mlwarren | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Best scifi of 2017? (Vernor Vinge/Larry Niven style)
I second the Bob suggestion. Thought it could to be to silly at first but it's really well rounded.
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mlwarren | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your favorite pocket knife?
Leatherman Squirt. I used to carry a small pocket knife but realized the squirt was smaller than it and had a lot more functions.
mlwarren | 8 years ago | on: YouTube down?
I'm getting the same thing.
mlwarren | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you rest?
I've been on a software development hiatus for about 8 months now and it's been pretty restful. Not ready to get back to it just yet though.
I was having issues resting and resetting day-to-day and that burnt me out and I found what I'm doing now (whatever I want) to be the solution.
mlwarren | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Non-lethal weapon to defend one's home?
Bear mace and a taser probably. Spray the mace and back out of the area (read: run), if they continue to pursue you shoot the taser at them.
mlwarren | 9 years ago | on: Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex
People who don't add to a diversity quota.
mlwarren | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What online CS degrees would you recommend?
NCSU has something similar to the OMSCS. I took a few courses and had a positive experience: https://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/grad_degrees.html
For those that need some background in Computer Science (say you have a B.S. in something else but want to learn Comp Sci fundamentals) there's also the programming certificate course: https://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/PS/CPC.html
mlwarren | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Can you recommend some good MUD games?
I've had an account on 4 Dimensions for (wow) 18 years now. I log in every now and then to check things out but don't play regularly anymore. I do see some of the same people there and I they still update and improve as far as I know.
mlwarren | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What was the best book you read in 2016?
Have you put what you read in Danny Flood's book into practice? I'd be interested in hearing your potential success story if you'd care to share it.
mlwarren | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?
What about the T460p? Looks like it has the WQHD option but I can't seem to find info regarding the RAM (soldered or not).
mlwarren | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2016)
Are you able to sponsor developers from outside of Ireland? (Like the US)?
mlwarren | 9 years ago | on: Is there a list of companies that allow you to nap during the day?
Any company with a work-from-home policy.
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: How does your job benefit society?
I work at a Smart Grid company and we make devices and software that help conserve energy and natural resources. I'm glad to have found the job because my previous job didn't have what I perceived to be a benefit to society and that really bothered me.
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your desk / room / general working environment like?
My home office setup (where I try to spend most of my working time):
Desk: StandDesk adjustable standing desk with bamboo top
Chair: Standard leather office chair from BigBox store
Monitor: Dual 1080p 5 year old Acers. This is next on my upgrade list
Keyboard: CODE Keyboard with Cherry MX Clear switches
Hours: 9/10am -> Until ~8+ Hours worked
Bonus: Box full of baby chickens and heat lamp. They moved in a few weeks back and I'm waiting for them to grow big enough to be moved outside. Them being around has prompted me to go into my work-office and/or work from another room these past 2 weeks. They're cute but it'll be good when they move out! The cheeping isn't so bad but the heat lamp and the temperatures they require do not align with my preferences.
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Am I ridiculous for finding 8 hours of work as a coder, ridiculous?
Is Surge actively looking for subcontractors?
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Would you explore with an underwater vehicle remotely via the web?
This would be a great application for immersive VR.
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's your biggest issue with todays cities?
Too many people.
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Off the Grid, but Still Online
Thank you for the reply! I was under the impression that your home was occasionally mobile as well so that's why the fixed land line solution wasn't immediately obvious.
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Off the Grid, but Still Online
He mentions that his home server and internet gateway is a Sheevaplug with a wireless dongle and dialup modem. Presumably he doesn't have a landline where he lives. Can anyone comment on getting dialup access via a cell phone connection? Is that one way his setup could work?
mlwarren | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your best side project / passive income in 2015?
That's a really interesting concept! I'm going to pick up a copy of your book, good luck!
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