Zelmor

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by Zelmor 8y ago
Compiz? Are you joking? In what way could Compiz boost your productivity?
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by Zelmor 8y ago
They put expensive pricing out so that the items covering 90% of their userbase look more appealing. Pricing 101. Look at any free to play game where you can buy in-game currency. [poor man's offer] [crap offer] [real offer] [expensive
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by Zelmor 8y ago
^ Underrated post.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Why not reflect on the one you just finished? Stop. Think.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Start by learning to listen quietly and pay attention when someone is talking about whatever they do talk about. Ask questions instead of sharing your opinion. There is a lot to learn from others this way. How they solve problems, how they
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Your job is just that. A job. Find a hobby, find a community. Hold up your life on as many columns of meaning as you can, so that when one collapses, you do not go down with it. It will be a loss, but you will have plenty more things to liv
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Half, I'd say.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
I fear the days I might have to spend in a hospital. My hope is that I will have saved enough money to afford home-care and die in my own bed, with a cat or a dog nearby.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Valve's cuts are fine. I remember the times when developers were glad if they got 20-30% of the profits in general, with publisher deals starting at 70% cuts for IP-first game releases, and way higher if it was your first game. This af
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Ask HN: Which (large) European companies let me work on Linux?
2 points by Zelmor 8y ago|1 comments
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Because phones and tablets are consumption devices, no matter how many productivity hack articles you read. These articles are also written by people who don't produce anything of value but waste your time. Much like your phone.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Bad streak, it happens, man. Wait for the bonus, then leave for something else. Plenty opportunities in the wide world.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
I'm keeping in touch with a dozen people via emails. They never had Facebook, and as far as I can tell, they are better off than most people. Our mail exchanges are long form and meaningful, with pictures, links to interesting things,
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by Zelmor 8y ago
>I wonder why it never really took off Because it's useless garbage that nobody needs and that doesn't fix any problems.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Use duck duck go, my lad.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Don't compare to what your friends are making, compare to what you need to make to live well and save up for early retirement. If you'd earn double but would also spend double in a year from now, you're not in great shape fin
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Well they could start by planting trees.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Sell your tv. If you don't want to smoke, why carry a box of cigs?
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by Zelmor 8y ago
ThinkPad x270 can go a long time. Check the platform specifications.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
You also cannot delete your HN account.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Virtual machines for work. One per client, never cross the beams. Host OS is for own stuff.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Find a hobby that doesn't involve the computer. Vegetable gardening is my go to send activity. I have citrus trees too, which are wonderful when flowering indoors during wintertime.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Are they by any chance working with AX Dynamics?
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by Zelmor 8y ago
Do sports. Dig up the garden and get into raising your own vegetables. Gardening is the spice of life.
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by Zelmor 8y ago
I, for one, have cancelled my subscription and moved all private repositories off GitHub.
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by Zelmor 9y ago
T420 with Debian 9, everything works out of the box.
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by Zelmor 9y ago
For OP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory
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by Zelmor 9y ago
Are they any worse than your US overlords?
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by Zelmor 9y ago
That's actually a great idea.
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by Zelmor 9y ago
Bio-droid recruiter. You shouldn't feel bad about it. Hopefully these sort of obstacles will be removed with automation of recruiting processes.

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