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msaltz

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About msaltz

Software engineer interested in machine learning and distributed systems

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    Yeah that’s fair, that’s why I put the “or arrange things in a certain way” - imo wanting to be observant of thoughts and sensations is a choice one makes that implies a value judg…

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    This is a great point. This is why I don’t meditate :) It became clear to me at some point that meditation was another way I was creating some standard for good or bad, and compari…

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    This version of doing nothing IMO is still “doing something”. It’s clearly not “just existing” to have a standard that you must hold still, not look around the room, not engage in …

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    Thanks! I’m most proud of those. Glad you liked them :)

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    Hello! It probably doesn’t make much of a difference now that the post is flagged (I assume that it has something to do with people thinking it’s an ad?) but just for the record, I…

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    Comment #47812588

    I love her. Listening to her album sounds like you’ve opened a time capsule that’s been left undisturbed for years. It’s so unique and the lyrics are so lovely. Talkin’ Like You is…

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    I did the first 27 chapters of this tutorial just because I was interested in learning more and it was thoroughly enjoyable: https://mariokartwii.com/armv8/ I actually quite like c…

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor_model

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    Comment #40958165

    Here’s one I’ve actually used/played with (though never measured performance of): https://github.com/lewissbaker/disruptorplus And here’s one I saw linked on HN recently: https://g…

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    Comment #36493517

    The Revel app (which is rolling out rideshare in NYC where all drivers are actual employees) has a rating system that’s explicitly labeled something like “Bad - Okay - Good - Great…

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    Comment #36071592

    First of all, many people take criticism personally. It’s a very natural thing to do. So there’s nothing wrong with you! And it’s not a flaw. It’s a naturally occurring phenomenon,…

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    This is part of the system actually - if something takes less than two minutes then just do it. But I think that’s sort of in a separate phase from the initial writing down of some…

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    Comment #35491990

    In the book Getting Things Done the author explains that your brain is basically a really bad reminder system. So if it thinks there’s something you needs to do, it will basically …