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geekam··on Static site generators focus on the wrong thing
Some work was done here : https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/issues/224#issuecommen...
geekam··on Static site generators focus on the wrong thing
I use Pelican[1] (Python) SSG and they are adding (have added?) a feature to skip articles that have not been touched. That makes compilation really fast.

[1] https://github.com/getpelican/pelican

geekam··on Show HN: DeveloperAgents – a newsletter to promote remote developers
I am a developer in the US at this point but am returning back to India very soon. This seems like something only for the US/EU area, right?
geekam··on Show HN: My wife developed an Android app but she's too shy to post it on HN
Great job! Do you know if she'll be making this for iOS?
geekam··on Developer Anxiety, we’re not alone
That list of three things resonates well with the one I have. I'd also add job security along side #3 for me. Always wonder if I have the power to change when everything seems and is so fickle.
geekam··on Developer Anxiety, we’re not alone
There should be a poll somewhere for programmers asking the top 3 things that give them anxiety.
geekam··on United States of Secrets (Part Two)
That loads the page fine but video does not load : "Crossdomain loading denied."
geekam··on New DuckDuckGo design
How to turn off auto-scroll and turn pagination on?
geekam··on The woman who saw beneath oceans
Wikipedia article on that episode : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_Planet_Eart...
geekam··on Don't Become a Scientist (1999)
OP here. I'd like to say that I did not know about the author's other controversial articles and many of which I find disturbing. I was on a journey to figure out whether PhD (esp. in other fields than your prior ones) makes sense, for myself and while doing so came across this article and HN seemed like a nice place to have a discussion.

My apologies to not have searched HN prior to submitting this, to see if it will be a re-post. However, even if comments were anecdotal, it still helped me understand the gravity of the situation.

geekam··on Don't Become a Scientist (1999)
I agree with you. I see the same pattern with Indian science landscape. Unless you have nice and strong connections, landing an academic position in India is tough too, even with a PhD from some ace university in the US.
geekam··on Don't Become a Scientist (1999)
I believe worse in terms of quality of research, education while having a good stipend. I understand there might be exceptions on either side.
geekam··on Don't Become a Scientist (1999)
Would like to know

* how true this is, today?

* Since I already have an alternative career path (computer science, programmer) can I now pursue my passion of science by going to grad school (physics)?

geekam··on India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win
With his deep ties with big business families I doubt this "pro-business" is anything but pro corps.

(http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghabahree/2014/03/12/doing-big...)

geekam··on [dead]
This is the twitter account of Charlie (the person behind this) : https://twitter.com/charliepark
geekam··on [dead]
Can I donate less than $276, say the amount that my pocket allows?
geekam··on [dead]
How is it shady?
geekam··on How to throttle the FCC to dial up modem speeds
I'd like to have this done to all government agencies, at least all of the major ones.
geekam··on New Soylent Website
Your breakfast point and eating out during lunch are exactly my problems too. I'll add to that - when I get home, I am tired and I can either work-out or cook for myself and eat. If I can have soylent, then I can save energy to work-out or even relax on the days I am really tired.
geekam··on New Soylent Website
I have been thinking of trying out Soylent. Are there folks here you have tried it consistently for more than a few weeks? If yes, then how do you feel about yourself?
geekam··on The next version of DuckDuckGo
I'd like a little better code and programming related search. For anything related to code-search I have to switch to Google at this point.
geekam··on The Absurdity of LinkedIn
Linkedin makes Facebook look like a real good deal.
geekam··on Google Cloud DNS
Naïve question but what kind of organizations will benefit the most from this service? Or put it other way, the situations this service is needed for? Can anyone explain to me please?
geekam··on In which I answer all of the questions (2012)
Apart from the gender, plagiaristic issue, I think Jef Atwood really needs to learn about analogies. He was trying to conflate Autism with Sexism in his post.(And did you know that autism skews heavily towards males at a 4:1 ratio?)

In the post about Aaron Swartz, he compared that to rage-quitting, even though he stated that he "understands depression is a serious disease".

geekam··on Ask HN: Interviewing, what did I do wrong?
I responded to you. Please check your email.
geekam··on Ask HN: jumping back into C++ after 4 years, what did I miss?
Jason created a group where everyone from here can ask and share https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/community-c-plus-plu...
geekam··on Ask HN: jumping back into C++ after 4 years, what did I miss?
Please include me in the mailing list as well.
geekam··on Ask HN: Interviewing, what did I do wrong?
No matter how long it's been, interviewing is still a very subjective field. It is frustrating, no doubt, to not know what you did wrong but that's what subjectivity brings.
geekam··on British Pathé Puts Over 85,000 Historical Films on YouTube
For a history buff, having that collection for free is good enough.
geekam··on The New Linode Cloud: SSDs, Double RAM and much more
I do not understand the difference between outbound bandwidth vs the transfer. Can you explain a bit please?
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