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Re:An Experience with Modafinil on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @04:53AM (#30070103)
I used to use this when freelancing and a big deadline was approaching, I found it very helpful. It felt like I could get at least twice as much done in a day.

However I stopped using it after getting into a minor motorbike accident. Another motorbike was driving on the shoulder (pretty typical in Thailand) and I didn't spot her while turning at an intersection, even after checking both directions. The tunnel vision side-effect is no joke!

Re:It's been 191 days since Google Drive worked for me on Monday July 10, 2017 @02:02AM (#14733706)
The same thing happened to me. Google Drive began silently deleting any duplicate files it found in any of my directories, leaving just one original. A lot of my projects use the same web framework, hence my projects were all broken. Restoring them via their UI wasn't possible either. I stopped using Drive after that.
Re:Infographic: Just How Big Is Amazon.com? on Tuesday December 18, 2012 @02:29AM (#4936475)
It seems bad form of PC Mag not to link to the source, given that the whole article is based off it.
Re:Tell HN: Flooded area in Queensland now the size of Texas on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @03:12AM (#2095423)
There was some flash flooding in my city of Toowoomba (close to Brisbane QLD) earlier this week. I was supposed to meet a client that afternoon in the CBD, I'm sure glad I cancelled!

I collected some footage and images if anyone is interested: http://phillipsdesign.com.au/notebook/toowoomba-floods/

Good luck to the people in Brisbane and surrounds, stay safe.