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Completely unusable website for me running a relative recent version of Chrome on an older Ubuntu. Scroll functionality completely broken.

The irony isn't lost on me.

When I interview a candidate for a hacker-like position, I provide give them the problem constraints and hand them my computer.

I tell them to lookup anything they want.

The portion of time spent on Google directly correlates to their success.

If we can put a rover the size of a VW beetle on Mars, we can definitely put a couple of these on it too.

>because those sports require a combination of physical ability and problem solving

I don't understand. Are you saying popular sports like soccer don't require problem solving?

Check out StatDNA

I write for MLSsoccer.com and I do some very similar types of analysis.

Here is something recent including similar network graphics and player average position. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/04/10/central-win...

I've done a bunch of stuff with centrality and other stuff, but that isn't exactly my target audience at the moment.

Wow, Bangladesh.

Population greater than Russia. Area slightly smaller than Montana.

Conversely, if you comment digital goods into software, is it still "computer code"?

Anybody interested in advanced analytics for soccer (a fledgling industry), check out my blog: www.centralwinger.com

I understand the embarrassment, but this isn't how science is supposed to work.

If we can't have glorious failures, we can't have glorious successes.

I agree. And luckily, we have the luxury of setting requirements for our prospective employers.

Some people do not have this luxury. And that is why you should care.

Exactly correct.

There is a particular camera feed (called All-22) that monitors all 22 players at the same time. This particular camera feed is only available to teams, not outside data-collection agencies.

It's not just a rage on "American" football websites, but the real football too.

Moneyball has found itself jammed deep into soccer the last few years with varying degrees of success.

I'm involved in the startup scene for soccer "moneyball" metric development. If anyone has any interest, contact me.

I would have loved to sit in on this meeting ...

How do you determine "market salary"?

Aha, a time to put forward my personal mantra about when you "know" a particular programming language. It is not perfect, but it is more meant to be thought provoking. It is:

"You only know a language when you know when not to use it"

Great reply. I have sent that along to my friend. I enjoyed it as well.

I don't do much UX, but I have a friend who loves it but is a little disillusioned with his education.

I am curious, what kind of schooling / experience do you have?

It is a little slow, but sometimes there is good stuff on there.

Yeah, that made me cringe too.

There are competent CS students that are also college athletes. ;)

Yeah, I feel that proggit has really gone downhill. I still enjoy a handful of other specific /r/ s thou - like soccer and boston.

Lack of security.

My school requires internships. I don't know anyone being paid under $15/hr, and I know a few that are $25+/hr

Edit: Also, Boston area.

Then go to a uni with a required co-op or intern program

I think we should have a chat. Our two websites need each other.

Mine: undercoversanta.com (also early early beta - too late for this year's gift season).

You don't just fall straight down. Aside from air resistance, you will keep the horizontal velocity that the aircraft had when he fell.

The kid must have been quite a projectile.