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irremediable

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About irremediable

Interdisciplinary researcher

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    Comment #34845828

    Micromanagement, depending on what it means, can be a valuable tool in fixing a broken system. e.g. you take over a team where everything's broken and shipping late. It can genuine…

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    Comment #34675428

    The KBoges channel is generally very good. I'd take a lot of care in building up to daily training, though; you only get one body, and if you injure it you may never be the same. H…

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    Comment #33998215

    I don't have access to the full text either, but I'd be really surprised if it's five days of total fasting. I'd expect that it's low calorie days with some special restrictions (o…

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    Comment #33991383

    5 fasting days doesn't mean 5 days of total fasting.

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    Comment #32236784

    > 2. Hop to a different FAANG, one level higher => Does this actually happen on a regular basis? How might one approach this? That's the way to do it at the lower levels, yeah. You…

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    Comment #31249404

    > the reality of working in a competitive, high-stakes engineering environment, where your boss WILL call you while you're on vacation, where you WILL go 8-12 months without findin…

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    Comment #31109334

    They did lose weight, though...

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    Comment #28028323

    > That made me pretty depressed, not just for me but for every overweight person who is being shamed about not exercising. FWIW most weight change is due to diet. If you're overwei…

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    Comment #27304612

    Your response is great. Thanks for sharing information about the literature and way more context. > Otherwise, what you're actually saying is, "I'm skeptical of results that pop ma…

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    Comment #26979467

    People have written books about habit formation, e.g. Tiny Habits. The principles are fairly convincing. Choose one of [walking more, eating healthy, strength training, sleeping ea…

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    Comment #25083801

    It depends on what you want to achieve, and who you are. Do a PhD if you love research, and have a good safety net e.g. middle class family who'd support you in an emergency or sav…

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    Comment #24107302

    I, Claudius is a classic that I only discovered recently.

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    Comment #22759499

    Is anyone here a DeLillo fan? Seems like a natural place for me to ask for recommendations. If I loved White Noise but didn't get much from Underworld, which DeLillo book would be …

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    Comment #22674977

    I make sourdough breads. I highly recommend Mick Hartley's recipes and ebooks at https://thepartisanbaker.com/ His approach really appeals to me, and to other hacker-y types that I…

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    Comment #21376949

    AFAIK the US got computers earlier than most places, even other First World countries. Large disposable incomes and a large, relatively homogeneous market. My family were middle cl…

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    Comment #19458225

    COL is high in London and cities around it, but way cheaper in other parts. FWIW I'd recommend other places over Nottingham, though. Birmingham is a vibrant "second city", with low…

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    Comment #17600597

    It's not cherry-picked, actually; the historical standard in the UK is three years. However, it's not common to do any qualifying exams or courses in a three year program. There's …

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    Comment #17157398

    Any more information on the data science and ML roles? I had a quick look on the jobs part of the Skyscanner site, but didn't have much luck.

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    Comment #16951382

    These Paul Hollywood recipes are a pretty good starting point. They don't mention the buttermilk trick, but it's easy enough: squeeze half a lemon into your milk. The nice thing wi…

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    Comment #16951371

    I've been getting into baking bread lately, so it's very cool to see an article like this on HN. That said, if you're new to baking, I wouldn't recommend this as a starting point u…

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    Comment #16825755

    Do you do this for several companies at once? And how do they pay you, if not with equity to offset low co-founder salary? Really intrigued to know; I wasn't aware this was a model…

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    Comment #16653847

    The freelancer thread can work, and hopefully you have a network you can ask. Please, though, tell us more about it! What's the project in a nutshell? What kind of developer skills…

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    Comment #16532695

    Hey, I was one of the people talking with you in the comments of that original thread. Thanks for sharing with us. I can't give a very long reply now (it's approaching bedtime in t…

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    Comment #16528517

    That sucks. :( While I doubt anyone is going to summon some kind of miracle plan, I think there are lots of people here who'd be eager to read your story and try to help. So yeah..…

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    Comment #16528503

    You make an interesting point about something I thought I understood, but actually didn't. I always assumed the point of this advertising approach was that it's messy, but it works…