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aaron987

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Builder and owner of Lernabit.com.
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aaron987··on Machine Learning Crash Course
Are you referring to the Curse of Knowledge?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge

What you are describing also sounds a little like the Dunning-Kruger effect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

aaron987··on Show HN: My embarrassing personal website from the 90s
Though it might also be worth mentioning that Tumblr is a total pain in the * to use precisely because of that customization. Every dang page is different and I never know what to click. Worse, Tumblr is so slow that every wrong click is an expensive loss of time and patience. On the rare occasion that I find a Tumblr worth following, I just use the RSS feed because the site is too frustrating.
aaron987··on Trading Fortunes Depend on a Mysterious Antenna in an Empty Field
This was discussed in the book "Flashboys". The real challenge with high speed trading in the long distance communication between the stuff on Wall Street and the commodities action going on in Chicago. That long distance communication is what many of these towers are being used for.
aaron987··on Ask HN: How to learn new things better?
I've been using Duolingo to learn Italian. It was awesome up until about 40% fluency, then it lost its effectiveness. It was a great way to learn basic vocabulary and sentence structure, but after that I learned more by just reading my news in Italian.
aaron987··on Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video]
Yes! This cannot be stressed enough.

Not just for car accidents, but this is true for emergencies in general. Always check your surroundings!

For example, if you find a guy laying on the sidewalk, he could have stepped on a down power line, slipped on ice, or recently gotten attacked by some punk who might still be nearby. If you don't know why he is unconscious, proceed with caution.

aaron987··on JEP 295: Ahead-of-Time Compilation
What, if any, effect might this have on Android, given that its all Java?
aaron987··on Instapainting – From $4k in debt to $32k/mo in passive revenue with no employees
I came here to ask about that too. From what I've heard elsewhere, it sounds like Google is smart enough to figure out if you are posting unrelated content just for SEO purposes, and that engaging in such practices is a good way to get Google-smacked.
aaron987··on Lime Text – Open Source Sublime Text alternative (2014)
If it's just JSON, can't you do this:

head -10 myfile.json

aaron987··on Sergey Brin's Resume as a Student
My thought too, especially when I noticed the typo:

"...similar tastes to extrapolate how much the you will like some other movies..."

aaron987··on Obama announces nuclear breakthrough on landmark India trip
Headline bait. I was expecting some exciting breakthrough in nuclear reactor technology or something.
aaron987··on Paperwork: An open source Evernote alternative
I think a very simple step that could be taken to improve adoption would be making it more obvious that you don't need an email to try the demo. I would mention it right on the demo "Signup" page.

Judging by some of the comments here, something that simple would likely get more people to try it.

aaron987··on Paperwork: An open source Evernote alternative
My experience as well. Plus, my passwords became stronger. If I know I won't remember it anyway, why stop at 10-15 character passwords? I just crank it up to 40 characters of gibberish, and let LastPass do the remembering. I love it.
aaron987··on Drone carrying drugs crashes near US-Mexico border
Blasting the drone out of the sky is probably not the best option. Drones are becoming more popular for legitimate uses like photography, farming, and maybe deliveries in the future. Without knowing what the drone is carrying, it would be hard to determine which ones should be shot down and which are serving some legitimate purpose.

For that reason, I think the ideal solution would involve capturing the drone somehow, maybe with a net of some kind. Innocent drones could be marked with contact information, allowing them to be returned to their owner in the event that they are mistakenly captured.

As an added benefit, harmlessly capturing the drone would provide more useful evidence for the police investigating drug crimes.

aaron987··on Heat-map.co: Discover the Heat Map of Your Website
I'm confused. How does this work without inserting any code on your site?
aaron987··on NSA Reports Improper Surveillance of Americans
"The heavily-redacted reports include examples of data on Americans being e-mailed to unauthorized recipients, stored in unsecured computers and retained after it was supposed to be destroyed, according to the documents."

Therein lies one of the major problems with these mass surveillance programs. Not only are they collecting information on millions of innocent Americans, but now it appears that they are not properly securing that data. This whole thing just makes my blood boil.

aaron987··on FBI boss 'concerned' by smartphone encryption plans
"I am a huge believer in the rule of law, but I am also a believer that no-one in this country is beyond the law,"

So protecting your phone from thieves means you are "beyond the law"? Sure. I'll leave my doors unlocked while I'm at it.

aaron987··on Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one
This really gets annoying to me too. I think the media is largely to blame for it. Every city with a kid who started a website is referred to as "Silicon <insert word that describes the local terrain>".

Likewise, they call every person with a blog an "entrepreneur". I think the reason it annoys me is because it gives people a false impression of what it means to start a real business at a time when we need more people to start businesses. They have unrealistic expectations, and end up getting turned off to the whole concept when it doesn't work out like in "The Social Network".

aaron987··on Depression and feeling like an outsider
I have mild depression, and one of the best treatments I have found is martial arts. Physical activity in general is helpful, but martial arts in particular has a very calming effect. Most people assume it has something to do with pounding the crap out of a punching bag, but it is more than that. There is a big emphasis on overcoming your limits, and this has a very positive effect on self-esteem.

It also teaches you how to look inward at your own flaws. In martial arts, if you can't do a technique, there are no teammates to blame. It's on you to persevere and keep trying until you get it right. But you don't want to hurt your training partner, so you have to stay calm and focused no matter how frustrating it gets. And when you do get it, it feels amazing. That confidence and calmness carries over into other areas of your life, and you feel like a million bucks.

A few other students in my class told me that it had a similar effect on them. To be clear, it won't replace proper medical treatment, especially for severe depression. But I highly recommend it as an additional form of treatment.

aaron987··on Gravit – Open-source design tool
Nice work! It might be cool to allow people to share designs. So if I was creating a web page, I could browse through web pages other people have created and import one, then use that as a foundation for my own design. At any rate, this is pretty cool.
aaron987··on From Reddit to Pornhub, Websites Slow Down for Net Neutrality on September 10
I like Rackspace, but I wonder if and how their position on net neutrality might change if CenturyLink is serious about buying them.
aaron987··on Ask HN: How do you manage ideas, tasks, notes and other stuff?
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Evernote. Unless I am misunderstanding your question.

I just save things in Evernote. Physical documents get scanned and uploaded. I also use BitTorrent Sync for things like music and videos. Extremely sensitive stuff like banking documents are encrypted and synced as well. I don't upload that stuff.

aaron987··on Lending Club Can Be a Better Bank Than the Banks
I don't know about federal regulations, but state regulations have made things difficult. I can't use lending club here in Ohio, and a few other states don't allow it either.

Here is more about that: http://www.lendacademy.com/why-some-states-dont-allow-p2p-le...

aaron987··on Terms every aspiring entrepreneur should know
Pretty much what greenyoda said. Capital growth refers to the value of the company itself, while cashflow relates to the day-to-day income and expenses needed to run the company. They aren't necessarily correlated with each other.

For example, a niche website can provide a lot of cashflow by selling an e-book or something, but it has limited potential for capital growth. There are only so many people who will buy your e-book, and there is a very low barrier to entry.

On the other hand, a biotech startup has massive potential for capital growth if they found the cure for HIV or something. But until they get FDA approval, they won't have much if any income. Investors might give the company a high valuation because of its long term potential, but it's not the best choice of business if you want a quick income.

aaron987··on Terms every aspiring entrepreneur should know
I've got one. Entrepreneurs need to understand the difference between capital growth and cashflow.
aaron987··on Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data suggests
I'm really not surprised at the lack of interest in the Fire phone. Even from the beginning, all of the advertising was focused on how the phone makes it easier to buy stuff from Amazon.

They have to focus on how the device is creating some sort of value for their end users. Streamlining the process of buying products does little to add value. Instead, it looks like a selfish attempt by the company to increase sales. Nobody cares if a product is good for the company, they buy a product because it is good for them. If the Fire does have a value proposition, the advertising has done a miserable job of pointing that out.

I haven't actually played with the phone yet, so I can't say if it is a bad device or just bad marketing. But I'm not surprised at the lukewarm response it has gotten.

aaron987··on Show HN: Monitorbook – Easily track anything on the web
There is nothing to hear anyway. It is just background music.
aaron987··on Show HN: Find longtail keywords with low SEO competition
Oh thank you! I've been looking for something like this. I know about Market Samauri, but that was slow and doesn't work in Linux. It was also very spammy. Your tool is a much nicer experience.
aaron987··on 15 Signs You're an Entrepreneur
#11. You consider yourself an outsider

Reminds me of the story of Lamborghini. There was a young fellow named Ferruccio Lamborghini who built tractors for a living. He bought a Ferrari and was disappointed, so he approached Enzo Ferrari with ideas to improve it. But Ferrari, in his arrogance, didn't want advice from a lowly tractor mechanic. Not taking no for an answer, Ferruccio decided he would build his own sports car instead. The rest is history. I don't know if that's true, but it's a great story.

Moral of the story: If someone approaches you with a criticism, be quiet and listen.

More info: http://www.lamboweb.com/History.htm

aaron987··on Where I Should Live, According to Math
Thanks for the input everyone. It's very helpful.
aaron987··on Where I Should Live, According to Math
Good to know thanks. I plan to visit the towns before moving there.

Anyone have an opinion of Vallejo?

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