anonimo's comments

> Given that language is defined by usage

What?! This is not natural language. It's a mathematical symbol with a well-known meaning.

One might argue that a lot of programmers don't need to worry about algorithmic complexity on a daily basis. But anyone who wants to talk about it should get the basics right.

It's irrelevant whether the stock was bought directly from Zynga or otherwise. It's the same stock and gives you the same rights.

However, unless you have a sizable percentage of the shares, management won't give a damn about what you think.

> The US isn't the only place to start something, try Berlin and say goodbye to any visa problems.

Really? AFAIK anyone who's not an EU citizen still needs to get a visa before moving there. And most companies won't hire someone who doesn't live there.

I'm very skeptical of the validity of this study.

The graph shows no riots at all between 2008 and 2012. E.g. there are no data points in the graph for the riots related to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons. They resulted in more than 100 deaths! [1]

In 2011, from the top of my head, there were riots in the UK, the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots in Canada [2], and anti-government riots in Thai.

In my country, Brazil, football hooliganism is rampant, there are at least a few riots a year.

In short, they must be using a very arbitrary definition of "riot", that just so happens to coincide with their theory.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoo...

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Vancouver_Stanley_Cup_riot

I'm really surprised that yours is the only comment pointing this out.

Note that the author implicitly defines "bozo" as anyone who's not a world-class programmer or researcher (or possibly, any such person that rises above a certain level in the hierarchy). So, 99.9% of programmers, including even some programmer-entrepreneurs who have built valuable companies without being world-class technically.

I'm midway through this book and I'm fairly disappointed with it. It's not a bad book, bu much of the advice in it is common sense. And the parts that aren't common sense aren't very convincing (silly metaphors etc). Some of these 3-star reviews do a good job of reviewing it:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Pragmatic-Programmer-Journeyman-eb...

Yahoo's yearly revenue is around $4 billion. Net income around $1 billion. It's not unreasonable to expect she could raise revenue and/or improve the profit margin by a few percent points.

I'm not sure if it makes sense to call them "fringe". Orkut is mainstream in Brazil (though Facebook is about as popular now), just as Facebook in the US and Mixi in Japan.

Also note that Brazil has a large number of internet users, around 40 million. So Brazil is also a big target for auction sites, e-commerce, games, phone apps, etc. It just so happens that people don't hear much about those sites outside Brazil.

I'm quite skeptical that Badoo has 14 million Brazilian members. That would be around 1/3 of the internet-using population. That said, I suppose their success in Brazil (and elsewhere) is due to the fact they aren't really a regular social network, but rather a site for "hooking-up".

I'd go even further: even the astrology question is not a good indicator of stupidity or compatibility.

There are lots of otherwise smart people who believe in "stupid" things. For example, in Japan many people believe that your blood type is an indicator of your personality. I'm talking about educated people.

So, there are many women who are interested in astrology. Some don't really believe that astrology is scientific, but they read the horoscope column anyway. Unless she takes it seriously and makes life/relationship decisions based on it, I wouldn't consider it a deal-breaker.

That is a very costly hack. You should pay off the loans with highest effective interest rates, period.

Short answer: the "hack" is to set a monthly budget and stick to it religiously.

In theory, if your savings account pays 2% and your loans charge 10%, you should put all your money into paying your debt. On the other hand, unless you have a very stable job you'd better have savings of at least 6 months worth of expenses.

You probably don't really need most of your home improvements. Unless you have serious problems like water leaks, you can always postpone those improvements to after you've paid your debts.

35% of your net income for mortgage is on the high side (average in US is about 33% of gross income). But it's probably not too bad for a family of 4 with only 1 income.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.h...

Your main problem might be in those 45% worth of "other" expenses. You need to break this down into something like:

a) essential recurrent expenses (food, commuting, school-related, etc). These shouldn't change much from month to month. And assuming your partner can cook, you shouldn't be spending too much on food.

b) non-essential recurrent expenses (cable, second car gas and maintenance, gym, etc). Rank those expenses in order of importance and start cutting them out.

c) non-essential one-off expenses (eating out, trips, buying gadgets, etc). Only do these if they fit in your budget in that month (or trimester, etc).

I scrolled down looking for a link to launched website...

> I din’t mention what I launched, on purposed. You can guess which of my project’s launch is described here. Good luck guessing that, is not so hard though.

Meh.

The solution is not "make it harder to make a mistake" but rather make it possible to change your vote (like Reddit).

Some of your social superiors: your parents and older relatives, your SO's parents, your (company's) clients, a famous writer/athlete/musician you admire, the president of your country.

You probably don't treat them as equals, unless you have some sort of Asperger's.

> I seriously do not understand why people come/stay here given the way they are treated by our government. You must be masochists.

The immigration thing definitely sucks, but other things probably make up for it. You're probably underestimating the good parts of living in the US, especially from the point of view of someone who comes from a poorer country or, in some cases, for an entrepreneur who lives in a developed country but doesn't have access to places like Silicon Valley and NY.

Also note that, with the possible exception of Canada and Australia, most other developed countries are at least as restrictive as the US regarding immigration from developing countries.

I'm from Brazil, which is considered one of the leading countries among the "emergent" countries. Yes, things have been improving in the last 20 years. But it still sucks. For instance, consider that the GDP per capita in Brazil is still far lower than places like Portugal and Greece, which are not exactly booming. In fact, there's a significant number of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal even though they're not exactly welcoming us with open arms.

In another area: half of slums in Rio are now dominated by drug gangs, and the other half by paramilitary militias. One of those militias recently killed a judge. A state congressman had to flee the country due to death threats from militias. I'll take your bureaucratic nightmares anytime. ;-)