nathanallen

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by nathanallen 14d ago
> We must address ourselves seriously, and not a little fearfully, to the problem of human scale. What is it? How do we stay within it? What sort of technology enhances our humanity? What sort reduces it? The reason is simply that we can
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by nathanallen 5mo ago
Now showing at a theater near you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=602xKn3G1TI
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by nathanallen 8mo ago
I love swimming in the Bay. It's exhilarating to get into the cold water, especially when you get into a rhythm. And you feel great afterwards. Just make sure you've got a plan to warm up after wards (read up on "after drop&q
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by nathanallen 1y ago
Congrats on building and releasing this passion project! I love the hand drawn aesthetic. You had a vision and made something totally unique on your sabbatical. I hope you don't get bogged down in making it more "accurate" an
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Think A.I. Is Overrated? Try Vibecoding(nytimes.com)
8 points by nathanallen 2y ago|1 comments
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by nathanallen 6y ago
It does strike me as thinly veiled virtue signaling. It can be summarized as: Earnestness is a virtue that I, in my benevolence, recognize in others ("nerds"). I too am earnest. Sincerely, PG.
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by nathanallen 6y ago
This is my approach as well. It's probably not great for the drives since they have to spin up every power cycle, but it's a lot more energy efficient than having a server running 24/7!
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by nathanallen 9y ago
Reminds me of this anecdote about Salvador Dali: > In the 1940s [Salvador Dali] was commissioned by Max Factor to create a brand name and a bottle for their latest perfume. Dali accepted the commission but refused to follow any of the pr
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by nathanallen 11y ago
> According to the framed Beagle Bros. "Peeks, Pokes and Pointers" chart that hangs above my desk and reminds me that technical writing should be wondrous, useful, and fun (but not always in that order)... I think this is the c
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by nathanallen 11y ago
I think we can add a few more genres to our list... Popularizations - The Paradox of Choice - The Long Tail - The Shallows - Freakonomics - Where Good Ideas Come From Podcasts - This American Life - Freakonomics Radio
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by nathanallen 11y ago
This looks like it will be a terrific resource for beginners and will help to fill in a lot of knowledge gaps. Beginners face a dizzying array of resources, opinions, languages. Knowing where to look, what to google, and even how to read th
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by nathanallen 12y ago
Location: San Francisco, California (US Citizen). Remote: Preferably not. Willing to relocate: No. Technologies: python, javascript, ruby, html, css, git, rails/sinatra, google app engine, heroku, firebase, selenium, testing Let's
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by nathanallen 12y ago
I've enjoyed working with riot.js ( https://muut.com/riotjs/ ). It's a "minimalist" front end framework, written in vanilla javascript. It's easy to pick up, and it's not super opinionated.
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by nathanallen 13y ago
"Expose your Ignorance" is a phrase I like from the book Apprenticeship Patterns . I think it cuts two ways: admitting to yourself what you don't know, and admitting to the people around you that you don't know. It&#x27
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Traffic Calming in the Kingdom of JavaScript(codeislike.com)
2 points by nathanallen 13y ago|0 comments
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by nathanallen 13y ago
One of the best stories from the PGP saga is that Zimmerman worked with MIT Press to have the entire PGP source code published, in machine readable print. This allowed him to make the argument that his scary-dangerous-cryptosystem was in
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by nathanallen 13y ago
> I’ve got a file of counterarguments to my own theory Thank you for having scientific integrity. Falsifiability for the win.
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Who pairs? Looking for companies that pair program.
2 points by nathanallen 13y ago|0 comments