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thetest3ron Automatically detecting and replying to recruiter spam

Instead of an initial, I'd recommend putting an emoji in the first name. (And putting your last name as your full name). I've been able to filter out most "InMail/auto" when they say something along the lines of "Hi {emoji}."

I learned of it here: https://www.glennstovall.com/the-wolf-test/

thetest3ron The Dark Side of Dark Mode

I'd suggest trying Dark Reader extension for your browser. It's a life-saver for me.

thetest3ron Ask HN: Which Wiki or internal documentation tools do you use?

Had base-tier Confluence at one company. Super nice.

thetest3ron When starting school, younger children are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-your-birthday-affects-yo...

thetest3ron Ryanair, Hamiltonian Cycles, and using graph theory to find cheap flights

Google Flights will render a whole calendar of prices.

thetest3ron Show HN: The Vue.js Handbook – Free 120 pages ebook

It's reminiscent of the Succinctly series by Syncfusion. We were considering Vue at our workplace, this will make it a quick read. Thanks!

thetest3ron Show HN: Culture Queries – The best questions to ask during your job interview

From the looks of it, when you give you email they're adding you to a job posting list... (main monetization scheme)

An additional feature might be to allow posters to also select which characteristics they have and tailor it to you...per say?

Just a guess.

thetest3ron How does hacker news work?

Anyone is allowed to submit articles. It shows up on new, and then there's a custom algorithm that puts it in the "top of the list."

A good example is reddit.

thetest3ron Ask HN: What charities do you donate to?

EFF. Their work is extremely relevant to those in the tech industry.

thetest3ron Ask HN: What happens when an expert touches a noob's code?

Your question reminds me of this github example: https://gist.github.com/weakish/7428608

thetest3ron Ask HN: Best VPN for personal use / privacy?

I personally use PIA, now the service is slower (than other services), but they've clearly proven themselves :)

https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-providers-no-logging-claims-tes...

thetest3ron From PS4 to 1.44 MB Floppy: Porting Retro City Rampage to MS-DOS [video]

Reminds me of this comic: http://i.imgur.com/e9GZtxX.jpg

thetest3ron Ask HN: What does your company do to keep you motivated other than pay?

I work for a religious university (so the pay is meh). I would say that it's the relaxed culture in IT (I can come in any time between 8-9), good benefits, and free classes.

You're supposed to use the free classes to work on your masters but I use it to take the "fun" classes you can't during a normal college run. And the boss is okay with it :D!

thetest3ron Forget virtual assistants, Asteria wants to be your AI friend

Reminds me of the movie Her....

thetest3ron How I'm fixing the 401(k)

What about https://octavewealth.com/? They seem like a better option.

thetest3ron Open source is now ready to compete with Mathematica for use in the classroom

What about http://mathics.github.io/?

thetest3ron Best music to code to?

http://8tracks.com/musicbeats/writing-lines-of-code-ambient

thetest3ron Headphones/earphones for work

Velodyne vQuiets, which are noise cancelling and on sale for about $69.

http://velodyne.com/vquiet-noise-cancelling-headphones-black...

thetest3ron Ask HN: Which programming bootcamp should I attend?

Thanks for the information. I'm trying to get a job once I finish these bootcamps. many people have advised me to not take some of the bootcamps because they focus more on the frontend (HTML, CSS, Node.js).

My email is thetest3r@gmail.com.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas!