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is this traceable to an individual computer? for instance, if i am using this on a college campus that traditionally bans the use of torrents, am i likely to get caught?

Some EMBA programs aren't trivial to get into... Especially ones like the Wharton EMBA or the Harvard EMBA.

Prestige aside, I think the value of the MBA (or the EMBA) still lies in the potential to network with other individuals who work in similar spaces as you do. This is probably one of the best / only reasons to do it.

Just out of curiosity... How are you planning on monetizing this?

The two main sites that I find myself going back to practice interview questions (non-algorithmic) are Codewars (http://codewars.com) and Project Euler (https://projecteuler.net). Give them a shot sometime!

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Currently on the mobile-web team at a large ecommerce shop (read: SOA). Planning on matriculating at Harvard Business School in the fall and would like to spend a summer building some cool stuff.

The gold standard for quant books: Hull's Options, Futures, and Derivatives.

http://www.amazon.com/Options-Futures-Derivatives-DerivaGem-...

That's actually been tried by Groupon in the past... It wasn't successful largely because it's hard to get merchants to adopt that way of thinking and also because people don't walk around with the Groupon app open all the time.

do you really have a pet goat?!

"then transfer to Harvard or Yale." this is not very likely. Harvard and Yale have extremely low transfer rates.

lol. merge conflicts: "<<<<<<< HEAD"

Not sure this is a legitimate concern though... The experienced CS majors will be able to blaze through HTML/CSS just as they would be able to blaze through Ruby. I also think they'll find themselves sufficiently occupied helping their classmates and/or implementing more challenging projects.

It's fine to start with HTML, but recognize that it's a markup language, not a programming language. Aside from that, you'll be able to cover most of the HTML/CSS within the span of a week (hopefully faster with the CS majors).

I'd probably structure it a lot like a bootcamp. Check out Flatiron, gSchool, or Dev Bootcamp's curriculum for some good ideas. To summarize, though, typically it's a few weeks of learning a high-level language (Python or Ruby). From there, it's typically a solid couple of months of learning the corresponding framework (Django or Rails). All the while, sprinkling in some JS and CSS magic.

They're usually able to churn out some pretty decent full-stack programmers after 3 months, or so (granted they meet a lot more frequently than 3 hours per week). You'll have to be super diligent about giving them assignments, but the nice thing is that there are so many resources around Ruby and Python... Codecademy, Treehouse, Rails for Zombies, etc.

Come back and let us know how it worked out!

Infinite scroll (or some type of weird JS) won't let me get to the bottom of the page... Ain't got ish to do with this but I just thought that I should mention.

I don't think the article necessarily says NOT to praise your children. It just says to praise them for specific things in their own control (e.g., hard work or listening to instructions) rather than praising them for things out of their control (e.g., being smart).

I was an electrical engineer before I was a computer programmer and people liked asking questions about Ohm's law and calculating total resistance of resistors in series and parallel.

EDIT: I should clarify... They weren't asking about the theory behind Ohm's law but rather to apply it to various circuits.

this is such an interesting piece... would love to see if in 10 years this tactic becomes more adopted amongst companies trying to start vertically-integrated businesses, or whether the tactic starts to receive backlash.

These MBA bashing articles always focus on the same thing: that an MBA no longer guarantees a good job and that it doesn't help you start your own company. I would love to see an article that examines the real value of an MBA: its network. Does the value of the connections you make during an MBA program outweigh the cost, both time and money?

Cool project! Aside from price, is there a big difference between this and say, Nike+?

I absolutely HATE the fact that google forces me to have a profile on Google+, but Google Hangout is so compelling that I've done it anyways.

I am hoping that Google bumps up security and visibility preferences for Google+ profiles in 2013.

You don't mention the downside of buying options... If it goes up, but doesn't hit the strike, you lose all your money. Options are a pretty risky play and it's typically not recommended that your average investor play the options market.

I'm a HUGE fan of memrise (www.memrise.com). Easy to use, clean interface, and a great concept. I've been using it to learn mandarin and have found it to be infinitely better than self-studying out of a textbook.

Check it out if you get a chance.

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We're still in beta and are making a lot of changes to the site, but we wanted to get some feedback from HN. If there are any features or datasets you'd like to see on Zorter, let us know!

Thanks!

I believe TS and Dreamit are both making decisions about a month before YC.

Sim Ant... Brings back some really good memories.

any yc alums up for a weekend dinner in nyc?