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Great question! I really really wanted to bootstrap, but I have a family to support. Funding means I will be able to provide myself a more reliable source of income while I get this thing off the grou…
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I was laid off in early Feb. But I'm doing great! Without asking, I received a few job offers from friends-of-friends in my network. Instead of jumping back into the workforce, I'm building …
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You might be interested in Q, which is the query language for kdb: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(programming_language_from_K... …
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You can use this script to remove any keywords from HN. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35274050 Instructions in comments.…
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Happy anniversary! I'm not sure if it's true, but I've heard that the inspiration for Unix pipes came from APL.
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I've organically heard lots of great things about Tailscale amongst my friends. I don't personally have a use for them, but they seem to be providing a solid service.
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Here’s an essay on why we should start saying “synthetic intelligence” in certain contexts: https://taylor.town/synthetic-intelligence …
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1. I love listening to audiobooks when I'm doing chores or in the car. I usually end up completing 4-6 books (25 hours at 2x speed) per month from this. 2. I don't bring my phone in my room,…
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There have been a bunch of cool music festivals in Minecraft. [1] https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-the-hell-do-you-throw-a-m... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watc…
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I'd encourage you to pick up the book Cracking the Coding Interview. It's got plenty of practice questions, plus great guides on the type of questions interviewers ask and the answers that t…
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Mobile games (iOS, Android) are incentivized to rely on addictive/predatory business models. There are short artsy games out there, but I generally would recommend staying away from most mobile g…
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As a general rule, I say “eschew the new” and go for the classics. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered... [2] https://www.metacritic.com&#…
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I live in Southern California. Let’s hang out! I’m free all day Mon-Thurs. Would you like to meet in LA/OC? Alternatively, I live up in the mountains between Big Bear and Palm Springs if you’d li…
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If you're on iOS, I found Apple Music to be a much better experience than Spotify. The SongShift app is good (but not perfect) at transferring libraries from one service to another. [1] https:&#…
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I agree this should be acknowledged. In this particular case, the workaround is luckily simple: case String.fromInt n of
Just "-1" -> True
_ -> False
I'm ge…
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I think this was a very charitable summary of both sides. Thank you.
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Thank you for being respectful :) no offense taken
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I’m curious about this too. There are no obvious landmines in the Elm compiler. I adore using technology that feels “finished”. I personally view its infrequent updates as its best feature.
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I believe kindness and honesty are orthogonal. > He and his team bans everyone who are confrontational. I have a very distinct vibe. And sometimes people don’t want me at their parties because I …
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Evan will be giving a talk about "Elm on the Backend" later this month. [1] https://gotoaarhus.com/2023/sessions/2529/elm-on-the-backend The video will not be…
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Addiction is a difficult thing to conquer in any form. Not quite the same, but this is what I wrote when I decided to stop drinking: [1] https://taylor.town/1000-weekends For quitting…
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Hey! That’s me! Thanks for sharing, stranger :) Let me know if you have any questions!