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New comment by kailden in "How when AWS was down, we were not"

kailden — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:54:06 +0000

On the other hand, saying “Untested code is never released” is a pretty bold statement, even if I understand the good intent

New comment by kailden in "Graphics livecoding in Common Lisp"

kailden — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:01:05 +0000

If you mean translating from the JavaScript, yes. Quil wraps Processing. Quil did not wrap the vector library (P5.Vector) but most of vector operations are pretty easy to write in base clojure or you can use clojure.matrix. The fun(ctional)-mode lines up with passing initial state through the functions, which clojure makes easy.

New comment by kailden in "Graphics livecoding in Common Lisp"

kailden — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:56:32 +0000

For clojure, you can use quil:

https://github.com/quil/quil

I’ve been using quil as I work through _The_Nature_of_Code_ by Daniel Shiffman:

https://natureofcode.com

New comment by kailden in "DEF CON's response to the badge controversy"

kailden — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 21:07:08 +0000

I read it as “Statement of Work” which is description of the work to be performed/delivered, although often much more general than a full technical specification, sometimes in a comedically tragic way.

Windows 10’s Defender fails on filenames with two consecutive dots

kailden — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:51:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/04/16/windows-defender-bug-causes-threat-service-has-stopped/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22951762

Points: 10

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New comment by kailden in "My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file"

kailden — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:49:36 +0000

Do you clock your time in org-mode? I find that helps me keep todos up to date even if I am working tasks based on an informal plan only in my mind.

New comment by kailden in "Job Promotion is a Trap"

kailden — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:31:46 +0000

I’m not sure a job interview is necessarily a good indicator of a person’s status/progress any more than a title. It can be just as human and subjective.

I would hope there are other ways to assess your gaps.

New comment by kailden in "If not SICP, then what? Maybe HTDP?"

kailden — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 15:05:19 +0000

For Clojure - a good start might be something like solving a few of the advent of code puzzles with the simple but powerful map/reduce functions. You won’t need the whole language and you will be writing functional programs.

The experience of that alone might help you find the next book that works for you.

New comment by kailden in "Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?"

kailden — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:57:33 +0000

I liked “Remains of the Day” - the subtlety in the tone seems to be intentional given the theme, and tempts the reader to miss the point that lies between the lines - the same theme as the book itself is wrapped around and the main character doesn’t see. I think it is well done.

New comment by kailden in "Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?"

kailden — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:40:01 +0000

Older books, bought secondhand and enjoyed:

Batavia’s Graveyard - A brutal history of a shipwreck and subsequent mutiny that occurred off the coast of Australia in 1629 when Dutch traders were exploring a new route to the East Indies. Much better than expected from the cover.

Gates of Fire - Historical fiction that tells the story of the Spartan 300 and the battle of Thermopylae. Lived up to it’s high recommendation.

A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 - still working my way through this detailed tome, but enjoying the style of the author.

New comment by kailden in "Stop Procrastinating by “Clearing to Neutral”"

kailden — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:58:56 +0000

I've found the best way for me to jump into something is to leave vim open to the very project I'm on--even if I'm midtask. I wouldn't want to close all the windows, as that would make it harder to start the next day.

New comment by kailden in "Ask HN: Todo lists"

kailden — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:24:41 +0000

MonkeyGTD?