codonaut's comments

codonaut | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: I'm working on a open-source, self-hosted alternative to Disqus

I think OP is aware of how to turn on JS, but prefers browsing without.

codonaut | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, how did it go?

Food in Thailand is often not that spicy by default. The condiments on the table are what allow everyone to adjust the spiciness to their preferred level. So, I wouldn't say it's necessarily the staff thinking you can't handle it, it might just be how the dishes are always prepared.

codonaut | 5 years ago | on: A terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day at Slack

That seems... Questionable.

codonaut | 9 years ago | on: We Need to Literally Declare War on Climate Change

Great for private prisons!

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Show HN: Codewars

This is really cool-- but I get so many "Submission timed out" errors that I can't even do a problem...

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Life is a game, this is your strategy guide

One could argue that survival is the meaning of life, just as one could argue that eating cake is the meaning of life. Just because we have a massive instinctual desire to survive doesn't necessarily mean that it is the default meaning of life.

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: What new skill or tech you intend to master in 2014?

Go is at the top of my list. I've just started using it at work a couple weeks ago after using exclusively Python for a while, and am really enjoying the change in thinking required for working with a statically typed language.

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Where do you buy logos for your MVP?

crowdspring.com is around $100 minimum IIRC

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Which song kicks the most code out of you?

Definitely WindowLicker by Aphex Twin

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Django 1.6 released

Do you use something in place of Fabric?

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Good with algorithms & horrible with technology. Please help me

Take out the "ivy league" part and that post describes me pretty well. In school(just graduated in May) I excelled at the algorithmic and mathy side of computer science, but was horrible at the technological side. This really bit me in the ass when I got to a class like Operating Systems where I had to do a lot of C programming.

Anyway, from what I can tell there's really no substitute to doing a hell of a lot of programming. I've also had the thought of, "I know I'm smart, but I think I might be just inherently bad with technology", but now that I've been working full time for 6 months, and have stubbed my toes on more technologies than I did in all of school that thought comes less and less. There are still gaps in my technological knowledge, but by reading hackernews, digging more into Linux, and making projects from the ground up I've been steadily filling in those gaps. Go code and prosper!

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Developer laptop under $500

9hr battery life is not accurate at all. I bought one recently and while the build quality is very nice, the battery life isn't as long as advertised, and there have been issues connecting to wireless networks as well(need to repeatedly sleep/wakeup to connect to a new network). Apparently the network issues are widespread with this model, and while the newer ones(like I have) don't suffer from low speed I'm still getting poor connectivity.

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Google App Engine PHP Runtime now available to everyone

They do have a history of that, but AppEngine has a huge footprint right now, and Google is only expanding it's cloud platform with Compute Engine, redoing UI, etc. They're clearly investing a lot here, I don't think they'll close this as easily as Google Checkout or others

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Programming is a Terrible Job

Nobody seems to be addressing the author's recommendation about specializing instead of being "just" a software engineer. Is specialization really the road to less boring coding? As a recent entrant into the working world I find myself thinking that may be the road to more interesting work, but don't have much of an idea about what the day-to-day work of a specialist is.

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: Show HN: Spotify for Independent Music

Loving it! Keep doing what you're doing. One thing I just noticed-- I clicked the Like button which then prompted me to sign up. After doing that I was returned to the same page, but had to click the like button. It's a small thing but applying the action that prompted the signup automatically instead of having to redo it would be a bit of a usability enhancement. Also, an edit button on an already submitted review would be good instead of having to delete and retype.

codonaut | 12 years ago | on: A Passive Income Hacker's View on Wealth

Seconded-- Any and all advice that can help lead to a low-cost, low-earning travel lifestyle would be much appreciated!

codonaut | 13 years ago | on: The Reliability of Go

Can anyone explain why exactly a script written in one language would stall, while the same script in another wouldn't? Is there that much inherent instability in Python? Can it be assumed that the scripts in this case aren't comparable?