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kombinatorics··on Obsession
I too share this grand delusion. I know it's a delusion, yet I can't formulate a solution. I'm a first year right now, I share the same story from high school, to rejection from the university I wanted to go to, and finally to the low grades in university. Thanks for sharing the story, it gives me insight on where my behaviour will lead. Thank you.
kombinatorics··on Mark Zuckerberg's first website is still on Angelfire
This is comedy gold.
kombinatorics··on What's your favorite computer science topic?
This + Data Mining & Neural Networking.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Where do you find a good UI designers?
dribbble.com

/thread.

kombinatorics··on How to Swap two numbers without temp variable in Java
What's the point of finding the trillionth number in pi? The same is implied here. We do things, just because we can.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Are there books on HTML5/CSS3 for people new to HTML/CSS in general?
Right click > Inspect Element.

This is the greatest teacher/tutorial.

kombinatorics··on How to Swap two numbers without temp variable in Java
Simple yet difficult to conjure. This is awesome!
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: (How) Would you do it all over again?
Although I'm only 19, there are a ton of things I wish I could go back and talk to past me. Too many times have I missed out on opportunities and lost advantages.

Ah well.

kombinatorics··on How does the programming behind transforming a picture work?
Wow, thanks for the info. I always liked proof based math more than the applied math. Linear Algebra is going to be a lot more interesting now.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: What are starting salaries for CS grads this year?
"Hey Charlie, how does it feel to have a golden ticket?"

That is one hell of a line up aha. Is it possible if you can tell us what school you went to? My curiosity needs feeeeeeding!

kombinatorics··on Ask HN: What's your motivational saying?
"Do your work. Don't be stupid."

That is surprisingly effective.

kombinatorics··on Yale Computer Science Dept overworked, understaffed
ugh, seems like everyone is doing a cs major now a days. kind of diminishes the value of the degree, sort of like a business degree aha.
kombinatorics··on Show HN: Find Local Hackathons
A little too minimal, it looks like one of those scam sites. You might want to give it a redesign. Other than that, I think this is an awesome idea, can't wait for it to come to my area (Toronto).
kombinatorics··on Three students build $100 device that blinds attacker and takes picture
that's useless.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Do I need a CS degree or should I stay with my job?
Most people have a misconception of a CS degree as if it teaches you how to code. Computer Science is neither about computers or about science. It's a math and a logic degree. With a CS degree you should be able to code, conjure algorithms and all that jazz out of anything. It teaches you how to be more efficient, write better algorithms, use your hardware to its full potential and etc.

Look at the opportunity cost then make a decision. If I were in your shoes... if I'm making more than $90k AND =<25, then I wouldn't go for a degree. However, education never hurts right?

tl;dr: CS teaches you how to be a better problem solver. You probably know more about "programming" and "languages" than most CS majors.

kombinatorics··on Show HN: The top free PSDs on dribbble in one place
wow, didn't know dribbblers lurked hn. nice to see that.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Women of HN?
Aha, I just said that to be the odd one in all the "I'm a female" comments. There is nothing wrong with the question you asked, it's simply a survey. I guess knowing you're not the only female, in a (obvious) male dominated industry, is comforting.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Women of HN?
I'm a male.
kombinatorics··on Math notes to take you from one year of college calculus to grad student level
this is gold. thanks!
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Your biggest accomplishment in 2012?
2012 has been my worst year by far. I failed countless times. Hoping 2013 is better.
kombinatorics··on I earned pathetically $6.30 for my iOS App this quarter
Invest in design as well. Many people neglect the importance of how a product looks. "If you can't make it good, at least make it look good".
kombinatorics··on How did you first learn HTML, CSS, and/or JS?
Looking through other people's code. Chromes/Safari's Inspect Element was my teacher.
kombinatorics··on Are there any "successful" startups that use PC's anymore?
Everyone knows PCs are the superior machines. However, Macs get things done, in a very simple elegant way. Also, a Mac is needed for iOS app development. Macs can also be used for Android development. Win, win. Most start ups are based on mobile app development now days.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Should i give up?
"When the world says, 'Give up,' Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time'."
kombinatorics··on Suggestion for Mark Zuckerberg: Charge users for watching others private photos
That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
kombinatorics··on Vandalism on "Dell" page on Wikipedia by Dell employees
Oh man, that is classic aha.
kombinatorics··on Ask HN: What are the most important problems in our field?
My field being Mathematics and Computer Science, the next big thing is really Quantum Computing. On the theory aspect, the biggest "success" would be to solve P=NP.
kombinatorics··on Ask:HN How to deal with people who take false credit from your work?
When you know for sure he is going to slap his name on it, create bugs in the code on purpose. When everything is going wrong, you fly in like Superman and fix your "bug".

There are so many ways to screw this guy over. It is an opportunity for you to climb to his position.

kombinatorics··on Ask HN: Can't stay at a company for more than an year.
If you continue this trend, you are going to look like a ticking bomb to employers. They will assume you will leave within a year, and thus not hire you. Of course, unless you are a development god.
kombinatorics··on Intype (long, long awaited Windows text editor) hits 1.0
How is this better than Notepad++?
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