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by b0rsuk 9y ago
It depends what you mean. To Poles Americans look quite fake with their smiling mask, and adjectives ranking from "good" to "awesome". The world "beautiful" sticks out like a sore thumb when you read web fronte
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
Here in Poland it's very risky to connect with your colleagues. I think it's the case for all countries with low social trust rating. In theory, you're working together for common gain, because if your company is better off y
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
Hmm, so a game developer is like a startup factory? I think the real reason he/she's hinting at is that men tend to be more passionate about games than startups. (I know several dozen young people who play board games regularly, a
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
It's called the curse of the talented, and every intelligent person suffers from it. For me the realization came pretty late, although I already stopped getting top math grades in my 8th year of school, despite an earlier 2nd place in
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I can't be sure about the first quote - 120 could be called the high end of average - but holy crap, the second quote describes me almost perfectly, word for word! The reason I didn't became a scientist is that it SUCKS being a sc
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
You can't cheat your body. Your body will take the sleep if it feels it needs it. Also, sleep deprivation stacks, so if you miss 1 hour each day you'll eventually fall asleep all of sudden.
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I had major depression for a couple of years and here's how I eventually got out of it: 1) regular exercise. Start small, you're not supposed to break records. But it's very important to do it regularly. You can start with on
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I noticed this myself a long time ago. I have major anxiety, stress and depression problems(the last one I mostly fixed). When I stay up very late, or lose most of a night's sleep, I no longer care. I'm very resistant to stress. T
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I will have to listen through it on youtube. It seems to have that light, vangelis-y feel. If you like that kind of music and retro graphics, check out Knytt Stories. Very nice music, free download, and the Design Tour video should convince
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I understand your point, but it's hardly the best example of a soundtrack that doesn't get in the way. Red Alert(1) from 1996 got a "soundtrack of the year" award. Initially I was puzzled by that. It has a few great trac
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
Amazing soundtrack ? I think it's entirely forgettable, almost as bad as XCOM2 (generic American war movie). To the point I would advocate spending that money on more sound effects. But my point is that this kind of GUI approach is ver
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I don't sit except when necessary. I can do that because I'm looking for a job. It's been a few months and I noticed my bad back condition drastically improved out of sudden. I promised myself to never sit again in front of c
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
My pet peeve: matchmaking in games vs dedicated servers. Yes, dedicated servers had problems, and required some technical know-how to run as well as decent hardware. But they were mini communities. And some people actually enjoy matches wit
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
Higher education - okay, but quality education can't be overestimated. I live in Poland and education actually seems to be getting worse over time, while catholic church is consistently gaining ground. In primary + secondary schools,
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I have zero evidence, but I think it may have to do with sense of touch. For me it's more comfortable to be in a cold room under a blanket than to lie on a bed in a warm (or even hot) room. Similarly, I'm one of many people who en
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I have both bad back and runner's knee. Once I found out the most effective treatment for my bad back is regular exercise (40min a day, 4 days of the week... but I can't afford to skip it), I started thinking about other problems
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I think the least ambiguous name is "wall facing squat". Good for googling more information.
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
A joke ?? The joke's on us! Remember, ancient Romans were masters of the world, but they drank wine from lead cups, used lead for plumbing etc. Just because a culture is kinda dominant at the moment doesn't meant it can learn noth
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I couldn't do that at first either, but I learned to do it. The key is stretching exercises and practicing wall facing squats. You can progress in a few ways, like sitting on a low couch and then trying to get up without supporting you
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
This is nothing new if you have bad back, like me. Pain can be a good teacher when it comes to proper form. As a bonus, I have a runner's knee, so my wall-facing squats are damn near perfect. I'm perfecting my technique, and nowad
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
Step 1: Pollute the environment, causing colony collapse disorder. Step 2: rather than solving the actual problem, make money off it. It's like big pharma making money selling treatment drugs instead of developing the cure.
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
If they're true duplicates offering no new perspective, I guess. But if the articles each show the event from a different perspective, they don't technically fall under the HN "dupe" rule. But it is still a boring subjec
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
My problem - hinted by the term "chat flood" - is that some of the events don't interest me at all. I want to hide redundant submissions! It's times like those when I'm reminded how US-centric HN is. I understand St
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I would love to see something like this: (Steve Jobs Died) (14 articles, newest on 11th of fyftember) Articles on the same event within short timespan would be compressed into a single line you can expand by clicking. One implement
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
When I hear him talking about kids, it's almost invariably that they misbehave. Not that they're visiting X or Y with kids or had a funny talk or something. And the kids seem a bit too eager to play with anyone, as if no one spend
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
My short term goal: be financially independent so I can pull my own weight, and can spend part of free time doing silly stuff. My long term goal: advance in a job that is neither too stressful nor too boring, which pays well until my retire
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
Get a hobby. Start going to a place where people practice it. I'm over 30 and board games work well for me. Most people I play with are younger. The oldest of us, resembling the one from French Connection, is a former programmer(?) and
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
You can't make blanket statements about something as general as GMO, but you can make them about human nature and greed. I don't think GMO is fundamentally different from processed foods. Processed foods can, in theory, be benefic
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
It doesn't count as a major success story I knew about when I was typing that comment.
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by b0rsuk 9y ago
I wonder how to become a good functional programmer. I think I'm already decent at procedural/OO. Do I need to have a strong maths background? I didn't learn it very well at university and this worries me. Many functional lan

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