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thepolymath
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About thepolymath
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Comment #25831788
The monetization part of the idea is as important as the idea. A lot of first time entrepreneurs waste time on a project that is impossible to monetize.
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Comment #24762384
When he says he wouldn't pass himself, he does not mean that the interview doesn't work. What he means is that the standard he is setting is too high for him to pass but not for ex…
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Comment #24685816
Publishing for the sake of publishing is one of the reasons that a portion of the papers in every field is extremely low quality.
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Comment #24450044
Things did seem off with Nikola before.
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Comment #24445156
I'm obviously not the target user, but what is the use case of this?
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Comment #24445041
Monthly current affairs magazines fare slightly better than daily news in dealing with sensational content. This problem is even worse in tv media. Only a few shows do in-depth ana…
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Comment #23510749
Reading books and novels that have a dialogue format will also be useful here.
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Comment #23510733
Though usually, it is something that improves over a long period of time, there is one shortcut you can try. But it is quite tedious. What you need are recorded conversations. You …
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Comment #23455246
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pj84_N9dZVY
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Comment #23455243
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pj84_N9dZVY
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Comment #23455239
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pj84_N9dZVY
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Comment #23455222
Found this video that explains the problem: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pj84_N9dZVY
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Comment #23455212
Also note that high end mice almost never have their sensor on the side.
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Comment #23455209
I've looked up some references to the problem I mentioned: 1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pj84_N9dZVY 2. https://amp.reddit.com/r/MouseReview/comments/5ugb26/mice_wi... 3. https:…
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Comment #23455145
I can draw a few diagrams to show the clockwise and anticlockwise tilt would give you different amounts of movement with the cursor.
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Comment #23455132
When you switch to a different model, there would be learning curve because the change in distance from the center would change the movement of the cursor slightly.
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Comment #23455122
I agree that it would not make a difference if the mouse is only moved in straight lines and never tilted. But when you use the mouse, there usually is some tilt. And because of it…
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Comment #23455099
Imagine a car that did not turn the same amount of angle when you turned the steering wheel the same amount in both directions. Now, you may get used to the difference after you ha…
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Comment #23455075
Will share a video comparing the mouse with the off-center sensor to a centered one.
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Comment #23455066
In an off-center mouse, the cursor will move not move the same distance in different directions for the same distance moved by the mouse. Unless there is some special software/hard…
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Comment #23455041
I agree that the mice are good. But you will have problems whenever you wanted to switch to a different model. Because the different models from logitech dont have the sensors at t…
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Comment #23455024
When you use it for a long time, you can get used to the unusual movement of the cursor. But that does not mean that the movement is not problematic. It's like looking through a cr…
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Comment #23454999
I know the mice are good and durable. But the position of the sensor is not even fixed. No doubt, once you get used to the mouse you wont feel like there is a problem. But I think …
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