besasam

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by besasam 9y ago
Maybe try to find tech groups and hacker spaces around you. Here in Europe we have the Chaos Computer Club, there's probably equivalents where you live. Or join hackathons. I've always found it easy to connect to people at places
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by besasam 9y ago
Kudos for the question generator, one of my profs did that too and it was such a lifesaver.
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by besasam 9y ago
Right now I'm working on a suite of tools for calendar/schedule/to-dos, money expense tracker, etc. All for myself because the available tools are either too bloated, or don't have the features I need, or cost too much.
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by besasam 9y ago
>you would have have to create a feature for feature better product, and offer it at a lower price point. Have you tried out Affinity? I'm not sure about the features yet, but it's definitely just as visually appealing at a fra
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by besasam 9y ago
I'm hopeful for the new GIMP release. There was a thread about it yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16686941 Sadly, when it comes to things like context-aware fill, Photoshop still outperforms any alterna
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by besasam 9y ago
I really enjoyed that too, this is exactly how you do unobtrusive ads. I'd maybe put them on gradient backgrounds too, since the black disrupts the visual flow a bit.
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by besasam 9y ago
Went to university for 4 years, learned some basics and lots of mathematics and theoretical stuff. I could tell you how an operating system works, how data is transferred between networks down to the physical layer, calculate the best and w
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by besasam 9y ago
There's a difference between being an introvert and having (clinical) social anxiety. It's an irrational fear and no amount of "realizing" will help with that. Cognitive behavioral therapy however will teach you to recog
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by besasam 9y ago
There was also a study done on rats that showed they would not seek out drugs when in an a nurturing and stimulating environment. Kurzgesagt have made a great video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8L-0nSYzg
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by besasam 9y ago
Those names are really something. Love it.
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by besasam 9y ago
It's a bit of a dilemma, isn't it. I would love an alternative to Photoshop or Affinity that actually offers the same features and has a nice UI (let's be real, it's something most free applications really lack... and th
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by besasam 9y ago
Usually get up between 6 and 7am. My body basically forces me into bed by 11pm, often earlier. It's not as fun as staying up until the am every night, but I sure don't miss feeling tired and sluggish all day.
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by besasam 9y ago
You deeply underestimate the wealth of the infamous "1%".
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by besasam 9y ago
Hadn't really considered the natural sciences there, you're right! I was talking mainly from a tech/engineering perspective and at least in my generation ( filthy millenials ) and among my peers in uni I've observed the
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by besasam 9y ago
>if you have only a bachelor, people assume something went wrong. The target at university always was a Master's degree. What? This is definitely not true in Germany, at least not anymore. Unless you want to go into research or teac
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by besasam 9y ago
Same. There really needs to be a good alternative to manage and discover events in your area, but most will probably fail due to the missing userbase/users' reluctance to switch to a new platform. Some organizers/venues in my
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by besasam 9y ago
Yep, that's what I thought. What works best for me is keeping it as natural as possible most of the time - lots of fruits and vegs, legumes, full-grain bread, rice, sometimes a bit of meat. Pretty much balances out the once-in-a-blue-m
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by besasam 9y ago
When you say "no sugar at all, especially added sugar", do you include natural sugar in fruit (and some vegetables)?
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by besasam 9y ago
1. Telegram. 2. You tell them it has cooler stickers.
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by besasam 9y ago
Being a 100lbs female, caffeine seems to have a much stronger effect on me than most other people. I get jittery and anxious, and when I have coffee after 12pm I have a hard time falling asleep in the evening. The little bit of wakefulness