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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:39AM (#44720261)
I'm also left-handed and I find this uni jetstream to dry pretty quickly: https://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Jetstream-Standard-Ballpoint-Pen...
Re:Plane – open-source Jira alternative on Saturday July 22, 2023 @07:28AM (#36825335)
Tabnavigation is completely broken on the landing page.
I like the name.
Re:Kotlin for JavaScript on Sunday March 27, 2022 @06:40AM (#30819232)
Couldn't this also lead to a language that's only really usable with IntelliJ?
Re:The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot (2020) on Saturday February 26, 2022 @04:24AM (#30476305)
I reheated cold brew with a microwave and liked it. I think you can get some very tasty coffee with cold brew even with cheaper beans.
I'm not sure, but I guess it's "Antifragile"
Re:Mathematics for Programmers [pdf] on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:59AM (#24577333)
Maybe because there are no threads in discord. If you want to reply to someone on discord you can only use 'cite' or @. And if there alot of people in a channel its hard to follow a discussion.
Re:Ask HN: Are books worth it? on Sunday January 05, 2020 @06:40AM (#21960831)
Are there any particular ones you could recommend?
Re:Averages Can Be Misleading: Try a Percentile (2014) on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @03:59PM (#19557999)
Reminds me of “Don’t cross a river if it is four feet deep on average.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Re:Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios? on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:33AM (#19115842)
I don't know if his site is getting a hug of death but it took almost 50sec (16sec DOMContentLoaded) to be completely finished loading. It's a beautiful site though.
Re:Learn React for free on Thursday November 29, 2018 @05:53PM (#18564935)
I can't adjust the volume on the player, every time I hover over the soundbar to adjust it it disappears.