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The way I read this was "The Webb telescope just offered a view of starbirth that sheds light on earths distant past," it's accurate in that sense (our star was born and we're not sure how exactly) and agree could have been worded better.
Re:I Built Linux from Scratch on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @01:18PM (#36495937)
I have a similar background and got a lot out of my CS program, its about what you put into it. Sorry you had a bad experience, that can absolutely make it harder to invest.
Re:Show HN: Sudoku with 0 Bells or Whistles on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @11:42AM (#34613137)
For anyone looking for a great open source Sudoku app with no ads: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.moire.open...

This looks great but I was sad to see advertisements and consider that a bell if not a whistle. I would pay a few bucks for this if it could match the features of the above with this clean visual style.

They'll admit it if you speak to them, in a round about way. At this point you're either anti-fascist or not.
I understood "contractor" in this usage to mean mercenary.
Selfish
I think it's fair to call yourself a computer scientist if you do computer science. If I walk dogs I'm a dog walker right?
Where's the source?
Re:Show HN: Give 7B people an instant physical address on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @10:59AM (#12262249)
This is why he's incorporated the avatar - in the example he provides you wouldn't see the "boot" avatar if you had missed a letter, the boot is part of the address and should be communicated verbally when giving the address verbally.
Re:Why Windows 10 Sucks on Friday July 15, 2016 @10:46AM (#12101331)
Easily disproved lies, go have a look at the wine APPDB if you're not just trolling. Most of the time if something doesn't run right, it's due to DRM or bleeding edge DX features.
Re:Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @04:04PM (#11997073)
There's a Native Linux version!
Deploying was not bad at all...there's a very well written user guide on their website.
Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I have programming aptitude? on Friday October 23, 2015 @01:17PM (#10439935)
There's no shame in reaching out to others when problem solving, that's part of (and should be part of!) the problem solving process. In my experience, Interviewers love when you ask intelligent questions.