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Re:Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @12:36PM (#48386277)
that is actually one of the better and more natural-looking hairlines I've seen. They did a good job!
Even the 90s and early 2000s! The internet used to be way more endearing back then, with way more individually operated websites, blogs, etc.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @04:43PM (#41384140)
What library are you using for the tree layout?
Re:GitHub Copilot Loses an Average of $20 per User per Month on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @10:45AM (#37832777)
For me it is very different use cases. Copilot often prevents me from needing to write mundane blocks of code, as it will often fill in what I'm looking for after I write the function name.

If I'm still unsure how I might approach a certain problem, or if it isn't immediately clear to me how I'd write the function I want, I might type in a prompt to ChatGPT and see what it comes up with. But it would really slow down my workflow if I had to prompt ChatGPT for every mundane function I plan to write.

Re:How to Do the Thing You've Been Avoiding on Thursday June 22, 2023 @08:14AM (#36430948)
Are you referring to like microdoses (in regards to the difficulty focusing)? Or larger than that?
Re:Software Design Review (2009) on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:06AM (#36002109)
IMO everyone produces some terrible work early in their careers. It is part of the learning/growth process. I wouldn't want to work for a manager who told me "This is terrible", nor would I dream of saying that to an employee of mine, it would unnecessarily break their spirit. I think that would cultivate the type of environment where people are afraid to voice their opinion for fear of being embarrassed, etc.
Re:Remote work turns America into Suburban nation on Saturday May 06, 2023 @11:27AM (#35842286)
Growing up in the suburbs with two parents working, and myself and my brother both playing sports on different teams, we would've had a hard time getting by with less than 4 cars.
Re:The Problems with Live Coding Interviews on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:38PM (#35702912)
What are the "all things equal" here, though? I would tend to disagree that someone who can complete the coding challenge faster is the objectively better candidate. Especially if we are talking about leet coding, where there are people who study their asses off and memorize the common leet code problems. Or maybe the coding challenge isn't leet code, but just so happens to be something that the candidate has done before, or has done recently. Just because one candidate lucked out and has done this very specific thing, doesn't mean they are better than a candidate who could figure it out in half a day, if given a little more time to do so.
Re:Why it’s so hard to say what you mean on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:02PM (#35648987)
Any material you’d recommend on this topic? It’s a topic that I’ve been thinking about a lot to try and reform myself from being such a people pleaser.
As a 36 year old that recently moved yet again to a new city (the third time in my adult life), I've had decent luck joining recreational sports leagues. Lots of leagues will have options to sign up as a "free agent", which usually means you'll get placed on a team with other free agents, which tend to be others in the same boat of trying to meet new people. If you aren't necessarily the athletic type, bowling and kickball are pretty good options. I've found that most of these leagues (especially if you sign up for the novice/recreational level) are NOT very competitive, and most people are just out to have fun, meet friends, possibly have some drinks, etc.
How has that worked out for you, in terms of health? Obviously it is anecdotal, but I'm still curious. I've been plant based for 5 years. Trying to determine if it is a life long thing for me or not.
Could say the same, if not even more so, about alcohol. But that has been a pervasive part of culture for thousands of years.
Re:Ask HN: Have you experienced “hiring fraud?” on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @02:30PM (#32999194)
That is funny, this thread reminded me of a completely different "Nathan For You" episode. He hired a Web Dev to build an evite template that included a bunch of spammy foul language in "invisible" text in the footer, causing the invite to go to receiver's spam folder. The idea was that you could invite people to a party whom you didn't ACTUALLY want to show up, but also didn't want to hurt their feelings. If they asked why they weren't invited, you could incredulously claim that you DID invite them, and suggest that maybe it went to their spam folder.
Re:A coder’s guide to coffee (2002) on Saturday July 30, 2022 @11:55AM (#32287760)
The assumption here is that you are buying them fresh and then using the entire bag within 1-2 weeks (while they are still fresh). If you don't go through coffee that fast, then that probably doesn't apply.
Re:Writing one sentence per line on Monday June 20, 2022 @02:59PM (#31814201)
In his defense, he is saying to write "one sentence per line" only _while_ you are writing/editing. He says this is "for your eyes only", and that you'll recombine into paragraphs afterwards.

I think the idea is that, if your sentence can stand up to the added scrutiny you'll give it while seeing it sitting all alone, then it is worth keeping. Otherwise it is a wasteful sentence.

Anyway, I do agree that the actual "one sentence per line" prose that is so pervasive on places like LinkedIn is awful.

Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost? on Monday February 07, 2022 @09:37AM (#30245412)
This is great, thank you!
Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost? on Sunday February 06, 2022 @01:49PM (#30235586)
Any particular books you’d recommend to someone uninitiated to buddhism/stoicism?
Re:Request bodies in GET requests on Monday January 31, 2022 @02:57PM (#30153360)
Some popular web frameworks limit the size of the query string
My understanding is that the terms "indica" and "sativa" have sort of lost their meaning a little bit. I believe those terms technically refer to the height of the stem, and that it doesn't necessarily translate to the effects of the high the way we once thought it did.

For example, I always had the same understanding of indica as you described, and I would solely buy indica gummies. They would give me a pretty "heavy" high, full body but mostly in my head, and I would wake up lethargic and often with a headache. I switched to a "sativa" of the same brand, and got a very nice full body high, but much lighter, very relaxing, and would sleep very well and wake up feeling refreshed.

Anyway, all that to say, different strains have different effects, and often the description from the dispensary can give you a good idea of the effects they are intended to have.

Disagree on this. I used to only read non-fiction, but these days, I feel like reading fiction (especially literary fiction) and having different experiences and empathizing with characters is more beneficial and relevant to my life in _general_ (obviously not always the case). Plus there are no limits to the realities that can be created in fiction, so there are some creative (and escapist) benefits there as well.

I'm not saying fiction is objectively more "beneficial" than non-fiction, I'm just saying the opposite isn't necessarily true either.

Re:Young, Dumb, and Broke: Why Outdoorsy Types Suck at Money on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @08:09PM (#27840037)
Plenty of people adopt
What kind of benefits have you felt from long walks with no devices? I was on a good routine doing that earlier in quarantine, and kind of fell off the wagon. Could use some inspiration to get re-started :)
Re:Start with pen and paper on Monday November 09, 2020 @02:57PM (#25039144)
Do you mind expanding a little bit on what you use it for? I am thinking about getting one myself.
Re:Important non-programming skills for programmers on Thursday September 24, 2020 @10:49AM (#24579119)
How did you come to that conclusion? Do you not consider preventing buffer overflows to be a programming skill?
Re:Are we too busy to enjoy life? on Thursday April 30, 2020 @02:09PM (#23034025)
What kinds of things do you recoil from?
Re:A letter to myself as a fresh software engineer on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @09:21AM (#22748229)
Not sure if you were joking or not, but NIH doesn't really apply if it is a project for the sake of learning.
Re:Ask HN: What Are Your New Years Resolutions or 2018 Goals? on Thursday December 28, 2017 @11:01AM (#16022750)
Get my personal finances in order. I have no debt, a good savings going, and a decent chunk in a 401k from a previous company. Other than that, I have done basically no investing and I know I'm leaving money on the table.
Re:It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley on Thursday September 08, 2016 @01:59PM (#12455427)
Dammit.... fart.IO is unavailable.
What kinds of books have you found yourself reading? Fiction? Non-fiction?
Re:How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley on Thursday June 09, 2016 @08:29PM (#11873421)
Wait, so it's "Not uncommon"... so then it's..... ok got it.

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