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Should We Be Able to Reclaim a Racist Insult – As a Registered Trademark?
Technology and the death of civilisation
Re:Do Police Body Cameras Really Work?
on Sunday May 22, 2016 @12:55AM (#11747408)
"Frankly all public servants should be required to have a camera running at all times when they are working."
Fine, but be prepared for the first-person video of me taking a piss in some conveniently placed foliage because I'm on a mail route with no bathrooms.
Re:Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @07:34PM (#11680260)
I agree. Venice was a very viable Civ to play as in V, and there you're only allowed one city.
Re:Ask HN: Do I have to go through recruiters nowadays, how do you fin...
on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @03:15PM (#11678330)
I'm constantly being contacted through LinkedIn by recruiters who clearly haven't actually read my profile - they'll say they've read it and then say that they think I'd be perfect for the Senior Developer position they're hiring for, when my profile clearly has me as a student looking for entry -level positions. When I respond, or when they call me, I tell them my actual qualifications and they say that they'll definitely contact me in the future. To date I have not heard from a single one of them again.
Re:Tesla crash after flying 82 feet in the air shows importance of a c...
on Saturday May 07, 2016 @11:28PM (#11652491)
"SpaceX successfully recovers teens after launch"
Re:Claude Shannon Turns 1100100
on Saturday April 30, 2016 @12:37PM (#11602374)
Yeah, especially since 01100100 can't be misinterpreted as -28
Re:Ask HN: Top univ offering an online graduate degree in pure/abstrac...
on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @12:19PM (#11535500)
I'm currently taking all my classes online, but through a brick-and-mortar college (I live too far from campus to attend in person, at least for now), and my school doesn't offer anything above Calculus 2 online, with the justification that the material is too tough to learn without direct instruction.
I have no idea how valid that justification is, but I imagine at least some other schools use a similar reasoning.
Re:Ask HN: Am I too old to start a programming career?
on Saturday April 16, 2016 @07:03PM (#11512702)
I may continue on for my Master's after finishing my BS, haven't decided yet.
Re:Ask HN: Am I too old to start a programming career?
on Saturday April 16, 2016 @06:55PM (#11512677)
First; I never finished a degree after High School. I got married instead and left school for the world of blue collar employment, which worked well enough for me for a long time, but now I find myself craving a career where I'm intellectually challenged.
Re:Ask HN: Am I too old to start a programming career?
on Saturday April 16, 2016 @01:26PM (#11511423)
I'm going to do it no matter what, I'd just like to hear opinions on what I'm getting into, so I can plan for likely roadblocks.
Ask HN: Am I too old to start a programming career?
I first got into coding ~5 years ago. Taught myself a few languages, did some online contract work on the cheap. I decided to go back to school for a CS degree. By the time I graduate, I'll be in my early 30's.I know that the CS field tends to skew young, especially for entry-level work. Am I likely to face significant barriers due to my age?