gravedave

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by gravedave 12y ago
Look for mentorship. Remember that no matter how you code, there are always both better and worse ways of doing it. Don't get too polarized about the language you start out with. All programming languages have pros and cons. When codin
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by gravedave 12y ago
That's more or less what I wanted! Would have hoped for a weekly thing, but close enough.
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by gravedave 12y ago
I happen to be a commuter myself. Sounds like a good time to catch up. I may try and do this from now on.
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by gravedave 12y ago
Doesn't sound too old-fashioned to me, given the popularity of online radio. Still, I'm not sure I'd be able to focus on stuff if I had radio on all the time.
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by gravedave 12y ago
Yes, they're not really the let-me-explain type. I wouldn't ask about this if I didn't think it's a question worth answering.
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by gravedave 12y ago
I know that much, but when socializing, I still want to be able to not be like "huh?" when someone brings up, say, Russia's suspension from the G8/G7 over their annexation of Crimea.
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by gravedave 12y ago
It's minor, but it would be nice to be able to drop the subject more often when it's unneeded, like being able to say "Raining" instead of "It's raining". Some latin languages have this, and would provide
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Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?
30 points by gravedave 12y ago|56 comments
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by gravedave 12y ago
I don't see why a time crunch is an appropriate reason to ask for help. As a junior, there's little responsibility you have to assume w.r.t. the success of the project. If it fails for some reason that may be related to you, you
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by gravedave 12y ago
I'd go for a good practical book about operating system programming.
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by gravedave 12y ago
Don't know about ReactJS, but I'd stay away from Angular, especially since Angular 2.0 will break compatibility anyway. I'd probably go for Backbone, Underscore, Zepto and/or Bootstrap.
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by gravedave 12y ago
Seems to be here to stay, but I can't quite figure out why. The only thing I liked about it when I tried it out was the gotool, but it was hardly a reason for me to switch, given that I find the language itself kinda poor. Sure, it has
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by gravedave 12y ago
Because if they don't they'll be out-competed by those that do?
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by gravedave 12y ago
Are you implying that young, poor black people know better?
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by gravedave 12y ago
What about http://www.glassdoor.com/ ? It features company reviews that you can read.
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by gravedave 12y ago
Are you being serious? Valid criticism isn't the same as hating on the playa', to use your apparent vernacular. Many would consider criticism to be a considerate act and an opportunity to learn from one's mistakes. Just becau
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by gravedave 12y ago
I agree with it being arguably unethical, but mostly because it's a business model that tries to appease two sides (the techies with ideas, and the investors), which, in my opinion, easily leads to one side being product for the other
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by gravedave 12y ago
I agree with this, but I don't think it even has to be a startup. Big enterprises may also provide good learning environments, possibly even with experienced developers/marketers/whatevers as mentors, as opposed to a startup&
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by gravedave 12y ago
There are ways around it: using the code for the key directly north-west of the problematic character, and if that's a bad character go further, maybe wrap around, or try to follow through the problem character (a/& -> &amp
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by gravedave 12y ago
The rest of us could also make up our own password generating techniques as well, and have c@td0g11!el8oo8, c@td0g11!no5@m@ etc. el8oo8 is google backwards - but coming up with a word scrambling technique isn't hard, as many conspiracy
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by gravedave 12y ago
So what this site is essentially selling is a single run of a random number generator printed on a piece of plastic and a 3-step process?
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by gravedave 12y ago
Meh, going by the quality of films based on real life stories as of late, I really wouldn't care to see a movie based on this, it would probably butcher the characters.
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by gravedave 12y ago
I just dump it somewhere (OneTab extension for web pages, random folders for stuff, note-taking for anything else). Most of it I'll never need again (and probably look online for it first anyway, if ever), so it's really just to s
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by gravedave 12y ago
+1 for the nut-scratching tip. Worked wonders.
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by gravedave 12y ago
>Then what will? So you assume that TV (80% crap), movies (pure entertainment, excluding documentaries, which are also mostly crap anyway), books (60% crap) and articles (90% assholes with opinions) are the only possible sources of infor
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by gravedave 12y ago
I used to have this problem myself, and the main cause, I think, was a lack of direction. Now I have one, and I discard any piece of info that doesn't concern me, instead of trying to read everything because "it may come in handy&
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by gravedave 12y ago
I'll definitely try this app out. Also, love the title! Getting hacked? Make an app! Feeling paranoid? Make an app! House getting repossessed? Make an app! Hangover? Make an app!
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by gravedave 12y ago
Why do you have to "own" your submissions for them to be left as-is in the first place? Is the only way to go around here with a stick? Just because they reserve the right to change them doesn't mean it should be done at thei
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by gravedave 12y ago
Disagree. I find it difficult and unrewarding. Like, why should I give a shit about another human? Would it make me that much smarter or better in any tangible way? Don't think so. Frankly, I'm having a hard time thinking of a sin
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by gravedave 12y ago
I think he primarily referred to other readers, this topic was posted by a submitter.

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