kevindeasis

3,212 karma · joined August 10, 2015

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: How do small startups and non-technical founders do data analysis?

I was wondering how much have changed, and what you've mentioned is exactly what I've thought. Thanks for that!

kevindeasis··on Study found bronze medal-winners tended to be happier than silver medalists

good stuff!

Transportation tickets are time sensitive too! Some of my friends do insane amount of travel per year. Apparently, they book their tickets in advance at least 6 months in advance so they can save as the tickets are wickedly cheaper.

Also, see if you can get a discount as a visitor for transportation like the JR Pass in japan.

kevindeasis··on From first principles: Why I bet on Scala.js

I was looking for this:

>It gets compiled to vanilla JS

thanks

kevindeasis··on Tips for selling your side project

Out of curiosity how much do you spend? And is this the cheapest way to go about it? It seems like that would be somewhat expensive just to validate the market?

kevindeasis··on From first principles: Why I bet on Scala.js

How does scala get embedded in the browser? I can't seem to find it on that document?

I know you can use asm.js but it looks like they're not using asm.js

kevindeasis··on Distraction Can Make You a Faster Cyclist

I wonder if this works for all cardio workouts that requires repetitive motion?

Like distraction might be bad if you're in boxing/mma but would it be beneficial with something like long distance running wherein you're distracted?

kevindeasis··on Pokémon Go Hacking Journey

It's kinda sad that Niantic shut down lots of services for playing Pokemon Go. I think the hacking community were doing some neat stuff. In fact that was the first type I've heard of proto buff

Me and my friends enjoyed playing Pokemon Go, given that we can use apps and tools. However, when they started shutting them down it seems like Pokemon Go became less interesting. It became work instead of play.

kevindeasis··on Study found bronze medal-winners tended to be happier than silver medalists

Here's a photo I saw earlier, kinda reinforcing the idea.

ie: http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/5024234_700b.jpg

kevindeasis··on From first principles: Why I bet on Scala.js

What's a good way to learn how to use other languages in the browser asides from javascript?

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: Where/how to meet co-founders?

Most people would mention school and work.

What are people's experience with having strangers as co-founders? Some say it's pretty risky?

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: As a future medical student, what area of tech should I focus on?

3d printing. Most of my friends in med and bio sci are heavily working in 3d printing.

I've seen some working with hardware, chips to implant in the body/spine.

I haven't seen much in relation to software asides from SAAS

kevindeasis··on Why bad-tempered people earn more and live longer

Wouldn't bad tempered people have bad heart rates and stressful lives?

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: I want to learn electronics design. Where should I start

They also have some cool project ideas at instructables.com

kevindeasis··on A Visual History of Which Countries Have Dominated the Summer Olympics

What makes third world countries poor performers at the olympics?

kevindeasis··on Everyone is quitting

How was your experience there?

kevindeasis··on Everyone is quitting

Does Amazon offer relocation and tn visa sponsorship? There isn't a lot of great opportunities from where I'm from (western canada).

Wouldn't they look good as my first job in my resume for a person who recently graduated that never had a software job?

kevindeasis··on What If Addiction Is Not a Disease?

In A Nutshell, has a nice [video] about addiction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8L-0nSYzg&feature=youtu.be

Note: below is a link from reddit about their opinions from the video (maybe or maybe not they are actually a neuroscientist ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/3qp6sa/everything_w...

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: Chances for mature newbie

Read this:

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/being-a-developer-after-40-3...

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: Which blogging platform do you use?

https://medium.com/free-stuff

I'm using Medium, it has limited features, but it's the best out there if you're just looking for something simple. Quality of posts in Medium as a community is better than MOST blogging platforms out there.

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: What book impacted your life the most and how?

I'm very sure I'll end up doing the same thing! It's a good book for all ages

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: How to write things in post-collegiate level?

> a famous author who has published many novels and non-fiction pieces

Thanks, I should remind myself to always check who wrote whatever I am reading in front of me

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: What book impacted your life the most and how?

Since you've mentioned it, I've looked at the free sample. I'm kinda impressed how good it is. I wasn't expecting it to be very well made. In fact I'm buying it now

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?

Quick question, how did the book influence you to stop smoking?

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: What Is the Equivalent of These API and Protocols for Non-Browsers?

Brilliant, thanks for this! I'll go check them out.

kevindeasis··on Show HN: Book about writing web apps in Go without a framework

The manning book uses vanilla Go too, but it's not free. However, it's a pretty good book.

kevindeasis··on How to Write a Novel

Do you have any resources about this type of playbook about writing narratives for games?

kevindeasis··on How to Read a Book [pdf]

This is called a circular journey. In contrast with a linear journey. I too, prefer the circular journey as it adds a little bit of flavour to the story

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: Do you have any resource for building real-time game servers?

Right now I'm looking at these

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1w746u/interested_...

https://github.com/huytd/agar.io-clone/wiki/Game-Architectur...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9633252

kevindeasis··on Ask HN: What's something you can do that might impress other programmers?

mind blown, i'll ask you some questions via DM soon. it won't be about large money transfers from some country. (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

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