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Re:Proof You Can Do Hard Things on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @06:54PM (#36702764)
This text comes to mind: https://math.mit.edu/~dspivak/CT4S.pdf

I've only read pieces of it, but I think this moves in the right direction towards making category theory useful to day-to-day life in non-trivial ways.

Re:Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here? on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @12:24PM (#36588836)
https://www.georgeyw.com/

Only a few weeks old, but I'm planning to publish every two weeks for a while! No fixed topics.

Re:Ask HN: Text Editor on Sunday July 02, 2023 @04:54PM (#36565619)
Not sure if this is the issue, but what comes to mind is that some languages in south Asia write from right to left instead of left to right.
Re:My PhD cost me $1.17M (but I'd do it again) on Sunday July 02, 2023 @04:29PM (#36565347)
Thanks for pointing that out, I'll adjust the title.
Re:You don't take enough risks to be lucky on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:31PM (#36424900)
Thanks! I hadn't thought about the impact of school in particular, but that makes sense to me.
Re:You don't take enough risks to be lucky on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @04:43PM (#36424138)
This is my first blog post. Thoughts, feedback, suggestions appreciated!