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pthorpe92.dev
Personal blog · pthorpe92.dev · on HN as dvektorprogrammingsystems
pthorpe92.dev is a personal blog at pthorpe92.dev about programming and systems. Since 2024, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 16 times, most often “How I Got Here”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-03-22, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The personal blog of Preston Thorpe, who writes from prison about his life story and his work on databases. HN readers link his intro post in threads on his conviction and his story.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- How I Got Here6 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2025-01-16
- The absolute beginners guide to databasemaxxing2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-03-23
- Magic isn't real2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-10-04
What Hacker News says?
Turns out TFA lies on his blog: > and some marijuana coming from california (the latter of which is what I am currently serving my time for right now). ( https://pthorpe92.dev/intro/my-story/ ) He's downplaying his crime. It wasn't just Marijuana.
Comment linking /intro/my-story/
on “Working on databases from prison”Submitted Magic isn't real as a story · 88 points
HN discussion> But this guy was selling carfentanil Do you have a source? It seems that guy was selling MDMA and marijuana. Here's the relevant quote from https://pthorpe92.dev/intro/my-story/ I was caught with MDMA coming in the mail from Vancouver, and some marijuana coming from california (the latter of which is what I am currently serving my time for right now)
Comment linking /intro/my-story/
on “Working on databases from prison”Submitted Calling Rust from Cursed Go as a story · 38 points
HN discussionThe blog article that he links to has this in it: > My name is Preston Thorpe, I'm 31 years old and I've spent just under 10 years of my life in Prison (all for non-violent drug crimes.) https://pthorpe92.dev/intro/my-story/
Comment linking /intro/my-story/
on “Working on databases from prison”Submitted How I Got Here as a story · 34 points
HN discussionThis reminded me of a more extreme version of the primeagen’s story, which made me wonder if there are any prisoners running coding youtube channels. So I searched and THEN I found the blog of the inmate from the article! https://pthorpe92.dev/
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on “In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs”Submitted Magic isn't real as a story · 29 points
HN discussion> GET. OVER. YOURSELF. Very much this. "I’d prefer to not be mediocre." OP: You are holding yourself back as long as you believe this. If you enjoy programming and aren't burning out just struggling to pass, just keep at it. You're at first year in uni. You're not expected to "be" anything but learning and getting by. If you made the brainfuck interpreter for yourself, you shouldn't let others' opinion get to you li…
Comment linking /programming/magic/
on “What to do when your intelligence does not align with your interest?”Submitted Confusing or misunderstood topics in systems programming: Processes, Pipes, I/O as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThank you for sharing your story! I wish you continued success and I also hope that one day someone will share with you about how YOUR story helped them do something similar, just like the article did for you. Also, Preston Thorpe (who Gavin mentions as inspiration) has an interesting story as well: https://pthorpe92.dev/intro/my-story/
Comment linking /intro/my-story/
on “Building from Zero After Addiction, Prison, and a Felony”Submitted Does Modern PHP Suck? Migrating from Laravel to Go as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The absolute beginners guide to databasemaxxing as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted I Got Here as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Absolute Beginner's Guide to Databasemaxxing as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Confusing or misunderstood topics in systems programming: Threads and async run as a story · 1 points
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