javierga | 3 years ago | on: Diet Coke probably isn't a cognitive performance enhancer
I would probably not leave the buffet in order to maintain my high… thankfully in small tech I’ve only been offered access to water and coffee.
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javierga | 3 years ago | on: The biggest project in modern mathematics [video]
I guess it is fitting to mention the famous Wandsworth Constant (first 30% of the video can be skipped).
In seriousness, having had some exposure to the Langlands program (through the wonderful Love and Math by Frenkel), I was counting the minutes to hear about it.
I found the video to have a great layman explanation of what it is about.
javierga | 3 years ago | on: Diet Coke probably isn't a cognitive performance enhancer
Yes, this happens to me too. I can get maybe a maximum 15-20 minutes of increased cognitive performance after ingestion. Once that is over I become lethargic and afterwards a bit irate since my concentration dips.
It bothers me that people like Warren Buffet can go along their day ingesting copious amounts of coke normal and sweets and still be a functional productive human being.
javierga | 4 years ago | on: Poll: Did you know that HN allows you to make polls?
That’s going to take a while to process for me. Have tried to be an active user since 2014 and whenever I have something of value, it’s already been expressed better by someone else.
javierga | 4 years ago | on: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next
Clicked before reading title, pressed button like mad. I originally thought it was one of those Elon Musk random child name generators.
javierga | 4 years ago | on: Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speaking English
As a non-native English speaker, Farnsworth as a last name sounds very fancy.
javierga | 5 years ago | on: Losing bonds sports fans
It’s a funny title. Both bonds and sports can be the verb. I’m assuming most people read the verb as Sports vs Bonds:
- Why Losing _Bonds_ Sports Fans: why when your team loses you strengthen your affiliations to your team. - Why Losing Bonds _Sports_ Fans: why throwing away good money on bonds is popular (I have no background to decide why bond investing in bonds might be a good or bad idea).
javierga | 6 years ago | on: Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Democràtic repository
Amendments and changes to the Spanish constitution require a qualified parliamentary majority.
javierga | 6 years ago | on: Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Democràtic repository
Regarding the UK, they might be the only democracy with that prerogative since they don’t have a codified constitution beyond the Magna Carta*
* Please don’t quote me on this since it’s been 12 years I did constitutional law
javierga | 6 years ago | on: The vultures of Spain skirt around the Portuguese border with uncanny accuracy
I googled this because if your comment and found out about the sovereignty issues. I had never heard about this conflict in my life.
I guess if I was to ask the average Brit about the sovereignty conflict with Spain regarding Gibraltar they would probably be non the wiser...
javierga | 6 years ago | on: The Enduring Mystery of ‘Jawn,’ Philadelphia’s All-Purpose Noun (2016)
This reminds me of Venezuelan’s use of `vaina` (literally a husk), an all-purpose catch word that I’ve seen used to supplant other words/concepts that you don’t have at the tip of your tongue. In my native Spain I see people use `historia` (history).
It’s not a substitute of shit, thing, and stuff, since it can be used alongside these words and you can bring the `vaina` to the `vaina`.
Maybe the weirdness of `jawn` is it's not a word on its own therefore it cannot cause confusion?
Non-Philly, non-US, non-native English speaker here, so please excuse me if I’m not getting the gist of the article.
javierga | 7 years ago | on: Emissions fall in Madrid city center thanks to new traffic restrictions
I’ve tried going over the article and cannot find any mention to any right-wing party intentionally reducing the amount of trains. I should disclose that Spanish is my mother tongue.
If anyone wants to pour over the article and explain it to me: EMT is the TfL of Madrid, Mayor's office is left-wing, Regional government is right-wing.
javierga | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Which YouTube channels do you watch regularly?
I love that Primitive Technology is enjoyed by the non-Youtube crowd.
javierga | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your experience switching away from QWERTY keyboard?
I started with Dvorak in 2008. I went full tilt and printed and cut out a keyboard template and glued it on my brand new macbook. The keyboard remained sticky for the remainder of its life. It took me 2 - 3 weeks to get accustomed to Dvorak, and from then on I’ve been able to touch type.
I’d imagine it would be hell to have to unlearn the qwerty muscle memory.
tl;dr: I learned to touchtype thanks to Dvorak
javierga | 9 years ago | on: Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS
I had to change my layout to dvorak to learn to touch-type. Also, not mandatory in Spain and most of E.U.
javierga | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Best curated newsletters?
Second Azeem’s EV. And if you happen to live in London you should check the periodical Exponential Dinners he organises
javierga | 11 years ago | on: Coding isn't sexy…
But at least it's sexier than making ad campaigns and decorating
javierga | 11 years ago | on: Show HN: Card – An interactive CSS3 credit card form
Love it, reminds me of the Dropr design when paying with credit cards. I guess it's not for every webpage, but it's a playful payment design
javierga | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: You want Atom invites/you have invites to give?
Again, if there's enough to go around, I'd love to have one. I'm javiergomezacebo[at]gmail. Thanks in advance!!
javierga | 12 years ago | on: Slavery’s last stronghold
We crossed Mauritania when Aziz was running for presidency (the guy who overthrew the democratically elected government) and never even heard of the notion. Amazing article. Thanks CNN
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