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Like everything else in life, when obtained in moderation.

You are exactly right about the intensity. He completed a weeks worth of work in less than 2 days. He worked for nearly 40 of the 48 hours he had.

That is the craziest awesome thing i've seen while watching. It never occurred to me, but its so simply brilliant!

You are almost entirely correct. I had severe internet addiction (or so i thought) when I was working at this web dev sweat shop. I found it nearly impossible to concentrate, I was on the internet more than I was concentrating on work. One day I did an experiment. I downloaded the database, and setup my computer to work completely unplugged from the network. I was completely off the grid. Yet I still could not get work done. I would stare at the code, not really caring about it.

I found, I wasn't going to the internet because I loved the internet. I was going to the internet because I no longer had ANY interest in my work.

I quit shortly after that, my new job is extremely interesting, and my web usage has minimized severely.

I wonder how far away Blue Origin is in terms of making the same progress SpaceX seems to be making. Oh man, its like a good o' fashion space race!

This is a wonderful thought... but at the same time all I can think is "Gee I hope google holds true to their motto"

Professional chair-adjustment coordinator - proof new technology just shifts jobs, not destroys them.

The music on this pubs site convinced me to go. http://www.thirstyscholarpub.com/home.htm

I think this is one of those, great in theory but bad in practice kind of things.

It will take just 1 good hacker with ideals

May the robot overloads find a solution to our growing fat problem.

fair enough

I think the difference between today, and the past is the rate of change, and the barrier of entry for a displaced worker to move. The industrial revolution happened over decades, but the digital revolution happened in just a few years. People are being displaced first by 3rd world countries, and second by machines which is faster than they may be prepared to deal with. Additionally they may not be capable of making the jump. Its easy to take a farmer and place him in a factory. However it is slightly more difficult to take a factory worker, and put him in a web development shop.

I can't speak for these guys, but I can tell you my experience. I dropped out after 1.5 years since my career got started way early. Without a degree you lack security. In every sense of the word. Getting a job means I have to go the extra mile to prove my capabilities. I don't expect that my career will last forever (the supply and demand of programmers is in my advantage right now, but that could change tomorrow). Additionally, and especially here on the east coast people judge you by two things. Your title, and where you got your degree. Not having a degree becomes an extremely sensitive subject, and the source of a great quantity of insecurity. The combination of personal insecurity, and career insecurity leads one to strive.

It's unfortunate there's no mention of using MIMO spatial correlation techniques to increase Performance.

I don't know what I don't know. I wish there was a site where I can tell how stupid I am in any subject :D

I have a strong desire to do something like this. I've been saving for the day that I can quit my job, and work on a start-up. At the same time I also want to move to somewhere like Costa Rica with exciting rain forests, and a lower cost of living. Unfortunately I feel tied down, I'm more than willing to sell most of my stuff, I basically stopped buying "things" a few years ago. However I could never move away from my girlfriend, and she could never move away from her life here in Boston.

I would not be surprised if by the time my kids are ready for college, I will be hearing about their excitement for a class where they learn about teaching various robot platforms new skills.

From the markets point of view, I think the large majority of investors have already assumed its going to happen.

What the hell is that floating moving group of penises? I can't read the article, my eyes keep moving to look at it. Waiting for the lasers to shoot something.

If you're ever in Boston, i'll buy you a pint at the Cambridge Brewing Company. Way better than Peroni ;)

So true, there's a lot of bad recruiters out there. However the few I know to be good, I try to keep a good relationship with.

I find the innovation that competition spurs to be beautiful, even if that innovation is "just" squeezing performance out of every crevice you can find.

I really like it, but I'm surprised to not see my google+ notifications on top.

I wish I had Google's problems. "We have too many people who want our service, yes we currently have sufficient infrastructure, and yes we designed it to scale form day 1, but its not completely tested yet... fortunately you guys will wait for me to be comfortable"

What if the entity was a p2p program that was miraculously internationally recognized? The hard part to me convincing governments to give up power.

I ask this completely seriously. What would it take to declare the domain of the internet as its own sovereign entity? The internet to me has become greater than just a communications network. It is a place where people connect/work/play. DNS is a natural resource, and should be regulated by all that is affected by it.

I love having an ordinary day, maybe taking a ride on the T and overhearing a conversation about quantum mechanics or cryptology. Cambridge really does have a unique culture.

do it here: http://longbets.org/

The US government guarantees my bank account up to (i think 200k) There is no Internet Government that guarantees my bit coins.