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Same, sounds like a good idea.

I just started studying a year or so ago, I looked around and saw more suggestions to start with Python than others. I don't remember seeing much about Ruby but I'm reading up on i…

Same deal for me, usually after work is when I don't interruptions but there are days that work is slow and I can get a couple hours of hacking in. Yeah, having a day job sucks in …

By intellectual property I'm sure they mean products of R&D or things reminiscent of that.

Isn't reverse engineering what hackers are largely about? Taking things apart and figuring out how they work, or does reverse engineering have a more specific definition? RE to me …

I say controversial because racism is still openly expressed in certain circumstances, for example Westboro Baptist Church, though that's the U.S. Most racism, in my opinion, comes…

Understood, I should know better than to put everything on one distinct level. Thanks.

I don't know how the laws are in the UK but damn, jail-time for racists comments? I'm 100% against prejudice but being sent to jail for saying something controversial seems like a …

I've had a short conversation with a friend about Japan's position in CS recently. Japan has always been known to be on the bleeding edge of technology, after doing a little readin…

Thank you for that.

The way they're beaten is through the people that harbor them, turn the citizens on the terrorists and they won't support them. Support of the population is one of the more importa…

I was never really aware of the reason Wozniak left Apple, I figured it was because Jobs was mostly in it for the money and their relationship inevitably went downhill. I remember …

I've heard of the Summer of Code but didn't look into it, I shall. I'm just now getting the basics of github down, adding whatever random code I have around etc.. Also, getting inv…

HN people are way too reasonable, supportive, and professional... It's a disgrace to the internet and I'm glad to be part of it. Good luck, have fun.

I'll make this as short as I can, I have a tenancy to go off on tandems. A little background on myself that might be useful for context. Been a geek my whole life, high school was …

Refusing to learn something because of others's influence is not sensible. If you're so in tune with reality you shouldn't be allowing things as petty as insults and immaturity kee…

This community is inherently paranoid, if the site's intentions are as they portray then I'm sure an about/info page is in progress. Now, after saying that I'm curious about when t…