When I see “Uberpool” I imagine an app that lets you call for a mutant mercenary on demand
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Jun 2016
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Repost from neiltyson:
Common Evidence of Bias: Your candidate is the best, and you can find absolutely nothing good to say about other candidates.
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Reply to momblogger's tweet:
@momblogger mostly becauze @RRD_Davao has managed to turn off a lot of people @lenirobredo
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Someone on quora asked:
It’s probably really easy to explain it to a doctor, since they have specialties in their field too. “It’s like if you used to be a dermatologist, but now you handle internal medicine too”
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Reply to Netflixhelps's tweet:
@Netflixhelps thats very disappointing. I’m afraid I must send you a frown :(
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Wow! How long did that take?
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@NetflixAsia will Voltron be out today in asia?
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Someone on quora asked:
What is the best book to learn enterprise application development?
The best way to learn is to actually participate in an enterprise application project. You won’t get everything you need from a book, particularly things on how to work well and communicate well with a team. That being said, I would suggest reading the following books:
- Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by The Gang of Four
- Refactoring by Martin Fowler
- The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy Hunt and David Thomas
- Peopleware - Productive Projects and Teams by Lister and DeMarco
- Rapid Development by Steve McConnell
That should give you a relatively good/balanced foundation to build on
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Civil War in the 1980s: http://i.imgur.com/E2p3wgz.jpg
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“I never could get the hang of Thursdays”
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Someone on quora asked:
I suppose it depends on what you mean by “real story” and where you want to draw that line
I mean, a plumber’s girlfriend is kidnapped by a giant ape and he has to climb some ladders to get to her, that’s a story. Donkey Kong (1981). It’s not particularly long or complicated, but it’s a story
The first game in the Ultima series (1981), told a more complex story involving an evil sorcerer, a powerful artifact and a time travel twist
Super Mario Bros (1985): Later they extended that concept to create an entire fantasy kingdom with a lineup of bad guys and castles, it was still a story then
The Legend of Zelda (1986): How about a young boy who is given a sword by a mysterious old man and he has to wander lands filled with dangerous monsters cryptic npcs and recover powerful artifacts from deep dungeons?
Dragon Quest (1986) and Final Fantasy (1987) introduced the epic fantasy tradition to consoles
Maniac Mansion (1987) kicked off a whole new genre of adventure that focused entirely on story and puzzle-solving
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Thankfully I still know how to code… or at least I think I do https://www.payscale.com/career-news/2016/05/programmer-fired-after-6-years-realizes-he-doesnt-know-how-to-code
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Yup. But this is the bearded sfv version :p
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Posted on r/AskReddit: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
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I have a daily reminder set.
If you’re having trouble or don’t have much time for a particular day, don’t hesitate to phone it in :p
I also try to pick something related to draw from one of my many other interests - gaming, comic books, movies, books, etc
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Low expectations geekfight (@Splice Greenfield District)
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Reply to a comment by Macrologia on 'LSV throws shade in his latest tournament report' on /r/magicTCG:
They do. But you are required to shuffle (technically the deck must be “sufficiently randomized”) before presenting your deck to your opponent for shuffling.
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Someone on quora asked:
Why is much of the game industry moving away from campaigns?
It’s almost certainly market-driven. While the core, long-time gamers are used to having single-player campaigns to enjoy on their own, the mass market is more focused on multiplayer, both offline and online, so we will continue to find many of the bigger AAA releases deciding to focus less resources on single-player stuff
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Someone on quora asked:
It would be a large and costly endeavor. Think about the cost involved to rewrite things like official documentation, street signs, that sort of thing. For many people it would also involve a lot of effort for very little gain. Older people especially wouldn’t take too well to having to learn a new language. People who don’t really need to communicate with people outside their local sphere of influence won’t have a great need of it.
Sure, it would be good, but it’s largely unnecessary. Right now the people who need to communicate with foreigners on a regular basis already use English as a lingua franca for their business. The other big affected market would be tourists, and some even enjoy the idea of going to a place where people speak a different language.
Lastly, take a look at current events around the world. We can’t even get people to agree on how to treat other people, how to end conflicts, which religion to follow, etc. We are a ways off from being modern enough as a species to be able to unify around a single language!
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Someone on quora asked:
It’s a bit like how some people are scared of math. It’s hard and it looks arcane and exact and unforgiving and if you don’t understand it too well it’s easy to get lost and have no idea what’s going on.
Sometimes it’s just a matter of presentation though. Maybe those people were first exposed to programming in a difficult way, focusing more on syntax and other arcane things instead of programming as a way of thinking and stepping through problems. Math has this same problem too!
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Someone on quora asked:
The difference between front-end and back-end is on which side executes the relevant code. HTML, JS and CSS are all interpreted, rendered, and in the case of JS, executed by the client browser. These parts are the front-end. The code for those parts is basically meaningless to the server. The server program looks at these parts and only sees simple text and just sends it through to the browser (or whatever client program made the request)
For example in a *.php file, anything outside the <?php ?> brackets is not interpreted by the PHP runtime, they are just returned to the browser as-is. The server does not “load the HTML for the user”, it simply returns the HTML code to the browser and the browser loads that HTML and displays the rendered HTML.
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Someone on quora asked:
As long as you understand what the code you’re copying is doing and how it applies to your needs there should be no issue. This is something perfectly normal and most devs will do it. The internet is pretty much one of the most important tools for the modern-day developer
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Someone on quora asked:
Well, first you have to have a better of idea of what the “something” you want to do is. It doesn’t have to be super detailed or anything, just a direction you want to go. Then list down whatever small steps you need to do to take you down that road. You don’t need to figure out a complete roadmap, just something to get you started. And if you can’t figure out what steps there are, then that’s one of your first steps. After that, it’s like walking - you simply take one step after the next.
I don’t know what it is you plan or want to do, but here are some general ideas for next steps:
- look for a mentor. Look for people who have walked the path you have chosen or are already experts in the chosen field. Contact them and ask for advice. There’s a good chance they will decline, but some or a few may have a few small pieces of advice as to how you can start
- talk to your family and your friends about what you want to do. Even if they don’t have direct knowledge of the area, they may be able to suggest ways for you to move forward or have contacts that can give you advise
- read! Try to spend each day learning a bit more about what path you want to take and what you would need to get there
- if you’re planning to start your own business, try to find out what are the specific legal requirements in your area to be able to do so. The admin staff at your office may be able to help you with this
Good luck!
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Someone on quora asked:
I suspect that in the long run this will be one of those things that doesn’t matter and it will turn out that either before or after works. I would guess that Nick Spencer is writing his first story arc independently of Civil War II. Besides, the focus of CWII is on Tony Stark and Carol Danvers, apparently Steve Rogers doesn’t have that big a role
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Okay, the ending was a bit weak for me but now that I’ve caught up, Gotham had a great season 2! Ranking now changed: Gotham > Shield/Flash > LoT > Arrow haha The show has greatly improved since they moved away from the villain-of-the-week format and went for longer story arcs, and lots more comic book references too! The only story arc I wasn’t too happy about was the Penguin family stuff, but it didn’t matter too much so that’s fine. Looking forward to Season 3!
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ohhh @rovietoosin, like the drug! gets ko na lol. Happy birthday!
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Someone on quora asked:
Playing against better people forces you to improve faster. But at the same time, if there is too large a gap in skill level, you may not be learning too much because what they’re doing may be too far above your skill level. Losing too much due to the skill gap will also increase frustration which will dampen your learning as well
There is a sweet spot where you are playing against people who are slightly better than you such that you still have a small chance of winning and at the same time you are still able to effectively learn and sharpen your skills.
Playing against others of the same skill level can also still help - but instead of learning new skills or techniques, the practice will help develop and reinforce the basics of your execution.
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Someone on quora asked:
How do I get over the feeling that I’m not good enough at any job?
There is a phenomenon among competent individuals known as Impostor syndrome - it basically means that even though you are doing well, you feel like you are not really that good and maybe you’re just lucky and that sooner or later someone will figure it out
The easiest way to rid yourself of this mentality is to seek out honest feedback from your peers. Ask them if you’re doing well! Ask them what you need to improve! Be willing to accept and learn from criticism, because when people know that about you they will be more likely to give you honest feedback
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Someone on quora asked:
On the one hand, the world doesn’t care if you accept it or not. It is what it is, whether you accept it or not.
On the other hand, this doesn’t mean we should settle for what the world is. It shouldn’t stop us trying to improve the current state, in whatever small way we can.
May 2016
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Damnit Twitter why can’t we edit tweets
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Reply to mrsunlawyer's tweet:
@mrsunlawyer even worse, if masama ka ang may media na nageexpose sayo, pag pinatay mo iisipin lang corrupt sya
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This is why you shouldn’t lie on your resume: https://np.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/4lrehk/lie_at_work_got_out_of_hand_is_my_job_at_risk/
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Fake a head injury and when you come back, tell them you lost your Chinese knowhow
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Repost from EverythingGoats:
Who you gona call?
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When I see “GSW” my first instinct is “Gun Shot Wound” #sports
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Someone on quora asked:
Is there a good web tutorial that teaches you how to make a complex inventory management system?
No. Web tutorials will only teach you the basics. Most probably you just need to learn how to implement form-based screens that do simple CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations. Your “complex inventory management system” can be built upon those basics, and most probably will have specific requirements that web tutorials can’t cover. You’ll need to learn how to do the parts of it individually and put it all together.
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Someone on quora asked:
Well, the first thing to ask yourself is: do you like hanging out with him? If not, the way forward should be clear.
The second thing to ask yourself is: why are you so scared of spending money? This can happen if you grew up in a poorer family and are used to scrimping and saving, or it may simply be that your level of saving is justified and it’s your partner that has a problem because he is spending too much.
The third thing is: since you prefer staying at home you are likely an introvert. If you want to be with your partner, you should also learn how to care for an introvert. At the same time, you can ask him to be more considerate of your needs as an introvert.
Sit down with your partner and talk through these issues with him. One thing I can suggest is if the two of you decide together to allocate a budget, say a monthly budget, for “going out” activities, at a level you’re comfortable with so you don’t spend too much money. Discuss also the difference in the activities you prefer. Maybe you can agree to go out at most X times a month or a week, and he can agree to spend Y days a week at home with you, and maybe even have some days for the two of you to do things separately. Compromise on the activities you both can do together: “Okay, we’ll go out this often, but can we also spend some nights staying in and doing [activity you like]?”
Good luck!
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Someone on quora asked:
Whenever I see a question like “How can I improve [skill]”, there is almost always one obvious answer: practice. Improvement only comes with practice. You can read about it, think about it, watch youtube videos, but unless you practice you won’t be improving much.
For talking to people, start small and work your way up:
- Smile at strangers you interact with. Smile at the lovely couple walking down the street. Smile at the little kids you give the ball back to.
- Greet strangers as often as you can. Greet the cashier at the grocery or the bus driver during your commute. Say something short and simple “Hey, how’s your day going?”
- When you see a stranger carrying or wearing something you find of interest, strike up a conversation about it. “Hey, I love that scarf, where’d you get it?”, “How are you finding that book? I read it last month and found it great!
- And so on
At first you will find it difficult. You might even choke on what you wanted to say or say something completely inappropriate and run away. That’s fine. Failing and trying again is what practice it. Don’t worry so much about how people will react. If it’s someone you might see again (say, the cashier at the grocery or the bus driver), it gives you something to talk about again next time “Hey, sorry if I was an idiot before. I’m trying to be better at talking to people” can lead to good conversations too.
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Someone on quora asked:
How long should I try to solve a bug before asking a colleague for help?
As soon as you become aware you’re stuck is a pretty good time in my opinion. If you already know you’re stuck and not going to move forward, why put it off? Sometimes a couple of minutes with a fresh set of eyes is all it takes to get some progress, so it makes no sense to hold off until you are truly desperate. That being said, be sure not to interrupt your colleagues when they are in the flow!
Sometimes you don’t even need your colleague to answer or pay attention too much, the mere act of describing the problem to him may light up some neural pathways that make clear the way forward.
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What if… https://imgur.com/r/gaming/5aKPRaw via @imgur
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Reply to Westraid's tweet:
@Westraid congrats, thats some pretty sweet gear!
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Reply to LaTtEX's tweet:
@LaTtEX wouldnt people be able to fake those easily?
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Waiting for a show on TV according to schedule like some sort of savage #gameofthrones
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Quoted Phrost_'s tweet:
Eternal Masters Class of 2016 - The only cards you can open that don’t lose you money in an MSRP pack of #MTGEMA
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Repost from tangincheek:
arent we all actors on the stage of life
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Someone on quora asked:
What is the general size limit of a method or variable name?
The idea is to keep them as short as possible. If I had a variable name of say 20 characters, I’d already be raising eyebrows at that and looking for ways to trim it.
If you find that your variable or method names are generally too long, you may be violating the Single responsibility principle
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Someone on quora asked:
I had a friend who underwent some serious emotional pain and it really changed her: she started distancing herself from people who used to be her friends and she became quieter and more withdrawn
There is a quote, often attributed to Stephen Aitchison:
“People change for two main reasons: either their minds have been opened or their hearts have been broken”
I have found this often to be true, though it really only refers to drastic change. People also tend to change or evolve little by little slowly over time.
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When @humble does an encore bundle, they should remember that I already bought it before and dont need to send me notifications
