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apengwin··on Xv6, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system
go bears
apengwin··on AWS us-east-2 outage
what kind of compass are ya reading lad?
apengwin··on Ask HN: How do you use Bitcoin in a trustless way?
1. How can you know for sure that the dice are not rigged?
apengwin··on Ask HN: Serious mathematics books that can replace a good teacher?
art of problem solving
apengwin··on Narcissism is rampant, so how do we address it?
Build a bunch of clear, deep ponds everywhere so they get stuck staring at themselves
apengwin··on Former Facebook, WhatsApp employees lead new push to fix social media
sure but in general i feel like it would help a lot
apengwin··on Jack Dongarra wins Turing Award
ritchie and thompson?
apengwin··on A Wordle clone in 50 lines of Bash
shuck
apengwin··on Show me a 10ft paywall, I’ll show you a 12ft ladder
Go mustangs!
apengwin··on Debunking Cloudflare’s recent performance tests
same
apengwin··on Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in single-family neighborhoods
The food is really good here.
apengwin··on Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?
Craigslist. The UI is extremely streamlined. Everything is either a Cmd-F or a search away. it's a brutalist masterpiece
apengwin··on There Is a Tennis Ball Shortage Too Now
What does this mean, actually? Are you picking and choosing which newspaper sections to keep, or are you just sitting on the toilet a lot more?
apengwin··on The anus is an evolutionary marvel
"Oh, Professor, look! I think I've got an unexpected planet! Oooh, which one's that, Professor?" "It is Uranus, my dear," said Professor Trelawney, peering down at the chart. "Can I look at Uranus, too, Lavender?" said Ron.
apengwin··on U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes $35 bln water infrastructure bill
secret congress strikes again
apengwin··on A Somewhat Comprehensive History of U.S. Senators Who Have Died in Duels
19th century simping
apengwin··on AI learns from brain signals to create personalized attractive faces
So affirming to see my portrait in the paper!
apengwin··on Mindsets to Avoid as a Senior Software Developer
That's not what they're saying. Srs. should still review jr. PRs. They're arguing that Jrs should also review Sr. PRs
apengwin··on Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not how it works”
Yes, but in fact, imagine how much better at driving we'd be if we had LIDAR lasers shooting out of our heads.
apengwin··on Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
Why do all Republicans have straight hair?

Because the curl of a conservative field is always zero.

apengwin··on Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Company's First U.S. Union
Also Janus v AFSCME, which was decided 2 years ago.
apengwin··on Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”
Didn't this already happen a few years ago?
apengwin··on Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
I'm pretty sure LeBron could beat Bill Russell, esp. given how old Russell is now.
apengwin··on Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
LeBron James was touted as the Next Great Hope for basketball, was on the cover of Sports Illustrated at age 17, and his high school games were televised on ESPN.

Since then he's won 4 NBA championships, opened a school in his hometown, and become arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.

apengwin··on Ask HN: What if Jupiter(or any other celestial body in space) is a computer?
Always has been.
apengwin··on Dreams of a Red Emperor: The Relentless Rise of Xi Jinping
The title is a reference to Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the greatest novels ever written.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_of_the_Red_Chamber

apengwin··on The Abundance of Silicon Valley
> Eventually Silicon Valley will end up like Detroit, with abandoned 4-over-1 condo complexes and empty office parks where the software industry once stood.

I'm certain this will never happen simply due to the superiority of California's climate.

apengwin··on Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Twitter hack
I don't think they're bragging. They're trying to dissuade the next attacker.
apengwin··on Nikon Issues Small Recall for a 16-Year-Old Film Camera
I think this is why trains and airplanes tend to be delayed so much. It is much better to be late than to leave early. A train that's late will usually still eventually arrive.
apengwin··on Twilio Acquires Electric Imp
Imagine:

We're actually pretty ambivalent that we've acquired Electirc Imp. Is this important news? Not sure, but we'll find out together.

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