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'Children of Men' is happening
Why Russia can’t afford to spare its young soldiers anymore
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The most popular blog posts about life, learning & writing on Hacker News. 8,934 posts.
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Code is not Literature
I have started code reading groups at the last two companies I’ve worked at, Etsy and Twitter, and some folks have asked for my advice about code reading and running code reading groups. Tl;dr: don’t start a code reading group. What you should start instead I’ll get to in a moment but first I need to explain how I…
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Albert Einstein's theory of relativity in words of four letters or less (1999)
So, have a seat. Put your feet up. This may take some time. Can I get you some tea? Earl Grey? You got it.
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Artists must be allowed to make bad work
Art critic David Sylvester on the perils of working too much in the public eye.
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A Self-Made Man Looks At How He Made It
To begin, my mother and father are responsible for me existing at all, so I suppose the first round of “How I made it to where I am” begins there. I was born at Travis Air Force Base in…
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If my kids excel, will they move away?
I grew up on a farm outside of a rural town about an hour southeast of Columbus, Ohio. Like many small towns in America, my town knows “brain drain” – all of my friends from high school who went to college (~30% of my class) now live elsewhere, although most are pretty close by (e.g., several live in the suburbs of…
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A Cautionary Tale of Learning to Code
I was just a guy in a suit in an office with a vague startup idea. Then I decided to learn to code. I overheard some guy at a happy hour bragging about how easily he was able to automate his office workflows by using a language called Ruby. I
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My favorite database shirts
Andy reviews his favorite NoSQL and NewSQL database shirts.
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The Most Abandoned Books on GoodReads (2019)
Which books on GoodReads are most difficult to finish? Estimating proportions in December 2019 gives an entirely different result than absolute counts.
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A case for toe socks
I love toe socks and I think you should too
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My Parents Give Me $28k a Year
Not long ago, my wife, a composer, asked me if I would ever advise a student from a low-income family to pursue a career in the arts. “What do you mean? Of course.” “Really?” “If that’s what they w…
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The worst year of my life
Anna Debenham, based in London, UK
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I'm a security engineer and I still almost got scammed
I was in the park with my son and his best friend. I saw 2 missed calls from a number I didn’t recognise. I Googled it - it was my bank. I told the other adults that I should call back in case it was important.
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Into the Personal-Website-Verse (2019)
Discover why personal websites are the backbone of the independent web. Learn how to build, connect, and maintain your own space on the internet.
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Administering immunotherapy in the morning seems to matter. Why?
3k words, 14 minutes reading time
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Are you stuck in movie logic?
Consider just saying what the problem is
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The Deep Roots of JavaScript Fatigue
Explore technical topics, solutions, and resources for building with Twilio – and beyond.
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How I Became a Programmer in ~12 Weeks
I posted a very brief response to a post on HackerNews yesterday challenging the notion that 8 weeks of guided tutelage on Ruby on Rails is not going to produce someone who you might consider a "junior RoR developer." It did not garner many upvotes so I figured that like most conversation on the Internet it faded into…
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I booked my cheapest one-month trip
In this post, you'll discover how I was able to find the cheapest airfare and car rental for a one-month trip to the American Southwest.
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So you want to speak at software conferences?
An article from dylanbeattie.net
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A practical guide to reducing loneliness
11 easy, dorky, & life-affirming ways to connect to others — according to an introvert.
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Ten apps is all I need
Nokia’s new N9 phone based on MeeGo looks wonderful and according to Engadget, it’s a delight to use as well. But supposedly it’s dead on arrival because it’s not going to have a massive platform. Excuse my french, but fuck the platform. For all the 200,000 apps in Apple&…
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Write More, but Shorter
After the "keep it simple" in programming, the "keep it short" for writing.
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The secret of academic success, or fun filled failure if you prefer
In my research career I’ve discovered many things, including the secret of academic success (too late to help my own career). I’m going to share the secret with you.
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What Monks Know about Focus
It’s Never Been Easy to Battle Distraction. Reviewing Jamie Kreiner’s New Translation of John Cassian in ‘How to Focus’