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hxnjxn

10 karma · joined November 10, 2015

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hxnjxn··on Ask HN: What are you hacking these holidays?
Yes.
hxnjxn··on Twitter says it could turn first-ever profit
He should be considered an exaggerated media story but that would be a bad look for the valley
hxnjxn··on Why Slack is inappropriate for open source communications
Feel like this argument happened 5 months ago and 5 months before that too
hxnjxn··on Ask HN: What are some useful certifications to get?
for what the CEH tries to do? the OSCP is much better

Edited:typo

hxnjxn··on Ask HN: What are some useful certifications to get?
Not worth it. Not that well respected by people in the industry
hxnjxn··on Snap Inc. S-1
Yeah, thats what Im interested in too. have to assume there is a significant sales force, especially with their expected sales growth
hxnjxn··on Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results
Macbooks are still considered 'cool' by most and they dont care about the same thing as the HN crowd
hxnjxn··on Ask HN: What is the best Chromebook for Linux 2017?
Ive found this, it shows which model works with what https://wiki.galliumos.org/Hardware_Compatibility

I dont actually have a chromebook running linux but would love to hear some people's experiences

hxnjxn··on Ask HN: Business Ideas, Profit Off Trump Presidency
Im sure this is already happening
hxnjxn··on Ask HN: Are you satisfied with your work?
I am. My coworkers are great and that helps a ton.
hxnjxn··on Careers in security, ethical hacking and advice on where to get started
the cryptocat challenges which I think were you guys were and still are awesome!
hxnjxn··on Careers in security, ethical hacking and advice on where to get started
I'd said this is pretty accurate. A lot of the guys I work with more or less took this route.
hxnjxn··on Ask HN: What are you reading this weekend?
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom
hxnjxn··on Ask HN: Who are the other Elon Musk's?
This. I'd say Amazon has had an insane impact on e-commerce as a whole and that Bezos doesnt get the 'genius/visionary' tag enough.
hxnjxn··on Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries
Oh I hadnt thought about this. Intriguing. I feel like this is where they can differentiate themselves.