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This may be also caused by confusing syntax highlighting in some editors, for example in VSCode [1] The variable in the second string gets highlighted (with slightly different colo…

Windows 7 was also the last one to natively support the "classic" theme [1], which IMHO was the peak of its UI design [1] https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_Classic

Who said we have the "highest" level of consciousness? Flies have 360-degree vision, birds can sense magnetic fields, dogs have way superior sense of smell. Of course we are superi…

> No, you aren’t. Beause there are overlaps. (Seen Venn diagrams, btw?) Sorry, I meant different as in distinct, coming from different people. > When you don't read those threads o…

So much this! I'm so annoyed that I keep consuming all that pseudo-educational content without actually gaining any knowledge from it. I don't have anything particular to learn, bu…

This is a perfectly good advice. But my point is, note just how many separate bits of information you're looking at to make the decision. 4 threads on Reddit, 4 threads on HN, and …

This resonates w/me. When I read a book, I tend to remember at least something from it for years or even decades. As for blog posts or YouTube videos, most of them I forget by the …

> It's not torture though, its a fight. Either way, it's a struggle! Btw. I've been toying with meditation and mindfulness on and off for a few years now. It's definitely hard work…

> Old fashioned discipline starts in the mind. You must be ruthless with yourself, and make a determination Well, I think we're kind of in agreement here. I'd now need to essential…

In the pre-Internet era, when you were curious about tech X, you'd walk to a store, skim through a bunch of books, pick the one you liked the most, and take it home. The whole proc…