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Zipline – Sending Lifesaving Medical Deliveries by Drones(flyzipline.com)
2 points by computerjunkie 8y ago|0 comments
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by computerjunkie 9y ago
For folks in the United Kingdom, Vanguard index funds are now accessible through their new website[0]. Their website was released mid May 2017 and has caused a good shakeup[1] in the individual investor space as other stock brokers commissi
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The Great London Property Squeeze(theguardian.com)
2 points by computerjunkie 9y ago|0 comments
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Running Barefoot(barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu)
2 points by computerjunkie 10y ago|0 comments
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by computerjunkie 10y ago
Story time. I grew up in a African nation were political instability, corruption and a poor economy for a country is not surprising. My family was doing fine, not great, but my parents valued education, kindness and respect above anything e
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by computerjunkie 11y ago
I have people asking me in slightly shocked tones why I don't use an iPhone, and their certainty is always based entirely on social proof I cannot count the amount of times I have experienced this phenomena. A couple of years ago, wh
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by computerjunkie 11y ago
Thunderbird user here. Email clients are really useful when you have more than one email account. Everything is in one place and you don't have to keep signing into multiple accounts all the time. I've been using Thunderbird becau
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by computerjunkie 11y ago
I agree that its neccessary to make a better effort to execise, but I've seen the older you get, the more walking feels like a strenuous exercise. Especially if you don't walk plenty. So don't sweat it. Keep on walking and
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by computerjunkie 11y ago
Eat well, sleep enough and walk plenty. Sleep is something which is seriously overlooked in general. From personal experience, getting enough sleep and eating well are requirements that need to be met first before exercise. There is nothi
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by computerjunkie 11y ago
I used to be a heavy facebook user. Now I log in once a week for messages. Privacy was not the major contributing factor of me stopping the usage of facebook, but how "nosy" I felt in other peoples lives when I don't even tal
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by computerjunkie 11y ago
Agreed. I think its not about hate and envy, but the "my life is perfect" image shown to you when in actual fact everybody has their own insecurities or are going through tough family, friends and relationship (personal and profes
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
It will be a interesting perspective as it becomes more common to eat insects in Western countries. The main barrier to break down would be the 'ick/ew' factor, which has been mentioned in this threads comments, that is usual
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
I grew up in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. I speak in general that eating insects is a delicacy and is favoured as a snack most of the time.An example, the [1] mopani worm is an excellent source of protein and is increadibly cheap in Souther
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
we beat ourselves up about how unproductive we are, not understanding the intrinsic nature of self-teaching. Agreed.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
"Tot Facienda Parum Factum" - "So much to do, so little done" This article resonates with me so much. I don't know if every other self taught developer goes/went through this, but its truly annoying. Its so ea
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Thanks for the recommendation. I've bought myself a glass bottle and I've never looked back. I'm going to be purchasing larger ones for water/juice storage in the fridge and probably a hydro flask for movement. The trans
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Nice work. Quick look at your repo and I'm impressed with how you indented your work. Its makes everything readable (most of the javascript I've seen is a mess, maybe I read too much bad code) Offline access would be an awesome fe
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Thanks for the reply, I do agree its the negativity everywhere being thrown at us, it really takes a toll on people who really care about these things. I already do avoid news sites and news papers when possible, thanks for the advice and t
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Is this a part of growing up? A bit off topic: Ive asked myself this question in general for the past couple of months. People dying from wars and incidents that happened a couple of days ago makes me anxious, miserable, lost and helpless
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
It would be nice if, at the start of the application process, companies could ask you if you would like to agree not to sue them in exchange for open, honest feedback, e.g. notes from your interviewers. This. I would gladly tick the check
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Lets talk about a simple example. You apply for a visa to X country for a special occasion (eg; brothers wedding, graduation ceremony et.al). Two weeks later, you get a response saying "No", just no. Will you be satisfied that you
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Where do I start. 1. "My client is a leading company in x..."(does the client have a name?) 2. "My client is looking for university graduates from a top 20 university..."(so because I didn't go to Harvard/MIT&#
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Merry Christmas HN. All the best for the coming new year. I wish you all the success available!
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Youtube for mainstream music and Soundcoud for upcoming/new/promising music.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Congrats!I can imagine. I'm currently trying to get a job and its quite challenging
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
- Completed university with a 1st class degree in Computer Science. - Developed a prototype eCommerce website (not live yet) In PHP(CodeIgniter) for my final year project. (Which I am currently working on porting to Django) - Deployed a web
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
I was in the same position as you. I was an avid sportsman during school. But once I started university, everything started going down hill. Fortunately, I realized early that this is not the way I want to live and started doing sports agai
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
>>> stop using "hack" for anything I totally agree. Everything is sold as a "quick fix", add this and your life will be 10x better, do this quick hack...et.al. The most important thing I found about life in ge
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
I'll definitely start reaching out to people more. As I mentioned earlier, leaving university and not seeing your good friends regularly has made me realise I should reach out to people.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Real good advice there. I have been living in semi-solitude for the past couple of months and its truly unpleasant. I'm definitely going to be interacting more now.

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