns doesn't seem to change the story at all.

I always picture sacks with '$' on the side rather than suitcases, but I always have difficulty shaking the feeling that lobbying is basically a cash transaction. I constantly have…

^Like everything else, writing a really excellent assignment is an iterative process. After two or three offerings, you finally have something your users (ie, students) really valu…

I've always made sense of it all as follows: Science describes reality with theory. Applied science moves science into practical application. Engineering composes/commercializes ap…

Just to continue this thought of 'avenues you could pursue which don't involve a direct application': there's always graduate school. Prove your aptitude at a school that will take…

Agreed. In the US today, we essentially have a single payer, single provider education system. There's simply no motivation for improvement on either side, leaving the kids to pay …

I've got to mention 'Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew' by Jamil Zainasheff and John Palmer here. It contains examples of both all-grain and extract recipe…

The next step is for a terrorist to put a bomb inside a TSA agent forming a mighty ouroboros of security-theater.

I think that you're confusing the article's mention of education or schooling with college. The opinion I take from the article is that while the emphasis should remain on continue…

I'll gladly second Jon Skeet's 'C# in Depth'. The second edition is currently available through MEAP @ http://www.manning.com/skeet2/ , with the print edition coming in September.