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Re:Show HN: Space Shooter in QBasic on Monday February 01, 2016 @07:23PM (#11016807)
Looking at what you wrote at 15, I'm curious to know what you are doing nowdays?
Re:Ask HN: How happy are you working as a programmer? on Monday February 01, 2016 @01:55AM (#11010236)
Frustrated most of the day! But somehow strangely satisfied.
Tldr?
Re:PayPal and zero-dollar invoice spam on Friday January 15, 2016 @06:21PM (#10913050)
For a PayPal employee to post here and say he made a team aware and they are working on this it's utterly laughable.

There was a post here on hn over two years ago for the same issue which was top post and generated a lot of news.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6526481

It is obviously very well known to them for years but they continue to do it

Re:Are Movie Theaters Actually Fueling Piracy? on Friday January 01, 2016 @07:00PM (#10824225)
Is it just me or has there been a resurgence in cinema going as a social activity. It felt like around year 2000 when dvds were peaking and then flat screen tvs came in, cinemas were a lot quieter.
Re:Using machine learning to predict basketball scores on Friday January 01, 2016 @09:09AM (#10821908)
Baseball feels like a next step up. About 2,400 games a year. More games, data points.. more everything
Re:React Router 2.0.0 on Friday January 01, 2016 @04:20AM (#10821475)
I'm glad to see this thread and some debate about react router and it's features and ways it could be better. Too often any react critisism is attacked almost fanatically.
Re:HN: Christmas Colors on Friday December 25, 2015 @04:24AM (#10790790)
Merry Christmas HN!
Micromanagement is exhausting.. Once you learn to let go just enough to be able to supervise and step in only when you need to, work becomes more fun.
Re:What is a coder's worst nightmare? (2014) on Saturday November 21, 2015 @10:37PM (#10608977)
Coder's worst nightmare? When you are the last line before something gets pushed into production, and the fear that it will fail IN production.. have i missed something?
Re:Strong Legs Associated with Healthy Brains in Twin Study on Friday November 20, 2015 @04:50AM (#10600449)
Interesting, however i'd lean towards muscle mass in general having this effect rather than thighs in particular.

Although being at the lower end of the body might be important in maintaining goid circulation.

Would like to try.. any damage possible to eyes or skin?