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by dmitripopov 7y ago
It's not an "impostor syndrome", it's an "excellent student syndrome". Cognitive behavioral therapy may help you with that.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
As with any addiction there are different flavors of it and each one requires specific approach. For example, if the origins of it are in frustration over your sexual fantasies never get real, all attempts to quit the addiction the same way
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Project for Sale: MiniKanban(reddit.com)
1 points by dmitripopov 7y ago|0 comments
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
In Russia good means reliable, and that's all. Comfort is secondary. But not for youngsters of course, that's why rural Russia is almost abandoned.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
They were building a Yurt :)
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
In Soviet Union of the 80s a male person with rural origins aged over 18 was considered capable of building a wooden house by himself (or little help from other males in the family) by default. Nowadays you can hardly find someone who is no
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Well, it's do it YOURTself, not yourself, sometimes humor is hard to detect ;)
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
[1] The post in question: https://www.helpinator.com/blog/2019/08/26/refactoring-docum...
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Ask HN: Refactoring Software Documentation
1 points by dmitripopov 7y ago|1 comments
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
You know, healthy people are flexible and versatile, so they adapt to any situation. In general, running any kind business and being a parent at the same time is normal. But if you have a choice, it's better to focus on one thing.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
A bug/prank/mistake as stated above. It would have been a lot creepier if limited to the first sentence only.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
One of my customers told me that they use my Helpinator for this. It allows to generate a static HTML knowledge base that they update from time to time and release to co-workers. It's mosty HR inner company instructions stuff. It'
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
I create SimpleDocServer for one of my customers as a quick-and-dirty Confluence replacement based entirely on Markdown. So if your point is information delivery and you are OK to collaborate on content creation via Git (or any other simila
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Disclaimer: I am the author of Helpinator - a single-source technical writing tool. It is for Windows, but some of my customers successfully use it on Mac via Parallels. It has EPUB/MOBI/PDF support. I recently added LeanPub suppo
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Well, if you saw some of Jeff talks you know that he has a respectable sense of humor. Everything in this post that you are angry at is just plain trolling.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Hello! Dmitri, author of MiniKanban and some other apps here. A brief FAQ: Q: What is it? A: It's a desktop Windows app that implements a Kanban board. You can think of it as an advanced to-do list. Q: Why is it better than Trello or a
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Show HN: MiniKanban – a personal desktop Kanban board for introverts(minikanban.com)
2 points by dmitripopov 7y ago|1 comments
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Hello from a fellow Windows mISV! I'd like to say that there are only two of us remaining, but RSDN forum "Shareware and business" is still alive and kicking.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Good chair and regular breaks (with a pomodoro timer) to walk or do some exercises. Standing for a long time actually takes toll on your knees and other joints so you need breaks and exercises too.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
I just wonder how people behind this emulator do that enormous amount of work for free. I mean it takes a lot of time from your regular job and your family to do an in-depth research like this, not to mention writing quality emulator code.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Cherry-picking fallacy? You have to perform an experiment controlled by an outside person otherwise you fall victim of a cognitive bias.
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
Have you tried pomodoro?
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
It's only good if it goes naturally. You know how it happens - somebody occasionally swears and in a minute everybody in the room is swearing, even baby doll - alike girls. When forced swearing brings more emotional strain that it reso
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
How manageable is your depression now? Does it relapse often? What triggers relapses? If your PhD field, or city, or mentor is a probable relapse trigger then it's better to avoid this path. If your depression is under control now with
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
And also it's a very cool place to visit :)
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
Yep. But it's important to be consistent even for a royal person.
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
Just for the notice: you keep using "we" through the article, yet your home page tells that you run it solo.
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
Back in my university years I was stunned when we moved from mechanical engineering theory to practice and it became clear that you need little to none theoretical knowledge to design machinery. There were step-by-step guides on every topic
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
Consider yourself a product you are a evangelist of and write your resume like it's a promo. With all your experience it should work like a charm.
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by dmitripopov 8y ago
Failure is a part of the game. If you get demoralized this game is not for you. Simple as that. It's OK to feel bad for a while, however. Typically failed founders found something new. Targeted, simple, niche. Learn from your failure.

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