Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | ILyesMk2's commentslogin

dang, I appreciate the long winded explanation and how you took control over this. Not just for being on my side, but that's exactly what people are missing when it comes to HN posting. They somehow pulled the hammer on me because I included my age in the title (which makes 40% of the case to my project). Everything i wrote here is original, and almost all of the feedback is seemingly positive/constructive for the good.

I get the feeling that if I didn't include my age (which, again it's the main thing) this submission wouldn't have received much attention. big thanks to learning copywriting beforehand.

Small clarification: I eat haters for a living.


Especially in today's hardware (/software?), all the bins on the system are 64bit even if it's a 32bit binary, the remaining bits get filled by 0s so that the system treats it as a 64bit bin.


Appreciate it!

> there is an opportunity to “extend” this.

Ofc there is, and im already up to it. So apparently my username is screaming 'Algerian' lol, It's so good to see a Tunisian here (or HN).


It wasn’t obvious, but a North African would figure out the combination of name + dz on your GH profile :P


That was spot on Middle Eastern powers you got right here!

I bet it's not as easy to figure it out now.


It's nothing but WORTH the effort-

> If it helped its author understand computers..

Probably the main reason this book even existed in first place and the perfect example of "The best way to understand something is to explain it to someone else."


So true.

Especially with term highlighting, makes it 2x easier to read and keep the information flow to process (and funnier?).


My pleasure, happy that you liked it


> Disclaimer: I'm 30

This says it all- jokes aside, i couldn't resist writing a book without including combustion engines.


> I couldn't resist

The common refrain of a teenager... https://www.npr.org/2016/04/15/474348291/why-teens-are-impul... honestly at that age I never went out of my room, and I still got in trouble. If you do develop some self-control, you could look at https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/dive-into-the-world-of-dos-v... or https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B97801... (c.f. also https://hackmd.io/@_01X9rimQmWH33Djf8QhoA/SkygF9WdP which is based on that book)


These are some of the useful link that i wish came up when googling, and DOS is fairly interesting in itself knowing it's behind everything from medical equipment to today's common refrain of teenagers.


I’m going to disagree with that other guy.

It’s your book. If you want to have a lighthearted fun digression about combustion engines then I think that’s fine.

When I read textbooks a fun little digression now and then doesn’t bother me at all. Usually it puts a smile on my face.

I am also in my 30’s like that guy and that’s my 2 cents.


[flagged]


It's frustrating to come back here and see a commenter getting into internet hostilities with a kid. It makes me want to say "pick on someone your own size".

If you want to understand why I feel that way, I posted a long explanation in a different part of this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41167981.

I'm pretty sure you didn't intend to come across that way at all, but you unfortunately did so whether you intended to or not, and you weren't the only one.


We already have that, instead you should write a book on how to not be rude


I'm learning... I worked in a political survey call center and I actually got fired for being too rude but it's hard to unlearn bad habits. I try to be honest but then people take it as an insult...


Well guess what? I wasn't rude either. Honestly i only addressed a bad habit you seem to have.

In all of it's glory, insults are criticism.


Well, I've enjoyed our conversation, I didn't feel it was particularly hostile. Certainly compared to Linus's old flames it was very civil. It's a pity dang is frustrated.


Relatively speaking, it wasn't (still) not hostile. I've seen worse.

This was more of a fact vs fact indirect disagreement rather than being completely foolish


I can say the same! I considered doing so at some point during my research, might actually give it a go.


I did a JIT one for Brainfuck. Pretty easy thanks to the language’s simplicity.


I see, I see... I wonder why we (as in me) don't hear anything about Brainfuck anymore. I kind of see it as a 20th century meme language that proves boomers were trying as hard as they could to make it work, basically what I call a living example. I (100%) believe your JIT story.



> 1

The key-terms highlight was a very late addition, the text without it was a bit uncomfortable to read.

>2

I hope this catches the eyes of Gen Z/Alpha so they can understand how the tablet they're using to watch skibidi videos with works.


You're welcome. It wasn't as easy as it looks now, but i managed to pull it off at this age.

> I have such a deep and profound love for them.

Oh god, i wish i included more about registers but it isn't the main focus- And thank you for clarifying which REG it is, It's added to the book!


Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: