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by slategruen 3y ago
Because “double insulation” is much more common here and is deemed sufficient enough. A/Cs and fridges are usually the only appliances which needs a ground connection. For those, we have sockets that has a hidden screw-in ground tap. I
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by slategruen 3y ago
Saves a lot of space too. One thing that’s bothered me with most popular socket variants is how wide their power strips usually become. I think the Italian one is the most practical variant that unfortunately isn’t as ubiquitous. It (1) occ
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by slategruen 3y ago
Similar thing is happening here in Philippines. The government basically gave tax breaks to companies who will utilize their office spaces in city centers. To no one's surprise, most of the local companies are now forcing return-to-off
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Alternative to Sublime and Markdown
4 points by slategruen 4y ago|1 comments
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Good resources and tutorials about socket programming for IoT?
1 points by slategruen 4y ago|0 comments
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by slategruen 4y ago
Maybe it's an overstatement but I personally feel like I'm in Panopticon when working in open offices. I do not experience the same feeling in co-working spaces and coffee shops though. It just feels more productive to work with s
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by slategruen 4y ago
I think the smart thing to do now is to buy products with the fewest features as possible and has decoupled components like easily replaceable batteries. I've noticed that the dumber the device is, the longer it usually lasts. I'd
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by slategruen 4y ago
Why do I feel like Apple's threshold for removing features is really low?
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by slategruen 4y ago
It's a general problem for Chromium-based browsers. I also experience this with Vivaldi. It has something to do with the tabs sleeping.
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by slategruen 4y ago
> people are afraid of data collection now in a way they weren't in 2006 I disagree with this one. They might be afraid of sharing their data explicitly i.e. sharing everything happening to them for everyone to see (even strangers).
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by slategruen 4y ago
Still holding on to my 6s though not as a main driver exactly because of these reasons.
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by slategruen 4y ago
I hate to say this but Google, particularly YouTube, has the best "discovery engine" in my experience. I'm a fan of long-form content so that must be the primary reason why I prefer it over other platforms.
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by slategruen 4y ago
I'm not sure if there's any study to back this up but aren't introverts generally more sensitive to social cues? As an introvert myself, we have similar frustrations. In-person communication is just more effective in some cas
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by slategruen 4y ago
A lot of these arguments about Netflix's decline has been really Western-centric. I'm from Southeast Asia and the Netflix's catalog of films/shows from Asia is still unbeatable by other streaming platforms.
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by slategruen 4y ago
I personally think that it's very unlikely that Meta will die anytime soon just because they make mediocre products. Look at Microsoft. Windows is still mediocre but it still sells albeit indirectly. Meta is driven by data and social c
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by slategruen 4y ago
This is kind of depressing. I'm in computer engineering but I have a few friends in electrical engineering. I could really see that their workload is so much heavier and much more relevant to society than ours but the pay gap is just r
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by slategruen 4y ago
Nope. EEs still earn relatively less here despite electrical and infrastructure projects in general not slowing down yet. You might think that since we're still in a developing economy, careers in formal engineering should pay more but
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by slategruen 4y ago
Anyone else here prefer sitting on the floor instead? It's a common practice here in Asia. Maybe it's just me but I experience less frequent back pain when sitting on a floor compared to sitting on a chair. One reason I posit is I
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by slategruen 4y ago
I'm surprised too and a lot of their subscriptions seem to fall under the category of leisure/entertainment. Are people really that bored to spend that much on these services. It's even cheaper to start a new hobby.
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by slategruen 4y ago
Isn't this why a CFOs exist?
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by slategruen 4y ago
Do you usually use Markdown for your first draft or do you go straight to LaTeX?
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by slategruen 4y ago
I'd rather think of it like a pulse wave rather than a sinusoidal one
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Gen Z actually hates working from home(businessinsider.com)
4 points by slategruen 4y ago|4 comments
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by slategruen 4y ago
Been monitoring my sleep the past few days and I find it weird that I always wake up after about 6 hours. On some days, I tried to go back to sleep to get that full 8 hours but I still don't feel fully energized throughout the day. Som
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by slategruen 4y ago
> The cost of keeping small non-perishable items around is zero. If you're renting a small apartment, it's not.
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Ask HN: Is your mobile phone more expensive than your personal computer?
8 points by slategruen 4y ago|14 comments
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by slategruen 4y ago
Does it work even when you're logged out?
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by slategruen 4y ago
What a surprise
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by slategruen 4y ago
Another reason could be the dependence of these Bitcoin transactions on an Internet connection. I'm not sure how Chivo works but if you need a smartphone readily connected to the Internet just to proceed with simple payments, then that
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Ask HN: How do you manage to work for hours on end without a break?
3 points by slategruen 4y ago|6 comments

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