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by _hao 5y ago
I really wish I could use only e-mail instead of Slack/Teams for anything related to my day-to-day job. Both can stay for calls and ceremonies, but that's it. No messaging, no million other sub-applications in Slack/Teams tha
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by _hao 5y ago
Silicon Valley (the show) has hit the bullseye on this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dek5HtNdIHY
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by _hao 5y ago
> Not sure what to think about that. That right now all aspects of our lives are wasteful and that society won't or can't change fast enough.
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by _hao 5y ago
I've worked with the Git CLI until I discovered GitKraken. Haven't touched the CLI since. It's one of the few software products I pay for without any regrets.
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by _hao 5y ago
He clicked something below to trigger that. I think the pane he's using actually got moved, so potentially he has a couple lined up?
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by _hao 5y ago
If you haven't watched the film yet, make yourself a favour and watch it in IMAX if possible.
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by _hao 5y ago
I like the idea, but CSS is not indicative of my main language use (C++/C#), so it's a bit hard to decide a winner in some cases. I'd like the option to either choose a language and/or the ability to paste my own code. E
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by _hao 5y ago
Yes, the end goal is reading comprehension. I'm getting there. Since I've finished the books I've been actively listening/reading while attaining vocabulary. I still have a long way ahead, but not being worried about the
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by _hao 5y ago
Sorry, I posted the link in a top level comment before answering you. In any case here it is again - https://underscorehao.net/2020/05/learning-1500-chinese-char... His stories weren't really useful to me eit
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by _hao 5y ago
> I see a lot mnemonic tricks, apps, etc. for foreign language learning. For some reason, a lot of focus on Japanese, specifically (never seen a post about learning Spanish on Hacker News). My opinion of these apps and techniques is, by
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by _hao 5y ago
Shameless plug on my own experience with Heisig for Chinese characters - https://underscorehao.net/2020/05/learning-1500-chinese-char...
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by _hao 5y ago
Same, I have a i7-6600k that should be more than sufficient (there are people that have upgraded with that processor), but I really won't bother. I've been toying with the idea of going Linux full-time again. I've done that 3
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by _hao 5y ago
> Then the whole smartphone market is rigged. Yes, it is rigged. I've had Android, WP (which I liked the most because of the tiles) and now I'm on iOS. I don't have social media on my phone. I use it for banking and maps m
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by _hao 5y ago
Google are horrendous (business partner), but at least you can publish and install .apk files without a store. Whether that's a sustainable business model is another thing entirely, but at least you can do it. Not even going to talk ab
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by _hao 5y ago
Classic case of https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=STEMlord
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by _hao 5y ago
I'm from Bulgaria and the article is pretty good for the most part. I'm from the so called "children of democracy" generation which is basically the first generation(s) after the communist regime fell in '89 (I was
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by _hao 5y ago
Doing the work that everyone is telling us that they're doing, but they're actually not? They're just writing, "hacking", sharing about it...
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by _hao 5y ago
Meh, GitHub pages is free
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by _hao 5y ago
> The etymology of Zhongguo IIRC is "central city". Was this the actual name of an actual city that then became the name for the concept of a central city/state as dynasties and rules changed? 中国 (Zhōngguó) is middle count
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by _hao 5y ago
I'd say the manner in which you use the time is as important as the habit itself. It's not "practice makes perfect", but "perfect practice makes perfect" etc.
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by _hao 5y ago
What about i.reddit.com for mobile?
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by _hao 5y ago
And people a couple of days ago downvoted me because I expressed an opinion of why I would not use Open 3D Engine even if it's open source... Fuck Amazon
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by _hao 5y ago
If I want to meditate I don't want to have my phone or a computer anywhere near me. Having an app "guide" you is essentially another distraction you'll have to eliminate.
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by _hao 5y ago
> Your still using frameworks like Open GL though right ? Correct. OpenGL, Vulkan and libs like SFML, SDL, Allegro are some of the choices that people like me use. Of course there are million media frameworks with bindings for a lot of l
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by _hao 5y ago
After having dealt with and released projects with Unreal/Unity and done some experimenting with Godot throughout the years I've completely ditched the idea of using a 3rd party engine for any serious project of mine. I think they
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The engineering daring that led to the first Chinese personal computer(techcrunch.com)
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by _hao 5y ago
I like Cal Newport's ideas and have read and liked his book Deep Work. > Neither our economy nor the demands of a live well-lived dictate that everyone should aspire to be sitting alone at a desk in rural Narashino, crafting literat
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by _hao 5y ago
One of my favorite documentaries ever uses the same concept - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIxAPFYDsnQ
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Wise announces plans to go public via direct listing(techcrunch.com)
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by _hao 5y ago
Americans taking things for granted again. More news at 11:00! For reference in Europe[1]. Those are per litre, not a gallon. [1] https://www.tolls.eu/fuel-prices

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