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Particularly from the point of view of Operating Systems and Web Browsers... For example: Does 80% of the code come from 20% of the functionality? Do 80% of bugs come from 20% of f…

Oh, and if anyone would like a version of the formulas that work when you already have an amount invested, I'll put them here too: C = Your current amount of savings invested or av…

The others have given you some good advice on techniques (Live Cheaply + Earn Well + Boring Stock Index Investments) but I'll throw some maths at you that you might find helpful. T…

Given the amount of horror stories relating to app security and personal data breaches posted to HN over the years, I've become somewhat paranoid and I'm hesitant to install any ap…

Just wanted to say a huge thanks to everyone for sharing their thoughts and stories here. Definitely a lot of food-for-thought in regards to how one can find a better balance in re…

Some good practical tips here, thank you for your response. I've been reading through James Clear's Atomic Habits recently and one of his core ideas is that one should try to make …

Yeah the 80s are definitely outside of my frame of reference, growing up in the 90s alongside the growth of household computers and the internet, living with technology has been th…

It feels to me that the screen almost becomes perception after heavy usage. Like navigating a device and the apps within it becomes just another part of the world that we can inter…

Yeah it seems like backpacking is a great opportunity to do a bit of reset in terms of technology, limiting it to those essential logistical tasks, but allowing one to get the majo…

Thank you for sharing this one, I agree with you that we should be able to discuss ideas on their own merits. I'm only vaguely familiar with Kaczynski's philosophy and his actions,…

I've been considering going "cold-turkey" and packing my laptop away for a while in order to unlearn some bad habits related to focus/distractions/procrastination, but obviously th…