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ahmedk92

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    Comment #34441676

    Before looking, it will probably be more pollution.

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    Comment #32758188

    My layman understanding tells me depletion of natural resources will be worse if we manage to find a sustainable source of energy.

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    Comment #31624642

    Honest question, how do you prove you don't own user data?

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    Comment #14433582

    "...are smart enough to comprehend the wider consequences" Smart is not wise. Just complicate what you think people would hesitate to do, and they will get fooled into dong it. Esp…

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    Comment #14386973

    +1 I notice a hive-mind of looking-down on "ordinary work" even if it's not really challenging, and is actually isn't less purposeful than open source projects that get to the HN f…

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    Ask HN: How to sort a group of audio files to a master audio file by relevance?

    Let's say I have a master audio file of a song (no music) by a person. I also have a group of audio files of the same song but by other persons. I want to sort these attempts by wh…

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    Comment #13568271

    Excellent. Thank you.

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    Ask HN: How to Improve My Team's Security Awareness?

    I'm your average developer in your average IT firm that makes your conventional products. But these days, we have a customer who has security as his TOP requirement. I heard the su…

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    Comment #13355706

    I think yes. I see no harm in one having basic experience in multiple fields. Especially when those fields are related. Actually, this concept I kind of "market" it among my circle…

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    Ask HN: How to list an app that I've only maintained it?

    As a mobile developer, much of my time is adding features, and fixing issues in existing apps. How can I list such apps in my resume? Some online profiles have a 'Projects' page; I…

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    Comment #12798800

    You can use `as?`: if let string = thing as? String

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    Comment #12790928

    Also a significant drop in null dereferencing issues. The `if-let` syntax is brilliant.

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    Ask HN: What's your office hygiene checklist?

    Regarding ventilation, lighting, restrooms, etc...

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    Comment #12709110

    I wonder why people limit themselves to PHP, Python, Ruby, and Node, While Java has good presence in sync & async world.

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    Comment #12675618

    I think the article can spark a healthy argument, but didn't manage to pave the way for it properly. I'm all for an "enough" theoretical and conceptual background for the common de…

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    Comment #12634645

    I've done it for three months. But it wasn't for the money. I worked four days per week for the new folk, and one day for the old folk. I had to explicitly mention that plan in the…

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    Comment #11420246

    >I can't ever go back to using mysql after administering oracle, mssql and postgres >MySQL is the mongodb of relational database design Care stating why?

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    Comment #11277184

    Islam's view on work is balanced. Simply it's a mean to live financially independent, not a life purpose. This idea can be seen in the commitment to the five must-be-on-time prayer…