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by smukherjee19 4y ago
>where would one suggest that most people don't experience theft? Japan. Been here for over 5 years, zero theft.
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Confront your cognitive bias head on(blog.rescuetime.com)
2 points by smukherjee19 4y ago|0 comments
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by smukherjee19 4y ago
Wow, this is so cool! 95 GB and I can browse the entire Wikipedia offline!? Thanks so much! https://library.kiwix.org/?lang=eng I was looking at what other sites are available, and seems there are quite a few. Are there an
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
I first assume I cannot take for granted what I am reading, no matter how credible the source apparently is. It doesn't matter if it's a Hacker News comment or an article by a reputed organization. Then I try to use my brain to th
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Perhaps it's not well-known outside Japan but one (domestically?) famous website used to test slow internet here is the famous actor Abe (surname) Hiroshi's (first name) website: http://abehiroshi.la.coocan.jp/ I
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Here's another angle: a LOT of common people out there don't even bother blocking ads, let alone even thinking about the possibility that it's possible to block ads without using Youtube Premium. They either: a) Live with ads
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Looking around my room, I also seem to have around 80 or so books, and they take up more space in my house than most other stuff. :) For books, I mostly go digital nowadays, but, I make exceptions for: - "books I want on my bookshelf&q
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
I had a very similar experience. Only two days ago, I tried looking for something related to a friend's phone not recognizing the correct lock pattern on Android (Asus Zenfone 7), the term was "zenfone 7 does not recognize lock pa
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Thanks for the detailed reply! Going by the narrative, did you mean you switched from Protonmail to Fastmail?
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Seems like Fastmail is extremely popular here, based on the other comments. What are its advantages compared to say, Protonmail?
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
I wonder if paying up money for this Google Workspace Individual[0] will make me more immune to possible lockouts like this... Or is it just more sensible to jump to another paid email provider like Fastmail? [0]: https://workspa
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
DISCLAIMER: I am not the developer, nor am in any way involved with ImageGlass. Wow, this thread is like 35 minutes old and people are already jumping to conclusions, bashing the developer, bringing out the torches to burn them at stake. Re
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
The path is curved because that's the straight line over the surface of a sphere, and if you project that straight line over to the Earth on a flat screen, it'll look curved. EDIT: Wait, didn't get the sarcasm, my bad. :P
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
From my experience, there are two "types" of arcades in Japan: one called "game centers" (ゲーセン, pronounced gay-sen), and another "pachinko" or "slot", also called パチスロ(pachisuro). The former is actual
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Ah! Thanks for this comment. It reminded me of another case where someone speaks in third person: in business settings. For example, I have seen this in code reviews when someone is disagreeing with a change in a pull request in a company:
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
I see where you are coming from with that one. However, this acting doesn't often have that strong of a negative connotation as insincere seems to have. To me, it's a more light thing, a bit of playful acting, atleast for the scen
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
It depends on how you define childish, and also the age of the person in question, but in general: Yes. Also, in case of adult women, if they speak in third person, to me it sounds あざとい(azatoi). I am sorry, I don't know how to phrase i
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Fun fact: in Japan, from what little I've seen, quite a few young kids (think till lower elementary school) tend to speak in third person, and is generally seen as "cute". However, it sounds just as much unnatural (or even an
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Ah, I have heard of it! Unfortunately it seems the slots are filled so I am waiting for the final version. Hope the iOS version fixes my itch!
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
One thing I have found that helps is "not finding my phone attractive". Weird phrasing, pardon my English. Basically, I have a midrange phone that cannot play the latest games at 60fps, and has a crack on its tempered glass runnin
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Posts like these are really helpful, thanks! Especially since, in my opinion, at least, a lot of the new English nonfiction books that come out nowadays are 90% fluff and 10% actual material. Many of them seem to be filled with anecdotes th
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
As a grad student, Zotero is a lifesaver! Thanks to the people developing it! I use Google Drive for my pdf storage using some Zotfile acrobatics (awesome plugin btw) to manage my actual pdfs. I plan on switching to Zotero's cloud stor
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
A rather emotional, yet quite true take on web browsers and search engines as girls using the Japanese anime style. Complete with Japanese voice acting and English subtitles on screen. I tore up so many times. Highly recommended.
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Internet Explorer-Chan – Season 1 (Official)(youtube.com)
2 points by smukherjee19 5y ago|1 comments
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
As someone who understands Japanese, the blog is a treasure trove of things in Japanese that well, don't carry over as nicely, hence those TL notes. So many "Yeahhh I know that feel" moments there! Especially amaeru, which I
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Nice! In case anyone is wondering what those Japanese comments say: # Check if the IP address has changed """ Generate a random session ID """ Seems accurate. :)
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
This is honestly one of my concerns (double-vaccinated with mRNA, no issues and I am not anti-vax). The thing is, before the COVID-19, the world had barely heard of mRNA vaccines and suddenly there are billions of people vaccinated across t
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Ah, forgotten about that. Yes, you're right. Corrected, thanks!
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
There are people who spend thousands of dollars every single month on mobile games in general, and Genshin is no exception. They are called "whales".
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
I have only played this game for 50 hours or so, and have yet to reach middle game, so what I write will be biased likewise. I'm sure others will be talking about the system and how it's a mix of an open world RPG and a gacha game

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