Hacker News: crosvenir

New comment by crosvenir in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"

crosvenir — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:29:51 +0000

  Location: Huntsville, AL
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Java, C++, C, Matlab, C#, Linux, Raspberry Pi, STM32, NILRT, LabView (kinda in order)
  Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJBy7KGoW49EvWfh3yDvJ3IIXP1KDJAD/view?usp=drivesdk
  Email: joesgordon@yahoo.com

New comment by crosvenir in "Multiple Notepad++ Flaws Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code"

crosvenir — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:52:50 +0000

Vscode? Near instant start times. Macros? Standard column select with just alt.

Sublime? Honestly I can't remember as it's been a while since i used it.

Gedit? 100s ROM standard text operations such as line trims, case replacement, line ending replacement, find in files, replace in files, replace via regex in files, split window of same file, auto save non-saved files, show whitespace from tool bar, opening of very large files quickly, code folding, line numbers shown by default, probably wouldn't print errors when executed in the background on a fresh or updated install for the last 10 years necessitating the redirecting of all output streams thereby hiding possible issues.

And I actually kinda like gedit...

Waiting for the "if we'd all just use emacs" folks to show up.

New comment by crosvenir in "Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit"

crosvenir — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:59:32 +0000

Reddit does another thing that is very important to me: 3. Content Rehosting

You see this on subreddits such as /r/IdiotsInCars and /r/Earthporn.

The former allows the user to upload videos while the latter is for images. This helps the user have a more pleasant experience because it reduces/eliminates

- popup fatigue (worldstar, local news sites, etc.), - back button hijacking (CNN, local news sites, etc.), and - walled gardens (NYT, Newyorker, WSJ, etc.).

I think reddit could encourage their users to attribute (some if not most would) by adding an optional source (sauce) link field to post forms. Might be nice to have a way the OP/mod could approve a crowd-sourced source edit.

New comment by crosvenir in "A Response"

crosvenir — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:01:37 +0000

I completely agree that "what you need to do" sort of comments are less than helpful. Perhaps the GP was edited, but "He'd probably do well" reads as "I would suggest" which is actually meant well to me. The former presupposes what one needs and is unnecessarily authoritative (and I cannot help but assume an air of condescension from using the statement), while the second is simply the suggestion written as kindly as possible (again to me).

I'm glad they wrote it, because it has not been suggested to me that I need to "be challenged if [I] tr[y] using [my] intellect to deflect from sitting with or reflecting upon said emotions". I very much identify with this statement owing to a life of using intellect as a coping mechanism for emotions that I have been told I'm not supposed to feel. I also have work to do.

Edit: typos

New comment by crosvenir in "EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd"

crosvenir — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:36:49 +0000

Out of curiosity, how _do_ you feel about having worked for a defense contractor and, separately, working for one again? What tradeoffs have you experienced (good and bad) moving from defense to non-defense industry?

I'm personally beginning to think there is a crossroads coming up for me and would value your perspectives if you have time to share. Thanks!

New comment by crosvenir in "The Awkward but Essential Art of Office Chitchat"

crosvenir — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:30:05 +0000

I try to deflect these types of statement with humor when possible. Comments about time are meet with the Gandalf quote, "A wizard is never late, [...] nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to."

"Got a hair cut?" "Nope, I got all of them cut."

New comment by crosvenir in "How Bad Software Leads to Bad Science"

crosvenir — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:57:04 +0000

I mostly agree, though if I had to choose between the model on which the code was based or the code itself, I'd prefer the model.

While it would be great and preferable to have both, isn't the code just a language/stack/programmer(s) specific interpretation of the underlying model?

New comment by crosvenir in "Google Keep"

crosvenir — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:43:21 +0000

Last year?! It's been out for how long? :( I really like it so far and have been wanting something like it for quite a while (I've been using plain text files in dropbox). I feel so... behind or something.

New comment by crosvenir in "The Revolt of the Cities"

crosvenir — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 00:23:08 +0000

On android, my display jumped around about four times before the pop-up. And then I was done.

I wish responsive ui did not mean draw things as quickly as possible so that you can redraw them later as the user begins to interact.

New comment by crosvenir in "Needy robotic toaster sells itself if neglected"

crosvenir — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 01:47:00 +0000

Dammit. New I'm reading the comments in Lister's voice. Actually this is kind of nice.

New comment by crosvenir in "UK Authorities Destroy Guardian's Hard Drives"

crosvenir — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:42:58 +0000

Yes. We absolutely should. But I personally think the actions by the state (completely ignoring due process and right to trial prior to the acquisition and destruction of a private entity's property) are even more treasonous.

New comment by crosvenir in "Beautiful Native Libraries"

crosvenir — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:35:58 +0000

If this is beautiful, I would hate to see ugly. I wish we could take the power of C++ and just start over syntactically with a brand new language.

New comment by crosvenir in "The Firing Offense"

crosvenir — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:35:04 +0000

As does my Droid Razor Maxx. I wish Android was more consistent across vendors...

New comment by crosvenir in "Fish shell 2.0"

crosvenir — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:21 +0000

I love Console2. Be advised that it doesn't play nice with some things (or maybe the other way around?). I downloaded less for windows [1] yesterday and it completely hosed the terminal (changed all the colors and made the window ~10px wide and taller than my resolution).

Thinking back on it I'm not terribly surprised this happened given what Console2 is.

[1] http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/less.htm

New comment by crosvenir in "Seattle Man Hovers Drone Over a Family’s House for ‘Research’"

crosvenir — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:50:02 +0000

Does it matter that they may go to jail when you've had your ass kicked or worse[1] (personal friend). Crazy is everywhere and you don't really know when it's going to pop up.

[1] http://brandonhydrick.com/brandons-death/

New comment by crosvenir in "Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Exam"

crosvenir — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:13:47 +0000

I was thinking that what the students did during the test here was what my classmates and I did for almost every homework assignment. We would work through the engineering problems (sometimes individually/sometimes as a group), go over them, ask/answer questions, and move on. I learned so much doing this (mostly that there is more than one way to perform analysis to arrive at an answer and that engineers love looking up the answer in the back of the book and working backwards).

I wonder if this would be more aligned with how the grading system works as a method by which periodic quizzes are given. We had lone wolves/busy students who couldn't participate, but I think everyone would have benefited from this as a class group activity.

New comment by crosvenir in "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell"

crosvenir — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:26:07 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4607098 (2012)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=627476 (2009)

New comment by crosvenir in "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell"

crosvenir — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:39:20 +0000

Brilliant! Libraries... I remember them... And much more ethical than the method I was considering.

New comment by crosvenir in "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell"

crosvenir — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:17:35 +0000

Well, I was interested in the book that inspired this comic, but I followed the link to the original [1] which states that the "comic was respectfully removed in March 2012 due to the wishes of the copyright holders of the text."

1) http://www.recombinantrecords.net/docs/2009-05-Amusing-Ourse...

New comment by crosvenir in "It is cheaper to fly to US than buy Adobe software in Australia"

crosvenir — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:31:52 +0000

I'm not saying it's without merit, but my blood pressure raises a little every time I hear this argument. It comes across as, "STFU and don't buy if you don't want it!"

When in reality, the original consumer considered this but would rather pursue a more active response than to sulkily and more important silently use something else.

Yes "voting with one's wallet" is certainly an option. But it should not be the sole option as you seem to suggest.