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Re:Show HN: Interview Challenges to Hire Better on Thursday June 11, 2015 @01:05PM (#9700909)
Well, I have been using frontend development questions in HackerRank for months now. Not sure how you missed that.
Re:Beej's Guide to Unix IPC (2010) on Friday May 29, 2015 @02:32AM (#9623064)
Actually both of you are right. You need a break from what you have been doing from a long time. Perhaps exchanging your jobs with one another might help. :)

Copyright infringement claim: What do I do?

In 2010, I had interviewed a famous Indian poet using a friend's camera. The video was focused on him and only contains my and my friend's voice. I uploaded the video in 2011 and edited it to show our names and university name (where we interviewed him) in the credits.The video stood there for 3 years. Many people watched it and commented and liked it.Last week, suddenly some company claimed a...

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Ask HN: Do you connect with unknown people on LinkedIn?

Recently, I've started receiving many invitations to connect with people on LinkedIn. As a matter of habit, I don't accept those requests. However, I've seen people in Sales, Recruitment etc. usually connect with such people on LinkedIn. What are the positives and negatives of such connections?

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Re:A Stronger Programming Culture For India on Sunday June 29, 2014 @01:13PM (#7961707)
True. Unfortunately, that is possible only in the city schools. Many people who come from villages touch a computer for the first time when they enter their college.
It's not just Huffington Post. There are more newspapers and publications added in the list.
Re:Ask HN: Which C/C++ based Open Source Project to work on? on Thursday April 03, 2014 @03:09PM (#7525249)
Hmm. This looks interesting. How much do you think I'll have to read about Databases before hacking into this project ?

Ask HN: Which C/C++ based Open Source Project to work on?

Hi, I have been working on the GTK+ components like pango and freetype for the last 2 years as a middle-ware software developer. Now, I am switching my role from that to a Content Writer. The role, as you can guess, would require less or no coding. But, I don't want to lose my touch with coding. That is why I am looking for an active Open Source Project where I can contribute. Please suggest...

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Ask HN: Should I submit my short story to a mediocre publishing house?

I am not an established writer. I plan to send my short stories for publication. Recently, I came across a contest which states that I will get a chance to be published, if my short story is good enough. The thing is that the editor seems to a self-proclaimed author with just one novel. Should I send my story ? If it gets selected, would it boost my confidence? Or, will it result in making me...

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Re:Ask HN: Can we save the entire Gmail data offline? on Friday January 24, 2014 @02:36PM (#7117334)
That was easy. Thanks. :)
Re:Ask HN: Is Gmail down? on Friday January 24, 2014 @02:30PM (#7117273)
Yes, it was. Check now, its up and working again.
What about the data that is already out there ?? Is there any way to get that removed from their servers ?
That seems to be the truth. but almost impossible.