pcestrada

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How Russia's Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Works(twz.com)
9 points by pcestrada 3mo ago|0 comments
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by pcestrada 2y ago
Just joined a new team as a senior dev last fall and went through this. I simply worked my ass off the first couple of months and asked a lot of questions and banged out some very high quality initial commits to make a strong first impressi
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by pcestrada 4y ago
This was a wonderful book, it really helped lift the veil on how more complicated things were written in code for me. Also, I remember I was at the mall with my uncle and he offered to buy me a gift. I went straight to the bookstore and pic
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Only Putin Knows What Happens Next(theatlantic.com)
7 points by pcestrada 5y ago|0 comments
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NASA’s Ten Coding Commandments(jaxenter.com)
4 points by pcestrada 5y ago|3 comments
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by pcestrada 5y ago
Fingers crossed that you tackle a Quake Black Book at some point.
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by pcestrada 6y ago
This is an excellent book, and real breaks down the math into bite-sized chunks that can be easily consumed.
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by pcestrada 6y ago
Folks might also enjoy the Nantucket PC game on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/621220/Nantucket/
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by pcestrada 6y ago
he was too inept to start war
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I didn’t use Swift for Up Spell(youtube.com)
2 points by pcestrada 6y ago|0 comments
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by pcestrada 6y ago
I can attest to many mortgage payments successfully made thanks to Java.
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by pcestrada 6y ago
Can you imagine having to learn all this just to make a connection to a database, process some data, and then persist it somewhere?
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Amazon’s robotics leader Brad Porter has left the company(geekwire.com)
3 points by pcestrada 6y ago|0 comments
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by pcestrada 6y ago
"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes" -Dijkstra
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by pcestrada 7y ago
Economic hardship does not kill those under 35. You need to focus on the social good.
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by pcestrada 7y ago
Younger people die from the flu too. This is several times more dangerous.
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by pcestrada 7y ago
This appears to be a destabilizing first strike weapon.
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by pcestrada 7y ago
Fantastic example of fog of war. Nice write-up!
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by pcestrada 7y ago
My father was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 years ago. He is on his third round of chemo. I recommend reading "The Emperor of all Maladies" for an insightful book on cancer. Even though medicine has made great progress fighting can
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How the West Was Digitized: The Making of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2(vulture.com)
107 points by pcestrada 8y ago|85 comments
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How the West Was Digitized: The Making of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2(vulture.com)
1 points by pcestrada 8y ago|0 comments
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Rob Pike on OOP(plus.google.com)
2 points by pcestrada 8y ago|0 comments
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The Puzzle of a Lifetime(kotaku.com)
120 points by pcestrada 9y ago|19 comments
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History of Ball Bearings [pdf](ntrs.nasa.gov)
8 points by pcestrada 9y ago|0 comments
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Why I worship Crunch(polygon.com)
13 points by pcestrada 9y ago|1 comments
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by pcestrada 9y ago
Not very useful at all. Few apps take advantage of it. The lack of a physical Escape key is also very annoying.
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by pcestrada 9y ago
Makes my lower back pain worse. I also can't get in the 'zone' as easily. I have a powered standing desk and sit at it 90-95% of the time.
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Software Boundaries(destroyallsoftware.com)
1 points by pcestrada 10y ago|0 comments
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Foundations of Game Engine Development(indiegogo.com)
2 points by pcestrada 10y ago|0 comments
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by pcestrada 10y ago
I keep a journal using Google Docs. Whenever I make an entry, I have the date and a brief summary of any interesting thoughts related to the project, URL links, etc. I always keep a TODO list of what to work on next. This helps immensely wh

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