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by wonger_ 1y ago
I enjoy mundane lil blogs like receipt from the bookshop: https://katieclapham.substack.com/ And Jennifer Mills news: https://jennifermillsnews.org/
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Aka "crowdsourcing a stack ranking of xkcds," or just the page title, "which one is the best xkcd?" Found a lot of gems I've never seen before
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Could you elaborate on the part about calculating cells and merges?
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Let's move all the museums out to the airport (2015)(aaronland.info)
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Not sure if this is standard for programming competitions, but I'm not a fan of this rule: > During the qualification stage, the proctoring system must record the entire process of completing the problems. The recording must include
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Interview Your Libraries (2013)(jch.github.io)
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Invisible Billboard (2021)(hardwork.party)
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Idk, "choose boring technology" and "you get three innovation tokens" is enough to make the point. It's easy to understand and come up with your own examples imo. Like, I've heard "no silver bullet" q
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ADHD in Adults: The Invisible Rhinoceros(pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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How does this compare to Shoelace?
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How will this kind of attack be prevented in the future?
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Would this work for other addictions?
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My first programming class was Java. That was 8 years ago. Maybe the curriculum designers thought Java would be relevant for the workplace? The education system always lags several years behind industry trends.
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FWIW, I submitted it as "non-developer" but a moderator seems to have changed it to "beginner developer." The author is a non-technical blogger, and she probably has to navigate lots of technical guides in order to fiddl
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How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me(anniemueller.com)
931 points by wonger_ 1y ago|444 comments
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FYI you can search your comment history with hn.algolia.com: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
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Just found out about this recently. So lean and snappy compared to the default interface.
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IIRC: guy made a CMS, built a successful company and organization and trademarks around it, decided last year that another company was using it unfairly, created lots of drama, lost his marbles One of his first posts on the topic: https:&#
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Yes, movement in SSBM is so satisfying. Nothing else comes close for me. All other games just feel boring in comparison. A classic example for those who haven't seen it: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JpOaQxrsaqI
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I've been using the ultra-minimal pie menu launcher for ~1 year: https://f-droid.org/packages/de.markusfisch.android.pielaunc... Makes opening go-to apps faster, but opening anything else slower. Worth it imo
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How is this different than npm? It looks like a bunch of third-party packages, just prefixed with std.
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How has syncthing been unreliable for you? Curious as I was going to start using it more. Was it something about large files or many files?
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Yeah, if any language has potential for AST source of truth instead of textual source of truth, it's Unison. I'm just waiting for a breakthrough project to show that it's ready for wider adoption. Leaving text-based tooling i
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I've heard of co-op insurance, where self-employed people group together for better rates. No idea if it's good or not though. First google result was: https://opolis.co/insurance/ Also interesting ideas in t
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by wonger_ 1y ago
Clickbaity title; more like "things to consider when designing animations." I appreciate subtle animations like the button press. Visual feedback gives me confidence in UI actions and makes things less jarring. Same idea with CSS
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I can think of several anti-LLM sentiments right now: - developers upset with the threat of losing their jobs or making their jobs more dreadful - craftspeople upset with the rise in slop - teachers upset with the consequences of students u
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Fun fact, this project helped the author get a job: https://github.com/fathyb/carbonyl/issues/162#issuecomment-1... Carbonyl is surprisingly performant and usable, especially with --zoom=300 --bitmap At lower
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Poisoning Well(heydonworks.com)
118 points by wonger_ 1y ago|127 comments
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- asking questions in threads where the knowledgeable people are at - I like to browse /newest and /show, and if something deserves more activity, I'll post a comment. Maybe it will get to the frontpage and attract better dis
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Some thoughts based on talking with small business friends: - most business comes from local word of mouth, so digital presence is not a priority - existing solutions are good enough; contact info and maybe a scheduling flow is all the webs

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