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Aaron Swartz did not die in prison. He committed suicide. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
If he didn't die, are you saying he's still alive?
He died in his apartment.
Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?
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#132I am in Tech and following HN since 2008.
Seen very talented people on HN and quality of comments is really good.
I like this thread and good to see people from different industries and verticals. Going to bookmark this URL :-)
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#133Hi!
Biochemist with a PhD, leading a group for bioprocess development and scale up. Been following hackernews for a few years now. Probably found it via digg or reddit, don't remember really. The things I like about NH is the minimalist UI and very high signal/noise ratio in the comments.
I have also played with the idea to switch professions for quite some time, but my programming skills include only basic python and microcontrollers. But in the end I always realise I'm very good at what I do and have a PhD in the field so it would not really make sense to switch and start over.
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#134I’m an engineer at NASA working with nuclear space power systems. I ignore most of the more trite software / internet / money making bullshit. Some of that stuff is legit but most of it feels like “advances in advertising technology” or media delivery. I’m old enough to remember the earlier days of the internet and it’s sort difficult to admire the people that worked hard and made a lot of money turning it into what…
I agree it’s especially disappointing knowing that it was the very stewards of the internet who ultimately turned it into an attention sucking money centric ad platform. For who else would it have been than those who wield the power to manipulate its fabric?
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Wow that’s awesome. Is there any blog which you have where I can learn more about your work and experiences
Hey thanks that was nice to hear. I don't have a blog myself if that's what you're asking (but do check out my latest project on YouTube "LED Dreamcoat"). If you mean about mining in general, any blogs or information sources for mining engineering information online tend to be exclusively commercial in nature. I wish it were otherwise but I feel it's a symptom of the amount of practitioners being relatively small com…
I have been thinking about creating a forum or Wiki lately, could be a fun project.
If you do, please drop me a note.
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def have to agree on this one, reddit is selective about what toxicity they allow and which ones they do not. it’s become the platform of hypocrisy. way too toxic than what it use to be, aaron swartz (co-founder of reddit who died in a us federal prison) would be crying in his grave
Aaron Swartz did not die in prison. He committed suicide. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
Thank you for clarifying this. I remember it like it was yesterday. Big tragedy. People forget and move on, sadly. A lot of people were upset though and still are. This has to be something to "never forget". It has to.
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#137Anglican priest here. (I would guess the only one?)
IIRC, I ended up here during one of my sporadic attempts to teach myself to code for fun. I stuck around for the diverse and interesting content plus the thoughtful and sane discussions. I don’t participate that much, but I always enjoy reading the comments on here.
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#138I do grant writing and research for nonprofits, public agencies, and some research-based businesses: http://seliger.com. The blog speaks to a part of the world many don't realize exists.
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#139California farmer, mostly pistachio and almonds. The farm has been in the family for four generations now and we hope to continue that. I found HN while I worked at Google on self-driving cars from 2014-2018. At least two postings on HN have been direct material impact to me: the first about an autonomous tractor we might be experimenting with soon, and the second about water restrictions in CA that fortunately did n…
How do you manage with polination? I read that bees are dying off, all over the place.
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#140I am not even a professional. I am an uneducated French house-husband in his late 30s. For some reason I have always been considered a "geek / nerd" by my surrounding but I did not really work in "tech" that much except for some web developpement gigs. One of my last job was forklift driver.
I believe I am not part of the typical HN demographic.
I like to create things that involve programming.
I love and follow the demoscene since I'm sixteen. I guess reading HN came naturally.
edit: precision and apologies. I know my English is not that great and I am sorry for that. that is also why I don't comment that much. But I do read a lot.