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Link to post about breathing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24102829

Link to comment about phone and gum: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23363566

I had a similar situation/concern a few years back… went to Dr and Optician got glasses, light therapy etc. No improvement and became exasperated. What solved the mental focus for …

Got to admit, thought this was trolling at first… but then realized the absolute genius of your comment! Had me rolling in the floor with stitches! Bravo

Anyone wanting to understand the “why” behind this is encouraged to read Ray Dalio’s latest book. As the worlds largest hedge fund his firm put big bets against Europe last year an…

+1 … anyone looking for science, checkout this sample report from a testing service for mental health doctors. It explains the symptoms and the likely deficiencies (like Magnesium)…

Very interesting. I can’t help feel the irony given Alexa itself was a brand Bezos acquired* in 1999 to get in on being a Search Engine just when Google was on the rise... I can he…

Slow burn of this topic, this deeper analysis looked at Netflix’s impact on Hollywood too. This[1] is from 2019: “[Netflix] now routinely ends shows after their second season, even…

It would seem such a thing vexed even Bill Gates himself “biggest regret”: https://www.zdnet.com/article/bill-gates-biggest-microsoft-p...

It seems most of us develop astigmatisms from using our screens less than an hour, particularly when at a 40 dev angle (like a laptop, phone) [1] and despite being temporary (mins,…

Late to this discussion, but witnessing the amazing community support is uplifting and I thought I'd drop a couple of links I don't think I saw in any other comments: 1. Talon - Wr…

Are we entering a new phase of abstraction above Kube? With the announcement from Rancher of seamless multi-cluster networking[1] it feels like Kube could become THE cloud for some…

Posting because I think its about time the diversity discussion also includes the negative labels which exclude people with different mental strengths (ADHD, Aspergers to name a fe…

+1 Existential, thought provoking, yet fast-paced and a over far too soon. A must read for anyone interested in contemplating a near future where all the power of our smartphones i…

Dr Panetta, Williams: Count Girls In [1] The field guide for anyone who refuses to accept girls and women are less likely to succeed as engineers, scientists, or in any technology …

We're not selling anything to engineers, we've built an engine which can be run as a (micro)service or app, or embedded as an SDK so we can all live the "DRY" principle. Truth is w…