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Does anybody who actually works at Elsevier ever read these HN threads?

Verifiable delay functions!

>When I get distracted and want to go on HN, most of the time I read a math book instead. That way I either learn math, or realize how much easier my startup is and go back to doin…

> As far as I know, while Chinese students are way more than India students in USA, Indian H1B holders are about 4~5 times more than Chinese Source?

Reiterating my view, I feel like the interviewing grind has become akin to gymming - you go to your mental gym, build up your 'muscles' by doing pointless repetitive tasks AKA algo…

I have a HN bookmark/icon on my home screen.

I know hindsight is 20/20 and it's easier said than done, but probably the best way to build social skills is to take up a group sport like football/basketball/frisbee/rock climbin…

Immigrated to a new country and went back to school. Both academically and socially, learnt the same lesson - don't quit. Also learnt that there's a time and place for everything -…

I feel like the interviewing grind has become akin to gymming - you go to your mental gym, build up your 'muscles' by doing pointless repetitive tasks AKA algorithms you'd never us…

Don't you harbour dreams of having a startup and working with your own agency? Or pursuing a hobby like music or adventure sports seriously? You seem capable enough to do that well…

Some kind of generic IoT sensor that you could attach/integrate with almost any physical object, that could open up that object for digital communication. And the sensor would have…

This is a mid-level (not too simple, not too complex) introduction about the basics that I found useful http://book.mixu.net/distsys/

What do the children of poets and musicians study?

Imagine alien algae start evolving on a barren rock in a remote planet. Some algae start out closer to water (better geographical location than others). These are the children of t…

Well expressed. I look forward to the next world-changing movement/technology/culture that'll make google/facebook look like the IBM/Microsoft of old. Hope it'll be soon, so that I…

Ironically, it seems the 'banked' have become 'unbanked' after the recent speculative highs and subsequent crash of bitcoin prices.

There's a limit to grinding it out alone. To grow as fast as possible, you need to learn from those who have already walked your path - you need mentors and good guidance. In both …

I agree. If the women in my generation viewed sustainability and a low ecological footprint as attractive, all I'd do is work on global warming and poverty rather than study algori…

I can empathize with your struggle. >Anything that requires interaction with people makes me want to avoid it even if I actually want/need it I used to think this was some rare per…

$2.4M in 8 months doesn't seem a lot. They could have saved their effort by just doing an ICO.

Psychometric screening is already used in some places actually.

Play guitar to backing tracks on youtube. Plan my next workout.

I'd wager the friend in question wasn't thinking of privacy and freedom when she invited Stallman for Netflix and chill.