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Posted by
flipfloppity on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:31AM
from the ask-hn dept.
This may or may not be a shamelessly self-interested question, since I will soon be in an connection-free environment until June for work. That said, I think it's an interesting thought exercise. What tools/materials would you download in advance? What projects would you work on to stay productive? Curious to see what ideas HNers come up with.
Small quibble - your calculation assumes independence of each dimension, which is unlikely in this case.
Speculating, as is true for everyone on this thread unless your name is Jeff Bezos.
IMHO the biggest issue for some of the smaller cities is attracting talent. Good luck getting top notch twenty-something engineers to move to Indy when all of their buddies are in SF, NYC, Boston, etc. Guess I'll eat my words if HQ2 ends up being in the midwest, but this seems like an insurmountable hurdle for the little guys.
Yeah, but the point is that Columbus, Indy, etc. don't stand a chance of actually getting picked. They're just being used as leverage to get Boston/NYC/DC to play ball.
Columbia University has a distance learning option called CVN. They offer an MS in CS. The degree/diploma is identical to getting a Master's on campus.
Posted by
flipfloppity on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:02PM
from the ask-hn dept.
I often find myself "needing" to take a mini-break after just a few minutes of concerted effort while coding. In particular, this often occurs after I've made a tiny breakthrough, prompting me to reward myself by checking Twitter or HN. This bad habit quickly derails any momentum. What are some tips to increase focus stamina and avoid distraction?
The article doesn't even mention the Carrington Event in 1859, which actually hit earth (with limited damage due to lack of widespread electronics). On the spectrum of existential threats, this one seems to be fairly underrated.