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koof··on Didn't Get Enough Sleep? You Might As Well Be Drunk
>That means that in many cases, a good-but-legally-drunk driver will be vastly out-performing a terrible-but-sober driver.

How do you know what percentage of ability corresponds to bad driving?

koof··on Twitter caught faking users’ tweets
I feel so much second hand embarrassment when an article opens with an image macro.
koof··on The “Steam Box” era begins with the Piston, a $1,000 PC-in-a-console
The GameCube was the cheapest console in the last generation and still had comparable hardware. Although it didn't have a DVD player, I'm not seeing why the Wii sold as much as it did if you're going off price alone.
koof··on Show HN: Increase your productivity with ambient noise
Great, but the one sample of the woman going "I shouldn't!" over and over is pretty distracting.
koof··on Bring Back the 40-hour work week (March 2012)
As a soon to be first time job hunter (beyond internships): how do I find jobs that aren't 50 hr+/wk death marches? Should I consider government? I say this because the internships I've already done I've been encouraged to work weekends.
koof··on Why Apple Keeps Falling
cmd-f steve: 0 results

We've come a long way!

koof··on Google’s most advanced voice search has arrived on iOS
Heavily considering Android now after this.
koof··on [dead]
Relevant: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110201/in-norway-start-ups-say...
koof··on Copyright to Class Notes: Do Students Own the Copyright to Their Notes?
Can you give an example of one of those licenses?
koof··on Things I do to be consistently happy
I wonder about this. I'd like to see more posts about love and how to deal with it in the face of software engineering/startup stuff.

Actually, nevermind.

koof··on The Invisible Bike Helmet: An Airbag On The Go
Very true, but were I to wear a helmet or neck airbag helmet I probably wouldn't wear one that was objectively worse at protection than another. I figure if I'm going to look like a dork either way, might as well go with the safest option?

If there's data to prove it's just as safe as regular helmets (which right now aren't tested very well either, if memory serves me correctly the only test required is to drop a weight on the helmet at height) then I might be less critical, but I still think the forehead protection looks a little shoddy on the surface.

koof··on The Invisible Bike Helmet: An Airbag On The Go
Saw a demo of this where the dummy fell off the front of a bike and the dummy fell right on its face. The helmet doesn't seem to protect the dummy's forehead, not getting all the way in front of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Oud3iGXWY&feature=playe...

koof··on Study: High Speed Trading Hurts Long-Term Investors
We should really tax all stock trades at .001% or something.
koof··on Teacher Suspended For Reading 'Ender's Game' To Middle School Students
What about the whole "Ender commits mass genocide" part?

The book's apologetic tone about his violence doesn't make it any better - I would even argue that it makes it worse, as it waters down to "extreme violence is okay if you don't feel good about it".

koof··on Ask HN: What is your best concentration aid while programming?
Considering "music" is always one of the most common answers to this question, and undoubtedly something you've tried before, you might also want to consider "no music". Time and time again I've realized how much I get invested in whatever I'm listening to, want to switch tracks, which makes me open up my browser/Spotify, makes me want to research new music, I end up on Facebook... It's best for me to just turn it all off. You may want to try doing the same, if music has been the norm for you.
koof··on How to seem good at everything: Stop doing stupid shit
I wish this were satire.
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