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by lcedp 2mo ago
Have anyone seen similar articles about other countries?
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by lcedp 1y ago
I wonder if it's possible to come up with an alphabet where different sound clusters are addressed by individual letters. For instance: 'h𐑬se' and 'aut' - where 𐑬 is read as 'au' in RP, but as 'oy&#x2
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by lcedp 2y ago
> do I need to get to the next level? It depends on the company. A few companies have a terminal level that is approximately equivalent to Dropbox's IC3/IC4. This level does not involve managing people, but it does require owni
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by lcedp 2y ago
The boom _during_ Covid has been crazy, but I think it's still possible to get a FAANG job that will get you to the US. The other route would be joining a FAANG in the UK and then changing teams after 1-2 years.
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by lcedp 2y ago
> The simple answer? They can afford it. I'm honestly not trying to nitpick, but the explanation "they do X because they can X" is not a good one. Being able to do X is a prerequisite for doing X, but it is not a sufficien
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by lcedp 3y ago
I have trouble discerning the author's point exactly. - Yes, you can't rely on open-source project going in the same direction as you want. - Yes, any process involving people has a phycological and interpersonal component. > T
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Odd-looking strip could revolutionise the way we distribute computer data (1986)(twitter.com)
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by lcedp 3y ago
In many Russian policies, the concept of a border is definitely lacking.
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by lcedp 3y ago
Chronic stress, when cortisol levels are consistently high, can lead to chronic inflammation.
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by lcedp 3y ago
That is a great insight. I noticed similar tension in my hands hovering over the keyboard instead of resting nearby.
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by lcedp 3y ago
> a Seqable object that will invoke the body only the first time seq is called, and will cache the result and return it on all subsequent seq calls. To guarantee "only the first time", I suppose you need to have some kind of sy
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by lcedp 3y ago
> Did people end up eating potassium permanganate? I think that would be pretty toxic. It is definitely toxic and dangerous. Yet, we used a very light solution of it (I'm thinking <0.1%, a very light shade of purple) to cause vom
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by lcedp 3y ago
Can I pick and choose? I see a lot of people are going with `climb the ladder' + `have kids'. Others go for `side hustle' + `fitness`
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by lcedp 3y ago
The page appeares to be hugged to death. Google cache: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uWo0Ni...
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by lcedp 3y ago
> I’ve noticed that if I respond to people’s emails quickly, they send me more emails. That's funny: when I learnt this, I have encouraged myself to reply with a delay so that give people a chance to resolve problems on their own an
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by lcedp 3y ago
Surely, Dutch understand the concepts of sarcasm, irony and euphemism.
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by lcedp 3y ago
He/she refers to this https://medium.com/@pskallas/4-hour-life-glossary-4740bca641...
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by lcedp 3y ago
Perhaps, in the second sentence, they meant total calories. More fat with protein is good, more fat with carbs - bad. According to this paper. But, yes, the abstract section could be greatly improved.
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by lcedp 3y ago
It must be quite a book if you reread every year. Could you elaborate on what questions that book answers?
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by lcedp 4y ago
To my understanding, that included fruit sugar, not only added sugar: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/how-does-su... > The government recommends that free sugars – sugars added to food or
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by lcedp 4y ago
> [citation needed] I don't have a citation either, but google search reveals the following points: 1) One serving, or one medium apple, provides about 95 calories, 0 gram fat, 1 gram protein, 25 grams carbohydrate, 19 grams sugar (
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by lcedp 4y ago
List of other massacres in India for comparison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_India
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by lcedp 4y ago
> If you want maximize your chance at success, you need to do something non-scalable. What is the meaning of 'scalable' here? Popular/widely-known?
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by lcedp 4y ago
I think HDMI EDID Emulator can be useful. For instance, https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B095JXDM84/ref=ppx_yo_... In my (very poor) understanding, it 'caches' the information about monitor cap
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by lcedp 4y ago
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by lcedp 4y ago
Interesting. Do you know how many hours you sleep per day in total?
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by lcedp 4y ago
That's an interesting observation. Did it work for you?
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by lcedp 4y ago
Another reason why people quit right after taking a sabbatical is because people willing to quit several months before the 7 years mark will postpone their decision.
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by lcedp 4y ago
I can relate. I'm qualified to apply for a permanent residence in 4 months. The worst thing is that if I get laid off, the 5-year clock resets, and it would waste almost 5 years. Technically, it takes 45+ days to lay off someone. Howev
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by lcedp 4y ago
What's perfect practice? Deliberate practice?

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