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swehner··on The Key to Higher Quality is Higher Quantity
As in Greasing the Groove, GTG
swehner··on Not-so-secret atomic tests: Why the photographic film industry knew (2013)
"There is something wrong with this picture."
swehner··on Julian Assange decision by UN panel ridiculous, says Hammond
You could go read the "opinion" of the panel.

It is available from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?Ne...

The link is

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Detention/A.HRC.WGAD.2...

swehner··on Why a city should not build a stadium for an NFL team
The NHL strike a few years ago had hardly any effect on people.

They just went out to restaurants more, and bars.

So hockey's loss = someone else's gains. If not, <

Calgary should be fine without a stadium for those games

swehner··on Amazon's customer service backdoor
Customer support is what Amazon adds to the otherwise simple service of operating an online catalogue, stocking products and sending them out when ordered.

As you can see here, they are not doing a good job even in that department. Taking huge profits for basically failing.

I have called this a lose-lose in the past.

So -- be good and stop using amazon!

swehner··on On-Chip Maxwell's Demon as an Information-Powered Refrigerator
Did someone say Babel Fish?
swehner··on Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in humans (2009)
I think the title can be taken as misleading.

From the conclusion at the end: "... mental fatigue limits exercise tolerance in humans through higher perception of effort ..."

So, according to them, it's the perception that changes with mental fatigue, not because there is any physiological reason to be tired.

swehner··on Amazon Has Just Registered to Sell Ocean Freight
I take it as a sign of unhealthiness.

Amazon obviously have too much cash lying around.

So be good and stop using Amazon!

swehner··on The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment
People breathe, people have shoes, people have cars, people have toothbrushes, people have phones, people have email addresses, people work, ... must be something else.
swehner··on How we used Category Theory to solve a problem in Java
What I understood is that the goal was to reduce the information contained within some search results.

Why would one need anything special to think this through?

swehner··on So You Think You Can Program an Elevator
Funny they refer to it as "business logic."
swehner··on An Easy Way to Learn Hard Stuff
At first glance, it doesn't help much for learning trumpet.
swehner··on Lock Up Your Customer Accounts, Give Away the Key
I was surprised when the author all of a sudden started talking about AWS, and clicking some kind of button that creates a key.

(Besides, one would assume has been backdoored by the Amazon staffers anyway)

swehner··on Feds Raid Hoverboard Booth at CES
Maybe you have become inured.

But when you get officers removing stuff, you'd better have some solid case. According to the article "By 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Onewheel filed a request with a judge to stop the Trotters from being displayed on the show floor."

So how much time was put into making sure there is a solid case?

(Legal rights are always relative)

swehner··on Academics, we need to talk
Some quotes from the article:

  "My first piece of advice: do a sabbatical or internship in industry."

  "you have to work on a real product team"

  "hold yourself to a higher standard"

  "keep an open mind"
Kind of painful to reread it, actually.
swehner··on Academics, we need to talk
When you're telling other people what they should do, you're already lost.

I also don't feel academia is obliged to any particular promise of delivery, but that's kind of independent.

swehner··on Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in India
Why are there no other companies offering the same?
swehner··on Things to Do as Soon as You Sign Up for AWS
It's not a useful company. It's a lose-lose.
swehner··on Things to Do as Soon as You Sign Up for AWS
Just stay away from Amazon.
swehner··on Purifying Physics: The quest to explain why the “quantum” exists
One explains semiconductors using quantum mechanics.

Computers are constructed with semiconductors.

swehner··on Magic – Completes signup forms automatically, with just an email address
So many site names could start with "magic"
swehner··on Why Dole owns container ships
flexport ~ y-comb
swehner··on Why Free Markets Make Fools of Us
... Microsoft also being one of those phishermen
swehner··on Texas Sheriff statement on operation of ride sharing companies in Austin, TX
I don't believe in police departments having a voice like this.

They may point out what they see, but stay clear from going beyond.

swehner··on How Poverty Changes Kids’ Brains
The difference is that with cancer trials one is close to death already (as far as I understand)
swehner··on The mystery of India’s deadly exam scam
Wondering whether it is becoming easier to publish long articles as opposed to shorter and concise
swehner··on How Poverty Changes Kids’ Brains
I feel this is unethical: "In this study, we’ll recruit 1,000 low-income families across the country at the time of their children’s birth. Half of the families will receive a large monthly income supplement, and half will receive a nominal monthly income supplement."
swehner··on Why I no longer use MVC frameworks
Same here, reminded me of PHP
swehner··on Software Development Has Diseconomies of Scale
Software has diseconomies of scale, but also has economies of scale.

For example, because of context switching: when a developer makes one change it can be pretty easy for them to add another change (everything is already "open").

Other comments here mention distribution and combining small simple tools for something larger.

swehner··on You Can Never Size a Market in Excel
I thought the article was going to be about the limitations and general unreliabilty of Excel
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