w4tson

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by w4tson 6y ago
Load times for me are super slow also. I managed to get half way through. Will my partial survey still help?
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by w4tson 6y ago
Out of interest, what light switches did you choose?
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by w4tson 6y ago
This is great advice. This is how I learned. When you’ve completed a puzzle (and not before!) check out how others solved it here https://github.com/Bogdanp/awesome-advent-of-code I highly recommend burntsushi’s soluti
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by w4tson 6y ago
Perfect!
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by w4tson 6y ago
Yes! You can keep your Atoms and VS codes. Sublime is sooo fast. It never lets me down for opening huge files.
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by w4tson 6y ago
IntelliJ is written in swing. It’s about the most complex piece of desktop software you’re ever going to use. It’s objectively orders of magnitude more complex than a messaging app. Heck, it used to have messaging built in at one point I re
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by w4tson 6y ago
+1 for jitsi
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by w4tson 6y ago
Yeah I grew up with A500. I loved that machine. It came with a paper BASIC reference manual. It was years before I worked out what it’s purpose was. Once I did though, I was hooked, I tried AMOS basic, though this was a little difficult bec
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by w4tson 6y ago
I really like your style of explaining. Your diagrams are ace too. I like how they’re not too polished, they’re focused on conveying your message. You have a real talent for explaining stuff
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by w4tson 6y ago
You might enjoy this then https://fs.blog/mental-models/
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by w4tson 6y ago
It’s been both great and terrible to be cooked up in a small flat with my wife and child. I’m always happy to see comments like this. I wonder if there’s a community for the M(o|u|a)ms/Dads of HN Any tips for communications with partne
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by w4tson 7y ago
Not a Rust expert. Here are my solutions https://github.com/w4tson/advent-of-code-2019/blob/master/da...
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by w4tson 7y ago
I’ve “read” 19 books this year (thanks Audible) These were my faves: “Wolf hall” by Hilary Mantell “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins “Never Split the difference” by Chris Voss “How to talk so kids will listen” by Joanna Faber & Juli
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by w4tson 7y ago
I listened to the Selfish Gene on Audible recently and was blown away by it. All through school I never had much of an interest in biology or genetics. I think if I’d read this earlier it may have changed my mind. Planning on reading the Bl
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by w4tson 7y ago
Or as they say in Yorkshire: all fur coat and no knickers
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by w4tson 7y ago
Me too! It’s a great tip
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by w4tson 7y ago
React. I thought it was another flash in the pan library from Facebook. Likely to be never heard of again in 6 months. In my defense I’ve seen a lot UI Framework/libraries come and quickly disappear. But yeah it’s still going strong 6
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by w4tson 7y ago
Non Violent Communication I found it as a recommendation on HN sometime ago and I would recommend it to software people especially as we can be an argumentative bunch. It helped me with relationships at home and at work
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by w4tson 7y ago
Plus one. I’m reading this now. I have little interest in biology/zoology but already I’m gripped by it. I can’t believe how old it is, yet still feels fresh
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by w4tson 7y ago
Java is obsolete in the same way Apple is obsolete because it sold a few less iPhones.
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by w4tson 8y ago
Therapy didn’t seem to work. Have you tried Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? If you have an Audible subscription there is “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: techniques for retraining your brain” You can do it on your own but I think you’d benefit
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by w4tson 8y ago
I can recommend the Farnam Street blog. It has an excellent article on this subject. It may be what you need https://fs.blog/2013/12/stop-reading-news/
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by w4tson 8y ago
Things practical things that have helped me: - The idea of different types of comment. Suggestions vs questions vs more serious, “I think this might break X” - As a submitter, take the time to do screenshots if it is UI focused. Read throug
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by w4tson 8y ago
How about real time collaborative tool? Like a simple text editor that multiple can edit at once. You could easily expand this if happened to solve it with time left over
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by w4tson 8y ago
At first I was confused about the screenshot/mockup. I think it’s meant to show what you could be signing up to. I’m not sure the in-app experience is all that helpful. I’d prefer to see a video of some cool stuff that people might sha
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by w4tson 8y ago
https://github.com/Bogdanp/awesome-advent-of-code Not all repos are idiomatic, there’s at least one that isn’t (mine). I found some of the repos useful for bettering my rust skills.
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by w4tson 8y ago
That’s a neat idea
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by w4tson 8y ago
+1 For Venkat. I haven’t come across another speaker who can code and talk and teach all at the same time like he can. He even manages to be funny. I have a lot of love for this guy
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by w4tson 8y ago
0. Former Prime Minister gambles on a referendum in order to crush rebellion in his own party and secure his leadership. He makes a pact of support and in return gives a referendum on Europe satisfying a small niche of party extremists. Cru
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by w4tson 8y ago
Is it unfair to say that some of these problems are caused by a lack of awareness (or an unwillingness) to learn from other communities (like, Ruby, Java etc) that have solved these some of these problems already?

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