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Not really. The author is advocating to not be too attached from an ego perspective to an idea and trying different things to see what actually works. That's different from saying …

Well this is a graduate level course so I wouldn't say it doesn't require any degree or work experience. In general the numbering scheme at CMU is xx-yyy where xx is the department…

The course was also presented on edX: https://www.edx.org/course/street-fighting-math-mitx-6-sfmx you can enroll and view the archives.

I quite liked the article but I agree with you that these are not really "first principles". Seem like the story was shoe-horned to fit the analogy. The author could have taken the…

He commented on this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9588901

Actually, unless you are working on your own, you will find as you get more experienced, you will be spending more time on tasks other than coding, such as design, mentoring, etc..…

In Europe, it is generally the norm to include a photo of yourself on the CV... Never seen that in the US. However given this site is called "VisualCV" (emphasis on visual), I can …

Since you posted about an hour ago, right now you will get mostly responses from HN'ers in Europe, Australia, etc... who will mostly sympathize with you. Can't wait for the west co…

Discussion from a couple of weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8713411

I don't think these are weird policies anymore. I work at a major software company and one year ago, we went from having a set of number of vacations days to an "unlimited vacation…

I am not sure what the full context for your quote is, but most people would agree that Whatsapp focused on growth (in terms of number of users) and not so much revenue (i.e. they …

Good for you for being able to have more compassion towards these people than I do :) People save on rent all the time: crashing at friends, moving in with their BF/GF, moving back…

I wouldn't really compare homelessness to being employed at Google and choosing to sleep in the parking lot.

Neat. I wonder how it will compare to the Roomba. I own a Roomba 770 and am pretty happy with it so far. I am assuming the filter is probably going to be better on the Dyson. The 3…

Would you mind explaining the trust/umbrella/Ltd schemes? Probably not familiar for folks from outside the UK.

This is a very difficult question for anyone to answer for you. It all depends on which metrics/values are most important to you. Here are a few generic ideas: You can look on Glas…

Not refuting your point but it seems that other dutch cities are in the top 10 for drug use: http://www.nltimes.nl/2014/05/27/three-dutch-cities-top-ten-... Eindhoven and Utrecht a…

The French article has a comment by Regis Duschene one of the VMware Fusion developers stating that there is an Easter Egg in the Easter Egg. The virtualghetto.com article is refer…

Not sure about that. If you are in Tech (or IT as they like to call it here), you can probably qualify for the Knowledge Migrant permit ance chances are the process is a lot faster…

How has your experience been with VRBO? Any reason that has prompted you not to use AirBnb? Edit to ask: do you mind sharing which island/area, your rental is in? 90% occupancy rat…

I have a few rentals properties which each brings in around $300/month after all expenses (including property management so I don't have to do anything). Each property price is aro…

It seems that many equate H-1B with bringing in cheap labor from abroad. The truth is if you are an international student in the US and would like to stay in the US afterwards then…

Indeed. Sounds like it would take before your spouse could be eligible to work but it does seem to be an improvement over the current situation especially for citizens of countries…