Things I learnt during, and about, my PhD

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This post might be written in a tone that gives you the impression that this is advice about your PhD. It’s not. It’s overly pessimistic and specific to my situation. ( 2 , 26 )

Things I learnt during, and about, my PhD

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In the Basement of the Ivory Tower

In the Basement of the Ivory Tower

Sending everyone under the sun to college is a noble initiative. But many are so ill-prepared for this by their previous education that they are not ready for high school, much less for college. ( 8 , 36 )

In the Basement of the Ivory Tower

In the Basement of the Ivory Tower

The idea that a university education is for everyone is a de...

The idea that a university education is for everyone is a destructive myth. An instructor at a "college of last resort" explains why. ( 2 )

Metagg - 4 days ago in education, teaching, college, learning, and writing

Don't Use FTP

stevenf.com

[[Executive summary: FTP is neither secure nor interoperable. D’uh. I knew this 10 years ago, and I was 10 years late to the party myself. It’s a minor miracle that FTP clients work at all. —Ed.]] ( 6 , 30 )

Stop Using FTP

Don't Use FTP

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The early days: How 37signals built buzz out of the gate

The early days: How 37signals built buzz out of the gate - (37signals)

key is 'Building an audience" by creating better usable dsigns - The 37Better Project included: 37BetterBank, 37BetterFedEx, 37BetterPayPal, 37BetterMotors, 37BetterGoogle. GIVING BACK to followers ( 5 , 30 )

The early days: How 37signals built buzz out of the gate

Interesting look back at how 37signals began to build their ...

Interesting look back at how 37signals began to build their business. ( 1 )

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How to Hack Boingo WiFi

i•am•nirav » Blog Archive » How to Hack Boingo WiFi

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How to Hack Boingo WiFi

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Play this game for 20 minutes - learn about concurrency

Scarybug Games and Walkthrough Videos » Blog Archive » Chronotron

Similar to the "10 x Mouse" game, but more thought required. ( 6 , 31 )

Play this game for 20 minutes - learn about concurrency

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Why you should never be a startup girlfriend

why you should never be a startup girlfriend… at Stephanie Finch

プログラマとつきあうための心得、というか、上手くいかない理由とかを女の子目線で。 ( 1 , 6 )

Why you should never be a startup girlfriend

why you should never be a startup girlfriend… at Stephanie Finch

For all of you ladies who may or may not be flirting with th...

For all of you ladies who may or may not be flirting with the idea of dating a startup programmer, you should know exactly what you're getting yourself into. ( 1 )

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JL on Female Founders

Female Founders

JL on Female Founders

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An insider's explanation of the Fannie Mae Meltdown

Burnham's Beat: Fannie Mae's Golden Goose: A Lesson In Moral Hazard

Awesome post by Bill. Fannie and Freddie found that they could generate "risk-free" returns by leveraging their low cost of capital to buy their own securities. Too bad they didn't consider credit risk. ( 2 , 6 )

An insider's explanation of the Fannie Mae Meltdown

Fannie Mae's Golden Goose: A Lesson In Moral Hazard - (Here is hoping well written blog posts are still en vogue on Reddit)

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Today is one of the 2 days each year when the sun lines up with Manhattan's grid

Manhattanhenge

Manhattan-henge | Star-Struck Articles | Astronomy Resources | Hayden Planetarium

Sunset on Manhattan-henge occurs at a cross-street on and around these dates: * May 30 at 8:10 PM * July 13 at 8:20 PM ( 3 , 13 )

Today is one of the 2 days each year when the sun lines up with Manhattan's grid

Manhattan (Manhattanhenge)

Manhattanhenge )

Today is one of the 2 days each year when the sun lines up with Manhattan's grid

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ITunes is Anti-Web

Coding Horror: iTunes is Anti-Web

"It's downright user hostile to demand installation of a special application merely to browse the store, and it is most certainly against everything the web stands for and was built on." ( 7 , 22 )

ITunes is Anti-Web

iTunes is Anti-Web - bound to cause a comment avalanche

I hate it when people bitch about things they don't understa...

I hate it when people bitch about things they don't understand. ( 1 )

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