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I found that I burned out on P90X: the combination of a busy schedule already plus additional food prep time (I tried to follow the menu plan exactly) meant that I sacrificed sleep. And if you're doing intense workouts, sleep is very important. I could probably do it fine on a more relaxed schedule with an eat-healthy-but-don't-follow-the-meal-plan-exactly approach.

With Stronglifts, it's every other day for about 45 minutes including a bit of warm-up time. So far, this has proven to be a great pace for me as it allows me to still be quite busy with work, etc. while allowing sufficient time to recover in the off days.
I highly disagree. Do you have any examples?

OpenGL is a dog's breakfast of an API. It's everything an API shouldn't be -- stateful, verbose, and committee-driven. Just take a look at Valve's .PDF.

An OpenGL programmer spends a large part of his/her time trying to maintain a mental model of the underlying driver's state and behavior. And God(s) help you if you step off the path used by popular applications and game engines. You can expect combinatorial bugs out the wazoo, again because the API and driver layers are so stateful.

I agree with the grandparent -- it's well past time that a D3D-like API was adopted by other players. I've used OpenGL since the Quake 1 days and I've never understood why so many people sing its praises. The days when D3D was an inferior API are more than a decade behind us.
Given that Facebook listed "Mobile" as a major risk to their future [1], this seems like a proportionate response. It seems like every tech giant wants the be at the top of the heap, to control software that is as close to the user as possible. In this case Google Glass looks pretty smart, you can't get any closer than a quarter inch away from my eyeball.

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/05/09/facebook-t...
I second this advice.

I've noticed men avoid these classes because tend to be a majority female attendance (at least at my gym). I do feel like the classes are also geared towards women, but that could just be me or my gym (they call is body-design). I'm not intimidated by that, but I feel like many guys are.

I do these with my girlfriend usually, which helped get into it initially, but I'm often the only guy. Doesn't matter, it's a killer workout. Even though I lift, I still do classes like this each week for general fitness.
Apple's product page is pretty generic these days. This is very pretty indeed though, especially the text over the video.
Yeah, good call. I probably clicked refresh once a second for 10 seconds. I guess they thought I was DDOS'ing the site.
"Their transition from an open source project to an organization receiving millions from the Google search box."

You can be both things. Generally it's nice to be paid for your work.

"The restrictions (based on security reasons) to install an extension from a site different than mozilla addons"

If someone convinces you to install a malicious browser extension (easily done in a world where people will click OK on basically anything) they can spy on and control everything you do online.
Yes, weeks (one to two), as opposed to seconds, minutes, hours or days, which are other timescales over which drugs can act.
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Considering the craptastic experience the regular FB app is on Android (seriously, visiting FB in the browser is a better experience), I feel a definite "meh" about this news.
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I would take the unlocked $349 Nexus 4[1] over a $99 device with a two-year contract.

[1]: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16g...
Looks like their pre-order page (http://www.att.com/facebookhome) is 404ing.

On topic - I personally wouldn't use this. Facebook belongs as an app. More integration is (almost) always nice, but I really don't need a phone dedicated to the social network - I'd prefer to move farther away from it.
Yes, their whole "this is the future" strategy is actually that way because it needs to be the future for Facebook. So their view is extremely biased in that regards, just like the whole auto-sharing thing, which I consider pretty anti-user, but it's something Facebook needed for their business.
Multiple efforts can increase competition or spread resources thin.

We already have 3 major engines. Do we need a fourth? The Linux Kernel combines all efforts in a single thriving project, while we have multiple desktop distributions struggling to get a single digit percentage of the market.
Lot of False Likes will happen - due to low quality phones..double tap means a like.. it will be the biggest concern for mobile users with facebook home installed
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The argument against explanation 3 (roughly, "NCLB created incentives for schools to teach kids to be good at math tests and not good at real-world problem solving") is that no one teaches to the NAEP, and that the NAEP has stayed mostly constant in its material coverage since '78.

This would be sound if the NAEP tested real-world problem solving. However, judging by their sample question booklets ( http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.asp ), the NAEP consists of the sorts of questions one would assign for homework in a high school algebra or geometry class: e.g., "train" problems, proofs of properties of triangles, and so on -- not exactly things I would call "real-world problem solving."

My own personal experience as an undergraduate math instructor hints very strongly to me that #3 is the most significant issue.
> Nope, the medallion systems exist to block new competition.

That might be why they persist, but the main historical reasons that led to the introduction of tax licenses were: 1) to ensure a certain level of scrupulousness and geographical competence among drivers; 2) to reduce safety incidents caused by poorly maintained vehicles (initially carriages, later automobiles); and 3) to reduce taxis' contribution to traffic congestion by limiting their absolute numbers.

The British Parliament introduced the first such system in the 17th century, responding to concerns expressed by Londoners that thousands of "hackney hell carts", driven by unscrupulous fellows and poorly maintained, were overrunning the city.

Of course, there are now alternate approaches, so maybe the idea should be modified. Vehicle safety is today taken care of separately by mandatory vehicle inspections for all roadworthy vehicles. Congestion could be dealt with through market forces by charging tolls to drive in the busiest areas during peak times, as London has already started doing.
As a lead developer that is involved in new hires, I can give you my perspective.

We generally don't hire remote workers. If I did consider hiring for a remote position, it would only be for senior developers. It is difficult to mentor a junior developer that works remotely.

As far as wanting to work for a company that values general programming concepts, well, let me just say this. In reality, it can take years to fully master a framework. It's not just programming, but patterns and architecture. Even the quickest learner can not learn these over night. I wouldn't ever hire someone who just knows a little of every language, it comes across as a jack of all trades. I don't look for people that can just hack stuff together, I want someone who is specialized in a technology and can implement specifications on a product quickly and cleanly.

I don't wish to discourage you, there are probably jobs at there that fit your criteria. It depends on your goals. If you want to just have fun, you will have to sacrifice on pay. If you want make good money, you will need to specialize on a specific platform (ie php/mysql or .net/mssql) and know it inside and out.
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I've been working on a language [1] that compiles (transpiles?) into Vimscript. Makes most things easier, I find.

[1] https://github.com/luke-gru/riml
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> If you have weak joints or other physical constraints, machines can be a good place to start, as they will provide you some degree of support and help with your form.

This is one of the main reasons I've stuck with the machines. I have a rotator cuff issue in my left arm that makes that arm very unstable. Lifting heavy things with that arm without any support makes me very nervous, even after doing PT exercises for 4 months.
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Not to pick on you specifically but I really wish that (ab)using the word "sexy" for describing companies/products/widgets/thingamajigs starts seeing the same derision as when using "rockstar" to describe developers.
This is of maximal relevance to the determination of the expansion of the universe / dark energy.

The supernova observed was of Type Ia; the "standard candle" by which the Hubble constant is frequently measured.
Ironically, "painting a picture" is exactly what the author said you should do:

"Write about it in more than 140 characters; on paper even. Paint a picture of it. Talk about it face to face with your friends. Talk about how it made you feel"

It doesn't seem the author is complaining about all externalization, just the externalization that takes place during experiences, like posting pictures of yourself eating a meal while eating said meal. I just don't see the irony you mention, as he is doing exactly what he said people should be doing.

As for the rest of your comment...I'm inclined to agree that the author's post is an overgeneralized complaint, perhaps even with fundamental logical flaws. However, hidden in the haphazard argument there seems to be a tinge of truth regarding over-sharers.
FWIW, I certainly didn't intend any disrespect (sorry that the person above jumped to that conclusion). I meant it more in the sense of a happy surprise, given that you had already freely distributed the content, also making the brand itself available was really going above and beyond.
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Pre-order link is broken

http://www.att.com/facebookhome
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Do I trust Google with that information? I used to and now it's probably too late.

Do I trust FB with that information? Oh, hells no.
I've seen a few critiques of SS. One particular one was on how he recommends doing cleans, but in general I've found it to be well accepted. I do a variation of SS right now and I enjoy it.

It's popular so it's bound to have critics.
Love the idea but just tried it with a buddy and we could share text but neither one of us saw the other one. We could however see ourselves.
where exactly does he allude to "nerds" mandatorily being interested in "nerdy things"?

his point was that the article had a very old world elitist attitude where "art" = "culture" and if one is to be considered cultured and is rich, there is somehow some obligation to purchase art.

it smelled more of, "give me some of that hi-tech money" than any serious exposition about the rift between the tech rich and the art world.
I don't think the two concepts are mutually exclusive.

I've noticed with myself that no matter what I'm doing, and what apps I'm using on my desktop, Facebook is always open in a tab.

Which is to say, my high-intent and highly-guided behavior on the computer sits on top of a constant baseline social presence.

Personally I'd be happy if Facebook Messenger was built into the phone such that I can respond to messages without breaking my flow in my current app. But I'm on iOS, so I'm really not holding my breath.

Putting social networking into the background IMO aligns it closer to how I actually use it. Facebook as a high-intent application doesn't seem to work quite right.
I'm not going to buy a Bitcoin. I'll just go into tremendous debt if I lose, and if I win, well, you can just keep it ;)

Oh, and I wouldn't take today's high. I'm talking about this current hump. After it falls below 100, it won't make it back up to 100, is the bet I'd make.
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OP commented here, but didn't respond to you. They most likely went with Symfony since the original codebase was PHP. Porting to Symfony2 gives modern MVC web app framework tools and structure but has the same environment requirements. So there is very little cost as opposed to switching languages. The Ruby deployment methodology most likely uses Capifony a special extension to the Capistrano ruby gem for deployment built around Symfony and Symfony2.
Google's done a great job shutting down much used and loved services. Perhaps it'd be a good idea for them to get behind what they're committed to supporting long term and make some public commitments.
I've seen more installs of pypy in production than python3.
Intuition.
I used to trade using pure intuitive signs:
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Even if it were true that "90% of the people bitching about PHP couldn't put two solid arguments together," not only is that irrelevant to PHP's merit or lack thereof, it leaves a whole lot of people with valid arguments.

Further, "the only thing "wrong" with PHP is that it's inelegant and inconsistent as language" is your opinion. It is most certainly inconsistent, yes. It also grows and changes in strange, illogical ways, has a history of horrendous built-in defaults and security practices (e.g. REGISTER_GLOBALS, which had a very long life and is likely still enabled on a whole heck of a lot of servers). There are many reasons to avoid PHP.

There are also reasons to avoid most other languages. I and many other people, however, believe that PHP is so far ahead on that list as to be a liability in and of itself.

You're making even more unsupported assumptions regarding what attracts people to Ruby, and I don't know whether this is false dichotomy or some other logical fallacy, but "you can write bad code in Y as well as X" says absolutely nothing about X.

In the end: Yes, if you're careful and skilled, you can probably write solid, secure code in PHP. However, there are more roadblocks to this pursuit in PHP than in any other language I've worked with (9 years of experience in PHP, 6 in Python, less in various other relevant languages).
My banning might have also been related to my post links. I submitted the same link today as I did two days ago. But I just submitted it again because I was changing my code from a paid resource to open source. Submitting an open source resource shouldn't trigger spam filters, in my opinion. Kind of frustrating.
The security restrictions regarding add-ons make sense, I believe Chrome has just recently adopted them due to the browser being owned by hacked websites.

Thunderbird was a silly waste of resources and should have been shelved well before they did.

In balance I'm quite happy Mozilla exist and have been generally positive.
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So does Google like this or hate this?
How Professionals do it: Bloomberg subscription ($1500/month) + CapIQ ($1000/month) + sell-side equity research reports + industry-specific research reports + excel add-ins + network of management, friends. They know exactly how their valuations differentiate from other professionals'.

How we do it: Talk about ratios, try and read articles, etc.
No, Apple's closed platform is still an asset. Google's target market with Android never was you, the end user; it was handset manufacturers and carriers. Android is deliberately designed to be flexible enough to enable those parties to "customize the end-user experience", i.e., install crapware. Apple's closed platform, designed to be pleasant to the end user instead of making it easy for third parties to monetize the end user's eyeballs, will become even more distinguished and desirable.
They also cribbed the way iOS does notifications and put it on Android. Instead of messages being in a drawer on the top, they show up on the home screen immediately.

The Facebook Android app feels a little too iOS flavored to me (the Action Bar sliding in its entirety to the right when you slide in that menu is wack), and Facebook Home looks a little bit iOS flavored as well.
Difference is you actually have to pay for this one.
I take issue with the problem statement: "today, phones are built around tasks and apps. To see what's happening with your friends, you pull out your phone and navigate through a series of separate apps."

Firstly, the value to me in owning a smartphone and paying the charges associated with it is ultimately task orientated - from running my business, to getting driving directions, to wanting to play a specific genre of music at the gym. That's actually where the value is in my phone. Maybe I don't fit the demographic, but I don't want those to become second-class citizens over friend communications.

Secondly, it's very hollow to define the problem as 'your friend's activities are spread across multiple apps' when their solution only promotes Facebook activity to the fore.

My FB friend's activity is currently only contained in one app - the FB app. Their solution only removes the checking of multiple apps because those other apps (non-FB social networks, IM networks, etc) are going to be relegated into obscurity and no longer top of mind.

How's that ultimately helpful to my real, technology agnostic, friendships?
Wow, I'm reading through the page and can barely get through it because of the bravado. I don't want to "scare the other guys in the gym" or "need a secretary to organize my dating life" all because I won't "lose an arm-wrestling contest to a girl".

I know I could just look past that but it seems like that attitude might pervade the design of the workout. What if I just want to be healthy and symmetrical with good posture and strong without being "rock-hard" and "ripped" which would turn off my girlfriend anyway?
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I like Android intents and all, but I think Facebook is misguided if their plan is to release a new version of Home every month. The intent preference is only remembered for the same version of the app... that means if they choose to update the version the user will be asked if they want to launch the intent with Facebook Home again ("Just Once" / "Always").
Nice work Codassium. I helped with Seshcode. It's great to see other people building awesome coder tools too.
I think what Facebook are going for here makes a lot of sense.

The home screen at the moment is a fork in the road with the choice of dozens of different app paths to take. What they're planning on doing is removing the extra step needed to start interacting with the content.

It's similar to how they changed the original facebook app. Instead of starting by presenting all the options of which part of facebook you wanted to go to (profile/photos/newsfeed/messages etc.) it instead went straight into the news feed.

This presumably could work just as well with the whole phone. Although my concern is that facebook is only a small subset of my sources of interesting information on mobile. It seems highly limiting for it to only show facebook app content. Maybe there's a possible opportunity for a competing, open 'home screen' app to bring it all in.
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> Facebook is betting that people don't want to interact with apps but rather with their friends, which is a bet they have to make because, well they're Facebook. This also sounds very good and "human" but I don't know how true to reality it is

Also, people won't mistake the Facebook app for their friends when ads start appearing.
I guess you could change your facebook profile photo to be Mark's face.

To your question it comes down to whether or not you feel like Facebook improves our quality of life, and whether or not its effects are not already maximized. If you answer yes to both those questions, having Facebook more deeply integrated into your phone might help to maximize the benefits.

Also, if you spend 90% of your time on your phone on Facebook (I don't but I'm sure most geeks are not an accurate representation of the normal user) then you might prefer to have a deeply integrated Facebook phone with access to other apps/services on top of that.
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The promise with Ice-cream Sandwich was that you can disable any pre-installed app regardless of the skin. They would still take up storage space but for all intents and purposes, they don't exist. From an OEM's point of view, is there a way to circumvent this and still have access to Google Play Store?
That's exactly the kind of answer I was looking for! Thank you for the feedback.

You mention that mentoring would be difficult, I have to disagree. Mentoring is mostly about answering questions, pointing to the right direction, reviewing code, etc. IMO, distance is not an obstable to any of these things. Communication is just so easy these days with all the tools available.
Agreed, sprinting can be considered a form of HIIT if you squint enough:). It might not have the sustained 50% intervals but sprinting is definitely a 90% effort activity.
I've started doing this and I can't agree more. It's extremely freeing when you realize that you don't need to be at the beck and call of your phone and email all the time. It also makes those times when your phone runs out of juice much easier to handle.
"immediately"? Try again in two-three years, if that.
Secure end to end encryption doesn't mean government agencies can't snoop on the coms. First of all, the CIA owns own one of the largest, if not the largest supercomputer. Also, the encryption could be using CIA's own root key. Example: http://www.cypherspace.org/adam/hacks/lotus-nsa-key.html
I was hoping to see something new on the way back from Mars. well done though!
You can't be serious. Took it into account? Before accusing people of not reading, consider they read it more closely than you. A study isn't "covering [an] entire topic" by just mentioning the word "confounding" and throwing a few possibilities of easily measurable factors around. This study is downright pathetic.
That is PURE speculation on your part.

Why would the added "stress" on heart and other organs all of a sudden become harmful?

You aren't supporting that whatsoever.
I have my doubts about the launcher and would much rather have Twitter take on the endeavor given I derive much more utility from its network (highlighting stories on my Twitter feed seem a lot more relevant in practice when it comes to things I care about having on my phone's lock screen), but Facebook did one hell of a job with this product landing page. Props to their design team. (Ah! The video header! It's so pretty! And not a single man in sight!)
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I've done the same thing. I've been doing primarily distance running for a while. I been taking a break because of my knee. Started doing ATG squats to strengthen my knees.
I think the biggest thing for me is that my smartphone has always been a "private" thing for me, a place where I can choose to interact with people, or spend hours playing Angry Birds.

With this phone, I'm forced into an environment where I feel like I need to be social all the time, and I feel that might wear on a lot of people.
Interesting, however I feel like learning to code in a browser (even if it's JavaScript) doesn't work.

Sure, you may learn how to do a for loop or how variables work. But, you don't learn how to actually use the language. Setting up a development environment, and understanding how everything is connected is much more important.

Let's say you ace everything here, on CodeAcademy, etc. You still can't actually build anything.

(For more on this, see this article from HN a few days ago: http://blog.zackshapiro.com/want-to-learn-to-code-start-here)