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Re:Elon Musk Just Gave Europe a Reason to Replace American Technology on Saturday October 24, 2026 @10:00AM (#50221300)

Let me guess, you get your news from Fox?

Re:Being Ambitious and Being a Dad on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @08:41AM (#49360789)

I have a relatively good stable job, working in tech. When I came across generative AI and how it could be used to solve difficult math problems and materialize amazing codebases, the feeling of awe makes me want to understand the magic. I am contemplating choosing between changing my career and being in my stable job, raising my kids. Of course, I am probably unqualified for frontier labs, where I want to work on models. Ambition seems to have gotten a hold off me and won't let me go.

Re:Write to Escape Your Default Setting on Friday February 28, 2025 @11:40AM (#43207583)

Curious as whether writing your journals (work or home) electronically vs paper/pen makes a difference. Interested in your thoughts.

Re:What are the biggest questions you ask yourself? on Monday April 29, 2024 @10:35PM (#40206680)

Do you think these brain lesions show up in an MRI?

Ask HN: Prepare son for AMC 10/12 competitions

Posted by ParallelThread on Monday April 08, 2024 @11:53AM
from the ask-hn dept.

My son is interested in mathematics, soon going to high school. Looking for advice on how best I can guide him in preparing for olympiads/AMC math competitions.

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Re:Ask HN: Weighing reputational and moral consequences of leaving Rus... on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:09PM (#39424482)

This question suggests to me that you haven't fallen victim to (what I hear) Russian propaganda on its war effort. Perhaps it is because you are in software and better connected to the world via the internet. What is the feeling of the rest of the Russian population to the war?

Re:Losing my son on Thursday January 18, 2024 @11:15AM (#39043568)

I have nothing useful to offer you other than my heartfelt tears and my sorrow. Your writing moved me in a way I cannot explain. God bless you and your family.

Re:A rise in oral nicotine pouch use raises health concerns for high s... on Saturday January 13, 2024 @11:55AM (#38981792)

I am using nicotine gum to quit smoking, using about 5 4mg gums/day. I have substituted one addiction for another. I am also worried that these gums are not benign and whether there is a higher risk of cancer from using them. Someone told me to instead use Zyn - thankfully I stayed away from that.

Re:Ask HN: What are your hacks to learn faster? on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @04:56PM (#38091250)

Can you say more about nootropics? How does it help and what do you use?

Re:Ask HN: What's the book that people in your field pretend to have r... on Sunday October 08, 2023 @10:55AM (#37811018)

Knuth.

Re:PruningRadixTrie – 1000x faster Radix trie for prefix search and au... on Saturday September 30, 2023 @04:39PM (#37719556)

What is the state of art in longest prefix matching e.g for router prefixes in routing tables?

Ask HN: What are some hobby tech projects for a tech-savvy teenager?

Posted by ParallelThread on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:19PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I would like recommendations for a hardware/software project that involves coding, building hardware components for an interested 14 year old who knows python.

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favourite hobby and how did it start? on Thursday August 31, 2023 @04:07PM (#37343005)

What was your rampup or training like? How long did it take you to run continuously?

Re:Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately? on Thursday August 17, 2023 @09:55AM (#37161631)

When you read technical books for fun, do you do the exercises and projects at the end of chapters? I have found that when I read and don't actually use the concepts learned, I tend to forget after some time.

Re:Ask HN: Is SICP/HtDP still worth reading in 2023? Any alternatives? on Thursday July 20, 2023 @01:20PM (#36803660)

What is HtDP?

Ask HN: Seamless sync of notes between Linux, macOS, iOS

Posted by ParallelThread on Monday June 12, 2023 @01:07PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Are there any services that provide syncing of notes between phones and computers (multiple os'es)? I use Notes app on my phone but cannot access it easily on my linux machine (I can via a web browser, but would like to edit natively).

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Ask HN: What are some good examples of Anki card decks?

Posted by ParallelThread on Sunday March 19, 2023 @04:30PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am interested in learning Anki for spaced repetition. Looking for good examples especially about system design and programming.

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Re:Is the psychedelic therapy bubble about to burst? on Saturday September 03, 2022 @03:28PM (#32705219)

Are you in the US? Where can I find information about people who can help me be with the experience safely?

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Learning? on Friday July 22, 2022 @03:43PM (#32196280)

What brand piano are you using?

What are some of the coolest algorithms you know?

Posted by ParallelThread on Friday July 22, 2022 @02:36PM
from the self-post dept.

Following https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32186203, what are some of the obscure/coolest algorithms that you know?

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Re:Crafting Interpreters: A Review on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @10:38AM (#31836580)

What other books are of the same caliber that HN would recommend?

Ask HN: Are there good userspace TCP/IP implementations written in C++

Posted by ParallelThread on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @07:38AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I would like to study (preferably C++) implementation of the network stack for a project. Any recommendations?

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