sandwhichmole

Re:Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager on Saturday July 11, 2020 @04:33PM (#23805666)

1Password with the one-time $50 software license + its local WLAN synching functionality + automatically backing up your hdd/ssd locally.

Ask HN: What to avoid in life?

Posted by sandwhichmole on Saturday February 01, 2020 @05:26PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I’ve heard wisdom defined as knowing what to avoid, or knowing what to filter out / not give any attention.Motivated by that definition, what are some things (behaviors, products, type of people, etc.) that you either think should be avoided or have been rewarded by consciously avoiding?

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Re:Ask HN: I'm a total jerk, would you hire me? on Monday January 20, 2020 @11:26PM (#22104300)

Given two individuals of identical competence, one a jerk and one not, I contend that the non-jerk is the superior individual. Therefore, by being a jerk, you are being an inferior version of yourself.

Re:Ask HN: What do you use for notes + reminders + tasks on Sunday February 17, 2019 @10:05PM (#19188343)

Define advanced.

What I had in mind was "Do X on the third Tuesday of every month".

Re:Ask HN: What do you use for notes + reminders + tasks on Sunday February 17, 2019 @11:09AM (#19185101)

On iOS, Streaks for daily habit forming and Due for a to-do list with advanced recurrence rules and nlp for interpreting the timeframe when capturing to-do items. Use org-mode on spacemacs/emacs if you want a feature rich task planner and note taker.