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Re:Ask HN: Startup promised me a job, then backed out after ... by wickedchicken on Sunday November 06, 2011 @02:13PM (#3203492)
> First he states that whitepapers are a 'shitload of crap'

I'd agree that whitepapers are often useless. But this site says academic papers are useless. Anti-intellectualism in programmers is a really weird thing, it's like pro athletes telling people that exercise is useless and we should just eat powerbars all day long.

"Academic papers are shitloads of crap. Want to read something? Read some beautiful source code instead."

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Re:Ask HN: Startup promised me a job, then backed out after ... by reinhardt on Sunday November 06, 2011 @02:37PM (#3203577)
It's more like pro basketball players telling people that proper basketball training, exercise and nutrition is useless and they should just go play 3 on 3 with the brothas in the 'hood.
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