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by amorphous 8y ago
I write reviews usually only in extreme cases if something is either exceptionally good or bad. In the positive case, I want to help the creator/owner having the deserved success, in the negative prevent fellow customers getting ripped
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by amorphous 8y ago
Providing authenticity, in whatever form, is a huge business opportunity, and it's only going to grow.
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by amorphous 8y ago
The more niche you go, the easier the positioning becomes. The crux is, of course, to decide on which skill to focus on. It's a personal decision that requires to say "no" more often then "yes".
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by amorphous 8y ago
A lot of good answers in this thread. I want to emphasize that, though ageism clearly exist, it more than anything else depends on you. I have many colleagues and friends that started coding in their childhood (like me) who got burned out a
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by amorphous 8y ago
I lost a lot of holiday pictures ~10 years ago when I used DVDs as my backup medium. I wasn't aware of how little they last. On the other hand, I have personally never experienced a hard drive failure.
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by amorphous 8y ago
The main idea from lesswrong is to prefer textbooks over other other books. More related to software, I have another rule: read the official documentation first before going somewhere else. Though often less polished than external books, it
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by amorphous 8y ago
I think you may not realize how much your education has shaped the way you think and tackle problems. Understanding goes far deeper than the direct application of knowledge.
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by amorphous 8y ago
> I've got enough funds to work on the idea for a year or so by myself, so I've got some time and a nominal amount of money at my disposal. And you want to spend your precious time and money on a patent? One that most likely w
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by amorphous 8y ago
> What i do particularly enjoy is good ol' back end web development. By all means, keep at it! Better to be an exceptional backend dev than average ML engineer. No one can predict the future anyway. It's certainly possible that
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by amorphous 8y ago
The feeling of overwhelm in our industry is more common than you might think. It reflects the sorry state where getting older and having more experience does not relate to gaining value, most of the time the opposite (imagine a doctor being
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by amorphous 8y ago
I would assume Chinese as the only language worth learning for this purpose, as in the western world all science or tech will be available in English. Chinese, however, might enable you to access otherwise unavailable knowledge.
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by amorphous 8y ago
Is someone aware of any non-fiction book that imagines the far future? There're plenty of good books about the past, but I'm not aware of something that spins a tale similar to this article, it could make a great read.
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by amorphous 8y ago
Yes, being aware of the scale of any sorts is tremendously valuable. The scale of suffering, complexity, culture (having travelled the world makes it smaller), time, distance puts things in perspective. Knowing the extremes, it's warm
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by amorphous 8y ago
Not worse in the sense that I need more sleep with age (apparently it's the other way around), I'd say it has stayed the same all my life, but at your age, I was better able to cope with the negative effects. Or maybe I've be
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by amorphous 8y ago
- Rehearse in front of a friend. - Add as little text to your slides as you can - Accept that you will get nervous. We all do, being nervous is not a problem, the fear of it is. - Remember, the audience wants you to succeed
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by amorphous 8y ago
I can't tell if sleeping well makes me happier, but I can confirm that not sleeping enough makes me unhappy. I need my eight hours, even one hour less and my mood becomes more fragile. Reduce it significantly less (let's say <5
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by amorphous 8y ago
Sam Harris. The way he thinks and talks brings me some kind of tranquillity at the end of the day. A "be at home" feeling.
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by amorphous 8y ago
Oh, yes, ambient/white noise has changed my life. I even use white noise for sleeping (via sleep headband), much better than ear plugs
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by amorphous 8y ago
No, it's just that other people have different ways to use technology. I'm very text-based, so writing a quick message fits me best. I have a friend, non-tech, very busy, very sociable, that you can only reach by calling him. I st
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by amorphous 8y ago
You seem to have a capable CEO that is able to bring in the funding. Unless he is blatantly lying I'd say what you are experiencing is pretty standard. Throwing in some buzzwords is not selling snake oil. It used to be "big data&q
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by amorphous 8y ago
Always the same vastly simplified discussion. Obviously, having a deep interest in your work, something you may feel "passionate" about is a good thing. Obviously, the opposite, hating your work or what it represents is not good f
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by amorphous 8y ago
When I got sick (doctor), when my car broke down (car repairman), when the shower broke (plumber), when I was too lazy to exercise (fitness coach), when I couldn't bother doing my taxes (accountant) and many more.
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by amorphous 8y ago
Not sure this question is serious, but just in case, obviously choosing a book solely on online reviews is not a good strategy. If in doubt, choose a book that is old yet still popular, because it means it has kept its popularity through al
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by amorphous 8y ago
Plenty (at age 48). But you probably know this, the literal meaning of disillusionment is "being freed from false beliefs or illusions". And that makes life simpler and "truer", so I wish you many more.
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by amorphous 8y ago
When tackling a problem and coming up with a solution, think first about how would you test that your solution will work. Software Engineering is unfortunately far away from being able to prove the correctness of a solution, but having a go
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by amorphous 8y ago
Yes, even my better half liked it who is not into SF at all. I'm not a huge fan of SF either, but I love Philip K Dick, and Ubik is probably the best book to get started with his work as it is quite funny.
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by amorphous 8y ago
Writing is one of the best ways to learn. A knowledge base provides me with the material that I can use to produce my own thoughts. Unless you write fiction or you have already acquired some kind of deep knowledge about a subject, the proce
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by amorphous 8y ago
It's been mentioned already but allow me to repeat it: plain text is your friend. Use some markdown if you like. Store everything in folders, using a complex or simple hierarchy, depending on your style. Backup and sync your files usin
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by amorphous 8y ago
> I recommend ”A short history of nearly everything” to everyone, regardless of background Yes, not forgetting to mention that Bill Bryson is such a fantastic writer who can not only make the complex simple but who is also fun to read. L
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by amorphous 8y ago
Not taking anything away from this nice job and at the danger of saying something obvious I'd like to note that the HN job board is not representative of the whole IT market. It's a corner, an interesting one but when it comes to

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