Live data from Hacker News

Viewing profile — DerekH

DerekH

HN member
Joined
Sun, Feb 13, 2011, 5:31 PM UTC
HN karma
192
Public activity
60 items

About DerekH

Software engineer. Rails. I'm always looking for a new experience. Never satisfied.

Twitter: derekjhopper Email: hopper.derek@gmail.com

Recent public activity

  1. comment
    Comment #12019400

    Professional poker players streaming on Twitch is rising in popularity. You can learn quite a bit about the game by simply tuning in on a regular basis. There are people who play s…

  2. comment
    Comment #11972415

    Thanks for pointing that out. I've been reading through the bug reports and some people have been mentioning other apps in addition to Outlook: Notes.app and Mail.app. I haven't no…

  3. story
  4. story
  5. comment
    Comment #11397218

    On an interesting note, Kawhi Leonard's advanced stats were marginally better than Curry's as of two weeks ago. They're both equally exciting players in my eyes. Also, have you see…

  6. comment
    Comment #10525022

    Originally, I finished the first version of the code and forgot a few of them (went to bed). I forgot to tag Bernie, Bobby Jindal, Huckabee, and Rand Paul. I fixed it last night. A…

  7. comment
    Comment #10513455

    Hey everyone, I signed up for every presidential candidate's email list to see what happens. I hooked up a Gmail account to this Twitter handle, uploading all incoming emails to Dr…

  8. story
  9. comment
    Comment #10513406

    Hey everyone, I signed up for every presidential candidate's email list to see what happens. I hooked up a Gmail account to this Twitter handle, uploading all incoming emails to Dr…

  10. story
  11. comment
    Comment #9307527

    This blog post by Steve Klabnik would be a great start. He talks specifically about managing the issues section of an open source project (Rails). http://words.steveklabnik.com/how…

  12. comment
    Comment #9103661

    In general, the public has a poor understanding of being a professional athlete. Typically, when I try to explain it to others, I usually just say "it's a job like any other" - the…

  13. comment
    Comment #8322126

    I hope I was able to communicate clearly. This wasn't meant to be a rant on why engineering is so hard. Instead, it's meant to show why the technology part may not be that importan…

  14. story
  15. story
  16. comment
    Comment #7408224

    That's how I read it as well. I mean, there's definitely some hints of sexist behavior. Though as I was reading, it felt like I was in the hallways of my high school years ago. Loa…

  17. comment
    Comment #7134841

    Thanks for sharing. I particularly like your comment, "We haven't taken any outside money yet, but I'm not saying we never will." It's also important to really believe in what you'…

  18. comment
    Comment #7111083

    Did you mean Predictable Revenue? Just checking.

  19. story
  20. comment
    Comment #6742474

    No problem. It's important to take your time and build it up slowly. After awhile, you'll realize you've put away good money and have made some substantial gains. If you're lucky, …

  21. comment
    Comment #6741649

    Great advice. I get antsy when I start to have too much in savings. Saving is tough to master. I wish more people would embrace the emergency fund. It's so nice to have. You don't …

  22. comment
    Comment #6741246

    Personally, I invest in individual stocks like Starbucks (companies you think won't be going away anytime soon). I've tried to think like Warren Buffet. If you're investing in a co…

  23. story
  24. story
  25. story