mmwanga
Re:Ask HN:Ok to be in programming if you hate the process but love the...
on Thursday October 31, 2019 @06:27PM (#21414431)
Is it OK to be cook if you love to eat but don’t like working in the kitchen?
Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer science?
on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:31PM (#21314207)
The C++ programming language by Bjarne Stroustrup. Whether you plan to learn C++ or not, this is a great book to read
Programmer russian roullet
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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion
on Sunday November 24, 2013 @07:30AM (#6789446)
Move #14 (Nxc6) does not make sense. Why did Magnus do that?
Cocktail Physics
Re:Help, 23 hours left for Kenya to get it's first planetarium
on Thursday July 18, 2013 @01:03PM (#6064914)
7 hrs left and $135 to go.
Help, 23 hours left for Kenya to get it's first planetarium
Organizing Science Hack Day Nairobi 2012, 2013 git log with Martin Chiteri
Re:Becoming a better Programmer: From Nairobi to NYC
on Saturday April 06, 2013 @05:53PM (#5505189)
There's a starup based out of Atlanta that allows you to to exactly that http://www.gift-give.com/
Re:PythonMonk – Learn Python in the browser
on Thursday April 04, 2013 @03:12PM (#5494633)
I think this is a great way to get beginners / students coding, but the end product might be what we now know as "bolt-on" engineers.
They put components together and build beautiful functional products, until it breaks and they have no idea what's "under the hood"
Re:Take Instagram filters to the next level with Maxstagram
on Monday March 25, 2013 @03:53AM (#5435909)
This is cool, very cool.
90's hacker ethics
Science Hack Day Ambassador Program
Standard Model of Cocktail Physics
http://www.cocktailphysics.com/
Article here http://www.physicsdavid.net/2012/11/standard-model-of-cocktail-physics/
Re:Proposition HN: I will pay $8000 for you to build your side-project...
on Friday January 11, 2013 @05:50AM (#5042167)
This is pretty good actually. With $5000 in the bank, you can spend the next 60 days not going hungry or worrying about rent and build that MVP. On the flip side, you should ask for < 50% to keep the controlling stake out of your hands.
Re:Starbucks acquires Teavana for $620 Million
on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @05:36PM (#4785979)
Afternoon hot tea is considered normal in other countries and it's a very strange concept in America. Hope this changes that...
Re:Internap evacuates LGA datacenter
on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @01:41AM (#4716263)
Only rackspace have fanatical support. They would lay down their lives for 1 more minute of uptime.
The Miracle Of The Levitating Slinky
Re:Re-invent crashes site and tells customer to f* himself
on Friday September 07, 2012 @03:19AM (#4487954)
By the time support tells a customer to fuck off, they've had enough. I've dealt with obnoxious customers that are better off as ex-customers for the greater good. Also very suspicious is the lack of context in this posting.
Re:Ask HN: What headphones are you using?
on Thursday August 23, 2012 @02:17AM (#4421157)
Sennheiser HD595 with fiio e11 portable amplifier