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abraham_son Ask HN: Is it feasible to have children wear “worldview protectors” in school?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLIT_(short_story)

Spoiler Alert.

A sci-fi story which mention a device that adults use to control what children can see.

abraham_son Berkeley CS 61AS – Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Self-Paced

Is there any way get access to the homework auto-grader they are using?

abraham_son Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2015)

Experience in QA automation of enterprise server-side/backend software at startup/big-corp.

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Remote: no preference

Willing to relocate: Maybe

Technologies: Python

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shijinabraham. Drop me a mail for resume.

Email:shijin abraham @ gmail dot com

Visa: H1B

abraham_son Ask HN: Do you take nootropics?

I am should have mentioned that I use an earmuff at work. I do look dorky but it does help.

abraham_son Ask HN: OS X/Linux: Which helps to decrease mouse usage/increase productivity?

I have checked out shortcat and it looks really promising.

abraham_son Ask HN: Do you take nootropics?

>> So that I can work without having to blast music through $300 noise-canceling headphones (which itself impairs focus, but is the lesser of all evils)?

I have seen people mention noise-cancelling headphones in the context of noise and open offices. Don't anyone use noise cancelling ear muffs? I am sure listening to music 6-8 hours a day is not good for your ears.

abraham_son Ask HN: OS X/Linux: Which helps to decrease mouse usage/increase productivity?

I guess my question should have been more clear. I am already using emacs and shell. But I feel there are still areas to improve. Alfred on OSX helped to avoid using the mouse in situations. I am looking for any other tools like that.

abraham_son Ask HN: OS X/Linux: Which helps to decrease mouse usage/increase productivity?

It is really about avoiding distractions rather than time saved. I feel that the act of reaching for the mouse is a noticeable distraction for me.

abraham_son Ask HN: OS X/Linux: Which helps to decrease mouse usage/increase productivity?

Thanks for the link. I didn't know something like this existed.

abraham_son Ask HN: OS X/Linux: Which helps to decrease mouse usage/increase productivity?

iterm2 on OSX is an example of another tool that made my life much better. On the editor side I am using emacs and I am very happy with it.

abraham_son How startup Fab died

Maybe the "Ronco principle" has some truth to it. The two things I remember about the CEO is 1) Getting mad at someone who wont switch seats in a plane 2) Not allow employees to hang their jackets on their seats and joking about firing people

abraham_son Lightbot: A simple programming game

I have been looking for a game to suggest to my 8 year old nephew. This looks simple enough for him to start on. But I am guessing he might need some help when recursion comes into picture. Thanks to others who have posted other suggestions.

abraham_son Bay Area tech company caught paying imported workers $1.21 per hour

Isn't that illegal?. The H4 can't work (even part-time) until they have a H1 in hand.

abraham_son Breaking up with America

1) Is not true. If you change jobs you don't have to go through the lottery again. It is just paperwork. 2) Is true and it is a big issue. It is sad to see educated spouses wasting their time here in the US

abraham_son Docker 1.2.0, with restart policies

Any idea when AWS Elastic BeanStalk will start supporting this version?

abraham_son The tech boom in Seattle is bringing in droves of successful, insufferable guys

Perhaps something like this :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7343283

abraham_son Fab Lays Off One-Third of Global Headcount, Slashing New York City Staff

The CEO was in news for being mad at someone who didn't switch seats with him on a plane.

http://www.businessinsider.com/fabcom-founder-baffled-by-pas...

abraham_son It Is Time For Basic Income

I have been thinking about the long term effects of automation (as in self driving car/trucks etc) and I think such a scheme will become necessary in the near future. How many job losses will be there in near future if all the vehicles become self-driven. Number of truckers is estimated at In 2006, the U.S. trucking industry as a whole employed 3.4 million drivers. Another 233,900 cab driver. Maybe 2X number in supporting jobs, like waiters etc. Can a society survive with so many jobless people with the current unemployment schemes?

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abraham_son The Fall Of Perl, The Web's Most Promising Language

I liked writing Perl instead of bash but I couldn't shake the "whole thing is a hack" feeling. That why I found myself using more and more Python.

Is Perl 6 is more consistent(for lack of a better word) language ?

abraham_son "For the past two months, I’ve been living in the world of keystroke tax."

(Almost) Obligatory comment:

If you work involves prolonged typing. then 1) Do not use laptop keyboards. 2) Look at ergonomic keyboards if your work involves typing all day. 3) Consider alternate keyboard layouts (Dvoark,Colemak)

abraham_son Why Free Speech Loses in India

The news from India these days is rarely cheery.. This sentence pretty much sums up my feeling about my country, these days..

abraham_son Feds: Mexican Tycoon Exploited Super PACs to Influence U.S. Elections

abraham_son High prices sending Bay Area renters and homebuyers to outlying communities

>>>That compares to San Jose's fourth-quarter median price of $645,000; Sunnyvale's $964,000; Milpitas' $648,000; Oakland's $435,500; and San Francisco's $867,000.

Can anyone explain why Sunnyvale has a higher median than SFO? Is it because SFO has more apartments compared to individual houses in Sunnyvale.

abraham_son A friend died nearly 2 years ago. I had no idea

I don't want to be disrespectful, just sharing my opinion. My dad passed away few months ago and we decided to delete his facebook account. It was too hard for us to see his pictures and suddenly feel the pain all over again. Especially on FB the profile picture shows up in unexpected places.(mutuals friends etc...). For us deleting the account seemed to the right thing to do for the healing process.

abraham_son 'How Much Will Obamacare Cost Me?' Try Our Calculator

I find it weird that you don't blame the employers for dumping an employee, to avoid paying 2000$ penalty.

abraham_son This Post Took 3 Years to Write

Not having a time limit is a big issue. Currently I have 5 games where the opponents are AWOL.

abraham_son This Post Took 3 Years to Write

Played the game, it is very good. A couple of points, - I was also confused by the end turn button. - Is there time limit on the move? It wasn't very clear to me. -It wasn't clear to me that traps affect friendly units (A warning would be good.

abraham_son They're Taking Over - jellyfish bloom and the future of the ocean.

Is cheap energy, solar or fusion, one candidate for "silver bullet"?

abraham_son The Meaning of Work

@lwhalen

I am not really disagreeing with you. I have also met a lot of people like this.

I was trying to point out 1) How it has become really hard to work your way out of poverty with an entry level job these days. 2) How a life of constant failure and lack of guidance leads to personality trait which seems to almost predisposed towards failure.

"even if your girlfriend breaks up with you, you still get your butt into work the next day. No whining, no excuses. It might not be the Greatest Job Ever (tm), but it's better (IMHO) than sitting around leeching off family."

This shows a good work ethic in you, a strong sense of values and I agree with it and admire it. But having raised in a tightly-knit family with no financial issues, I wonder how I would have turned out if I had grown up in the a family like the one mentioned in the article.

abraham_son The Meaning of Work

1)"his neighborhood's unemployment rate 16.3 percent"

2)Chris began his new job. Eight dollars an hour, 40 hours a week, $16,640 a year.<> An income of $11,490 for a person is defined a the poverty threshold.

3) She is 52 years old, and after 10 years of working as an attendant at a nursing home, a job that paid her $7 an hour when she began and $9.75 an hour when she was let go, she wonders if she will ever work again.

4)He thought he had a job as a stocker at K-mart, but on the day he was to start training, he didn't have bus fare, and that was that.

I see multiple things which are "societal problem" in the article.

"lazy kid can't keep a job because of his own personal problems"

Unless you have gone through a long bout of unemployment, where you get rejected on a daily basis, I would say you are not qualified to comment on the effect of such a episode on a persons morale and psychological well-being of this person. What you see as laziness just might be depression.

I am not completely justifying the person in the article. But I tend to view these things through a more compassionate eye after I went through a brief period of unemployment.

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