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pmtarantino··on Fast Software, the Best Software
Universities shouldn't teach any language at all. Maybe show them and explain why each one is better in any example, but I wouldn't like an University that teaches to code for Win32 over Java either.

* My experience in University: I had to code in Assembly language, C, C++ (to learn about memory allocation, pointers, garbage collection - f*ck valgrind - ), Smalltalk / Pharo (for real object-oriented), Python / MatLab (for math things), and Java (for algorithms).

edit: Add Smalltalk/Pharo

pmtarantino··on Launch HN: Cloosiv (YC S19) – Order ahead from local coffee shops
How it works for cafés? They must own an iPad / Computer, or you provide with the PoS?
pmtarantino··on Using Hugo, Gitlab Pages, and Cloudflare to Create and Run a Free Static Website
For comments you can embed an external service, like Disqus.
pmtarantino··on After 15 Years, the Pirate Bay Still Can’t Be Killed
For some films? Yeah, I'd do it.
pmtarantino··on After 15 Years, the Pirate Bay Still Can’t Be Killed
The problem for me isn't the old ones - is the new ones. I want to see the new movies at my house. Yeah, there are films that I'd like to see at the cinema, but those are less than 5 per year. But if I could pay to watch a new film in the comfort of my home, I'd do it. As I can't, I'll probably download it for free.
pmtarantino··on Mail a Letter Online
This website isn't new, as most comments say. However, I've been using in the past a lot of times and works very very well. In fact, I used a lot the option to add a return stamp so if the other person wants to reply (mostly offices), they don't need to pay anything.
pmtarantino··on Oculus Rift S
I watched some examples with the PSVR (PlayStation 4 VR) headset. It isn't that good. I never felt like I was sitting in the courtside, but probably because the quality of the video isn't that good. Also, it is very umcorfortable to keep moving your head to follow the plays. In real life you only move your eyes, not your head.
pmtarantino··on Oculus Rift S
I have the PSVR headset, that works with PlayStation 4. It really amazed me how good it looks and how real some experience feels (read some reviews about Resident Evil 7, for example, I didn't dare to try it). For example, I notice it that it is so good, that my dad (60 years old), who never played any console (because he is not a gaming person), played several games with the headset. It is also a different type of entertainment.

At the same time, it makes you feel tired. Not only your eyes / mind, but your body. So I don't play that much, but that's the only reason - you need to be in a special mood to play, and you can't play for one hour, at least not without some rest.

But I enjoy it a lot, and with my girlfriend we often joke it was the best purchase we ever made.

pmtarantino··on GoDaddy injecting JavaScript into websites and how to stop it
I remember those times. They were beautiful. I could spent hours trying to search for the best free webhosting that includes PHP, MySQL and Phpmyadmin, and didnt fill my website with popups or banners at the top/bottom of the webpage.
pmtarantino··on Raspberry Pi Pet Detector Camera Using Python, TensorFlow, and Twilio [video]
Sorry if this sounds idiot, but can't you put the RFID chip into the leash or something like that? Why it needs to be "inside" the animal?
pmtarantino··on Show HN: Share one-liner command snippets
Nice! One feature request. In snippets like these: https://snippets.shodan.io/c/BADsCL6DDfi4hSMM - can you add an input to modify the variables and copy the final one? It is umcofortable for me to copy it into the command line, edit the command with my values, and send it. It would be easier to just update DIR in the page and copy the final command. I hope I explained myself!
pmtarantino··on Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
Thanks for the recommendation, but is it possible to do something for the back without a bar to do the pullups? I dont have a bar and I cant install one on the apartment I rent. Thanks!
pmtarantino··on FrontPage 98: Elegant and Exquisite (1997)
Are you sure you are not me? We have the same past it seems.
pmtarantino··on Credit card fraud warning signs
They pay but it is included in the price I pay to them.
pmtarantino··on Credit card fraud warning signs
I use reshipping centers a lot, even if the store ships internationally. There are two main reasons:

1 - I may buy a lot of things from Amazon. It's cheaper to pay US shipping for X times (sometimes they are free) and only one international shipping to my country.

2 - Customs taxes, etc. The company I use for reshipping takes care of everything. I pay them and they deliver the items to my house at the time I ask them to do it. If not, due to the policies of my country customs, I would have to attend a custom office for every item I purchased, which is a pain in the ass.

Don't discriminate us, please.

pmtarantino··on A man who spent $100K to remove a lie from Google
This make me want to start working on the game industry. Coding that transform into happiness is wonderful. What's the best path for this to someone who works in a mix of data science + big data + ml?
pmtarantino··on Ask HN: Any cool ARKit or ARCore apps out there right now gaining popularity?
Not related with the original question, but your landing is great. No text and in just 2 seconds I understood what your app does.
pmtarantino··on Show HN: Impostor Roster – Suffering from Impostor Syndrome? You're not alone
A reference to The Beatles song.
pmtarantino··on How to Recognize Burnout Before You’re Burned Out
I didnt know I had this problem until I read you. Thanks for putting into words something I felt but I didnt know how to describe it. Thanks. Any advice on how to solve it or feel better or anything?
pmtarantino··on Ask HN: Have you regretted making something open-source?
I understand your feeling, but I used it in a startup I work for. As I was responsible for this feature (customers uploading their csv files), with PP I did this task in half a day when it could have took me a few days. I told this to my boss and I asked him to donate to PP from the company, but I never heard about it again, so I will ask him again on Monday.

Thanks again for this library.

pmtarantino··on The Boring Company [video]
I suppose you can't control (or detect?) if the car fails, and if that is the case, the whole system would be screwed.
pmtarantino··on Stupid security things
Recently I won an auction at Galabid.com. They use Stripe and after putting my credit card, it was denied (I think because it was a large payment and I have no limits). Unfortunately, the Stripe JS popup didn't let me change the card. I don't know why - I tried incognito, diff browsers, but it was helpless. I had to send another Card number and all its data through email or the items were going to be auctioned again if I didn't pay in 24hs.
pmtarantino··on Ask HN: What are the OSS alternatives to iOS/Android?
I never developed an app so I dont know, but if you cant include in the APK because people can decode it, how do you distribute keys and secret strings?
pmtarantino··on Docker Hub is down and/or slow
It may be related to this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13755673
pmtarantino··on Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building one project?
I am interested in the heroku part, but I would like that for different services. Like Amazon, Digital Ocean (I used it for single VPS but I'd like to see how to set up different vps, connect with each other, do vertical and horizontal scaling, etc).

Any recommendations in this area?

pmtarantino··on Ask HN: If you could move anywhere for a tech job, where would you go?
Edinburgh, Scotland. Visited twice and I loved the city.
pmtarantino··on Show HN: Scalable Tic Tac Toe
I won too and it said it lost because the next move made the CPU win, although I won before. I think after the user move, the CPU automatically do its move and check after that.
pmtarantino··on Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for startups?
Sometimes you need Stripe for a side project or stuff like that. Atlas is focused in large corporations and, besides, you have to pay to be incorporated.
pmtarantino··on Ask HN: How would you design a version control system for prose instead of code?
I tried to do this in the past - a software for authors, editors, etc. It is almost impossible. Unless you create a Microsoft Word plugin, you won't be able to make the authors (specially) and editors a new software.

Most authors write on Word, and they won't change their software. Plus, most authors write before they have a publisher, editor, etc., so you will have to convert the Word file to your own software without loosing formatting or anything like that.

pmtarantino··on Ask HN: What is the best online resource to learn advanced SQL?
Yes, but when a company asks for experience they aren't thinking in playing with large datasets unless you create an open source tool that becomes useful for a lot of people. Just playing with them wouldn't be suffice.
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