TheGrkIntrprtr

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by TheGrkIntrprtr 1y ago
Not saying this is a good approach for OP, but I like this comment. Good for you, justinyee17. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and you’re finding the ways that work for you. I think if I were to pursue something more physical, I’d
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 1y ago
It’s not really a specific tool, but I came across another comment on HN where someone used an LLM to generate Anki cards from textbooks. I’ve been doing this with Claude Sonnet 3.7 and it’s been very effective.
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 2y ago
Do you have significant ownership in the company? If not, I don't see any reason for you to give frank feedback. You can't know for sure whether the information will reach them, nor whether they will be able to infer who provided
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 2y ago
Hey, I’m probably not the best person to give an answer for this, but since you’re not getting comments… To keep track of progress, you could create dashboards, maybe using Python or JavaScript. Would managing the git repo include CI/C
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 2y ago
Yeah, their mentored bugs program for contributors is great, and if I wasn't concerned with my career trajectory at the moment I would probably just continue out of pure interest & for the learning opportunities. Do you think caree
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Career Advice for Firefox Contributor
2 points by TheGrkIntrprtr 2y ago|3 comments
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 2y ago
Thank you. So you think I should focus my learning activities on refreshing ML/stats knowledge? Also, I would have thought that the SWE jobs at tech companies are the positions with very specific requirements (experience with certain t
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Career advice for public sector IT worker?
2 points by TheGrkIntrprtr 2y ago|2 comments
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 2y ago
“Charles Darwin found the example of the Ichneumonidae so troubling that it contributed to his increasing doubts about the nature and existence of a Creator” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumonidae
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 3y ago
Edited - thanks
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ChatGPT writing a perfectly correct GUI program for SerenityOS (2022)(twitter.com)
13 points by TheGrkIntrprtr 3y ago|2 comments
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 3y ago
saint11 mentions on his about page: “Murder Engine: 2D Pixel art C# ECS Game Engine made by Isa! I usually help on the render and physics side of it.” Isa: https://isadorasophia.com/projects/
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 4y ago
I took CPSC 110 at UBC with Gregor Kiczales (who worked at Xerox PARC). It was the best course I’ve ever taken. The course can also be completed for free: https://www.edx.org/bio/gregor-kiczales How to code - simple da
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
Re battery life, it was decent I think. We left it plugged in most of the time though - it comes with a long charging cable.
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
We took the option of ordering one of the tablets they provide with the software installed already, since he didn’t have a tablet, but you can also just install the app onto a tablet that meets the specs listed on their website. The tablet
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
I’ve mentioned this before on HN, but I had great service from https://www.clariscompanion.com/ . My grandfather was using it in his 90s before he passed away, and it really helped us stay in touch despite being far apart.
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
This might be what you’re looking for: https://www.valueinvestorsclub.com/ Famous investors such as Michael Burry were discovered there. You don’t have to participate, you can have a guest account with a delay on seeing new
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
This book containing interviews with Common Lisp hackers is pretty interesting. https://leanpub.com/lisphackers I believe the author worked at grammarly, using CL. Would be nice if he wrote an updated version!
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
If you’re looking for software related ebooks, I’d really recommend the Pragmatic Bookshelf: https://pragprog.com/support/ Great customer service, less expensive than getting it from Google play books etc (at least in
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
I have taken a programming course which included writing a sudoku solver in Racket etc., so I have created that kind of simple self-contained program before. I guess you mean doing the same with C++ specifically?
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Contribute to Firefox or learn Python and C?
1 points by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago|3 comments
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 5y ago
I'd recommend signing up for a guest account at https://www.valueinvestorsclub.com/ , where the likes of Michael Burry and other famous professional investors have posted (see Mike's posts here: https://
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago
I'm not the only one who agrees - Elon Musk is offering 100M in prizes for carbon removal solutions: https://www.xprize.org/prizes/elonmusk
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago
Why not focus on developing emissions removal technology instead of trying to convince people & companies to reduce emissions? Frankly I don't think political organizing on an international scale will make a dent either, in a reaso
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago
Nothing really. For a long time, my hunch has been that emissions removal rather than reduction will be key. I think trying to force people around the world to reduce emissions is a losing strategy in the time frame we have. Developing
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago
A different hobby suggestion - bridge! Buffett and Gates seem to love it: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/how-bill-gates-and-warren-bu...
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago
Thanks for this great reply. Yes, I think you're right - at least with the constraints I've set for myself, if I want to build software as a full time job in the public sector it seems like there's no way around getting the c
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago
The Georgia Tech OMSCS is one option I'm considering which would be more flexible, but I'd definitely need some more courses under my belt before they'd accept me. Unfortunately it'd probably take longer, 3 yrs or so par
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by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago
I have some health issues that require expensive drugs, so the health benefits are really helpful, even here in Canada. Some close family members are in a precarious position (mental health issues), and I have some anxiety issues myself, so
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Does anyone regret going back for another degree in CS?
7 points by TheGrkIntrprtr 6y ago|12 comments

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