LifeQuestioner

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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
the reason i find coding fun is it's "technically and ethically complex" and hard work and challenging. If something isn't hard and challenging, i cant focus and the thing is boring. Not sure what this article offers
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Ask HN: What do you do to relax/re-energize?
4 points by LifeQuestioner 10y ago|10 comments
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
You can learn all those things you've just said, in Java, very little boiler plate. Java to me, is a mixture of all languages, or most languages have at least elements of java in them. Hence useful to start with, picking up others are
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
...maybe start with an easier language set and then transfer the skills....even as a 10 year developer I found ruby weird/challenging to pick up and all the new web development languages/paradigms. It's taken me a good month!
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
It was not removed - it was pushed into the "Umbrella" of "Autistic spectrum disorder" - why? Because there was no agreement as to what "High functioning autism" vs "Aspergers" was so different people
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
An estimated 1% of the population currently (including those estimated as not diagnosed). Subject to rise as the DM-4/5 diagnostic criteria adapts. Why does this fact of 1% of the population, mean the article is not viable?
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
Yes. http://www.dart.ed.ac.uk/simulate-autism/
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
And very limited thinking sigh HN sigh
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
And I'm sure you have enough evidence to make a judgment of a randomer over the Internet.
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
If I marry a millionaire, and I earn 50k a year, I'd still want a prenup. What you earnt before has fuck all to do with me. Am I the only one who doesn't take this personally? Would you personally sign one if your spouse earned mo
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by LifeQuestioner 10y ago
Which is based on your reality and your assumption that a tiger WILL eat you and has nothing better to do.
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Ask HN: You've been a dev for over 10 yrs+. What would you advise younger you?
5 points by LifeQuestioner 10y ago|4 comments
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
This doesnt explain why they're not after marketing, or prove they are trying to draw a line without any other ulterior motive :) No-ones going to ever know really, bar apple and the gov
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
In a years time we'll forget about it and the result of what will happen. And Apple may do it anyway in the quiet so they win customers by publicity and win the government. If the government want something done, surely it will have to
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Yeah that's true...although in non-functional languages it seems there are less ways still...well, it feels with Haskell there is multiple ways to think about writing the solution the problem whereas other languages there are multipl
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Are there actually any use-cases where haskell would be recommended over other languages? There shear level of thinking and multiple different ways to do what seems like trivial tasks is mind bending...perhaps I never did it enough to a lev
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
I quit facebook cold turkey every 2-3 months. Slowly it seems to creap back into my life. I noticed I was replacing addictions...apparently this is common.
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Also, ask for a pay rise it's been a year dammit.
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
You don't have to stay... You can find a remote job...
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Chrome and mbp 2015 :).
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
When I click a task to edit, I can't go back to the task list without refreshing the page or hitting delete? I think there might be an issue with scrolling, looks like I should be able to scroll as the description box is cut off a bit
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Procrastination and creativity, cause or effect though? Are people who are creative more likely to procrastinate? Does procrastinating make you more creative? I don't find when I procrastinate I all more likely to let my mind wander AT
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Gotta say, even if bitcoin "fails" I don't feel it will be a "failure". The community and people have learnt so much, I mean, B
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Whhhhatttt? Man I became a coder at 14 years old (10 years ago) when there was no where near the online resources there are now. I come from a low-income family I didnt take courses and I couldn't tbh, not because of prices but because
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Thanks for that added information, i'll check those out! Question, would enjoyment be an emotion or pleasure? Thus these could enable a person to maintain more concentration because they're happy/having fun/ Perhaps thes
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
I'm not to keen on the article. I'm a 2 year frequent meditator who has been studying Tibetan buddhism and learning from monks. This doesn't mean I'm correct, it's just some background. I also have Adhd. I don'
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
There's lots of different styles of meditation. Tibetan monks I've spoken to have commented on this if it helps : posture is important, of you don't have a good, alert, posture it can make an individual sleepy. Secondly you c
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Nice idea!
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
Also op I went to montessori school for a while as a kid. I'm glad I didn't stay. We wernt taught how to be just... Kids. It was all really serious.
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by LifeQuestioner 11y ago
The poster didn't give their interpretation :). However yours is an interesting one I hadn't considered. I felt he was saying something simular to another of his quotes : 'Logic can get you from a to z, imagination can get yo

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