exaltation
In Praise of Memorization
Re:Ask HN: How did you learn something in depth?
on Monday March 07, 2022 @04:06PM (#30593334)
Buy a textbook on the subject and read it over a period of time (not in one sitting).
Re:The web starts on page four
on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @05:34PM (#30185064)
I really enjoy curated link newsletters like Thinking About Things [0] and Findka Essays [1].
[0] https://www.thinking-about-things.com/ [1] https://essays.findka.com/
Re:Ask HN: How do you get articles/papers/talks recommendations?
on Saturday December 18, 2021 @06:25PM (#29609726)
Seconding the recommendation for Thinking About Things [0] and Findka Essays [1].
Re:Ask HN: What do you read for general knowledge?
on Monday December 13, 2021 @01:36PM (#29542713)
The Thinking About Things newsletter was a great way to discover intesting content, but they seem to be on haitus.
Re:Ask HN: What are some great engineering blogs?
on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @07:05AM (#29239599)
Rands in Repose is great. https://randsinrepose.com/
Re:Ask HN: Whatever happened to exploring the internet?
on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @10:00PM (#29008777)
The difficulty in finding interesting internet reads has opened a niche now filled by content curators. My personal favorite is the Thinking About Things newsletter [0]. Another great one is Findka Essays [1]. Would love to hear about any others.
[0] thinking-about-things.com
[1] essays.findka.com
Re:Ask HN: Graduating CS soon, how do I find a job?
on Sunday September 12, 2021 @01:17AM (#28498786)
I'm an experienced resume writer and editor and would be happy to take a look at your resume. Email me at threemillionthflower [at] gmail.com.
Re:Life before smartphones (2020)
on Monday August 02, 2021 @03:48PM (#28041723)
This article was featured on Thinking About Things [0] today, which is likely how it got to the front page of Hacker News.
Re:Curated list of personal blogs
on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @02:04PM (#27975527)
If you feel overwhelmed by all the blog posts out there, there are newsletters that will send you one or several articles a day and let you ingest them slowly. I particularly like Thinking About Things and Findka Essays.
[0] https://www.thinking-about-things.com/ [1] https://essays.findka.com/
Ask HN: How can an older worker going back to CS after a break find a position?
I recently spoke to a woman in her 40s or 50s who would like to go back to work after two decades of not being in the workforce. She worked for the US army as a programmer before she had kids, but took a long time off to raise them. Just talking to her I could tell she was quick, conscientious, and would learn fast, but she doesn't know current frameworks in depth. (For reference, she learned...
Re:The story BCG offered me $16k not to tell (2010)
on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:51PM (#26989060)
I, too, saw this on Thinking About Things today...
Re:Ask HN: Best Joke You Know?
on Thursday December 31, 2020 @02:13AM (#25590354)
What is the difference between a cat and a comma?
A cat has claws at the end of paws and a comma is a pause at the end of a clause.
Re:Ask HN: How do you balance reading books vs. articles
on Sunday December 06, 2020 @12:25PM (#25324950)
Unfortunately I don't see one on their site. The Twitter feed [0] has some links though.
Re:Ask HN: How do you balance reading books vs. articles
on Sunday December 06, 2020 @12:00PM (#25324735)
Seconding the recommendation of Thinking About Things. That newsletter is really one of the internet's unknown gems - I tire of most "interesting article" curators eventually, but they cover such a diverse array of topics that it's been over a year and I still enjoy their articles.