Any idea if that article is still available? Or do you have any good resources for implementing FTT? I'm working on a project to compare sound clips for similarity, but I haven't grasped an effective way to accomplish that yet.
Definitely...there are lots of forums I used to visit that I've now abandoned, since the subreddit for that topic is so strong, active, useful or well moderated.
Additionally I've heard this complaint so many times, but I don't find Reddit ugly at all. What do people want? Tag clouds, gradients and flash everywhere, or what? What's a less ugly forum/comment layout than Reddit?
Very well said, thank you for the response. It's disheartening to read people act like the prospect of a future in federal prison (over a "crime" where no one was hurt! And where the "victims" (JSTOR) don't even want prosecution!) is a negligible factor in pushing someone into suicide.
Arguably life in our modern prison system is one of the most horrific experiences you can have, some of the most miserable living conditions on the planet. The effect on your psyche of having a group of highly empowered, well funded government agents seeking zealously to place you in that cage over what is really a silly reason cannot be overestimated.
Yes it's tragic that Aaron committed suicide. But the real tragedy is that we as a people let our government cage non-violent offenders in a veritable hell all the time for stupid stupid reasons. It's an atrocity that it happens, and for MIT to take a position of neutrality on whether or not a human should be caged up for downloading documents is at the very least condoning that atrocity.
It looks awesome, however I'm very hesitant to download free apps at this point. I would rather buy something for $5 or $10, because then I have more confidence I'm not going to have popups or have to endorse or recommend it for rewards or something.
I still don't mind in-app-purchases. Free always sets off warning bells though.
Responding to trolls probably does more to decrease the quality of discourse than the original troll does, since those typically get voted into oblivion relatively quickly.
Tossing in a belittling jab at another website to boot doesn't help either.
Hi rianelli, if you don't mind I'd love to take you up on your offer and bounce some questions off of you. I can be contacted at hn.torvid at recursor.net
Maybe because that makes it easier to put it online and link to it from a blog post, and raise awareness of the game. Blog posts can be both useful for other entrepreneurs as well as great marketing.
Ugh...this reminds me of the last Apprentice I watched where Trump asked everyone on one of the teams who their weakest player was. None of them wanted to answer but they all ended up naming Gary Busey. Staged or not, the entire exchange was incredibly awkward and seemed like a sadistic management style. Busey afterwards was hurt and withdrew socially.
Similar to what others have said, I think any feedback given in public needs to be productive and very careful to avoid shaming people. Pointing out that Ted missed his target and finding out why in the meeting is uncomfortable, but it's not labeling them as the weakest or as a serial failure.
I would probably ask Ted in the meeting why he missed his target and what tools or resources he needs to not miss it next time. The meeting is the perfect time to find out what resources or assistance others can or should provide to hit the goal.
I think you are ignoring the fact that many people are able to eat way more calories than they burn, yet those extra calories simply don't convert to fat. I am not excessively active yet I eat significantly more calories than many people I know, yet I don't gain weight.
From things I've read [1] it seems that the vast majority of people consume more calories than they 'burn' but only in some people is it converted to unwanted weight gain. The real question, as many people have been referring to, is how do you determine whether your body hangs onto the extra calories as weight or simply disposes of it.
Saying "If you eat less energy than you burn, you will lose weight" is certainly true, but is akin to saying: "If you never get in a car your chances of dying in a car accident are significantly reduced." It's true...but not really helpful or meaningful.
That sounds awesome. Have you done a Reddit IAMA or described your travels (and how you packed so efficiently and minimally) anywhere? I would be interested to read it if so.