codonaut

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by codonaut 5y ago
I think OP is aware of how to turn on JS, but prefers browsing without.
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by codonaut 6y ago
Food in Thailand is often not that spicy by default. The condiments on the table are what allow everyone to adjust the spiciness to their preferred level. So, I wouldn't say it's necessarily the staff thinking you can't handl
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by codonaut 6y ago
That seems... Questionable.
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by codonaut 10y ago
Great for private prisons!
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We Need to Literally Declare War on Climate Change(newrepublic.com)
2 points by codonaut 10y ago|2 comments
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by codonaut 13y ago
This is really cool-- but I get so many "Submission timed out" errors that I can't even do a problem...
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by codonaut 13y ago
One could argue that survival is the meaning of life, just as one could argue that eating cake is the meaning of life. Just because we have a massive instinctual desire to survive doesn't necessarily mean that it is the default meanin
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by codonaut 13y ago
Go is at the top of my list. I've just started using it at work a couple weeks ago after using exclusively Python for a while, and am really enjoying the change in thinking required for working with a statically typed language.
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by codonaut 13y ago
crowdspring.com is around $100 minimum IIRC
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by codonaut 13y ago
Definitely WindowLicker by Aphex Twin
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by codonaut 13y ago
Do you use something in place of Fabric?
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Ask HN: Do you host client's websites on your own server, or on shared hosting?
1 points by codonaut 13y ago|1 comments
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by codonaut 13y ago
Take out the "ivy league" part and that post describes me pretty well. In school(just graduated in May) I excelled at the algorithmic and mathy side of computer science, but was horrible at the technological side. This really bi
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by codonaut 13y ago
9hr battery life is not accurate at all. I bought one recently and while the build quality is very nice, the battery life isn't as long as advertised, and there have been issues connecting to wireless networks as well(need to repeated
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by codonaut 13y ago
They do have a history of that, but AppEngine has a huge footprint right now, and Google is only expanding it's cloud platform with Compute Engine, redoing UI, etc. They're clearly investing a lot here, I don't think they&#x
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by codonaut 13y ago
Nobody seems to be addressing the author's recommendation about specializing instead of being "just" a software engineer. Is specialization really the road to less boring coding? As a recent entrant into the working world I
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by codonaut 13y ago
Loving it! Keep doing what you're doing. One thing I just noticed-- I clicked the Like button which then prompted me to sign up. After doing that I was returned to the same page, but had to click the like button. It's a small
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Ask HN: Is my conception of freelancing accurate?
1 points by codonaut 13y ago|1 comments
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by codonaut 13y ago
Seconded-- Any and all advice that can help lead to a low-cost, low-earning travel lifestyle would be much appreciated!
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Ask HN: Do you think AppEngine is a stable platform and here to stay?
4 points by codonaut 13y ago|2 comments
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by codonaut 13y ago
Can anyone explain why exactly a script written in one language would stall, while the same script in another wouldn't? Is there that much inherent instability in Python? Can it be assumed that the scripts in this case aren't comparable?