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by omosubi 8y ago
If a WWIII were to happen would we want to ensure the return of human civilization?
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by omosubi 8y ago
I've been thinking about this quote a lot recently - "Canada, the most affluent of countries, operates on a depletion economy which leaves destruction in its wake. Your people are driven by a terrible sense of deficiency. When the
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by omosubi 8y ago
Haha I came to post one I saw on your link - "Most people realize by their 30s that prestige is a sucker's game; it's a way of inducing people to do things that aren't much fun and they wouldn't really want to do on
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by omosubi 8y ago
Yes you can wait a while to do something like this but a lot can happen in the intervening years - marriage, kids, house, medical issues, aging parents, etc that can hinder your ability to take time off and explore things you are interested
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Ask HN: Why don't Google or Apple make complete password Managers?
9 points by omosubi 8y ago|10 comments
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by omosubi 8y ago
What's the best way to go about improving your body language?
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Ask HN: What gives you self-confidence?
2 points by omosubi 8y ago|5 comments
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by omosubi 8y ago
This. A binary poll doesn't accurately reflect societies options
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by omosubi 8y ago
Do his employees share in his spoils though? I'm sure some get stock but if you're asked to work 20% harder for 10% more pay would you do it? If that's the case I don't care how long or hard the CEO works, it's not
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Ask HN: How reliable are Glassdoor reviews?
68 points by omosubi 8y ago|61 comments
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by omosubi 8y ago
I'm not a parent but I would encourage parents to try and challenge their children to do things beyond their comfort zone, whether that's academically, socially, physically or otherwise. Some of the most valuable lessons a parent
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by omosubi 8y ago
What are some examples from your native language or other languages you speak that have adopted English phrases or idioms? I'm curious to know more about what other languages adopt besides just names of items
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by omosubi 8y ago
I don't have crazy debt or people to support, so it's very easy for me to say this, but it's sad to see the smartest people in my generation putting so much effort into getting people to click on stuff :/
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by omosubi 8y ago
Way to suck the joy out of a very innocuous change
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by omosubi 8y ago
I used to be a Google fan boy but am starting to dislike them more and more. This, they killed off reader and the creepy data collection they do is why I've started to look into alternatives for their products - anyone have any good su
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by omosubi 8y ago
Or any thread based site for that matter
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by omosubi 8y ago
1. they have to compete with lyft and a handful of other ride sharing companies such as VIA (though the effect of the smaller players is probably negligible at best). 2. They are trying to monopolize the market. if you can put all other pla
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by omosubi 8y ago
You develop upper body strength just by doing bouldering. Seriously, don't wait until you think you have enough, just go out and do it. It may feel foolish at first but you will pick up technique which won't happen on a pull up ba
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by omosubi 8y ago
There are a few things necessary to make friends: close proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in one another. See here https://nyti.ms/MmWvQn
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by omosubi 8y ago
yes - so much this. I was just learning some European Portuguese before going to portugal and had great difficulty finding any "real" non-brazilian european portuguese to even get a feel for it. perhaps if people put together some
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by omosubi 8y ago
+1 for pachinko. Incredible book with excellent writing. As someone who reads a lot of books by wealthy white American men this was a refreshing change of pace.
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by omosubi 8y ago
Chicago existed long before the burnham plan, and even then only parts of it were implemented. Large parts of it were a success, but I would not consider these equivalent city planning efforts
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by omosubi 8y ago
Why is this news?
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by omosubi 9y ago
- Go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin - The doors of perception by Aldous Huxley - The Patriarch (Joseph Kennedy biography) by David Nasaw
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by omosubi 9y ago
can you talk a bit more about this? I am currently struggling with being more social and would appreciate any tips you have. thanks
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by omosubi 9y ago
does anyone know how to disable those annoying requests to send notifications? in chrome you can disable them but I have not found a way to do it firefox
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by omosubi 9y ago
you're vastly overestimating humans' collective ability to compensate with technology. for one, all 7 billion people on earth are affected by global warming. Propagating any technological advancement to 7 billion people is difficu
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by omosubi 9y ago
all major browsers have a setting to block all requests, I wish the same thing existed to block requests to sign up for newsletters
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by omosubi 9y ago
I've been using google keep lately and quite like it
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by omosubi 9y ago
this was posted on HN a month or two ago, but I've read it several times and has motivated me to avoid mindless consumption of media and instead create stuff. https://www.sophiaellis.co/blog/the-world-belongs-to-th

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