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Ask HN: Is it worth it to learn C in 2020?
11 points by zabana 7y ago|13 comments
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Ask HN: How close are we to westworld type humanoid robots?
2 points by zabana 7y ago|2 comments
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by zabana 7y ago
> That's it. There is literally nothing else in this book. There are like 5 stories or so set in a middle-age arabian setting or whatever about people who do exactly this. Invest 10% of their income, favorably in stuff they understa
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by zabana 7y ago
> For funny memes it is not a big deal, but for social and political discourse it is devaststing. I'm afraid that's the point. Western governments, while pointing fingers at china, russia or <insert brown country>, have b
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Ask HN: Do you keep a journal, and why?
14 points by zabana 7y ago|6 comments
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by zabana 7y ago
there have been numerous examples of fabricated information or outright propaganda in mainstream media in the past. Most recently the fake news stories regarding ISIS from ABC. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dan-gainor
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by zabana 7y ago
> Most CS degrees have group projects. These are great for learning how to interact within a multidisciplinary team, how to behave, and how to communicate technical concepts effectively. These are excellent skills to have while working i
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by zabana 7y ago
The funniest part is that I'm not even Pakistani.
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Ask HN: Would you pay for beautifully designed Linux software?
33 points by zabana 7y ago|69 comments
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by zabana 7y ago
I second this. Their keyboards have been awful to use recently and the newest versions just don't cut it for me. I'm now a very happy thinkpad user and I don't think I'll ever look back. (I previously owned a dell xps 13
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Ask HN: Favourite Programming Discord Servers
1 points by zabana 7y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Hiring managers, describe the best developer portfolio / personal site
17 points by zabana 7y ago|4 comments
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by zabana 7y ago
interesting tip ! Very clever, thanks !
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Ask HN: How do you organise your book notes?
34 points by zabana 7y ago|10 comments
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by zabana 7y ago
Unrelated (kind of): do you guys/girls recommend books (especially novels) that cover the subjects of futurism, espionage, cyber warfare and other related topics ? I find the current situation to be very dystopic and would love to read
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by zabana 7y ago
Corporate racism mostly. I find it Ironic that people complain about the relationship between xiaomi and the chinese government but will not mention the fact the Google have been spying on their customers for years now. But somehow only for
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Why Use Free Software ? [video](youtube.com)
2 points by zabana 8y ago|0 comments
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by zabana 8y ago
That's the thing about being put in front of the mirror: it hurts.
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by zabana 8y ago
I find it hilariously ironic that most commenters on this thread express their concern over China for their supposed attempt at "gaining control over foreign lands". As if Western nations haven't been involved in military cam
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by zabana 8y ago
Another fascinating question is this: How much influence does science fiction have on current technological innovations ? Are there inventions that have been directly inspired by science fiction concepts and novels. (like ebooks mentioned b
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by zabana 8y ago
thanks for the links !
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by zabana 8y ago
I have spent 2 years (on and off) in various parts of England and it was the most amazing time of my life. Life is a bit expensive over there but it's well worth it if you consider the positivity that people display, the very special s
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by zabana 8y ago
> Seems like they're mostly designing some database tables and then serving a front-end. Am I missing something? Isn't it how all SaaS web apps are developed ? I sense from your tone that it shouldn't be taken seriously on
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Ask HN: What's it like to be a programmer at a government agency?
7 points by zabana 8y ago|2 comments
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Open source CS degree(github.com)
3 points by zabana 8y ago|0 comments
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Dabblers and Blowhards (2005)(idlewords.com)
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by zabana 8y ago
> To me at least it has seemed obvious for some time that the UK government wants to emulate China in this regard. So they see China as a "role model" to be followed I may be overly cynical but it seems to me that China is the
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by zabana 8y ago
Wow ! I absolutely love the concept and the website is straightforward to use, no fuss or unnecessary feature, just write and save. Brilliant. It's funny because I'm struggling with my writing skills and I wanted a way to practice
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by zabana 8y ago
Thanks for the links. These are very interesting articles. It's refreshing to be exposed to a completely new perspective.
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by zabana 8y ago
You speak as if western powers invading, destroying and supporting coup d'etats in foreign nations is a thing of the past. It's not. We are right to bring up the issue of Tibet but the chinese would be more than happy to mention t

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