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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the ...
on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @04:01PM (#38182775)
Sounds like you've been having a rough time?
Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the ...
on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @11:45AM (#38179102)
That Huberman Lab episode had a similar effect on me. I've barely touched alcohol since.
Link for anyone who is interested: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/what-alcohol-does-to-you...
Re:Where we're going, we don't need headphones
on Thursday June 22, 2017 @07:44AM (#14611512)
I've been using brain.fm[1] when I need to focus.
Re:Ask HN: OS X (local) Time Tracker
on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @07:32AM (#14496435)
Ultimate Time Tracker is pretty good: https://github.com/larose/utt
I like the way you add a task after you've finished working on it. It then works out how long you spent on it based on the time you finished the previous task / start of your day.
Re:Ask HN: encrypted cloud file storage for iOS/Android?
on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @07:34AM (#10506043)
I quite like https://mega.nz - free accounts come with 50gb storage too.
Re:The Beauty of Clojure
on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @06:14AM (#10122045)
I saw http://www.4clojure.com/ mentioned elsewhere in this thread. That'd be as good a place as any to start.
Re:Ask HN: How do you meditate?
on Wednesday November 12, 2014 @06:53AM (#8595008)
Have you tried the guided meditation on http://www.calm.com ?
Re:Ask HN: Where can I start contributing to open source efforts?
on Wednesday November 12, 2014 @06:48AM (#8594995)
You could help out on Mozilla: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Introduction
Re:Ask HN:What are the best online resources to learn Python?
on Friday November 07, 2014 @11:29AM (#8573274)
One that hasn't been mentioned yet is http://www.pythonchallenge.com, where answering each challenge correctly leads you on to the next one.
Re:Ask HN: How do you capture and manage ideas?
on Thursday November 06, 2014 @08:08AM (#8566807)
I've tried a few systems and apps, but time and again I find myself coming back to a notebook and a pen.
How safe is mouldy food to eat?
Re:From Vim to Emacs
on Friday September 26, 2014 @07:56AM (#8372304)
Are there any other former vi/emacs users (like, hardcore - I used to browse the web in emacs) who ditched it for an IDE?
Whenever I have to use Visual Studio, the VsVim extension gives me the best of both worlds.
Re:Ask HN: Can you help me make an argument against Wordpress?
on Wednesday May 14, 2014 @07:46AM (#7743180)
I moved my personal site from Wordpress to Octopress a few years ago, which is a small site - approx 70 posts - and gets a small amount of traffic.
Pros:
* Cheaper / simpler hosting - no need for a database, etc. (you can even host on GitHub)
* No updates to install on the server, as you're serving static files
* Less concerns over security
Cons:
* Not as simple to add a new post. With WordPress you can just login, create a new post, and publish. With Octopress you run a rake command, edit post, save, preview, git commit, then git push / rsync.
Re:Ask HN: Can you help me make an argument against Wordpress?
on Wednesday May 14, 2014 @07:35AM (#7743144)
I hadn't heard of postach.io before. It looks pretty good - thanks. I take it you use it yourself?
Re:Ask HN: How do you backup your pictures and videos?
on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @09:12AM (#6405005)
Dropbox via Camera Upload, plus Time Machine, and a 2nd external hard drive I use to create bootable backups of my MBP.
Re:Firefox, Heal Thyself
on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @04:51AM (#5710862)
> At least with Chrome there is the built in Task Manager.
And the about:memory page, which shows you memory usage of all your extensions too.
Re:UK Government passes “Instagram Act”
on Monday April 29, 2013 @07:11AM (#5625357)
The article mentions: "The Act contains changes to UK copyright law which permit the commercial exploitation of images where information identifying the owner is missing"
Does your username in the URL e.g. instagram.com/username, constitute "information identifying the owner"?
Re:Show HN: Usability checklist – catch common problems before user te...
on Wednesday April 24, 2013 @08:25AM (#5601053)
Looks good. It should help raise awareness of common issues and help make more user-friendly web sites and applications.
Minor gripe: shouldn't it be alt attributes, instead of tags?
/\ndy: No Place for Bugs to Hide
Re:Feature request: phones automatically switch to silent at night.
on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @09:51AM (#5564453)
Yep - if the OP is wondering, in iOS it's in Settings -> Notifications -> Do Not Disturb, from where you can schedule when you want this turned on.
Re:Facebook Hires Fired Apple Maps Executive
on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @07:48AM (#5563863)
The mashable URL works fine: http://mashable.com/2013/04/17/facebook-apple-maps/
Re:Ask HN: Do you use a debugger?
on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @07:34AM (#5563824)
Especially when debugging JavaScript in an environment without any built-in browser debugger. If you ever have to debug JavaScript running inside a .NET WebBrowser control the debugger statement will help you keep your sanity.
Re:The beauty of Git in Dropbox
on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @07:00AM (#5563718)
I've created bare git repositories on Dropbox before and haven't had any problems using them as git remotes. They've only been used by me though, so things might get more tricky if you need multi-user access.
A few have mentioned syncing issues, so if you try the Dropbox approach, think about what the worst that could happen might be? If you can live with that, then give it a go. You can always setup other git remotes for GitHub and / or Bitbucket as well, in addition to a Dropbox remote, if you worried about syncing issues (although you'd obviously have to manually push / pull to these).
Re:A Better To-Do List: The 1-3-5 Rule
on Friday April 05, 2013 @12:19PM (#5499329)
This reminds me of a blog post by Scott Hanselman where he mentioned the Rule of Three [2], which seems like a similar approach to todo lists in that it helps you narrow your focus onto the most important things you need to get done.
[1] http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ProductivityVsGuiltAndSelfLoat...
Re:Ask HN: which are some good self-help books?
on Thursday March 07, 2013 @08:12AM (#5337382)
The Now Habit - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-Habit-Overcoming-Procrastination...
Mind Hacks: Tips and Tricks for Using Your Brain - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Hacks-Tricks-Using-Brain/dp/059...
Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Performance-Hacks-Tools-Overclo...
Ask HN: Do you prefer 'how to' articles to include command line output?
When reading 'how to' articles that require commands to be run at the terminal, do you prefer to see that actual output of the command included in the article, or just the command itself (knowing that you'll see the output when you execute the command)?
Favicon and Apple touch icon generator bash script
Re:Things I've quit doing at my desk
on Monday September 17, 2012 @06:08AM (#4531877)
I remember reading somewhere once that warm drinks are more easily absorbed by the body than cold drinks. Maybe it's something to do with that?
Re:Chrome Killed UserScripts.org
on Thursday September 13, 2012 @06:16AM (#4515454)
>> Add-ons can do a ton of damage, and you'd be amazed how many people click through the install warnings without thinking
That reminds me of the bit in 'Windows Vista Airlines' from 'If Operating Systems Ran The Airlines...'[1]:
"After answering yes to so many questions, you are punched in the face by some stranger who when he asked "Are you sure you want me to punch you in the face? Cancel or Allow?" you instinctively say "Allow"."
[1] http://www.tensionnot.com/jokes/operating_systems_and_airlin...