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I suggest every developer write a database from scratch at least once, and use it for something real. Or, even better, let somebody else use it for something real. Then you will kn…

Gamedev at a high level is similar in spirit to distributed systems or compilers in that it's intensely multi-disciplinary with hard constraints. In gamedev you have a main thread …

The most honest, logical, and practical take I've seen on this. People consistently underestimate the skill and effort it takes to write precisely and think critically both about t…

I feel this. Almost exactly the same experience. 300bps in early days. At some point got a 1200bps. Then 2400, then 14.4 and 28.8 came fast. WWIV variants. CDC. 2600. Phrack. 612-3…

HN comments are atom-shredding, trite and exhausting. Isn't it wonderful?

NAL, but IMO it's legal & political maneuvering. DOJ asked Judge Mehta to consider forcing divestiture of Chrome after Google was found to illegally maintained a search monopoly. I…

Don't worry, you are in good company among the many who are also sure of what they think they see.

what's up with the name?

you should try it and post a rebuttal :)

i think this has everything to do with the fact that learning chess by learning sequences will get you into more trouble than good. even a trillion games won't save you: https://en…

what's discouraging is that some of you are essentially implying that picasso should have sold himself as a service (make more art while alive) instead of doing whatever a once-in-…

is this satire?

Thank you for your reply. :)

I want to unravel the problems and, ultimately, the underlying mechanics, economic and otherwise, that seem to allow "substandard" recruiters and recruitment practices to persist (…