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abraves10001··on With 200M daily users, Giphy will soon test sponsored GIFs
If the top result is advertised but still decent content and I still have the option to shuffle, I don't think that would deter me.
abraves10001··on How not to build a ship: the USS Ford
On another failed warship note, the Vasa, built in Sweden in the 1620's barely made it off the dock before sinking but was amazingly well preserved. Worth seeing if you are in Stockholm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)

abraves10001··on Why aren’t Google and Facebook enriching our lives more?
That wasn't what I was expecting. Google, Facebook, etc are already walking a very fine line with what happens with their users' data, I imagine they don't want to press the issue too much but I wouldn't be surprised for this to be a reality in coming years.
abraves10001··on Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript?
I honestly don't know. Maybe read one of the books mentioned here, eloquent or the good parts, and enroll in a course specific to a framework (i got a free subscription to front-end masters, that has a few good courses) and go from there.
abraves10001··on Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript?
I think this question needs to be expanded upon before an adequate answer can really be given.

Are you looking to learn code via JS?

Are you proficient in another language that has similar constructs to JS and just need to understand the nuances?

Are you somebody who has understood JQuery on a low level but never understood what the code was actually doing?

I am sure there are a few more questions along similar veins and I think each one of these questions could be interpreted from the OP and I think all of these have potentially different answers.

abraves10001··on Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript?
I had the same experience, it gives a false sense of security. I can pass the courses without having even a remedial understanding of the underlying concepts.
abraves10001··on Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript?
I've taken a few of his online courses and he does an excellent job telling someone they don't know js, without coming off arrogant. I think it's mostly because he can explain most issues in depth but as a previous comment pointed out, it isn't really a beginner series. Although, I am not sure "[learning] javascript" necessarily means that the learner is completely inexperienced.
abraves10001··on Tesla Model S and Model 3 comparison
Unbelievable. Like, I literally don't believe it.
abraves10001··on Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Criminal Justice
No, but banning him isn't the correct answer, either.
abraves10001··on Chelsea Manning released from prison
Also, news.
abraves10001··on Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop
While those look interesting, they seem to be in a completely different market. 14" vs 7" and $100 vs $459, not really comparable.
abraves10001··on Tim Cook’s refusal to help FBI hack iPhone is validated by ‘WannaCry’ attack
Or, you know, just improving their practices.
abraves10001··on When You Picture Someone with Mental Illness, Picture Me in a Nice Tailored Suit
I don't think "[losing] my mind" has a very specific medical definition, I'm not sure how or why you are attempting to define it so narrowly.
abraves10001··on New explanation for middle-age weight gain
Most people aren't overeating by thousands of calories a day, increasing activity by 20 minutes without increased intake would probably diminish the vast majority of weight gain for a large percentage of the populous.
abraves10001··on New explanation for middle-age weight gain
"While we await the results, the best course to help fight that middle-age spread hasn’t changed. Eat right and follow an exercise plan that you know you can stick to—it will make you feel better. Take it from me, a guy who decided eight years ago that it was time to shape up, stopped eating honey buns, got into a regular exercise program with a trainer to keep me accountable, and lost those 30 pounds. You can do it, even without a DNA-PK inhibitor!"

I'm glad the article finished with the above paragraph because while the study is interesting, Americans don't seem to have unique physical traits that cause them to gain weight, we just don't have healthy habits. I wonder what the weight gain in the same time period is in different regions of the world

abraves10001··on [dead]
I am not very experienced but saying there is no good reason to use X language based on 1 test seems short-sighted. Surely there must be other benefits that tip the scale to some degree.
abraves10001··on How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural language analysis
I love the 3 named presidents.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Warren Gamaliel Harding.

abraves10001··on Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser
I am not sure profit-maximization is ever primarily concerned with fairness. Google is probably not the exception to this. However, like many things Google this is something that will improve user experience (no more shitty, malware infested ads, by default) and undercut their competitors. So, most of their users aren't really going to be up in arms.
abraves10001··on USA Facts – Federal, state, and local data from government sources
While it is more than a bit absurd it doesn't work with https, I am not sure the "s" provides much fact verification.
abraves10001··on New Study Challenges a Genetic Link to Stress, Depression
Interesting, I wonder if studies that find a negative, like this one, are more likely to stand the test of time than ones like this study rebutted.
abraves10001··on New research says starting university classes at 11am would improve learning
The opening photo looks to be at a sporting event, during the day. Not sure how that is problematic.

A systemic change of college and young adult culture would be required to stop students from partying late at night, I don't think the colleges selling or not selling this vision is going to have much of an impact.

I am not sure why pushing back some starting times is such a terrible idea given what we know about college students habits.

It kind of reminds me about addicts and either attempting to punitively discourage them and deal with the consequences or give them clean needles and at least ameliorate some of the problems associated with usage.

abraves10001··on TN Could Give Fastest Internet for Free, Will Give Comcast and AT&T $45M Instead
That and their relative amount of money is greater. Would I rather have 60% more money than someone or half as much as someone?

I'm not saying it's the best decision but there are rational explanations.

abraves10001··on Security Certifications Are Causing More Harm Than Good
It doesn't seem like the certs themselves are causing more harm than good, it seems like the lack of evaluation employers do for potential employees is the real issue. Giving too much credence to essentially any degree is problematic, I don't think security certs are exceptional, in this case.
abraves10001··on Trump Administration Backs Down from Order to Unmask 'Rogue' Twitter Critic
It makes me wonder what they were thinking when requesting the information initially. Did they think Twitter would acquiesce? Was it just a distraction? Baffling, really.
abraves10001··on Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump account
Shutting down an account != revealing personal information, either.
abraves10001··on High school journalists investigated a new principal’s credentials
> This might sound nit-picky but I think we all (Americans) value education as a whole

Everything you wrote after that sounds exactly like we don't value education as a whole. We individually value getting a good education but far too frequently ignore how education as a whole is beneficial to society.

abraves10001··on Gender Bias: It Is Worse Than You Think
I thought the child was illegitimate or adopted and the doctor was the biological father. I am pretty sure I failed the bias test, regardless.
abraves10001··on Is Fat Killing Us, or Is Sugar?
It matters in weight loss, without a doubt and weight often matters in a lot of these arguments about what is killing you. I don't think you can equate weight and cholesterol though.
abraves10001··on Is Fat Killing Us, or Is Sugar?
I think I am misunderstanding the 30% claim. Is it over time or is it just that 4.4 is ~30% greater than 3.4? I think the latter makes sense without "the complex statistical way that the study’s results were projected over time" but then again I haven't read the actual study.
abraves10001··on Explain Shell
As a relatively new programmer and one who went to one of those mediocre bootcamps, resources like this are invaluable. Thanks!
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