henrybaxter

Joined 15 years ago

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27
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12
Member since
Mar 7
Founded & ran some companies, now at university with wife and three great little kids.
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Comment · 10 years ago
I believe the author is arguing that, regardless of where you turn the knob (except off), you'll end up with a redistribution of wealth that helps some and hinders others. Put another way: any amount of immigration with current policies will mean more money for immigrants and employers of immigrants, and less money for native workers they are displacing/competing with.
Comment · 13 years ago
Smart might be to buy a cut-off saw. Brilliant would be to find a working cut-off saw with blade for $20!
Comment · 13 years ago
Also in Victoria (Fairfield) with three young ones, I'd love to meet techie families in town.
Comment · 13 years ago
I think I understand why you decided to do that, but it might be worth an explanation modification. I tested my understanding of the rules by trying 21, and was surprised. Not that it's a big deal!
Comment · 13 years ago
Getting a sum of 21 the first time gets you a score, and the second time (since you've already used that sum) it gets you a loss. I think it should make you lose the first time!

Also, cool game thanks for sharing.

Comment · 14 years ago
I did the same in high school, and now at uni it is paying off, my work looks great and is at least as easy to write as in a modern word processor except for good spelling and grammar checking. I haven't found a great solution for that yet.

Be sure to keep your tables looking good, look for some resources on it, it's amazing how shoddy even the default tables in LaTeX look, never mind the Excel spreadsheet look everyone seems to go for.

Comment · 14 years ago
It's not clear to me whether the author has much experience actually working with lawyers, in law firms or otherwise. It would seem that experience, even a few years, would vastly improve the odds of building successful products and services.
Comment · 14 years ago
I think that's a good idea, but in practice it can be hard to strike a balance that I like. If you get to the question part too soon, or if the question requires too much of a leap or background knowledge, you can hit a brick wall.
Comment · 14 years ago
I have kids (4 and under) and I sometimes wonder if my 'daddy answers' are a bit much. The kids sometimes get bored, sometimes overwhelmed, and generally have to do very little research themselves as I've covered the obvious bases. I'm curious to hear more of your thoughts on this topic.
Comment · 14 years ago
Driving is one of the few times I stop mindlessly reading mediocre content [1] on whatever screen happens to be in front of me and actually start thinking. It's a wonderful website and I'm sure some will gain great value from the product - just consider whether you really need another avenue of endless information, or a moment of peace instead.

[1] hyperbole

Comment · 15 years ago
So ask her if she's willing to be on this project! Seriously though, ask your developer why there is a correlation between them and project success - if they can tell you, even if it shows they should be a business analyst, you're on to something very useful and valuable.
Comment · 15 years ago

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