mattjaynes

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Finder of Treasure Chest Hidden in Rocky Mountains Reveals His Identity(npr.org)
3 points by mattjaynes 6y ago|1 comments
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Let's Encrypt warns about a third of Android devices will stumble on SSL(theregister.com)
3 points by mattjaynes 6y ago|0 comments
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by mattjaynes 6y ago
For those who don't speak Bulgarian (like me), google translate of "не сме народ, а мърша" is "we are not a people, but a carcass". Though I'm sure a native speaker would probably have a better translation.
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by mattjaynes 7y ago
She recommended the standard CPAP route. Instead, I chose to lose weight, improve my fitness, and switch to side sleeping. Fortunately that resolved my issues.
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by mattjaynes 7y ago
I have pretty big doubts about the usefulness of clinical sleep tests after having had one a few years ago. Perhaps they work well for very deep and immediate sleepers. But with the electrodes, a strange location, multiple interruptions, a
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by mattjaynes 7y ago
For the "learn to take pictures on a manual camera" suggestion, this is probably the reddit multi-part tutorial: https://www.reddit.com/r/photoclass/ (scroll to the bottom for the first lesson)
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by mattjaynes 7y ago
The article opens by talking about the details of a bust (sculpture) of Beethoven, but oddly shows a sketch of Beethoven instead of the bust. This appears to be the item the article refers to: https://twitter.com/holysmoke&#
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by mattjaynes 7y ago
David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH of Rails fame) gave a great talk on this recently, though he focused more on indoor air quality and its cognitive impact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRqh8oLY7Ik
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by mattjaynes 7y ago
Basically, here is what I tell myself when I'm going to write something for an audience: • Nobody gives a fuck ABOUT ME or how cool or awesome I am. • People only care about how awesome THEY ARE. • I am competing for their very shor
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European Parliament Moves Toward Ending Daylight Saving Time(npr.org)
2 points by mattjaynes 8y ago|0 comments
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EU Parliament votes to end daylight savings(dw.com)
1 points by mattjaynes 8y ago|0 comments
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
The youtube video creator addresses this in the description and comments: "the base frequency is 183.58 and the "binaural beat" frequency is 40hz - meaning the difference in the left ear and right ear is 40hz. The left ear pl
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH of Ruby on Rails fame) gave a great talk recently on air quality: https://youtu.be/MRqh8oLY7Ik Apparently his wife was showing signs of Formaldehyde poisoning after they moved into a newly cons
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
I've recently been getting quite a few marketing emails from nginx pushing for replacing F5 with nginx. Just checked and the last one I received was last thursday, March 7th. Interesting how recently nginx was continuing this campaign.
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European Parliament set to end EU-wide daylight savings(dw.com)
315 points by mattjaynes 8y ago|259 comments
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Hello World Meet: Passenger 6 / Generic Language Support(blog.phusion.nl)
1 points by mattjaynes 8y ago|0 comments
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
To get up to speed on how dramatically sleep affects our cognitive performance, listen to this excellent interview with Matthew Walker (Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at UC Berkeley, and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Scie
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
I recently had a family member in the intensive care unit (ICU) for over a month in Austin, Texas. I quickly learned my main contribution would be protecting her sleep when I saw she hadn't slept in days because of the constant interru
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
In my limited experience of being in Tbilisi just a few days, nearly everyone we encountered was able to speak Russian. Keep in mind, this was in the capital city of the country and in restaurants and other major sight-seeing locations. I w
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
On a sidenote, if you are thinking of visiting Tbilisi, Georgia (hotspot for phage therapy) I definitely recommend it. It's gorgeous, both day and night and so fun to walk around. There's some amazing architecture and great dramat
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by mattjaynes 8y ago
Totally agree on the case for focus and efficiency. I'd also add that much of what we hear or read has slight effects on us that can be profound over time. In the case of books, nearly every book I read changes my outlook and direction
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A Political Dispute Puts a Wrinkle in Time, Slowing Millions of European Clocks(npr.org)
1 points by mattjaynes 9y ago|0 comments
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by mattjaynes 9y ago
Quick links: - Github Project: https://github.com/ansible/awx - Project FAQ: https://www.ansible.com/awx-project-faq - Demo Video (10min): https://www.ansible.com/tower-demo - Remove a
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by mattjaynes 9y ago
I NEED naps. It's just how I'm built. I can feel my I.Q. going down when I need a nap. After a quick nap, my I.Q. feels much improved. Storytime: I once interviewed for job in Delaware. It was exhausting. I did great in the interv
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Ansible and Friends Newsletter (reboot)(hvops.com)
1 points by mattjaynes 9y ago|0 comments
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by mattjaynes 9y ago
Great point. Ultimately, you need to create a situation where they will also be winning career-wise. I recently wrote about this. The TLDR is that 20% time is a great investment and can ultimately save the company a ton of time and money. I
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by mattjaynes 9y ago
Yes! Had a startup client with a 4 person full-time "Big Data" team. They brought me into help them automate their server infrastructure. As part of the process I had them show me the Hadoop jobs they were running. 100% of the job
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How to keep passion from hugging your systems to death(hvops.com)
1 points by mattjaynes 9y ago|0 comments
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by mattjaynes 9y ago
Since this is an audience of passionate technologists, here's the top piece of advice I have: Do not be seduced by the technology! I killed one of my startups this way. I've seen many many die this way. It can hurt your pride as
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by mattjaynes 10y ago
"What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured." - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. While I sometim

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