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DenverCode

376 karma · joined November 16, 2020

I am a software engineering student at the University of Northern Colorado. Currently I am conducting undergraduate research on the use of autonomous drones for fire mitigation.

In my free time, of which there is little, I enjoy music, wine, podcasts, and spending time in the mountains with my partner and our 4-year-old husky.

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DenverCode··on The Elephant at WWDC
I am currently a year away from graduating and we haven't touched documentation once - simply commenting lines of code during DS&A.

Does anyone have any recommendations for resources to learn or is it simply reading through documentation akin to that Microsoft link and others like Stripe?

DenverCode··on The cheating scandal that nearly ruined baseball
Just to clarify, it wasn't hidden - it was known to be there. The issue is them accessing it from a monitor within the hall to the dugout.
DenverCode··on How to think clearly
>Sometimes, when I’m grappling with a tricky topic, I pretend that I need to explain it to a child.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

DenverCode··on Android Is Better (2013)
If you are already ingrained in the Google ecosystem, then sure. Personally, I can't stand it.
DenverCode··on CodePerfect 95 – A fast IDE for Go
JetBrains also has GoLand.
DenverCode··on An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding
I would love to see a similar list for junior engineers.
DenverCode··on Embassy Gardens Sky Pool
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/sep/16/british-scie...
DenverCode··on MDN Plus
>Nothing is changing with the existing MDN Web Docs content — this content will continue to be free and available to everyone. We want to provide extra value through premium content and features to help make MDN self-sustaining, on a completely opt-in basis. Again, nothing is changing with the existing MDN Web Docs!

Sounds good.

DenverCode··on It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020)
I actually just purchased Clean Code this morning - this should be interesting.
DenverCode··on Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with a first-gen Nest Hub
>We’ve been tracking the development of Fuchsia since 2016, starting from an ambitious experimental UI, to running on Google’s many internal testing devices for Fuchsia, ranging the full gamut of Google’s smart home and Chromebook lineup.
DenverCode··on Show HN: CRM for Your Job Search
Browser: Safari

Click on see it in action and it takes me to a page that simply says "Welcome to our demonstration!" but nothing happens. When I click on the logo in the top left to go back to the homepage, it brings me to https://www.account.kiter.app. Clicking anything on that page gives me a popup stating "We didn’t find an account with those login credentials mail@kiter.app"

DenverCode··on Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likely due to memory leak
Just purchased my first Mac after using Linux for most of my adult life. How big of a concern is this? I am seeing mixed reports when looking around - should I be questioning my purchase if I was expecting my M1 Air to last a few years?
DenverCode··on Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio
Well, I'm glad I've been using it to pick out which pressings to target haha.
DenverCode··on Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio
For anyone bored and looking to explore: https://dr.loudness-war.info/
DenverCode··on Ask HN: How are you hedging against inflation?
Dollar cost averaging the index in a low cost Vanguard ETF and focusing on my career.
DenverCode··on Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications for about $16B
Question for someone smarter than I am.. does this have anything to do with Microsoft pulling Cortana from iOS and Android last week?
DenverCode··on Don’t hire top talent; hire for weaknesses
Well, guess I'm a no.
DenverCode··on Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberry, Nokia, and GameStop
Interesting, all I see is comments about them liking the stock. The negative comments I’ve seen relate to the assumed market manipulation tactics.
DenverCode··on Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberry, Nokia, and GameStop
> No one talked about a fundamental case why Gamestop the company was worth a lot of money and would be successful in the future; instead everyone made the argument that due to a very high short interest of 100%+, that a short squeeze would send the price “to the moon”.

All of this started on Reddit because someone made a case for their fundamentals.

Here is their Reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/DeepFuckingValue/

Here is their YouTube account: https://www.youtube.com/c/RoaringKitty/videos

He is considered a legend by all of the people on WSB (of which I am not one) for it and kicked the whole thing off.

My question is.. how does a guy on Reddit and YouTube giving a fundamental analysis of why he valued a stock, and millions of people seeing value and buying it, differ from something akin to Mad Money?

DenverCode··on How hard should I push myself?
It's delayed a week which is enough to avoid the panic and clickbait news but not too long that I miss out on what is occurring in the world. The articles are in-depth and lead me to doing a lot of my own research on the topics.

It's essentially a macro view of the world that allows me to dig more into the things I want.

DenverCode··on Robinhood, Trading 212 and others go down amid AMC and GameStop stock frenzy
Vanguard, Robinhood, Charles Schwab, and TD Ameritrade are all having outages.

Regarding TD, https://twitter.com/TDAmeritrade/status/1354447688205443076

DenverCode··on How hard should I push myself?
> The best thing you can do for your personal mental and physical well-being is stop paying attention.

Last month, I deleted all of my social media accounts outside of LinkedIn, Tildes, and Hacker News. Additionally, I blocked news sites in my browser and subscribed to both the Economist for current events and the Athletic for my sports addiction.

At first, it was strange- there was a constant feeling that I was missing out on things happening that all my friends and family were in on. I realized, after a while, that I now spend more time improving myself personally rather than worrying about what others are doing.

I wouldn't say I am less distracted.. but it's a different kind of distraction. Rather than finding myself aimlessly browsing a never-ending stream of posts on Reddit, I am now trying to answer questions on Stackoverflow. Rather than reading through posts of my peers landing internships and stressing myself out, I spend time on my resume and learning Go.

Also, people text and call me now rather than shooting me a message on social media which is honestly really nice. Even more so with the current COVID climate.

The most important part though is that I feel as if I have spent more meaningful time with my significant other.

Another change is that I separated my devices.

My laptop ONLY has stuff for school and programming on it. Our iPad has the entertainment in books, games, etc (radio.garden has been fun exploring). My phone has all the default Apple programs only. Since doing so, I can't count the number of times I picked up my phone subconsciously, swiped through it realizing there isn't anything on there, then asking myself why I even picked it up to begin with.

Sorry for the rant.. it's just been a strange adjustment that is showing benefits personally.

DenverCode··on Ask HN: What has HN given you?
As a college senior working toward a software engineering degree, I’ve had a handful of users reach out and offer their time to video chat and discuss the industry. It’s been extremely valuable for me.
DenverCode··on CD Projekt Red is under investigation
I agree with what you are saying in your original comment, to a point.

For consoles such the PS4, the game wasn’t just glitchy, it was unplayable. You couldn’t complete the main storyline if you so desired.

I also agree with you that there were insane expectations - however Vice City had a better AI than this and it was self damage - but they released a game for current gen consoles, charged people for it, and it turned out the game was unplayable. That is a big issue.

DenverCode··on Google Alternatives
I've been very pleased with https://www.runnaroo.com.
DenverCode··on A Modern JavaScript Tutorial
You mean you didn't love Coffeescript?

(I'm joking)

DenverCode··on A container ship lost a record 1,800 containers
Not to whom you are responding to, but I spent years at sea and can confirm that they do in fact sink - some wash up on shore. Take it for what you will.

Edit: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/med-taipei-shipping-container...

DenverCode··on Apple is forced to include charger for not demonstrating environmental benefits
I was speaking on the article itself. My apologies.
DenverCode··on A container ship lost a record 1,800 containers
The page states that the winds were at BF 4 (13-18 MPH) and waves were 5-6 meters (16-20 feet) during the incident.

One Apus measures out at 364 meters.

I spent four years at sea and 5-6 meters with BF4 winds, isn't THAT bad- especially for a ship that size. Am I missing something here?

DenverCode··on I Created a Trading Simulator
One is akuna capital the other is jp Morgan.
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