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Re:SumatraPDF Reader on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @03:58PM (#38004570)
Re:Ask HN: How did you stop drinking? on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @07:45AM (#33162147)
I highly recommend Alcohol Explained by William Porter: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25374689-alcohol-explain...

It helped me a lot.

Re:Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening? on Friday November 06, 2020 @08:26AM (#25007438)
Be careful - currently available Sansa Clip Jam and Sansa Clip Sport are not supported by Rockbox firmware. Supported versions are Sansa Clip+ and Sansa Clip Zip (and some even older models).

Killer feature of Rockbox for me is possibility to change playback speed while maintaining original pitch. As most audiobooks and podcasts I prefer to listen on 120-130% speed.

Re:Ask HN: You favorite (not so popular) quote? on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:31AM (#23844215)
You want to know how to paint a perfect painting? It's easy. Make yourself perfect and then just paint naturally.

Robert M. Pirsig

More learning is necessary in areas which are more prone to changes.

Hardware architecture and hardware itself are the least changing parts related to software engineering. And as the result OS kernel level development and system programming don't require to relearn that often.

1) I try to spend less time focusing on short distance. Replacing reading with audiobooks when possible was significant for me.

2) I try to notice the strain in eye muscles. As soon as I notice it I tend to relax and this seem to help.

3) I try to reduce load on eye muscles when possible. Like read less from small screen devices or use bigger font size when this doesn't affect usability.

Hermann Hesse: The Glass Bead Game

Robert M. Pirsig: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig: Lila - An Inquiry Into Morals

Eliezer Yudkowsky: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Re:Rockbox – Free music player firmware on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:46PM (#21183768)
I use Sansa Clip Zip with Rockbox daily and mostly for audiobooks. My favorite feature is possibility to increase playback speed while keeping pitch intact
Re:Ask HN: How Do You Sleep? on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @01:37AM (#19978089)
In my experience sleeping with lights on causes more shallow sleep. I confirm it is easier to wake up, but after several days in a row I felt more tired than usually.

I found that blocking all sources of light during sleep and using light to make it easier to wake up works best for me.

Re:Show HN: Top PDFs Posted to Hacker News in 2018 on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @12:09PM (#18866463)
One more broken link: #37 Self-Awareness for Introverts [pdf]

Correct link seems to be http://cliffc.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_AWarO...

Few years back I went through free version of https://www.coursera.org/learn/software-security and found it interesting and well organized.