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This makes no sense.

I think if you're doing HN for karma, you're doing it wrong.

Are you thinking of Tibia?

We had an optics lab at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University about the idea behind the FlatFrog display system back in 2014 (I think) and I remember thinking it was genius.

It bothers me immensely that they redirect docs for services that work perfectly fine by themselves to amplify docs with a note that says something like "use amplify".

Other than that, using AWS services directly is always a much better experience. In my opinion amplify is like a dumbed down version of that.

One of the best tips I have gotten from the internet is to never copy and paste code you have not written yourself. Even rewriting it verbatim makes you think about what it is you are actually copying.

It's a pretty neat rule to have in mind.

You could use GitHub issues for posts and comments, fetched using the GitHub API. I did a proof of concept of this a long time ago [0]. Not sure if it still works.

[0] https://github.com/mateogianolio/issuance

Pretty much the same with SVT in Sweden. They also have a site called ”öppet arkiv” (open archive) claiming to be one of the world’s largest TV archives.

Just because they are both open source does not mean they share a common goal or methodology. My guess is that KaTeX was written to overcome the deficiencies of mathjax.

16 bytes of memory for one complex number! I could've called it Complex128, but that’s a mouthful.

Yes, I decided to add the instantiations for readability. It would be more efficient in a production setting to do the operations directly on the raw data.

Thank you for the link!

I've been to two AWS Summits (Stockholm) and most if not all AWS employees explicitly point out that you should never use the console for anything serious. It might be good for presentations, but it's horrible when you need to manage infrastructure.

For anyone working with linear algebra in Node.js, I wrote C++ bindings to BLAS a couple of years ago [0]. I also started working on bindings to LAPACK, but never had the time to finish them [1].

[0] https://github.com/mateogianolio/nblas

[1] https://github.com/mateogianolio/nlapack

Something like the Live Trace tool in Illustrator but for simple shapes? Would be really interesting to try to build that.

Ironically, your comment is a good example of ”creative” storytelling.

> The large portion of the gains in other parts of the world have lifted billions out of poverty.

You may be correct, but it's hard to trust this sentence without a proper source.

> (There's also of course the personal satisfaction you may get from knowing a bunch of strangers use, and maybe even love, something you made or contributed heavily to).

From my experience this is actually way more rewarding than getting paid.

I’m quite the opposite, I feel like MDN is the only sane resource in an ocean of opinionated crap. Not saying it covers everything but for syntax it’s practically the only place I visit.

I agree and your comment didn't come off as negative to me.

You can't count productivity in hours. Someone who goes "all-in" 6 hours a day can certainly accomplish more than someone who says they go "all-in" 12 hours a day.

There is a pretty big difference between a charitable non-profit organization and a proprietary music streaming service.

I can't speak for everyone in Sweden, but I'd rather pay high taxes and enjoy the benefits of free healthcare, education and providing everyone with equal opportunities than end up like the situation in the US.

How do you enjoy life having to worry about health insurance and saving your whole life to pay for your children's education? Have a look at the World Happiness Report [0]. Of course we are perfectly capable of enjoying life.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report

Agreed. The reason I became a programmer is because of all the wonderful people who decided it was worth their while to share their code for free. Being able to do the same for others is a privilege.

This solution is the opposite of "slowing down and learning how to write better web software".

It's also possible that the threshold for innovation would be lower because of the cap.

> Cats and dogs are engineered to be happy as pets.

Cats and dogs have evolved to be happy as pets.

Let's leave the use of 'engineered' to the creationists :)

I'm 23, coding since 12. Probably echoing a lot of comments here, but contribute to open source! Not only will it help your prospects of getting a job, you will be helping others which is just as rewarding (if not more). I have only studied 2/5 years of a master in CS, and I get job offers solely based on my Github profile. I don't even have a CV. The industry isn't as competitive as you think. Good developers are rare.

Ever wondered why they exist?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone

> ... hedging and differentiation ...

How is the distinction hard to understand? Socialism is a system characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to capitalism, which is characterised by private ownership of the means of production. Both are ideologies.

You could have compared to Soviet or East Germany directly if you wanted to make a point about totalitarian regimes.

Also, I'm pretty sure Germans don't consider socialism to be an authoritarian ideology. Maybe you're confusing it with national socialism (nationalsozialismus => nazism).

You're right, of course. I realised my mistake after the delete link had disappeared. My bad!