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Re:Ask HN: So what was Knuth's "earthshaking announcement"? on Thursday July 01, 2010 @09:06AM (#1477869)
I wasn't aware adults actually used twitter. I thought it was for 12 year old girls
Re:Weekly free delivery service from Amazon.com: AmazonTote on Thursday July 01, 2010 @02:15AM (#1477263)
It seems to me they are trying to cut out logistics here. No longer needing a courier in many cities will lower costs dramatically,.
Re:Hacker Monthly #2 is out on Wednesday June 30, 2010 @11:09PM (#1476926)
I read the cover and thought, wow, maybe some new methods of bootstraping I haven't heard of yet. Then I am as always let down because it is stalking about business.
Re:Fast-tracking: Alternatives to college on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @07:32PM (#1473268)
CS and engineering are not LA curriculums.
Re:HN: How can I make my brain/mind sharp again? on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @06:07PM (#1473043)
Thanks. You're likely right.
Re:HN: How can I make my brain/mind sharp again? on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @06:05PM (#1473035)
Thank you, I will give it a go.
Re:HN: How can I make my brain/mind sharp again? on Monday June 28, 2010 @07:27PM (#1469808)
No not depressed. As for inspired, no im certainly not inspired. Cant say I have been in a very long time. I can create complex thought in verbal/written debate, but thats because I do that a lot.
Re:HN: How can I make my brain/mind sharp again? on Monday June 28, 2010 @07:08PM (#1469763)
I wanted to do this before I go and get a job.

HN: How can I make my brain/mind sharp again?

When I was a undergrad my mind was really sharp, I was clever and great at solving programming problems. Though it now has been about a year since graduation, and while doing other non programming work my mind has gone cloudy. I know it sounds funny, but it feels like their is fog or sand up there. Even looking back at past clever solutions I made, today I don't really even understand them. ...

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