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by xpe 2y ago
How do you know this? What do you mean? They are in the top X% of software engineers and computer scientists in terms of ... (some kind of productivity)?
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by xpe 2y ago
It would be too coarse-grained to say I'm categorically dismissive of paper-based systems. My views are more nuanced. Right, I'm aware of Luhmann and Zettelkasten and ZK-inspired systems. I'm glad it works for him and many ot
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by xpe 2y ago
> For a YouTuber it's more advantageous to keep switching between various systems to keep generating more YouTube content. That's a factor, yes, but before I will grant that it is more (or less) advantageous, we would need to h
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by xpe 2y ago
Haha, no. But I know the feeling. I've seen videos about people who have special physical filing cabinets for notecards that take up an entire tabletop. They have to figure out how to number these things, which can open up a can of wor
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by xpe 2y ago
I was hoping there is an audio/podcast version of this, but I haven't found it yet.
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by xpe 2y ago
While the authors both use org mode, this includes a broader discussion that includes various ideas and tips, including the books "Atomic Habits", "Getting Things Done", and "Building a Second Brain". (Updated,
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by xpe 2y ago
Sure, this is also worth factoring in. But factor in how? (rhetorical question) Understanding bias well cannot simply reduce to a high-school debate style of tallying arguments for and against. First, there are more than two sides. Second,
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by xpe 2y ago
My non-built-in CLI utility recommendations, none of which are macOS specific: * atuin - TUI for shell history, backed by SQLite - https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin * LSD (LSDeluxe) - rewrite of `ls` - https:/&#x
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by xpe 2y ago
Its open source GitHub repo at https://github.com/sveinbjornt/hear Man page at https://sveinbjorn.org/files/manpages/hear.1.html > (Uses built-in macOS capabilities for transcription from
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by xpe 2y ago
> As much as I am a bolshy union member and supporter, this doesn't seem too bad on the surface, the article doesn't make clear what the issues with it are? The linked article is the New York Times writing about a strike _again
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by xpe 2y ago
Even more than ever, the disconnect between _how_ tools impact the public sphere and _how_ they are selected, curated, and governed is more crucial than ever. When I say "governed" I mean a broad definition which is perhaps more a
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by xpe 2y ago
Award for most ambiguous headline. (“cuts” can mean “initiates” or “terminates”!)
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by xpe 2y ago
Just to clarify, the linked article about the LVCS connector is for internal electrical cabling, not for electric-vehicle charging. For Tesla's charging standard (SAE J3400), see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North
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by xpe 2y ago
I haven’t worked at a place that checks the above boxes for making C++ a great choice for bulletproof code. There seems to be large variation in C++ styles and quality across projects. But it seems to me that for orgs that indeed do C++ wel
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by xpe 2y ago
I wish the following three paragraphs were widely read and understood by all software developers, especially web developers: > The common wisdom is to maximize productivity when performance is less critical. I agree with this position. W
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by xpe 2y ago
For those who have used Anvil, what are the key differentiators for you?
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by xpe 2y ago
There are lots of Rust web-related libraries that are modular.
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by xpe 2y ago
“Wild application ideas” and memory safety are orthogonal.
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by xpe 2y ago
I get the sentiment, but let me add one thing. Understanding statistics well is far from "common sense". In general, to operationalize statistics well, one has to both (a) train your mind quite carefully beforehand, and (2) slow d
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by xpe 2y ago
Of course I grant the above point that software systems are not "ethereal". They have a physical form: often as electromagnetic states in matter. I hope my contribution to the conversation was clear: the nature of the physical emb
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by xpe 2y ago
Meta-analysis here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28750701/ There are also newer techniques, such as resonance sonomanometry: https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltech-team-develops-fir...
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by xpe 2y ago
> The only accurate measurements are direct measurements through an arterial catheter which is a very invasive procedure. No. Accuracy isn’t all or nothing. If one means “most accurate” then just say that.
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by xpe 2y ago
No, “everybody” in healthcare does not know this. I have learned to be skeptical and not to assume any particular level of statistical competence in the healthcare field.
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by xpe 2y ago
interesting -> interests
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by xpe 2y ago
This? https://apnews.com/article/radio-station-tower-stolen-am-fm-... In context, your comment could easily be read as suggesting the radio tower was so unimportant that zero people noticed something amiss until a land
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by xpe 2y ago
This is the bubble that I was referring to: > My wife and I both have Teslas Even if they are bought used at affordable prices, you have convenient access to electric charging, right? This often involves homeownership or relatively high
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by xpe 2y ago
> One of the sad things about tech is that nobody really looks at history. If this were phrased as "Many proponents of technology pay little attention to societal impacts" then I would agree. The quote above is not true in this
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by xpe 2y ago
I did not claim that they are forums (useful or otherwise) for discussion. They are good starting sources of information.
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by xpe 2y ago
I flagged the comment above because I think it doesn't belong here on Hacker News based on our guidelines. They help us understand our shared norms here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Be kind. D
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by xpe 2y ago
Yes, LessWrong and the Alignment Forum have a lot of excellent writing and a great community. It may not be to everyone's taste, however. For people that have demonstrated various levels of commitment, such as post-graduate study and&#

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