tathagata

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by tathagata 13y ago
I am myopic with a spherical power of around -4 on both eyes. I used to love high-dpi displays until recently. But now I can't seem to look at them for long. I am sorry, but I can't figure out the exact reasons. I have tried chang
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by tathagata 13y ago
> Ironic for me that just as these things start to show up, I start to become less able to use them. Same with me! I just bought the expensive 15" MacBook Pro with retina display, but I ended up using a 17" 1280x1024 external m
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A Retina Skeuomorphic(blogaborty.com)
1 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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by tathagata 13y ago
Just to clear some of the myths surrounding the exams - I studied for only a week (and only one subject - physics) before the exams in 1997 (the year the paper leaked and the exams were re-administered). I cleared the exams with a rank of ~
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by tathagata 13y ago
I wrote on these very same points recently, but argued differently - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5804423
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Glass Developer [webcomic](blogaborty.com)
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by tathagata 13y ago
The icon backgrounds now look largely redundant. Apple could have done better by getting rid of the backgrounds altogether like Android.
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by tathagata 13y ago
The new icons look ugly, especially the gradients in the background. Psychedelic looking, should come with a warning.
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Software Development Approaches (a desk perspective) [webcomic](blogaborty.com)
2 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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by tathagata 13y ago
Thanks! I wasn't aware of these electronic shutters.
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by tathagata 13y ago
To accomodate the 1000x more sensitive sensor you will need a really fast shutter speed - maybe something like 1/1000000 of a second. Because shutters are mechanical devices, it might be difficult to achieve this without another leap in eng
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O Programming, where Art thou?(blogaborty.blogspot.in)
4 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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by tathagata 13y ago
I think that, to some extent, what we pay for are good memories. It just so happens that physical goods today produce longer lasting and stronger memories than digital goods. And the rapid increase in the production of digital stuff isn't h
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by tathagata 13y ago
Readability often conflicts with the geek-aesthetics on digital screens and devices. For example, I personally like to code with anti-aliasing off - I just find the code more readable that way (maybe I am used to that?). I also don't much l
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Lean Startup [webcomic](blogaborty.blogspot.in)
1 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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Session Timeout [comic/humor](blogaborty.blogspot.in)
1 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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by tathagata 13y ago
And now it is down...
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by tathagata 13y ago
Differently, did you know that readability is not always good for all types of content? If an article requires some thought and concentration then less readability is preferable - see this video of Adam Alter on something he calls 'disfluen
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by tathagata 13y ago
The design might be modern but it is very distracting. The photos are surrounded closely by so many other photos that it is difficult to enjoy the beauty of a particular photo - it like a painting framed by a gold gilded frame which is more
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Flickr's New Layout [Humor](blogaborty.blogspot.in)
1 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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Benefits of Subscription Pricing [humor](blogaborty.blogspot.in)
2 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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by tathagata 13y ago
You can get the old interface by appending /?details=1 at the end of the photostream url. e.g. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tathagatac/?details=1
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McDiet(blogaborty.blogspot.in)
1 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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Armchair woodsmen(aeonmagazine.com)
2 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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by tathagata 13y ago
I have always had a eye for drawing and painting, but it took me over 13 years of practice to churn out half-decent sketches. I guess persistence is the key. As for writing - re-reading books and rewriting sentences can help. Each sentence
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Reading Hacker News(blogaborty.blogspot.in)
2 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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Pitfalls of Peer-training(blogaborty.blogspot.in)
2 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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Nokia unveils the touchscreen Asha 501 with new software platform(engadget.com)
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Why Estimates Go Wrong(blogaborty.blogspot.in)
2 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments
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Procrastination Can Be Fun(blogaborty.blogspot.in)
1 points by tathagata 13y ago|0 comments

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