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by sydd 10y ago
The price, they are in Macbook range.
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by sydd 10y ago
Not true, you can find them with SSDs. For example heres a revieew for one: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ZenBook-Pro-UX501VW-Notebo... Also unlike in Macs you can buy extra RAM to go above 16GB.
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by sydd 10y ago
IMO Windows is better than OSX, but to each of its own. For example I hate Finder, I dont like that I am not able to run lots of software, I dont like that its running an ancient version of OpenGL/there is no Vulkan.
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by sydd 10y ago
Ah I love Glen's articles. Ive learned so much from them: game physics, integrators, game loops, game networking,..
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by sydd 10y ago
1. Some Windows PCs are shitty because there are so many choices. You can't expect a Mac pro speed and build quality from a $300 laptop. But you can get Mac pro level build quality and better specs for less from some manufacturers (Mic
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by sydd 10y ago
hmm good ideas! I'm now thinking about reaching out to tech startups and getting collaborations with them - we provide part time/remote interns, they provide learning opportunities and beef up their CV - plus maybe even some
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by sydd 10y ago
Sadly this will go nowhere until Apple invests significantly more resources into non-Apple platforms. They dont support Ubuntu 16.10, there is no IDE support besides XCode, and no Windows support at all. And I havent heard even a mention of
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by sydd 10y ago
Actually the opposite is true, Swift is an Apple ecosystem language, and thats why it sucks. I'd love if it could replace languages like Java or C#, but we're decades from that with the current pace (if it will ever happen). They
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by sydd 10y ago
Its much better, than in the XP/Vista days. I havent had a virus in the last ~6 years. W10 has a built in antivirus, that works well. I cant tell much about it, since it never had a chance to catch a virus. The only thing I know that i
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Ask HN: Where can I find good side projects for coding school students?
3 points by sydd 10y ago|2 comments
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by sydd 10y ago
Great article. Although I wonder why it fails to criticize Trump's side...
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by sydd 10y ago
Im actually looking for the same thing, my shortlist is very similar to OP's except that I find 13" laptops too small. Sadly this seriously restricts the choices you can make, all the hype now is these devices. I think I'll s
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by sydd 15y ago
> People make choices. My choice may be to work until I have enough money to where I can earn enough interest passively while I go to Africa and join Engineers without Borders. Or my choice might be to have children. Either way, my prod
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by sydd 16y ago
from Cortázar Blow-up and Other Stories.
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by sydd 16y ago
I hated this book. It was like a kitschy, easy digestable, consumer friendly version of other (much) better south american writers. It was like a Borghes book told by the author of Harry Potter.