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msdos | 10 years ago | on: Claude Shannon's inventions

My favorite is the Rubik's cube manipulator for which Shannon wrote a four page song.

https://webmuseum.mit.edu/detail.php?module=objects&type=rel...

msdos | 10 years ago | on: Vest in peace or leave?

Vest in peace.

In 3 years you'd have made a total of $2mil and can retire and do whatever you want.

It's not only ok but also healthy to post this question, because you're full of ideas and want to work on other things. It's not very ok to blow your earnings off. I'd stick it out if I were you and would be happy to trade places.

msdos | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Is Paul Graham still doing Y Combinator interviews?

From http://paulgraham.com/int15.html

I'm not involved with selecting startups for Y Combinator anymore, but that is certainly what they are trying to find.

msdos | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: How many characters per line do programmers typically prefer?

What a widescreen monitor doesn't fix is having to move your head to read those 120 characters. With only 80 characters you only have to move your eyes.