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elorm··on Ask HN: What code samples should programmers read?
Check out 500 Lines or less https://github.com/aosabook/500lines

I just can't recommend it enough. All the projects are open source, so you can review the source code and still be walked through the code by book. You'd learn why the programmers made certain trade offs and how the applications became better of for it

elorm··on Ask HN: What is a good way to get into trading cryptocurrency as a developer?
Bitstash chat is a small community, but incredibly helpful

WhaleClubBTC

ICOcountdown - If you're into pump and dump for quick money. This is heartless way of making money IMO

TheCoinFarm

elorm··on Ask HN: What is a good way to get into trading cryptocurrency as a developer?
I'm assuming you're talking about algorithmic cryptotrading here since you'd like to utilize your CS skills. No need to inform you that trading by bots is extremely risky, i'm sure you already know it.

Well here you go:

Grab some foreknowledge of cryptocurriencies from https://github.com/Xel/Blockchain-stuff.

Sound knowledge of Quant,Stats and Economics in general. Also grab the Black Swan by Nassim Taleb if you can.

Learn a bit of technical analysis: Familiarize yourself with indicators

You'd need to spend some time on exchanges that have APIs, play around with the system a bit.

Learn about what kind of trading is allowed and what types of orders you can make.

Trade by hand just to get a feel of what trading is like. Some exchanges have demo trading in built when you sign up. Play around until you're comfortable

Find the trading strategy you're comfortable and begin to automate it.

Be prepared to lose lots of money!!!

Also join telegram chats of the various cryptogroups. Their analysis is so spot on, it sometimes feels like insider trading. Good luck

elorm··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2017)
Hey, site keeps getting better every month. Good Job. I honestly hope you can monetize this and make something out of it.
elorm··on Why did WannaCry authors implement a killswitch?
As to why they implemented the killswitch, a simple guess will be a slip up or poor personal security leading to your lair being raided by some unforgiving 3 letter agency that doesn't mind meting out a few harsh knocks until you cease the spread.

However I agree with you on the poor implementation of the killswitch. The first thing that came to mind was, why not use an .onion instead? It might mean bundling the malware with TOR but I've seen enough of these use cases to know it's not a challenging thing to implement. Better to have the entire computing might of the world struggle to crack your private key instead of some lucky researcher registering your domain and halting your spread.

elorm··on Root – Programmable bank account for software developers
I believe you're referring to Kenya and Ghana instead. It's called mobile money and the Telcos are actually taking a huge bite out of the banking market share
elorm··on Ask HN: Productivity tips/sources/literature?
The only resource I'd recommend is Learning How To Learn by Barbara Oakley

https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

It also has a companion book.(Book came first anyway). It's well researched and has many tricks on boosting productivity e.g Pomodoro technique.

elorm··on Ask HN: How many of you quit using Facebook or rarely use?
Quit in 2011, i believe.... Deleted everything and moved to a more dangerous platform called Twitter.
elorm··on Ask HN: Experience working with African developers
Breadth and Depth of education in Africa vary from country to country but the anglophone countries usually stick out more.

If your developer is from Nigeria or Ghana there is a high chance he may be speaking the truth. Churn rates of good developers in those countries are pretty high. Focus on mathematics and algorithms are used to weed out the weak developers.

South Africa and Kenya also produce very talented developers and my general experience with them has been mostly pleasant.

If you're looking for Native English speakers with manageable accents, look no further.

elorm··on Ask HN: What advice would you give yourself looking back on your journey?
I don't know why you're being downvoted. Maybe it's cause of the Christian bit, but it's totally true. The real meaning of life is to find your purpose, so that you don't die meaninglessly
elorm··on Ask HN: Getting started with blockchain development?
Here's a really helpful resource for you

https://github.com/Xel/Blockchain-stuff

elorm··on Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building one project?
If you're just doing basic LFS packages and don't come up on any hitches, You should be done in 24 - 48 hours
elorm··on Show HN: A temporary email address provider
Probably because the several that already exist are constantly being flagged and there's always market space for a new addition?
elorm··on Show HN: CreepyCodeCollection- a Nonsense Collection of Disgusting Codes
The right term is obfuscation. And if you'd done your research well, you would have found tens of them on the perl monks forum....... way more intriguing and "creepier" than your examples
elorm··on Ask HN: How did you start exercising after being completely out of shape?
This may be hard for you.... and I don't know how much overweight you are...

At my worst, I was 250lbs..

Here are a few things I realized: 1. All these modern fads only work short term. Once you lose your motivation.. It'll be way harder for you to start all over again.

2.Forget all the scientific blabbing, there is no way you're going to lose all your bulk by just intermittent fasting alone or just changing your diet to these new paleo or whatever they're called. You'd lose motivation long before you start reaping the fruit of your labour.

3.The biggest "trick" to staying fit is called consistency. There is no other way around this trick

4. The fastest,safest,healthy way to lose weight is a combination of consistent exercise + consistent clean eating)

Here's what I did(I wouldn't recommend it to anyone):

1. Switched to a hardcore fruitarian diet for 30 days, while jog/walking for 5 days a week. Lost 13kgs in the first month.

2. After 30 days eased into half raw veggies and half fruitarian diet,while jogging 6-8km for 5 days a week. Lost another 10kgs that month

3. Added a calisthenics routine (3 days a week ) to the previous program. Can be found on reddit r/bodyweight fitness. Lost another 12kgs, stomach flattened, loads of stretch marks started appearing everywhere, had no clothes that fit properly etc

4. Refined my method after. Settled on a healthy diet mix of fruits,vegetables and occasional carbs and protein (twice a week) while still running daily and doing calisthenics 3 times a week. Slowed down to 5kgs a month (cause it got harder to lose weight) till hit my target weight of 75kg.

I do understand this method was dangerous to me and I could've gotten injured from muscle overuse, but I didn't. I never pushed myself beyond my limits, I only made sure I remained consistent and motivated. You can find motivation from reddit forums or YouTube videos or even a guy you'd like to look like when you finally lose the bulk. The key here is consistency

elorm··on CNN forced to amend story after publishing false facts about Ghana
The CNN amendment is here http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/09/africa/ghana-elections-nan...
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