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berlinbrown

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I am a software developer interested in a variety of different environments. I have worked with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and now works for a Financial Services firm. You can find him IRC/freenode as blbrown. Berlin can be found in Atlanta, Georgia. Also see me on twitter. My idea: robotics, ai, data mining
  1. Is Armchair Quarterbacking of healthcare.gov really good for the site?

    I have seen a lot of analysis of healthcare.gov. Some are saying it needs to be written. Some are just looking at little snippets of JavaScript and saying that the tech leaders need to be brought in to fix it. Others…

    4 points 3
  2. Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job?

    Or another way of asking, have you has a programmer been unemployed for a really long time? Mostly because you couldn't find a good fit for the type of work that you are interested. I always like the analogy of herding…

    9 points 14
  3. Ask HN: What are your thoughts on creating popular software?

    How do you create popular software projects, either open source projects or actual software products like Android applications that people really use? I am sure there are a lot of developers that read ycombinator and…

    2 points 1
  4. Teacher pleads guilty to "popup" porn charges (wired.com)

    It is an old article but this is another cyber crime case that was insane. And she actually plead guilty: "Accused of letting impressionable students see pornographic pictures as she browsed the web in her classroom,…

    2 points 0
  5. What could Aaron have done differently not to get caught

    Aaron got caught several times or a least his IP was blocked several times. Was he making too many requests at once? Could he have used multiple accounts?

    1 points 0
  6. Artificial Chemistry Simulation On Google App Engine (math-services.appspot.com)
    1 points 0
  7. Quick TeX examples, output equations and pseudo code to PNG images (berlinbrowndev.blogspot.com)
    7 points 1
  8. BlueBrain - Year One - Modeling the brain (thebeautifulbrain.com)

    An Amazing Project.

    3 points 1
  9. Is web application development supposed to be this hard?

    I would just like to say that web application development. CRUD development with any logic always takes more time than I expect it to. Note: I am not talking about "me/I" personally but in general with the web…

    7 points 10
  10. How do you feel about languages mimicking the C-like syntax?

    Without discussing too much about the programming language features, how do you feel about the C like syntax even in functional programming languages like Scala? For example, in Scala a left brace and right brace may be…

    1 points 1
  11. Misko Hevery - Design for Testability (misko.hevery.com)
    2 points 0
  12. Boost your productivity with Hemingway’s hack (secondactive.com)
    87 points 16
  13. Linux on the desktop 2010, your honest thoughts?

    I was writing an article on the Linux desktop, for example Ubuntu linux. I was thinking it isn't pervasive as we had hoped. What are your thoughts with Linux on the desktop and how it will or will not compete with…

    23 points 76
  14. Does a new or emerging programming language really need practical libraries?

    Using a factor or forth, Arc or whatever as an example (note: factor is a bad example because it has a large set of practical libraries). Lets say you are considering using a programming language. Does having a large…

    2 points 6