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So you want to be a writer?
if it doesn't come bursting out of you
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Life, Learning & Writing
The most popular blog posts about life, learning & writing on Hacker News. 8,939 posts.
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Good Design
My first design job was an internship on Microsoft OneNote in 2007. Our intrepid leader was the product founder Chris Pratley, who…
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I was told I would become quadriplegic
I was told, I would become quadriplegic & what I had to do for it among other things regarding my heath.
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Independence of the Continuum Hypothesis
A global pandemic, apocalyptic fires, and the possible descent of the US into violent anarchy three days from now can do strange things to the soul. Bertrand Russell—and if he’d done no…
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On Being a Junior Developer
Junior developer (for purposes of this post)is a developer with < 2 years experience programming in industry who have an interest in sharpening their technical skills. I recently graduated from Stanford with a degree in Computer Science. I’ve been programming for 4 years and feel comfortable claiming ~1.5 years…
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Picture Hanging Knot (2017)
How to tie a knot for hanging a picture frame using cord and D-Rings.
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A Guide for Prospective Tea Monks
Inspired by Becky Chamber's Monk & Robot Series
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The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Critical Thinking
Necessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood.
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We need your beginner’s mind
We need your experiments and your questions and your feedback. Your lack of understanding is a valuable attribute that goes away as you gain experience.
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Facts about smell (2014)
The home of typing by Alice Bartlett 👩🏻💻
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Collecting and curating material is good and we should do it more
Chronicling, plugin systems, and six other disjointed ideas combine in an argument of how to "engineerize" software more
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Cantonese Proverbs in One Picture
The Great Canton and Hong Kong Proverbs” : illustrations of 83 Cantonese proverbs in one picture
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Productivity vs. Guilt and Self-Loathing
The guilt can be crushing. Everyone seems to be getting stuff done, except you. ...
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Ancient bees found in Blenheim palace estate
We were priviliged and excited to have the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes tour of wild bee colonies at Blenheim Palace led by Filipe Salbany, an internationally experienced bee expert who emit…
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Restarting my career after motherhood
My story so far!
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ChatGPT Saved My Life (no, seriously, I'm writing this from the ER)
How using AI as a bridge when doctors aren't available can improve patient-to-doctor communications in real time emergencies
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Books are not too expensive
Let’s Explore a Little Math
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I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)
Are expensive clothes really worth their price? I took a data-supported look at how to clean up and restock your closet.
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I miss using em dashes
I really miss using em dashes in my writing. Ever since content creators started using ChatGPT to help (or supplement) their writing, em dashes have become indicators of AI use. Students are routinely caught with their pants down as professors flag an essay as AI-generated based on the presence of lists…
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I finally found a use case for my Raspberry Pi Model B+
I take a severely underpowered computer and make it do something useful.