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"Pluck" is a wonderful verb for this action of picking from a curated list. Thanks, I will use it from now on.

I too was like this kid not so long ago. Here are some perspectives. 1. THE CAUSE - How is he doing academically? I was doing really poorly because of lack of support, and to suppr…

I remember watching this cartoon called Kochikame as a kid. One episode features a this guy who carries around a portable TV, watching all his TV shows as he goes around. That blew…

Exploration vs Exploitation in ML. It seems you explore a lot to find whats 'best', but it keeps you from implementing (in this case Exploiting) a set of ideas. There is an optimum…

a.k.a. why do we never get around to plan-to-watch/plan-to-read lists, even though we care about them enough to meticulously earmark them for later? When I encounter interesting th…

Edsger Dijkstra was suspicious of terms like intuition. He reasoned: My Pocket Oxford Dictionary --which requires a rather large pocket-- defines "intuition: immediate apprehension…

Wow. But why would your manager do that though? Were you working unreasonably hard, so much so that others couldn't keep up and it made them look bad? Did they dislike something ab…

> I have a bit of a man-crush on Leslie Lamport +1 - I really admire him too. I wonder, what makes people like him and Edsger Dijkstra so charismatic in this sense?

Right, it is software. I meant software product or software tool.

Its survival bias. She stuck her head out, didn't budge, and navigated the criticism smartly. But many other faculty members and writers have been forcibly ushered out of their pos…

Its doesn't have to be a software. Mine is a python script that jiggles every N minutes, where N is a command line parameter.

The chilling effect is real. It's disheartening that we are asked to play along with unsubstantiated dogma on topics as fundamental as gender. Has anyone here managed to express op…

> Easy things feel fast, hard things feel slow, but in the long run you'll get more from doing the hard thing. Yes! These are called desirable difficulties in the book 'Range'.

> I, for some strange/personal reasons struggle to write what's in my head. My thoughts are very disorganized and always feel what's on the paper doesn't reflect the original idea.…

Could you please link to a few of these posts? Partly because it would be wrong to speak ill of someone without proof and also because I'm curious.

That's a reasonable perspective. But the parent comment talked about a different kind of thinking. Constantly judgemental thinking is not healthy. If you just sit there meditating,…

Give me the verdict for 2020 and ahead please. Of course, I'm asking about jobs that pay quite well. I don't want to get into very-low-level languages or work that has excessive fo…

Friend, I just finished listening to the podcast after seeing this comment. It is genuinely relevant. The episode is full of useful information related to brain plasticity that OP …

That's amazing. What did you do about retirement, health insurance, emergency funds?

Is there a sample post that we can see?

Can you leverage Mirimir ever in your real life? If Mirimir writes some stupendous essays but 5% of his posts are critical of say, some aspect of the LGBT community, then wouldn't …

How do you establish a no-tech-distractions policy? I can relate to your experience. However, I struggle with keeping digital entertainment away from me. On good days, I keep away …

You're right. But this is the natural progression for React. React emphasizes stateful behavior in components. UseEffects with specific dependencies are actions which depend on the…

Great point about the Iyashikei theme! Its very prominent in anime as well.

I've heard that it's better to leave weaknesses be and instead utilize your strengths. The reason is because if you just work on your weakness, you end up being just mediocre. What…