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Re:Programming in BASIC on the TRS-80 (2015) on Thursday October 13, 2022 @09:14AM (#33190531)
The first thing I printed in a loop was "poop"

I thought it was comic gold

Re:Insider Trading at Coinbase on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:19AM (#31014298)
The vast majority of regulation is there to protect CERTAIN market participants.
Re:YouTube deleted an electronics repair channel [video] on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @03:51PM (#23763275)
ovo lacto is a "vegetarian" that also eats eggs and dairy so i presume it is something to do with other things, like the exclusion of leather goods? honey is a touchy subject even for vegans
Re:Ask HN: What's your WFH set up like? on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @01:09PM (#22868508)
Lying in my bed, surrounded with my own filth, hunched over a coffee-stained macbook. I live in a very tiny studio with 1 other person, and have not been in my career long enough to be able to invest in any type of home setup.
Re:Google cancels legacy Google Play Music subscriptions on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @01:01PM (#22868400)
I was not on legacy but canceled my family plan anyway in solidarity. I guess back to piracy for me
Re:Godot Engine – A decade in retrospective and future on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @01:14PM (#21929491)
The good thing about having gripes in an open source product is that you can be a part of the solution!
Re:Ask HN: What do you do when have free time? on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @01:22AM (#21521585)
I try to play guitar as much as possible.
Re:A Life Far Less Ordinary on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @09:42AM (#20449916)
He has[0]:

- Bachelors, Masters and M.Phil in Zoology from Madras Christian College

- Masters in Medical Anthropology from Harvard

- Doctorate in Ecological Sciences from Old Dominion

- Doctorate in History of Science from Harvard

As long as you accept that a Master's is considered an advanced degree (I do FWIW), he doesn't seem to be lying about it.

[0]https://krea.edu.in/faculty.html

Re:Langton's Ant on Friday June 07, 2019 @04:16PM (#20128199)
Langton's ant will always be near and dear to my heart. It was the first program of my Intro to CS II course and also the point where I went from "Heh I think I can do this programming thing" to "Holy moly what did I get myself into?