nchrys

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   by nchrys 5y ago

   I am really puzzled by the negative sentiment around adtech on Hacker News, especially since I would guess that a lot of people here have a salary that depends directly or indirectly on advertising. "Tracking" gets a lot of bad pr
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   by nchrys 10y ago

   I have read a lot about passive investing (The Intelligent Investor, Mr Money Mustache etc.) but I live in France and it does not seem as simple as in the US to invest in a SP500 index fund for example. Especially if you want something that
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   by nchrys 11y ago

   I use f.lux on my Mac and it has made a real difference in my sleep. On my iPad when I am reading late I use the inverted colors mode which can be triggered by pressing three times on the home button (if you activate the shortcut). I would
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   by nchrys 11y ago

   In fact quadrupling the number of pixels does not result necessarily in a 4x multiplication in bitrate, much less in general. That is because a movie recorded for example at 4K resolution is not at all the same as 4 different/independe