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by bzalasky 11mo ago
One thing that might not be apparent to non-chess players is that an experienced human (particularly a GM or Super-GM) with an engine can often beat the same engine or another engine that lacks human assistance. There are some positions, pa
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by bzalasky 2y ago
I get that it might treat people differently. This is what works for me, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to take it at all.
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by bzalasky 2y ago
Make sure to eat food before you take it, and start with 2.5g twice a day instead of 5g all at once to go easy on your stomach. The food helps slow down how quickly the creatine moves through your system. This prevents too much water from b
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by bzalasky 2y ago
Had the exact same thought after reading the abstract… FWIW, delve only appears in the abstract. Having not read the rest of the paper yet, I might give the authors the benefit of the doubt that they used an LLM to summarize their findings
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by bzalasky 4y ago
Forgot to add the link for the Strange Loop archives… https://www.thestrangeloop.com/2021/sessions.html
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by bzalasky 4y ago
You could explore the archived content from the Strange Loop conference (or another conference of your choice). Topics run the gamut of what's interesting and trending in "languages, libraries, tools, and techniques." Another
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by bzalasky 5y ago
The Flawless Typography Checklist ( https://www.typewolf.com/checklist ) from Typewolf is a great resource that has served me well on multiple projects. It covers the following: - Punctuation & Type - Body Text - Legibili
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by bzalasky 6y ago
Are you familiar with Zapier ( https://zapier.com/ ) or IFTT ( https://ifttt.com/ )? These are the two solutions that came to mind for me after reading your question, though there may be a few other options out
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by bzalasky 6y ago
Take a look at the Boxes and Composition articles on Every Layout: - https://every-layout.dev/rudiments/boxes/ - https://every-layout.dev/rudiments/composition/ These articles do a good
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by bzalasky 6y ago
The primary reason I'd reach for the Jamstack over WordPress is security. A static website (relying on a headless CMS or a build/deploy process for content) is much more shelf stable than WordPress if the project isn't update
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by bzalasky 6y ago
Yeah, definitely looking forward to some DLC content. Did you try it on Supernova difficulty? I beat it pretty easily on the Hard setting, but had to completely change my playing style to get anywhere on Supernova. Went from going in guns b
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by bzalasky 6y ago
For me, The Outer Worlds was right there with Witcher 3 as one of the best games this generation. It really does feel like Fallout, but perhaps somewhat less open world when you're actually on a planet b/c of map boundaries and en
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by bzalasky 7y ago
There’s room for improvement. I’d start with the typography. While it’s not cheap, Typewolf’s Flawless Typography Checklist is an incredible tool for sprucing up designs ( https://www.typewolf.com/checklist ). Once you’ve ref
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Back from Chaos (1998)(theatlantic.com)
1 points by bzalasky 7y ago|0 comments
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by bzalasky 7y ago
I wouldn't pick Stylus for a new project, but you can use it with a linter like Stylint ( https://github.com/SimenB/stylint ) to enforce stricter conventions. Totally agree with you on the importance of consistency
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Deep Dish (2015)(tedium.co)
1 points by bzalasky 7y ago|0 comments
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by bzalasky 8y ago
In the JavaScript UI library React, useEffect is a hook (recent addition to the library) that allows you to perform side effects in function components. https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-effect.html
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by bzalasky 8y ago
Hopefully, users have been considered in the product requirements, but yes, I wholeheartedly agree.
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by bzalasky 8y ago
The answer to whether a single-page app is appropriate for a given project needs to consider product requirements, team structure and available resources. Libraries like React are awesome for breaking down complex (or even not so complex) U
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by bzalasky 8y ago
I haven't actually tried it yet, but https://www.notion.so/ caught my eye recently. As far as Confluence goes, I also have problems with search, and missing notifications for comment threads.
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by bzalasky 8y ago
This is essentially the process that Things 3 (I’m not affiliated in any way) for MacOS/iOS uses. It separates adding new tasks (for your inbox) from the step of organizing and scheduling them. So if you think of something you need to
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by bzalasky 8y ago
Here's the gist of it as I read it... the current list is a topic you want to learn, and as you're working on it, everything that you don't understand is added to the current list. As you check off the subtopics (and their su
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by bzalasky 8y ago
Engineers shouldn't be reporting to product managers. I'm not sure what's going on in your team, but it sounds like there may be some wider organizational dysfunction.
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by bzalasky 8y ago
Forget notecards, what you need is a well configured linter. There's no reason to save style issues for code review when they can be caught with static analysis. Having encountered this team issue previously, linting made it a non-issu
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by bzalasky 8y ago
Small correction on the chart, React has actually been open sourced for ~5 years, React Native is ~3 years old. As far as how fast frontend technologies are changing, in my ~10 year career, I've only had to use jQuery (~2008-present),
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by bzalasky 9y ago
Are you familiar with Spacemacs? As a Vim user, you can be productive on day one because it lets you emulate Vim (via Evil). Spacemacs also comes with batteries included and makes it easy to move past editor configuration to whatever you&#x
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Lebanese Government Hackers Hit Thousands of Victims(motherboard.vice.com)
2 points by bzalasky 9y ago|0 comments
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Dark Caracal: Cyber-Espionage at a Global Scale [pdf](info.lookout.com)
3 points by bzalasky 9y ago|0 comments
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by bzalasky 9y ago
This compilation breaks it down by year – but misses most of 2017. https://medium.com/startup-grind/most-recommended-medium-sto...
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JavaScript for Extending Low-Latency In-Memory Key-Value Stores [pdf](usenix.org)
2 points by bzalasky 9y ago|0 comments

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