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Ross Hartshorn
Personal blog · rosshartshorn.net/stuffrossthinksabout · on HN as rossdavidheconomicscultureprogramming
Ross Hartshorn's personal blog at rosshartshorn.net covers economics, culture and programming. Since 2016, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 104 times, most often “How a HN comment turned into a NYT opinion piece”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked in a thread titled "Our Culture of Contempt" about journalists and opinion pieces. The one comment describes an NYT opinion piece written from a crypto comment and does not assess the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- How a HN comment turned into a NYT opinion piece2 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2018-10-01
- Notes on Owning Your Own Business2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-11-11
What Hacker News says?
I started working as a programmer, and for all practical purposes started programming, at age 37. I'm over 50 now. The vast majority of my professional career has been spent in violation of this article's thesis. https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf A better take on it would be, "don't expect to be able to avoid learning new stuff every few years, just like younger devs".
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009)”Submitted I think the Dakotas are already at herd immunity as a story · 19 points
HN discussionI actually made, IIRC, $500 from a comment I made on a HN post. The story is here: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/stuffrossthinksabout/nyt_opini... TL;DR I got asked by the NYT to expand my comment into an opinion piece, the NYT then changed my writeup of my opinion a bunch which was annoying but it was still basically my opinion. Anyway, I got paid for my time.
Comment linking /stuffrossthinksabout/nyt_opinion/
on “Ask HN: What HN post made you money?”Submitted Why So Much Money on "AI"? as a story · 5 points
HN discussionAs someone who has (once) written an opinion piece for the NYT, I wonder how much the published piece resembled the author's original text. My experience: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/stuffrossthinksabout/nyt_opini...
Comment linking /stuffrossthinksabout/nyt_opinion/
on “Letter in Response to Jan. 17 Article in The New York Times”Submitted The Reason for the Current AI Hype Wave as a story · 5 points
HN discussion"...elaborate on...polarization as a service"? Here's an example of how they seem to filter everything through an ideological view: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/stuffrossthinksabout/nyt_opini... "...unique to NYT"? Not unique to them but they seem to be one of the worst cases, in part because of how far they've fallen but also they seem to be an extreme case. "include social media"? FB and Twitter definitely also h…
Comment linking /stuffrossthinksabout/nyt_opinion/
on “Invasive ad targeting is bad for journalism and other high-quality publishers”Submitted Globalization Considered Harmful as a story · 4 points
HN discussionNot entirely, but that doesn't mean it's as useful as it once was: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/stuffrossthinksabout/what_ange...
Comment linking /stuffrossthinksabout/what_anger_is_good_for/
on “Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a case study for a class”Submitted "Late Stage Capitalism" Is Just Overfitting as a story · 3 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R, jupyter, statistical design of experiments (DOE) Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025)”Submitted Computing Is the New Corn Syrup as a story · 3 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R, jupyter, statistical design of experiments (DOE) Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2024)”Submitted Notes on Owning Your Own Business as a story · 3 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2024)”Submitted How a HN comment turned into a NYT opinion piece as a story · 3 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R, jupyter, statistical design of experiments (DOE) Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2024)”Submitted The Cosplay Economy as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R, jupyter, statistical design of experiments (DOE) Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2025)”Submitted Fisherian Runaway in the Modern Economy as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R, jupyter, statistical design of experiments (DOE) Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024)”Submitted Attention Is the Scarce Resource as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2024)”Submitted Notes on Owning Your Own Business as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2024)”Submitted Did Closing Schools Help (In Europe)? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R, jupyter, statistical design of experiments (DOE) Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2024)”Submitted Is This All About China? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionLocation: Austin, TX, USA Remote: Either/or Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (scientific stack or web), R Résumé/CV: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf Email: ross.hartshorn@gmail.com
Comment linking /RossHartshornResume.pdf
on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2024)”Submitted Butterfly the Time Traveler said this would happen as a story · 1 points
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