Hacker News: jnem

New comment by jnem in "Appleseed – open-source physically-based rendering engine"

jnem — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 04:06:54 +0000

I'm not in the industry, but I would like to say that I am highly encouraged by the way you described your offering.

You express a level of care, consideration, and diplomacy that is sadly lacking just about everywhere.

The product itself looks amazing; I love seeing this high bar for open source.

New comment by jnem in "Getting to Bootstrap v4"

jnem — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 18:50:08 +0000

Art is never completed, only abandoned.

New comment by jnem in "Low-income students can soon get federal aid to attend coding schools"

jnem — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:52:15 +0000

Cool, can you point me to some lawyer bootcamps, this whole time I thought that was a heavily regulated industry that required degrees and a bar exam to be qualified. Really stoked to let my wife know she didn't need to take those CPA exams to practice too.

New comment by jnem in "Inappropriate Uses of Google Trends"

jnem — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:32:58 +0000

If I recall correctly, you'd have to be at least a lvl 4 wizard to cast freedom of movement.

New comment by jnem in "The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations"

jnem — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 15:50:53 +0000

I'm suprised by all this safari love in 2016. Working in front end web development, Safari has become the IE of today. Compatability and support for otherwise common web technologies is just plain broken.

New comment by jnem in "Why IntelliJ IDEA is hailed as the most friendly Java IDE (many screenshots)"

jnem — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:56:31 +0000

I use JetBrains Webstorm, and on that hitting CMD+SHFT+F creates a search local to the selected folder in the directory tree. Seems pretty intuitive to me, but finding files themselves, as opposed to string constants and the like, is actually the more difficult thing Ive yet to figure out.

New comment by jnem in "Senet: board game from predynastic and ancient Egypt"

jnem — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:35:52 +0000

For those in the Bay Area, there's a full sized version of Senet at the Egyptian museum in San Jose. Not sure where they got there rules from. Also saw Senet on Steam recently. Seems like the game is on a comeback.

New comment by jnem in "Write like you talk"

jnem — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 02:43:15 +0000

So true. I've gotten in the habit of writing copious notes during meetings, and write everything down verbatim. When I first started doing this, I was astounded to find how disorganized most individuals train of thought appeared to be.

What's really interesting is our ability to comprehend the jumble that comes out of our mouth. On one hand, it's impressive what our brains can do to process this jumble, on the other, totally depressing how inadequate we are at stringing together oration.

New comment by jnem in "Why Are People Still Playing Ultima Online?"

jnem — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 23:28:13 +0000

I loved how negotiable everything was, how organic the relationships were. For example, in the case of dealing with PKers. You could go out and band together to just outright kill the PK--which was dangerous because if you accidentally hit someone else, you would then turn yellow(neutral) and then red (pk) if you hit them to many times. Alternatively, you could gather a posse, corner a PK and "arrest" them (an informal arrangement). You would negotiate the arrest, and escort that person back to the jail. The PKs friends would then organize a rescue attempt on the way, often resulting in a pitched battle on the jailhouse steps. Good times.

New comment by jnem in "Why Are People Still Playing Ultima Online?"

jnem — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:30:09 +0000

YES, THIS. Meridian is still my fave MMO of all time. I import the soundtrack into all my rpg games.

New comment by jnem in "Why Are People Still Playing Ultima Online?"

jnem — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:25:01 +0000

I always feel it's my duty to chime in whenever the subject of original MMORPGS comes up-- anybody remember Meridian 59? Y'know the mmorpg that came out BEFORE Ultima online?

A great many people love UO because it's organic feeling community (and I'm one of em ), but nothing tops the experience of interacting with people in an online game for the first time. Checkout an article I wrote about it awhile back: http://mmocadet.com/being-a-rookie-for-the-100th-time/

New Bitcoin technology can tell banks where coins come from

jnem — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:34:01 +0000

Article URL: http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-elliptic-startup-anti-money-laundering-tool-get-banks-interested-cryptocurrency-2015-6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9742026

Points: 1

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New comment by jnem in "Why France is building a mega-university at Paris-Saclay to rival Silicon Valley"

jnem — Thu, 28 May 2015 22:16:11 +0000

I find the title misleading and unanswered within the body of the story. Also, Silicon Valley is not a university, though there are certainly a few peppered throughout the valley.

New comment by jnem in "Consciousness Began When the Gods Stopped Speaking"

jnem — Thu, 28 May 2015 20:55:12 +0000

I could be wrong on this, as I'm too lazy to fact check, so I will offer these two "factoids" as hearsay for now:

1. I recall that the events described in the Illiad did not take place in Homer's lifetime, but much earlier.

2. The Bahagavad Gita, which is one of the texts the previous poster alluded to, is likewise a tale of events that allegedly unfolded long before its writing (some 5000 years ago allegedly).

New comment by jnem in "Oculus Rift hack transfers your facial expressions onto your virtual avatar"

jnem — Thu, 21 May 2015 17:22:25 +0000

If I were William Gibson, or even Neal Stephenson, I'd be sitting back right now saying, "yup. Told ya".

New comment by jnem in "Obtaining a Thorough CS Background Online"

jnem — Fri, 15 May 2015 20:50:21 +0000

Agreed, networking is important, and Ive done a bit of that, which is how I got my foot in for the initial interview. Once there though, it was scary how little the interviewer knew about the position they were supposed to be recruiting for. They did have me sign a right to represent form for the job (which was a 9 month contract position at a company that starts with an I and ends with L) but i never did receive any follow up from them.

My concern is in situations like the above, the ONLY way such a recruiter can qualify you is based on value of your degree parameter. Which means if the company you are applying for goes the traditional big-bizz HR approach, go get a degree in CS from a Brand-name institution. Otherwise, focus your efforts on getting interviews with whomever your direct supervisor will be. That however, is easier said than done.

New comment by jnem in "Obtaining a Thorough CS Background Online"

jnem — Fri, 15 May 2015 16:23:34 +0000

I have similar concerns. From my experience working in the biz, many companies job opportunity are hidden behind a thick wall of HR and corporate recruiters. I was interviewed by one just a few weeks ago, and I was left feeling pretty dirty afterwards. The person who interviewed me had no way to verify my claims, knowledge, or understanding of the industry. I have a degree or two, but none in CS, though Ive been self taught since age 11. It is unlikely I will receive a follow up call for the job as the individual in question has no way to qualify my experience.

New comment by jnem in "Guide for Technical Development"

jnem — Tue, 12 May 2015 19:39:57 +0000

Yeah, also noticed they referenced w3 schools as a source of learning. Guess MDN was not allowed by management.

New comment by jnem in "Join the Engineering Leisure Class"

jnem — Fri, 08 May 2015 00:10:00 +0000

Ahh, there we go, context. Thanks!

New comment by jnem in "Join the Engineering Leisure Class"

jnem — Thu, 07 May 2015 23:34:30 +0000

Sorry, but i cant find a reference to what MMM means anywhere. Im guessing you guys aren't talking about the Moon Miners Manifesto.. or talking about enjoying something "mmm.mmm.mmm"