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khndon Ask HN: What industry or technology needs democratization?

ba dum tiss

khndon Ask HN: Why are there so many Amazon stories on the front page?

because they're having their aws reinvent[1] conference where they announce all kinds of new development.

[1]: https://reinvent.awsevents.com/

khndon Dear Jeff Bezos: Is a suicide attempt enough, or do you still need more data?

oh wow +1 for dev whispering skills

khndon Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to Staff

wow. i wonder if bezos is going to address this.

khndon Silicon Valley’s Secret: Proximity, Stolen Parts, and the Kindness of Strangers

sv has a homogeneous culture builtin

khndon In Germany, Syrians find mosques too conservative

> migrants who are already living abroad for a while feel a need to emphasize their born-in-to identity to counter the immigrated-into society

This is an important point. Going further, things like Trump brand politics of demonizing outsiders and newcomers fuels this need to emphasize born-in-identity.

khndon Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

yikes old dog at 33.

khndon Ask HN: Recommendation for open-source self-hosted collaboration software

google wave[1] is open sourced now.

[1]: https://incubator.apache.org/wave/about.html

khndon The Google X moonshot factory is struggling to get products out the door

why does it matter if the moonshot factory is getting products out the door or not?

khndon Ursula K. Le Guin, “the emissary from Orsinia,” challenges expectations

ohh and "the ones who walk away from omelas"

khndon George Kennan's “Long Telegram” (1946)

if you're interested in this stuff, also check out "nsc 68", which is the actual policy material this stuff evolved into. then also the latest reincarnation of all this, "rebuilding america's defenses" by project for new american century.

khndon Pokémon Go data usage draws attention of House Energy and Commerce Committee [pdf]

i feel like they're trying to stay ahead by focusing sights on niantic before the public shows up at the telcos with pitchforks. lame overall.

khndon Are Police Allowed to Robot-Bomb Suspects?

is this bad because the police is becoming more like the military? since the military/cia robot bomb suspects on the daily.

khndon Quitting your job to pursue your passion is a privilege

i dont think hn can imagine that hard

khndon Quitting your job to pursue your passion is a privilege

i don't think its hard to imagine that a lot of people didn't have access to computers during their childhood. also there are lots of people that didn't have the right environment or parenting to name a few. since you mentioned "interests in technical subjects since childhood". i know the guy in the article mentions that he learned to computer from 18 on wards, also he went to MIT which i think says a lot about his childhood. maybe you think the word is ridiculous but i think there is room for more empathy.

khndon UC Berkeley student questioned, refused service after speaking Arabic on flight

can't tell if you're trolling.

khndon UC Berkeley student questioned, refused service after speaking Arabic on flight

this reminds me of that white guy that was tweeting up a storm getting on a plane with his leatherman pocket knife thing and also exchanging lolstories with other white people about getting through airport security with questionable items.

khndon Grading Trudeau on quantum computing

i think "half the people" is an overestimate. i don't think most people learn integration in school. i'd be surprised if half learn differential calculus.

khndon More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren’t Making Payments

also i think a lot of it is this kind of stuff[0].

[0]: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/everest-college-closure-no-s...

khndon More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren’t Making Payments

yes absolutely. this is a great idea. loan defaults by school would be an excellent indicator. more upvotes please.

khndon More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren’t Making Payments

it's these 'for profit college' they have to go. i suspect most are total trash. also - with all these coding bootcamps popping up nowdays, im not sure if people are able to get govt student loans for these or what but it sounds like trouble. ppl are desperate to jump on the coding gold rush and the great salaries and job market. ppl are going to get fucked over big time.

first time i saw this[0] all kinds of warning bells went off. im sure there is a way forward so that people can learn and share the value created from software development job market but i think we should move fwd carefully. ppl will definitely get fd over.

but yea most of those 'for-profit' colleges are totally shady.

do they have everest college in the US? perfect example of this kind of bs. in canada they got shut down, but not before screwing over tons of people out of their money for years[1].

[0]: http://www.inc.com/maria-aspan/max-levchin-affirm-better-stu...

[1]: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/everest-college-closure-no-s...

khndon How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off

- Kahlil Gibran

khndon Johannes Kepler was not a lone genius

there's a wiki page on "Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world"

khndon Strong Legs Associated with Healthy Brains in Twin Study

preach!

khndon Ask HN: Why did DHH's last article get pulled from the front page yesterday?

cause he was dropping truth bombs.

khndon Ask HN: How do I stop comparing myself to others?

something something suncreen