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by ak39 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence "Chesterton's fence is the principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood. The qu
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by ak39 7y ago
Correct. Drop indexes for inserts and recreate after bulk inserts. Also, another hint: process all inserts in the bulk in a single transaction. I was amazed at the speed that SQLite ingests data! Speed demon! (Don’t forget PRAGMA synchronou
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by ak39 7y ago
When your data doesn't fit in memory: SQLite
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by ak39 7y ago
I've always benchmarked post-retiring cognitive abilities and professional continuity with Noam Chomsky. He is my hero in that aspect too. If I can continue to do what I do now at his age, I'm ready for the off.
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by ak39 7y ago
Mouse wheel doesn't work on FF, but clicking the down arrow at the bottom of the scroll bar does. Annoying indeed.
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Ask HN: Any startups here using home NAS cloud services?
2 points by ak39 7y ago|0 comments
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by ak39 7y ago
This reply should go into HN hall of fame. Thank you very much!
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by ak39 7y ago
I had 2020 vision till 2012 (39 years old then). I am convinced that my myopia onset was perceptibly accelerated with the purchase of my first "smart phone". And the constant use of it: Whatsapp & twitter. Can the damage be re
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Tactical Investment Algorithms(papers.ssrn.com)
1 points by ak39 7y ago|0 comments
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Why don't we use weights to store energy?(physics.stackexchange.com)
1 points by ak39 7y ago|1 comments
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by ak39 7y ago
YES!
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by ak39 7y ago
Make sure you’re getting enough sleep in between major concepts. Sleep consolidates memory. Also, revisit already learned stuff again 3 to 4 days later. Multiple spaced repetition makes the concepts stick. Also, don’t be pressured by others
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by ak39 7y ago
Chasing yields wherever they can find any. I read this in a tweet recently: "Buying stocks for yield, bonds for capital gains".
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by ak39 7y ago
BB paywalls can be bypassed by simply disabling JS (temporarily).
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by ak39 7y ago
"The lack of cognitive significance in tribal language is a symptom of the deeper disease: the devaluing of the pursuit of knowledge. Students are now absolutists. Students, administrators and some faculty know what is right (and who i
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Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ says he has found the next market bubble(cnbc.com)
5 points by ak39 7y ago|1 comments
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Day Trading for a Living?(papers.ssrn.com)
543 points by ak39 7y ago|366 comments
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by ak39 7y ago
If you cannot afford to lose a job (probably because you’re supporting a family), it’s time to find _another_ job. If you don’t have a family to support, just quit. Use the free time to fix your next move.
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by ak39 7y ago
If I’m not mistaken, the panic spoken of here is in the equities markets. No?
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by ak39 7y ago
Searching for "Julian Assange" on YouTube yields almost nothing from news sources in the last month. Incredible.
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Ask HN: Where is Julian Assange, what's happening to him now?
90 points by ak39 7y ago|10 comments
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by ak39 7y ago
The most likely origin of the middle eastern religious “meme” of the flood (Noah etc) is Sumerian plain floods (Mesopotamia). In fact, the stories in Genesis are most likely the retelling of Sumerian technological achievements (farming, bui
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by ak39 7y ago
Regarding the nytimes paywall: simply disable JavaScript and reload.
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by ak39 7y ago
Why would Tesla send a C&D to this guy who is helping their brand??? Mind-boggling decision.
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by ak39 7y ago
Building good software requires mainly achieving two things: 1. Making sure what you build is what was really requested (correct), and 2. Making sure what you've built doesn't have a higher running "cost" than the thing
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by ak39 7y ago
A 9-5 quintessentially involves: - no ownership of your physical and intellectual contribution to your employer - devoting at great cost to your own personal life the most productive time of your own life to your employer - running the very
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by ak39 7y ago
Wow. There is no hint of a contrived disaffected and put-on teenage style angst here (even if that is a thing!). He is celebrating his freedom from bondage at age 65, from the tyranny of a boss wielding his fate at a whim, from suffering th
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by ak39 7y ago
Pun-baiting HN?
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China since 2016 has signed bilateral agreements with several oil-producing nations to receive payments in yuan backed by gold. This bypasses the need for the "petrodollar". This is the most likely reason for China's recent i
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by ak39 7y ago
Well, there are only two ways to respond to such comments: 1. The inky "proper" way (as you say) 2. Complete and utter lack of words to respond. Is there anything in between? Doubt it.

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