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AMA: I'm a Random HN User, ask me anything (and I might respond)
- naturalmovement 4mo agoHow do you feel about pineapple on pizza?
- WheelsAtLarge 4mo agoI'm not him but I love it. :)
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoI have never had it, I prefer to go with things I already know I like.
- ihazgithub 4mo ago[dead]
- bell-cot 4mo agoTell us two interesting truths and one plausible-seeming lie about yourself. (You need not reveal which is which:)
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoI am male, I know how to code Java, I am not allergic to dogs
- DANmode 4mo agoYou don’t know Java.
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoCorrect
- DANmode 4mo agoconsider the environmental stuff on the dog(s) (mold, bacteria, etc), vs the dog protein unless you have a test telling you you’re allergic to the dog protein PS neat weird thread, thanks
- tmpz22 4mo agoHow much industry experience do you actually have and, with that in mind, do you regularly make opinionated comments authoritatively and beyond your expertise?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoI am still in school, so I have no "industry experience" but have been programming text-based languages (so not Scratch) since 11.
- zippyman55 4mo agoIt has a piquant nose, not dissimilar to a guavesque beverage i once sampled in Mozambique, before the place was overrun by tourists. What am I drinking?
- deleted 4mo ago[deleted]
- WheelsAtLarge 4mo agoWhy do you participate in this community? What keeps you here?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoI participate because I am not currently employed and have nobody else in the dev space to interact with, and even though this place is pretty parasocial, I still like it.
- ihalip 4mo agoIf I asked you to send me 1000$, would your answer be the same as the answer to this question?
- pixel_popping 4mo agoA pelican riding a bicycle.
- SpyCoder77 4mo agohttps://imgur.com/a/l22fW9G https://imgur.com/a/l22fW9G (These are screenshots of SVG's generate at quiver.ai, a very good svg generation tool)
- sph 4mo agoThe fact that you didn’t draw them yourself is deeply disappointing yet it’s to be expected for the random HN user.
- giardini 4mo agoHow do you know you are "Random"?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoI guess I should say pseudorandom, shouldn't I...
- m4rc3lv 4mo agoHow often do you play outside?
- RiverCrochet 4mo agoBesides life imprisonment without parole, what other punishment is appropriate for those who use the term "compile" to refer to what an assembler does (which is literally "assembling" not "compiling")?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoOne day blinding stew; Stew that blinds them for one day
- jr_isidore 4mo ago[flagged]
- RivoLink 4mo agoWhat do you think about this Markdown viewer : https://github.com/RivoLink/leaf https://github.com/RivoLink/leaf ?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoLooks cool
- RivoLink 4mo agoThanks
- 6510 4mo agoWhat do you think of my minimalist text editor in a self contained html document. https://text-edit.go-here.nl https://text-edit.go-here.nl One is suppose to download the doc and use it like a desktop app.
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoIt is very minimalist, yes
- cednore 4mo agoWhich one suits you best? - Spying with coding - Spying while coding - Spying the coding - Coding with spying - Coding while spying - Coding the spying Or anything else you are actually doing?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoSpying the coding, I guess. When I was young used to be really into Spy Kids, that is why that is my name
- MrCoffee7 4mo agoWhat are your favorite podcasts and what are they each about?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoWaveform podcast: tech The Vergecast: tech Dear Hank and John: random stuff Training Data: AI Development Nerdsnipe (I guess, don't really listen that much): Theo's podcast
- hnthrow10282910 4mo agoWhat matters to you deeply beyond survival and family and pets
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoProgramming
- andyjohnson0 4mo agoWhat is your favourite fractal?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoDon't have one, they are all cool
- nmeagent 4mo agoDurian fruit -- yea or nay?
- SpyCoder77 4mo agoI have no clue what that is
- nmeagent 4mo agoIt was the most random thing I could think of to ask at the time. It is apparently pungent enough to be banned on public transit in some Asian countries, though I couldn't tell you which one(s). I've never had it myself, but they were cutting a large amount of it in the fruit section of a supermarket in Shenzhen once when I was there and that alone was an interesting experience. Some claim it's delicious and it just might be, but hoo boy its smell is strong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian
- sph 4mo agoTabs or spaces?
- piaglfgp 4mo agoWhat's the wildest thing you know that you've never shared online before?
- 6510 4mo agoI was cycling and I see an egg shaped cloud of about a million tiny flies across the street. About 3 meters tall and 2 meters wide. It got my attention because it had such sharp edges and had an interesting pattern of waves. I stopped to look at it and thought it looked quite organized. Then I felt it looking back at me. I notice that kind of thing, like someone looking at me from behind. I'm never scared but it scared me a bit.... you won't believe what happened next. The cloud turned into a perfect circle with a dark outline. In the middle of the circle a second circle appeared then between the inner and outer circles 6 more circles formed with the borders touching the inner and outer circle. In the circles lines formed, the center one faded from dense on the edge to empty in the middle. Each of the outer circles had a different geometry to it. I was terrified, I've never been so scared in my life. I jumped on my bicycle and cycled as if my life depended on it with my heart beating hard enough to feel it. 200 meters away I shouted to myself, what the hell was that! https://imgur.com/a/HFKfffQ https://imgur.com/a/HFKfffQ I've taken some liberties with the content of the circles. Only the spiral on the left and the circle filled with circles are somewhat correct. 20 years later, trying to figure out what the hell, I think I've provided a common point for all of them to look at which triggered a common pattern of flight. It was definitely a potent trick worth remembering as I almost pooped myself. Never told anyone, I mean? Why bother? The response is to predictable.