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cwt··on Ask HN: What will you choose for $9.99/mo, Spotify Pro or Apple Music?
Very happy with google play for music streaming.
cwt··on Ask HN: How do you backup your lastpass data?
What do you mean by backing it up? You can export and import csv files and other password managers but all your password data is saved to lastpass as an encrypted blob. Are you looking to automate your plain text csv export?
cwt··on Ares – Finally, a drone everyone can fly
link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aresdrones/ares-finally...
cwt··on Ask HN: How many people pay for Sublime Text 3?
Spend a few minutes each day writing some code in vim. Force yourself to use its macros and try and find new macros to use.
cwt··on Ask HN: I am the dumbest person in the room. What should I do?
I agree with all that. I'd also add that I think the desire to get hired and be mentored is a common mistake. Coworkers don't have time to sit down and teach you 1on1. But what they do have time for is helping a coworker out if they are struggling on something. No they won't do your job for you but if theres something you don't understand ask for help. If you have to ask twice you didn't take good notes. Not asking more than once may seem insignificant, but people will notice that you don't pester them with the same questions over and over. They may know that you are not as experienced as they are but they will know you are on the right track and competent. Nobody learns everything overnight. You only get out what you put in. Lastly, if you don't like your coworkers, find a company with people you can work with.
cwt··on Show HN: Tip – use ctrl and w to rapid delete in terminal / shell
This is glorious!
cwt··on Ask HN: Your lead developer got bored. What to do?
If you're not completely willing to care about his happiness at the company, please, don't try and retain him half-heartedly. If he's really great then he will find something else.
cwt··on Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords?
IMO, if you're "sharing" a password it should be visible to the sharee. Then, if you revoke it just change it - last pass knows how to make passwords
cwt··on Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords?
I use lastpass. Never tried any other password manager. I don't mind logging into it. On my phone I can swipe my thumb. The only thing I don't like is having to type out the long random passwords on non-physical-keyboards - like setting up a roku to connect to amazon play and spending an extra 15 clicks switching case/keyboard.

How often do you have to log into it? Is it specific to a device?

cwt··on Show HN: A stupid hack to crash tab and/or browser
ran on macbook pro in chrome. tab went unresponsive for a few seconds when i hit back arrow. waited a second, hit x and a couple seconds later it closed.
cwt··on Ask HN: When was the last time you lived 24 hours without the Internet?
Twice in past 3 weeks. I was at the Alafia river rendezvous, 1640-1840 traders gathering. Kept the Internet tucked away for a few days at a time.
cwt··on Sikuli Script
Does anyone use this for web scraping dynamic links created by javascript, pulled from dev tools "network" tab?
cwt··on I'm Sick Of GOF Design Patterns
I don't know that you understand the true value in patterns. Take for instance this series of numbers. 1,1,2,3,5,8... I bet you can look at it and say hey I recognize that pattern, 13 will come next because its the fibonacci sequence. Immediately, you can look at 5 and 8 add them together and know what comes next. You don't have to confirm the math that lead up to 5 or 8. You know because you understand the patter.

Patterns in software mean the same thing. If I can recognize the pattern through reading code, UML, or by being told with jargon, I am going to save time and energy.

I am going to assume you are not a musician or music theorist or something along those lines. Mainly because music is patterns.

MENSA describes intelligence as the ability to recognize patterns. (Couldn't find my source on this.)

But lastly, GOF didn't tell people that their patterns are a means to an end, they are a starting place.

cwt··on Ask HN: What clothing do you wear to a tech interview?
I always thought that wearing a suit or at least a coat and tie with oxford + slacks and dress shoes and belt was a standard. It says I am serious about interviewing even if the interviewers will be wearing a hawaiian t-shirt and flipflops. Unless told by the interviewers before hand that they prefer to have casual dress for interviewers.

If you can't get a sense of someone's culture fit from talking to them how is looking at what they wear going to help in an interview? [Sure you can see if they come in wearing jnco's or look to see if the indie music/game/movie shirt is "cool" enough.] The only thing I think is reasonable to assume from clothing is how interested they initially are in working for the company.

Maybe someone with a lot of startup experience can enlighten me.

cwt··on River crossing puzzle (.swf)
Do you know any titles?
cwt··on River crossing puzzle (.swf)
Also called Japanese IQ Test. Very similar to the Fox, Rabbit, and Cabbage puzzle from Fargo (tv 2014)

The rules:

1. Only 2 people on the raft at a time.

2. The Father cannot stay with any of the daughters, without their Mother's presence.

3. The Mother cannot stay with any of the sons, without their Father's presence

4. The thief cannot stay with any family member, if the Policeman is not there.

5. Only the Father, the Mother and the Policeman know how to operate the raft.

Please don't post answers in the comments.

cwt··on The power of lonely: What we do better without other people around
First, is there a tl;dr version of the article?

To me it seems that the balance of social and alone should be to result in inner peace. This is to ultimately increase productivity in doing what you find satisfying in life.

I write code a lot at work and we plan it out in a group then move our own ways to write it with occasional instant messaging about this or that. But sometimes when I am writing I can't focus or have trouble getting myself into the problem. And from there I find that reading or talking to someone at the office can help put me at peace and ultimately help me focus on the work I have to do.

Like right now I am at work and writing this - I have a task to do to document some things but I hardly remember them and I need to do something that is going to interest me. Am I alone while doing this? Well, sure, I am available for other people to approach but I am not trying to talk to anyone.

I think the term alone is relative to our sense of privacy. If I was in a room with the door closed would I feel more alone than if I am sitting in an open office? Probably. But if I can get to a peaceful state it will probably produce similar results in my work ethic/productivity.

cwt··on In ‘sexting’ case, police want to photograph teen in sexually explicit manner
Is it legal to commit a felony to catch a felon? i.e: Forcibly manufacture child porn to prove he manufactured child porn.
cwt··on Ask HN: What is going on with Brazil?
Do games like this grab the interest of the haters out there who say there's not enough scoring?
cwt··on Ask HN: What is going on with Brazil?
How many goals does Germany need to score before they call the game?
cwt··on Firefly Space Systems
They need to change their highlight color. It is impossible to read text that is highlighted.
cwt··on Show HN: Knowledge engine – instant answers to any question
Is God real? - Answer: Sorry, I don't know.

One day, maybe...

cwt··on Bootstra.386 – A Bootstrap theme from the 1980s
I like the concept, but it hurts my eyes and, more importantly, is a constant reminder of the imminent blue screen of death
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