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Re: on Monday September 16, 2024 @09:09PM (#41562953)
"If programming isn’t about writing code, then carpentry isn’t about cutting wood — it’s about “manifesting structural solutions.” And chefs? They’re not cooking; they’re “nurturing human sustenance.”

Is saying that HTML and CSS are not Programming Languages Gatekeeping?

Context:I got caught in this classic heated debate on Twitter https://twitter.com/heydonworks/status/1429021526221852680People got all tribal about it and touchy as always, and even though many of the authors followers who said that HTML and CSS are programming languages and that they should be enough for getting a job, even tho most people are agreeing with him, he still had to resort to...

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2020) on Monday August 03, 2020 @09:01PM (#24045401)
Location: Orlando, FL

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Fullstack Web Dev JS(React, Vue, Node), some PHP and Python

Portfolio: yarocruz.surge.sh

Github: https://github.com/yarocruz

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Re:Idea: Instapaper for things to listen to on Thursday January 19, 2012 @10:09PM (#3488118)
I've created two folders in Instapaper, one called Listen Later and the other Watch Later. It has worked out for the most part.
Re:The bandwidth-sync correlation that's worth thinking about on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @12:27PM (#743682)
I suppose the problem is that he's viewing media and communication tools as strictly utilitarian. It's the first time I see "One on One Coaching" bundled as media like movies, books, and television. That seems odd, but of course he's coming from the point of view of a marketer looking for the benefits and usefulness of things. I mean, he put a PDF in higher "quality", or "higher bandwidth", than Art.

Why I'm Quitting Social Media

http://tapenoisediary.com/2009/06/06/why-im-quitting-social-media/

When you read a book, watch tv, or consume other type of media, you do it for a purpose. Most of the time the purpose is to entertain yourself. But on the web, specially on so called social media like Twitter, the purpose is constantly being challenged and shifted. It’s a two way, or asynchronous conversation as it has been proselytized, but you still have to manage that expectation. To listen...

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