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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea
on Saturday July 14, 2018 @06:19AM (#17529698)
> The Basecamp office has a row of desks out in the open which we govern by Library Rules. We also have four private work rooms.
Well it is still a bad decision. Libraries are an open work space and still manage to provide a reasonable working environment. This is less about money but more about a wrong perception of work.
Re:Vim plugins I use
on Saturday June 30, 2018 @11:01AM (#17431063)
Missing the most important one:
https://valloric.github.io/YouCompleteMe/
:)
Re:How to Install Tensorflow GPU with CUDA 9.2 for Python on Ubuntu
on Thursday May 31, 2018 @04:44AM (#17194917)
Contains some buzzwords though
Re:Mathematics for Computer Science: Readings
on Saturday March 17, 2018 @11:53AM (#16607491)
This analogy does not capture the problem that the human brain constantly forgets...
Re:Einstein's boyhood proof of the Pythagorean theorem (2015)
on Sunday March 04, 2018 @04:02PM (#16516701)
Trying to figure out the proof of a² + b² = c² by myself, without looking up the solution, was somehow exiting. Being exposed to a riddle and trying to find the solution is kinda cool.
However, not solving it after 10 minutes left me feeling a bit dumb... :)
Re:German cars have the most to lose from a changing auto industry
on Sunday March 04, 2018 @05:28AM (#16514118)
> Oh, and did I mention how munch money it saves not to own a car?
Yap. So true
Re:German cars have the most to lose from a changing auto industry
on Sunday March 04, 2018 @05:26AM (#16514110)
Live in a german city and neither have a car. Public transport or even preferably bike
Re:Would College Students Retain More If Professors Dialed Back the Pace?
on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @02:56PM (#16319020)
> I deliberately selected a college where I knew I would be pushed hard.
Learning a lot in a short period of time is strongly coupled with coping strategies and discipline due to time pressure and the high requirements. After this process you probably have gained some insights about yourself and further, confidence to have capabilities to read and learn through whatever comes your way. At least to a certain degree.
> It depends on what you want. I didn't want to waste time in college. I wanted to get all I could out of the 4 years.
However, I think there's still a lot of space for improvement. Especially towards technical or math expertise. A lot of students even lack of the bare basics just a few months after the exams are over. And even more importantly, problem solving skills and critical thinking are, at least in my experience, neglected. One of the main reasons therefore is the lack of time. Thinking and solving a problem _yourself_ instead of looking up the solution or being able to reproduce a solution at your exams are two different things. With the former being the critical point at which universities currently fail the most.
Ask HN: Compensation for a test working day instead of job interview
I recently applied for a job as software engineer. To assess my skills and get to know the team they want me to work for one day at their company on a proposed problem.Basically, I think this a good approach. However, from my perspective, I felt that the effort/risk taken by the company and by me is unbalanced and therefore requested some compensation for the "test working day" during the first...
Re:Productive on six hours of sleep? You’re deluding yourself, expert ...
on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @12:45PM (#15401795)
Scientific sources?
> Prescribing one amount of sleep for every kind of person seems very obviously wrong.
That's, AFAIK, not.
Ask HN: Optimal Head Position While Working with a Laptop
Most of my work I do using my laptop. The setup usually is table + laptop + me sitting in a chair. My Head is slightly looking down ( ~ 70 degrees ) and I start feeling some tensioning in my neck up to my head.What's the best head position while working with a laptop and how can I achieve it without huge efforts to make?
Re:Learning to Cooperate, Compete, and Communicate
on Friday June 09, 2017 @02:11PM (#14523205)
> laws and regulations can hopefully keep up
I strongly doubt that.