Shugarl

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by Shugarl 4y ago
Fooling around with things helps, but that's not really different to the "Ask yourself more questions" kind of advices. Even if I was fooling around with, say, a 3 modeling of a bed, why would I retain any information I didn&
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Ask HN: What does it means to be more curious?
2 points by Shugarl 4y ago|4 comments
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by Shugarl 4y ago
I disagree, you can win debates regardless of whether or not your views are correct. A good debater with a wrong view will "win" against a bad debater with a correct view.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
I know that works to make friends, when you drunkenly, randomly start to talk to other people, or jump into conversations. But how does it work for meeting the opposite sex ? Being drunk for these kinds of things usually isn't good
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by Shugarl 4y ago
As an adult: it's 80% because I'm afraid of looking incompetent in front of my peers. It can be pretty painful to see people systematically dismiss anything you say, or always seek out a second opinion, for no other reason that th
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by Shugarl 4y ago
The first time I looked for a job, it took about 11 months. 11 months of learning about companies that I'm not interested in just so that I can pretend to be excited to join them, pretending to be interested in the field they're i
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by Shugarl 4y ago
Because people who weren't in the loop used to be fairly confused/hostile to Streamers and YouTuber (That's not a real job, and all that). It also helps not being associated too closely with their peers ('Oh, so you&#x27
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by Shugarl 4y ago
I always thought that if something's bothering you, it's much easier to change yourself in order not to be bothered anymore than it is to change the world so that the thing bothering you doesn't exist. It's easier to be
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by Shugarl 4y ago
Good if it's useful to us humans, bad if it's harmful.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
>. Raytheon or Palantir employees, where the delta in morality is much greater, but convincing people to go from neutral-ish to good is harder than convincing them to go from bad to good. Did palantir do shady things ? I now that the CEO
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by Shugarl 4y ago
Is it me, or does everyone here have a different definition of what n-th order thinking means ?
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by Shugarl 4y ago
Ooh, interesting. Up until now, I'd just imagine myself solving the problem manually, then describe that with code. I'll try to imagine building a machine to see how it feels
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by Shugarl 4y ago
The great majority won't. But a part will, which is likely to be a problem.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
But you need money to research stuff. And the ones who gives you money are expecting a return on their investment.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
True, but I absolutely hate having to ask my network anything. I'd gladly help them, but I despise having to advertise what's going on in my life.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
> At the end of the day, if you don't know these basic things about a company, why have you applied for a job there? Because I need money, and you might be the 3XXth company I've applied to. Job hunting when there's someth
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by Shugarl 4y ago
> lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency toward a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, detachment and apathy. > Affected individuals may be unable to form intimate attachments to others and
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by Shugarl 4y ago
> I think it's important to realize that many people don't enjoy it either but just use it as a social grease to move into more deep conversation or connection. I disagree. I'm like the author, but I do make sure to always
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by Shugarl 4y ago
> Most of the things- and I mean like 99.9%- that people do or talk about, I just have no interest in (or actively disagree with). Are you me ? Though I found happiness in my isolation. It feels much better than having to fake my way thr
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by Shugarl 4y ago
I feel like most people in this thread have been explaining why
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by Shugarl 4y ago
Well Google Map still knows where I am when my VPN is activated. So I'd say yes, unless VPNs on mobile are less reliable than on PC
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by Shugarl 4y ago
> I remember the acronym CAR - Context, Action, Result. I form my answers in this framework to make a plan for how to get to the reply I was looking for something like that to organize my thoughts when I speak. Thanks!
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by Shugarl 4y ago
I thought this discussion was about games you play against other people ? Pokemon battles against anyone who know basic strategies are hard as hell
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by Shugarl 4y ago
How does one think visually ? I've tried it, but I feel like I just think verbally first, and then try to imagine an image that represent what I just said in my head
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by Shugarl 4y ago
You'll never be the most attractive person in the world though. Even if your SO think you're attractive, there's a huge amount of people they'd be more attracted to, if they had the chance to meet them.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
In rural town, there's less competition.... But there's also less women.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
For _multiple_ books. A book he wrote 6 years ago can still earn him some money, without him touching it.
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by Shugarl 4y ago
...which are things you do every now and then, unlike a job, where you have to be there 5/7 days for a number of hours ?
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by Shugarl 4y ago
Are you actually comparing regular SW engineers to the wealthiest people on the planet ?
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by Shugarl 4y ago
I disagree with the other comments. Ever since I read this book years ago, I've been able to start reading daily, exercise regularly, clean my home almost daily, work on learning a new language daily (Japanese) among other things.

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