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For folks in the United Kingdom, Vanguard index funds are now accessible through their new website[0]. Their website was released mid May 2017 and has caused a good shakeup[1] in t…

Story time. I grew up in a African nation were political instability, corruption and a poor economy for a country is not surprising. My family was doing fine, not great, but my par…

I have people asking me in slightly shocked tones why I don't use an iPhone, and their certainty is always based entirely on social proof I cannot count the amount of times I have …

Thunderbird user here. Email clients are really useful when you have more than one email account. Everything is in one place and you don't have to keep signing into multiple accoun…

I agree that its neccessary to make a better effort to execise, but I've seen the older you get, the more walking feels like a strenuous exercise. Especially if you don't walk plen…

Eat well, sleep enough and walk plenty. Sleep is something which is seriously overlooked in general. From personal experience, getting enough sleep and eating well are requirements…

I used to be a heavy facebook user. Now I log in once a week for messages. Privacy was not the major contributing factor of me stopping the usage of facebook, but how "nosy" I felt…

Agreed. I think its not about hate and envy, but the "my life is perfect" image shown to you when in actual fact everybody has their own insecurities or are going through tough fam…

It will be a interesting perspective as it becomes more common to eat insects in Western countries. The main barrier to break down would be the 'ick/ew' factor, which has been ment…

I grew up in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. I speak in general that eating insects is a delicacy and is favoured as a snack most of the time.An example, the [1] mopani worm is an excel…

we beat ourselves up about how unproductive we are, not understanding the intrinsic nature of self-teaching. Agreed.

"Tot Facienda Parum Factum" - "So much to do, so little done" This article resonates with me so much. I don't know if every other self taught developer goes/went through this, but …

Thanks for the recommendation. I've bought myself a glass bottle and I've never looked back. I'm going to be purchasing larger ones for water/juice storage in the fridge and probab…

Nice work. Quick look at your repo and I'm impressed with how you indented your work. Its makes everything readable (most of the javascript I've seen is a mess, maybe I read too mu…

Thanks for the reply, I do agree its the negativity everywhere being thrown at us, it really takes a toll on people who really care about these things. I already do avoid news site…

Is this a part of growing up? A bit off topic: Ive asked myself this question in general for the past couple of months. People dying from wars and incidents that happened a couple …

It would be nice if, at the start of the application process, companies could ask you if you would like to agree not to sue them in exchange for open, honest feedback, e.g. notes f…

Lets talk about a simple example. You apply for a visa to X country for a special occasion (eg; brothers wedding, graduation ceremony et.al). Two weeks later, you get a response sa…

Where do I start. 1. "My client is a leading company in x..."(does the client have a name?) 2. "My client is looking for university graduates from a top 20 university..."(so becaus…

Merry Christmas HN. All the best for the coming new year. I wish you all the success available!

Youtube for mainstream music and Soundcoud for upcoming/new/promising music.

Congrats!I can imagine. I'm currently trying to get a job and its quite challenging