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Re:Software engineering topics I changed my mind on on Saturday January 23, 2021 @10:34PM (#25888903)
For example, when proofreading writing, it's easier to catch mistakes when reading the document aloud and jotting down the needed edits on a printed copy of the document vs just reading it on the computer.

Or when doing something like data base schemas, drawing out a rough version of what you need so you have something basic to reference vs just a mental model.

Re:Abusing linear regression to make a point on Monday July 06, 2020 @07:13PM (#23753829)
Reminds me about the classic regression excel joke saying that to get a better regression, one should sort the points to be in order first.
Re:Abusing linear regression to make a point on Monday July 06, 2020 @05:19PM (#23752873)
Telling every time someone posts a bad regression they never post the R^2.
Re:Restoring the Gold Filter in Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s... on Sunday April 26, 2020 @03:53PM (#22989670)
It's a interesting technical investigation that not only goes over the technology required to recreate the gold filter, but it's a nice explanation of how some imaging stuff works? And if the hack is interesting and well-written up enough, why not? This is Hacker News
Re:Secret doorway in UK Parliament leads to historical treasure trove on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:42AM (#22424609)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clandestine_church

Hidden chapels are fairly common in Europe during the Reformation when one could not be a practicing Catholic in a Protestant country and vice versa.

Re:The creeping IT apocalypse on Thursday January 17, 2019 @11:27AM (#18932065)
The flipside of this is, in a hypothetical world where Amazon / Google is trust busted, this problem is delayed somewhat because only Google / Amazon have the necessary scale to create the IT apocalypse. I mean there is Salesforce and Heroku but the major IT automation stuff is from the FAANGs really.
Re:Robinhood launches 3% checking account on Thursday December 13, 2018 @10:49AM (#18673140)
Interest rates for banking accounts for quite some time have been low. 3% is very high for the USA so it' s a pleasant surprise for many people.
Re:Ask HN: Recommendations on books and documentaries on tech companie... on Friday June 01, 2018 @11:33AM (#17206269)
Chaos Monkeys by Antonio García Martínez is a good read. Good reminder that tech is not all sunshine and roses and that a lot of cloak and dagger goes behind the scenes in the valley.
Re:A pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node and browsers on Thursday May 17, 2018 @11:00AM (#17091845)
Some of us don't want to use a C/C++ inspired language for web development when there is a simpler solution offered.
Re:Taste is increasingly dictated by algorithms on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @01:18PM (#16860294)
Reminds me of this https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/3/12325104/airbnb-aesthetic-... article on how airbnb has changed the aesthetics of certain places. I feel like fears of algorithmic based fashion is overgrown but articles like this and that one show that something did happen that resulted in taste in certain places converging onto a similar style.
Re:Front-End Developer Handbook on Saturday April 14, 2018 @11:39AM (#16837765)
I appreciate the fact that Jerry Low's article is not quite as vicious as the title makes it out to be. A bit clickbaity the title, but the actual article makes a good point to separate the design portions of front-end dev from the wiring up the servers and databases portions of it.
Re:Home Values Are Rising by $800 a Day in San Jose on Monday April 09, 2018 @10:31PM (#16798592)
https://blog.codinghorror.com/why-cant-programmers-program/ Considering articles like this and the fact FizzBuzz tests are even a thing I wouldn't be so sure. I get your point, but the problem is while with enough time one can get it, quite a few people are going to hit a wall and not be able to pass it.
Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @04:54PM (#16749057)
The playground insult version of Zuck is Zucc for reference. Also has become the term for when a Facebook page gets shut down, they get "zucced".

Ask HN: Breaking into Tech

Posted by MrL567 on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @01:09PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Disclaimer, I am asking this question for research purposes for a class paper. While HN does have anonymity, if you do respond, I will ensure any responses that I include will be anonymized to protect user identity.An interesting thing about the tech industry is the reputation as a meritocracy; that with enough time and effort, anyone can learn the necessary skills to get into tech. I am...

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Re:Netflix Sans, a new custom typeface on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @11:26AM (#16638867)
Have to agree, it's bit disappointing the most common style of font used are the minimalist ones like Google's font or Facebook's. I mean for pixel blurring reasons it makes sense but if we have stronger computers, we can avoid that problem more often, no?
Re:Show HN: #LikeNoise: Make FB more expensive for advertisers targeti... on Monday March 19, 2018 @07:44PM (#16624512)
For better or for worse for quite a large portion of the world Facebook is the internet. The sentiment is admirable but I have a feeling the people able to #deletefacebook, are the ones in the least need to delete facebook.
Re:Don't Be Evil: Utopias, Frontiers, and Brogrammers on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @10:49PM (#16067898)
The lines about engineers I find to be odd. I don't believe that an entire culture could think that way, yet the author states that the news is a out of context problem for these firms. Engineers don't actually think like that as this article claims it to be, right?