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WalterGR

4,901 karmajoined 17 anni fa
Hi. I'm Walter Rader. In 1996, there were no slang dictionaries on the web that took user contributions. So I created one. I called it The Online Slang Dictionary. It still going after nearly 30 years!

I'm a Software Engineer with more than 15 years of experience across all stages of the software development life-cycle. I've worked in a variety of industries; at companies huge (100k+ employees,) small (30 - 60,) and tiny (my own); and have shipped code in 10 languages.

As of March 2026, I am open to new opportunities in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento metropolitan areas.

My resume is available on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/waltergr

You can reach me at [email protected]

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Here are some cool features of a couple of my more visible sites:

http://onlineslangdictionary.com/

* Usage statistics

* Vulgarity ratings

* Maps that show where slang is used

* More of the interesting features are listed here: http://onlineslangdictionary.com/pages/about/

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http://www.offensivest.com/books/

* An analysis of the offensiveness of English works in the Project Gutenberg corpus.

* This analysis used >250,000 vulgarity votes cast on The Online Slang Dictionary.

* Analyses of more corpora are in planning.

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http://cokepopsoda.com/

* Put a pin in a global map for a word or phrase. (Think: "hashtags plus location".)

* This site powers the "I use this word - put me on the map!" feature of The Online Slang Dictionary.

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Submissions

Truckloads of Tesla Batteries Keep Getting Stolen Before They Leave the Factory

wired.com
3 points·by WalterGR·12 giorni fa·1 comments

Our anti-party system returns for July 4 weekend

news.airbnb.com
3 points·by WalterGR·12 giorni fa·0 comments

The Cutthroat Battle to Become America's Rare-Earth Champion

wsj.com
3 points·by WalterGR·12 giorni fa·0 comments

Remembering the life and artwork of Ron Spears

magic.wizards.com
10 points·by WalterGR·16 giorni fa·0 comments

[untitled]

1 points·by WalterGR·4 mesi fa·0 comments

comments

WalterGR
·6 giorni fa·discuss
3 days ago, 305 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761944
WalterGR
·6 giorni fa·discuss
Related and recent:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48734940 - "EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on" - 5 days ago, 159 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48719432 - "Europe's resistance to AC is driving it insane" - 6 days ago, 88 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658484 - "Europeans should learn to love the air-conditioner" - 11 days ago, 134 comments
WalterGR
·6 giorni fa·discuss
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662452

"Big AI labs are hiring philosophers" (economist.com)

155 points | 11 days ago | 148 comments
WalterGR
·6 giorni fa·discuss
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48774492

“The Fall and Rise of Screwworm” (construction-physics.com)

152 points | 2 days ago | 68 comments
WalterGR
·6 giorni fa·discuss
From the Downloads page:

> Updating KeeperFX will often break your saves. If you don't want to lose progress, it's suggested to complete your games before updating.

That’s… unfortunate.
WalterGR
·10 giorni fa·discuss
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47450478

“ArXiv declares independence from Cornell” (science.org)

811 points | 3 months ago | 291 comments
WalterGR
·10 giorni fa·discuss
Related: “The underground world of hobby tunneling”

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39245893

272 points | Feb 3, 2024 | 164 comments
WalterGR
·11 giorni fa·discuss
689 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708991
WalterGR
·11 giorni fa·discuss
> A desktop writing app for Org-mode

So it’s compatible with Emacs org-mode?
WalterGR
·12 giorni fa·discuss
The weakening of the dollar is intentional by this administration. See e.g. https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcbg/programs/growthpol...
WalterGR
·12 giorni fa·discuss
It's both native and web-based. Web version: https://www.beyondloom.com/decker/tour.html

Click File -> Cards... to see how the guided tour is constructed.

Some past discussions of Decker:

4 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33377964 - "Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS"

2 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38985409 - "Decker – A HyperCard Replacement"

2 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40292181 - "Decker: A reincarnation of HyperCard with 1-bit graphics"
WalterGR
·12 giorni fa·discuss
The title is missing some important caveats: “the oldest surviving complete musical composition”
WalterGR
·12 giorni fa·discuss
5 days ago, 90 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649884
WalterGR
·13 giorni fa·discuss
168 comments, submitted 16 hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48703968

330 comments, 3 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674446
WalterGR
·13 giorni fa·discuss
DoH = DNS over HTTPS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_over_HTTPS
WalterGR
·16 giorni fa·discuss
Discussed 2 days ago with 280 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48626930
WalterGR
·17 giorni fa·discuss
Thanks!
WalterGR
·17 giorni fa·discuss
> I say this after researching and comparing detailed metaprogramming features across a dozen different languages.

I’m very interested in this. What was your research approach? Are there resources you can recommend beyond the documentation for individual languages?
WalterGR
·23 giorni fa·discuss
“Just building” radiation emitters like CT scanners is a bad idea.
WalterGR
·24 giorni fa·discuss
> First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life

Related and recent: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48209905 - "Mycorrhizal Fungi, Nature's Key to Plant Survival and Success" (pacifichorticulture.org)

153 points | 26 days ago | 50 comments