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by damontal 9y ago
Decided to keep my phone out of my pocket while at home. Just put it on a shelf. I was really surprised at how often my hand just reflexively goes to my pocket for the phone. I only noticed it happening because my phone was not there.
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by damontal 10y ago
you can tell he rushed the ending. one of his source books was a fantastic read though - A World Undone by GJ Meyer https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553382403/ref=oh_aui_sear...
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by damontal 10y ago
if a replica can be made that is indistinguishable from the original, then it's safer to hang replicas so that the originals won't be sliced up by crazy people.
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by damontal 10y ago
I'm on Spotify and Pandora despite having a huge music collection in iTunes. I dread having to launch it and have basically given up buying and managing my own music.
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by damontal 10y ago
Or just immediately pull your money out of the linked account to an unlinked account.
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by damontal 10y ago
do you prefer the keyboard over the paperwhite or are you just using it because it's good enough?
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by damontal 10y ago
I'm still bummed that he never posted the last 2 parts of his Programmer's View of the Universe.
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by damontal 10y ago
Well he was kind of a dirty bum.
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by damontal 10y ago
not op but it doesn't have to be typical. just keep your hand moving for 10 or 15 minutes even if it's gibberish. something usually will come out.
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by damontal 10y ago
TAOCP has four volumes. Its not just a single book. Did you work through all four volumes?
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by damontal 10y ago
Here's the book I'm reading about him. Great read! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003V1WXKU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?...
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by damontal 10y ago
I love reading about Feynman. How he would put himself in these novel situations and get completely absorbed. He learned how to play an instrument in Brazil and joined a Carnival school and wound up dressing up, and competing. He learned ho
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by damontal 10y ago
You can get an Alphasmart on eBay for 30$ if you want a distraction-free writing device.
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by damontal 11y ago
preprints are free but when they are added to an issue of a journal, that issue might not be free. so journal X agrees to free preprints (rough drafts) and then charges for the actual issue. if the library drops subscription to the journal,
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by damontal 11y ago
I recommend Gil Fronsdal's podcast. It's free and he's a very good teacher. He has a series specifically for beginners... http://www.audiodharma.org/series/1/talk/1762/
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by damontal 11y ago
I use Outlook. The thing I like about it is that it integrates my gmail and icloud accounts nicely. Native iOS app doesn't work well with GMail because you won't get notifications for new mail. And the GMail app doesn't work
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by damontal 11y ago
yep. satellite radio too.
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by damontal 11y ago
Swap your CTRL and caps lock keys. It will make it a lot easier to use.
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by damontal 12y ago
Well I happen to have Mr. McLuhan right here...
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by damontal 12y ago
Not op but I had potential legal problems with an health insurance company so I described the situation on a legal subreddit and was told to research ERISA lawyers. I would have never found this important advice buy just googling. Also was
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by damontal 12y ago
Is it the one narrated by Bernard Mayes? I had a really hard time listening to that one because his voice is so unmodulated and relaxing that my thoughts would frequently wander or I'd fall asleep.
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by damontal 12y ago
Eclipse has emacs-style key bindings. So you can have the best of both worlds.
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by damontal 12y ago
>Will books end up getting unskippable "updates," or even being deleted at the whim of the publishers or Amazon one day? Amazon can already do this. http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/oct/22&#x
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Hackers remotely lock some iOS devices and Macs(techlivewire.com)
1 points by damontal 12y ago|0 comments
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by damontal 13y ago
why is it a nonstarter as a currency? is it because it can't scale if widely adopted? or because it's difficult to keep secure? any other reasons?
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by damontal 13y ago
but if you want to transfer coins you have to have them first. how easy is it for the average person to get bitcoins? not very. with coinbase you have to link a bank account. so they essentially have a blank check from you. if you trust the
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by damontal 13y ago
but working out before something like a speech where you can be nervous and have an elevated body temp is a bad idea because you will be much more prone to sweating. i've experienced this and it is terrible.
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by damontal 13y ago
also, prepare for cotton mouth. it's really hard to talk when your mouth is completely dry.
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by damontal 13y ago
I find that I retain things I hear much better than things I read.
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by damontal 13y ago
got into a huge fight with a family member over this. i even programmed a simulation and showed it run over 1000 tries and he still refused to budge from the 50% answer.

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