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Kevin Watters
Personal blog · kevinw.github.iogamesprogrammingculture
Kevin Watters's personal blog at kevinw.github.io covers games, programming and culture. Since 2013, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times, most often “Why did why the lucky stiff quit? (2013)”. The last post was in 2017, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked in HN threads about pseudonymity, citing a post on why _why the Lucky Stiff remained anonymous. The blog also hosts a résumé page for a developer seeking work.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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Most-linked posts?
- Why did why the lucky stiff quit? (2013)3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2013-05-04
What Hacker News says?
+1. Why does it matter? It's totally his right to remain (pseudo-)anonymous. Plus, it might be part of the fun. I wrote about _why for this reason, too: http://kevinw.github.io/2013/04/30/why-did-why-the-lucky-sti...
Comment linking /2013/04/30/why-did-why-the-lucky-stiff-quit/
on “Ask gwern: Who are you?”Submitted Why did why the lucky stiff quit? (2013) as a story · 31 points
HN discussionLocation: Brooklyn, NY Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: C++, Javascript, Python, C#, Lua, Unity Résumé/CV: http://kevinw.github.io/resume Email: kevinwatters ~.@.~ gmail.com Looking for part-time work, remote or here in NYC. Full stack dev here with 10 years of experience in startups in NY and San Francisco. Most recently I've done augmented reality Unity contract work, and prior to that, I was the…
Comment linking /resume
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2016)”Submitted Why Did why the lucky stiff Quit? (2013) as a story · 30 points
HN discussionSubmitted Game Failures Graveyard Tour as a story · 12 points
HN discussion