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seishan

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About seishan

I do tech stuff at Google, previously at D. E. Shaw & Co.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #35254122

    Davinci Resolve is a solid video editing software that's available on Linux.

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    Comment #26106896

    I remember reading this when I was in high school out of curiosity. Thanks again for writing this (and many more), Beej.

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    Comment #24668227

    This is by the same person that wrote ffmpeg. Discussion 2 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17587684 Discussion 6 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=870…

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    Comment #24056067

    This is impressive! You've sold me on the product, and I'm excited to see how this product develops over the coming months and years.

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    Comment #21326851

    It should at least have: * A keyboard that doesn't malfunction after half a year's worth of usage * A physical escape key * Additional USB ports

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    Comment #20433286

    Tagging the year helps to contextualize articles for readers.

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    Comment #20227269

    Looks like it's back to normal now.

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    Comment #20182276

    Same here. Taking magnesium L-threonate and melatonin before going to sleep has improved my sleep quality like nothing else.

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    Comment #19864750

    That was a great read that was easy to digest. Thanks for writing this up!

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    Comment #19722505

    Where are you getting your median tech salary of $300k from? That figure seems awfully high to me.

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    Comment #19670805

    Mine is: https://mastodon.social/@sei

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    Comment #18572174

    tl;dr: cure hangover by taking milk thistle, N-acetylcysteine, vitamins B1, B6 and B12, and frankincense

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    Comment #18057896

    I've had a good experience with Mailspring. It has a clean user interface and sets of key bindings that are similar to email clients like Mail.app, Gmail, and Inbox.

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    Comment #17559374

    I understand that serif fonts are a long-time darling of the newspaper industry, but it's a bit jarring (if not curious) to see the word "BuzzFeed" with a serifed typeface.

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    Comment #17559282

    It may be more prudent for Walmart to enhance user experience on Vudu, their movie renting/purchasing service, and add streaming features on it down the line. Why launch a new serv…

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    Comment #16172301

    I wonder if this new policy affects international data usage at all. I've been sticking with Project Fi largely due to how seamless the data roaming experience has been for me.

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    Comment #14561641

    In Japan, copyright law can't be enforced without the complaint of the rights holder.[1] If you have some spare time, I'd recommend reading the Copyright Law [2] for the powers tha…

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    Comment #14560818

    Suing doujinshi artists (or cosplayers, for that matter) for promoting the copyright holders' materials would be in bad taste and would likely drive fans away from the copyrighted …

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    Comment #14560466

    It's worth noting that in Japan, copyright violation is a criminal offense rather than a civil offense and can constitute up to 10 years in prison.[1] Even downloading copyrighted …