hawktheslayer

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Ask HN: Video Streaming Options for Old iPad?
1 points by hawktheslayer 5y ago|1 comments
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by hawktheslayer 5y ago
Thanks, I didn't know about Splash, and I like it! Too bad my system admin disabled the Microsoft store.
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Ask HN: Best Source for Desktop Backgrounds
72 points by hawktheslayer 5y ago|59 comments
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
For me the pandemic has actually allowed me to spend more time outdoors and with my children and as a result less time online. We have been taking walks daily and started gardening. I've cut down social media time to almost nothing on
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
The problem I see at my company is one of incentives. However much as a manager I want my staff to "maintain" and "care", the performance review process rewards people who can "innovate" and build new things. F
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I'm in a similar situation at my large financial institution and it's gotten so bad that even as a director I'm tempted to start learning COBOL to understand what I'm up against
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Ask HN: How do you manage your Bluetooth across multiple devices?
4 points by hawktheslayer 6y ago|2 comments
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I worked with eye tracking software a decade ago and one of the most interesting and tricky problems was your eye would look at the cursor and over compensate, causing the cursor to keep drifting. It was in essence user error but oddly diff
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I tried Nextdoor but quickly closed the app when it was filled with rumors about who in the neighborhood isn't cleaning up after their dog. Maybe I'm throwing away the baby with the bath water, but I don't feel like I miss ou
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
If like me you don't know what therbligs meant, it's a list of 18 motions: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therblig#:~:text=Therbligs%2... .
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I like how they say "no earlier than the forth quarter" in their announcement. Though it may not inspire confidence in a deliverable date, I might start trying to use the turn of phrase at my work.
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
The physicality of a constructed graph like this draws me in. I used to work in commercial construction and the superintendent would print out the Gannt chart schedule on a large plotter, stick it to the wall, and use a fishing line and plu
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
My daughter is doing a science project on the effects of nature on happiness. I appreciate anyone willing to fill out this anonymous survey or any other help!
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What Are the Effects of Spending Time in Nature? A (10 Y.o.) Research Study(docs.google.com)
4 points by hawktheslayer 6y ago|1 comments
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Don't Rely on Motivation(jamesclear.com)
18 points by hawktheslayer 6y ago|1 comments
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I used to stop in at the Godiva store in the mall nearby--mainly went there for gifts and the occasional overpriced drinking cocoa on a date. Personally my chocolate consuming habits shifted to buying bars at stores like Whole Foods. I hate
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
In Isaac Asimov's "End of Eternity" he posed a similar concept where contrary to the butterfly effect where minor changes ripple through time, time has a mechanism of self-preservation which is resistant to change. Asimov nev
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
Just realized this was from 4 years ago. But it's an evergreen concept almost even more needed now. I do appreciate even the political perspectives on HN which feel more reasoned to me then elsewhere, but also can apprectiate the one w
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
It's similar to the expression I hear frequently at my company--"I don't have all the answers, but I have all the questions".
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I like the concept of declaring bankruptcy on chats. I've done this on email more times than I'd like to admit.
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I just rolled the metrics into Specific and it seems to work
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I attended training at my work where they changed M to Motivating, and I use that with all of my employees' objectives. One might say that if it's Relevant then it should be motivating, but when I ask them if it's motivating
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
Ironically I missed the structure that came from the vow of obedience that felt at times like I gave up all my individual freedom. I learned this gave me focus on the thing at hand, whether it was praying, meditating, cooking or cleaning. I
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
Interesting to see this on the front page! I spent a year in a monetary mostly cloistered. While I'm glad now for the life I ultimately chose of having a family, I often draw from the experience, especially the discernment process (the
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
I'm halfway through a modified version of her method. Used her oven cleaner idea and just using the high heat sunflower oil I have on hand. Wish me luck!
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
Agree with you both. I have 3 kettlebells (1, 1.5 and 2 poods) and a yoga mat right outside my back door and it eliminates all my excuses. Even on low motivation mornings I can still bang out 40 swings and some snatches. And it's the p
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How is the internet changing the way you think? (2010)(edge.org)
2 points by hawktheslayer 6y ago|0 comments
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
Thanks for sharing--I'm reading Atomic Habits and have been thinking about tracking like this. It's impressive that you stuck with it and inspiring.
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Ask HN: What's your strategy for reading more books in 2021?
3 points by hawktheslayer 6y ago|5 comments
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by hawktheslayer 6y ago
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy text game was my favorite of the genre, and was my first introduction to PC games. I remember it being quite challenging especially in the pre-walkthrough days.

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