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gravis7777

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gravis7777··on Study Shows a Productivity Boost of Working From Home
I don't work in IT, so I can see some differences from that field to mine. But being a functional manager in a business, I can't tell you how invaluable it is to walk outside my office to 20-30 cubicles and being able to get a quick answer or have a quick discussion on something, and how often people overhearing conversations in the office saves useless work.
gravis7777··on In UK universities there is a daily erosion of integrity
Ignoring fake news from ̶r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶l̶o̶g̶u̶e̶s̶ left wing loons is even more bliss.

FTFY

gravis7777··on The State Pension Funding Gap
I'm not "insanely wealthy" and I am getting a benefit from the tax cuts, as are most people. Or we can get rid of other obligations like welfare to fund it as well - give money from the non-working (and in some cases arguably useless) to the working.
gravis7777··on Theranos’ Letter to Shareholders Shows the Company Is on Its Deathbed
Why is that ironic?
gravis7777··on Python 2 will be replaced with Python 3 in the next RHEL major release
Because non-IT users (your customers) are sick and tired of apps from 2000 that run clunky and ugly because someone is "forcing you change it" (aka doing your job) and you don't feel like it. Yes,
gravis7777··on Destroy All Software screencasts free this week
He said Captain, I said...
gravis7777··on Destroy All Software screencasts free this week
Free market will judge the right price. Lots of people put free content out there, some of it pretty good. Not as good as Code School's content, but people have to see the value difference. Just because you put a lot of hours in doesn't mean people will appreciate it and pay more for it.
gravis7777··on Facebook is unfixable. We need a nonprofit, public-spirited replacement
Well go ahead and start it. I just don't want public funds paying for it. Good luck to you!
gravis7777··on Congrats Dropbox
doubt it
gravis7777··on Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country
Wonder if this guy will also apologize for the horrible things Iraq did to both Iran in the early 80s and Kuwait in the 90s.
gravis7777··on Some terrible personal news
He isn't the only one questioning this...
gravis7777··on Some terrible personal news
yes - God forbid someone have an alternative opinion to yours.
gravis7777··on Google's Python Class
While he may not be a "bad programmer", it concerns some folks that people are so against moving forward to something the industry is in strong support of. I wonder what other kinds of singular opinions (or very minority at best) that could be affecting other aspects of his programming.
gravis7777··on Duolingo podcast: The kiddnapping of Luis von Ahn's aunt
The idea that people (especially those with criminal backgrounds) can willfully break the law and can enter the country without going through the proper channels that millions of others go through to become legal residents each year is sickening.
gravis7777··on What I found When I analysis million followers of President Trump with nlp
Interesting content but also second the spellcheck point when you are posting about natural language. Also, pie charts are horrible for things with a ton of data points-the second graph kind of pulls it off because "en" is so large but can't make much out of the first graph. Third, while Five Thirty Eight is certainly well known, they definitely make mistakes, as was seen in their complete miss in prediction of his presidency. They are no better than Rasmussen who currently holds Trump at a split 49% approval rate, may want to add them as another source to better balance your fact statements.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/poli...