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by notduncansmith 4y ago
One has to wonder if it produces better responses (or worse ones).
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
I think HN can handle “was euthanized” but yeah it’s a tough situation to do justice to. I lived right by Griffith Park from a few years ago up until very recently, and this was deeply sad news.
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
Do you have a source for this? Elon’s recent treatment of journalists is mostly what comes back when I try to search for it.
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
That is the central thesis of The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander, which I highly recommend.
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
On a cursory glance it looks like a cluster of users that post links, especially with italicized quoted excerpts.
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
Maybe to avoid attracting any extra attention to this user? Also, as someone who’s read HN for a few years, it only took me 2 guesses to find an account that the above comment describes (and not necessarily the same person).
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
This has been a great way to find people whose commentary I enjoy!
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
Dan has helped define for me what thoughtful moderation looks like. Not everyone likes dang, but this website is my Third Place and I am so thankful for the hard work (from Dan and everyone who participates here with integrity) that keeps i
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
Loaded 16 terabytes of AI code, and the scrum master said “Well, bless my soul”
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
Can you say more about 4? I don’t have data, but from chatting with friends it seems that feminist values are not a strong predictor of how much sex people have.
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
People are capable of deciding content is crap on their own, without an echo chamber leading them to that belief. I’ve looked at the facts, analyzed a lot of situations, and have come to the independent conclusion that bigotry is pretty unh
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
I’m not buying this Kanspiracy theory.
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Similarly, you can probably learn Python and (given your interest in math) data science, or TypeScript and web dev (may not be the most rewarding career but it can buy you time to pivot to something else). If you have been writing code for
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Ostrich Algorithm(en.wikipedia.org)
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
It’s a relative indicator, so it would spike and then (relative to that spike) drop steadily as the VOCs diffuse and vent.
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Fast Company's content management system was breached Tuesday evening(fastcompany.com)
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I wonder if there’s some kind of side channel leaking the ad targeting data, for instance if you type something into WhatsApp and they add words that you type into a user-specific autocomplete dictionary (or your lexicographical profile or
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
I’d come to one in SF or the East Bay!
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
I’m working on a 2D game conceived by my 9-year-old who had played enough games that he was inspired to make one. He was thrilled as soon as the first animated graphics came onscreen. More valuable than my programming skills have been my pr
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
I have run across several projects I wanted to use but whose main documentation was not in a language I spoke well enough. It would be nice to only show repositories documented in languages I know well enough to interpret reasonable demands
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
One nice part of shopping on eBay is their proximity sort. IME this tends to minimize shipping time (and, of course, carbon footprint). When I order something locally from the LA area, it’s usually there the next day or two even with free s
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
But voice recognition technology… it don’t do Scottish accents https://youtu.be/TqAu-DDlINs
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
It might feel short-term good to have someone say yes, but when they don’t fulfill their agreement that leaves a more long-term feeling that their answers in the future will be unreliable (“Yeah, X told me they’ll do it soon, we’ll see if t
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.” - Bjarne Stroustrup
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
I’m guessing you were being facetious, but in case any non-California residents don’t catch the joke: My favorite burrito in LA is $7, my second-favorite is $15 but is so large I have to split it with my partner or a friend, and burritos fr
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
Netflix PR really going the extra mile with this subliminal ad for Stranger Things.
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Modules Should Be Deep(medium.com)
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by notduncansmith 4y ago
I used Hired.com to find a few of the jobs I’ve had over the years, including my current job. Happy to recommend them :)
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We will have to contend with the last bit regardless. Programming requires attention to detail and tolerance for tedium, the erosion of which will only continue as AI grows.
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Are you allowed to charge your own electric vehicle in Oregon, or are attendants required as they are at gas stations?

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