Retardo_88

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by Retardo_88 5y ago
If you don't mind me asking, what does your wife spend her time on?
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
Getting a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Berkeley is a third-rate credential?
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
"For beginners, BASIC is great and Python is terrible." I am curious about this. Do you mind elaborating?
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
I agree. I gave up halfway through. The author is exceptionally long-winded.
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
I think I know exactly which line you are referring to. I have read the book multiple times, and that line never fails to move me to tears, even when I know it is coming.
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
I have no doubt she is smart and resilient. But there is a huge gap between "smart" and "one-in-a-million genius". You quoted a marketing blurb. Of course it is supposed to sell the author.
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
I still find it implausible. Would a university realistically allow someone who didn't know anything beyond 6th-grade math (in her own words) to sign up for such an accelerated syllabus that she went from doing introductory physics to
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
"In only a year and a half" --> How do we know she is not exaggerating? People have strong incentives to lie about their own accomplishments.
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
This question sounds snarky but is actually valid, I think. Most of the parent comment's complaints about extremely popular technologies simply boil down to "Nothing works" and "No one gets it", without any further
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
What do you not like about Zoom, and which video conference product would you recommend instead?
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
I am not sure how you define "amazingly competent, well-trained, and effective", but in at least one respect the Japanese police is highly negligent: https://www.businessinsider.com/afp-getting-away-with-murder...
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Ask HN: Which highly recommended books on HN are overrated in your opinion? Why?
1 points by Retardo_88 6y ago|0 comments
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
I can't access the page. Can someone kindly provide a summary?
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Ask HN: What are your favourite history books?
12 points by Retardo_88 6y ago|7 comments
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by Retardo_88 6y ago
The Unity game engine. Backwards compatibility is low; documentation is scant or out-dated; error messages are misleading or opaque; stack traces for crashes are sometimes impossible to reason about.