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• https://escapingflatland.substack.com • https://linusekenstam.substack.com • https://theeggandtherock.substack.com • https://thefrontierpsychiatrists.s…
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Here’s a list of all the books I’ve read over the past 10 years. [1] https://taylor.town/books My general advice is to read classics. [2] https://taylor.town/eschew-th…
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I generally loathe websites that mess with my scrolling. That being said, there's a place for everything! And I like the author's simple implementation.
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I don't think digital interfaces age poorly -- I think bad interfaces age poorly. And I think there are more bad digital interfaces because most appliances/objects have been made in the di…
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I cannot recommend this book enough. HTWFAIP is the definitive guide on interacting with people (yes, even now in 2023). When it comes to your career, social skills far outweigh technical skills.
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https://github.com/jackMort/ChatGPT.nvim
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+1 I use Fastmail for personal and business accounts. It’s got great automation tools and is extremely reliable.
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Last year, I identified a nonobvious vector where AI can make the world a much worse place for humans. I recently founded a startup to prevent this existential threat. I’ll be launching the first pr…
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I started my tech conference as a California LLC. I chose an LLC because it was the simplest option that allowed me to get all the proper permits/licenses and tax benefits. I used LegalZoom for t…
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I’ve been employed as a database architect at multiple companies, and this all exceedingly good advice. I went down the route of specializing in Postgres and PLSQL. It was extraordinarily helpful to d…
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I completely disable wifi for most of the day :)
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Some big questions to ask yourself: • If you change nothing about your life, what will you regret in 10 years? • Do you have any personal projects, or do you give 100% of your time to your employer? •…
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• Smalltalk-80 : http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/FreeBooks/BlueBook/Bluebook.... • Godel, Escher, Bach : https://www.amazon.com/Gödel-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Gol…
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Personally, it’s not about “reducing keystrokes”. Modal editors shine when you’re trying edit groups of things: adjusting columns of text, applying transformations to many occurrences, etc. Of course,…
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Most of the time, parsing isn't the problem you want to be solving. People use JSON because they need to send information over a wire, and JSON serializers are abundant. I agree that this is prob…
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> I was on the one month notice period after resignation So you already resigned, and then they let you go early? IMO, this was a big detail to omit from your original post.
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Hey, congrats on summoning the courage to ask for help! It's really hard to admit that your life is becoming unpleasant. First, I highly recommend finding a professional to chat with regularly. I…
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It doesn't fit your requirements, but I love Reeder on iOS. [1] https://reederapp.com/
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I've been writing/posting a lot lately because I got laid off recently :) Honestly, I've just been yearning to meet new people who love making things. It's super fun chatting with …
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> The author probably thinks these issues are caused by bad people instead of bad processes Author here. This is an excellent way to phrase a subtle point that I couldn't figure out how to…
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Author here. I don't want to empower jerks. Anything particular I should change? Or is the structure of the essay too cynical overall?
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Guns, Germs, and Steel is the book that made history "click" for me Borovik's and Gardiner's The Essence of Mathematics Through Elementary Problems is a great technical overvie…
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> My long term goal is to get a job abroad in the EU, and I want to start building experience but I don't really know what to do! For general career advice, I highly recommend reading So Go…