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jackhammer2022··on Bed that saved me from the Taliban
I haven't gone through your link yet, but sounds like Survivorship Bias here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
jackhammer2022··on Climber Completes the Most Dangerous Rope-Free Ascent Ever
Alex Honnold does not experience fear like the rest of us: http://nautil.us/issue/39/sport/the-strange-brain-of-the-wor...
jackhammer2022··on Slave, Scholar, Stoic
I like - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William Irvine, provides a good overview of stoicism.
jackhammer2022··on Many famous scientists have something in common: they didn’t work long hours
Also here's the Feynman algorithm[1]:

- Write down the problem.

- Think real hard.

- Write down the solution.

This article not only falling for survivorship bias but also confirmation bias [2]

1: http://wiki.c2.com/?FeynmanAlgorithm 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

jackhammer2022··on Airbnb “Bribes” Host with Cash Under NDA After Partiers Destroy Apartment
Do you stick a budget for your WFH rentals? How long do you rent for?
jackhammer2022··on Many famous scientists have something in common: they didn’t work long hours
So Survivorship Bias in play in this article?
jackhammer2022··on Implementing your own recommender systems in Python
Google cache link: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1qK6xyT...

Ipython notebook used: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/com.cambridgecoding.stude...

jackhammer2022··on Show HN: BitBar – Put anything in your Mac OS X menu bar
There's https://github.com/jaredks/rumps for Python.
jackhammer2022··on This Is How I Work
My guess is the Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder )
jackhammer2022··on Python Practice Projects
Here are some more: http://openbookproject.net/py4fun/
jackhammer2022··on Jack Dorsey Joins Disney’s Board Of Directors
Do not fall for the Survivorship Bias: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/
jackhammer2022··on Basic Data Structures and Algorithms in the Linux Kernel
More implementations listed at: http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/a/19773
jackhammer2022··on Bytecode
Google Cache link: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9eL0cMo...
jackhammer2022··on Clojure from the ground up
I love the thorough Guide to Programming in Clojure for Beginners: http://blackstag.com/blog.posting?id=5
jackhammer2022··on Ask HN: I'm afraid I will always be a mediocre developer
Your are falling for the Survivorship Bias: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/ . Keep polishing your skills. Learning Go is a good step.
jackhammer2022··on Open Dylan 2013.1 released
Congratulations Bruce!
jackhammer2022··on Map the iPhone Users In Any City, And You Know Where the Rich Live
Obligatory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_sharpshooter_fallacy
jackhammer2022··on Swap Your Laptop for an iPad + Linode
Previously discussed at: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3186476
jackhammer2022··on Twilio's first support hire joins engineering
Congrats Renee!! Keep calm and carry on.
jackhammer2022··on Latent Semantic Analysis Tutorial
Also here is a nice paper to get started with LSI : http://www2.denizyuret.com/ref/berry/berry95using.pdf
jackhammer2022··on Ask HN: Favorite music player for OSX?
Tomahawk from http://toma.hk , simply awesome. Edit: It can get songs from a lot of sources and the interface is smooth too.
jackhammer2022··on Linux Played a Crucial Role in Discovery of 'Higgs boson'
Yep right if these were the 90's,the heading would have been worth its pounds and it was made a cliche in the 90's itself.
jackhammer2022··on PageRank Algorithm Reveals Soccer Teams' Strategies
>"..in England and Ireland it's the outdated 'kick-and rush' style football (aka "hoof it up to the big striker") versus the more patient possession-focused, passing game in continental Europe. "

This is the very reason as to why England fails to perform in the big competitions. Lack of creativity.

> "...but it doesn't tell you how to play like Spain or how to beat Spain."

Exactly this data might provide some statistics on the formation and player agility but a team's performance is largely dependent on the gameplay and the strategy of the manager.

I find this site: http://www.zonalmarking.net/ to be much more useful when it comes to tactical analysis.

jackhammer2022··on The Leanest Startup in Silicon Valley
This is a great endeavour.Being resourceful to the maximum. But a question that comes to mind is fitness. This kind of lifestyle might be detrimental to health,especially sleep related disorders. How are you tackling this ?
jackhammer2022··on Show HN: A new way to view IAmA's on Reddit
This is much more readable than IAmA's interface though I suggest some work on the font. Great job.
jackhammer2022··on Kindergarten Teacher Earns $700,000 by Selling Lesson Plans Online
Being from Cal and being a product of this system, I remember being so frustrated in my childhood. My school was bit far off from my house, so I could not join those "coaching" classes of teachers living near the school.The result was that teachers used to teach poorly in the school with a hidden message "join my tutorials to get a good grade". Many of my peers (not all) who joined the tutorials used to perform better than me owing to more exposure to exclusive study materials/coaching. If you become a teacher in any city in India,you will become rich. The coaching industry drives the economy at Kota ( city in Western India) .