codemonkeymike

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Ask HN: Good podcasts for developers
2 points by codemonkeymike 11y ago|2 comments
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by codemonkeymike 11y ago
Cheaper in terms of developer hours generally. No source, just my own opinion.
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
I heard on NPR they are trying to bring back the American Chestnut, which is being killed by a fungus from Asia. To be able to plant this genetically modified tree outside of test beds will take 5-10 years in just regulation issues alone. S
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Yes people can change that is true, and I don't think anyone goes into a CS or IT program thinking this will be the type of code they write. The skills really are to think differently about code, and functional programming. Two things
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
I was thinking the same thing myself. Like your code may be 1/10th the length but you need to find someone with a seemingly rare skill set to maintain it.
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Gra...
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Anything that gets more cyclist to signal is a win in my book.
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Have you ever been tested for ADHD? If you do have ADHD you can seek guidance from ADHD experts, who can tell you how to manage it without drugs.
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Continued use of this would be a good way of making me not use HN.
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
"Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" As someone who simply cant sit down and read a book this was the first book I have ever read and reread. First comedic release, is littered everywhere in the book. Recurring jokes for those who pa
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Makes me want to go into OSS development...
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Its best to learn first what Algorithms are used were and why. Almost every algorithm has its place, something I wish I knew before I took my first programming class. This may seem like some trivia but employers like to know that you know w
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
ElectronCharge already gave a good answer, but I would like to add a little extra information. There already exists 64bit only processors, as in they have no 32bit instructions or registers. The reason they didn't take off in the consu
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
I really love any ted talk on cities. Here are a few of my top picks. http://www.ted.com/talks/aziza_chaouni_how_i_brought_a_river... http://www.ted.com/talks/james_howard_kunstler_dissects_subu...
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Search Neovim in the Hacker news search, there was a lengthy discussion less then a year ago here.
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Ask HN: Who to target Businesses or the General Public
1 points by codemonkeymike 12y ago|2 comments
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Buy a rental property such as a duplex in an up in coming neighborhood and live in the landlords suite.
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Good idea, I'd like to add that after you get some know the basics of C to pick up K&R and do the examples. Also go to the local city/uni library and pick up an old book on UNIX utilities (AWK,SED,GREP etc)
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
Read the book during a comparative politics class, so yes I have read a fair number of critical articles. That being said I have also read a fair number of scholarly articles in support of the angle that Jared Diamond was getting at. No one
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by codemonkeymike 12y ago
I too read the book, amazing incite so much so that it seem almost obvious. For those who are too lazy to read, it also comes in documentary form!
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
I had made a lisp interpreter using this book I found in my schools library. http://www.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Advanced-Approach-Usin...
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
They may be on Seamless or Grubhub (both the same company) so that their business may be noticed in the crowded NYC delivery market, but when they can offer a +25% reduction in delivery price by having their own site you will see people usi
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
I looked into GrubHub to do online ordering for my mothers deli, after seeing the roughly 25% fee I can safely say that many small business will look elsewhere... eventually.
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
I have set up my scheduled to fit into a 35ish hour work week. A full 8 hours for 3 days and about 5 hours 2 days per week. Which gets me pretty close to full time.
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
Well between rent and car insurance I need some money, as I don't want to go an ask for help from my parents(I'm 22).
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
But you will attract everyone's attention by putting it on Sedo. Rather then just parking it with a for sale sticker on it.
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
Id rather have the security of having some sort of job placement or something that puts me leaps and bounds above other job applicants to any company I wish to work for. There's always time for side projects on the weekend.
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Ask HN: Should I be looking for an internship or a job?
6 points by codemonkeymike 13y ago|9 comments
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
My networking professor who worked for AT&T for years, before and after it was sold and up into the internet age. His explanation was that the phone companies (more like phone company) had existed since the late 1800's before compu
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by codemonkeymike 13y ago
I was going to say AeroPress! The most amazing way to make coffee. So I will add if you have an AeroPress you should get a temperature controlled water warmer and Blue Mountain coffee.

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