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by kashyapc 4y ago
An example[1] of these academic 800+ pager "handbooks" from Neuroscience: "Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind" by Gazzaniga et al. I don't own a physical copy of it yet (only digital), but I do have a
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Yes, that "wall of text" is a real problem, especially by those who don't realize that "everyone is in a hurry" almost all the time. I solve it by first adding a top-level "executive summary" with all
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Like dang [1], I too cringe to see myself as a "lifer" but here I'm: I joined Red Hat when I was 23. Now I'm 37. So I've been at it for 14 years (and still ticking). In those 14 years, I've moved continents,
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Glad to be useful. If you're putting in 1-2 10Ks/week, you can absolutely train for a half marathon—assuming no existing serious injuries. Also try coming up with your own bespoke plan (including experimenting with diet - keep a
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by kashyapc 4y ago
Yes, I mentioned the words "half-marathon" and "half marathon" combined seven times in my original post. :-) (Only the first occurrence in the last para had an unfortunate thinko, I acknowledged it and fixed it immedi
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by kashyapc 4y ago
I hear you. The first rule is: "don't injure yourself". On feet: try out "Superfeet" insoles (not affiliated). I recently learnt about 'em and been trying for a month; they're working well for me. I have
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by kashyapc 4y ago
Firstly, sorry for the bad thinko at a crucial occurrence in my first comment; I was talking about half marathons all along. I'm still a novice runner; only one year in. :-). For both the half marathons, I implemented the below bog
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Read up on heart-rate zones; this is a decent post[1]. Basically, you should be able to comfortably hold a conversation throughout the run. I learnt that many serious athletes train a lot for it. Improving zone-2 fitness apparently contr
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Yes, indeed. At a crucial place I missed the word "half"; corrected it. Sorry for the sloppiness, once again.
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by kashyapc 4y ago
(Oops! Added the crucial missing word, "half". I thought I checked carefully, bad me. Sorry for the sloppiness. Yes, full marathon is something else ! ) Nice work yourself on your transition, go you! :-) Two hours for a full
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I don't know about creative thinking ... but consistent walking sure as hell helped jump-start my running life. Here's my little story. I'm 37 and was never a runner, but last October a friend dragged me out for a run. We
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Fair enough. Yeah your plans of "compounding" and "bibliographic concordance" (thanks for the new word) sound good. I was going to suggest this (but scratch it, your above idea is better): A small section called "a
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Hi, dang! I wonder if it makes sense to add a summarized version of your critical point on "effects, not intent" to the HN guidelines. Though, I fear there might be undesirable ill effects of spelling it out that way. Thanks (a
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by kashyapc 4y ago
(Verbatim re-posting a past comment[+] of mine that seemed to have resonated with HN folks.) Hans Rosling[1] used to call himself a "very serious possibilist": People often call me an optimist, because I show them the enormous pr
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by kashyapc 4y ago
As you might already know, this philosophy of openly asking questions in a public channel is one of the important aspects of open source development model. FWIW, many moons ago I wrote an etiquette doc[1] on being a decent community citizen
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Thanks for sharing. The comparison of a wise man to a physician seems to be a common technique back then (Cicero also uses it). Seneca's essays are indeed outstanding. The above quotes sound like they are from "On th constancy of
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I'll mention two of mine. NB: they demand sustained reading and require nontrivial time investment. The patient reader will be handsomely rewarded. - Behave , by Robert Sapolsky. Here's[1] my mini review from the past. I've
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by kashyapc 4y ago
As the side-note in the article mentions, the core idea of "copy-on-write" has been around for ages. In context of virtualization, check out QEMU's "qcow2" format and its notion of "backing files" and &qu
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by kashyapc 4y ago
(Re-using an old comment of mine from a different thread [0]) If you're curious on medieval manuscripts, definitely checkout the following: Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts [1] by Christopher de Hameml — get a hardcover edition o
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by kashyapc 4y ago
FWIW, if you're comfortable with command-line, here's a way to use QEMU with `virt-builder`[a] and libvirt (the virtualization API): (1) Download a Fedora image (or any one of the images that `virt-builder` supports: `virt-builder
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The topic certainly deserves a book-length treatment (it's only some 300 pages). He explores the idea with great rigour. I've read it 7 years ago, and just went through some of my Kindle notes. There's ample guidance. But th
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I definitely recommend it. He studied the topic of "optimal experience" for 40 years, and explores it in various settings. The book has plenty of guidance on understanding how do people get into flow states. There might not be hig
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by kashyapc 4y ago
Quoting from a past comment[1]. This is from the late Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (of "flow" fame): "The ultimate test for the ability to control the quality of experience is what a person does in solitude, with no external dem
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I see, didn't know that; thanks! (Also to the other replies in this thread.)
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For a year now, I began using DuckDuckGo's (DDG) "Privacy Browser" on Android. By default it removes ads and third-party trackers; no need for add-ons. So far DDG's browser works roughly on par with my older setup of s
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Since you said you're willing to try "what it takes": I suggest to try contributing a couple of articles to LWN.net[1]. You'll gain valuable experience working with highly competent editors. Be prepared for several roun
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I felt the same effect with Saturn many years ago. And also with the dazzling blue-gold double star, Albiero[1]. You can see both the blue and gold colours very clearly through the telescope. Another excellent thing to look up is the M13 gl
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I get your point on distraction-free writing and all the other tools. But for Pete's sake, calling "LaTex" distraction-free is a far stretch. Lord knows how many endless hours I spent debugging and tweaking TikZ code (the LaT
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> Did you know you can charge the laptop via the other usb port, next to the power port? I knew, but would you believe: with the new motherboard, even that other USB-C port is bricked, it doesn't charge the battery either. :-( Sp
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I thought so too, that this may be Lenovo-specific. But the Lenovo technician claimed: "this is not Lenovo-specific, it happens with other laptops too". I just naively took his word. Good to know that it works reliably with ot

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