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by less_penguiny 10mo ago
There is nothing difficult about monitoring network traffic in this way for desktop or native apps.
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Less Wrong Community Weekend 2024 EU(lesswrong.com)
1 points by less_penguiny 2y ago|0 comments
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by less_penguiny 3y ago
https://archive.is/1bzyL
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How to Fall Out of Love with Yourself(nytimes.com)
5 points by less_penguiny 3y ago|3 comments
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How to Compliment(lesspenguiny.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 6y ago|0 comments
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
I recently realized (when pair-programming) that I spend a rather obnoxious amount of time dealing with the fallout from typos. I have known how to touch-type since school, but this was only good for the non-symbolic keys, omitting the pare
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Online Typing Practice for Programmers(speedcoder.net)
3 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|1 comments
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CSS Utility Classes and “Separation of Concerns”(adamwathan.me)
1 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible(guzey.com)
634 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|158 comments
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4 Types of Memory Leaks in JavaScript and How to Get Rid of Them(auth0.com)
3 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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How to Listen to Classical Music: Motifs and Seeds [video](youtube.com)
4 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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On Average, You’re Using the Wrong Average: Geometric and Harmonic Means(towardsdatascience.com)
1 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|1 comments
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Visual Information Theory (2015)(colah.github.io)
543 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|45 comments
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
FWIW Gwern has done some careful self-experiments on magnesium supplementation, finding it wasn't all rosy: https://www.gwern.net/nootropics/Magnesium
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
My curiosity is triggered! What was the most surprising thing you noticed about cat body language mirroring human body language?
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
I'm not sure about this at all, but I wonder if both parties feel they have to smile first for something to happen. A social protocol, a non-verbal handshake, carried out before moving to the verbal. Kinda like how all partners in a re
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
hi baud147258 — I saw that you submitted this via Analytics and I really appreciate it. I'm considering rebranding a bit. If you don't mind, could I email you privately to ask your opinion on some possible taglines?
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Exhibition You: How Subtle Personality-Revealing Tells Entice or Repel People(lesspenguiny.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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“It’s a Spectrum” Doesn’t Mean What You Think(theaspergian.com)
1 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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Branding VICE (2016)(notvice.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
As much as it hurts me to believe as much, I'm confident that there really are people for whom at least certain things are "basically effortless". I've seen this occur around my peers, especially with music, where some (
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding by Harold R. Jacobs Preview: https://books.google.de/books/about/Geometry.html?id=u5o6DwA... You can purchase a complete solution manual separately, which is very handy.
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
My biggest realization about doing hard things is that I needed to let go of my intellectual entitlement. Just because something is (or seems) effortless to others, doesn't mean it will be the same for me. Part of this entitlement stem
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Going non-clickbaity is not only about sacrificing revenue: it's also about sacrificing readership. Even if your only goal is readership, living in a world where the competition employs click-bait means your hands are somewhat forced.
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Although the article seems spammy at first, it's surprisingly deep, and I can tell, from my experience of content marketing my own projects, that a tasteful version of what they suggest would benefit most startups.
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BuzzFeed Headline Tips(getcodeless.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|1 comments
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
My college roommate always had an impressive recall of the (many) academic sociology/philosophy books he'd read. Some of this is down to him having a gifted memory, but also some is due to his use of a generally applicable techniq
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The Unicorn Worriers Weren’t Wrong(bloomberg.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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Exhibition You: How Broadcasting Your Personality Entices and Repels Strangers(lesspenguiny.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
"Spivak's Calculus" is a reference to the book "Calculus" by Michael Spivak. https://www.amazon.com/Calculus-4th-Michael-Spivak/dp/091409... Many consider the book's presentation of t

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