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by blunte 5y ago
That's a really good point which I don't think was mentioned in TA - new experiences tend to shake up the mind, which can lead to new though processes and new ideas. It can be a real boost for creativity. So going to a new place
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Just a side note - you absolutely don't need to be millions rich to travel for extended periods. You just need to have few financial obligations that are location dependent. In an extreme example (which some of us fantasize about), yo
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I left US for NL 10 years ago, and I can say I've enjoyed most of my time here. But now it's time to move on, and the world offers many exciting new cultures (and foods!) to enjoy.
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by blunte 5y ago
Indeed humans, many of us at least, thrive on novelty: new things, new experiences. Meditation, thankfulness, and other forms of inward focus may bring some respite from the desire for novelty, but... What is the point of life if not to en
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by blunte 5y ago
Good that you are reflecting and asking this question now. If you waited until 50 to do this, you might have a much darker view of life. Explore a bit, ideally without concern for what might make money. Try to find one or more real passions
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Why morning light is so crucial to your health (BBC short video)(bbc.co.uk)
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I wonder what the article says…
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"restored"... that's an interesting word here, and it suggests that money was manufactured to replace that which was drained (which itself was a kind of manufacturing). The previous HN tweet thread story about this described
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by blunte 5y ago
What I find surprising is how the majority of semis in Netherlands appear to be very new and presumably in good condition. In Texas, by contrast, few appear to be new and well maintained, while many look quite heavily used. The trailers a
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by blunte 5y ago
Understood, but the hope is that if enough people complain, the practices may change for the better. Over time, the tweet-thread stories appear more frequently. If that and other reader-hostile posts continue to become more common, we&#x27
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by blunte 5y ago
75-85 EUR/hr for Ruby/Rails, Python/Django, etc. in Netherlands.
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by blunte 5y ago
Fascinating analysis, but sigh having to read it in individual tweets.
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by blunte 5y ago
No, what banks do is take most of the money you deposited and make high risk investments with it. Then when the unthinkable happens, and that 0.001% chance that their models said could happen happens, they turn to the government (which mea
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by blunte 5y ago
Coding is just the last step in providing a solution to a need. It arguably should be automated away. What we humans do which is of great value is understanding problems and needs, considering known and possible unknown constraints, and fin
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by blunte 5y ago
I have managed 3-5 weeks at a time without any alcohol, and while I think not drinking is ideal, I found some downsides which I have yet to resolve. One surprise was after two weeks, my mind became non-stop busy and desperately hungry to do
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by blunte 5y ago
> how the world could be I already feel this way about Clojure vs other languages I know, or Ruby (what I get paid to do) vs Python (what I use when I must). It gets tiring to know elegance and terseness and then have to use wooden clubs
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by blunte 5y ago
I imagine there could be some sensory deprivation training (with instruments) that could help pilots learn to choose when they believe their feelings and when they can ignore them and instead more easily choose to believe the instruments. T
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by blunte 5y ago
Therein lies the challenge. As far as blockchains themselves, I feel that Algorand is a very legitimate serious project. There are others, like Harmony, but with both projects you can have scam coins built on top of them.
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> the entire scope of these technologies is promoting fraud, scams, and Greater Fool schemes With this statement the author shows bias and a lack of serious interest in discussion. Indeed most cryptocurrency projects are frankly illegiti
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by blunte 5y ago
Thank you for the warning. Are scooters common? In Thailand and Bali that is the easy answer in most cases, and I imagine Malta weather is usually reasonable for this mode of transport.
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by blunte 5y ago
Linux (or openbsd?). Hire current critical open source contributors. Give them a general direction and some freedom, with 6 and 12 month goals. Do this also with security researchers and developers. DO NOT CONTRACT typical approved supplie
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by blunte 5y ago
Like other short term focused decisions made by the baby boomer generation, the US bridge situation is dire. Within 20 years this will be a common news story. Unfortunately, spending on infrastructure which benefits most people (including
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by blunte 5y ago
Netherlands is worth spending a year or few in, but the winter weather is dismal wet and dark. Amsterdam is pretty expensive for rent, and with remote work it doesn’t make sense to live there unless you have a circle of friends you want to
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by blunte 5y ago
Netherlands, 10 years now. Actually ready to move on… Portugal, Malta, Thailand, perhaps spending 1-6 months at a time in a given location. Gave up my car and driving frequently. Fantabulous gift of freedom not having to deal with traffic a
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by blunte 5y ago
I have been a happy paying customer of Zoho for years now. I know they have data servers in the US and other countries. Apparently they base their data center location on your IP address. I assume that the decision is made during account c
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by blunte 5y ago
This was utter nonsense, almost to the level of insane rambling. Last thing first, where is any argument that backs up the claim that animal rights people are not concerned with the pressure or happiness of the animal? Wild animals left alo
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by blunte 5y ago
Are there any folks here doing metal detecting in the Netherlands? I've been tempted to start, since I live in a village that dates from the 1200s (but likely had Romans passing through long before) surrounded by farmland. There'
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by blunte 5y ago
Ironically, it may end up being one of these "tiny" scenarios which finally does Google in. When trying to illustrate a problem or bug, one of the typically time consuming challenges is reducing the scenario to the minimal case wh
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by blunte 5y ago
I still boggle at the scale of investments these days. What does a company like 1Password do with that much money?
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by blunte 5y ago
What you can do with a modern language isn't so different for each language. It's usually a matter of a few big points: static|dynamic|no typing, time performance, or memory performance. The rest are just details. I fully admit

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