temo4ka

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by temo4ka 5y ago
The funny thing about the point about similarity between Russian and Ukrainian languages is that linguists will tell you that Ukrainian has more similarities (shared words, and syntactic constructs) with Polish and Belarussian than with Rus
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by temo4ka 5y ago
Your version wins :-) Thanks for the chuckle!
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by temo4ka 5y ago
No, EndeavourOS is a nice, easy installer for Arch. You use Calamares and either select packages, or groups of packages in GUI, or/and provide a list of packages in a text file for Calamares to pick up during the install. You can even
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by temo4ka 6y ago
They are not so much pro-Biden as anti-Trump.
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by temo4ka 6y ago
Well, maybe try org-drill: https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-drill.html The repository: https://gitlab.com/phillord/org-drill/
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by temo4ka 7y ago
Memories are very personal; something that works for you won't work for your friend, even if you're learning the same thing in a class.
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by temo4ka 7y ago
> bash/emacs+orgmode/emacs+tramp/emacs+? You wanted to say "Magit" in the last one :-) Why do you say you're limited to text-only things? Org supports links, images, code blocks, spreadsheet-like tables and
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by temo4ka 7y ago
Oh, and you if you need a little more persuading or motivation you might want to check up on books by Sam Harris [1] and Michael A. Singer [2]. The first one is also a neuroscientist and a famous sceptic, and the second is a former programm
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by temo4ka 7y ago
Several people in the thread have already recommended meditation. I’m going to join them. If you’re already doing therapy, consider complementing it with meditation. Meditation, if done right, can be equivalent to years of therapy. The bene
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by temo4ka 7y ago
You might find Wim Hof method useful then. https://www.wimhofmethod.com/
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by temo4ka 7y ago
If you don't care for maximum POSIX compatibility, i.e. your script is bash-specific, it's better to use "hash", which is going to ignore aliases (but not functions) and also has the benefit of caching the command for fu
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by temo4ka 7y ago
This post is relevant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17874718
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by temo4ka 7y ago
It has been already mentioned in comments, Mortimer Adler’s How to Read a Book is the book for you. It treats reading as learning and the authors’ goal is to teach you how to read expository works with the aim of understanding by actively &
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by temo4ka 7y ago
Consider pre-reading it first. If a book is hard, if it’s over you head, try going through the whole book w/o stopping on things you don’t understand (don’t fixate). In this way you’ll grasp the major points, ideas and themes. Only the
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by temo4ka 7y ago
"Not to think about it" on conscious level. The point is to let your subconscious process the information instead.
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by temo4ka 7y ago
Relevant article: How to Find Hidden Cameras and Spy Gear [1] and HN discussion [2]. [1] https://www.senteltechsecurity.com/blog/post/how-to-find-hid... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=189
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by temo4ka 7y ago
Have you tried Syncthing? [1] An open source alternative to Dropbox. [1] https://syncthing.net/
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by temo4ka 8y ago
Yep, it's great unless the uphill is actually on the way to the job, then it becomes not so great :-)
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by temo4ka 8y ago
So, extending your thought about common thread, one needs to develop self-awareness. Hacks won't help much with this. But there is a systematic way of cultivating it, called meditation.
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by temo4ka 8y ago
> How do you actually read math, physics and programming books? > Reading them the same way as you'd read a novel doesn't seem right. Indeed it doesn’t. As the author of the book in this post points out on his blog [1] in ma
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by temo4ka 8y ago
> how emphasized the bullet lists need to be Exactly. For me, the indented list emphasizes the distinct structural entity, contrasting it against the bulk of the text. This makes lists easier to recognize (especially the short ones in na
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by temo4ka 8y ago
I use z [1], it builds up a list of folders you visit based on frequency and lets you quickly jump into them by fuzzy-searching it. Z also has tab completion allowing you to cycle through the matches. See project's home for example
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by temo4ka 11y ago
Many thanks for sharing this. One usability nitpick though: please consider fixing links so that they could be opened in new tabs/windows.
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by temo4ka 11y ago
“Mad” is a relative term. Is it sane to obsess over constantly staying productive? Is it normal to feel guilt when doing some silly, pointless things that bring you joy? In my vocabulary, “mad” are people who take life too seriously.
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by temo4ka 11y ago
Earplugs is the way to go. Get good foam earplugs, I use these [1]. If you experience discomfort or even pain during the night maybe you are shoving them too deep into the ear canal. [1]: http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk/shop
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by temo4ka 11y ago
Also next chapter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10455681
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by temo4ka 11y ago
560 milliseconds, 48-year-old... really? Care for a friendly match of Quake Live? :-) update: when you actually know what will happen it skews in other direction. I got 312 ms (20-year-old) after several tries.
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by temo4ka 11y ago
The title implies that there is the other, “unreal” problem. What is it?
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by temo4ka 11y ago
Some people continue to write JavaScript in such a way: https://github.com/greensock/GreenSock-JS/blob/1.18.0/src/un...
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by temo4ka 11y ago
You are taking the article too seriously. The guy googled a bit, came up with some half-digested ideas and burped them with a clickbait title. Here’s a recent overview of Ukrainian IT market on the largest Ukrainian IT community hub. Look

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