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laegoooseon A uBlock Origin update was rejected from the Chrome Web Store

What is TFA? Brief web search didn't help

laegoooseon A Counterintuitive Probability Game

Strictly speaking, the _probability_ that Player 2 did correct choice is not defined unless the random distribution used by Player 1 is defined.

Consider a paradox: Player 1 picks a random number X, writes it on a slip of paper, and 2X on another slip, and puts them randomly in front of Player 2 as "left" and "right". Player 2 wins amount of money written on a slip he chose.

Let's say he is about to pick left one (but didn't see it yet). Let's say left has number Y. The right one has either Y/2 or 2Y, with 50/50 probability. Which means right one is more profitable to pick, because it has 1.25Y on average!

laegoooseon Why All of Our Games Look Like Crap

Can anyone recommend books/blogs/courses about how to make game (or any complicated piece of software actually) look good?

As a software developer and entrepreneur, I understand concept of ergonomics very well - things should be easy to read, hard to misinterpret, responsive, familiar, easy to click. But I struggle with aesthetics all the time - something feels off, but I can't pinpoint why and how to fix it.

laegoooseon Unleashed, Robo-Insect Takes Flight

Combine these with IoT security, and Black Mirror S3E6 is not fiction anymore

laegoooseon Why Was Mini USB Deprecated in Favor of Micro USB?

my iphone wasn't charging properly. I just did what you recommended and now it works well. There was a lot compressed dust indeed. Thank you!

laegoooseon A military technique for falling asleep in two minutes

I had the same problem for years and technique that helped me is "to put day to rest". 30 minutes before sleep I write on paper all good and bad stuff that happened today, and everything that worries me right now. Last part is HUGE sometimes. Then, I write down when I will take care of every worry. It can be "tomorrow", "next week", "next month", "this year". It can't be "today".

Additionally, I don't work or talk or message 1 hour before bedtime.

Additionally, I implemented all advice from CBT-I. It took few months to develop a habit, and I'm feeling better every day now.

laegoooseon Why you should not use Google Cloud

I had AliCloud experience similar to OP but they gave me 24 hour deadline.

"We have temporarily closed your Alibaba Cloud account due to suspicious activity. Please provide the following information within [24 hours] by email to compliance_support@aliyun.com in order to reopen your account: ... If you fail to provide this information your account will be permanently closed, and we may take other appropriate and lawful measurers. Best regards, Alibaba Cloud Customer Service Center "

I provided the documents in ~30 hours because that's when I saw the email. There was no further communication from Alibaba. I assumed everything is ok, but in 2 weeks my account was terminated.