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Say Your Writing

Posted by azefiel on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @11:18AM
from the martinfowler.com dept.

https://martinfowler.com/bliki/SayYourWriting.html

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Is the 80 character line limit still relevant? (2008)

Posted by azefiel on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @10:11AM
from the richarddingwall.name dept.

https://richarddingwall.name/2008/05/31/is-the-80-character-line-limit-still-relevant/

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I don't know how CPUs work so I simulated one in code

Posted by azefiel on Thursday August 01, 2024 @09:54AM
from the djharper.dev dept.

https://djharper.dev/post/2019/05/21/i-dont-know-how-cpus-work-so-i-simulated-one-in-code/

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The Pitfalls of Solo Work

Posted by azefiel on Friday May 05, 2023 @11:13AM
from the bcs.org dept.

https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/partial-knowledge-and-unfinished-work-the-pitfalls-of-solo-working/

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Is it my fault if you can't handle the truth?

Posted by azefiel on Thursday April 06, 2023 @06:39PM
from the agileotter.blogspot.com dept.

http://agileotter.blogspot.com/2019/09/is-it-my-fault-you-cant-handle-truth.html

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Colors Change the Perception of Interior Spaces

Posted by azefiel on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:07AM
from the archdaily.com dept.

https://www.archdaily.com/935067/how-colors-change-the-perception-of-interior-spaces

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Scientists Created a New Recyclable Plastic Not Made from Crude Oil

Posted by azefiel on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:57PM
from the science.org dept.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg2295

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Disposable Software

Posted by azefiel on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @12:05PM
from the frantic.im dept.

https://frantic.im/disposable-software/

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Why did men stop wearing hats?

Posted by azefiel on Thursday March 23, 2023 @11:29PM
from the gentlemansgazette.com dept.

https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/men-stop-wearing-hats/

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Re:Big Banks Agree to Historic $30B Deposit Injection in First Republic on Friday March 17, 2023 @11:12AM (#35198080)

That's a common misconception: because it is not their money to do so as they wish with. It comes with strings attached in the form of agreements tied to multiple LPs (Limited Partners) dictating own that money can, and cannot be invested.

Negativity Drives Online News Consumption

Posted by azefiel on Friday March 17, 2023 @10:29AM
from the nature.com dept.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4

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The Surprising Effects of Remote Work

Posted by azefiel on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @09:13PM
from the theatlantic.com dept.

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/03/us-remote-work-impact-fertility-rate-babies/673301/

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The internet and children’s psychological wellbeing (2020)

Posted by azefiel on Saturday February 25, 2023 @10:15AM
from the sciencedirect.com dept.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167629618311408

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Why Your Brain Is a Closet

Posted by azefiel on Friday February 17, 2023 @12:58AM
from the usablelearning.com dept.

https://usablelearning.com/2009/04/06/why-your-brain-is-a-closet/

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Why Jargon Feeds on Lazy Minds

Posted by azefiel on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:17PM
from the hbr.org dept.

https://hbr.org/2008/08/why-jargon-feeds-on-lazy-minds

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I will alphabetize your switch statement

Posted by azefiel on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @06:58PM
from the annagoodman.substack.com dept.

https://annagoodman.substack.com/p/6-i-will-alphabetize-your-case-statement

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Extrapolating China's true Covid deaths from leading scientists' deaths

Posted by azefiel on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:13PM
from the twitter.com dept.

https://twitter.com/Tim_Groseclose/status/1622304651667185664

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Re:Ask HN: Share your favorite YouTube channels focused on mastering a... on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:51PM (#34667637)

Florian Gadsby is a ceramicist posting videos that show how pottery is thrown, finished and finally glazed and kiln fired. The videos show the processes behind his work, from the throwing to trimming of tableware and more sculptural pieces. He has a playlist dedicated to teaching basic technics, great for beginners.

https://youtube.com/@floriangadsby

Ben Eater posts tutorial-style videos about electronics, computer architecture, networking, and various on other technical subjects.

https://youtube.com/@BenEater

The Code for Cuteness

Posted by azefiel on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:38PM
from the bbcearth.com dept.

https://www.bbcearth.com/news/the-code-for-cuteness

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Parental provisioning drives brain sizes in birds

Posted by azefiel on Saturday February 04, 2023 @10:33AM
from the pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov dept.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36608292/

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Colombian judge used ChatGPT to make court decision

Posted by azefiel on Saturday February 04, 2023 @10:25AM
from the vice.com dept.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7bdmv/judge-used-chatgpt-to-make-court-decision

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Re:43 Hours on the Amtrak Southwest Chief on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:25PM (#34650317)

While technically true, that law is never enforced, so in practice OP's statement is sadly correct. Wendover Productions made a great video [0] explaining this situation.

[0]: https://youtu.be/qQTjLWIHN74?t=07m40s

BP projects global oil demand to fall [pdf]

Posted by azefiel on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:51AM
from the bp.com dept.

https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/business-sites/en/global/corporate/pdfs/energy-economics/energy-outlook/bp-energy-outlook-2023.pdf

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Was Today's Poverty Determined in 1000B.C.? (2010)

Posted by azefiel on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:45AM
from the archive.nytimes.com dept.

https://archive.nytimes.com/economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/was-todays-poverty-determined-in-1000-b-c/

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Airbnb filters no longer working (2021)

Posted by azefiel on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:57PM
from the community.withairbnb.com dept.

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Optimise-your-listing/Appalled-filters-are-no-longer-working/td-p/1436615/page/2

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Water as a Metal (2021)

Posted by azefiel on Friday October 21, 2022 @10:46AM
from the phys.org dept.

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-metal.html

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Lithuanian man pleads guilty in U.S. to fraud against Google, Facebook

Posted by azefiel on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @03:16PM
from the reuters.com dept.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-fraud-tech/lithuanian-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-to-massive-fraud-against-google-facebook-idUSKCN1R12FB

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Secure NPM

Posted by azefiel on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @12:41PM
from the hackernoon.com dept.

https://hackernoon.com/secure-npm-ca2fe0e9aeff

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Re:Apple March 2016 Keynote – 10am PDT on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:38PM (#11329962)

Works on Edge...

DeLorean: Using Speculation to Enable Low-Latency Interaction for Cloud Gaming

Posted by azefiel on Friday August 22, 2014 @01:08AM
from the research.microsoft.com dept.

http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=226843

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