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Re:TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @04:00PM (#40989769)
I'm hoping that Apple releases a new mini on a 3 year cadence. Maybe there wasn't enough demand to continue the line every year, but they'll bring it back occasionally?
Re:Building GitHub with Ruby on Rails on Friday April 07, 2023 @01:18PM (#35484196)
You don't have to use `let` in specs. I prefer setting instance variables inside a `before :each` block.
Re:How IKEA tricks you into buying more stuff on Sunday February 27, 2022 @01:22PM (#30490950)
100% this. We have an L-shaped sofa from them that has lasted through 4 different apartments. One side of the L is longer, and we can easily change the orientation to fit the aspect of the apartment living room.
I think you meant he's a TV personality and his show is great for entertainment.
Re:How Satya Nadella turned Microsoft around on Friday October 23, 2020 @11:07AM (#24870249)
The Windows phone was loved because it had excellent Nokia hardware. The software was not loved and the app store was lacking.
Alternately, I found Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg to be more actionable and was able to stick a number of new habits using the recommendations from the book.
> each citizen gets $1200 they're then taxed on

The $1200 that people are getting is tax-free.

Re:Clear Your Terminal in Style on Thursday March 05, 2020 @03:46PM (#22498011)
I use profile triggers to change the color scheme of the shell when I SSH to a production server. The color I chose is different from my regular scheme so that it reminds me I am in production and things can break if I'm not careful.
Re:How to Design Mobile Apps for One-Hand Usage on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:39AM (#22413057)
Good point. As a single data point from a left-handed person: I primarily use my phone with my right hand.
As someone who uses Stripe for a SaaS product, this is an amazing feature. It means not having to email/call the client just because they got a new card, and instead billing keeps going as if nothing changed.
Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work (2016) on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @08:33AM (#22180249)
Not OP, but I finish every shower with 2-3 minutes of as cold as the faucet will go. I've been doing this every day for about a year. In the winter my water temp is in the mid-40 degrees F. I love this habit. It's always difficult, but I always feel great after doing it.
Re:Anonymous shell companies buying American real estate on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:13PM (#22039296)
I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to live in the Seaport, and certainly not for the price that those new units are being rented/sold for.
Re:What Happens to the Body on No Sleep on Friday October 11, 2019 @01:33PM (#21226547)
> Add focused breathing.

5 minutes of box breathing (4 seconds inhale, 4 hold, 4 exhale, 4 hold) has been very helpful at calming my mind and feeling more ready to fall asleep.

Re:People love working remotely on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:27PM (#20751707)
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing a tax credit for employers who allow employees to work remotely as a strategy for reducing transportation congestion. I'm not sure I agree with the technique but it is an interesting idea to create financial incentives that encourage remote work.

https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2019/07/25/governor-baker-wo...

Re:Niki Lauda has died on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @07:47AM (#19969233)
Since you liked Rush, you should check out the documentary Senna about the great F1 racer Ayrton Senna (widely considered the best F1 driver ever).
Re:Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms on Thursday May 09, 2019 @07:49PM (#19873677)
How do you go about finding a trained guide? This is the part that has always confused me. In Michael Pollan's interviews on the subject he basically says he was lucky to have money and connections, and otherwise avoids answering that topic.
Does anyone use this with their spouse / significant other? Seems like a great tool to have shared docs, lists, todos, etc. I'm thinking things like house and car maintenance, financial planning, shopping lists, and all the other things that I normally keep in a combination of Google Docs and Apple Notes.
> Then I saw how smooth the terrain was at least where the photo was taken.

If you look through Colin's earlier instagram posts [1] you'll see that the terrain was not smooth for much of his journey. The terrain is covered in sastrugi [2] and this year was marked with unexpected higher temperatures and snowfall which made the skiing very slow for Colin and all the other explorers out there. Explorers Web has a good collection of blog posts about the various expeditions that are happening this season [3].

[1] https://www.instagram.com/colinobrady/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sastrugi [3] https://explorersweb.com/category/poles/antarctic/

It was actually much harder this year due to unexpected higher temperatures for this time of year, more snowfall, and whiteout conditions which all led to slower skiing. Many explorers failed to accomplish their goals this year due to poor conditions.

https://explorersweb.com/category/poles/antarctic/

Re:Ask HN: Starting a career in security at 40? on Monday November 19, 2018 @04:54PM (#18490065)
Look for a local group such as Security BSides - go to the meetups, get to know other professionals, learn from them, and get involved with their events.
This is correct in my experience. The letter says you have to confirm with the code, but either without doing that you keep getting the emails with scanned images.
Re:My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @09:53AM (#18345664)
Do you mind sharing where in the North East? I dream of moving out of Boston but I don't see nearly as many jobs in the other New England towns / small cities.
Re:Octobox helps manage GitHub notifications on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @01:55PM (#18178243)
I'm confused about pricing. The main page doesn't mention any limitations, but I stumbled across https://octobox.io/pricing which implies $100/month for use with private repos.
Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @09:59AM (#18075969)
How do they handle company benefits like 401k, health care, etc when you reduce your hours down from "full-time"?
The Sleep With Me podcast has been incredibly helpful for falling asleep during times when I'm stressed or otherwise can't sleep. It's the right amount of goofy and rambling that just lulls me to sleep.

https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/

I've had success taking a combination of vitamins D3 and K2 in liquid dropper form. I noticed the benefits more than when I was just taking capsules of D3.

Interestingly, I've managed to avoid getting a seasonal cold this year unlike most of my coworkers and friends, and my guess is that the D3/K2 has helped with that because I haven't changed much else.

Re:Introducing the new SourceForge on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @02:47PM (#16109231)
Looks like a good list of features, except for the HTML5 Speedtest. Why was that needed?
+1 for Vue support
Re:Vision Insurance Is Making Glasses More Expensive on Monday November 20, 2017 @08:42AM (#15739792)
I had a similar experience with Warby. Two attempts to get the prescription right, both sets of lenses were wrong. I don't have a strong prescription, nothing complicated.
Re:Numpy: Plan for dropping Python 2.7 support on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @06:27PM (#15709019)
Django has not dropped Python2 yet. Django 2.0 will drop Python2 but that has not yet been released, and Django 1.11 (with Python2) support will be supported in LTS for several years.

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