MurkyPast

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by MurkyPast 15y ago
http://developer.android.com/
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
I think it's been around for a couple of decades: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Wait, you lived in/on Sealand? I'd love to know how you ended up living there.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Sounds like James Cameron to me.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
No: (in america => does not know cricket) <=> (knows cricket => not in america)
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
People with high average karma aren't the kind of people who will reply to this :) That's not how you get high average karma.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
One of Python/Ruby. Just flip a coin and get started. http://diveintopython.org/toc/index.html or http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/quickstart/ "what each language is specifically used for when developing" They're used for all k
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Many of the jobs I will be applying for are in Europe, and as an EU citizen the insurance isn't an issue. But I am also applying to several in the US, so this is all quite helpful.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Well, it's very reassuring to hear this from two of the Hacker News Illuminati.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Don't read too much into my name! I don't think anyone will consider me unreliable, but for someone going through a stack of applications it's something that sticks out for the wrong reasons. Plus, an application can be seen by a lot of peo
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Thanks. I'll think about that.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Cancer, basically.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
Maybe I've just had bad luck, but in my experience recruiters have proved to be a layer of unwelcome misinformation.
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by MurkyPast 16y ago
But that's different. If you applied for a job and in the process someone asks "By the way, what was your GPA?" and you tell them "Oh, 3.8" then it's fine. If you reply with poor grades, to me it casts things in a bad light as it looks like
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Ask HN: Presenting or explaining past illness in a job application
13 points by MurkyPast 16y ago|42 comments