enraged_camel

"The world needs C not Lisp" is like saying "the world needs English not French."

I agree with you. While the tone of the message matters in terms of how effectively it is conveyed (and how receptive readers will be to the ideas presented), it's not something to get too focused on.…

I don't know why you got down-voted to oblivion. I found your sarcasm to be pretty funny, personally.

It's more like Samsung explicitly admitting that they cannot find a way to unlock a phone without the swipe gesture.

There is no such "technique". They can make educated guesses, but that's about it.

If I ran a company where the HR department could not find even one qualified applicant out of 25,000 resumes, I'd fire the entire department for incompetence.

Facebook activism, as defined by the article, has two purposes. First, it makes the person feel better about themselves. Second, it (presumably) improves their reputation among their circle of friends…

This is anecdotal, but multitasking decreases my satisfaction. For example, if I spend an hour in front of my computer browsing around while trying to read a book, and find that at the end of that h…

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm having trouble envisioning why a transparent phone would be useful. It would certainly be "cool", but that's really about it. The keyboard projection part of the v…

<< There's nothing preventing an employer from saying, "well I'm paying what I think is the 'prevailing wage'.>> The employer does not determine what the prevailing wage is. The US Dep…

Wage discrimination based on visa status is illegal, though. Before a company petitions for an H1-B on behalf of a foreign worker, they first have to apply for a labor certification showing that the w…

Waking up very early is actually really nice because everyone is still sleeping and you can get stuff done without distractions. I especially like the fact that you can't even hear the hustle-and-bust…

The effectiveness of any diet can be measured by two factors: its impact and the dieters likelihood of sticking with the diet. While it sounds like the author has done a good job, most people would fi…

The moment you publicly compare yourself to the dominant player in your field, you have lost.

That goes against your advice of getting away from technology to avoid burnout.

"There is still extreme poverty, religious bigotry, no-holds barred traffic lawlessness, corruption, discreet money and hundreds of other very-Indian issues." So does America. The point of the article…