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certyfreak··on Example.com just launched the biggest redesign in decades
Looking at the timeline and UI changes, it seems that web interfaces are strongly shaped by the cultural tastes, conventions, and technological assumptions of their era.
certyfreak··on Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice (2011)
Thanks for mentioning the negotiation essay, I just googled it and it's important for me to read the piece...since I'll be done with my undergrad in a few weeks.
certyfreak··on Half-Baked Product
Well written and it perfectly describes reality, it got me hooked and nodding from start to finish.
certyfreak··on App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off
same for android
certyfreak··on Ask HN: What are the most significant man-made creations to date?
I'd say zero, because counting "things" is natural. But inventing a symbol for "nothing"? That's pretty wild.
certyfreak··on How being on LinkedIn feels like now
You forgot the comments
certyfreak··on The Best Free Ngrok Alternative: Meet Tunnelmole (Open Source and Easy to Use)
Try https://loophole.cloud/
certyfreak··on Show HN: A rain Pomodoro with brown noise, ASMR, and Middle Eastern music
90 mins of focus but you take intermittent 5 mins break times after every 25 mins. After 90 mins you take a brief long break.
certyfreak··on Perplexity Is Doomed
https://archive.ph/hzjlp
certyfreak··on Why Do So Many Parents Think Kids Need Their Own Bedroom?
https://archive.ph/3nRFR
certyfreak··on Remembering Mikeal Rogers – Share your condolences and memories
Mikeal Rogers made significant contributions to Node.js and the broader JavaScript ecosystem. Following his recent passing, the Node.js project has created a GitHub repository where friends, colleagues, and community members can share their condolences and memories.
certyfreak··on How to Turn an Acquaintance into a Friend
This got me thinking about C.S Lewis' quote

"Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another 'What! You too? thought that no one but myself..."

I guess being generous with disclosure matters a lot instead of the "talk less and listen" mantra being thrown around.

certyfreak··on Emil's Story as a Self-Taught AI Researcher (2020)
Wow, as a Ghanaian still living in Ghana, I find this to be interesting. Which part of Ghana? preferably the village name. And How long were you considered a chief?

> Most of technology in rural Ghana was considered magic, like phones and TVs I guess that's no longer the case. :)

certyfreak··on The Programmer's Brain (2021)
Thanks for sharing hedycode. I've been searching for a tool like this to teach kids coding in Ghana. I'm truly grateful.
certyfreak··on If you can use open source, you can build hardware
A thing preventing people from going into hardware(prototyping) is the cost. Software is cheaper than hardware. i.e. i