rayalez

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   by rayalez 9y ago

   Strive to build a startup. This includes coming up with ideas, design, business skills, marketing, etc. This is the best way to optimize for learning everything "around" coding that will make you a much more valuable programmer. W
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   by rayalez 9y ago

   I'm extremely happy with my Thinkpad X1 Carbon 4th gen. That's my second ThinkPad, absolutely perfect for development, great no-nonsense laptop, works flawlessly with Ubuntu. Highly recommend it.
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   by rayalez 9y ago

   Find the touchscreen id: > xinput list Then: > xinput set-prop <device-id-here> "Device Enabled" 0 Can add it to .bashrc
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   Ask HN: Meteor vs. Express+React?

   2 points by rayalez 9y ago|4 comments
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   by rayalez 9y ago

   If there are literally no restrictions - robotics, space, or biotech. If I wouldn't care about the meaning and amount of value I produce - screenwriter or standup comedian. If I would optimize for pure fun - computer graphics and digit
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   by rayalez 9y ago

   I agree with other people in this thread - this is an incredibly inefficient way to spend this time and money. Spend these 7 months and $10k learning more and building a portfolio, you'll get much more out of it than you could from a j
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   by rayalez 9y ago

   But now there's so much more that you can do alone. Write an app, and you've made a new tool instantly usable by any person on earth. Come up with a simple device and 3d print it. Lack skills to do any of that - instantly hire unl
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   How do we even JS? – Nylas tech stack(nylas.com)

   1 points by rayalez 9y ago|0 comments
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   by rayalez 9y ago

   Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! Don't let it stop you from making your own app, though. There are thousands of similar apps out there, doing your own take on it can still be valuable and resonate with some people more than other ap
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    I was drinking too much of it, it became a problem - tolerance, withdrawal, messed up sleep cycles. Also I've read that it stresses adrenal glands and may cause cortisol issues. Bottomline is - I want a sustainable lifestyle, and with
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    1. Complete my SaaS projects and generate enough revenue to become ramen-profitable. 2. Keep up the habits I have finally developed: - Clean diet - staying away from bad food, coffee, nootropics. - Exercise - running every day. - Coding eve
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    - https://nulis.io - tree text editor for writers - https://helix.startuplab.io - habit tracker - https://fictionhub.io - fiction publishing platform - https://startuplab.io/blog - starte
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    Relevant article from Slate Star Codex - Who by very slow decay: http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/07/17/who-by-very-slow-decay/ One of the most impactful things I've read in my life.
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    1. Every life is precious, everything that thinks and knows itself and doesn’t want to die. 2. Everyone we can save.
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    Adderall Risks: Much More Than You Wanted to Know(slatestarcodex.com)

    2 points by rayalez 9y ago|0 comments
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    Ask HN: What is the best way to learn copywriting?

    4 points by rayalez 9y ago|3 comments
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    A new JS framework! Finally! Seriously though, this looks interesting, but the "ditch React/Angular" claims are silly, there's gotta be a better way to differentiate yourself and convey your value prop.
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    I listen to audiobooks all the time(while jogging in the morning, while doing chores, while eating, during the commute, every free minute I'd waste otherwise), write my thoughts down in a journal, write articles for a blog. I'm s
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    Here's a common essay structure I've picked up on, from many sources(From Eliezer Yudkowsky's rationality articles to John Oliver's Last Week Tonight) 1. Introduce a problem/concept - can be a social issue, bias, or
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    You can also just open dev tools and turn on mobile mode.
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    Yup, you can use SSML. I've used it to add pauses and other tweaks to make it sound more natural. You can read about the available tags here: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/supported-ssml.ht..
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    I have trouble speaking, I don't really like my voice and accent, so I decided to try using Amazon Polly and see if it helps me to create a watchable video. It ended up working surprisingly well. I have used reveal.js to generate slide
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    I've used Amazon's text-to-speech API to create voice-over for my video(youtube.com)

    8 points by rayalez 9y ago|6 comments
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    Great show, in my opinion, loved it, if they make some extra money through product placement - good for them, I don't really care. And then some shows really get the product placement right: http://i.imgur.com/2Mc7YlO.j
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    Ask HN: What is the most advanced text-to-speech tool/api available?

    4 points by rayalez 9y ago|2 comments
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    Ask HN: What are the best books you've read this year?

    1 points by rayalez 9y ago|1 comments
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    Oh, thank you very much for letting me know! Already fixed.
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    Yep, there is! Open the menu and click "Calendar".
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    Shameless plug - come read my article about deploying your own Mastodon instance on Digital Ocean: https://startuplab.io/post/deploying-mastodon-on-digital-oce... Also I've built a @HackerNewsBot that shares the m
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    by rayalez 9y ago

    I have 3 big ones. - Nulis - a tree text editor for writers https://nulis.io/ I have built a beta that was very well received, now it's time to clean up the code(rewriting it from scratch), add some cool features, and