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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   > Ideally all our interview problems should be built in a way that even a non-technical person with highly developed abstract thinking could answer. This technology is more than a century old and is called an "IQ test." But g
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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   When I was around that age I also had my PC taken away from me. My recommendation would be to see if you can kickstart some hobby by spending a few hundred dollars on something as a substitute for the PC. Something of his choice than is mor
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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   Funny idea: a long form journalism site could intentionally and openly embed such a script, allowing readers to make "micropayments" of lent CPU time to the site while they read articles.
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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   I've been using org-mode with Deft for a few months now and love it. I'm slowly building a personal Wiki filled with knowledge that is rapidly searchable and has no risk of becoming obsolete (unlike say Evernote where you are at t
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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   I have listened to rainymood.com over 1000 hours and am 100% sure I perform better while listening to it vs. not listening to anything. However, pop music would be much more distracting than silence for me.
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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   I like that quote. It reminds me of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL9UJVtgPZY
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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   I really enjoyed reading this, thanks for sharing. I like the emphasis on primary sources, which I tend not to read enough of.
8. 98.▲
   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   Isn't the knowledge of potential for timing attacks using cache/memory fairly old? I am pretty sure I heard of the concept long ago.
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   by pixelperfect 9y ago

   I reached the same conclusion for myself - that a ~40 minute cardio workout actually results in less productivity rather than more. However, I switched to a 10 minute cycling workout with high intensity intervals (4-5 intervals 30 seconds i
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    Number of deaths caused by Islamic extremist terror attacks is a fat-tailed distribution, while deaths caused by lawn mowers is not. There is no organized movement among lawnmowers to rise up and kill people - the deaths happen by accident,
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    Are abductions rare because they almost never happen in the first place, or because Americans take extreme measures to avoid them?
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    He does a breakdown of his household spending each year and it's around $30,000. His house had been paid for in full and he had ~$800,000 invested at the time of retirement. The math works out without income from blogging and handiwork
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    I have not read the book "Nonviolent Communication," but anecdotally, the several people I know who have mentioned reading this book tend to speak in an abnormally passive aggressive, condescending, and overbearing way. I am curio
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    A few months ago as a newcomer to Ethereum, I looked into Solidity and concluded that due to the poor design of the language, large-scale problems like this would be inevitable. I decided not to invest in ETH. In my opinion, smart contracts
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    http://javascript.info/ is an excellent, up-to-date, comprehensive resource for learning JS. I also really liked getify's course on Frontend Masters, "Deep JavaScript Fundamentals," as well as his book series
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    I haven't looked into the Equifax hack, but plenty of highly competent programmers have music degrees. Rich Hickey for example. (source: https://gist.github.com/harfangk/f98e627f7567b7b5741fe0c239b... )
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    Biggest surprise of the article for me: only 36% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans believe "florists raising prices on holidays is fair."
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    I agree. I've heard people say, "I don't understand why you use Reddit. I visited the front page and it is total garbage." But I've never heard anyone say the same thing about YouTube, even though its front page is
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    People do care about these things if you are a well-known public figure. I think the constant scrutinizing over the conduct of public figures misleads people into believing that their own actions are being scrutinized in the same way.
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    I remember telling my parents this was my favorite book when I was 10. I'm currently reading the Chinese translation since it matches my current Chinese reading level, and it's been quite enjoyable, even though a lot of English-sp
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    Thanks for this! I'm looking forward to part 2 also. A bit off-topic, but does anyone have Chinese TV show suggestions? I watched a few episodes of this show (他来了) already, but I didn't like it very much.
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    Here are some excellent YouTube playlists for the subjects you mentioned. I have used and can vouch for the high quality of all of them: Linear Algebra: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlXfTHzgMRUKXD88IdzS1... Probab
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    by pixelperfect 9y ago

    That series motivated me to learn Linear Algebra when I watched it 8 months ago. After watching those, I started this course: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr22xikWUK2yUW4YxOKXclQ/pla... In my opinion, the latt
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    Ask HN: Examples of very basic concepts worth internalizing?

    3 points by pixelperfect 10y ago|1 comments
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    by pixelperfect 10y ago

    I am sticking with Digital Ocean over Lightsail because I don't like potential financial liability. I like being able to not think about my vps for months and knowing there is a maximum amount I will be charged.
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    by pixelperfect 10y ago

    Interesting to see a reference to Culadasa on HN. I discovered his site in 2013 and listened to almost his entire podcast archive. For more than a year I meditated 1+ hours every day, but ultimately I didn't make much progress accordin
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    by pixelperfect 10y ago

    Yes, I read OVH does this. Though I don't understand, for what reasons are they doing it?
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    by pixelperfect 10y ago

    I think you are talking about the"Datomic Free" option which is still available: http://www.datomic.com/get-datomic.html
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    by pixelperfect 10y ago

    For anyone curious about Datomic this site has an excellent interactive tutorial for learning how to query: http://www.learndatalogtoday.org/
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    by pixelperfect 10y ago

    Any of them from the past few decades. Obama's administration has made secret courts and laws more common than ever before while prosecuting a record number of whistleblowers.