candre717

The article said nothing about playing music but rather listening to music. The difference is like saying I can learn through osmosis as opposed to I can learn through deliberate study and practice.

If the article actually compared the benefits of fitness to the benefits of playing music - now that could speak to your question.

The article brings some good points about habit formation:

1. Start with one habit, one part of life at a time

2. Create repeated, consistent incentives for abstaining from bad habits

3. In place of bad habits, put into practice positive behaviors

4. Change happens in a supportive, nurturing environment

Even though the article is mostly about one man's relationship to his adult kids, the author manages to include a few decent ideas about change.

I knew I recognized his sister. She starred in 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.' Awesome, awesome movie.

Fitness is a cornerstone of success. I wish more people took it seriously.

You're right, and I had that very thought in mind that these are just allegations. And, anyone familiar with the justice system should be cognizant of that by default.

My point is that she's seriously jeopardizing her career and everything she's worked for professionally by bringing these issues to the forefront. Whatever outcome occurs, Kleiner Perkins will still be standing.

That is a big sacrifice for a chance at a "payout" or validating some feminist rhetoric.

I respect and admire her courage and bravery to do what's right, in light of her career.

I'd like to see a reference for that statistic.

I don't discredit the statistic, but I think it's bit misleading, because we're not able to dig into the data - even just a bit.

+1 for exercising.

I've lost 20lbs, and I have never felt more effective.

Some Issues (generalizations, of course):

> Students confuse avocation with vocation.

> Students are foolish to IGNORE the realities of the job market for their majors as we assume more debt.

> College doesn't teach networking.

> College doesn't teach employable skills. Theory AND Practice.

> Students don't have realistic expectations of their first jobs after college.

> Even a little investment or initiative in learning something practical - like SQL, Drupal, or Sharepoint - can go a long way to opening doors to jobs students actually want.

> Not everyone needs to be a business or engineering major, but we, as a students, need think about life after college more seriously than we have.

Kiva is a great company. They have been innovating since day 1, tapping into various industries. Last year, they put their robots on the floors of Boston Scientific's fulfillment center - a first for them in the highly-sensitive, highly-regulated medical arena. And, to be bought in CASH... I hope employees and the founding team made out well.

I feel iffy about the film comparison. Because I have studied film formally in a limited context, I can say that there's a lot of planning, communication and collaboration that goes into creating a film, from storyboarding to script writing and doctoring to photography and lighting. And, for someone familiar with the technical details of composing scenes, it is possible to get an understanding of why directors make certain decisions in keeping with a particular style.

I liken programming to that process. There's a fair amount of intention and consideration that goes into composition. With activities, such as pair programming, I argue that is possible to see inside a creator's head.

The benefit of participating in a hackathon is fluidity. There are monolithic projects for which the hackathon was not designed to address. But, at the end of the day, you're a better problem solver by working under the constraints of that kind of environment.

There seems to be an undercurrent of resistance against student athletes, when keep in mind that even engineering schools have athletic programs. They are generally D3, but the athletes in these programs face a relatively demanding schedule. And, from my experience, these slots are usually not walk-ons in the pure sense of the term, so the students coming in are noticed during high school for their athletic abilities. I'd hesitate to say 'recruited,' because D3 - and D2 - recruitment is not the same as D1 and I think D1 is the model people conjure.

Maybe we (as in the scientific and math-inclined) like to feel special, because 'we solve hard problems.' Maybe we were always picked last, while we watched the more athletic and popular lead. And they took our lunch money. Whatever the case, rather than trying to minimize athletes, we should try to support and encourage each other, athletic or not.

The difficulty in studying engineering is overrated. This article is describing a correlation, not a causation.

If you're interested in what you're studying, spending extra time studying it isn't a chore. The engineering students I knew either loved what they learned or loved what they would accomplish with it - aka projects, service, careers, etc. The students who I knew that were unhappy (I was one) did not have that kind of interest, even though we did well. That's a hard feeling to overcome, if you're spending a lot of time studying with no sense of purpose or intrinsic motivation, while your peers are excited about their work. I remember interviewing and visiting engineering companies, trying to imagine myself working there. For all the talk about engineering teaching you how to "solve hard problems," most jobs were not at all the creative, inventive type I had thought.

Sometimes, students come in with the wrong understanding of a major or career type. For example, "I liked studying chemistry in high school, so let me study chemical engineering," thinking they're the same. Sometimes, students find that they were more passionate about something else, like music. I or my peers didn't transfer into a liberal arts program, following the article's train of thought. We made our own paths instead. To this day, I take a fair amount of math courses.

Instead of focusing on hard or soft subjects, schools need to focus on training good thinkers who know how to learn, reason, and implement in a wide variety of styles.

I did some work with the public data sets.

The data is stored (free of charge) via ebs (look at the EC2 instance) which persists to S3 but is not visible in or directly usable from your S3 directory. If you decide to transfer the data or run computations (e.g. via emr), you'll then pay for the resources used.

I didn't find the documentation all that clear to efficiently use the public data sets, which had financial consequences.

If anyone is adept with using the public data sets, I'd love to speak with you.

Valid suggestion, but I don't think a move makes up for the perceived inadequacies in the States. Bugs, after all, are to be fixed, not circumvented.

That's interesting. When would you use a supply & demand model versus network effects to explain a trend?

Or, the more people who can code, the less valuable the skill? Meh, or not.

thanks for the tip

Systemizer, why do you think that is that working with others helps us achieve our goals?

I have generally believed that, too. But, on second thought, wouldn't having more people complicate planning thus thwarting progress?

Tips for completing resolutions, such as these 12:

a. Have a plan with dates, milestones and accountability mechanisms

b. Start small (Instead of one month using a different OS, how about day and go from there)

c. Make it meaningful, Know why you're making a Committment, Be Selective (Have an intrinsic motivation to make a change in your everyday life)

d. Stay the course (If you get off track, get back on)

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At $50,000 v $27,700 for the Nissan Leaf, the Tesla S is also targeting a different type of buyer, too. The article is almost like comparing a Toyota Camry buyer with a Lexus GS 350 buyer - they're similar but not the same.

The article points out that one possible reason for the people's reluctance is distrust. In the case of the author, his family died because of a double agent. Who is to say that if you conspire with your fellow comrades to overthrow your leader, one of your peers will not out you. Civil unrest does not work without undying social trust.

overkill, too.

Even in the face of death, Jobs was a great visionary until the end. Now that's inspiring.

Poor business fundamentals create poor business outcomes. Groupon needs to reevaluate itself, and if it must, downsize and regrow with a better product. Basically, Groupon needs to figure this out - or everyone else will - and it won't be good for Groupon.

Great profile, but it's a shame the author had to start with "Ernestine Fu, 20, is taking off her pants," as a sort of sexual innuendo (albeit witty and ironic one) to grab readers attention to this very successful young woman.

Embarrassing business practices.

I'm applying! I already have the funds saved for the plane ticket. I'm coming from the East coast. I wanted to apply last year but a.) I didn't have the funds and 2.) I wasn't confident in my coding skills as I am now. I'm super excited, because even if I don't get in I'll still be one step better than where I was last August :)

I'm a little uncertain about housing, but worst case scenario, I'm willing to take a same day flight back.

Chegg, for many students, is still a better option. Great customer service. Simple Process. Wide-spread adoption and availability of titles. Granted, I'm a chegg user, but Amazon surely has a run for its money.

Mentat, to your second point, I have had the same experience.

Even in classes and curricula that are supposed to be interdisciplinary, the boundaries are still rigid and the connections superficial. That compromises learning. And, I think one of the reasons for that is professors are afraid of being wrong and they're not trained to travel outside their domain of expertise. The ivory tower thrives on specialization. If the gatekeepers are not bold enough to cross-pollinate ideas, students are disadvantaged.