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That's really sad. Why would you even want to work in Silicon Valley if they treat people like that? There are plenty of jobs elsewhere that are less inclined to discriminate.

That recruiter you were speaking of probably meant that they were looking to hire a diverse set of people, as opposed to primarily just 65-year old white guys (which she probably b…

Author: Andrew Yang, Founder/CEO of Venture for America TL;DR Smart people in the world such as Stephen Hawking, Sam Hinkie and Sam Altman, are saying jobs will be obliterated due …

Hello, I am doing market analysis on the prototyper/hardware-hobbyist/engineer demographic. I would like to research the process of building a prototype from start to finish. Below…

Try getting a new psychiatrist if the one you currently see is ineffective. Sometimes people say you just have to find the right therapist to really see progress. Also, if you hate…

While I do not agree that the U.S. is worse than China, I think wil421 meant that we look worse to other countries, not necessarily that we are. There are countries outside of the …

What is the most mischievous thing that you have done? (relating to hacking in the general sense) Did you do any pranks or get into trouble?

Anyone in Atlanta, Georgia? I would love to have a mentor. I stumbled upon Hacker News about a year and a half ago. I was not into programming before. One day, I got interested in …

>I find this assertion to be very surprising. In my experience college, unlike high school, the entire point was to get >students thinking for themselves, rather than accepting tha…

I think that college is great. But also, I think it can also be somewhat dangerous to one's ability to think for oneself. There is always one and only correct answer, and there is …

She probably should not have gone to college in the first place if she had to take out a large amount of debt. She doesn't sound like a Gates or a Zuckerberg. They voluntarily drop…

I think that Paul Graham has great powers of observation. He seems to know what makes businesses successful and what problems in the world need to be solved. I am sure he spends a …

Did you find yourself enjoying the Ivy League environment (being around other high achievers) more? Has being at an Ivy League changed your world view? Which one did you like more?…

Wow, that teacher to student ratio sounds seems like it would make for a great educational utopia! That's crazy and I have never heard of such a thing! :) I asked this question mor…

Elaborate, please :)

I really enjoyed reading all of the replies! Thank you all for the input. To be a little more specific, I want to know if the classes themselves were significantly more effective i…

After playing MineCraft, I got interested in Java. I started reading a Java textbook. My curiosity for programming grew, and I was curious to read about all the different kinds of …

Hello, I'm sure there are a lot of people here on HN who have graduated from or are attending an Ivy League school. I was curious about how the classes are different from other sch…

http://javascriptjamie.weebly.com/my-demos.html Tell me what you think! Colors too bright? Is it slow? Feedback would be much appreciated!

Really cool! :)

That sounds heart-warming! Do you have a blog or something that you track your progress with? I understand that hardware is difficult because you have to keep a lot of things secre…

I am fresh out of college. I am working, too. My job isn't my life, it should not define who you are, but it really took a long time to realize that. 1. In the evenings and weekend…

http://javascriptjamie.weebly.com/bouncy-colorful-boxes-game.html I made this. It is just a modified version of Schteppe's first-person shooter demo: http://schteppe.github.io/cann…

Sounds like you have a great life. I would not take it for granted. I think that you have to be careful about the start-up dream stories. They are like chocolate cake. Eating it ma…

Ask for a leave of absence?