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pddpro

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    Comment #33453690

    The crux is the realization of the absurdity of (unrealistic) expectations. Those who figure it out early are able to find balance. But those who succumb to it generally end up hat…

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    Comment #33428422

    While I agree with most of what's written, I think that revenue from volatile stocks does come at others' expense and, thus, might not be an example the author should be including.…

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    Comment #33318720

    Or port-knocking.

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    Comment #33302873

    India already did it. At that time I thought that it was outrageous but now I'm forced to reconsider.

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    Comment #33069594

    Precisely. There is a (now outdated) model called Truine Brain model which proposes three layers of intelligence: the cortex which is responsible for higher thinking/planning/execu…

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    Comment #33048414

    Or as I like to say, our Software might be up to date but our OS and BIOS are still legacy.

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    Comment #32536112

    Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't tenure something that's given to a professor , who, essentially, is a person that teaches? I should think that loving one's profession can only go so…

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    Comment #32209102

    For one, like you said, there are so many spam websites out there that it's extremely difficult for Google (or any search engine for that matter) to gather genuine results. I also …

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    Comment #32161401

    Anecdote but I always noticed change in sleep patterns after starting antidepressants. Actually, terminal insomnia (you wake up and then are unable to fall asleep) are characterist…

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    Comment #32157844

    Same thing my doctor said. But getting appointments is really difficult around where I live so I'm just waiting for now.

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    Ask HN: Devs who were diagnosed of ADD later in life, how did you cope before?

    As the title says, my psychiatrist has been discussing with me the potential diagnosis of an ADHD (Inattentive type). My symptoms are disorganization, poor memory, frequent switchi…

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    Comment #32083262

    VB6 was a gem. To a young me who was starting out programming, there was nothing more empowering than dragging a bunch of different buttons, resizing them with mouse, fiddling with…

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    Comment #32026462

    Doesn't have to be this verbose even. Just a "I've been using Notepad++ for years now, thank you so much for it!" and a bit of "I understand that there are many issues that require…

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    Comment #31984980

    Last paragraph unneeded.

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    Comment #31927030

    Even Rust?

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    Comment #31822874

    True, but notice how I said personal computing and not computing in general. There's no denying that much of the scientific advances today would be impossible without computers in …

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    Comment #31818154

    People decry the energy wastage brought about by the Crypto Mining, rampant invasion of privacy & trust by mega corporations, ubiquitous presence of misinformation and vitriol in s…

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    Comment #31714526

    Well it's hosted on GitHub pages. So I'd wager yes.

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    Comment #31705273

    Same here. The more I've progressed in CS, the more dissatisfied I am. Outside of creating algorithms that vie for constant user attention (the basic business model of FAANG), I do…

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    Comment #31705251

    How difficult is it to transition from Computer Science to Biomedics? Particularly towards the field of Genomics (where CRISPR is).

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    Comment #31648697

    What in the world is bake-it-in-the-oven?