My dad was a military analyst in the Balkans in the 90s. I am telling this story second-hand, but I'll try to get it correct. While in Albania, my dad shared a taxi with an older Albania gentleman. The man recounted his…
It's true that both sides of the arms race make things worse. But the thing is, at risk of sounding like a child: companies started it. We've all heard the complaints, "why does this job make me submit my resume, and…
> Too many people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they want a quick ticket to a cushy tech job Or maybe, people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they want to learn how to program. Which is…
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Languages for "teaching kids how to code" tend to be either: 1. very visual/non-text (eg: scratch) 2. usability IDE/language tools (what this appears to be) #1 is fine. But #2, these should be present in software the…
> Learning about "for" loops is not learning to program, any more than learning about pencils is learning to draw. This is incorrect. If an artist doesn't know what pencils are, then leaning about pencils is learning…
> We're never going to "solve" anything I don't know, I think we "solved" eg indoor running water, which dramatically reduced mortality. You can say there was a "trade off" in the respect that it costed a large amount…
The post seems to be implying that increase in money supply is synonymous with inflation, but one of the main reasons we print more money is actually to keep up with growth.
What I experience is different and less extreme than the author. But I learned, just now, that I have a mental condition. It even has it's own name, and it's not just a variant of ADD. Or at least I did. My symptoms…
When everything is a hyperlink, nothing is a hyperlink. You can trivially make every word a hyperlink by running a script which attaches the dictionary.com entry for each word. I would never click on those links, and…
> To use the language of antitrust, these companies are a cartel that is using its monopsony power to drive down demand for labor. Except there is absolutely no reason to believe this at all. Author is just making stuff…
My dad was a military analyst in the Balkans in the 90s. I am telling this story second-hand, but I'll try to get it correct. While in Albania, my dad shared a taxi with an older Albania gentleman. The man recounted his…
It's true that both sides of the arms race make things worse. But the thing is, at risk of sounding like a child: companies started it. We've all heard the complaints, "why does this job make me submit my resume, and…
> Too many people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they want a quick ticket to a cushy tech job Or maybe, people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they want to learn how to program. Which is…
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Languages for "teaching kids how to code" tend to be either: 1. very visual/non-text (eg: scratch) 2. usability IDE/language tools (what this appears to be) #1 is fine. But #2, these should be present in software the…
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> Learning about "for" loops is not learning to program, any more than learning about pencils is learning to draw. This is incorrect. If an artist doesn't know what pencils are, then leaning about pencils is learning…
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> We're never going to "solve" anything I don't know, I think we "solved" eg indoor running water, which dramatically reduced mortality. You can say there was a "trade off" in the respect that it costed a large amount…
The post seems to be implying that increase in money supply is synonymous with inflation, but one of the main reasons we print more money is actually to keep up with growth.
What I experience is different and less extreme than the author. But I learned, just now, that I have a mental condition. It even has it's own name, and it's not just a variant of ADD. Or at least I did. My symptoms…
When everything is a hyperlink, nothing is a hyperlink. You can trivially make every word a hyperlink by running a script which attaches the dictionary.com entry for each word. I would never click on those links, and…
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> To use the language of antitrust, these companies are a cartel that is using its monopsony power to drive down demand for labor. Except there is absolutely no reason to believe this at all. Author is just making stuff…