Does anybody think having a gigantic e-ink desktop monitor would be rad for coding? The refresh rate might be a killer, but I wonder how your eyes would feel after 8 hours compared to an conventional monitor.
You mean like the Dasung Paperlike[0]? Consensus from the writers I know is it's pretty awesome. Not a lot of programmers use them at this point because it's black and white, so there's no syntax highlighting. It's also powered and connected via USB, so there is a delay when typing fast that could drive some programmers crazy. It's about the same responsiveness as a regular monitor hooked up with a DVI to usb adapter.
Vancouver's climate/geography is a feature, not a bug. Mountain biking, climbing, and skiing in Vancouver is amazing. And you don't have to drive two or three hours to get there. It's literally right outside your front door. This will be a draw for outdoorsy types.
I'm not sure the author wants to be anonymous. The amount of data she shared about herself in the third paragraph is probably enough to social engineer your way to her true identity.
What happens when the first person gets killed while riding in an autonomous vehicle? Do companies who make them get sued into oblivion? Will customers stop riding in them regardless of whether or not statistics suggest they are safer than traditional cars?
Yelp suffers from the 4 stars problem. In my neighborhood Taco Time, the French Bakery, and a handful of upscale restaurants each average 4 stars on Yelp. So what does a 4 star rating even mean? It obviously has nothing to do with ambiance (Taco Time), or service (Taco Time and the French Bakery), or the food (Taco Time).
So what does 4 starts even mean? And what does it take to get more than 4 starts? Maybe star ratings are all about expectations. My current hypothesis is if customers get what they expect, they reward a restaurant with 4 stars. If the restaurant bests expectations, customers award 4 1/2 stars. This explains why a Taco Time taco nets 4 stars. Customers get what hey expect - a cheap, reasonably good tasting taco, whereas a market down the stream rakes in 4 1/2 stars for making really yummy tasting deli sandwiches.
Honestly, most review apps would do better to just use the Siskel and Ebert system: two thumbs down (avoid), one thumb/up one thumb down (it's okay but nothing special), two thumbs up (it's worth seeking out).
Functional programming in Scala by Paul Chiusano and Rúnar Bjarnason. Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World by Joe Armstrong. Even if you have no desire to learn Scala, Erlang, or functional programming, I still think most people would enjoy these books. Every page of these books contain a golden nugget.
Can we stop naming software "Hydra"? At my company alone there are several tools and libraries that go by the name of Hydra. Each time someone refers to Hydra, you have to clarify which tool/library they are talking about.
Nah, not really. Just get yourself a Swahili dictionary and you're set for a whole bunch of projects. They'll have similar names to mine (Rafiki, Nena, Chombo, Sanduku, Ramani, ...) but they'll be easily pronounceable, well-sounding and with a bit of luck even still available in .com/.net/.org/.two-letter-country-code-du-jour.
