Quixotica1

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by Quixotica1 1y ago
I think OP meant AGI, defined as Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to the hypothetical intelligence of a machine that possesses the ability to understand or learn any intellectual task that a human being can. It is a type of arti
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Ask HN: How can junior devs/designers get a job with Indie studios?
2 points by Quixotica1 2y ago|1 comments
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
Also if you do these things and get no where, talk about it with your manager in your 1:1, cause that sort of behavior really reduces a teams effectiveness, youre all working together so if you have concerns they’re not your own vendetta, t
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
I usually try to say things like “that sounds like a promising idea, there’s something I’m confused about though”. Or “I really like your insights on this, one thing I have a knowledge gap on though is…” Basically if someone has an ego, mak
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
it’s so frustrating trying to find ways to be healthy. It’s easy to end up feeling powerless against all of this. Even high end health food stores likely use these packaging materials
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
That is hilarious and makes my day, thanks! There is something that’s both humbling to know I am so unoriginal that I would think something so common it was included in the rules (which I obviously never read, my bad!) and flattering that I
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
A better way of looking at it might be that comments became Reddit. Sadly I just think this is what happens to anything good the larger the user base gets, but maybe I’m jaded
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
Congrats on graduating! I will check out that thread, appreciate the guidance!
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it and I’m going to do this now
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Ask HN: Starting a masters in AI, what should I read to stay up to date?
2 points by Quixotica1 2y ago|4 comments
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by Quixotica1 2y ago
This is someone you’re going to be working with every day, if it seems like they are very difficult to work with, don’t take direction, aren’t willing to cooperate with a team, and they do things that seem suspicious, I think it’s fine to p
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
Shut up and take my money
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
This seems huge?
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
Also: jumping in water makes my clothes wet (just kidding but it’s still not perfect, sometimes the code is nice, other times it’s just a potential starting point)
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
Classic
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
This will benefit many of us in 40 years
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
> Nuclear power plants worldwide have routinely discharged water containing tritium for over 60 years without harm to people or the environment, most at higher levels than planned for Fukushima,” Tony Irwin, an honorary associate profess
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
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by Quixotica1 3y ago
Sounds corny but this book has a lot of practical advice on how to process emotions and build healthy habits. It’s written by a psychologist and it’s a lot of CBT with explanations of the stoic origins of the current recommended CBT practic
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
Thanks for the tip.
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
Merry Christmas!
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
Pun intended?
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
I was working full time for a company for 4 years as a digital nomad, and they knew. They didn’t care as long as I performed well
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
I try to exercise 3 days a week and can say it dramatically improves my mental performance as well as my overall disposition. Always find it sad when people are against exercise and at the same time seem like they could really even fit from
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
Yikes, that Marty sure seems like an asshole, huh?
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
I skip breakfast and have a lighter lunch with a coffee or tea without sugar. The bitter flavor helps suppress my appetite. I have a big dinner after work everyday and maybe a snack in the evening. Avoid sugar IMO, I notice when I have a lo
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
I’m also self taught and two things that helped me are, ok well 3 1. Read clean code 2. Read clean architecture Or at least find someone summary of the books. They helped me feel more confident in the code I wrote, the way I wrote it, and h
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
I think the push back is really just based around the feeling that by not spending a few hours a week for part of a school year, kids will never be able to read something. So I think in general it’s just a weird feeling like if they decided
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
Agreed. I was working as an engineering manager and found that after we started doing stand ups, the team became more cohesive as a group and people started reaching out to each other for help/advice. It really improved our efficiency,
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by Quixotica1 4y ago
I was a Math Statistics major. My first job was in COBOL since I had no programming background and desperately wanted a job after finishing college. From there I made a few new friends who were actually into coding and I learned PHP and Jav

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