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by r_singh 10y ago
Your comment me of the book Predictably Irrational. All these examples are testaments to our collective irrationality.
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by r_singh 10y ago
Thank you! I never noticed that these were free courses, I just assumed that they were paid with Egghead pro. Edit: I tried previewing that lesson but still can't. It says this lesson is not part of preview; I even deleted my browser c
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by r_singh 10y ago
It caused gradual rise in blood sugar, which caused him to read about potential side effects after which he got cautious and decided that he wanted another way. Turns out rigorous working out was a good way to control cholesterol and he was
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by r_singh 10y ago
That's great, this should be helpful for people to get up and running with React without getting bogged down by the tools/config. Just my honest feedback though: The lesson "Why Just React" should be a part of the previe
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by r_singh 10y ago
Sorry, storvas is the brand name for Atorvastatin here in India. Similar to Lipitor in the states I think.
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by r_singh 10y ago
At my previous startup which was a home scrap pickup service in India, we acquired our first few hundred users with word of mouth, offline event participation (in an exhibition) and getting an article in a local newspaper. The exact path to
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by r_singh 10y ago
Precisely, one should quit all excuses! My father was prescribed to storvas (for cholesterol) over a decade ago... luckily he is an avid reader and soon found out what road the permanent meds lead to. He quit the meds and started working ou
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by r_singh 10y ago
So if I take this course and want to deploy a React app, will I have to use create react app, or will I have to acquaint myself with webpack?
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Hacking and Making in the Himalayas(hillhacks.in)
2 points by r_singh 10y ago|0 comments
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by r_singh 10y ago
Does anyone know about more apis in India that are so porous?
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by r_singh 10y ago
Three years ago when I was learning web development, I noticed McDelivery in India stores the plaintext password for each user — and it's still the same . I know this because you can recover your password from them in plaintext. I find
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A US ally shot down a $200 drone with a $3M Patriot missile(theverge.com)
3 points by r_singh 10y ago|1 comments
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by r_singh 10y ago
"This feature isn't available to everyone yet." How do they determine who to make this feature available to? Only demographics, or some other parameter?
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by r_singh 10y ago
I've submitted this on HN before hoping receive guidance along similar lines but it never grew to become a discussion (ceiling of 3 points). Reposting my comment from my previous submission, would really appreciate feedback on this pos
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by r_singh 10y ago
Using Python webapp2 on Google App Engine with Google's NoSQL datastore to run a monolithic app with 120 visits per day (20% transaction conversion) and an admin panel for data management. Costs $10 to $18 per month depending mainly on
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A Gentle Introduction to Machine Fundamentals(marijnhaverbeke.nl)
4 points by r_singh 10y ago|0 comments
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by r_singh 10y ago
Like you said though, it is limited to a very few exceptions. Not every company that receives press grows as desired. I was co-founder at a project that has received 10+ newspaper articles (progressively better placed) and growth kept decli
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by r_singh 10y ago
This guide does a good job answering the question: “what should I learn to learn computer science?” Author gives more emphasis to subjects that he has observed self taught programmers to be self admittedly lacking in. The coursework outline
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Short Guide to a DIY Computer Science Education(bradfieldcs.com)
3 points by r_singh 10y ago|1 comments
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by r_singh 10y ago
Derek has tried to measure the effectiveness of science learning videos online by having students take multiple choice question tests before and after viewing 10 minute long video lectures. The results show that the score remains the same u
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Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos(youtube.com)
1 points by r_singh 10y ago|1 comments
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by r_singh 10y ago
Eloquent Javascript - http://eloquentjavascript.net/ You build 5 projects through the book - a programming language, paint program, a dom game and a skill sharing website using node js.
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by r_singh 10y ago
Great side project — I'm a fan of interactive tutorials like the ones you've made. Even though, not exactly the same your project reminds of the very helpful interactive textbooks on http://interactivepython.org/ru
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by r_singh 10y ago
I like to call myself a science enthusiast and like to know the answers to questions as much as my time and cognitive abilities allow me. Being an average engineering graduate, I confess to taking published research seriously and spending e
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Is Most Published Research Wrong?(youtube.com)
5 points by r_singh 10y ago|1 comments
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by r_singh 10y ago
It's good to talk about this as much as possible. We spend so much time on these things without thinking about it at all. With time — we need to teach ourselves and our younger ones how to use the internet for our advantage and not let
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by r_singh 10y ago
I've been thinking about this for a while, scattered thoughts, in the little time we give ourselves in between of life (following our routines without thinking). I'm 22 and it's safe to say that I know a lot of people who spe
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Is this how we should use the internet?(wikihow.com)
1 points by r_singh 10y ago|1 comments
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by r_singh 11y ago
Being a Machine Learning noob, this article leaves me fantasizing about a future that would make my life a lot more exciting. Based on this article, I would love to invest my time getting skilled at deep learning. I would love to know what
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Teaching Machines to Understand Us (2015)(technologyreview.com)
2 points by r_singh 11y ago|1 comments

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