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So it's ok for you to use your contacts to get avert 'extinction-level disasters' but it's questionable ethics if others try to do the same?

shameless plug, get a staff safety vest here: https://www.govests.com.au, we print these all the time, and unless it's an emergency services logo or Army, we would probably print it for you as well, just need the email sent from a official domain.

George Will's column: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-barnacled-budget/2...

Learn to draw.

As you said you need more time to think about it. You need to do it during the meeting as the opportunity to argue your point may be lost afterwards. I think the best thing is to help you understand and clearly see the points you can argue and provide a good cost/benefit analysis. By drawing/sketching you make it easier for you to visualise all the points and then make a solid counter argument. You also gain some time to think about the problem.

You should be then able to articulate your position in a few short clear statements that everyone in the meeting can remember and even the note take can easily jot down an email everyone later

I would then use a whiteboard if available or even a marker and an A3 sheet will do.

Forbes has a good response piece to Krugman: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2014/10/20/paul-krug...

Most people don't have such a high degree of intuitiveness to themselves to know what behavioural variations make any difference.

Google does not interpolate those suggestions from your personal data, that's where the fitbit etc. apps shine.

- Having a glass of water - Going for a short walk - Having a glass of wine - Watching a movie/tv show with your partner - Telling a bedtime story to your kids - Washing the dishes while thinking about your day - Talking to your mum/dad/bro/sis - listening to some calming music - having a shower

How would you know what contributed to your good night sleep?

Having an app/tool tracking these for you and telling you that your best sleep is when you do A C and F not E or G is very valuable.

If you are smart enough to track and figure it out, then heck, I think you have too much free time or you are highly intuitive of yourself

A few years ago I changed over from a Dell PC Keyboard to an Apple keyboard.

I had to delete some files in a temp folder and typed the command as I was always used to, and pressed enter.

Immediately realised something was wrong and then saw the "*" replaced with a "/". Did not have a fun afternoon.

http://i.imgur.com/4k4SOpF.jpg

Read the article twice and quite a bit suprised that the author did not touch at all on the fact that his acceptance and welcoming into the Berlin scene could be to do with this success at Heroku.

By all means, Adam is most certainly an exceptionally talented individual and his personality and drive must have contributed to his success in Berlin.

However not even touching the subject that he had such a warm welcome might be related to Heroku and therefore not freely available to everyone seems quite an oversight.

I find Aaron's responses on his own Wikipedia talk page quite a fascinating insight to his personality and humility. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Aaron_Swartz

Quite a sad view of humanity. I don't think people are stupid, I think they just don't care and shouldn't care about the browser. It's a tool used to get access to the information they need.

I am reading HN on chrome, but unless I go looking for what browser I use, I wouldn't know.