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by pizzicato 6y ago
Thank you! I did consider adding the Economist, but they've put their articles behind a paywall/sign up unfortunately.
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Thanks! Yeah the covers are awful. I didn't want to host so many images so I used the external image urls returned by the Google Books API. Someone else also commented about using the back button over double clicking. I'll work on
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Thank you! I subscribe to the Nature email newsletter and really like the book reviews they've revived relatively recently. Last week I stumbled upon the Science book review blog and thought it would be amazing if more journals did thi
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by pizzicato 6y ago
I've been hearing lots of good things about Tailwind, though it seems a more complex than Bootstrap to me. Will give it a proper look, thanks!
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Wow thanks so much for the feedback! I'll try to switch away from double-click to close as you suggest. Good point about CSS frameworks - when I started making this site I underestimated the amount of design-related decisions involved.
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Thanks for the kind words!
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by pizzicato 6y ago
I'm really glad you find it useful! I originally intended to include the actual reviews like they do at https://bookmarks.reviews but the journals' terms of service are pretty clear about that sort of thing.
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Hello HN! This is a static website with a big interactive list of nonfiction books that have been reviewed in Science, Nature, and the LSE Review of Books. I like looking for nonfiction reviews in places such as these to get an idea of how
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Show HN: Vellum – An interactive list of nonfiction books reviewed by academics(vellum.tachy.org)
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Alzabo Soup is great, as is the urth.net mailing list someone else mentioned. https://ultan.org.uk/ is another fantastic resource for Wolfe fans.
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Arecibo features in a lovely short story by Ted Chiang, "The Great Silence": https://electricliterature.com/the-great-silence-by-ted-chia...
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by pizzicato 6y ago
fosstodon.org is a great instance that I imagine would suit the HN crowd.
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Playing MP3’s (and other types) on your ESP32 from an SD Card(xtronical.com)
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Rather than going cold turkey, a more sustainable way would be to find a good replacement for sugary foods. Every time you feel like snacking on something sweet, choose a healthier option like nuts instead. In the early stages, it can also
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So You Want to Start an Unpopular Blog (2017)(sheep.horse)
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Some subreddits I like: Books: r/books, r/fantasy, r/printsf Games: r/lowendgaming, r/patientgamers, r/roguelikes, r/interactivefiction, r/shouldibuythisgame Music: r/listentothis Misc: r/ar
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by pizzicato 6y ago
To add on to Mastodon, Pleroma is another federated, decentralised platform with slightly different features as far as I'm aware. There's a whole ecosystem of decentralised alternatives out there, which you can check out at https
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Perhaps less applicable to the Facebook issue, but I have found Mastodon to be a potentially viable replacement for Twitter, though it definitely skews heavily towards the tech crowd. Chronological timelines, and user-driven moderation. Plu
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Slaying Dragons in Notepad(hackaday.com)
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Non-IT person here too, hello there :) I like HN for the curation and beautifully minimalist interface. I've learned a lot about technology just by lurking here. The discussion around tech-related topics is second to none. Insightful,
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by pizzicato 6y ago
> 1. Start learning Python I should preface this by saying I'm still pretty much a programming novice, and this is my personal experience with learning to program. My very first attempt to was with Zed Shaw's Learn Python the H
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Outside of work, to create at least as much as I consume. I'm trying to pick up writing as a hobby to shift my creation:consumption balance. Edit: Related to that, I've been writing brief notes on interesting articles I read for t
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Not the person you replied to, but you might find this comprehensive and plainly worded summary from the NIH interesting: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/calorie-restriction-and-fasti... An important caveat to bear in m
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Anki[0] is great for this, and it's free. [0]: https://apps.ankiweb.net/
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by pizzicato 6y ago
I consume my news through RSS subscriptions to specific websites, many of which frequently show up on the front page. I can see this becoming a very useful supplement to HN to find original content, for me at least. Thanks for making this!
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by pizzicato 6y ago
The T4xx and T5xx series might interest you then, although it seems like only the T49x and T59x laptops are available through Lenovo (in the UK at least). The X1 Carbon and X1 Extreme seem popular, though more pricey. Edit: Just saw your co
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by pizzicato 6y ago
The Wikipedia article does describe steampunk as a high-profile example. Also interesting to note the two non-distinct forms of retrofuturism: "the future as seen from the past" and "the past as seen from the future". St
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Cyberdecks[0] come to mind. There seems to be quite an active modding scene; I remember seeing a few Pi-based ones recently. [0] https://www.cyberdeck.cafe/
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by pizzicato 6y ago
Thinkpads are amazing value for money if you don't mind getting them used. I bought an x250 (i5-5300U with HD5500 integrated graphics) off eBay and fitted it with an IPS screen and extra RAM - cost me just a little over £200 in total.