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lcordieron Ask HN: Loneliness at 19, how to cope?

Learn a bit from GenX, booze up ;) Don't do it irresponsibly thou. Find your tolerance.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/15/booze-gen-z-...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTKaM_bu9iY

lcordieron Ask HN: Best non-fiction book you read in 2024?

Shameless plug, https://louiscordier.com/the_3_book_of_louis/ I wrote it earlier this year and are tracking its adoption and spreading. It is hitting a plateau though, so now I am nudging it ;)

lcordieron Ask HN: Where would you publish content that should outlive you?

How tech change in just 40 years. https://xkcd.com/1909/

I also use <username>.github.io and https://archive.org/ (offline at the moment)

lcordieron Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?

Shameless plug:

https://www.louiscordier.com/the_3_book_of_louis/

lcordieron Ask HN: Must-Read Books for Startups?

"The new business road test" - John Mullins "Will it fly" - Pat Flynn

"Start marketing" - Rob Walling (https://robwalling.com/assets/ebook.pdf) I recommend the article on "Why Startup Founders Should Stop Reading Business Books" ;)

https://youtu.be/19WpIbBhxJU

(don't know where I got this...)

Ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.

  Explanation:
  AWFUL IDEA           -1
  WEAK IDEA             1
  SO-SO IDEA            5
  GOOD IDEA            10
  GREAT IDEA           15
  BRILLIANT IDEA       20
  
  NO EXECUTION         $1
  WEAK EXECUTION       $1000
  SO-SO EXECUTION      $10,000
  GOOD EXECUTION       $100,000
  GREAT EXECUTION      $1,000,000
  BRILLIANT EXECUTION  $10,000,000

To make a business, you need to multiply the two.

The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20.

The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000.

That’s why I don’t want to hear people’s ideas.

I’m not interested until I see their execution.

lcordieron Ask HN: How can I find something worthwhile to do?

What you are looking for is Ikigai... I am not quickly finding a good article so these will have to do. ;)

0. https://becomingbetter.org/ikigai/

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai

lcordieron Books to Dive in into Fullstack Development

Here is my 2c. First try to avoid the languages with too many warts. Why do that to your brain?

0. https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat

1. https://greenteapress.com/thinkpython2/thinkpython2.pdf

2. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/

3. https://htmx.org/ (let the little framework handle JavaScript)

4. https://cssgridgarden.com/

5. https://flexboxfroggy.com/

This should give you nice overview to get started...

lcordieron Scotland suddenly has a lot of mosquitoes

Don't do what @BillGates push, sterilized mosquitoes. (sorry Bill) Rather accommodate and breed dragonflies instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kx2im0ceCc

lcordieron Ask HN: What software sparks joy when using?

sxiv

lcordieron Ask HN: What software sparks joy when using?

i3, vim, Obsidian ;)

lcordieron Women scientists at famed oceanography institute have half the lab space of men

Why the down votes? I know my shit...

https://www.louiscordier.com/the_1_book_of_louis/

lcordieron Ask HN: Why are mathematical standards so low? (And what should they be?)

Lots of theory, yes.

lcordieron Ask HN: Why are mathematical standards so low? (And what should they be?)

IIRC we did a digital control system for an electric motor drive circuit but that was a different subject: electric machines.

lcordieron Ask HN: Why are mathematical standards so low? (And what should they be?)

I failed control-systems in my third year. Was too focused on other more fun subjects. Maybe it is a fun issue?

lcordieron You're Supposed to Be Glad Your Tesla Is a Brittle Heap of Junk

Flying is like the physical internet, a true miracle in human evolution, step in and in a few short hours you step out on the other side of the world. And yet the insane complaints about lack of comfort, especially in Y, blows my mind. Finally some sanity in a thread about 192Y easyJet A320s.

Quoting flyingturtle (Reply 20): I'm 1.7 m (5.57742782 feet), and I felt more squeezed in a German long-distance bus than in any LCC I've ever flown. The bus ride? Six hours.

I Elon, if you are reading these, I would pay R2 for a Tesla S, but wait it is a NFT. https://lcordier.github.io/blog/20231231

I have one customization request thou. We can discuss.

lcordieron Tracking and technology in cars is being weaponized by abusive partners

It prolly started as analytics for the engineers than corporate started seeing $$$ signs.

lcordieron Women scientists at famed oceanography institute have half the lab space of men

Less space is a positive thing. More junk is just a mental tax.

Keep it secret, you're in the lead ;)

lcordieron Ask HN: What is a quote that permanently changed the way you think?

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

lcordieron Gene-Engineered Mouth Bacteria

My worries are with translocation of oral bacteria.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427756/

Once it is in the gut you have Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) issues. (could have ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMWy2Rg6Ul4

lcordieron Gene-Engineered Mouth Bacteria

Where we not here before? GMO bacteria producing alcohol...

https://www.cracked.com/article_18503_how-biotech-company-al...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtPNaMphl04

Also lactic-acid keeps other mouth bacteria under control, do we really want to mess with the balance?

lcordieron Ask HN: What do you put in a “in case of death” file?

This was on HN a year back.

https://github.com/christophercalm/if-im-gone

lcordieron Tell HN: Be aware of people trying to scam contractors

Check out https://lab6.com/ for all the cool stuff. ;)

lcordieron Has HN Changed? I assume it's just me

I use the https://hckrnews.com/ view. Reverse-chronological order of posts.

(sometimes the site needs a refresh, but works most of the time...)

lcordieron Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

Sounds interesting, do you have a github repo for it?

lcordieron Who is the best engineer of all time?

I meant between the 4 I listed?

Here is my proof, please shoot holes in it. https://www.louiscordier.com/the_2_book_of_louis/

lcordieron Who is the best engineer of all time?

Tesla, Edison, Musk or me?

lcordieron Ask HN: Please share tips and strategies for dealing with eye strain

Here are some good info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCiJrFaF_aA

Books:

"the bates method for better eyesight without glasses"

"relearning to see. improve your eyesight naturally!"

"habits for better vision - 20 scientifically proven ways to improve your eyesight naturally"

lcordieron Ask HN: Top Skills to Learn for 2023?

The "new" stuff I am playing with...

1. https://tailwindcss.com/

2. https://htmx.org/

lcordieron Twitter has banned Mastodon links in name and bio for being “malware”

Couldn't people just post meme/gifs with the URL in the images the same way Web2.0 people hide their email addresses?

lcordieron Ask HN: Company is going through layoffs, but still interviewing me. Red flag?

Here is a link you might find interesting.

https://www.trueup.io/layoffs