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There actually is a Kanban plugin for Obsidian [1]. I've been using it for a while and think it's pretty good. Each Kanban "card" can also be turned into a full note. [1] https://g…

This is not computer science, but programming.

Very moving. Often, this is called a "quiet, simple life". I like that this obituary does not do that. Being there for your family, acting in accordance with your values and standi…

I personally expected some smug scientism so I was relieved, not disappointed!

I once visited the remains of the studio in that cellar in Köln-Ossendorf as part of an excursion at university. I felt it was quite sad how it was just parked there, you wouldn't …

Maybe this is a bit of a pessimistic view, but they are bound to become disillusioned. Nobody will move as fast as they want them to. Even if they are experts in energy policy, ene…

I feel like most people wouldn’t need this kind of bad lesson to know what not to do. And those who would are a lost cause anyway, as they probably know that what they’re doing is …

He’s not punishing someone in need. Nobody has a right to someone else’s organs, however life-saving they may be. The fundamental idea of a ”donation“ is that it’s voluntary.

This is great. I also want affordable housing for everyone, but capping rents does not deal with the core problem: There's not enough supply. I am baffled how some people do not un…

Can you hear the difference between 320 kbit/s mp3 and lossless formats?

Wear shoes that fit and maintain a high enough cadence (steps / minute). If you watch your cadence, you automatically avoid taking long strides and thus landing heel first, which c…

If your editor makes you significantly more productive, maybe you're just writing boilerplate code, or something someone already implemented in a library. Touch typing is similar -…

We're mostly on the same page. But I think you got the question wrong - they more likely would like to know how HN users try to live a life which is meaningful (to themselves). Tha…

I feel like people around the world deal with this very differently, depending on how severely their country has been affected. My (European) country did quite well so far, so from…

I like the idea! However, I don't know much about psychology, so I'd personally be hesitant to create such a product. Certainly "releasing emotions" without a therapist could be so…

Read the comment you were so quick to get enraged about again. They do want their devices to be repairable, just not “user-replacable”. And maybe don’t link a video from a Russian …

An unfortunate name since "Pippi" means pee in German. But then again, there probably are many names that are unfortunate in some language.

So you propose an ecological dictatorship? Innovation is the only alternative and contributing to it is the largest impact one can make.

I have nothing to back this up, but I feel like nerds who get "honored with a slew of awards" or otherwise are very successful often are so full of themselves that they end up sayi…

Well, she didn’t save CO2 in the end. And the world already knows that flying isn’t climate friendly. She demands that people fly less, and people don’t like hypocrisy, so they’re …

I’m not sure what to think about her. She has caused a much needed discussion about climate change, but there’s a lot of not so climate friendly marketing tricks involved. Like whe…

I'm confused why he brings up the four color theorem, since a 4-coloring of a planar graph can be determined in polynomial time. And he also makes it sound like the theorem hasn't …

Exactly! In many situations, plastic actually is the most environmentally friendly option. If by banning plastic bags the use of paper bags rises, that‘d be counterproductive. But …

> Your source seems to support my conclusion pretty well. Not quite. You said „which people don‘t buy most of the time“ (referring to efficient cars), which could not be more wrong…

> Which people don‘t buy most of the time. Now you‘re just imagining things. In 2018, 36.5% of the newly registered cars in Germany were small or compact[0]. Also have a look at th…