Neat.
Neat. http://thehustle.co/the-secret-google-interview-that-landed-me-a-job
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My understanding of the Puppy events: Bunch of people say "You're only nominating these people because of who they are" and in protest nominate some other people only because of who they are. Everybody else go "You're being stupid and destructive" and make them fail gloriously, increasing engagement within the SF community a lot.
My understanding of the Puppy events: Bunch of people say "You're only nominating these people because of who they are" and in protest nominate some other people only because of who they are. Everybody else go "You're being stupid and destructive" and make them fail gloriously, increasing engagement within the SF community a lot. Next year will surely be interesting. Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger If anyone has heard about the entire "Sad / Rabid Puppies" fiasco and was curious about the details of what the hell just happened, Wired has a great article summing it up. It all has to do with the Hugo Awards, one of the major awards in science fiction. For a bit more context: the two major awards in SF are the Hugos, which are awarded by fans in general, and the Nebulas, awarded by the members of SFFWA, the major professional association of spec fic writers. The Hugos have a Byzantine voting system which is quite subject to gaming, especially in t...
An honest guide to the San Francisco startup life
https://medium.com/@padlet/an-honest-guide-to-the-san-francisco-startup-life-6df13d23689
Celebrating Carl-Eric Menzel's birthday at a quite excellent restaurant on the Nürnberg castle grounds.
Celebrating Carl-Eric Menzel's birthday at a quite excellent restaurant on the Nürnberg castle grounds. https://goo.gl/photos/3xqmpmtChGrUAT6r5
Mickey Blake in the morning.
Mickey Blake in the morning. https://fbcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-0/11924942_10154149916239616_6500307618112517746_n.png?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=603064286ae2f63360f843f0e242447d&oe=567FA72F&__gda__=1446381350_7f00962bc047422187369661445a473c
Happy birthday, Carl-Eric Menzel
Happy birthday, Carl-Eric Menzel http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/birthday-dirge-faq/
Awesome positive news from Afghanistan.
Awesome positive news from Afghanistan. Originally shared by Jane Shevtsov Jan knew she had to find creative ways of changing people’s minds. She came up with an idea: During the first week of school, each girl would learn to write her father’s name. For the fathers, that changed everything. Jan, who spent more than 30 years in the United States, remembers their reactions. “I swear to God, the guy was crying. He said, ‘I don’t know how to write my name. I put my thumb on everything. And my 4-year-old girl knows how to write my name.’” http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/place-where-teaching-girls-poison-razia-jan-zabuli-men?utm_source=YTW&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20150724
WTF... -8?!?
WTF... -8?!? "WTF-8 is a hack intended to be used internally in self-contained systems" - we'll see how long that lasts. https://simonsapin.github.io/wtf-8/
Exoplanet curiosa: HD219134b has a "year" that is three days long! It's also a mere 21 light years away, and has two sister planets, all quite close to the star, though.
Exoplanet curiosa: HD219134b has a "year" that is three days long! It's also a mere 21 light years away, and has two sister planets, all quite close to the star, though. http://phys.org/news/2015-07-astronomers-star-super-earths.html