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silassales··on Anvil: full stack web apps built only with Python
Hey!

Being a penny pinching student, do you guys offer any discounts for students?

silassales··on Why I learned to code instead of pursuing a career in finance
It was mentioned in the article about the lack of formal education (specifically within the field of study) within software development. I would be curious to see what this would be like for a HN audience? What is everybody's story of how they got to where they are?
silassales··on Infiniti’s Prototype 9 is a modern electric car with 1940s retro racer roots
Tesla Model S:

0-60: 2.8 sec Top Speed: 155mph Range: 337 miles

silassales··on Facebook – You are the Product
Not anything more than various blog posts or web articles that I've read. I should have been more clear that I was mainly speaking from a personal perspective and what I, and those around me, have discussed and experienced. Sorry for being misleading.
silassales··on Facebook – You are the Product
I think the more dangerous problem than being addicted to it, is the affect it can have on you even if you are only on it for a few minutes a day. I find social media causes people to only see the best parts of other people lives and therefore wonder why their life is not that great, and than theres a nice downward spiral of discontent and depression.

Social media, used by some only to keep in contact is okay, but the subconscious comparison of your real life to others social media life, can be really harmful.

silassales··on Facebook – You are the Product
No you cant sign into any other accounts with facebook, well you cant without reactivating it. If you sign into a deactivated facebook account even into a game, or something similar, it will count that as a account sign in and reactivate your account. If you fully delete your account, you wont be able to sign in at all.
silassales··on Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found
If you prefer books, a great series on this topic is: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221220/the-khan-seri...

By Conn Iggulden

silassales··on SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition
Taken from the article linked above: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mazda-strategy-idUSKBN1AO...

> Its fuel economy potentially matches that of a diesel engine without high emissions of nitrogen oxides or sooty particulates.

silassales··on App sizes are out of control
This makes sense, a much better way to do things.
silassales··on App sizes are out of control
Interesting, thanks for sharing that.

I didnt know this as the only mobile I have dabbled with has been game dev with android in which case assets are the main cause of bloat.

silassales··on App sizes are out of control
I think a large factor is the ever increasing need to have different display sizes for different pixel densities, developers essentially have to create and package a couple versions of the same application into one package and that is alot of waste.
silassales··on Introverts, Emotional Processing, Self-Esteem and Salary Negotiations
> In general, no one cares. No one cares if you're partially wrong, no one cares if you're a little off or awkward, no one beyond your family/SO and close friends gives a flying fuck about your emotions.

Took me awhile to figure this one out, but once I did, life was significantly better.

silassales··on Elon Musk’s Tunnel Plan Isn’t as Crazy as SpaceX or Tesla
Why would he try to hide his motives? He has made it very publicly clear that his only life goal is to colonize mars to "save the human race".
silassales··on MS Paint is here to stay
He "just wants to complain".
silassales··on Working in a Prison Goat Milk Farm
Okay and I very much agree that this is a problem, but that is an entirely different problem that needs to be addressed with a less corrupt law system. Not related to using prisoners to work instead of letting them rot in a cell.
silassales··on Working in a Prison Goat Milk Farm
No, the prison uses the money they make from the sales for the prison, that was in the article. Haystack would still have bought the milk for standard price, and sell their cheese at standard price. The extra money from the cheap labor when into the prison itself.
silassales··on Working in a Prison Goat Milk Farm
What about the argument that they are provided "free to them" food, shelter and clothing? And therefore them working for very small amounts of money, is really them paying for those things.
silassales··on Working in a Prison Goat Milk Farm
You are promoting illegal activity.
silassales··on Working in a Prison Goat Milk Farm
You acting like those inmates didn't put themselves there? Oh I feel so bad for them that they made the choice to break the law.
silassales··on Why Some Men Don't Work: Video Games Have Gotten Really Good
I can agree 1000% with this
silassales··on Why Some Men Don't Work: Video Games Have Gotten Really Good
Whats your definition of better
silassales··on Kids to learn how to code before high school in New Zealand
this is an oddly specific set of tasks
silassales··on The Average Student Does Not Exist
I think it is up to the university to teach the students more theoretical topics and up to the students to either learn more technical topics on their own, or learn them quickly during the start of entering the workplace.
silassales··on Amazon announces Prime Wardrobe, tackling fashion retail head on
Anyone know what they have to stop people from just ordering/returning a new set of clothes every week??