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I thought that Python is designed to be a teaching language.

When I was 26yo I freelanced while traveling. I had a blast, but if I could change one thing, I would have saved money (or created passive income streams) to travel for a year with…

Applying economic game theory to a relationship seems like a good way to take all the fun and passion out of it

Being homeless and finding a way to release an app is a good example of resourcefulness.

From my experience most "nerds" are actually way too quick to criticize others. They lack confidence in their social skills so they form an identity around their supposed technical…

> A scientific idea is "correct" if it can be successfully compared to reality. But this is similar to saying what is real is what corresponds to reality. Do you see the circularit…

Many philosophers have questioned the scientific definition of "correctness". For example Heidegger who argued that scientific truth is an approximation and measurement of things t…

treat it as a learning experience rather than a deliverable product. But what is the purpose of mentioning this? If you are recommending that he go ahead with the endeavour, then w…

http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs173/2012/OnLine/

I have seen programmers make the same avoidable mistakes over and over again without learning much from them. Sure, they learn from syntactical errors and perhaps how to avoid spec…

Good advice, but I don't understand why writing a book is the "quickest way to get ridiculed". If a developer wrote a book that provides value, is accurate, and contained very usef…

What evidence exists that building a product that you would use leads to a greater chance of success? I can think of plenty of counterexamples of entrepreneurs that have built succ…

Think of a creative side project that you would really enjoy doing. Then do it. And take your time on it. Slow down. Tune out from what everyone else is doing. You have to give you…

I have heard of some people having migraines on their first one or two fasts, but most of them say they no longer get them after those first ones. If you want to try it, it might b…

I fast for 24 hours (i.e. no food, only water and a couple cups of black coffee) twice a week. Contrary to popular belief this does not activate "starvation mode", it burns fat and…

I read this a bit differently than saying that anyone can do what Steve Jobs did. To speak plainly, to be patient and put the dots together, to lead without charisma are all incred…

Algorithmic thinking may be a useful skill but in my experience, there are down sides. Many (not all) programmers are rigid in their thinking; yes they can solve problems logically…

I have come to the conclusion that following or pursuing goals and dreams is not the key to happiness. Yes, it is something worth doing, but it is not a magic pill. Running a busin…

I'm curious how efficient most coders are even in an 8 hour work day. I find that I can only log about 4 - 5 hours a day (on average) of solid coding time (or marketing/business wo…