Hacker News: gdsimoes

New comment by gdsimoes in "A misalignment of AI in mathematics"

gdsimoes — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:59:49 +0000

Why not cure cancer and take care of the researchers’ kids?

New comment by gdsimoes in "Purging George Orwell's books misses what drives the political right"

gdsimoes — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:10:15 +0000

I find Orwell to be a much better writer than Asimov, and 1984 was praised by people like Bertrand Russell (who was arguably a greater writer than either of them, even winning a Nobel Prize).

Also, Orwell was shot in the neck in Spain while literally fighting fascists.

Still, thank you for the link to Asimov’s review. I’ll read it later.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

gdsimoes — Sat, 30 May 2026 00:07:23 +0000

That’s why the same person shouldn’t teach and evaluate the students learning.

New comment by gdsimoes in "“Meta spent almost as much as the Manhattan Project on GPUs in today's dollars”"

gdsimoes — Mon, 06 May 2024 01:20:17 +0000

> Companies that manufacture things people don't want go out of business.

Do they, though? When was the last a time a really big company went bankrupt?

New comment by gdsimoes in "Big Tech's underground race to buy AI training data"

gdsimoes — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:50:05 +0000

Because we actually think? I'm not just trying to guess the next word and I understand causal relationships.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Becoming a dungeon master for an interview"

gdsimoes — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:28:38 +0000

Also known as accent.

New comment by gdsimoes in "ProofWiki: Online compendium of mathematical proofs"

gdsimoes — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:06:27 +0000

What I like most about ProofWiki is its sometimes nonstandard notations. For example, the interval notation: https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Definition:Real_Interval/Notation

New comment by gdsimoes in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2023)"

gdsimoes — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:19:33 +0000

Location: Toronto, Canada

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Next.js, React, Prisma, Sass (SCSS), Tailwind, Bootstrap, Figma, Docker, Kubernetes.

Résumé/CV: https://gdsimoes.com/resume_portfolio.pdf

Email: portfolio.gds@gmail.com

As a Full Stack Web Developer, I have developed expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, as well as the Next.js and Astro frameworks. I have worked on numerous web applications, and if you are looking for a passionate, skilled, and dedicated developer to join your team, I would be thrilled to hear from you.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Why I chose OpenAI over academia"

gdsimoes — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 03:01:25 +0000

And the sardine is poisoned.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2022)"

gdsimoes — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:41:54 +0000

Location: Toronto, Canada

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: React, Node.js, Express, Sass (SCSS), Bootstrap, Figma, AWS, Docker.

Résumé/CV: https://gdsimoes.com/resume_portfolio.pdf

Email: portfolio.gds@gmail.com

I used to be a Computer Science teacher, and now I'm looking for my first job as a Web Developer.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2022)"

gdsimoes — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:25:22 +0000

Location: Toronto, Canada

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: React, Node.js, Express, Sass (SCSS), Bootstrap, Figma, AWS.

Résumé/CV: https://gdsimoes.com/resume_portfolio.pdf

Email: portfolio.gds@gmail.com

I used to be a Computer Science teacher, and now I'm looking for my first job as a Web Developer.

New comment by gdsimoes in "The night I met Einstein (1955)"

gdsimoes — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 01:19:52 +0000

The story is interesting, but it's obvious it's fake. For starters, you wouldn't just happen to find yourself sitting next to Einstein in 1955, and it only gets more improbable after that.

New comment by gdsimoes in "The Book of Experiments (1958) [pdf]"

gdsimoes — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:08:50 +0000

I found this video of some guy doing it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tEAxhMECluM

New comment by gdsimoes in "In the hunt for dark matter, are axions our best bet?"

gdsimoes — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 02:15:57 +0000

How can an unspecified new theory of gravity not be able to fit the data?

New comment by gdsimoes in "They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45"

gdsimoes — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:05:19 +0000

The difference between a crackpot and a prophet is their reason for believing what they do. And their thinking couldn't be more different.

New comment by gdsimoes in "I have never read a business plan or balance sheet"

gdsimoes — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:38:36 +0000

Do you mind giving more details?

New comment by gdsimoes in "Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) – Physical Mathematician (1983)"

gdsimoes — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 23:34:22 +0000

Einstein didn’t know about the Michelson–Morley experiment.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Piscina – The Node.js Worker Pool"

gdsimoes — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:04:58 +0000

I haven’t. Maybe it’s not a popular term in Brazil.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Why Create a New Unix Shell?"

gdsimoes — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:04:50 +0000

I try not to use nonstandard software unless it's something I spend a lot of time on. The shell became very important to my work recently, and only then I started looking for alternatives to bash and zsh.

New comment by gdsimoes in "Why Create a New Unix Shell?"

gdsimoes — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 06:14:37 +0000

I was always reluctant to change my shell, but recently I switched to fish and It’s been a pleasure from day one. I wish I did it sooner.