Hacker News: nishantk

New comment by nishantk in "On Not Carrying a Camera – Cultivating memories instead of snapshots"

nishantk — Mon, 05 May 2025 14:32:46 +0000

I will literally forget if I didn’t have the pictures to remind me.

There’s nothing like finding an old picture and feeling the wave of nostalgia, slight disbelief, and warm memories.

New comment by nishantk in "Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout?"

nishantk — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:07:04 +0000

Exactly this.

New comment by nishantk in "YouTube slows down video load times when using Firefox"

nishantk — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:40:32 +0000

Just tested this out myself. Firefox loads noticeably slower than chrome, even when loading same video side-by-side.

New comment by nishantk in "Keystone pipeline shut after 14,000-barrel oil spill in Kansas"

nishantk — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 06:56:19 +0000

Guys guys, hear me out. What if we took a nuke and instead of exploding it outside, explode it inside and capture the energy into electricity.

New comment by nishantk in "Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around"

nishantk — Tue, 31 May 2022 05:44:46 +0000

I had the same problem, here's what helped me. You should have some savings. Quit and take some time off to chill. Vegetate at home for a bit, travel a bit, and start doing a few leetcode problems a week. Soon you'll realize that you're not as terrible at them as before. I learned and switched to using python solely for interviews, and it's been a fantastic choice.

Start interviewing at a few places. You'll realize you're horrible at it. But keep interviewing. Doing leetcode doesn't compare to just having the experience. Figure out what you need to improve on, which algos you struggle with, Coding Qs, Behavioural Qs. Interviews become easier once you figure out it's just a matter of applying a few rehearsed algos and rehearsed answers in different ways. There's only so many ways to ask "tell us about a difficult problem/coworker at work"

Polish your resume up, talk to your co-workers and friends if you need help explaining/remembering what you did. Re-write it three times until it looks good.

If you do this, you'll have something better lined up within a few months and some time to decompress and time to renew your skills and confidence in programming. Whenever I quit, I always remember why i enjoyed programming in the first place.

New comment by nishantk in "I Accidentally Hacked a Peruvian Crime Ring"

nishantk — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:27:03 +0000

It's even worse than that. He could have turned over the phone to local law-enforcement, or just ignored it, and bought a new sim. Instead he ends up giving security advice to this criminal gang. Like how much more irresponsible can you get?

New comment by nishantk in "Doctors and Nurses Are Running on Empty"

nishantk — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:37:27 +0000

you're blaming ground-level individual doctors and nurses for administrative and systematic industry failures. In a heavily regulated and specialized industry where mobility is more limited.