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HN is a spark plug that caused various forward motions and explosions in my life. I learned about open source and Linux; in time that went from a new hobby to a change of direction…

Maybe we read different articles, but "Build an initial product" is what he said to do _after_ the hypothesis testing.

Even with a pretty good model, if you introduce new failures that were not anticipated/tested, there's a risk that the system will not behave as per the aircraft. Now you're giving…

> Do simulators have the same hardware as real planes, or do they have a software model of the airplane? If you're looking at the highest fidelity level D simulators, the instrumen…

A good book can immerse you in someone else's way of thinking, in their world. I think the time it takes to read is an essential part of that process, in the same way that watching…

The author seems very pleased to experience the power gradient of being surrounded by hungry students looking to join the club. "You’ve got a lot of learning to do - minimum nine m…

Definitely not a degree mill. Have a look a their well-established OMSCS program, which offers an MSc in Computer Science. This is an offshoot of it. Getting in to their OMSCS prog…

Right now, I am taking the equivalent course to yours in an online CS masters program. The best thing they've done is structure the entire course around building a web database app…

Probably an impossible-to-find asset. Such a collaborative effort is likely to attract the most vocal and opinionated people, many of whom do not have children of their own. I am s…

If OP lives in a city, it shouldn't be hard to find a sharp college kid who will tutor.

I force myself to read a book about it, from cover to cover; then I start using it. That gives me a helicopter survey of what the language looks like and its main ideas. Of course …

I was in a similar situation for years, and alcohol was the lesser of my intake problems. I was drinking mostly to stave off boredom; let's call it being comfortably numb. What eve…

From the article: > He isn’t a bad worker, but the relationship between the leadership style and his work style are clashing. If refusing to take orders doesn't make you a bad work…

I work in aviation safety/training. The most meaningful work I've done is developing code for flight simulators, so that pilots can learn how to handle real-world problems. Sometim…

> It’s just not right to say that so few people should get to control the entire continent just because they were there first. By that argument, it's just not right to say that mul…

> Having to interact with the phone while driving is a safety problem Surprised and dismayed if this is the prevailing viewpoint, that using a phone while driving is a necessity th…

I'm bracing for a serious downvote... I have to admit that Anthony Robbins had a big influence on my thinking, particularly with "Awaken the Giant Within." The message was - you ca…

Try making a few calls before the important one to break the ice a bit. Another trick is to start the conversation in an unconventional way, so you don't have time to predict what …

This assumes that wealthy people have a better work ethic than the poor, to the extent that they might not even be able to imagine what a bad work ethic looks like. In my experienc…

I'm a white dude, but I feel the same way. I have experienced first-hand that the attitude and vibes that make a workplace toxic for women or others will also make my time there un…

It need not be on a consistent basis. I recall one bad decision on the part of a manager that caused me to work eight months of 60-80 hour weeks and nearly burned me out. It took s…

For the big projects in my life right now, I just keep track of my time spent, on a daily basis, in a text file. I've found that if I spend enough time, things get done. A simple b…

I second chopsticks. Good design doesn't have to be user-friendly. I like how chopsticks can be implemented out of almost any material, are dead-simple, and are "opinionated." They…

If you can push yourself hard enough to get the idea built, you will face another bout of crippling self-doubt when you decide whether to show it to anyone. And then a MUCH bigger …