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Aken

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About Aken

Seasoned full-stack engineer, new entrepreneur, author of https://becomeaseniorengineer.com

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    This is a fun exercise, one I've considered regularly over the course of raising my 10-year-old daughter. Reading the post's World English section, the hardest part for me is the u…

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    Comment #46697106

    Like the other comments, it took me a lot of losing to figure out that my return word is my choice. I kept trying to type a word I was being given, and wondering why I kept getting…

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    Comment #45837743

    That would be an interesting startup – manufacturing and supplying core EV components, all the way to rolling chassis.

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    Comment #44515035

    Yes, but can they reproduce?! Nice try, Aschen!

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    Comment #44330763

    > If you don't know any array languages, it might explode your brain. Use at your own risk! I've been around the block, don't think it'll be a problem picking up something new > He…

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    Comment #43865314

    Senior software engineer with 20 years of experience across consulting, solo entrepreneurship, startups, and small business engineering teams. Comfortable as team lead or IC. Looki…

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    Comment #43675687

    Give me a phone without a camera bump that sits flat on a table top and I'll stop putting a case on it

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    Comment #43675520

    I went in expecting this to be a "roast me" style AI wrapper. Pleasantly surprised to see it be more concrete and actionable.

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    Comment #42827106

    This was really fun to read! My in-laws are immigrants from Vietnam who left during the war. These stories feel a little closer to home than they would have before meeting them.

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    Comment #39854736

    Hey HN, author Aken Roberts here. I'm having massive imposter syndrome posting my newsletter here, but I can only gain from the experience so let's go! I'm writing a newsletter for…

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    Comment #39424498

    This was fun! Thanks for sharing

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    Comment #38054763

    Whoops, blurring different replies together and did not context thread properly.

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    Comment #38044162

    Why does your mindset go to being "bullied", though? Aren't you the bully for circumventing their revenue model with the expectation that you should get it for free?

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    Comment #38044112

    Yeah, if I start seeing ads on anything while signed into my active Premium account, I'm going to start asking questions or considering other options as well. Hoping it doesn't com…

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    Comment #38043890

    I feel like I'm in the minority that has zero problem paying for an ad-free experience. I get tremendous value out of YouTube in both professional and personal ways. I have a daugh…

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    Comment #36543336

    This article is well-timed as I was about to use options monitoring as an excuse to get into some other technologies. Probably not going to make a ton of progress as a side project…

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    Comment #36541324

    Especially after two lower courts sided with Colorado already.

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    Comment #36541296

    I generally hold this opinion, also, but I worry about the ramifications. Should we allow restaurants to exclude certain races? What if employees of the business differ on their tr…

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    Comment #27463005

    /me cries in 30+ minute builds

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    Comment #27368937

    >> Whatever the US is doing, it works for producing prosperity and innovation. For some, at the expense of others.

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    Comment #27210553

    > This negotiation as written was just moving down by the same amount offered by the buyer Huh, didn't even notice. Thanks for pointing that out!

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    Comment #27040830

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/glennsolomon/2020/09/15/monetiz...