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Re:What happened with Asus routers this morning? on Thursday May 18, 2023 @01:55AM (#35984515)
Unbelievable. I struggled with this the whole day. Checked the ISP status. Thought, it could be overheating (router is in the garage) or bad RJ-45. Had to reboot multiple times today. Never ever I would have guessed it was a firmware issue.

Thank you for writing this blogpost. I just upgraded firmware. So happy when something has an explanation. !

Re:Ask HN: Name one idea that changed your life on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @12:34PM (#23093050)
Can you point to some source/material that elaborate on this ? Would like to read more about it.

Ask HN: Any books/talks on cultural conditioning?

Posted by pendu on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @11:51AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have been thinking about how culture and religion conditions us since childhood. Parents play a huge role in this. I being a young parent too want to pass on my religion to my kids - hence I read them stories , history etc - in an attempt that they can follow the same culture and religion as I do. But at the same time I do recognize that this is all conditioning and takes us away from the...

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Re:Ask HN: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @12:33AM (#13818160)
I have 2 kids - 4 year old & a 3 month old.

I am writing this (comment), as I put my son to sleep. He is almost 4 & wants me to be in the room as he drifts to sleep. So i am sitting beside his bed (after an evening full of quality time with him), checking up on left over work for the day (& hackernews)

We just had the second one - who is 3 months old now. So it's still adjusting phase for all of us at home. Sometimes, I just wonder, how people have/manage time with 3 or 4 kids. I seem to be struggling with 2.

Let me write down, what works for me/us:

1. Early dinner & 8 pm bed time for kids gives me 2-3 hours every night. Sometimes, I choose to work on side projects/hobbies. Sometimes, I just binge watch netflix with my wife. Sometimes, I make my kids bedtime my own & wake up early next morning. It depends.

2. On weekends, afternoons - I can easily get a couple of hours - when kids go to nap. Of course, this is not working out recently, as our new born colludes with the elder one - and they nap at different times.

3. What really would help me - and i struggle with this - if i have clear priorities in my head - what I want to achieve in the 'extra time' that I have got. The clearer the goal, better the results.

Ultimately, I have realized, kids give me far more joy than anything work related can. However, hats off to all of us parents - who are juggling of priorities - work - life & trying to do the best we can.

Re:I quit my job, bought an army truck, and spent 19 months circumnavi... on Monday September 19, 2016 @11:42AM (#12532275)
> 'but I'm starting to realize that you can't just be a spectator, you have to be a part of something bigger. Maybe by trying to solve a problem, investigating an issue and creating a documentary, or fighting for something important.'

That's so true. Once you are a part of something bigger, the experiences, adventure and thrill land up on their own. This applies not only to travel, but every part of life.