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jyriand··on Accomplish more by doing less (2007)
Or Mark Twain
jyriand··on 8-Part Film Adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina Is Free Online
It all starts with the attitude. If you just want to "knock this classic out" then you set yourself up for a failure from the beginning. I can read classics only for enjoyment of the language and images.
jyriand··on Arizona passes law criminalizing recording of police (within 8 ft)
I wonder if you could use an autonomous drone that will always keep a distance and film the interaction.
jyriand··on Writing one sentence per line
I don't think it's awful. As he says you shouldn't publish your text that way. In editing phase you will merge one line sentences into paragraphs.
jyriand··on SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking Elon Musk
Can somebody explain me "free speech"? What does it even mean? Does it mean that you are "free" to speak out whatever you want, but after you have done that, we can decide to punish you? Or does it mean, you can speak out freely without the fear of punishment(consequences)? If I know I will be fired for speaking out, is it still free speech?
jyriand··on Estonia clocks fastest inflation in the Eurozone at 20.1 percent
You will still get the state pension. The part you are able to cash out is managed by other funds(banks etc) and it would act as an extra to state offered pension.
jyriand··on Xournalpp++ – closs-platform, open source note taking software
Studying, reading, writing
jyriand··on Xournalpp++ – closs-platform, open source note taking software
I've tried them all: roam research, obsidian, logseq, the Archive, org-roam etc. etc. None of them worked for me until I moved from digital to analog with pen and index cards.
jyriand··on Flask Mega-Tutorial (2017)
Care to explain?
jyriand··on You can create a great looking website while sucking at design
Landing page is not a website. Wish there were more examples of some functional aspects of good design.
jyriand··on Putting Ideas into Words
Plato did. Just wondering, maybe the things we read about Socrates are not actually his ideas, but Plato's?
jyriand··on James Joyce’s Ulysses reviewed (1922)
You can try listening to podcasts by Frank Delaney called Re:Joyce. He goes through the book sentence by sentence. Sadly, Frank Delaney died before he could complete the podcast series.
jyriand··on Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2018)
I remember seeing either Mythbusters or TopGear episode where they tested this.
jyriand··on Stop Brainstorming
For me brainstorming has nothing to do with generating ideas or solutions. I see it as an activation tool. You prime up your brain before doing the actual thinking.
jyriand··on Bolt founder on Stripe/YC
What's even more confusing is that https://bolt.eu is an Uber-like service in Europe. Too many bolts.
jyriand··on Bolt founder on Stripe/YC
Not related to this Bolt, but I remember that in early 2000s bolt.com[0] was a pretty active social network. Probably the first one I ever signed on to.

-https://web.archive.org/web/20000520042715/http://www.bolt.c...

jyriand··on The Eyes Have It (1953)
There are set of authors/artist who rely heavily on their "visions" and use these as a source materials. Philip K. Dick is one of these visionaries(Exegesis, VALIS). Also some other that come to mind are William Blake, Carl Gustav Jung(Seven sermons to the dead, Red book). Maybe even Robert Anton Wilson with his Cosmic Trigger book.
jyriand··on ID systems analysed: e-Estonia (X-Road)
I'm using X-Road services every day. Mainly for signing documents/contracts and doing bank transactions. But you don't have to use ID-card for that. Instead, you can use Mobile-ID and Smart-ID. Also, if I'm not mistaken e-residency[0] is built on top of X-road.

0 - https://www.e-resident.gov.ee/

jyriand··on Ask HN: I suck at math, where to start?
I would go with Art of Problem Solving series. Especially volume 1.
jyriand··on Use spacer components instead of CSS margins (2020)
Why are there so many new component libraries with the same ideas and syntax? I thought the example was from chakra-ui but it was from Braid.
jyriand··on The absurdity of renting a car will no longer be tolerated
Isn't there any Airbnb for renting cars?
jyriand··on Ten Years of Logging My Life
I wonder if this kind of logging follows the law of diminishing returns. The most of the value comes from the actual process of writing down what you have been doing and having an overview of the past days and weeks, but the stats of what you did, let's say, two months ago, don't add much value. So, the actual value of logging is in the discipline of taking the time and logging. Which means that, people, who would most benefit from this, will never be able to do it -- they lack the dedication.
jyriand··on Dramatic growth in mental-health apps has created a risky industry
I might be wrong but in EU any app that is going to give you advice about health improvement etc is considered a medical device and regulated accordingly. As long it just tracks and shows you data, it's not a medical device.
jyriand··on What Peng Shuai reveals about one-party rule
Not about Peng Shuai case, but you might find it interesting:"I was a body guard for Chinese Serial Rapist" -- https://youtu.be/gZEPTCQUEI0

Edit: reworded

jyriand··on Id Software Goes After Doomscroll
Would it make a difference if it were renamed "doomscroll" with undercase D. Just wondering where the DOOM begins and doom ends.

Edit: typo

jyriand··on Making Emacs Popular Again (2020)
Or while cutting a text in browser and typing ctrl+w, thereby closing the tab.
jyriand··on Hands-On Rust: Effective Learning Through 2D Game Development and Play
Sorry, what is ESC?
jyriand··on Always Multiply Your Estimates by π (2013)
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law
jyriand··on “Death” one of 5 ways to lose at Chess, according to PGN standard
It's also called a "flag" in some places.
jyriand··on The most impressive linguistic feat I’ve ever seen
There are also books written in an E-Prime english. In E-Prime you can't use any form of "to be"(is, are etc.).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime

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