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Time and risk of comments/docs becoming outdated and doing more harm than good. I'm impartial in this discussion but that's usually how the counter argument goes.

It's relatively easy. macOS is easier to set up than Linux, but it will always depend on your specific needs and environment. E.g.: I go a little bit overboard for the average macO…

It's important to differentiate between tail-recursive functions and non-tail-recursive functions. Compilers will often convert tail-recursive functions into their iterative counte…

Okay, I'll bite. 1. What is your definition of 'professional tools'? 2. What does Apple need to do to make Macs 'real' professional tools?

It's a cancelable 2-months trial. A lot of HN users already integrated ChatGPT into their fault workflow and daily life and it makes only sense to give a potentially better competi…

I'm also not a lawyer but AFAIK it often boils down to intent. You could argue that he tried to deceive someone with it.

Samsung improved it's update process (and probably pipeline?) dramatically in the past years[1] and the software became much better and more polished. I received the Android 13 upd…

> This is the equivalent of telling people “why are you working at a job, why don’t you work on hobby projects instead” This is literally what people do sometimes. I released two d…

I suspect that the illusion/gif is ambiguous because it's made of just two repeating frames. A "smooth" version of it with more frames would reveal the real direction of the train.…

Count me in! When is our next meeting? Joke aside, I also don't like this binary distinction because I find myself on both sides of the scale. Reading the comments here makes me th…

What does it mean to you to be extroverted or what kind of benefits do you want to achieve by emulating this trait(s)? Personally, I really don't like this differentiation between …

Yes, you can find it at chrome://settings/searchEngines

I differentiate between "Flow" and "Mindfulness". Mindfulness can help you to achieve Flow much easier but that's more a side-effect. IMHO: -> Mindfulness is "constant emotional se…

1. I'm sorry if you misunderstood me and think that I'm downplaying his work in this field. But I'm also kindly asking you to not just argue with appeal to authority [1]. 2. Why do…

> I know in some European countries and his claims seemed to clash with what I knew. To be precisely, I would say his conclusions and the lack of other perspectives clashes with wh…

Am I the only one here who thinks that "Basic Economics" is overrated? I loved the first chapters but I didn't finish it because of his obvious bias against regulations. While I en…