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There was an earlier hn post on this: I wonder how effective ai coders are at translating libraries from one language to another. It’s plausible that they could be good at this I think it’s useful: anything from porting c++ code to rust to porting ecosystem libraries to languages that aren’t java/python/typescript

Not 100% on topic, but another thing that I think schools can be bad at diagnosing is ADHD: in many cases it’s actually anxiety that manifests as ADHD-like symptoms, and the treatment or medications would be different for each.

(Source: discussion with a child psychiatrist)

[dead] 3 years ago

Editorialized title? Not seeing it anywhere on the page

My past experience with (maybe more limited versions of) this is when you’re developing something and you throw a ‘true ||’ in there as part of that, in can get annoying to have to outsmart your environment to get your code to compile. But surprised at how many issues this can catch - seems worth the occasional extra pain.

React native imo. Expo is terrific and the library ecosystem, while it might feel like it’s one step down from web JavaScript, is still robust enough for what you need since there are more than enough people out there shipping rn apps.

As someone who’s been quite interested in this type of work (Alexander technique/feldenkrais/etc. on the more education-for-performers side, or the various approaches used in personal training and physical therapy), Anatomy in Motion is great material for learning how to walk properly: https://findingcentre.co.uk/.

(Though find someone to teach you if you’re practically interested in improving your own walking.)

An underrated choice of the original diablo is that it would only show you a subset of story quests and boss monsters in a single play-through. A few (like the butcher) would always show up, but for most others there'd be multiple options for which story quest would be in the game.

A lot of games since include every quest in every playthrough (or change it based on what choices you make), and games like the Witcher 3 nailed having really well written side quests that weren't just filler. But enough players are completionists that it can feel exhausting to play those, and if you're a completionist the game often becomes less challenging because you're earning extra experience/gold.

Wing Commander IV 3 years ago

I remember the early previews of sc2 had the same type of interactive movie interaction as wc4 - being able to select a conversation option from either the top or bottom of the screen. They eventually scaled back a bit, but the wings of liberty campaign structure was definitely influenced by wc4

This would be fun to add to a personal homepage (can use the Visibility API): start showing the screensaver when the user switches to another tab, and hide it/show the content again when they have a mousemove event on your site.

I know self-driving cars have had a rough several years, but there are still some good companies out there where ML would be highly valued and the problems are more grounded.

(Cruise, for example - have a friend who works there)