_thisdot

8 ms·

91.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Why We Sleep by Matt Walker goes into a similar topic. Paraphrased in hacker language by me, the gist is that the brain’s “cache” holds memories alongside the emotions. Whereas the “hard disk” part of the brain doesn’t hold on to emotions.
92.
by _thisdot 3y ago
It’s weird. India has a problem of casteism, colourism and classism. What you’re describing is probably a mix of casteism + colourism. There is no strict correlation between skin colour and caste. The current Prime Minister Narendra Modi is
93.
by _thisdot 3y ago
How so? Sorry I’m not as aware of race or racism as much I am of caste and casteism.
94.
by _thisdot 3y ago
What’s funny is that you can change your religion. But you still can’t change your caste! It’s even more interesting how norms and customs predate even caste. For instance, missionaries came to India and offered a better status within Chris
95.
by _thisdot 3y ago
True that around 60% of the world population lives in Asia. I’d say “Asian” is more a geographic classification rather than race. Asia is huge and contains multiple races within. Even smaller continents like North America or even Australia&
96.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Your race could be a factor in a medical diagnosis. Whereas your caste is completely irrelevant > According to geneticist David Reich, "while race may be a social construct, differences in genetic ancestry that happen to correlate t
97.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Seems like Twitter/X is trying something of that sort. Facebook tried with Facebook Watch and wasn’t really successful. So I’m doubtful TikTok will be able to
98.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Someone at the previous thread dug through to find out. They’re able to find out ad blockers instantly on Chrome, but they have this logic that requires a 5s timeout for some other browsers
99.
Stash as a Commit(rahulakrishna.github.io)
1 points by _thisdot 3y ago|0 comments
100.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Even more important distinction is that "Mastodon" is not a Twitter alternative, rather a framework that lets you build a twitter-like space. Instances have twitter-like feature set )p. It's totally up to the individual insta
101.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Same in India, what makes it worse is the taxation. You end up paying $1000+ for the $799 iPhone. And $1000 is a lot of money. You can live a comfortable life in a tier 2 city with $500 a month. PPP adjusted, $1000 in US is around $4000 in
102.
by _thisdot 3y ago
I was using fish on Ubuntu in college. First job gave me a macbook and I set it up using fish. We only had one devops guy and he shared the app set up docs and all the scripts were available only in zsh or bash. I was okay with switching to
103.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Take example of politics. The left "hates" right and vice-versa. The bond within them is tight and has been going for a long time. Whereas the moderates/centrists party will never have a future because they don't have a
104.
by _thisdot 3y ago
The difference is what you imagine when someone says “catch the ball”. In my language, there is a single common word for catch, hold and grab. (Catch the ball, hold the rope, grab the stick). So if someone said “catch the ball” to me in Eng
105.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Don’t most groups have a common enemy as a bonding factor?
106.
by _thisdot 3y ago
If anything, my problem is sometimes it’s too strong. Searching for a product on Google and clicking the Amazon links don’t work
107.
by _thisdot 3y ago
If you move from another country as an adult you may need to apply to add your name to the list of approved names
108.
by _thisdot 3y ago
I thought this was well known. I’ve not known a gym that takes BMI seriously. People like Messi who are relatively lean and fit are overweight per the BMI scale. There exist better metrics as well
109.
by _thisdot 3y ago
What is the Privacy Policy?
110.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Under the Law on Personal Names, first names are picked from a list of approved names (18,000 female names and 15,000 male names as of 1 January 2016). One can also apply to Ankestyrelsen for approval of new names, e.g. common first names f
111.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Internet Explorer was, for a brief time, the default browser in macOS as well
112.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Perceived loading time was a matter of debate during the NextJS vs RemixJS thing. RemixJS argued for fast loading time, while NextJS argued for perceived loading time. Remix would show a white screen and two seconds later have everything re
113.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Interesting. Especially so considering that the Gmail app on mobile is not gmail-only!
114.
by _thisdot 3y ago
I’m even more confused now. I’ve used the old Threads until the day it died (quit Instagram after that actually). Wasn’t it always a messaging app?
115.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Lot more limited than Snapchat. You could only text your Close Friends. There wasn’t any concept of “streaks”. You couldn’t follow celebs or news.
116.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Reminds me of Steve Jobs unveiling the first iPhone. He mentioned it doesn’t need a stylus, but something all of us are born with!
117.
by _thisdot 3y ago
I’m sorry, it’s not clear to me who you’re talking about
118.
by _thisdot 3y ago
How does it matter? Your post was interesting and it did cause the intended discourse. Don’t bother trying to find ways to “game” the HN algorithm
119.
by _thisdot 3y ago
Right! My reddit comments are public and reflect my preferences and interests pretty well. Yet I’ve never ever felt like clicking a reddit ad. Instagram on the other hand had me clicking on ads occasionally
120.
by _thisdot 3y ago
I have friends who fit the target audience criteria you mention. These people absolutely do not care about the client and never find the need to step outside the default client. My partner has access to Apollo Ultra through iCloud Family, y

More ›