brentr | 17 years ago | on: Vim made easy: how to get your favorite IDE features in Vim
I don't knock something till I try it. I have been using Emacs recently, and I like it. I was simply asking a question. I was not looking to be made fun of.
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brentr | 17 years ago | on: Vim made easy: how to get your favorite IDE features in Vim
Do you know of something like this for emacs?
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: I've Got a Project, You Tell Me The Language
I have also become familiar with several languages (C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, Python, and Ruby), but when I wanted to start a big project, I realized that I only knew the basics of the language (i.e., synatx). I had no real exposure to the vast libraries available. Once I realized this, and that was only within the past month, I decided to focus just on C and C++. This decision was driven by the fact that I am starting an MSFE program this fall and all I have read about quant work says that I should be well versed in C++. The reason I have also chosen C is because the project I am spending this summer working on is building the statistics and probability portion of a quantitative finance library. I am using two libraries as a reference (Quantlib and GSL) and one is written in C++ and the other in C. Like it has been said, I think it might be a good idea to focus on what you already know and work on improving the skills in that language.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Videos from the Economic Manhattan Project
So far I have made it through Weinstein's, Roubini's, and Taleb's talks. What I have seen is a good start towards understanding a subject that we have very little hold over right now. If you can find the time to watch even one of these videos, it is well worth it.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Good C++ Numerical Libraries
The thing I am interested in the most is accuracy and precision.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: In the computer age, why are people still asked to do their own taxes?
This is American politics. The politicians say one thing to please the masses and do exactly the opposite. I'm not trying to be confrontational or rude. That's just the reality of things.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: In the computer age, why are people still asked to do their own taxes?
The answer is simple. There is a huge and powerful tax lobby that doesn't want to see this happen.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: How to Work the Room
It sure helps.
EDIT: Do you know what secondhand embarrassment is? Go to an open mic and you are sure to experience it. I've seen some people who thought they were hilarious and were actually a train wreck.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Early Stage Startup Accounting?
That question I cannot answer. I'd talk to a lawyer and an accountant concerning a question like that.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: How to Work the Room
Stand-up comedy works well also. It helped me to get over my fear of speaking to large groups.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to get a decent paying job, as a college student in Mexico?
I can't help it; I have to say it. Stop swine flu and you'll make a boatload of money.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Early Stage Startup Accounting?
First, I am not an accountant or any other licensed individual. I used to work in banking as an analyst and trader before I went back to school. My securities licenses have since elapsed.
Do you have cash entering or leaving the company? Are you starting to deal with accruals? If you have answered yes to the first one but you are able to easily keep track of the inflows and outflows, I wouldn't worry about needing one right now, but I would certainly start looking for one. If you are dealing with accruals, I would think about talking to one at least right now. Business accounting can be a tricky subject when cash flows don't exactly match revenues or expenses. You'll save yourself a lot of headaches if you have someone whose business is accounting at your call.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Microsoft Reports a Massive Miss With Net Earnings Down 32 Percent
The INews headline is inaccurate. They matched the street.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Y Combinator is prohibited
You don't find it ironic that you are now telling me what I should and should not do?
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Y Combinator is prohibited
I understand well what is said here. With that said, if you are at work, you do your work. Also, you should not be using corporate bandwith to catch up on your own reading agenda. Do that at home.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Y Combinator is prohibited
Shouldn't these people be working when they are at work?
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Excel-Lookalike Twitter Client Helps You Goof Off At Work
People must think that network admins at major corporations are retarded! Besides, what is there to tweet when you're at work?
"Boss took my stapler again :("
brentr | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Just cashed out for 2M. What now?
I recommend seeing someone at a bank about setting up a trust. If you are concerned with making sure that the corpus of the trust remains intact, explicitly tell the bank that as there are investment opportunities that are completely appropriate for that. The benefits of a trust are numerous. When I worked as a trust analyst I saw many people who set up a trust solely to protect their money from themselves. It's something you might want to look into if you are concerned with blowing through the money.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: T-Shirt Hell pulls a fast one; closing message a troll for more business
Perhaps they should now create a new shirt that says, "I got suckered by tshirthell.com". That's sure to create more buzz for them.
brentr | 17 years ago | on: How The World Almost Came To An End At 2PM On September 18
I will add a quote from Arrested Development made by Buster:
Michael: Buster? The guy who thought that the blue on the map was land?
Lucille: He's had business classes.
Buster: W-w-w-wait. Eighteenth-century agrarian business. But I guess it's all the same principles. Lemme ask you: Are you at all concerned about an uprising?
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