Hacker News: asdffdsa321

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Ask HN: What is your best advice for a junior software developer?"

asdffdsa321 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:04:40 +0000

Nonstarter, obviously no one wants to work for peanuts, and it's easy for people with established careers to give that advice but not very useful for most younger people with little resources

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "The Riemann Hypothesis, explained"

asdffdsa321 — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 19:56:07 +0000

Whew, theres a lot there. Thanks!

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Ask HN: Which book(s) did you read this summer?"

asdffdsa321 — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:11:03 +0000

Madame Bovary: beautiful book, but also somewhat scary. Warning against idealism and condescension (the 'Belle' complex from Beauty in the Beast, ie too good for someone or some society). With it is an oddly inspiring ability to romanticize and imagine heights and a life different from reality, to dream big dreams. It maps well, though exaggerated in a fatalistic sense, onto the types of people today as it relates to love and relationships (the nice guy who is clueless and mistreated, the neighborhood wife who is motherly but not sexy, -- similar to Susan in the Waves -- the social climber whose credibility is self-fabricated and manages to achieve high renown and accolades despite being an imposter, the mysterious bachelor ie the ladies man who has accumulated his aura and attractiveness by focusing on himself rather than on a woman, the creepy old rich guy who offers money for sex to attractive women in financial/general distress or life threatening circumstances)

Lots to say about, and lots to learn, it's a short book but it is packed with substance. Honorable mentions for its depiction of the swings of neuroticism and depression, the allure and mystery of the feminine, how it characterizes art/theater, and all around creating a beautiful, rich, vibrant world. Apologies for the run on sentences; I don't want to get too caught up in this unless people are interested

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Things I Never Knew About Las Vegas Until I Ran a High-Roller Suite"

asdffdsa321 — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:54:44 +0000

Because I've lived all my life not having a bazillion dollars

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Bull Market Hits a Milestone: 3,453 Days – Most Americans Aren’t at the Party"

asdffdsa321 — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:21:38 +0000

Ah, there it is, the condescension that brings down civilizations

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Just Read the Book Already"

asdffdsa321 — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:46:10 +0000

The article was excellently written and worth the time to read & digest. Your comment is beautifully indicative of the shallow "garbage in, garbage out" point the author made at the end.

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "How to explain infinity to kids"

asdffdsa321 — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 20:45:56 +0000

I thought infinity was most always described in terms of limits. I have trouble thinking about it as a number

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Why restaurants became so loud"

asdffdsa321 — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 02:03:53 +0000

Yeah I'm pretty loud. Idk why, been more conscious of it and lowering the volume knob when heads start to turn.

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health"

asdffdsa321 — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 08:08:50 +0000

No, that's tasting good in the moment then feeling horrible and crashing afterwards. I understand his comments not very scientifically rigorous, but the message is pretty clear. Eat healthy, work out, feel good. It's pretty obvious when I'm doing something unhealthy, though maybe if you've had horrible diet/exercise your entire life you need to read up on healthy foods/workout routines

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "The Masculine Mystique of T"

asdffdsa321 — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 18:34:07 +0000

I mean, who probably has more testosterone: the guy sitting at a desk typing for 8 hours a day, or the guy who just impaled an enemy with a spear and savagely roars

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "The Wrong Abstraction (2016)"

asdffdsa321 — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 06:26:37 +0000

I disagree, simpler code can be better if the library is well known. Otherwise we would never be using utility libraries. Though yes, coupling indiscriminately is problematic

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "The Power of Positive People"

asdffdsa321 — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 02:36:49 +0000

That line to me is repulsive in the most literal sense. I don't want to hang out with him when I hear it. Rudeness is repulsive

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "The Power of Positive People"

asdffdsa321 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 08:46:03 +0000

Yes and the word drivel is a patronizing word betraying a self-importance that can lead to neediness/abasement in people that admire you, and a disgust in people that don't. Putting yourself on a pedastel is a bad practice in my opinion.

His last line '...I can't have their drivel constantly loop around in my head' is repulsive.

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "People Aren’t Dumb, the World Is Hard"

asdffdsa321 — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:16:15 +0000

But can he solve a whiteboard coding question in 30 minutes?

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Marijuana addiction is real, and rising"

asdffdsa321 — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:19:39 +0000

Is exercise a good habit or bad addiction?

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy"

asdffdsa321 — Mon, 28 May 2018 17:15:45 +0000

Huh? That's entirely incorrect. There's definitely a middle class that isn't working paycheck to paycheck but can't afford million dollar homes, vacas and college for their kids.

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "All Work and No Play: Why Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed (2011)"

asdffdsa321 — Fri, 11 May 2018 04:14:16 +0000

Lol nice

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Fake it till you make it: the wolves of Instagram"

asdffdsa321 — Thu, 03 May 2018 18:02:34 +0000

Yeah, seems like wealth is generally created over generations, rather than lifetimes (common case might be something like: 0 - 1 your grandparents immigrate and work hard to survive, 1-10 your parents work hard to go from subsistence to middle class, 10 - 100 you have enough safety net to take risks/follow passions/start successful bussinesses). Of course there's always exceptions.

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "The Unnerving Existence of Teen Boss"

asdffdsa321 — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 22:18:02 +0000

Magazines' purpose historically has been to promote and spread materialism

New comment by asdffdsa321 in "Facebook tracks all calls and messages on Android"

asdffdsa321 — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 21:20:31 +0000

Its not unexpected, but still alarming given the recent news on how and the extent to which third party apps are mining your data/sending targeted ads/manipulating people with data that's given for a benign purpose like inviting friends from your contacts (Trojan horse).