helpmehn
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Posted by
helpmehn on Monday August 01, 2011 @08:15PM
from the self-post dept.
I want to sincerely thank every single person who either replied to my previous posting (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2608804) or sent me an email. In particular, to those who sent me email, I promise I will reply to you soon, even if it's just to say a personal thanks. Because of the volume of mail I've received and my spotty internet access, it might be a few days before I get to...
Thanks. Any chance you could show a before/after of your resume?
Wow. I'm floored. Thanks for your response. I'll keep it in mind.
Thanks for your reply. I'll look into it.
It's the thought that counts.
Given the number of combinatorial optimization problems that are NP-hard, I don't think that gives anything away to anyone who doesn't already know what you're talking about.
If, by "non-trivial," you mean NP-hard, I agree. :-)
Thanks. I appreciate the suggestion.
Thanks. I appreciate this, and I'll be following up later.
I'm at the point where, if I had an offer with a relocation package in the Bay area, I'd be there. Thanks for your suggestion.
The posters further down have it exactly right. It was one part joke, one part showing that I read programming blogs, and one part "yes, I really do know how to program, unlike people who fail FizzBuzz."
Believe me, I'm pursuing that route as well.
Thanks. I appreciate this.
Can you tell me more about how you accomplished this?
Posted by
helpmehn on Saturday July 30, 2011 @03:35PM
from the ask-hn dept.
I don't really know where to start here, as I'm near the end of my rope.For personal, family, and financial reasons, I've been looking for jobs (unsuccessfully) in west Michigan for the past year. Now, my savings are depleted, and I might be looking at homelessness if I'm not able to get something going quickly.Background: I'm a graduate-educated Python hacker with advanced coursework in...