adam_ellsworth

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by adam_ellsworth 4y ago
ty for the recommendation; for those interested in reading it here's a PDF version of it (via the author's website). https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/LispBook/book.pdf
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by adam_ellsworth 4y ago
Has anyone read Tanya Reilly's new book "The Staff Engineer's Path"? Wondering if there's overlap in the concepts/model.
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Code is a Craft, not a Competition– and why it matters(old.reddit.com)
1 points by adam_ellsworth 4y ago|0 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 4y ago
The link you provided didn't work for me. I was able to find another copy here: https://faculty.etsu.edu/odonnell/readings/lobster_dfwallace...
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by adam_ellsworth 4y ago
Great context! Do you have any books you can recommend to become better at thinking/working in these ways?
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Ask HN: How do orgs detect conflicting hashes in sub-second timing?
3 points by adam_ellsworth 4y ago|5 comments
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Ask HN: What sites are there which can help me refine my CV?
1 points by adam_ellsworth 4y ago|1 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 4y ago
what does "cargo cult their business" mean?
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by adam_ellsworth 4y ago
From Ishkur [0]: The Roland TR-808 drum machine doesn't have a kickdrum. Instead it has a BassDrum. It's not as warm as the TR-909 nor as infectious as the LinnDrum, and it can't be tuned and it has no MIDI or swing option. B
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Subject: TR-808 Kick decay and tuning(machines.hyperreal.org)
5 points by adam_ellsworth 4y ago|1 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
Can you expand on that? I haven't the strength of body to endure climbing any more (though I do have a local indoors climbing wall). Why climbing? What does the rest of your WFH day look like?
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Ask HN: How do you diagnose culture problems in your startup?
1 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|1 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
Thank you. And thank you for making it open source. Concerning this line: https://github.com/arkadiyt/zoom-redirector/blob/master/back... Why is it sometimes returning undefined? (or is that known)? Chee
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Ask HN: How do you interview for PM when you're a Front end dev?
11 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|5 comments
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Ask HN: What Discrete Maths books are there for CS grads in need of a refresher?
5 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|1 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
Looking back on my replies a few days later I think I missed every mark I tried to hit. The arc of the "narrative" was about the nascent devops bleed into the frontend space which our team appreciates from now - but failed to make
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
Ah! Very good questions. Thank you for asking. > But how do you know these things actually improves code maintainability? How do you quantify it's effect? Trends. Trends in Client retention, trends in fewer user-submitted bugs. Tre
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
> There is no way to measure code quality I have to disagree with you on this point (and your third point) I've seen so many examples where developers DID improve Code quality (CQ) from of the numerous automated/personal qualit
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Caerdroia – The Journal of Mazes and Labyrinths(labyrinthos.net)
2 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|0 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
Thank you for sharing; your insight is human and approachable. I'd like to ask, though: looking back, what were (or have become) the best resources to you - read: books, articles, conference videos, etc. - which have unequivocally help
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Ask HN: Is a 2019 guide for AWS Certified Developer guidebook still up-to-date?
15 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: What are the definitive resources for understanding WASM?
8 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|1 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
> invariant definition What's that? I haven't encountered that terminology before.
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Conceptual Metaphor Theory(researchgate.net)
2 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|0 comments
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The poetry and brief life of a Foxconn worker: Xu Lizhi (1990-2014)(libcom.org)
2 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|0 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
Absolutely stunning work. Love that it's able to work so well with TS. Also please tell Puppetmaster Pumpkin 'Hello' on my behalf and give some head scritches :3
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
What follows is conjecture: >... to address the CSAM issue lest governments come down on them hard. And I think that is the springboard of why this is happening. It's no secret that Apple has lobbyists which by turns have a "pu
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Ask HN: Aristotle's “Poetics” and his lost “Comedy”
3 points by adam_ellsworth 5y ago|0 comments
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
To me, Irony is best expressed in the telling of Euripides' "Iphigenia at Aulis" and what a complete – and classically tragic – irony her story was. However, looking at Etymonline's definitions, I find myself in a diffic
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by adam_ellsworth 5y ago
What really jazzes me here is this: > "(People learn this stuff via the number theory gossip grapevine apparently?)" With the panoply of dev-oriented social platforms I find it curious that – to my knowledge – nobody who's

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