tumbling_stone

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by tumbling_stone 10y ago
I completely agree. I've been thinking of replicating a mid-sized project written by a programmer that I respect so that I think a lot more about the model before comparing the code.
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by tumbling_stone 10y ago
Politicians don't dole out cash and go pray that the voters will honor their agreement. They have a way of making sure that their bought votes are delivered to them. Buying votes happens mostly in slums and other non-affluent areas. Th
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by tumbling_stone 10y ago
Interesting idea. I'll give it a go this weekend.
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by tumbling_stone 10y ago
This is exactly how I had assessed my situation. I had been largely depressed for the entire duration of my college, and no matter what I did I simply couldn't come out of it. However, with a slight improvement in the circumstances I c
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by tumbling_stone 10y ago
True that. I had been thinking on similar lines myself. If you observe the restaurant industry, an exciting menu isn't the only thing responsible for its success, sure it night help, but most restaurants will have similar items in thei
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by tumbling_stone 10y ago
It's really irritating when somebody recommends a book that really interests me but I simply can't afford it here in India. My wish list is getting longer and longer with each new book costing more than the cost of a whole weeks w
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Chrome on command line in OS X(github.com)
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Making buildings and promises(themeditations.me)
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Git for structured documents like .docx, .html, .xml etc.(gitlit.readthedocs.org)
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Facebook’s Rebuttal to Mahesh Murthy on Free Basics, with Replies(thewire.in)
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by tumbling_stone 11y ago
Precisely. I had been struggling to find the right balance between studying something deep enough that I can draw on this knowledge when needed but not going so deep that I get bored and nothing comes out of it.
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by tumbling_stone 11y ago
Exactly. I had been wondering if my way of sticking to work related things while exploring stuff in my own time was the best way of learning, but due to the kind of free time I get it is the most optimal strategy. For example though I would
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by tumbling_stone 11y ago
The most comprehensive and foolproof way is to grab the spec, read the algorithm and fiddle around a day. Sadly this is the only way of fully understand promises, promises already put a lot of cognitive load on your brain when you're u
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by tumbling_stone 11y ago
You have summarized most of my experiences and observations of my reading habits. I have tried reading long novels and I have rarely been able to read them efficiently with concentration the whole way, at first I would well up with a lot of
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by tumbling_stone 12y ago
I use SpaceGray theme in Sublime Text which provides syntax highlighting for markdown, which I simply adore and find indispensable. One thing I always missed in it was the better formatting of different headers, I am glad to see this and ot