Wouldn't the problem then be what you consider horror vs what other people consider horror?
What if it's labeled as horror and comedy because it's a parody?
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What if it's labeled as horror and comedy because it's a parody?
reverse "whatever"
"No reverse function? but we can use the internet? The Prelude source probably has the best implementation of a reverse."
foldl (flip (:)) [] "whatever"
I'll even spend the extra time on it if we can do something similar to "Here is the problem and the docs. Email me back within the hour with some working code and we'll get on a call to talk through your thought process".
It's like trying to run a competitive 100m without shoes at some interviews I've been through lately.
Typically the hate comes from people being unprepared and not researching their database options enough before making choices. IMO the fact that it's so easy to get up and running with Mongo actually works against it because it seems like the database "just works" until you start needing something from it.
Ex[1]: Foursquare took their Mongo instances to bare metal recently, keeping everything else on EC2. Most people starting with Mongo aren't thinking "at some point I'll migrate my database servers to our new datacenter to run on bare metal".
That said, the recent MongoSV didn't instill much confidence in the platform. You could overhear the frustration of 10Gen's event sponsors all day. Personally, I'm trying to move to distributed, masterless systems so Riak fits in very nicely. Yokozuna is also promising as a riak-solr type deal[2] and Riak Core can be used as a framework for creating distributed systems.
[1] http://www.10gen.com/presentations/mongodb-foursquare-cloud-...
MongoDB has made me a nice chunk of change as a consultant. These days when I mention MongoDB people don't even hide the crazy looks. The interview/meeting might as well be over then and there.
Since mentioning mongo sets the conversation back, I've instead choosing to focus my energies delving deeper into ecosystems like Riak-Core/Erlang which many developers still don't have a firm grasp on and are considered "serious" databases.
It seems to be working, but we'll see where I am a few years from now.
It happens. I don't know how often.
I'll make contact soon.
I think that things like living arrangements, mental health and necessities (food,etc) must be provided in a way that allows focus on learning. The larger problem seems to be a cultural one, which isn't an easy fix, but the aforementioned items are a decent start.
From my thoughts, I believe that the approach necessitates starting at a University-type level, with the self-directed learners. From the self-directed learners, we can then extrapolate flexible structure for those that want/need it and expand further to the concept of "classes" or "programs" down the line. I am interested in the fact that graduate level programs in the current model of education tend to go from the rigorous structure of K-12 to very unstructured, research driven.
My personal experience doesn't include extreme poverty, but I will make sure I consider the impact of deficits on the educational process.
Yes
"Figure out a way to 1) reliably detect the optimum education environment for each student, and 2) give it to them."
tokenadult, If you wouldn't mind discussing some ideas myself and a friend have, my email is in my profile. We're in the fairly early stages, but the above seems to be the pervading idea and feedback would be great.
"If you were that smart you would've just finished it next to all your other stuff."
It's not about being that smart, it's about the best use of your time. You could be the smartest person in the world, but doing hundreds of single-variable derivatives isn't going to teach you as much as moving on to multivariate calc (if you're capable of moving on).
School in the US locks you into a specific speed. If you learn more, you're punished with busywork below your current level, if you learn less, you get left behind.
The quote I'd prefer to hear your friend say is "If you were that smart why didn't you test out?" or "If you were that smart why didn't you just finish everything in a couple months?" But these are impossibilities in the current system.
The school system is akin to having a giant pile of rocks.
Which is a better use of your time if you're capable of building a crane:
A) You can either carry them one by one to where they need to go (finish hs)
B) You can build a crane that moves them faster (drop out and pursue more).
I know many people in my HS enjoyed it and were challenged by the classes. Personally I took as many AP courses as I could get my hands on, but the two versions of an AP class seemed to be really slow pace and really high percentage busywork.
By the time my senior year hit, for example, I was attending just enough of my AP Calc class to stay in it and when I was there I slept. AP Calc was my favorite course in HS (because of the math, not nap time), but between the lack of content and slow pace, I couldn't stay awake. I always got points off for not showing work on tests, etc, because I did the work in my head and the time it took to write everything out wasn't worth the ~2 points it cost me.
My college experience wasn't much better. These days I assume it's because I spent the extra four years in HS. I had academic and athletic scholarships, but the classes were ridiculous and of the same HS variety. Sometimes I wonder if applying to places like Stanford would have helped the situation, but when I see the course setups I'm not so sure.
I'd agree that college is more self-directed than HS, but I don't believe it's self directed enough.
I finished the Stripe Web CTF for a t-shirt. Felt extremely compelled to continue until I achieved t-shirt-vana...
Say / responds with the homepage as per usual and /feed responds with a different html start point, but the same application code.
Using this technique you could create a site that responds to multiple urls with html and at the same time creates a SPA experience using a single js application (say, with backbone for example).
Started this year. Has some Riak Core posts, some personal content. I'm looking to post more about Erlang and other technical topics.
"11-ish" is likely more useful to everyone else, but "when my mom was laid off" is far more accurate, researchable time measurement.
#1 It would definitely counter the "rules" argument, but that still means the kid can't use it for important purposes (It could be taken away at any time, and the data could be deleted).
#2 The purpose of a contract is to protect both parties. This clause helps give absolute power to the parent. By the logic you've presented, the government should have access to your email, computer and phone passwords as well for the same reasons.
#4 It does set up a strong boundary. It also means that the kid's friends have to remember when the kid is actually in possession of the phone, which will cause problems with the communication aspect of a phone.
#5 Unless the kid does after school activities, in which case not having a phone means being less prepared for an emergency.
#18 The use of pronouns here is important. "The kid will mess up. The parent will take your phone away." It's a forgone conclusion that the kid will mess up. The parent doesn't think the kid can follow the contract as given. "We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You & I, we are always learning." This isn't so bad taken by itself, but when taken with the context of the first two sentences it calls to mind the classic authority figure type conversation. Ex: Your boss says "Can I talk to you for a minute?". Such conversations are typically one-sided and berating of the non-authority figure.
#3 vs #11: Ambiguity has no place in a contract.
#1 and #6 That makes sense given the lending situation.
#15 is a heavy handed suggestion of music at best. "your peers that listen to the same exact stuff." The double-confirmation "same exact" is unnecessary and serves to show the opinions of the parent. The whole sentence is a command that says downloading music that the kid's peers listen to is off limits.
I'd agree that it is hard to judge from the outside, I'm also not sure it would be easier on the "inside". My largest concern is that the kid has no protection in this contract; It just serves as commands from on high.