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How to Remember More of What You Learn with Spaced Repetition (2016)
Using spaced repetition in conjunction with other study techniques can help you memorize information much, much more quickly. Here's how to do it.
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The most popular blog posts about tools & productivity on Hacker News. 199 posts.
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An epic treatise on scheduling, bug tracking, and triage
[Note 2017-12-29: the news.ycombinator.com discussion of this post is unusually useful. You may want to read it first.] [Note 2018-09-01:...
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Writing a personal automation API
Yes, you need to write yourself an API. You'll thank me later.
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Awk driven IoT
With a Raspberry Pi or other modern single-board computers, you can make very simple toys. I started with the hello world of interactive apps: the soundboard. But even then, I was too ambitious. The soundpad Since the main target was kids. I wanted a simple, screen-less toy that would teach …
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Secure Computing for Journalists
This morning on Twitter, Buzzfeed editor Miriam Elder asks the following question: Possibly stupid question: is the Signal desktop client as secure as the mobile app? — Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) …
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The Emacs Calculator (2009)
Did you know that Emacs comes with a calculator ? Woop-dee-doo! Call the presses! Wow, a whole calculator! Sounds a bit lame, right?
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Home computing for $5/month
As a programming father you need to be concerned about your budget. This means resisting the temptation to buy the most amazing hardware, an...
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Using IBM Bluemix Watson APIs to Optimise my CV
Using IBM Bluemix Watson APIs to optimise my CV (resume)
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Get eyes in the sky with your Raspberry Pi
Learn how to use your Raspberry Pi and a cheap USB TV tuner stick to start tracking flights overhead - up to 250 miles away from your location.
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Finding an Alternative to Mac OS X – Part 2
This is the second in my series on finding an alternative to Mac OS X. Part 1 was about evaluating 13 alternative operating systems and then choosing one to use full time. The selected OS was elementary OS. The motivation for this change is to get access to better hardware since Apple is neglecting the Mac lineup.
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Keeping track of technical debt in source code
How to use simple TODO comments in code to track technical debt
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Advantages of Using R Notebooks for Data Analysis Instead of Jupyter Notebooks
The relatively new R Notebooks improve the workflows of common data analysis in ways Jupyter Notebooks can’t.
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LaTeX Tooling Guide
I'll let you in on a small secret: I hate LaTeX with a passion. It's a bloated mess with crazy syntax. It generates reams of warnings you can never totally get rid of, and some of the most confusing and/or unhelpeful errors I have ever seen. It needs to be run N times in a row. It even has a stupid name.
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Building a Thermal Camera
I'm a Computer Science graduate working in software & electronics development.
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How do Ruby and Python profilers work?
How do Ruby & Python profilers work?
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How to Learn Hadoop for Free
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A Deep Dive into HandBrake and Video Transcoding
An obvious interest area of mine is in ripping (and watching) movies using my Mac. I've talked about everything from installing the tools I use to how I rip to how to make sure I update the ripping tools . And though I've included some comparison pictures in the how-I-rip article, I've never done a deep dive into the…