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Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by eigenvector »

jacquesm wrote: post #45
oskarth wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see a reason why playing violin would be impossible given a couple hundred or thousand hours of deliberate practice. Jumping higher than the WR is a straw man, since that goes for anything - there can only be one #1. However, people can increase their vertical leap substantially if they train things like olympic lifting and plyometric. See The Vertical Jump Development Bible for example programs on how 12-50…

I really tried the violin (I think it is one of the most beautiful instruments), and for more than 'a couple of hundred hours' and it did not work for me. I'm not sure how to articulate the mismatch but I'm pretty good with other musical instruments but between the violin and me it never was love to play it, just endless frustration. At least I can appreciate others that play it a bit better :)

This is not surprising, violin technique is deeply rooted in the body (especially bow technique) and is difficult to learn past adolescence because your body/brain cannot adapt as well in adulthood.

Source: I learned violin around age 13 after already reaching an "expert non-professional" level in piano, found it very challenging and eventually gave it up after seven years of study.

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by reqres »

jacquesm wrote: post #20
x2468 wrote: post #16

Isn't this the guy who squats on domain names? http://www.jacquesmattheij.com/auction-of-domains-for-sale/

Ah, it's you again. You are apparently unable to see the difference between squatting and buying something then selling it at a later point in time. Please read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting And note that every domain I have was bought and paid for from whoever owned it previously or registered from the free pool of domains. Also note that a significant portion of those was developed at some point or o…

You're 100% entitled to do what you want with your own property but please consider the view that domain names are important and finite resources and should be put to good use :)

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by falcolas »

Didn't apprentices' families have to pay pretty dearly to get their "food and lodging"? Also, weren't they pretty much indentured servants to their "Masters"?

Viewing history through rose tinted glasses aside, this seems like a great way to expand your knowledge. It would be great if something like this could be expanded further; institutionalized as part of the software development craft.

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by jacquesm »

nested wrote: post #49
jacquesm wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, it's you again. You are apparently unable to see the difference between squatting and buying something then selling it at a later point in time. Please read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting And note that every domain I have was bought and paid for from whoever owned it previously or registered from the free pool of domains. Also note that a significant portion of those was developed at some point or o…

Wouldn't "intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else." apply in this case considering you are holding onto a bunch of domain names that you are not using? It is implied that someone is going to use that URL as a trademark of sorts, since it will usually describe their project/business. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticybersquatting_Consumer_Pro... says "The law was designed to thwart…

Which trademark do you mean?

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by jacquesm »

reqres wrote: post #52
jacquesm wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, it's you again. You are apparently unable to see the difference between squatting and buying something then selling it at a later point in time. Please read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting And note that every domain I have was bought and paid for from whoever owned it previously or registered from the free pool of domains. Also note that a significant portion of those was developed at some point or o…

You're 100% entitled to do what you want with your own property but please consider the view that domain names are important and finite resources and should be put to good use :)

Finite for very large values of finite. I have 0 trouble coming up with a good domain name for any of my projects that is not yet taken.

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by Blahah »

raldi wrote: post #35
gaius wrote: post #9

One nitpick, journeyman doesn't mean "on a journey", it's journee man, from the French as in, a person paid a day rate for their trade. The next step up, a master, would be paid for completed items, and could employ others.

Seems like more than a nitpick; the whole premise of the article is that journeymen weren't paid, other than room and board, and you're saying they were, in fact, paid a daily rate after all.

I think the premise of the article is that jacquesm wants to do the thing he said he wants to do. The journeyman thing is just a nice way to set the story up.

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by jacquesm »

sillysaurus2 wrote: post #28
ColinWright wrote: post #24

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The circumstances of this one are, well, interesting. And worrying. I offer these links: Two links[0][1], very heavily upvoted, not enough comments to trigger the flame-war detector: Both reached #1 on the front page, then vanished very quickly: http://hnrankings.info/6456034,6455391/ Possibly dropping faster than normal flagging from ordinary users The question was asked[2] - why did they vanish so quickly? Since th…

The rule is, if you have a question about moderation, then email info@ycombinator.com. Don't make an HN post about it. Therefore, it's not really surprising that someone was banned for disobeying the rules. There doesn't seem to be anything especially worrisome here. Jacques, you could try sending an apology to info@ycombinator.com and ask if it'd be possible to restore your account. EDIT: It's beside the point wheth…

I don't feel like I have anything to apologize for.

That said, I miss the ability to bookmark using HN but there are lots of other ways to fix that.

No groveling from me, and apparently no more links, too bad.

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by jacquesm »

Blahah wrote: post #56
raldi wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems like more than a nitpick; the whole premise of the article is that journeymen weren't paid, other than room and board, and you're saying they were, in fact, paid a daily rate after all.

I think the premise of the article is that jacquesm wants to do the thing he said he wants to do. The journeyman thing is just a nice way to set the story up.

Yep. There are a lot of ingredients that went into this, conversations with friends, reading up on the history of guilds / tradecraft. I realized there is no way I could actually revive the journeyman concept, especially not given the obligations that I already have and we don't have a guild to start with nor any of the traditions that come with it.

But it served as a nice starting point and ingredient in the soup. Lots of offers (and interesting ones too, nicely fitting with the spirit of the request) already.

This will be a very interesting year.

Re: Will Work for Food and Lodging

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Post by Blahah »

jacquesm wrote: post #59
Blahah wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the premise of the article is that jacquesm wants to do the thing he said he wants to do. The journeyman thing is just a nice way to set the story up.

Yep. There are a lot of ingredients that went into this, conversations with friends, reading up on the history of guilds / tradecraft. I realized there is no way I could actually revive the journeyman concept, especially not given the obligations that I already have and we don't have a guild to start with nor any of the traditions that come with it. But it served as a nice starting point and ingredient in the soup. L…

It's a great idea. When I get home from work and discuss it with my other half, I'll be sending an offer too :)
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