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Signal to Noise: The challenge of AI-authored text(calmdown13.substack.com)
2 points by calmdown13 2mo ago|0 comments
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by calmdown13 2y ago
When applying for jobs via LinkedIn it’s very important to use a PDF. A huge number of people submit Word documents, however, LinkedIn doesn’t render them in the browser. Given that most roles get hundreds of applications, unless someone’s
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by calmdown13 4y ago
This rang so true for me. I’m constantly rediscovering things that I already understood well at my previous job. Once you get acclimatised to the current system, so many previously obvious learnings fall by the wayside.
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by calmdown13 4y ago
For those interested in an alternative with no monthly fees check out Kommit ( https://kommit.to ). Disclaimer, I am creator of Kommit. Here is Kommit's Show HN thread for anyone interested: https://news.ycombinato
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by calmdown13 4y ago
This episode of the lex fridman podcast gives a good overview of how python's scientific computing community developed. https://youtu.be/gFEE3w7F0ww
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by calmdown13 5y ago
I recently built a habit contract (a concept mentioned in Atomic Habits) website ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29726228 ). It's helped me achieve a 116 day streak on Duolingo.
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Sorry, about that! It's still working for me but it must be having some teething issues. I'll take a look into it now. In the mean time you can use callum@kommit.to for support.
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Thanks for the kind words! It means a lot coming from yourself. As I've said elsewhere, I think Beeminder is the best competing solution I've come across :) Love your attitude towards competition and I'm excited to be conside
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Thanks! It's a good question and I haven't given it too much thought yet. For now I am just handling all disputes myself, if they get overwhelming I'll have to automate some aspects of it. It'll be interesting finding th
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by calmdown13 5y ago
My bad, I thought the primary selling point was that it would would hook into the services you already use for tracking your commitment (Strava, GitHub, etc.). I am aware that you can manually enter some data but I didn't think there w
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Yeah Beeminder is cool, probably the best of the competing solutions that I found. One way I hope Kommit can add value, is that it doesn't require your commitment to be digital and there doesn't need to be an API integration (Beem
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Hmm I'm not sure that that model is completely without merit. Of course we are responsible for all of our actions, however, we often act against our better judgement. In Jeff Hawkins' Thousand Brains Theory he describes that the n
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Would you be more likely to use something like the escrow system described above? Or is there an alternative mechanism that you'd be more interested in?
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Yeah I was a bit gutted when I found Stickk after spending a bunch of time building Kommit. It's super similar and I felt a bit silly for not doing the research beforehand. However, considering Stickk has existed for something like 14
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by calmdown13 5y ago
I suppose using something like a smart contract could maybe help with the trust issue, although perhaps only with relatively tech savvy users for now.
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by calmdown13 5y ago
Thanks for the suggestion! I have thought about using positive reinforcement, and I am still considering it as possible future feature. One of the reasons I chose to start with negative reinforcement is that I had read in "Thinking, Fa
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by calmdown13 5y ago
I am often trying to build new habits, however, I normally lose momentum after a few weeks. This summer, Instead of working on my will power or my habits, I decided to build something to punish me when I fail to follow through with my commi
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Show HN: Kommit – Web app to help you follow through with NY's resolutions(kommit.to)
31 points by calmdown13 5y ago|42 comments