lancefisher

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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   I don't have a ton of experience in this space, but I've been looking for a good, simple 2D engine as well. My two top picks are Godot and GameMaker [1]. I've been building prototypes in both, and both have their strengths. I
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   The three founders live here, and wanted to build a software company. They worked hard to make something people wanted, and raised money from the three Fs (friends, family, and fools). They applied to YC on a lark, actually got in, moved to
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   Thanks! Glad you like it!
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   These are great suggestions! A few years ago I worked through building a spreadsheet in JavaScript. It was a great introduction to interpreters. I read through Writing an Interpreter in Go by Thorsten Ball [1]. Constraining the interpreter
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   I would guess the wind blows into the slit, driving just one side of the paddle.
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   I really respect REI for closing their doors on Black Friday. https://www.rei.com/opt-outside
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   In Missoula our bus system has been free for the last 4 years. I love it. It’s a simple way to help those that need it most, and it makes mass transit easier and faster for everyone. A combination of government and local businesses fund it.
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   Submittable (YC S12) | Engineering, Product, and Design | Missoula, MT | ONSITE | Full-Time | https://www.submittable.com Submittable streamlines the submission and application process for magazines, literary journals, conferenc
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   by lancefisher 7y ago

   We use .NET at Submittable (YC12)! When our founders started the company, it's what they were proficient with from their previous jobs. They opted for building fast with what they knew so they could get a product to market quickly - an
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    by lancefisher 7y ago

    When my brother and I were in high school, he got into a discussion with the English teacher. At one point of disagreement, he asked her heatedly, “what are you on about?” We’d been watching a lot of Monty Python. She misinterpreted it as,
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    by lancefisher 7y ago

    I also highly recommended working through The Elements of Computing Systems by Noam Nisam. There’s more info available at the website https://www.nand2tetris.org/
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    by lancefisher 7y ago

    Apparently, they’ve lightened up a bit on this. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/28/18117172/nintendo-youtub...
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    If you are working to get published try Discover by Submittable (YC12): https://discover.submittable.com We list many opportunities from literary journals and other orgs for free. You can get the app for $5 which has a couple sm
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    We’re hiring, and I’d be very interested in a candidate with your experience. I don’t care at all about not having a degree. Email me if you’d like to move to Missoula, MT. lance at submittable dot com.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Submittable (YC S12) | Senior Full-Stack Web | Missoula | Onsite | Full-Time Submittable streamlines the submission and application process for magazines, literary journals, conferences, film festivals, grants, and scholarships. We could us
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Submittable (YC S12) | Senior Full-Stack Web | Missoula | Onsite | Full-Time Submittable streamlines the submission and application process for magazines, literary journals, conferences, film festivals, grants, and scholarships. We could us
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    I strongly recommend Crime and Punishment.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    That's right. Check out JSONP for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP This was really common before CORS.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    From my experience, move to Missoula. Go running through the woods at lunch and work from home on occasion. It’s really a great place to live and work.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Then you would use the pronouns “she/herself”. Obviously their boss is a man.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    There are a whole host of compliance and security issues that you don’t have to (and shouldn’t) worry about when you’re small. Employee background checks, documented disaster recovery plan, 3rd party pen testing, etc. Those are things you w
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Really great news, and heartwarming to see so many people pulling for her.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Curb extensions are awful for bicycles.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    The natgeo cover image is a fantastic play on the old iceberg composite: https://twitter.com/vaughnwallace/status/996751709321027584?...
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Yes, smuggling them out of war zones does seem better than having them destroyed like these: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150901-isis-dest...
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Submittable (YC12) | Senior Front-End Engineers | Missoula, MT | Full time | Onsite Submittable streamlines the submission and application process for magazines, literary journals, conferences, film festivals, grants, and scholarships. We c
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    I started doing this after I read that article last month, and it has worked wonders for me. I was surprised it worked so well.
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    by lancefisher 8y ago

    Move to Europe, and file a right to be forgotten request after May 25th, when the GDPR goes into effect.
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    by lancefisher 9y ago

    Same. It’s always bittersweet re-reading his essays.
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    by lancefisher 9y ago

    Be sure to let AWS know you are pentesting before you start testing your app hosted there. https://aws.amazon.com/security/penetration-testing/