TravelAndFood | 6 years ago | on: Things I’ve learned in 20 years of programming
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TravelAndFood | 6 years ago | on: Severely deficient autobiographical memory in healthy adults (2015)
I assumed, past tense, that it was integral, and with this new information I realize it is not integral, and now I'm curious about it.
(technically: I never heard anyone say they could not do this until now, but I have heard people say they CAN do this (including me). So as far as I knew all my N sample size of humans was positive for this, or at least not negative, previously indicating to me that the ability is "integral" to being human.)
TravelAndFood | 6 years ago | on: Severely deficient autobiographical memory in healthy adults (2015)
Is there any research into differences between people with a "mind's eye" and those without? (learned skills, chosen professions, natural aptitudes, whether it's genetic, etc)
All along, I've assumed this "mind's eye" ability was integral to being a human being.
TravelAndFood | 6 years ago | on: Algorithm allows video editors to modify talking-head videos as if editing text
Do these transformations leave any discrepancy or signature in the video or audio that would be detectable by a machine? (So, tiny, tiny discrepancies might work.) Someone could make a browser plugin to alert the user when video/audio has a good chance of being fake.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age
This one is pretty good. https://apps.ankiweb.net/
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Coffee Cups Are Next
Yeah, good point, it would be great to see some stats on percentage of coffees bought in drive-throughs in America vs Europe.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: I Can't Do Anything for Fun Anymore; Every Hobby Is an Attempt to Make Money
Less time in the absolute sense, as in "you die sooner so you have fewer minutes alive remaining". Not "you choose to spend your time differently.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: I Can't Do Anything for Fun Anymore; Every Hobby Is an Attempt to Make Money
Interesting. But when you're older, you have less time. Scarcity usually drives up value.
How to reconcile these two ideas?
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Overview of differential equations [video]
It's a good book; we used it in my CS networking class.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Anthrax Guitarist Turned Master Watchmaker (2012)
It seems absolutely ridiculous to assert you're the only one on Earth that can talk with authority about "a correlation between music and watchmaking." You don't need to be a highly successful musician turned master watchmaker to talk intelligently about that. There are surely many other people that know a lot about both music and watchmaking. For example, just me, n size 1, I have a friend who formally studied music and collects high end watches as a hobby and has built his own geared watch. I'm sure he could comment intelligently on this question. Not really understanding the downvotes here.
It didn't seem like he was saying "yeah I guess I do have a really rare perspective", it seemed like he was literally saying "I'm the only one." Maybe he's even the best person in the world to ask, if you could only ask one person. But the only one? Maybe his comment was playful/less literal, but it didn't come off that way to me.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Anthrax Guitarist Turned Master Watchmaker (2012)
I don't know. Maybe. A quick Google search yielded no studies asking that question. Or was your question rhetorical?
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Anthrax Guitarist Turned Master Watchmaker (2012)
Q: Is there a correlation between music and watchmaking?
A: I am the only one that could answer that question.
I enjoyed most of this article, but wow, what an arrogant response.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: List of things named after Leonhard Euler
Also can't forget the Houston Eulers of the NFL
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Full-stack developers are in fact stuck at mid-level. Don’t go down that path
"How much better are you really going to get at Python after spending 1 year, 5 years and 10 years with it? Surely at some point you're just learning obscure tricks or the ins and outs of libraries that are going to be outdated in a year or two anyway?"
Well said. Looks like no one else is expressing this; I completely agree.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: How Would You or Did Convince Your Boss That You Can Work Remote?
What's your industry? Can you give any other details about the company? I've always been interested in these "lifestyle" companies but I'm not sure where to begin.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: I Left a Buddhist Retreat in Handcuffs
How many meals do you eat a day and how many calories total? I eat 4 "meals", including right after I wake up. But they are usually 500-600 calories each.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: I Left a Buddhist Retreat in Handcuffs
The one I did was breakfast 7 AM, lunch either 11 AM or 12 PM (I forget), and no food after that. I didn't find it an issue since I ate a big lunch then used little energy and went to bed early.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: My Notes on How to Start a Startup by YC
"How do you tell which markets are growing fastest? Use instincts as a young student."
Welp, I'm over 22, guess I'm never starting a company.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Python Developer Survey 2018 Results
7% of respondents do "software testing / writing automated tests" as a hobby? Bravo to those hardy souls.
TravelAndFood | 7 years ago | on: Google Memo on Cost Cuts Sparks Heated Debate Inside Company
"How does the system account for high-performing employees that are too busy working to prepare presentations for promotion committees? Is there no such thing as an unsolicited promotion based on performance under this system?"
I think maybe "high-performing employee", in this system, is simply defined at least in part as "one who prepares excellent presentations for promotion committees."
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Well yeah, more code means more bad code. I'm interested to know whether more code means proportionally more bad code. If not, his statement doesn't mean much.