facetious

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by facetious 11y ago
As far as I can tell, you've hit the bullseye here! This looks amazing. The Nature of Code looks exactly like the kind of thing I'm interested in. Thanks very much.
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by facetious 11y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. I may well follow your example!
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by facetious 11y ago
This looks awesome - thanks!
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by facetious 11y ago
This is fantastic - exactly the kind of thing I'd be interested in. Thanks very much!
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by facetious 11y ago
It was all part of my dastardly plan to get inappropriate advice by misrepresenting the way I learn! But I have failed miserably, because all these people gave me really helpful advice... Seriously, though - yeah, I am definitely someone th
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by facetious 11y ago
I'm actually a bit familiar with NetLogo, but thanks for reminding me! This is definitely the kind of stuff I'm interested in.
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by facetious 11y ago
This looks like a great game, but I'm not sure it would give me enough freedom to experiment and actually make stuff. Definitely glad it's out there and looks like a great way to learn.
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by facetious 11y ago
Your experience sounds similar to mine. I'm going to experiment a bit on my own first, but I might well take you up on your offer of a chat after a little while. Thanks!
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by facetious 11y ago
These look very cool - thanks for the suggestions.
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by facetious 11y ago
Thanks for your suggestion - I've had a little look and this does seem spot on in terms of being able to quickly build actual projects. Even though you're far removed from the workings of the computer itself, it looks like you&#x2
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by facetious 11y ago
Fair point. What I mean by "hacker" may well be different from what other people mean. I just mean a mindset which some people may think reckless but that others may find exhilarating: tinkering with something, trying to figure ou
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by facetious 11y ago
I take your point but actually, for me, at least in the initial stages, I'm just looking to recreate a feeling from my youth: tinkering with ideas and letting one discovery move me onto the next, figuring out how things work and seeing
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by facetious 11y ago
Thanks very much - this is exactly the kind of stuff I'm interested in.
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Ask HN: Getting back into programming with a hacker’s mindset?
75 points by facetious 11y ago|59 comments