hilko

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by hilko 14y ago
On the first paragraph I generally agree with you, but I'd like to point out that in some cases, also in small teams, being a designer unencumbered by the limitations of the technology can be important. As part of the team, it can cause som
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by hilko 14y ago
I dunno, if there's one company that I can imagine would drop an entire market, it would be Apple. I wouldn't like it, but fortunately for me I don't really need a really powerful machine (I do mostly web development on a two year old 11" M
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by hilko 14y ago
as an aside, I wonder if there's some Steve Jobs vernacular style guide lying around at Apple, or if it's just from personal interaction that much of what Cook says (and others perhaps) sounds so much like him. Sure, I may be reading too mu
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by hilko 14y ago
As others have said, mediocrity is relative. So is stupidity and genius. Growing up and becoming (something of) an adult, the one thing that still constantly surprises me is the huge amount of mediocrity surrounding me, and not just that: t
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by hilko 14y ago
I agree with the sentiment to help and not just throw stones, but I think all the outrage and whatnot is very useful: it makes this kind of stuff less likely to happen.
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by hilko 14y ago
Yeah. I'm much less angry about this than might be, mostly because of this same impression I get from him. I find that 'geeks' have a tendency to really not handle issues well when they are difficult to understand. Suicide is like that. Mos
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by hilko 14y ago
In the same way great writers need to be alcoholics? In all seriousness though: depression is quite different from feeling down or being sad, and one of the most frustrating things for people who have been depressed is that they can't reall
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by hilko 14y ago
Ooh, that's a wonderful observation. I've known a number of people that I would call 'Jobsian', based on my limited knowledge of him, of course. And in all cases they were really good at making me feel just that way.
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by hilko 14y ago
I dunno. The book had a bunch of stuff that was interesting enough that I was happy to have bought it. But it was still disappointing.
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by hilko 14y ago
I was rather disappointed too. Maybe his approach was the only one that would provide a good story for non-techies, but I didn't like it. But then I'm a geek.
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by hilko 14y ago
True, but genius is not enough. Jobs seemed to have a quality that acted as a catalyst for genius to do 'great' stuff (where 'great' is debatable, of course). Based on my personal experience with 'Jobsian' types, I have found this to be tru
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by hilko 14y ago
I do that with Sublime Text 2 using the vim plugin (vintage). I would've never switched from vim if not for this plugin. Now I have (most) of the best of both worlds.
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by hilko 14y ago
Possibly. I was deeply religious for most of my life, but that unraveled about seven years ago. I would love going back to that life. My father is a pastor, and he and the Christianity and Christians I grew up with were the 'good' kind. If
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by hilko 14y ago
Hehe. It's very true though. I think one of the primary reasons I feel happier now than when I was younger, is that I want much less. Or maybe my ambitions have become more realistic. Either way, I like it.
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by hilko 14y ago
Interesting. I got rid of my watch for that same reason. Maybe it's a personality thing, but I felt I looked at my watch too often and that it was symptomatic of a general sense of being a 'slave' to time to an unnecessary degree. So I got
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by hilko 14y ago
Why strawmen, exactly? I'm not disagreeing with you; it's true that following your passion is often difficult, or even impossible. I was just interested in discussing the passion angle of this story, because passion, in the strongest sense
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by hilko 14y ago
But do you realize that this (subjective) locus of control is also , at least to a degree, part of your skill set. I have problems with statements like 'they give up and choose to see no path forward', because it seems to imply that someho
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by hilko 14y ago
True, which is why I'm happy to be at a point in life where 'making my own opportunities' includes packing my bags and leaving for greener pastures. I truly feel for those who don't have that option, and are in the wrong place at the wrong
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by hilko 14y ago
I agree with your observation. What I find interesting is that most people I know don't actually 'follow their dreams'. They do apply the principle on a surface level, but in actually just kind of stumble through life, often unhappy that th
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by hilko 14y ago
Haha, that rings so true. I usually spend half an argument with friends getting to the point where the 'hyperbolizer' clarifies that he or she was merely hyperbolic. But the rest of the conversation is influenced by this initial hyperbole,
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by hilko 14y ago
I'd say we need more context to say anything about this friend. I have friends who are very 'hyperbolic', but seem so honest. It's like they experience things as a child, or for the first time. I also have friends who do this, where it seem
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by hilko 14y ago
Perhaps allowing public drinking, in the long run, might actually foster a 'healthier' drinking culture though. It's hard to predict, of course, but if you compare it to the 'legalization' of weed in Holland and the resulting 'healthy' weed
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by hilko 14y ago
I think this line of reasoning depends on whether there are actual previous examples of 'gimmicks' the size of facebook evaporating in this manner. Without any research on the matter, I'm inclined to say Facebook is simply too large and t
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by hilko 14y ago
I love this idea and have also been thinking often of similar email-based solutions. Very cool, but here's some feedback anyways. The main problem is inevitably the syntax. It very quickly becomes too complicated, and with email you have th
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by hilko 14y ago
Any ideas on why?
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by hilko 14y ago
Or, like many people, you are less naturally good at communication, and you need to actively improve this ability.
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by hilko 14y ago
What's wrong with that if it's true? My experience in poor countries is exactly the same. The shopping experience is horrible, because people are relentlessly trying to sell you things. It's not saying anything about the culture in general,
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by hilko 14y ago
Since I don't know your situation, I obviously cannot give proper informed advice. But one option is to quit and/or to move. I've felt depressed (distinct from episodes of 'proper' depression) very often in my life. It often too much longer
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by hilko 14y ago
I'm actually not sure that's true. For me going with the flow does dull life, but it increases inner conflict and pain. Because the 'flow' is often much more based on perceived rules and on social or societal pressure. I think 'going with
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by hilko 14y ago
I'd say it's all about focusing on principles over rules, or at least being aware that the rules you apply are based on underlying principles. We tend to focus on rules, and apply those in both big and small decisions. Trying to be aware of

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