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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2015) on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @01:51PM (#10154353)
Location: Norway

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Technologies: HTML5, CSS/Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, ActionScript, SublimeText, DevTools, Git, Foundation for Apps, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, After Effects, Axure, Unity 3D, Auto CAD, 3Ds Max, Soundforge

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Awards: 1st Place Stavanger Hackathon 2015, 1st Place Startup Weekend Stavanger 2014

I specialise in front-end web design, prototyping and rich media. I have also worked extensively in print media and illustration. I strive to create work that is both inviting and functional, merging my deep understanding of graphic design with code to create pleasing user experiences.

Re:Updates Make Windows 7 and 8 Spy on You Like Windows 10 on Monday August 24, 2015 @01:29PM (#10111517)
Partition your system: Linux for browsing, typing, etc. swindows for gaming and being raped...
Re:The AI-Box Experiment on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @07:42AM (#9921530)
Its a good point, but lets assume that this AI is already past its infancy and that there is no limit to the information stored inside the box. For example the NSA has a nice little closed training ground containing all of the internet, lets give it that. I would assume it has access everything humans have ever committed to digital format up until it was turned on, plenty of info for Johnny 5 to form an opinion on humans and their weaknesses.
Orwell coined the term duckspeak to describe the quacking sounds made by people without original thoughts.
Re:Yanis Varoufakis resigns despite referendum no vote on Monday July 06, 2015 @07:09AM (#9838192)
I must go now...my planet needs me...
Re:Music piracy is down but still very much in play on Friday July 03, 2015 @05:29AM (#9824473)
Record companies seem to be solving the piracy issue by promoting terrible music.
Re:Ask HN: I am busy with too many things at once on Friday July 03, 2015 @05:16AM (#9824436)
Buddy I hear you, we are all on very similar paths. Try to enjoy the journey because the journey is all there is.
Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @07:06AM (#9811083)
Essentially this is the "we know who is guilty" argument.
I didn't know that, thanks.
I am not arguing against competition, I am saying it would be nice if all these cars inter-operated seamlessly, co-ordinating with eachother or centrally rather than each car having a different set of parameters trying to figure every other car out on the fly.

If the goal is safety then a wild west with every company setting standards for their own projects isn't going to be the best approach. If the goal is profit then Yee-Haa let the gold rush begin!

Ugh, this article sounds like the Lexus brand trying to latch on to the google self-driving hype train. Hey guys we are making a cool car too!

On a more important note: do we really want all the different tech companies and car manufacturers competing to build separate driverless software and standards? Looking at how well that worked out for online maps, doesn't make me feel safer.

Re:Atom 1.0 on Thursday June 25, 2015 @01:06PM (#9779316)
Yeah CoffeeScript is pretty easy to learn and doing things like configuring snippets seems like a good use for it.

In general tho, I am pretty hesitant to go all in with CoffeeScript, mainly because you still have to watch and massage the javascript output, negating any time saved for me at least.

Re:Atom 1.0 on Thursday June 25, 2015 @12:52PM (#9779237)
This. This needs to be a musical number along the lines of the Lion King's "circle of life"
Re:Microsoft Officially Launches Office for Android Phone on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @01:39PM (#9773160)
I've been using google docs instead of office on PC and android for 6 months now, no regrets.
Re:Lenovo Announces a $130 Windows PC in a Stick on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @09:31AM (#9771398)
Also lenovo general build quality is pretty crappy. Source: I own one and wish I didn't.
Re:Adobe broke SVG export in Illustrator CC 2015 on Friday June 19, 2015 @02:09PM (#9746577)
Fire up dreamweaver/ glorified text editor, listen to your fan go nuts whilst your cpu chokes, the new Adobe Experience™
Re:Adobe broke SVG export in Illustrator CC 2015 on Friday June 19, 2015 @10:55AM (#9745177)
Yeah I have had several problems working with .svg in illustrator, the biggest one being wacky arbatray resizing of the document bounds when I try to open and edit an .svg. I was forced to export off a master .ai file rather than re-edit native .svg, a pain in the arse!

The workaround I use is opening the .svg in a text editor and editing the properties manually, you can clear out a bunch of adobe auto generated garbage and get the file nice and small.

Re:The Animatrix on Tuesday June 16, 2015 @11:56AM (#9726706)
Internet old timer here, I watched these videos through this site on their release dates, AMA...
I just watched this GSS intro talk from last year: https://vimeo.com/91393694 It looks interesting, but obviously from this and the demo page it needs alot of work to be ready for the mass market.

One piece of advice for Dan if you are reading HN, you have a nice relaxed speaking style but please stop using the word "crazy" or "it gets pretty crazy" which for me at least parses as: "too complex to work with".

Re:Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans on Sunday June 07, 2015 @10:55AM (#9674855)
It takes courage to admit that you are in the dirty default club, good on him. I am in the default club too, here's why:

In my country the two options after highschool were either to pay through the nose in student fees or not get an education, wind up in a shitty job. I chose the third way of taking the loan, getting a first class education then living in exile.

The baby boomers got a pretty sweet deal when it was their time to be educated but I don't think there is a great conspiracy to defraud our generation. There is however defiantly a rampant political shortsightedness as evidenced by many nations de-prioritizing education so as not to piss off retiree voters. When a such a large generation votes along self interested lines the resulting society is obviously warped to meet their needs, which aren't necessary the needs of the nation at large. I bet the current gilded era of retirement will be long gone before we get there.

Education is of immeasurable value to both the individual and to society, politicians are blind if they cant see that. I agree with the spirit of this article; that it's up to us to educate ourselves by any means necessary.

Re:Show HN: Bananalert on Thursday June 04, 2015 @12:19PM (#9660259)
The hospital here does a roaring trade in distressed looking bananas with random grey skuff marks...
Re:Google Font Effects on Thursday June 04, 2015 @10:27AM (#9659455)
.. and spin those logos like a pro with swift3D! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_3D

I just learned they went out of business in 2009 :-(

They will forever be spinning in my heart.

Re:Sourceforge Hijacks the Nmap Sourceforge Account on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @01:12PM (#9654153)
I agree with you. To clarify my slippery slope comment, it applies in general to all users of censorship powers. Who is a fit judge to decide what you and I get to see?

D-listing from Google is basically being taken off the internet, so wielding that power too often might get Big G into alot of trouble with agencies like the European Commission.

On balance I think SourceForge deserves a browser level "here be malware" warning, trusting that most users will make the right choice if informed.

Re:Sourceforge Hijacks the Nmap Sourceforge Account on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @05:51AM (#9651527)
The problem now is raising the alarm all the way out to the endest of end users, that this formerly trusted site cannot be trusted anymore.

Perhaps Google could step up and de-list them, but that is a pretty slippery slope.

Re:Arguments for TPP don’t make sense on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @09:28AM (#9645648)
TPP is just a funnel for the USA to pour bullshit down the throats of other nations citizens.
Re:Lego Universe's Dong Detection Problem on Sunday May 31, 2015 @04:57AM (#9633552)
I cant understand why I haven't built a massive dong tower in mine-craft yet?