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brickmort··on Ask HN: What is the best laptop for Linux?
I've had the opportunity to play with X1 Carbon not too long ago and found it to be pretty damn impressive. Haven't used it with linux, but if I was to get a high-end laptop, I would definitely get an X1. Nice to see that it's also linux-capable.
brickmort··on Ninja – full stack web framework for Java
why not?
brickmort··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2014)
New York, NY | Long Island, NY | Remote, Full Time

Python (Django, Flask), Bash, HTML, CSS, Processing, Java, Javascript

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwagfa9ahgp0SkJlRjNra3NkQkk...

Contact info is on resume

Currently working in IT, but looking to move to a developer position. In addition to programming, I'm proficient in graphic design (Photoshop) and music production (FL Studio). I'm bilingual in Spanish and English and consider myself an honest & sociable person. Feel free to contact me even if you just want to keep in touch.

brickmort··on “Learning to Read” excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Despite being 3+ hours, There isn't a single boring moment and Spike Lee and Denzel do a superb job at showing the transformation of Malcolm X. Now I have to go check out the autobiography.
brickmort··on Facebook Reports First Quarter 2014 Results
That's alot of zeroes.
brickmort··on Slackware is 21 Years Old
Reading through the comments here makes me appreciate how great the HN community is. happy birthday Slackware!
brickmort··on Lay Off the Almond Milk, You Ignorant Hipsters
Ever since I tried almond milk, I've never gone back. I was never a big fan of dairy milk in the first place, but almond milk makes cereal and anything else milk-based so much more pleasant. it never has the tendency of tasting or smelling 'off' like cow milk, and many manufacturers add about 50% more calcium than a glass of regular milk. What's not to like?

as for the price markup, if it means that I'm not gonna have to buy almonds, grind them up and do all the filtering myself, then that's fine, I think it's worth it.

brickmort··on Amazon leaks Kindle Unlimited
holy cow.. pretentious much?
brickmort··on Edward Snowden will speak at HOPE X on Saturday
i certainly hope so.
brickmort··on Looks by Dr. Dre
Audiophiles almost unanimously agree that Beats headphones are sub-par when it comes to overall quality of sound.
brickmort··on Ask HN: 16-hour work week jobs?
I think it's a very interesting concept and it should be experimented with more, especially with so many things now being facilitated by being automated.

I think a big factor for this idea not catching on is the grey area of what qualifies as 40h workweek labor. Some jobs like customer service positions make sense, but what about jobs that require a 24h standby? What about positions with fluctuating periods of downtime through the year? what about jobs that could be 8h workdays, but they haven't yet been confirmed that they could in fact be more effective as a 6h or 4h workday?

It's a by-product of modern times not quite catching up with modern technology. We certainly have the ability to think up algorithms that would better suit certain positions based on these factors, but the idea of it right now is too drastic and 'unfair' sounding. Ideally, in time, with the right evidence proving it's effectiveness, workdays would be shortened, quality of lives would bump up and robots would gradually take over.

brickmort··on We put $200k into a site that sucks. Please destroy us with your criticism
I appreciate your advice on this! From what I'm learning from you, it sounds like I'm committing some bad CSS practices myself.
brickmort··on Show HN: Free and Open Source book to teach Firefox OS app development
Excellent! I'll definitely check this out. Thanks for sharing.
brickmort··on Show HN: Full Stack Python
I like this! It's a very comprehensive guide complete with a section on deployment, and not to mention a rich collection of links. Nice job!
brickmort··on Social Login Buttons Aren't Worth It (2012)
"Do you want to NASCAR-up your login page?"

I love that comparison.

brickmort··on Paint.Net 4.0 is now available
chocolatey looks amazing!!!
brickmort··on Twitter's GIF hack
I think now would be a good time to introduce HTML5 videos to the feed, or gfycats. At least on certain browsers.
brickmort··on Ask HN: What are you learning right now?
I'm a Python programmer but I have some familiarity with Java, but I haven't really touched Java in over five years, so I've been refreshing my mind with the recent Java 8 docs and it's been a pretty fun experience so far.
brickmort··on Bitcoin balance lookup
About ~$17.49m USD (as of June 13, 2014)
brickmort··on The Onion launches Clickhole
It took me a good minute to see what they were really doing. Clickbait websites were definitely in need of some pushback and I'm glad that the Onion is behind it. Oh Onion, you clever bastards.
brickmort··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2014)
New York, NY | Long Island, NY | Remote, Full Time

Python (Django, Flask), Bash, HTML, CSS, Processing, Java (basic), Javascript (front-end)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwagfa9ahgp0c1VvMkhuMzFmWEU...

Contact info is on resume

Currently working in IT, but looking to move to a developer position. In addition to programming, I'm proficient in graphic design (Photoshop) and music production (FL Studio). I'm bilingual in Spanish and English and consider myself an honest & sociable person. Feel free to contact me even if you just want to keep in touch.

brickmort··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2014)
New York, NY | Long Island, NY | Remote, Full Time

Python (Django, Flask), Bash, HTML, CSS, Processing, Java (basic), Javascript (front-end)

Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwagfa9ahgp0c1VvMkhuMzFmWEU...

Contact info is on resume

Currently working in IT, but looking to move to a developer position. In addition to programming, I'm proficient in graphic design (Photoshop) and music production (FL Studio). I'm bilingual in Spanish and English and consider myself an honest & sociable person. Feel free to contact me even if you just want to keep in touch.

brickmort··on When Excite nearly bought Google
It's an internet company in the same vein as Yahoo and AOL (a hub for news, weather, etc). It peaked in popularity around the late 90s, early 00s. I almost said that it has since shut down but I just checked and, surprisingly, it's still up today: http://msxml.excite.com/
brickmort··on How Long Does a YC Hiring Link Stay On the Front Page?
This was a very cool read. nice job!
brickmort··on Meet the algorithm that can learn “everything about anything”
DL4J is fascinating! thanks for sharing, I'm definitely going to do some playing around with this framework.
brickmort··on Realistic terrain in 130 lines of JavaScript
This is awesome!! nice job!
brickmort··on Show HN: A socially curated startup job board
I like it! Although it is in dire need of an easy-to-find 'city, location' marker for each entry.

edit: up!! nevermind, i found it. It's on the bottom right. I initially didn't see it. nice job on the site!

brickmort··on Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
Cool! I just spent a good 20 minutes playing through some of the playlists. Some really catchy music on there, and the production on some of the videos is amazing. Nice job!
brickmort··on Simplifying Django
i've been a highlight-reader for as long as I can remember. It irks me when there's a widget that does this, or if the text is in an image. It gives me nothing to 'hold on' to!!
brickmort··on A decentralized anonymous marketplace
very cool! I love the name. It sounds like a b-side by Ween or something. Portobello Road.
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