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overcode

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    Comment #19819412

    There are people in the industry who - know what they are talking about - have presence on social media It's just that their numbers are incredibly low relative to the bullshitters…

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    Comment #19816514

    Thanks. Getting started is a hurdle - I often look at an interesting project on github and find it difficult to identify what can be improved.

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    Comment #19806537

    Oh sure, but that's why you have the context. My point is that the time gap between a tool like this becoming technically possible and someone executing it successfully will be inc…

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    Comment #19805973

    If we could, we would have. But we haven't, so we can't.

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    Comment #19794999

    I understand where you coming from but I don't think that a politician's apparent knowledge about a subject is a good indicator of how good their decisions regarding this subject w…

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    Comment #19794986

    Of course it doesn't. My point is that even if you have knowledge about technology/science, that's completely irrelevant when you then go on to support and represent people who act…

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    Comment #19792033

    Someone's education or knowledge of technology is a bad indicator of how competent they would be in decision making.

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    Comment #19791459

    A libertarian republican from Kentucky... while your answer might be technically correct, I really don't think that this is the rare gem of a politician that OP is looking for.

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    Comment #19785408

    That doesn't address the question at all.

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    Comment #19776889

    Very often these personal efforts are simply virtue signalling or a way for people to feel better about themselves. Doesn't mean that you should be wasteful with your resources or …

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    Comment #19699777

    Not sure what data you expect to see. People generally don't publish their discriminatory lending and insurance policies. Or do you think that the statement that it's profitable mi…

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    Ask HN: What are your favorite software products to use and why?

    In any class - could be an operating system, desktop application, website, language, library, framework, mobile app, IDE etc.

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    Comment #19596282

    People fall into the trap of expecting otherwise, because otherwise is easier. MOOC are often used as a shortcut rather than a legitimate way to learn about a subject.

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    Comment #19595828

    Based on my experience, apart from a handful (really a handful) of open courses by elite universities (e.g. Harvard's Stats 110), the vast majority of online courses are garbage - …

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    Comment #19595587

    If an employer needs to see a resume first and what you apply with is not a resume, you won't even get past the first and most basic filter of the hiring process. There is no good …

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    Comment #19595579

    The time and place for those is the interview stage.

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    Comment #19580260

    Any arguments against storing your bookmarks in your browser of choice?

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    Comment #19570510

    Yes. Casino house games are set up in a way that the player is guaranteed to be losing in the long run (all of the player's decisions have negative expected value). So maybe tradin…

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    Comment #19541707

    Not only that you can - you have to do this to make better decisions. It's called focusing and everyone does it all the time.