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by hailk 8y ago
> Morality seems to be common as dirt in art True. But there are schools of thought in art that deal with aesthetic contemplation. It aspires to be devoid of moral discoursing, but by the nature of being consumed and critiqued by society
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by hailk 8y ago
I got into the behemoth (Infinite Jest) fairly recently. Have not finished it yet though. Every time I open the book, I end up starting again and gain perspective all over. A behemoth, but a tasty one nevertheless. Highly recommended.
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by hailk 8y ago
Agreed with tiny holds causing problems. But I presumed it was a grip strength problem, which still doesn't take away from my advantage as a tall-leaner. Though it could also be because I must've not done challenging routes.
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by hailk 8y ago
Agreed with the combat-oriented sports being the ultimate problem-solving challenge. Used to box (still occasional do), have never obtained the same technical satisfaction anywhere else. There are so many different facets to it. Ring genera
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by hailk 8y ago
Can we compare difficulty levels with children? They seem to be naturally better at climbing at that age. Faster recovery period and their tendons and ligaments seem to be able to handle their small weights well.
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by hailk 8y ago
> preferably without depending on height/reach or overly specific strengths. How do you attain this? From an amateur hobbyist eye it seems that bouldering as a sport favours lean + tall builds -> Reach + light-weight advantage. H
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by hailk 8y ago
Pasting from word and mobile support are two things I struggled with on draft. How much easier or difficult it is with slate in your experience?
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by hailk 8y ago
For a long time, I kept pushing deadlines because I wanted to write things the "right way". At the end a code that doesn't reach its destination on time or doesn't do what it should be doing is useless, no matter how we
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by hailk 8y ago
Conversions seems freely interpreted. In Gujarati it's `હોવેરક્રાફ્ટ`, transliterates to `hovercraft`, no meaning. In Malayalam `പറക്കും-പേടകം` translates to `Flying-vehicle`. In Hindi `ṃḍarāne vālī nāv` translates to `Floating boat`.
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by hailk 8y ago
This might sound obvious and you might have tried a lot of these already, but for me what works in similar situation is that if it crosses 4, I skip sleep that day. And having a strict wake-up time works. Of course as the parent comment sug
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by hailk 8y ago
Nope. It's not as black and white. Following the laws to the book, but not being afraid of breaking the law in itself, but being afraid of crossing ethical lines and understanding the cost of breaking the law, willfully accepting what
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by hailk 8y ago
No one is allowing companies to be good judges. They are getting judged when caught, they get judged for actions that don't break any laws ex: FB. Lawmaking is a continuous process. Breaking the law in itself is not unethical.
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by hailk 8y ago
> but those rules were probably put in place for a reason. Assuming that lawmaking systems are altruistic and incapable of folly. In practice that doesn't work
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by hailk 8y ago
I face this almost every time I meet someone new. I've forgotten the number of times people have asked me why I look sad or angry. People are intimidated often (especially women, which they've verbally expressed), until they get t
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by hailk 8y ago
> Zulip is the world’s most productive team chat software Claims like these are really off-putting. Is it done for SEO purposes?
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by hailk 8y ago
Also, to become a better conductor or composer you might need to be fairly comfortable with multiple instruments, no?
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by hailk 9y ago
As I mentioned, i don't think we can consider phone number and email address as private data. Everything we use, track those. It also mentions that it was a bug and not intentional. Iphone has leaked far worse things. People seem unfaz
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by hailk 9y ago
So people who don't use facebook aren't in touch with people they care about? There is no moat, only an FB blindfold. It's just a product. If it's not serving you well, drop it. Better ones will arrive faster than we bli
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by hailk 9y ago
How do they profile non-members or even people who've either deactivated their accounts or aren't using them? If I don't log in how does invites affect me? All they could possibly have is my phone number and email. Which aren
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by hailk 9y ago
Also, it's very difficult to like something when you suck at it. I've learned this playing video games and sports. First there's the grind to improve. Once you start getting better and understand the mechanics better, you aut
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by hailk 9y ago
I'm inferring they meant productive in practical tech role, as opposed to moving on to management or leadership roles, which most people tend to do. It's admirable, managing burnout.
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by hailk 9y ago
Soundhound also works fine with humming/singing. It isn't perfect and I have an indian accent.
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by hailk 9y ago
The start of the code block is signified by the opening brace, which starts at the end of the method name in the first case, hence breaking symmetry.
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by hailk 9y ago
I'll be flipping the point around by saying that if you are concerned about vertical whitespace reduction, you should probably look at the granularity of your files (debatable based on programming environment). Also we could be caterin
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by hailk 9y ago
I see it the same way. It offers symmetry. The method name can be as long or short. At least the start of the code block and the end is easily visible since the indentation level remains same. Gives a sense of Python readability.
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by hailk 9y ago
Your point has validity to it. But that can't be used to stunt the growth of automation industry. My father works primarily on building various automation units in textile factories. I'm hazy on the technicalities, but one such un
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by hailk 9y ago
This advice should be stapled on the bedroom wall for anyone who sets out on any creative pursuit. Zen Pencils did a really nice comic on this. https://zenpencils.com/comic/90-ira-glass-advice-for-beginne...
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by hailk 9y ago
With the limited context I have of your interaction. > while swearing my health and welfare were his highest priority and intentionally leaving out the fact that he was a smoker and a toker. Unless he is smoking or toking in your presenc
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by hailk 9y ago
Advertisement or no, as a person who is still planning the payment model, this was quite useful.
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by hailk 9y ago
> Other discussion communities are more inclusive and more diverse - and by that I mean the only meaningful flavour of diversity - diversity of opinion. Would you mind sharing. The HN hive-mind has started getting to me lately. If I want

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