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Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) to be retired on June 15, 2022(blogs.windows.com)
763 points by smukherjee19 5y ago|294 comments
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by smukherjee19 5y ago
Just to give you a different perspective: in Japan, and before COVID hit of course, I've attended quite a few concerts, and none of them had any person holding up their phones or iPads to record anything, ever. It's completely
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by smukherjee19 6y ago
Indeed, I seem to love Japan, haha. Thanks for the kind words! For sure, do come over for a long term stay (with your partner!) and enjoy Japan. Like all countries, Japan has its own set of problems, but beyond that, it's a wonderful c
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by smukherjee19 6y ago
(This is replying to both your comment and its parent comment.) I sometimes run into that kind of behavior, especially when my first impression is my looks rather than my voice. But then I think of it like this: they probably have to deal w
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by smukherjee19 6y ago
Indeed you are right, it's true for almost any country in the world. Knowing the local language is a huge plus everywhere!
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by smukherjee19 6y ago
Thank you! Actually, I realized this after writing out the whole thing but that sorry for the long rant is kind of like a good manners thing in Japanese internets. If you look up "長文失礼しました。", which literally means "Excuse me
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by smukherjee19 6y ago
Living in greater Tokyo for the past 5 years, can speak the language fluently. Added the Tamahide restaurant to visit sometime, thanks! The biggest thing I've felt since moving here: whether or not you can speak and interact in Japanes
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by smukherjee19 6y ago
I heard this from a senior colleague of mine that he's been working through the book "How to prove it: A Structured Approach"[1] that show how to prove things in mathematics, and has quite good exercises. Perhaps a hands-on a
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by smukherjee19 6y ago
I feel the author's pain. I've been trying to organize all my notes for quite some time, and for now only Onenote seems to tick some of the boxes. My requirements for notes, alongwith the issues I face in Onenote are: - I should b
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by smukherjee19 7y ago
I found the Castle Gafa game... interesting, to say the least.
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by smukherjee19 7y ago
I am not a native speaker, but it seems a "要請" from the government is basically something like a government order, even though it seems "polite". For example, I see usages of "政府からのデータ要請", "request from th
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by smukherjee19 7y ago
>If one hasn't studied at the university and read the real scientific papers and learned to compared the good ones to the bad ones in one's own field (and everywhere there are enough bad ones too) my impression one has no chanc
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by smukherjee19 7y ago
Hm, I was not aware psychology results were not reproducible to this extent. Maybe better to take stuff with a pinch of salt everytime then. Thanks~
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by smukherjee19 7y ago
Ah, citations and "obvious" claims, and to approach everything with a skeptical mindset, I see! Thanks!
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by smukherjee19 7y ago
Reading the article, the various comments and the linked "Why We Sleep" criticism, I feel really disillusioned. Honestly, there will always be people who write stuff they have no idea about, or write stuff that are factually wrong