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by jpamata 7y ago
> They literally wrote "cold approach," so no, this does imply approaching strangers in random situations. You make conversations with strangers all the time. The taxi driver, while waiting at a long queue, a friend brings over
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by jpamata 7y ago
> ...why is this guy randomly talking to me? Are they selling something? People assume that even at networking, social gatherings, or speed dating events. Doesn't matter what their initial impression is as you can change their later
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by jpamata 7y ago
The question could also be asked for the contrary. It's more of a philosophical question, mostly diving into discussions for/against natalism in the end.
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by jpamata 7y ago
Geo addressed that at the lex fridman podcast 5 months ago, briefly mentioning type checking as one of the reasons. I think he said they're moving to Go or C
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by jpamata 7y ago
Hey, about algodaily, when are you guys planning to add Java?
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by jpamata 7y ago
I don't understand where this Facebook takes up a lot of one's time is coming from. You can always minimize it further. Nowadays, it just takes about 2-10 minutes of my lunchtime. I log in, skim the notifications for events and in
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by jpamata 7y ago
I think I was 7 when I first got hold of it. It was installed on my Dad's work laptop and since using it, I would beg him every week to leave his laptop at home. Among my memories was spending time going over the virtual tours. Encarta
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by jpamata 7y ago
It's nothing like it but as a beginner, among the best books I've read about vocabulary are the "Madrigal Magic key to X" series of books by Margarita Madrigal. In it, she breaks down how to convert English words into Fr
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Definitive Interview Prep Roadmap(codinginterview.com)
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by jpamata 7y ago
1. Cracking the Coding Interview 2. Effective Java 3. Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems
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Australian Helicopters Targeted by Lasers in South China Sea(edition.cnn.com)
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Synthetic biology used to target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue(med.stanford.edu)
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by jpamata 7y ago
On the preface of the book (omitted from the ebook), it details several learning paths: The Classic: a basic database theory course covering the classical material would center around Parts B and C. Chapter 10 and parts of Chapter 9 of Part
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by jpamata 7y ago
Derek Sivers' blog. One of my favourite pieces of his, There is No Speed Limit: https://sivers.org/kimo
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Energizing the Immune System to Eat Cancer(pennmedicine.org)
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by jpamata 8y ago
Anecdotal but same here. I've deleted the app as I didn't like how it takes too much memory (200-500MB) and syncs with the phone's photo gallery. Most of the people I know in my age group (early 20s) have also deleted the app
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by jpamata 8y ago
That's one of the reasons why Apple is still one of the most innovative in the phone market. Every time they add something to the iPhone, it eventually becomes the new standard in the industry.
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by jpamata 8y ago
Hey man, great job! You got some great advice here from the HN crowd and I'd just like to add one more: blog. Set up your own site and blog about your journey and the lessons you've picked up along the way. Learning is about worki
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Six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart health(sciencedaily.com)
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by jpamata 8y ago
I see. Having no knowledge of Japanese, I found it interesting. Coming from China, I could say that both Mandarin and Cantonese have popular literal translations for the expression, albeit most Chinese find it cheesy and prefer to use Engli
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by jpamata 8y ago
I think what the article addresses is the literal translation for "I love you" in Japanese, not the idiomatic translation.
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by jpamata 8y ago
It's quite common in Europe and Asia
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by jpamata 8y ago
Narrative journalism: https://maptia.com/ Humanities & literature: https://www.aldaily.com/
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by jpamata 8y ago
The term is sleep paralysis. It's why I rarely sleep on my back as well, for some reason I'm also more prone to suffer from it when I sleep on my side.
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Life expectancy declining in high-income countries(abcnews.go.com)
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by jpamata 8y ago
The US has a million troops, only around ~40,000 are deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria[0]. The majority of the military are deployed elsewhere, serving either as a deterrent (such as those in South Korea) or help with nation
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Key aspects of human cell aging reversed by new compounds(sciencedaily.com)
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Generation effect(en.wikipedia.org)
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by jpamata 8y ago
Graphical models[0] & probabilistic programming[1], with the latter making it easier for developers to dive into this growing AI trend. Research in the field for the past decade has been steadily booming with more companies like Microso
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by jpamata 8y ago
Sounds perfect for me as well.

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