potatoman2
Re:Noam Chomsky has passed away
on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @03:46PM (#40721462)
Back 20 years ago in college I emailed Chomsky with a number of questions about the global issues of the day. I received a detailed, point-by-point response from him that very evening.
For a public intellectual he was really approachable, RIP.
Re:Arwes: Futuristic Sci-Fi UI Web Framework
on Friday June 23, 2023 @03:04PM (#36450925)
I used this at work for an internal tool and the team went wild over it. "It feels like we're working in the future!"
Re:Tina Turner has died
on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @03:11PM (#36062690)
RIP to the Acid Queen.
Re:Days since last JavaScript framework
on Monday March 20, 2023 @07:59PM (#35240658)
This is just a static site with a big zero isn't it?
Re:Ask HN: 30 years old with no career
on Monday July 05, 2021 @10:18PM (#27743643)
I was 30 years old when I got an entry level call center job in a software company. 10 years later I'm on the development team and finishing my degree. Hang in there 30 is the new 20.
Re:Challenging the Myth That Programming Careers End at 40
on Sunday June 27, 2021 @08:12PM (#27656710)
Thanks for the encouragement!
Re:Challenging the Myth That Programming Careers End at 40
on Sunday June 27, 2021 @02:46PM (#27654094)
As someone just now getting their CS degree at 41 I sure hope this is not the case.
Re:Whistleblower: Ubiquiti Breach “Catastrophic”
on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @02:23PM (#26651012)
For those who don't remember, this is the same company that was bilked $46 million in an email spoof attack.
https://www.theregister.com/2015/08/09/ubiquiti_stung_by_ema...
They're used as a bad example in my annual corporate infosec compliance training.
Re:Is this Paypal experience customary?
on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:48AM (#20362897)
I worked PayPal Trust & Safety in my rebellious youth, and I wouldn't use PayPal now if you paid me to do so.
Re:Video of Glitter Bomb for Package Thieves Exposed as Partial Fake
on Friday December 21, 2018 @03:11PM (#18736196)
They really have to get in a dig at the president in every article don't they? Even completely unrelated ones about glitter bomb traps.
Re:Dear Developer, the Web Isn't About You
on Thursday December 20, 2018 @12:21PM (#18726873)
"[email protected]" - that's really not necessary now is it?
Re:Urban Housing Solution That Has No Good Name
on Thursday January 18, 2018 @11:39AM (#16178471)
Laneway houses.
Re:Walkable Streets Are More Economically Productive
on Thursday January 18, 2018 @11:36AM (#16178437)
Jane Jacobs was right.
Re:A rising sentiment that IBM’s Watson can’t deliver on its promises
on Thursday August 10, 2017 @11:36AM (#14980732)
Did they really need to stick an insult at Trump in there?
Re:How Canada became an education superpower
on Thursday August 03, 2017 @11:49AM (#14920591)
Objective non-biased journalists can't let any opportunity to bash Trump slip by.
Re:John Carmack on expert witnesses and 'non literal' copying
on Thursday February 02, 2017 @11:32AM (#13551796)
Loser's lament.
Re:The Disadvantages of an Elite Education (2008)
on Friday December 23, 2016 @11:55AM (#13245717)
Looks like all those years of education didn't help this author learn how to write short, concise paragraphs.
Re:How Social Isolation Is Killing Us
on Friday December 23, 2016 @11:53AM (#13245701)
Getting married helps.
Re:FBI says it won't recommend charges in Clinton case
on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @11:45AM (#12037185)
No surprise here, the fix was in. Very odd conference though, he lists all manner of violations then says no prosecutor would take the case.
Re:Inappropriate Uses of Google Trends
on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @11:45AM (#11994668)
I think you're discounting the spite vote.
Given that many believe Trump to be literally Hitler, bending the facts is a small price to pay to stop him.
Re:Yahoo – $8B or B/O (sunnyvale)
on Friday April 29, 2016 @02:42PM (#11597833)
Bottomless? A Kim Kardashian archive would be all bottom.
Re:Warning Signs You're About to Be Laid-Off
on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @11:42AM (#10778668)
I'd say watch out for a meeting that's so important that it's split into two groups, and you're in the first group.
Re:The Life of a Professional Guinea Pig
on Friday September 25, 2015 @12:08PM (#10278933)
I'm disappointed this wasn't an article about actual guinea pigs, those suckers are adorable.
Re:For only the second time in our history the ownership of The Econom...
on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @11:49AM (#10048371)
What's wrong with News Corp?
Re:We Can’t Let John Deere Destroy the Idea of Ownership
on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @11:39AM (#9414772)
If there's a demand for unlocked tractors, wouldn't some company somewhere grow to fill that demand? Or is the tractor world an anti-competitive monopoly?
Re:How I Got Pre-Signups for my SaaS, then Failed
on Thursday July 24, 2014 @06:12PM (#8082620)
Have you tried clearing your cache and cookies?
Re:The Face Behind Bitcoin?
on Thursday March 06, 2014 @10:43AM (#7354331)
"This man is Satoshi Nakamoto."
"What?" The police officer balks. "This is the guy who created Bitcoin? It looks like he's living a pretty humble life."
- I do not believe this exchange took place. The police would've had his name from his initial call to them, and a random officer from the Sheriff's department would not likely recognize that name as the creator of Bitcoin. Just saying.
Re:Alas poor Oculus, I knew you well
on Thursday October 17, 2013 @06:02PM (#6568452)
"neither technology is likely to change me in to a player of any kind of games" - if the article writer is not himself a gamer of any sort, why should anyone listen to his opinion on forthcoming game technologies?