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coletonodonnell | 3 years ago | on: Chris Seaton has died

Seems that the testimonials from others on here show that he was nothing but lovely, I don't think that making observations like that on a post like this is terribly appropriate though.

coletonodonnell | 3 years ago | on: Dwarf Fortress’ graphical upgrade provides a new way into a wildly wonky game

Although not exactly like Dwarf Fortress, I've been playing Songs of Syx[1] recently and it's incredibly good. It is made by a single developer and it is super fun. It's more of an Empire building game, and it checks a lot of the boxes I want out of these sorts of games. I can see it becoming even more impressive and as time goes on. Demo is unlimited and free, it's just 3-6 months behind the paid version with features, so if you like it definitely support the dev.

[1] https://songsofsyx.com/

coletonodonnell | 3 years ago | on: Arch Linux turns 20: Small, simple, great documentation

The AUR is the main thing I miss after moving from Arch to Gentoo, the scope of the applications on the AUR is crazy, and for the most part in my experience it's usually up to date and reliable. In my opinion, the AUR alone is enough reason to install Arch or an Arch-Based Distro.

coletonodonnell | 3 years ago | on: Life cycles of a hornet colony (2003)

I was stung by a yellow jacket yesterday in my heel on a hike, bugger made the rest of the hike miserable as every step I took with my left foot resulted in shooting pain up the leg. At the very least it made the day interesting.

coletonodonnell | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to make money as a CS student?

After internship searching for a while, there are quite a few internships that are "volunteer work," most are upfront about this, but others don't make it so clear. It is a little annoying to say the least.

coletonodonnell | 3 years ago | on: The case against CS master’s degrees

I'm currently getting my BS in Computer Science with the University of Florida's Online Program, and I think that there is a duality between academic CS and applied CS, where the overlap is massive but college isn't particularly required. I find that many courses and tutorials online cover the topics well. Although these non-degree courses may not be of equal rigour, I leave them understanding the fundamentals needed to succeed in say an internship. By self teaching, I have proven that I know enough in my Freshman year of college to acquire an internship.

That being said, I think that someone with CS knowledge is always going to be more valuable than someone without. I really like teachyourselfcs, while in high school I skimmed a lot of the material preparing for what I had in store. I think that it's entirely possible to get good at CS with this method, but the issue is feedback and the stress associated with self teaching. Self teaching isn't always so glamorous as it is made out to be, a lot of people need the backbone of an actual program with structure than be thrown into a text book with courses that may go along with said text book. I think that entirely dismissing degree programs is equally as unwise as saying they're required, there is a lot of gray between the lines and I think that people should approach the issue with their strengths and weaknesses in mind.

coletonodonnell | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: How have you deGoogled your life?

I agree, a big issue with deGoogling is the lack of simplicity and cross compatibility, it makes life a lot harder in the digital age. Another issue is that your digital footprint says a lot about you to these data collecting agencies, and using a bunch of privacy focused technology is something that makes a good data point on you as a person and your beliefs. I think the best way to regain privacy is incrementally and changing lifestyle, making yourself less dependent on technology in the first place and substituting closed source solutions with minimal serverless open source solutions.
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