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by zallarak 13y ago
clickable: https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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Donate to the FSF
12 points by zallarak 13y ago|1 comments
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by zallarak 13y ago
This begs the question - what's out there that America fears so much as to carry attacks like this out?
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by zallarak 13y ago
How was he able to remove the try/except clause in this final registration function? I might be missing something but he no longer handles errors (if username, email, or password are not in request.POST it looks like register will be c
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by zallarak 13y ago
Indeed. Its funny how HN bashes on him, and then gets enraged about Obama's wiretapping! This man saw it coming and we ridiculed him for his fear - look at where we are now.
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by zallarak 13y ago
It takes a lot of humility to admit the hotel story. Your team is lucky to have you as their leader.
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by zallarak 13y ago
This is awesome, thanks for the writeup. I love that Mozilla devs and Google (among many other people), keep pushing the boundaries on JavaScript. Even in just one year, its astonishing how much the web has changed..
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by zallarak 13y ago
Thanks a lot for creating this. We need some diversity and options in this realm!
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by zallarak 13y ago
Well said. Why is it even a relevant question as to whether PhDs in math/computing earn more/less than their counterparts with masters' degrees? Equating a degree with a level of economic productivity is illogical.
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by zallarak 13y ago
I don't understand the purpose of this website. Yes, universities, the government and certain institutions fail at science (we all are aware of the publishing rat race and countless instances of misplaced priorities). However, scientific pr
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Show HN: Simple way to visualize Conway's Game of Life on an html Canvas(github.com)
2 points by zallarak 13y ago|0 comments
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by zallarak 13y ago
This is hilarious, this dude needs to get outside and enjoy the sun more.
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by zallarak 14y ago
The title of this article is very exaggerated and needlessly so. The only reason you see awful retention numbers is because it's so easy to sign up. Even if I'm only partially interesting in a class, I'll sign up. I often sign up for 4 or 5
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by zallarak 14y ago
Hey there, for what its worth: Try and start building a portfolio if you're having trouble finding a job. You're 22 years old - don't worry if it involved bi*chwork; the best thing you can do is ditch any sense of entitlement, and I'm not s
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by zallarak 14y ago
This is too cool! I can only imagine what sort of other interesting relationships exist. Data like this offers the opportunity to answer some modern-day anthropological questions, especially in conjunction with other data sources.
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by zallarak 14y ago
Interesting you say this, because when I was an employee at a YC company, I was told that YC partners thought I was overpaid (while making "below market" and working lots of overtime and heavily contributing, and basically using my necessit
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by zallarak 14y ago
I think the fear people have in choosing a larger company is that they're going to miss out on working with smart people on interesting problems, having work-ownership, etc. This was my personal fear. I've worked at 2 early-stage "prestigio
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by zallarak 14y ago
This strikes me as a very dramatic title.
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by zallarak 14y ago
Well, both "lost". Foursquare doesn't really turn a profit, or if it does, I think it's insignificant? Now that I think of it, the relevant lesson from this is that investors are fallible.
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by zallarak 14y ago
Why do we care about cheating undergrads at Harvard again? I'd care about an article on Harvard undergrads if they were actually doing something I care about! Post about that if you want to.
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by zallarak 14y ago
Actually, what she says makes total sense to me. I have an anecdote. After 9/11 (I look Eastern enough to face discrimination) a lot of my family and friends faced discrimination - some of them joined support groups, others campaigned, etc.
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by zallarak 14y ago
Well said. I like the cooking analogy. Part of the craft is enjoying what you do and pushing the limits, and you do that! Rails, Django, etc. may be practical, but using them takes some of the fun out of it.
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by zallarak 14y ago
Why would you want to hide that from an investor? Why is this guy raising a series A when he's already have these difficulties? Rather than stressing about raising money, he should put thought into what he is doing. Raising a series A when
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by zallarak 14y ago
I also hear from others that I think "totally differently" - but when they tell me that, I also realize everyone thinks totally differently! The mind is immensely complex, and I think it's a positive thing if we still attempt to communica
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by zallarak 14y ago
My general feeling is that a lot of content on HN, Reddit, etc. is superfluous and non-value adding. Things like buzzy blog posts, sensational headlines, etc. Believe it or not, lots of PR firms and businesses use HN as a way to promote the
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by zallarak 14y ago
This post seems too dramatic - it looks like she is simply admitting to learning from what her readers read. If you build an audience writing a certain way, it's likely that your readers also have something of value to contribute and inspec
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by zallarak 14y ago
Well said - so much of science journalism and even academic publications are attempts at career-advancement more than scientific advancement.
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by zallarak 14y ago
Good point, by logging in you are consenting to their tracking. I must be honest though, I still think it's a fair trade off. I also suspect that making content public might make it worse - people know on HN and Reddit their comments are vi
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by zallarak 14y ago
login form. bam, you have your page. edit. works just fine on a mobile phone.
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by zallarak 14y ago
I disagree - they are building a valuable repository of knowledge. If a simple login form is a deterrent for you in learning or understanding something new, that's unfortunate. Don't get me wrong, I also get a little dissapointed when it ha

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