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tapeloop··on Elon's 5 Steps for Optimization
Why are we paying any attention to what he thinks? All of his so-called engineering genius has either been discredited or revealed to be heavily overhyped
tapeloop··on Ask HN: Why is it so bad to use any in TypeScript?
you're basically giving away the biggest benefit you get - typing
tapeloop··on Looking for Cryptography enthusiasts to build a community
well you've certainly mastered the cryptic post
tapeloop··on Is Crypto Dead?
hope so, it's embarassing
tapeloop··on How the Steam Engine Was Invented
really interesting but I originally clicked on this thinking it was about how Valve came up with Steam
tapeloop··on YouTube Hack: Indian Journalist Loses Four Years of Valuable Work
Misread that as Indiana Jones Loses Four Years of Valuable work
tapeloop··on DNS can be used to unmask Tor users
this is not news, it's been known for a while surely?

checks date ah 2016, yeah that's about right

tapeloop··on Ask HN: What programing langauge do you 'think' in?
Same. As I get more experience I find that I tend to think more in patterns now
tapeloop··on Ask HN: The Code Book by Simon Singh but for Other Fields?
it's an awesome book. He also did Fermat's Last Theorem which is equally well-paced and detailed.
tapeloop··on Do code reviews frustrate developers?
I've found that on some teams they can turn from a valuable way to learn into a "that's not how I would have done it" contest
tapeloop··on It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop. Please just stop
you know who wants us to think that?

ALIENS

tapeloop··on Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts about indie game design/development?
I loved 'Humans Who Make Games' - there haven't been any new ones in quite some time but the old ones have interviews with Edmund McMillen, Derek Yu, Alex Preston and Kim Swift amongst others
tapeloop··on Ask HN: At which moment did you realise that you are built for computer science?
I was in a band and we created our own website. There were a few problems around a PHP contact form and we all took turns trying to fix it. I realised that I was enjoying something that drove everyone else mad.
tapeloop··on Ask HN: How to get job without technical interview?
go for senior positions - they tend to skip the live tech interview side and focus more on decision making
tapeloop··on Scotland starts renewed case for independence
they didn't say that it was a once in a generation vote (whatever that means), they said it was a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference. The actual difference in meaning between the two should be clear. The terms of the actual agreement signed by all parties agreed legally that there was nothing in it to preclude a further referendum, so even if by some chance your interpretation is what was meant then they have no actual power to enforce it.
tapeloop··on Ask HN: Is the NFT Craze Over?
I really hope so
tapeloop··on MongoDB Releases Queryable Encryption Preview
it's not complicated if they are using deterministic encryption - which brings it's own issues
tapeloop··on Daniel Bernstein Is Probably Right About Everything
for a minute there I thought this was posted by DJB himself
tapeloop··on Ask HN: Why are you sorting by new?
yup, agree. I want to be the one who decides what I read.
tapeloop··on Ask HN: What are the best cybersecurity podcasts?
Darknet Diaries and Smashing Security are my two favourites, This Malicious Life is also really good
tapeloop··on [dead]
what a stupid thing to say
tapeloop··on Rt.com Appears to Be Down
nope, still up I think
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