Hacker News: gmichnikov

New comment by gmichnikov in "Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?"

gmichnikov — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:38:02 +0000

+1, ask both if you can defer so that you can keep your options open. (It might be worth asking around or looking around online first to make sure they won't get mad at the question.)

New comment by gmichnikov in "Ask HN: What would you recommend a vibe coder learn about how all this works?"

gmichnikov — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:11:14 +0000

This seems like the most helpful response for someone like OP. Is the curriculum or syllabus of your class public?

New comment by gmichnikov in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

gmichnikov — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:41:51 +0000

https://www.gregmichnikov.com/

New comment by gmichnikov in "Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?"

gmichnikov — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:32:06 +0000

This is my hometown, fun to see this here. I've never been, but it sounds great.

New comment by gmichnikov in "Netflix lays off about 150 employees"

gmichnikov — Wed, 18 May 2022 03:41:04 +0000

Mentioning Ewing but not Larry Legend... Ouch. Also Chuck Daly was the coach.

New comment by gmichnikov in "Launch HN: Joon (YC W22) – A mobile game that teaches kids to build good habits"

gmichnikov — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:49:09 +0000

> We’ve been hearing about kids who are asking their parents for more tasks at home (whether it’s chores or family activities) every day so they can play Joon, so it feels like we are on the right track.

As a parent ... this might be the right track for you the game creator, but it is not the right track for the kids.

New comment by gmichnikov in "Ask HN: Can there be an open source homeschooling curriculum?"

gmichnikov — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 05:36:04 +0000

Just out of curiosity, do you see this as being different from open source curriculum and materials for teachers/schools/anyone?

I don't have a good recommendation there either, but I was wondering if it is necessary to restrict yourself to "homeschooling" curriculum in particular?

New comment by gmichnikov in "The Risks of Homeschooling"

gmichnikov — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:05:14 +0000

Wow, all of the comments on HN so far and all of the comments on the article's website say more or less that the article is terrible. Is there any merit to the article's claim that homeschooling should be more regulated?

New comment by gmichnikov in "Seattle lab uncovered coronavirus outbreak only after defying federal regulators"

gmichnikov — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:54:17 +0000

The NYT article linked in this article has a lot more, posted here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22542662

Coronavirus Numbers by State

gmichnikov — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 03:18:52 +0000

Article URL: http://covidtracking.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22532463

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Ask HN: What have you been able to learn during your commute (and how)?

gmichnikov — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:24:16 +0000

Similar to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15170121 from 2017. Could be technical skills or anything else.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22299145

Points: 7

# Comments: 3

McKinsey Statement on NYT and ProPublica Article Regarding ICE and CBP

gmichnikov — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:34:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mckinsey.com/about-us/media/mckinsey-statement-on-new-york-times-and-propublica-article-regarding-ice-and-cbp

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21716818

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

Google makes the power of BigQuery available in Sheets

gmichnikov — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 18:07:01 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/10/google-makes-the-power-of-bigquery-available-in-sheets/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19627256

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

49ers CB Richard Sherman launching daily fantasy site

gmichnikov — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:00:36 +0000

Article URL: http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/24453327/san-francisco-49ers-cornerback-richard-sherman-launching-daily-fantasy-site

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17827785

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Ripple fully funded every live DonorsChoose classroom project yesterday

gmichnikov — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 02:39:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.donorschoose.org/blog/best-school-day-2018/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16704114

Points: 327

# Comments: 107

R/tennis James Blake answers not visible due to anti-spam rules

gmichnikov — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:02:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/87m33e/james_blakes_answers_from_todays_ama_as_of_455pm/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16695172

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by gmichnikov in "National Park Maps"

gmichnikov — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 18:32:54 +0000

I bet if you throw together a quick sign-up form and post it here soon you could get dozens of volunteers who would be willing to find the maps for a couple of places that you assign them and email them to you.

Google to Introduce Its Voice-Activated Home Device

gmichnikov — Wed, 18 May 2016 03:29:12 +0000

Article URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/technology/google-to-introduce-its-voice-activated-home-device.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11719511

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by gmichnikov in "Chromebooks Gaining on iPads in School Sector"

gmichnikov — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:41:49 +0000

> It's just so hard to discount the functionality of a real keyboard in any school where typing (and consequently writing) matters.

Not to mention only having to charge one device (laptop) instead of two devices (keyboard, iPad), and not having to deal with any bluetooth connectivity issues with the keyboard.

My experience as a teacher, first in a school with iPads and now in a school with laptops, as that iPads are generally viewed as toys and laptops are generally viewed as work tools. I would never recommend that any middle school or high school buy iPads.

Having said that, I would love to hear about any notably positive experiences other teachers here have had with either iPads or laptops in class (email in profile).

New comment by gmichnikov in "Why Silicon Valley Works"

gmichnikov — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:47:06 +0000

Somewhat off-topic, but if you don't mind sharing, what would you say is the optimal Queens neighborhood for proximity/price/schools?