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davidddavidson··on Ask HN: What's the most creative 'useless' program you've ever written?
Like Piet? https://esolangs.org/wiki/Piet
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: What books or courses do you know similar to "From Nand to Tetris"?
https://www3.nd.edu/~dthain/compilerbook/

https://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/

Lot of projects here - https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Developer Focused Podcast Suggestions?
* Software Engineering Daily

* Complete Developer

* Soft Skills Engineering

* Coding Blocks

* Programming Throwdown

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: What’s your favorite bad startup idea?
* Not Hotdog

* Seefood

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Personal Operating System for Work?
Sounds like Clippy or BonziBuddy. Both received overwhelmingly negative reception.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Why is there a dislike for Reddit in the HN community?
You can still get to the old UI - old.reddit.com .
davidddavidson··on How to pick a random number from 1-10
I count only nine digits so it looks like you gatekept yourself out.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Who is seeking a cofounder?
Are people really browsing wifi networks like that and with any frequency?
davidddavidson··on Red Flags in Software Developer Job Descriptions
https://i.redd.it/s3f1ruepjhuz.jpg
davidddavidson··on Brutal life working in Amazon warehouse
And this radiolab episode: http://www.radiolab.org/story/brown-box/
davidddavidson··on Stanford CS007: Personal Finance For Engineers
The Bogleheads Guide to Investing
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Notable Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2017 Deals
camelcamelcamel?
davidddavidson··on How to segfault bash: a() { a; }; a
So does

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davidddavidson··on How to lose $8k worth of Bitcoin in 15 minutes with Verizon and Coinbase.com
That is an unfortunate URL...
davidddavidson··on US teen died after drinking caffeine too quickly, coroner says
Assuming the caffeine was delivered in liquid form (in coffee, energy drinks, sodas, etc). It would be fairly easy to exceed lethal dosage via caffeine in tablets, powder, or capsule form.
davidddavidson··on My son died in 1994 but his heart only stopped beating this year
Margin of error +/- 10 years.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: YC rejected twice. Why? How can we improve without knowing the reason?
1. Even if your testimonials are not fake they do not come across as genuine but instead like the text from a 419 scam.

2. What is w/ the text "Care your family" in the top carousel?

davidddavidson··on How my fellow developer stole my Steam game from me
Hindsight is 20/20, etc but a few things don't add up:

1. You agreed to do some work for him, didn't get paid for anything yet still continue to work with him (and considered him a friend)?

2. Article says you gave the distributor 10% of sales but contract only says 5?

3. Going along with a 50/50 split off Steam sales with no written contract and you are doing a majority of the work?

4. Continuing to partner with him after he steals your assets to release in his name?

davidddavidson··on Ask HN: How do you gain weight?
There are mass/weight gainer supplements that you could try (maybe start with 2-3 servings/week) but I wouldn't use it without some sort of anaerobic training program to build muscle.
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Books Like 'Calculus Made Easy'?
CODE by Charles Petzold and The Elements of Computing Systems by Nisan and Schocken
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Vim users, what's your favourite colorscheme?
Wombat
davidddavidson··on I Said 'Yes' to Everything for a Week and Ended Up in the Hospital
Un-athletic person jumping into a high rep workout done for time? The author is lucky they didn't suffer kidney failure or die.

From an article [1] on rhabdomyolysis:

What movements cause rhabdo?

> Well, there’s no magic movement that always causes rhabdo. But some movements are higher risk than others when performed by new athletes or when performed to excess repetition. These are usually movements with a demanding eccentric motion. Stay with me. This really isn’t too complicated. Most movements have two parts: an eccentric part and a concentric part. Eccentric means that muscles are stretched under load. As you lower into the bottom of a squat, you are performing the eccentric portion of the squat. Your hamstrings are lengthening under load. Concentric means that muscles contract under load. As you drive out of the bottom of the squat you are performing the concentric portion. After being stretched, your hamstrings are now contracting and driving the load upwards. Eccentric motion is very demanding on muscles. Stretching muscles under a load with lots of repetition can cause the muscle breakdown that triggers rhabdo. Here are a few examples of movements with a strong eccentric portion: jumping pullups, GHD situps, walking lunges. Now these are all excellent movements that have their uses in building a strong and healthy body. Just don’t jump into doing hundreds of them, unless you’re a strong and experienced athlete that has worked up to that level of ability. [emphasis added]

[1] http://crossfitimpulse.com/rhabdo-and-crossfit/

davidddavidson··on Scunthorpe Problem
Clbuttic
davidddavidson··on Ask HN: Tell me an engineering war story from your career
Why would they let him go after they just spent so much money training him?
davidddavidson··on AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight
YC funds companies that focus in other (non-US) countries. There are a few that demo'd a few days ago that focused in Africa for example.
davidddavidson··on Launch HN: Boxouse (YC W17) – Shipping-container homes
What the OP suggested might not be the best approach (that'd be for the pro to decide when shooting) in terms of display photos, but making the claim that '"Large sensor, low f number, go wide angle" means absolutely nothing [to a photographer]' is patently false.
davidddavidson··on Xfce bug: “default desktop screen causes damage to monitor”
Try Ratpoison (http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/) to get rid of the mice.
davidddavidson··on Launch HN: Sudden Coffee (YC W17) – Instant coffee that doesn't suck
I'm guessing it's the grinding the beans. Electric grinders are LOUD.
davidddavidson··on Startups that debuted at Y Combinator W17 Demo Day 2
What does MDAcne do/solve for the consumer that PocketDerm/Curology isn't doing already?
davidddavidson··on Anthony Bourdain on not having debt
Using latest Chrome and the topnav is fixed/doesn't scroll along with the page
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