johnny_castaway

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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
This may be also caused by confusing syntax highlighting in some editors, for example in VSCode [1] The variable in the second string gets highlighted (with slightly different color, but still) because it would still work with `str.format()
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
Windows 7 was also the last one to natively support the "classic" theme [1], which IMHO was the peak of its UI design [1] https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_Classic
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
Who said we have the "highest" level of consciousness? Flies have 360-degree vision, birds can sense magnetic fields, dogs have way superior sense of smell. Of course we are superior in many aspects, but we're not "highe
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
> No, you aren’t. Beause there are overlaps. (Seen Venn diagrams, btw?) Sorry, I meant different as in distinct, coming from different people. > When you don't read those threads or blogs, you are not taking advantage of accumula
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
So much this! I'm so annoyed that I keep consuming all that pseudo-educational content without actually gaining any knowledge from it. I don't have anything particular to learn, but anytime I hit something interesting, I search fo
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
This is a perfectly good advice. But my point is, note just how many separate bits of information you're looking at to make the decision. 4 threads on Reddit, 4 threads on HN, and you're already in the hundreds of different opinio
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
This resonates w/me. When I read a book, I tend to remember at least something from it for years or even decades. As for blog posts or YouTube videos, most of them I forget by the next day. They seem to carry lots and lots of informati
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
> It's not torture though, its a fight. Either way, it's a struggle! Btw. I've been toying with meditation and mindfulness on and off for a few years now. It's definitely hard work. So far I haven't succeeded in
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by johnny_castaway 4y ago
> Old fashioned discipline starts in the mind. You must be ruthless with yourself, and make a determination Well, I think we're kind of in agreement here. I'd now need to essentially torture myself to do something that used to
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Ask HN: Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of information?
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