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grover_hartmann

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November 22, 2014 (11y ago)
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  1. Ask HN: Feeling miserable at work

    Rails programmer with ~10 years of experience here, recently I've been hired as a PHP programmer and I'm dealing with a very complex and undocumented codebase that I wish I never seen before. You might ask "why did you…

    3 points 5
  2. Ask HN: Recruiters asking personal questions at job interviews, I'm fed up

    I'll try to keep this short. Basically, I had a job interview 2 days ago at some startup, I'm a self-taught programmer with over 20 years of work experience. I've been working for several startups in the last 10 years…

    4 points 5
  3. Avoid speculative indirect calls in kernel (lkml.org)
    256 points 96
  4. Linux Marketshare on Desktops Apparently Hit 6.91% in September, Higher Than Mac (netmarketshare.com)
    98 points 47
  5. Linux surprises me (reddit.com)
    3 points 0
  6. BIP 141 (Segregated Witness) has locked in (coin.dance)
    1 points 0
  7. Ask HN: Is it reasonable to ask for money for writing a demo app?

    Every time I apply to some company for a programming position, the company is always asking me to write an application as a test/challenge. I already have a GitHub account with some examples of my work, and they can…

    5 points 7
  8. Rust OS tells Linux is shit (github.com)
    1 points 0
  9. Ask HN: Best way to receive payment? No bank account or PayPal

    Hi, I'm from Brazil, I don't have a bank account with SWIFT access nor PayPal, I've been trying to explore different options for getting paid by international clients and I haven't found any. Every time I mention…

    8 points 8
  10. Vim Lands Asynchronous Processing Support (groups.google.com)
    3 points 0
  11. Harmful Opinion – The Linux Kernel Crybaby (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  12. Ask HN: Would you guys work for Bitcoin?

    As in receive your salary in BTC.

    5 points 32
  13. Ask HN: I've applied at Toptal and failed the Codility tests

    I've made the 3 tests pass but scored 0 at them, I don't have experience solving those types of algorithms as I've never had to deal with them before. They said I can apply in one month or two again, what would you guys…

    9 points 11
  14. Ask HN: Help me refactor this code please (Ruby)

    It's basically a vending machine simulation, I want to refactor it into two classes, a model (VendingMachine) and a Controller. I'm not sure what else to do. Please help.…

    1 points 6
  15. Ask HN: How do you deal with the pain of programming?

    Programming is often a very pleasant activity. However, there are times this is not true, we as programmers usually get stuck with something that is complicated to solve. That might be a bug, a non-trivial problem that…

    11 points 26
  16. Ask HN: The company where I work for doesn't care about giving back to FOSS

    I was talking with a co-worker today and he said the company where we work for doesn't have any incentive to contribute back to FOSS yet the entire stack at this company is built on top of Linux and FOSS. He mentioned…

    10 points 7
  17. Ask HN: Why Linux succeeded and Hurd didn't?
    5 points 5
  18. Ask HN: I've got a new job but the boss is a bully / abusive

    Hi, I've got a new job as a web developer but the boss is a bully / abusive. The boss keeps referring to other employees as "black" and makes racist comments towards some of them. I was listening to music with my…

    22 points 50
  19. Ask HN: I'm starting a new job as a PHP developer tomorrow

    I have to admit I haven't touched a single line of PHP code in more than 8 years. I've been working with Rails remotely since 2008 (~7 years in total). However, remote work has died out and decreased dramatically. Is…

    31 points 95
  20. The real reason I use Linux (i.imgur.com)
    16 points 12
  21. Ask HN: I'll be starting with a new job soon but their machines have Windows

    Basically, I've got a job to write code using Node.js, AngularJS, Rails, PHP and so on. However, all their computers have Windows and I'm not comfortable using it to write code. I asked if I could use Linux but they…

    3 points 20
  22. Ask HN: If you could redo GNU/Linux, what would you do differently?
    10 points 10
  23. Ask HN: I mentioned I accept Bitcoin to a client, will they think I'm crazy?

    I'm a remote worker, getting paid via a bank and Western Union is annoying (too much friction / red tape). So I offered bitcoin as a form of payment because it's way more convenient. Although I'm not sure if converting…

    2 points 4
  24. Ask HN: What's the hardware (read: laptop) that has lasted you the most?

    For me it has been the ThinkPad T510 which I got in 2011. Still running great and going strong as the first day I got it. I'm surprised the fan and battery are still intact. I expect it to last a few more years. It runs…

    13 points 29
  25. Ask HN: What OS do you run?

    What OS do you run/develop on and on what hardware? Also, what's your toolchain/development stack? OS: Arch Linux Hardware: Desktop (custom build), ThinkPad T510 Tools: Ruby, Rails, Vim, Git, etc

    25 points 72