idolaspecus

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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Off topic but I love how this site is designed. It's unique without being wild, minimal but stylish. I really dig it. Edit: It also looks good (better maybe) on mobile. Props.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
This is in my opinion actually a decent interview question. If you know JS in detail, if you know how the "+" operator works, it's a super easy question. If you don't know JS in detail, if you don't know how the &qu
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
FWIW 100m * 100 = 10bn
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
This is basically how I hope to tackle the problem. I’d like to try and fill my own life with more practical endeavors and then weave in intentional/intellectual/thoughtful moments where we (me and kid) consider whatever slightly
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
My intuition tells me this is the crux of the matter: If I spend my time in the kitchen and the garden and wrenching and cutting and repairing, then my kid will be drawn to like activities. I hope I can behave accordingly and I hope you&#x2
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
> One big realization I’ve had is that children really grow when their parents aren’t around. Schools may suppress agency, but so do parents. This sounds like a good point, I'm going to try to keep it more in mind, thanks.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
My first child is due any day now and I’ve been thinking a lot about the central problems presented in this article. But I don’t know what to do about them. Should I keep my son home with me, allocate mornings to academics and afternoons to
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Without context, sure, but when we're talking specifically about the precision of expression, I don't think so. Some philosophers operate closer to mathematical precision than others, and when those sorts of precision-oriented phi
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
You say you don't think it's "full on sophistry" then you go on to describe a full on sophist.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Maybe that's true but tbh I'm kinda over Hegel, I don't imagine there will ever be a time in my life where attempting to seriously understand Hegel will be worth the time.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Hegel was quantum before quantum was cool.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
I would definitely not say "Reasons and Persons" is clear. It might be precise (I personally don't think so, I think he makes tons of subtle mistakes), but it's at least not clear. It's full of ideas like "rati
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
> Every time I've looked at philosophy in my life, I kept searching for this promise - where intellectual giants grapple the truth and discover their secrets. This expresses an approach to philosophy that I think is, at its roots, i
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Thanks for the detailed response!
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Could you expand on this idea a bit more? My curiosity has been piqued, but I'm not sure I really understand the system you've described.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Yeah I guess not technically face down, I turn my head sideways.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Oftentimes when I'm working on a problem I lie on the floor face down and think about it for hours. In terms of what you might call "mentally detoxifying contemplation", physical work on my house and yard and whatnot is great
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
It’s about a million times easier today. Open a browser, open dev tools, open console tab, console.log(“hello world”). It’s even easier than that though. Open chrome, type “how to write computer programs” and go from there.
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
And it's much, much rarer but equally as important corollary: UTFM (Use TFM). UTFM means: when you're designing a system, adhere your design so f**ing tightly to standard usage. RTFM/UTFM with standard tooling gets you so, so
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
On the flip side, it wouldn't be entirely surprising if mathematical constructs that we have thought of are in fact very good models of fundamental reality. We should remember that, after all, nothing exists outside of fundamental real
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
This is one of those books I’ve always meant to read but never have. I guess the time is now. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Ask HN: What are some good books about non-code elements of software?
8 points by idolaspecus 5y ago|11 comments
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by idolaspecus 5y ago
Too close, in my opinion. If I said "Communication is a part of physics", it would be clear that I don't mean "all of communication is a subset of physics" and that I do mean "doing physics involves communicati
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by idolaspecus 6y ago
Life’s too short to not learn how to write bash code.
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by idolaspecus 6y ago
> iMessage combines text messages and its own messaging system in a more-or-less opaque way to the end user I don't really know what to say about it, but I just wanted to point out how we use both "opaque" and "trans
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by idolaspecus 6y ago
There's no modern Lapham because we don't "need" (quotes because I actually think we have a big problem here) one anymore. Lapham's role was as a representative of the learned readership at the institution . These
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by idolaspecus 6y ago
I agree with the author about the potential of audio interfaces + some simple additional inputs + integration with certain apps. For me personally there is a suite of tools involving audio books and note taking that would change my life: A
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by idolaspecus 6y ago
It sounds like Beej needs to write a "Beej's Guide to Writing Guides".
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by idolaspecus 6y ago
I think the obvious objection is that LinkedIn sees itself in the way you say reflects not "getting" it.
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by idolaspecus 6y ago
There was a long period of time after I “learned to code” where everything still seemed like magic. Working through this book for 10 weeks in my OS course at school was when the magic finally become real and concrete. Edit: Just noticed my

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