kyle4211

A possible solution: a) Allow multiple registrations with the same email until a confirmation click happens and b) require a browser session or password to confirm.

Doesn't this solve the issue presented?

But effectively all modern products have their prices inflated by hype (i.e. marketing) and many by artificial scarcity.

Not many people think about this for any product, why should we expect them to think about it for diamonds?

It took me a bit, and I believe no one has summarized this very well yet.

FBI: "You've built a device that makes it nation-state-difficult to install custom software without DRM keys. We'd like you to assist us in deploying software signed with your keys."

Apple: "That feels way too much like asking a CA to sign a cert for you, so fuck off."

I'm honestly not sure which side I'm on here.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing!

I took a language design class in collage, and Scala was a great learning language in that application.

I often just use `rebase -i` as a way to squash + fixup commit messages.

It doesn't sound like Noah's reading too much into crossed wires.

He's just expressing how it's hard on him when people do get their wires crossed.

> I had everything set up in such a way that my family could cut ties with me and condemn me if things went poorly. And I was okay with that; I was prepared to accept that.

Snowden was acutely aware of the consequences his actions could have. This really drives that home.

Eh.

1) We're social creatures -- we will inherently derive feelings of success from certain comparisons with others. Why should I forcefully negate this natural channel for happiness?

2) Only surround yourself with brilliant people. Negative people can be great.

3) Don’t be afraid to fail. Failing is not the best thing that could happen to you.

4) Find your vocation and have pleasure doing it (if vocations are you thing).

5) +1

6) +1

7) +1

8) +1

9) +1

10) Eh.

1) I take it you're choosing: no university -- that's a big decision. If you're good, having no degree is a non-issue (it wasn't for me), but there IS huge value in the academic/social environment of a good university.

2) Make a splash, meet people, cycle ideas NOW. Anyone expressing a sentiment of reservation towards you is being... resentful? It's clear you're willing to take risks and accept failures. Writing what you did was a positive experience for you, even as people criticize it.

3) Very few people understand that we all have what we want. Good job.

It is possible, absolutely.

However, in effectively all my personal relationships, success correlates strongly with magnitude of desire.

That was a loaded statement followed by a visceral suggestion.

Take years off for introspection? I'd find that quite insulting if suggested to me in person -- I hope you realize that's the opposite of constructive advice.

I think the question implies the other way around?

I can't find anything which solidly points to this challenge being 'likely' impossible.

This all is not so simple as pointing at Kolmogorov complexity. Randomness is not so much inherent as relative to the machine on which you're running your program.

http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/how-powerful-are-ra...

Get any job?