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Re: Building a Process

John B. Stephens — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:12:08 -0000

Matt: very nice way to summarize a key part of brigade and multi-brigade concerns: what do we want to "routinize" for clarity and efficiency, versus how do we keep thing open, flexible and agile? Is the impetus around project intake process to be sure that projects are vetted such that there is a greater chance of follow-through? To assess if there is already a similar app that could be forked from other brigades/CfA HQ? Or some other reason? Very nice item on the clarity of communication with external partners; I found that as a weakness in some instances from my 2015 research. One final thought, per the "...people still just want to talk about it..." This could be grounded in both people who think through talking and want the strongest possible project pitch via feedback from you and others; AND it returns to the question of openness to ideas (and, perhaps, goals on outreach to non-coders and segments of the community) versus what you cite as a need to "weed out" projects before they take up much time and have less likelihood of complete. Hope you get a lot of comments to keep this tread going

Re: How to Get iOS 6, Mac OS X, and Google Contacts to Sync Properly

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Re: My Review of Codecademy

tori — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:31:48 -0000

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Re: My Review of Codecademy

reu — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 02:17:04 -0000

It has so much bugs and glitches . I hate it .

Re: Anti-Vaccine Advcoates are Wrong, but Can We Change Their Minds?

Matt Zagaja — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:59:55 -0000

To clarify, I think that a lot of focus of the vaccine debate is on the value of vaccines and the birth certificate thing really went after the credibility of the people that denied Obama was born in the USA. I think this suggests general messaging that assails the credibility of the critics so they seem less trustworthy than scientists, or messaging that works to build the credibility of scientists generally might be more effective than reams of studies on the benefits of vaccines.

Bill Nye is effective because we grew up with and trust him. :)

Re: Anti-Vaccine Advcoates are Wrong, but Can We Change Their Minds?

Aoife Toomey — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:29:21 -0000

I think this is what Bill Nye's point is about climate change and evolution deniers. Despite the sheer tonnage of scientific data Bill Nye pointed to and discussed during his debate with Ken Ham, the latter flatly refused to take any of it on board. Now I can't imagine anything much more effective than Bill Nye telling me I'm wrong and to stand there in my wrongness, but the point is that when ideology inflates ignorance, just stating the facts isn't going to do anything. The problem with the birth certificate analogy is that I am not sure what that translates to in terms of proving vaccinations are effective and life-saving.

Re: My Review of Code School and Thoughts on Online Learning

Tanvir Hasan — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:57:06 -0000

Hello Matt,

Thanks for your insight about codeschool. I personally like their fundamental of design course. They also offer first month trial at 9 dollar which is good if people are not sure.

http://webuilddesign.com/en...

Re: The End of Work?

Charlie McHenry — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:48:45 -0000

To your points: the rate at which technology penetrates markets and the depth of penetration are both increasing, they are by no means constant. Further, the breadth of markets being impacted by new technologies is also expanding. That makes a strong argument for a more automated economy. Driverless cars are just an extension of operator-less machines and processes. That trend will increase and accelerate. The second issue: a large collection of unsolved problems in other areas is now being addressed quite comprehensively by the advent of big data, intelligent machines, and predictive analysis. With the introduction of "FOG" computing architecture, we're adding intelligence all the way to the edge of the cloud. Also not changing soon, and accelerating. Given that context, it is easier to see how human labor could be devalued. I share your enthusiasm for entrepreneurial ventures and there will always be some jobs for "mind workers" and "service workers," but a much smaller labor force may be in our future. And that may be a good thing for the overall quality of life.

Re: My Review of Codecademy

Hamish Eady — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:24:27 -0000

The paths have definitely no route, they contain no actual comprehend-able details for a starter about what you have to do and why, there is no example given about the paths session with a actual life program that would provide a purpose for why you would need to know a particular rule or why to use it.
Spybubble Gratis

Re: How to Fresh Install Mountain Lion on a New Hard Drive

bobbakerau7 — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:07:08 -0000

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Re: How to Get iOS 6, Mac OS X, and Google Contacts to Sync Properly

Aaron Wiebie — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 05:01:54 -0000

You can also get contacts from iPhone backup at ease.

Re: About that Warren Buffett E-Mail

Genesis Day — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:20:13 -0000

I wrote a 3-paragraph comment which was deleted in the registration process. Now I'm too disgusted to re-write it. Technology is a drag at times.

Re: My Review of Codecademy

Matthew Collins — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:01:13 -0000

Codecademy is not even close for beginners. I can say that because I am one.

I am on the beginner tracks and am currently stuck on a lesson and have been for over 5 days.

The tracks have absolutely no direction, they contain no real comprehend-able information for a beginner about what you have to do and why, there is no example given about the tracks lesson with a real world application that would give a reason for why you would need to know a specific code or why to use it.

I have a challenge to anyone that makes the claim of these lessons are good or are explained, to contact me on Skype in voice chat and they can explain to me how to do the less I mean what ti's asking, why, give me an example of why you would even use this, and how to use it...You get the idea...all of the things that aren't explained in the lesson that should be.

my Skype contact information is:

matt.smith273

Re: About that Warren Buffett E-Mail

Kevin Decker — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:28:38 -0000

Problem with your analogy is...SHOW ME a member of Congress that is poor. They should not get any pay raises, given all the other perks they have entitled themselves to. They should have no retirement system like the rest of us and instead should have a 401K like the rest of us. If these people cannot live off $176,000 a year without a pay raise then they need to come back down to earth and try working a 40 hour week and have to pay a portion of their health insurance.....There you did it and got me started..

Re: About that Warren Buffett E-Mail

SophroniaNT — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:51:45 -0000

The problem is not so much their salaries but their PENSIONS!

Re: How to Get iOS 6, Mac OS X, and Google Contacts to Sync Properly

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Re: My Review of Codecademy

Ludovic Urbain — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:03:09 -0000

I liked reading your review, but I strongly disagree with your conclusion - here's mine:

http://ludovicurbain.blogsp...

Re: My Review of Codecademy

lindaliukas — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:20:43 -0000

Thanks Matt! We're working continuously to make the experience better for user - being only a little over a year old, we're still in the very beginning of our journey :) Do let us know if you run into errors in course content or if something is confusing. Also, we just launched a new set of APIs (codecademy.com/tracks/apis), which should prove fun :)

Linda, Community Manager at Codecademy

Re: On the Tragedy in Newtown

Matt Zagaja — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:05:40 -0000

I think you raise an important point here. We cannot view gun control as being divorced from these public health issues. Hopefully they will consider both sides of this equation when they decide to act.

Re: On the Tragedy in Newtown

Caitlin Croswell — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:15:59 -0000

I agree that action must be taken, but I do hope that all the focus is not on gun-related action. Whether a gun or another weapon, the shooter was as you put it "crazed", or mentally ill, however you want to put it he had a disease that could have perhaps been aided and this tragedy prevented if we had a better care system for the mentally ill in America. I am not saying that gun legislation won't help but I also don't want people to lose sight of the root cause - the mental illness.

Re: The Connecticut News Facebook List

Meghan Freed — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:24:18 -0000

Great idea, I've subscribed!