spaboleo · HackerTrans

I am wondering for a long time whether this differs from person to person based on their preferred mode of thinking.

As a seemingly overly visual thinker the aspect of making several small decisions about how to layout what I'm writing down by hand also seems to play a huge role in that. I have to make positioning and thereby spacing and sizing decisions, choose the color, as well as making decisions on in what style (caps, cursive, script) I write each letter. I can easily use graphical elements like lines, arrows, boxes, etc.

Anything created digitally by primarily typing will always have a more dynamic and flowing nature, while following the linearity of the typed sequence of characters. It takes away a lot of the decisions that I have to make when laying out a handwritten note.

Anecdotally, I seem to remember mindmaps created with digital tools that rearrange elements automatically based on available space much less than hand-drawn ones. Yet, those come with their own downsides.

spaboleo

2년 전discuss

In this study they observed specific patterns that previously were attributed to learning and remembering.

> "The present findings suggest that the intricate and precisely controlled handwriting movements have a beneficial impact on the brain’s connectivity patterns related to learning and remembering."

But you are right, they do not directly _prove_ that handwriting yields a greater learning effect.

spaboleo

3년 전discuss

Cloud since a web interface and email interaction are showcased in the keynote.

spaboleo

3년 전discuss

I agree, yet I consider this to be the other way round. I treat "rm" still like a direct removal of the file and therefore use it with caution every time. Having it trash the file on my local machines is just a to me hidden fallback. But it is a very valid concern, of course.

spaboleo

3년 전discuss

Thank you. I just recently discovered the nRF52 as a potential solution for my own BLE project. To use a keyfob as a housing is brilliant and very 'stealth'. I have no experience with the nRF52 chips, but this will be a very useful resource for me.

In your blog post you mention that "switching between 24km/h and 25km/h" is very important. May I ask why? Isn't such a speed difference almost negligible as you easily surpass it when pedalling?

spaboleo

3년 전discuss

One of the few aliases I always use is:

  alias rm='trash -i'

It will prompt you before moving files to the trash instead of deleting them straight away on macOS.

I've also added the -i flag to the following:

  alias mv='mv -i -v'
  alias cp='cp -i -v'
  alias ln='ln -i -v'

It warns me when a file might be overwritten in the target directory and will display a short protocol of the actions performed due to the 'verbose' flag.

spaboleo

3년 전discuss

This is awesome! It would be perfect if there an occasional artefact line crossing the entire page vertically could be added. You know, those lines caused by an old crusty ink jet print head. Also a visibly cast shadow by the allegedly scanned edge of the paper due to misalignment on the flat bed would add to the illusion.

spaboleo

3년 전discuss

I'm very interested in those Boox tablets. Is there a way to have them display a static image (a custom website or Android app) when they are in standby? Or do they force-switch to some screen saver mode, like many e-readers do?

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