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michaeldh··on California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years
CA, apparently, grows almonds for the entire United States, and 80% of the world's almonds, too.
michaeldh··on American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis
Except for nearly all of them, sure.
michaeldh··on SICP: The only computer science book worth reading twice? (2010)
You don't think they can address both needs? What are non-MIT schools teaching when they teach CS if it's not SICP? Is everyone else just a vocational school?
michaeldh··on California is torn between clashing Anglo traditions?
Get rich quick by farming?
michaeldh··on Making your own hot sauce
Most of the time that's Tabasco sauce.
michaeldh··on Can reading make you happier? (2015)
Catch-22
michaeldh··on Why not parse `ls` and what to do instead
How common are they?
michaeldh··on Emacs 2011-2023
It's okay to use different tools. Don't worry about it so much.

FWIW, I spent a lot of time in Notepad++ with my own syntax and settings setup for a specific video game I made mods for. And then I learned Linux and really bought into BOTH Vim and Emacs. And then I stopped playing around with computers and pretty much forgot about all of that stuff. No hard feelings.

michaeldh··on Breakfast cereal is in long-term decline
I'm a type 1 diabetic and get to monitor my blood sugar level, and there's just not much difference in between these oatmeal styles when it comes to digesting the carbs.
michaeldh··on Ask HN: As an entry-level programmer, when can I put a language on my resume?
Read the job ad and mirror back to them the terms and language that they use. If the job uses X_lang, probably make sure to put how good you are at X_lang with the presumption that they're going to call you on it if you say you're an expert.