> Although the Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded based on "lifetime work" rather than an individual book, > Voices... is her best-known and most celebrated work.
According to most of the articles I've read (in the last 15 minutes), her most popular and acclaimed book is War’s Unwomanly Face which is an oral history of Russian woman who fought in WWII. It sold more than 2 million copies.
Separate from the in-app purchase issue, this is a UI improvement. "Free" is important information, but it was not obvious to new users that they should click on that word in order to download the app.
Like a lot of Apple's UI, it was obvious and easy-to-use, *once you already know how it works*. Basically it was usable, but not especially discoverable. "Get" is an improvement on multiple fronts.
At its core, programming is about solving problems. But solving the same problem over and over is mind-numbing. Seek out interesting/challenging problems to solve and you'll stay engaged and passionate.
Uber Fresh is very limited. It's only available in certain parts of West Los Angeles and only one food choice per day. So no going to Subway and no telling them what you want in your sub.
However, if you want a sub, just be in West LA on Weds and they'll bring you a Godmother from Bay Cities Italian Deli. It's widely considered the best sandwich in LA.
I'm sure someone will point out that jQuery is more of a library and YUI more of a framework, but they solve many of the same problems and people don't usually use both. I imagine jQuery's popularity is one of the reasons for YUI's decline, but no mention of it in the announcement.
1. Gain an advantage over legal competitors by ignoring regulations in your industry. 2. Gain an advantage over fellow illegal competitors with dirty tricks. 3. PROFIT!!!!
A big part of organic chemistry in college is "synthesis" problems where you are presented with a molecule and you're supposed to outline the steps (chemical reactions) required to turn it into a different molecule. I find that this closely mirrors programming where we're manipulating data instead of chemicals. We all have access to the same tools and there's more than one pathway that will work, but we're trying to find the most elegant / efficient solution to get from A to B.
Most of the students in my OChem class were premeds and many of them struggled with the synthesis problems. A lot of the premed curriculum involves memorizing and regurgitating huge amounts of information, with less emphasis on problem-solving. I always thought the ones that were good at the synthesis problems should switch gears and become programmers.
I commented elsewhere that this is heavy, complicated and no better than a tiny rear flasher. Plus, while getting rear-ended by a car sounds scary, it's one of the least common bike accidents. According to these stats (based on bike collisions in 3 cities in 1995), only 3.8% of crashes were car rear-ends bike:
There's some cool tech in this product, but it won't help with the most common bike collisions (#1 car pulls out in front of bike, #2 parked car door opens into bike).
I have to agree with jam42. Anyone who rides in a city is in close proximity to cars constantly. All this will do is make my bike heavier and more complicated while providing no more safety than a tiny rear flasher running off a watch battery.
I did not get paid in any way for that link. I have no relationship with that company or product. I don't even own it, since as I said, it's too flashy for me. I'm just an avid bike rider who remembered a kickstarter for a similar device. Do you criticize every comment that links to a product relevant to the story?
The technology here is cool, but the last thing I want to do on my bike is wear a backpack. Even on short rides, it seals the heat in and guarantees a sweaty back.
These are a bit flashy for me, but they're wheel mounted and pretty cool looking:
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> Although the Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded based on "lifetime work" rather than an individual book,
> Voices... is her best-known and most celebrated work.
According to most of the articles I've read (in the last 15 minutes), her most popular and acclaimed book is War’s Unwomanly Face which is an oral history of Russian woman who fought in WWII. It sold more than 2 million copies.
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Separate from the in-app purchase issue, this is a UI improvement. "Free" is important information, but it was not obvious to new users that they should click on that word in order to download the app.
Like a lot of Apple's UI, it was obvious and easy-to-use, *once you already know how it works*. Basically it was usable, but not especially discoverable. "Get" is an improvement on multiple fronts.
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"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem."
— Woody Allen
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Yeah, but does it come in brown??
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At its core, programming is about solving problems. But solving the same problem over and over is mind-numbing. Seek out interesting/challenging problems to solve and you'll stay engaged and passionate.
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Uber Fresh is very limited. It's only available in certain parts of West Los Angeles and only one food choice per day. So no going to Subway and no telling them what you want in your sub.
However, if you want a sub, just be in West LA on Weds and they'll bring you a Godmother from Bay Cities Italian Deli. It's widely considered the best sandwich in LA.
http://blog.uber.com/uberfresh...
I'm sure someone will point out that jQuery is more of a library and YUI more of a framework, but they solve many of the same problems and people don't usually use both. I imagine jQuery's popularity is one of the reasons for YUI's decline, but no mention of it in the announcement.
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1. Gain an advantage over legal competitors by ignoring regulations in your industry.
2. Gain an advantage over fellow illegal competitors with dirty tricks.
3. PROFIT!!!!
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As long as we're making gross generalizations...
A big part of organic chemistry in college is "synthesis" problems where you are presented with a molecule and you're supposed to outline the steps (chemical reactions) required to turn it into a different molecule. I find that this closely mirrors programming where we're manipulating data instead of chemicals. We all have access to the same tools and there's more than one pathway that will work, but we're trying to find the most elegant / efficient solution to get from A to B.
Most of the students in my OChem class were premeds and many of them struggled with the synthesis problems. A lot of the premed curriculum involves memorizing and regurgitating huge amounts of information, with less emphasis on problem-solving. I always thought the ones that were good at the synthesis problems should switch gears and become programmers.
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"Google+ is still around??" - everyone on slashdot
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This is slashdot. If there's one thing we know, it's that hoping users will alter their behavior doesn't work. Better technology does.
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Though good ole Zeb actually thinks of him as "Nephew Sam."
I commented elsewhere that this is heavy, complicated and no better than a tiny rear flasher. Plus, while getting rear-ended by a car sounds scary, it's one of the least common bike accidents. According to these stats (based on bike collisions in 3 cities in 1995), only 3.8% of crashes were car rear-ends bike:
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/L...
There's some cool tech in this product, but it won't help with the most common bike collisions (#1 car pulls out in front of bike, #2 parked car door opens into bike).
I have to agree with jam42. Anyone who rides in a city is in close proximity to cars constantly. All this will do is make my bike heavier and more complicated while providing no more safety than a tiny rear flasher running off a watch battery.
I did not get paid in any way for that link. I have no relationship with that company or product. I don't even own it, since as I said, it's too flashy for me. I'm just an avid bike rider who remembered a kickstarter for a similar device. Do you criticize every comment that links to a product relevant to the story?
The technology here is cool, but the last thing I want to do on my bike is wear a backpack. Even on short rides, it seals the heat in and guarantees a sweaty back.
These are a bit flashy for me, but they're wheel mounted and pretty cool looking:
http://www.monkeylectric.com/
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