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harrisjt

35 karma · joined June 9, 2017

Software Developer & Designer / Student @ Wisconsin
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harrisjt··on Mounting criticism of NIH's relationship with the alcohol industry
As a Wisconsinite, I'm not sure I believe that there is a link between alcohol and lower obesity rates.
harrisjt··on Facebook Secretly Saved Videos Users Deleted
A bit like university.
harrisjt··on Cal State L.A. turns the most low-income students into top earners
This is essentially what I was trying to get at. I think people have many misconceptions when it comes to different tiers of education, it might be a topic worth some research.
harrisjt··on Cal State L.A. turns the most low-income students into top earners
I was kinda excluding the people who bought there way in or have family connections, I thought about this as I was posting.
harrisjt··on Netflix Sans, a new custom typeface
Seems like an odd thing for them to do. For me it came off as netflix either changing the branding or wanting to show off the font in a creative way.
harrisjt··on Online flag waver
What types of patterns don't work on realistic flags?
harrisjt··on Cal State L.A. turns the most low-income students into top earners
I think more people that go to Ivies are hard workers then have so much natural ability that it doesn't require much work. Nowadays you have to be doing multiple extra curricular activities and qualifying for summer programs, etc.
harrisjt··on Unratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Didn't some student get an emendment ratified this way to impress his professor. I remember reading he had to spam contact tons of senators.
harrisjt··on Ask HN: What has HN given you?
Is it hard to remember that string every time?
harrisjt··on VLC 3.0 release
This is a great release. I've been using potplayer for a while now and have had great experiences, any reason to switch?
harrisjt··on Would College Students Retain More If Professors Dialed Back the Pace?
My uni (Wisconsin), in the engineering program, apply some old philosophy of a ratio of time in class to time in lab. It's something like 50/50 or 40/60, I think a lot of students prefer it that way.
harrisjt··on Mass grave may belong to Viking Great Army
I'm interested in how this affects dating for any species with a diet of fish
harrisjt··on The IBM 1401 compiles and runs FORTRAN II
Love this video. I hope to become that knowledgeable some day, or at least as nostalgic.
harrisjt··on Ask HN: What would you invest in if you were the CEO of Apple?
Battery research of some sort. please. If an iphone could last just 1 week without a charge and that stayed that way for 5 years. It would sell me over android EASY
harrisjt··on Why Did a Billionaire Give $75M to a Philosophy Department?
Couldn't he have donated to a different university that could effect more students rather than a school with a $3.381 billion endowment?
harrisjt··on 'It Was the First Time I Cried in the Operating Room'
I could never do this work, insanity. Props to all the nurses and people behind the surgery technology.
harrisjt··on Developer Skills Report
I'm a huge user of Jetbrains IDEs and I feel like they make me a little dependent. What language do you mostly write in?
harrisjt··on Developer Skills Report
My machine org professor plans on teaching it this semester because employers in the area are preferring it. I was surprised by how many people knew it already.
harrisjt··on Developer Skills Report
Look at how rust changes when you select age. The younger people are the more they dislike it, and it even goes negative at the lowest bracket (and in total)
harrisjt··on Developer Skills Report
Wow I'm surprised by students really putting compensation down on the list of things that are important to them compared to professionals.
harrisjt··on A summary of what quantitative trading firms do
I agree but maybe they invest in certain companies with their profit or push technology further.
harrisjt··on Guide to JavaScript Frameworks
I got so fully discouraged in web development that I'm now moving towards software engineering. Before, I was fully invested in being a web developer
harrisjt··on What does code readability mean?
Clean Code I think is the best resource on readability. Your code self-documenting while following simple software principles is difficult but ideal.
harrisjt··on Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science
Do people get testing experience in a CS degree? For me it may be a small part of my software engineering course but that would be it.
harrisjt··on The Growing Peril of Index Funds: Too Much Tech
50% in crypto? Good luck man, that sounds very risky.
harrisjt··on Economics of Minecraft
Monospaced font the whe way through? Killing me man. Good rrad though.
harrisjt··on New Discoveries in Greece Reveal Ancient Roman Engineering
Very jealous of the people who get to do this as I sit here on my computer. The trident on the stone and the mud level is fantastic, can't wait to see the next organic material that is revealed.
harrisjt··on A computer science study plan
I agree; google can help you answer a question but you will rarely know what is best practice, modern, or even most correct.
harrisjt··on G.M. Unveils Its Driverless Cars, Aiming to Lead the Pack
Do they work in icy or snow related low visibility conditions? I'm living in Wisconsin so they would have to tick both boxes for me to consider.
harrisjt··on Hello, world: this is WikiTribune
How will they do investigative pieces?
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