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davidddavidson··on [dead]
None of them. They are all novelties and should be treated as a commodity with no intrinsic value rather than a currency in the typical sense as you would with forex trading.
davidddavidson··on What are the best passive money making sites?
FDIC insured bank account
davidddavidson··on Tell HN: Thank you whoishiring, a.k.a. Matthew Walsh-Cloonagh
The following regular expression can be used when searching to match "intern" and "internship" (singular and plural):

    \bintern(ship)?(s)?\b
davidddavidson··on [dead]
I don't understand what is going on here...
davidddavidson··on The Arch Way
You missed some more good reasons after that like:

"It's not suitable for big projects"

"No global variables"

My takeaway from the article is "I [the author] don't like Java because it is not C/C++"

davidddavidson··on What languages changed the way you think about programming?
Angular is a framework, not a programming language. Did you mean JavaScript (which is what Angular is built in/uses) instead?
davidddavidson··on Elixir – The next big language for the web
Did you read the article? The first sentence is literally:

"In this article I will explain why I think the Elixir language will make a big impact in the world of web development."

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Is English in our app Elimi goofy or not? :)
I didn't download the app but there are various English grammatical errors in this post and on your landing page (images included) which could do with some professional proofreading. Even the tagline of "Looks & BRAIN matters!" could use some work in my opinion.
davidddavidson··on Which domains should I block in etc/hosts?
A similar/complementary product to look at (Windows only) would be Spyware Blaster - https://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html
davidddavidson··on ChineseSkill – teach yourself mandarin with ease
You posted the same link for both the iOS and Android versions of the application.

Here are fixed links:

iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chineseskill-learn-mandarin/...

Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineseski...

Homepage - http://chinese-skill.com/cs.html

davidddavidson··on Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
Did you read their "About" page - https://www.recurse.com/about? It mentions they are in NY in the second sentence.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Videos of people with awesome vim-fu, please
Vimcasts - http://vimcasts.org/
davidddavidson··on [dead]
Both pronunciations are acceptable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGNSxRru3I4

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/10155/data-pronun...

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/data#Pronunciation

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: How do you respond to people who tell you they are bored?
> It also works in reverse

Circular reasoning

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: How do you respond to people who tell you they are bored?
Let's play a fun game of "Spot the logical fallacies!"

> If it worked on someone as stubborn as I am, it will work on anyone.

Hasty generalization

> When you say, "I'm bored," you're actually saying, "I'm boring."

Ad hominem

> ...and boring people are bored.

Affirming the consequent

> Surprisingly, it's entirely true.

Argumentum ad ignorantiam

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: I was let go for writing about my depression. What should I do?
So your cure for someone suffering from clinical depression is just to choose not to feel depressed?
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: I was let go for writing about my depression. What should I do?
Would you tell someone not feel happy because someone else has it better? Then don't tell someone not to feel sad because someone else has it worse.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Why did JavaScript win the browser?
"I'm tired of blood which won't display text without me having to grant them acres to run coffee on my system."

What? Many autocorrect fails right here...

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Whats your stock portfolio/gains look like?
Index Funds -

401k (Schwab): SCHB, SCHH, SCHF, SCHC, SCHE

Roth IRA (Vanguard): VTI, VXUS, VNQ, VNQI

Taxable Brokerage (Vanguard): VTI and VXUS only

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: How to invest $1, $10, $100, ...etc.?
> $100,000: Invest half, spend the other half on the previous items

What would you do with the remaining $38,889? Rinse and repeat the list?

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: How to invest $1, $10, $100, ...etc.?
VO is the ticker for the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF - https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0939&...

The Sharpe ratio is a measure of the Risk/Return for a given investment - http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sharperatio.asp

davidddavidson··on Really need advice: Is is reasonable to quit?
Have you taken a look at some of the places in this list - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-tran/capital-business/top-w... ? There are a number of companies on there actively looking for (cleared) software engineers.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: What do you listen to while coding (and how)?
Downtempo - http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Programming+Music/60387099
davidddavidson··on Want to spot the next bubble? Look at where Harvard grads work.
To me this chart is the most telling - http://www.hbs.edu/recruiting/mba/data-and-statistics/employ...

The tech sector employment has more than doubled since 2006 while the other sectors are roughly flat or, in the case of Finance, falling.

davidddavidson··on Ask HN:What are some good tech companies in Sydney/Melbourne for developers?
Atlassian is headquartered in Sydney.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: what do you listen to when you want to be productive?
I have a playlist of music I enjoy listening to when coding and/or working on the computer - http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Programming+Music/60387099 . I just set it on shuffle and leave it going in the background.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2014)
How does what your company is doing differ with the "Shark Tank" featured Plated (http://www.plated.com/) [1]?

As for scrambled eggs recipes/techniques, I prefer Gordon Ramsay's [2].

1. http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/episode-guide/season-05/5... (Plated at ~22:15)

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUP7U5vTMM0

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Should I be looking for an internship or a job?
I'm assuming both positions would be SDE positions correct? The requirements to get an internship would be less than trying to secure a regular position and therefore the "easier" route, plus the regular positions are usually full time so they may not consider you while you are in school whereas the internship should be more accommodating of your schedule.
davidddavidson··on Lessons from a Silicon Valley job search
I think you are confusing your nomenclature. The term "list" does not necessarily imply that it is a linked list.
davidddavidson··on 2003 Boeing 727-223 disappearance
I don't see any entry from the pilot's brother on there. Am I missing something?
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