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by jansho 9y ago
I don't know, the inability to admit being wrong is a human trait and can apply to anyone, including scientists and believers. Why does everyone think that there's only two "origin" stories and they're both mutually
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No we got spaceship-wrecked.
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Suppressing the reasoning part of the brain stimulates creativity(theguardian.com)
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by jansho 9y ago
> If you allow yourself to enjoy the beautiful things that really matter, if you don’t let social or peer pressure dissuade you from pursuing a field which appeals to you I'm amazed at some of the comments here who seem to say &
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by jansho 9y ago
I am super excited about this. The thought of applying for YC was never on the table because I'm reluctant to move to the US. Startup School is great, but sometimes I feel that it's a little too condensed and, well, at the end of
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by jansho 9y ago
"Women-friendly policies" don't just cover things like maternity leave. Ultimately they do boil down to "human-friendly policies." How: they accommodate women more and thus balance a culture that's traditionall
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Ah ok, I was curious to know your opinion since for me, "women-friendly policies" mean consideration for pregnancy, childcare and so on! Regarding diversity events, I slightly disagree with you. Ironically I became an advocate onl
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Tokenism is definitely an ass. I happen to come with a baggage of other labels (minority within minority within minority...) and even in so-called open environments, I often find myself on this super awkward scale: - Ignored (only for the s
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I've given up finding that great company culture. Bro cultures, and yes even female jealousy, but the dealbreaker for me is work inflexibility. I get utterly exhausted working in open office environments, and I swing from absolutely cr
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by jansho 9y ago
> company has to really push for women-friendly policies to be a great place for women to work, which I happen to completely disagree with. Could you elaborate a little bit more please, beyond the cringey paper-scissor activities?
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by jansho 9y ago
Hey it depends who you're following. For designers, artists and wannabe bakers, it's a goldmine of inspiration. Cat accounts are good for the soul too ;) Same social media rule applies: if you don't like it, just unfollow. I&
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Brutalist UX(fastcodesign.com)
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The Weird Thing About Today's Internet(theatlantic.com)
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by jansho 9y ago
A step ahead of James Cameron's Avatar ? Hmm I'm not sure though. Where would all that celebrity goss come from then..
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The silver lining. "All you talented people in the US, allez, France welcomes you with big arms."
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The Algorithms Behind Moana’s Animated Ocean(theatlantic.com)
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by jansho 9y ago
Yeah this article's a bit mixey. Side note: You know I have a Saudi friend who told me that it's incredibly patronising when the 'West' talk so much about their (lack of) rights, like as if they're so helpless and l
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by jansho 9y ago
> Just handing a device to every student will not automatically improve education, though; they're not magic. This. Blended learning is more of an art; if you are interested in how it can be applied in schools, I highly recommend th
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> It would be more helpful to ditch the 'myth' that age-segregated classrooms are an improvement over the one-room school house. They still mix ages in Montessori schools. There is a stronger self-learning culture, including pe
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by jansho 9y ago
Thanks. But excuse my dumminess, just need to get this right: so the three channels of data can be converted into RGB to give the "shades" to make a photo ... but you can pick a dominant colour filter, like blue, green or in the H
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by jansho 9y ago
Do you know if these images have been colour-enhanced, like those photos of glowing nebulae? http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Nebulae/Horsehead/FullSizeJpg/...
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Glorious Jupiter(gizmodo.com)
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Lots of good advice already: - Let it all out to a psychologist (definitely this) - Take a holiday somewhere sunny and not too crowded (definitely this) - And most definitely this, your new job: how you can delegate your work as much as po
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YouTube Sans(fastcodesign.com)
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by jansho 9y ago
> so many people in the (still relatively free) West denying basic agency to their fellow human beings Because there's a lot of cynicism with charities and foreign aid. There is an active campaign here in Britain to reduce the latte
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‘Peaceful but not to be messed with’ – how the bee came to symbolise Manchester(theguardian.com)
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Because to do so would be rather unfair on the vast majority of followers who do not share the values of these terrorists. Ever wonder why the world hasn't burnt down? Because there isn't a "sleeper switch" in every Musl
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Are we about to witness the most unequal societies in history? Yuval Noah Harari(theguardian.com)
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Sigh, it seems so surreal now that the Arab Spring was once cheered on by the whole world. Edit: word
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> what are the forces that are here to balance the powers. Well there's no chance of a David vs Goliath so the only one I can think of is governments. Yeah...

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