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by omosubi 7y ago
I'm learning Spanish now and listening to a lot of radio and podcasts has helped my understanding of it. Translating easier children's books is really helpful, especially if you can find a book in both English and the target langu
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by omosubi 7y ago
I just started following Patrick Collison's career and have read 2 books from his reading list. he's one of those people that you feel lucky to be living at the same as. Going through his website is fascinating and he does this in
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by omosubi 7y ago
I absolutely love the power broker - incredibly fascinating and so well researched. I can't praise it enough. You will love it
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by omosubi 7y ago
It's so frustrating to see all the negative responses here. Users have been asking for dark modes for 8 or 10 years now, why (especially for a site as simple as hackernews) is it dismissed? As a user, I don't want to have to insta
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by omosubi 7y ago
A Supposedly fun thing is great. DFW is so insightful and hilarious that I think some of his skepticism seeped into my own thinking. If only I could have his wit...
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by omosubi 7y ago
They're one of the only public places remaining where you aren't expected to spend money. Thanks for the great idea
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by omosubi 7y ago
How Asia works, by Joe studwell. A really good introduction to how certain Asia countries industrialized and why others failed to do so. Something incredibly wonderful happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the world he made up by K.C. Cole. I just
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by omosubi 7y ago
How do you initiate these at a coffee shop when you know no one? It's probably my personality or maybe it's just the culture of coffee shops around me but I struggle with this a lot
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by omosubi 7y ago
I'm a fan of Alexandra Lange's newsletter about design and architecture. She's also a good photographer - alexandralange.net
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by omosubi 7y ago
Seems like youre interested in native Americans - do you have any other book recommendations on them?
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by omosubi 7y ago
Do you have a source for the <1% figure you cited for how much money goes to animal charities? I'm interested in seeing where the bulk of charity money goes
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Ask HN: Which charities do you donate to?
122 points by omosubi 7y ago|150 comments
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by omosubi 7y ago
What's stopping you?
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Ask HN: Which things have taken you out of your comfort zone the most?
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by omosubi 7y ago
I think the topic of cringe is a interesting one that the internet really amplifies but I can't for the life of me figure out what he's trying to say in this post
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These efforts are very cool, and it will be a boon for the countries they will be serving but I do like the fact that there are still places on Earth where you can go and are essentially cut off from the internet connected world. I guess th
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by omosubi 7y ago
- antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb (the guy is smart, but insufferable) - a short history of nearly everything, Bill Bryson - working: researching, interviewing, writing by Robert Caro (I love just about everything he puts out)
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by omosubi 7y ago
Wow that's amazing - how do they keep the cruiseliner from toppling over? Just the weight of the hull?
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by omosubi 7y ago
I don't know if this is a breakthrough in the sense you're looking for, but one needs only to look at China to see how much better company management has improved. Of course they have their problems and you could argue that they&#
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by omosubi 7y ago
I'm the same way. I find that choosing a project that inspires me takes me much further than just saying "I want to learn X, let me follow a tutorial". On a related note, I just read nassim taleb's anti fragile which has
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Ask HN: Where do you meet smart or interesting people offline?
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by omosubi 7y ago
Wow this rings so true. I just read antifragile and while I like the ideas I can't imagine how insufferable the author is in person
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Ask HN: What Are You Reading?
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by omosubi 7y ago
Do you work for them? You copied and pasted the same ad material twice lol. If you do you should say so
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by omosubi 7y ago
I think he knew it was a dumpster fire, but regardless, SoftBank had to pay him to give up his shares if they wanted control of the company
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by omosubi 7y ago
They have a quasi holiday for it in Quebec - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Day_(Quebec)
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by omosubi 7y ago
The bogleheads community is really good for advice on just about any financial topic you can think of. Tell them your situation and they will set up a solid plan for you https://www.bogleheads.org/
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by omosubi 7y ago
The mirrors in SLRs are what allow you to see what you will be taking through the viewfinder, so I don't see a way to have the ability to see through the lens without the standard mechanical device. My guess is that these cameras were
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by omosubi 7y ago
- continually challenge yourself - once you are there for a few months, take ownership of something (a part of the product, some piece of tooling, an area of support, etc) and become the go-to guy for that. You will be rewarded for it - ask
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Rapatronic Camera(en.wikipedia.org)
60 points by omosubi 7y ago|19 comments

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