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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the best written programming books?
on Monday June 22, 2015 @08:54AM (#9757906)
the d programming language by andrei alexandrescu (ISBN-13: 978-0321635365)
Re:Today is the end of sheloshim for my beloved husband
on Thursday June 04, 2015 @04:32AM (#9658037)
who's the husband of facebook coo...
Re:AMSxTech: Amsterdam tech Slack chat community
on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @09:56AM (#8917166)
does x stand for expat?
Re:Pulling JPEGs out of thin air
on Friday November 07, 2014 @05:20PM (#8574969)
This what a hacker be.
Re:Poll: Which 8-bit computer got you into programming
on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @04:51AM (#7936749)
Canon X-07
Re:Ask HN: How can i help my dad?
on Friday June 13, 2014 @08:42AM (#7888477)
I imagine that him doing computer networking work has been a refuge from the bad kind of social networking the country imposes...
Re:Show HN: WriterKata – a site for writers to practice their craft
on Monday May 05, 2014 @11:35AM (#7699124)
in martial arts, when we use the word kata, we mean very abstract and advanced structures, while the basics are referred to as kihon
Re:Dear Facebook: You Suck
on Sunday November 10, 2013 @12:50PM (#6707538)
facebook? i have never been on facebook, but i happened to access my g+ 'home' page today (from another computer) and it was full... i usually don't go there it did not feel like 'home' at all...
Re:Simplicity is not a simple concept
on Thursday November 24, 2011 @06:07AM (#3273972)
I like how confusing it can be to read about simple.
Or rather, how complex a subject it is to discuss :)
By definition simple is made of a single element (from latin simplex).
There are quotes coming to my mind, like 'less is more', 'perfection is when there is noting left to be removed'.
It's a lot about mental model: to be able to manage a project one has to be able to keep it all in one's head, thus simplifying is mastering chaos
It often is multi-layer though.
It's a loss less mental model compression
An example that I have in mind is monotheism evolving from other older models, it's simple in a sense, and also more portable across different cultures, but it's deep (no proselytism intended).
PS: cannot find where 'simplex' comes from :(
Re:Ask HN: any (freelance) programmer in NL looking for a nice place t...
on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @11:25AM (#3187182)
i'm in NL
please, see my address in the profile for more
Re:Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (November 2011)
on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @10:23AM (#3186801)
Has offer expired already?
Re:Ask HN: What would you do if you couldn't use a computer ever again?
on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @08:44AM (#2143222)
try and teach people to improve their cognition
Re:Merry Christmas HN
on Friday December 24, 2010 @04:55AM (#2036985)
Joyeux Noel & Bonne Annee from Amsterdam where we celebrated another Santa Claus just about three weeks ago. So here we go again. Slightly different tune though. It makes me think that Religion is Culture.
Re:Can You Buy a Silicon Valley? Maybe.
on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @04:08PM (#501997)
just maybe