Ask HN: What do you struggle with? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by _emacsomancer_ » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:34 AM UTC

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #350

dovereconomics wrote: post #296

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I lost 120lbs and for a long time I was in almost the same situation, but I can say I "fixed this problem". I realized I didn't have a hormonal or even psychiatric issue: I was an addict. Addicted to sugar, fat, salt in extreme quantities. I would always go from a bowl to a box of cereal. So I quit it all. Cold turkey. It could "fit my macros", but I took no sugar, no junk food, no snacks. Only food. Real food. And I…

> I realized I didn't have a hormonal or even psychiatric issue: I was an addict. This I'd agree with. I'm addicted to food, but unfortunately there's no realistic way to quit food. > And I realized it's really hard to become fat on rice, chicken and vegetables. You are incorrect, in my experience.

Yeah, rice has an awful lot of calories (that's why it's a staple food so many places).

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by joombaga » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:36 AM UTC

sp527 wrote: post #291

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #201

Everything worth doing and about half of the things that aren't. If I had to pick one thing, it'd be my weight. I've lost 150lbs and have been keeping it off for years. People who've never lost a significant amount of weight (north of 50lbs) probably can't understand what it is like to have to fight your body every day of your life. I have to avoid temptation as much as possible, which means keeping only enough food…

Your caloric intake is dangerously low (assuming you're a dude). That's what's slowing down your metabolism. There's tons of research on this. Also, your goal should be to put on lean mass and reduce your bodyfat percentage (with a goal of keeping it under 15%) - it makes staying in good shape a lot easier.

> There's tons of research on this.

Can you link a study showing that <1600 calories is dangerously low? Or that a <1600 calorie diet will slow your metabolism?

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by kabacha » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:36 AM UTC

Sukotto wrote: post #349

Every day is a struggle. For several years I've struggled to learn enough Japanese for daily living. (Spouse is Japanese and we moved to Japan a few years ago with our 3 school-aged kids). Very little success on this. しょうがないね My wife is out of town anywhere between 3 days to 2 weeks each month for her job. While she is gone, we rely heavily on her parents (with whom I cannot communicate directly). They take care of l…

As other commenters said - learn the bloody language man! I've been living in several countries and while I'm a huge snob when it comes to language the benefits are _insane_, especially when it comes to Asia where english is not that common.

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by loblollyboy » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:38 AM UTC

jamesrcole wrote: post #292

GijsjanB wrote: post #192

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All the comments applaud the change and to avoid the unavoidable, but isn't the unavoidable a "normal" path almost everybody takes? When you are young, you have all the options. When you're done studying, you realize you choose a path. And the options deminish. Than family life, husband/wife, kids. Now you're options are crushed. You need the income. The kids need the stable home. Of course there are a lot of variati…

> You did nothing wrong, you walked the path, like the rest of us. Earlier in your comment you say "Of course there are a lot of variations", but then here you treat it as if everyone ("the rest of us") walks that same path. Not everyone does.

I would kill to be a normie

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by digitalzombie » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:39 AM UTC

legohead wrote: post #219

I don't like the new way of doing things. Kubernetes, node, react, terraform... Everything is more complicated and also more fragile. I feel like the software world is collectively mad and I'm sitting on the outside asking "wtf is going on?" Or maybe I'm the crazy one.

Bro I feel the same way Kubernetes is so fragile.

Docker have gone along way but Kubernetes they need more and more version. I feel as I get older I'm more incline to wait a few version for the bugs to be fix and the api to be solidified. The majority of the software out there that come out with version 1 is just marketing to get people to adopt it and they work out the kink as they go on.

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by rasengan0 » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:42 AM UTC

Continued tribalism and polarization of group think facilitating exploitation by state and corporate actors to the detriment of all.

And impunity from data breaches from said negligent irresponsible parties.

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by firemelt » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:49 AM UTC

Focus and self discipline, anyone can help me with this?

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by loblollyboy » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:49 AM UTC

kerbalspacepro wrote: post #160

allthenews wrote: post #131

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This comment comes off as intensely smug, from someone who has little experience with difficulty in dating. Things are not so simple. In fact, the very nature of social interaction is such that it cannot be preemptively, logically broken down and solved. Many men have trouble getting past step 1 on the dating apps you list. The funnel of capture, so to speak, from message to response can be extremely wide, both on an…

The comment didn't come off as smug to me, but rather as so clearly true that it shouldn't need further explaining. With a high risk of being labeled a weird PUA-- social interaction is easily able to be broken down logically. Humans are animals, and just like animals can be trained and managed, humans can be trained and managed. It can be analyzed with data if you're willing to whip up a spreadsheet. It can be treat…

Wow, you’re saying you can game human relationships w a few excel macros but calling someone male/ female is dehumanizing.

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by bg4 » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 3:57 AM UTC

legohead wrote: post #219

I don't like the new way of doing things. Kubernetes, node, react, terraform... Everything is more complicated and also more fragile. I feel like the software world is collectively mad and I'm sitting on the outside asking "wtf is going on?" Or maybe I'm the crazy one.

You're not alone in this thought. We developers are dopamine junkies chasing complexity to get our fix.

Re: Ask HN: What do you struggle with?

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Post by tequila_shot » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 4:09 AM UTC

gyani95 wrote: post #230

tequila_shot wrote: post #75

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Yes, I know. I'm in my last years of my H1B, meaning my GC application is underway, and I'm ....But more than that, it's the very thing that I'm unable to spend time on items that I love to work with, and even if I did there are >10,000s of folks with the exact same experience, so I'm not sure how I'd land a job in those areas. . .

Not applying is the surest way not to get the ml job. Or try switching roles within the same company? If you find the time you can do an online masters in Machine Learning from Georgia Tech for around $7k. You can hack on your own projects and build credentials. Some companies might be willing to sponsor the OCMS course.

Thanks, I'm already pursuing my masters in OMSCS. This is my second year.