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Douger··on LearnVector – Andrew Ng's AI company building one‑to‑one learning experiences
Massive thank you for the introduction to Math Academy. After a quick look I signed up and it is fantastic - exactly what I wanted.

I'll take a look at AlgoTutor in the future :)

Douger··on Cartoon Network Flash Games
I installed flashpoint linked above and it does have the DBZ game working on my device!
Douger··on The Art of Lisp and Writing (2003)
I view it as a shame that I haven't encountered more instances of prose in this (scientific/technical) context. I think it adds to the 'quality' of the piece. From a selfish point of view I would enjoy if I encountered more of this style of writing while being introduced to topics. Although, I'm also not contributing any writing of any quality to any corpus. So there is dissonance there.

As a complete aside, I thought your writing here http://canonical.org/~kragen/memory-models/ was helpful. And I now know about BNF!

Douger··on The Art of Lisp and Writing (2003)
Thank you for sharing. It's a shame that while reading this I get the feeling of prose I associate with fiction. Where there's no reason for that to be the case.
Douger··on MIT evolves virtual eye from scratch
I'm looking forward to seeing the source! How long have you been working on it?
Douger··on Show HN: Learn a language quickly by practising speaking with AI
I just showed this to my partner and she really enjoyed it! I'll add a feature request of Slovenian as an additional language.

By signing up I'm hoping that you'll push out emails advising if / when new languages are added?

Wishing you all the best :)

Douger··on Tell HN: Nearly all of Evernote’s remaining staff has been laid off
For the last 5 days I have been actively trying to cancel my Evernote personal plan. The site would break every time I navigated to manage my subscription or try and reach support.

I guess that's one way to reduce customer churn.

Douger··on How does database sharding work?
Just want to say thanks for pointing out this resource. Will make for some great long weekend reading!
Douger··on Never hose out a Honda Element
And yet we've clicked on it!
Douger··on Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017)
Reading this I'm surprised at the parallels of Sakaguchi and Job's first stint at Apple.
Douger··on .NET 6 Released
You've done a really nice writeup here. To me it reads as someone patiently explaining the basics without being patronizing.
Douger··on About that time I had an outburst during the Y Combinator Interview
I think what I find amusing is the author essentially outlined an argument for Sinek's Start with Why premise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA

Albeit it sounds like you don't get to shape the questions you're asked. But I'm willing to bet you can bend your answers towards the specific pain point that prompted them to start this project (their niece). Then go on to what you're app does, then the TAM.

And this is coming from someone who isn't a huge fan of Sinek either..

*Edit - I'm curious from those who've been through YC if my idea about bending your answers actually has any merit in your experience?

Douger··on SpaceX ships 100k Starlink terminals to customers
FILO is certainly one of the more frustrating consumer experiences. I wonder if they've changed inventory/ ordering systems in the time between your order and your friend's?
Douger··on Launch HN: Yotta Savings (YC S20) – Behavioral psychology to help people save
Nice! This exists in New Zealand as Bonus Bonds as well. They're quite often given as savings gifts.

All the best!

Douger··on Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube
I have wanted exactly this for over a year. Thank you for making it.
Douger··on How to start a company with no free time
That looks fantastic. I'm assuming there aren't any plans for a Windows release though?