ra88it

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by ra88it 11mo ago
https://archive.is/08ig5
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by ra88it 2y ago
You make a lot of interesting (and colorful) points, but I'm not sure crisis is the right word. When you write: > Masculinity has always been in crisis and that crisis has been used reliably to sell men all kinds of stupid shit fo
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by ra88it 3y ago
Sacha Chua is an undersung emacs hero. She has faithfully published Emacs News for so long, quietly pushing good things forward, quietly helping people understand the weird thing about emacs ... there actually is a "there" there.
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by ra88it 4y ago
When I was about 20, I went to the local Barnes and Noble to find a book about programming. Picked up the O'Reilly Javascript book from around 2000. Had no idea what javascript was, just wanted to learn how to program and trying to pic
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by ra88it 4y ago
Keto community generally recommends replacing carbs with fat and keeping protein constant. Protein consumption is almost a constant (with some variability due to workout regimen, etc). I think of it like a see-saw, with protein level being
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by ra88it 4y ago
I agree that this should always be considered, no matter the activity. But it is hard, and games like Chess make it particularly challenging. I will start a game of Go, completely relaxed and with the goal of staying relaxed and enjoying th
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by ra88it 5y ago
I loved that manual too. I think we got a slightly different version with our IIGS, but I loved how inviting it was. I was probably 11, maybe 12. 15 years later in grad school I found a copy lying on a chair in a computer science classroom.
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by ra88it 5y ago
Cue the org-mode brigade! (Of which I consider myself a member.) I haven't used FreeMind specifically, but when I hear hierarchical organization with folding, I remember the rabbit hole that I fell into 20 years ago...and still haven&#
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by ra88it 5y ago
I have this also. So many things to say I don't know where to begin. I feel like there is a distinct difference between the experiences of seeing the images when you are falling asleep vs seeing the images when you have recently come o
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Your Product Sucks – Apple Music macOS Review(m.youtube.com)
2 points by ra88it 5y ago|0 comments
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by ra88it 6y ago
I put Calvin and Hobbes up on the pedestal next to Winnie the Pooh (the first two books by AA Milne). It’s a weird connection between being an adult and being a child. Like a bolt of lightning... that somehow repeats itself strip after stri
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by ra88it 6y ago
I'm surprised that the energy usage axis does not come up in this summary of his thoughts. Isn't that likely to be a factor in bitcoin's growth and long-term survival?
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by ra88it 6y ago
I thought that was odd too. Maybe the middle one was a practice swing? edit - I watched it again more closely. Looks like he threw down the second ball and the middle shot was either a practice swing or he missed it altogether and it wasn&#
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by ra88it 6y ago
There was more than one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_Russian_Revolution
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by ra88it 6y ago
In English, "spicy" (usually) means that it will cause your tongue to burn and/or tingle due to the effects of chili pepper or black pepper or hot mustard or anything that causes your mouth to react with what I would call a p
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by ra88it 7y ago
I see your point and I don't blame you. But for myself, it is the opposite: I've always been a meat eater, and I'm looking for a vegetarian burger that mimics the taste and texture of meat as closely as possible...for many re
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by ra88it 7y ago
I stumbled on this video randomly, watched 5 minutes and then I was hooked. I really like this guy's approach to documenting the journey, and his attitude, especially when things get tough. It occurred to me that the HN community would
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Solo Sailing Los Angeles to Hawaii on 23ft Boat(youtube.com)
1 points by ra88it 7y ago|2 comments
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by ra88it 7y ago
People are complaining that this is painful to read on Twitter, so I expected it would be painful. Then I actually followed the link and it was delightful! I'm not really a fan or a detractor from the medium, but I don't understan
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by ra88it 7y ago
Correct - website is gone now, replaced with the book.
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by ra88it 7y ago
I wish I could upvote this to the heavens. It's been almost ten years since I read it also. Was originally published as a fake blog, with all the posts backdated according the journal entry dates from the late 1980s. I remember discove
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by ra88it 7y ago
I noticed my boy was happy getting into cold water as a toddler (compared to adults who suffer during the transition from air to cold water). Now he's four years old, and a few weeks ago we swam together in a cold lake. He was happy to
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by ra88it 7y ago
I feel the same way. Would love to get behind a new shell that has a chance at ubiquity.
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by ra88it 8y ago
Yes, I think it is quite normal. Alcohol is a cheap, ubiquitous drug that helps us relax today, for a roughly proportionate cost which we can pay tomorrow (plus whatever longer-term costs like liver damage or memory formation which we can i
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Bill Gates reviews “21 Lessons for the 21st Century”(nytimes.com)
2 points by ra88it 8y ago|0 comments
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The Berkeley Pit(topic.com)
28 points by ra88it 8y ago|4 comments
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by ra88it 8y ago
I've found the same, and for the last year I've been almost always skipping breakfast and usually skipping lunch. I've gotten used to it, and I rarely experience the gnawing kind of hunger that doesn't pass as quickly as
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by ra88it 8y ago
Does anybody have recommendations for books or documentaries that evoke the general vibe of this era?
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Filesystem Hierarchy Standard(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by ra88it 8y ago|0 comments
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by ra88it 8y ago
A year ago I sold my beloved MacBook Pro for $950 and purchased a ThinkPad X220 (circa 2012) via eBay for $300. Installed Arch and xmonad. Learned how to use xmonad. I love it now, and I might just continue buying used X220s for the rest of

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