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afarrell
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
Also, if we want to end world hunger we will need to figure out how to build a highly efficient means of distributing perishable goods. Selling off all of Jeff Bezos' assets and then trying to use the proceeds to do that seems highly wasteful.
afarrell
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
> by yourself

But you can have a friend with you to talk this through. You are not alone, but you need a phone call… not a forum of internet strangers.
afarrell
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
One struggle I have is how to simultaneously embrace uncertainty and take responsibility for the impact of my actions. A high amount of uncertainty makes me feel like I’m a chef taking chicken thighs out of a warm fridge.

I think there is a time to just say “no” — even if we fear that others will accuse us of overthinking.
afarrell
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
Selfishly, I hope you choose lua so that you add to the momentum behind writing neovim plugins in lua.
afarrell
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
> not proper form

Which is annoying to those who value form more than function.
afarrell
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
Any medium of human communication (text, speech, body language, etc...) is lossy. Humans need acknowledgment, retransmission, and redundancy.
afarrell
·7 jaar geleden·discuss
You can also write your application in Ruby or Python or Java or Go
afarrell
·7 jaar geleden·discuss
> I have a smartphone and I have no problem not using it at all during dinner time or when I’m hanging out with friends

Could you clarify what point you are making by bringing up your lack of a problem? Does this relate to the way that the parent solves a problem he’s experienced?
afarrell
·7 jaar geleden·discuss
Repeatedly playing https://flexboxfroggy.com/ is better for developing intuition.
afarrell
·7 jaar geleden·discuss
The trouble is that "don't build shit software" isn't actionable advice on how to avoid building shit software. For someone seeking to be a more skillful web software engineer, there's no information there.
afarrell
·10 jaar geleden·discuss
I use https://freedom.to/ to block HN on my phone and laptop when I need to.
afarrell
·10 jaar geleden·discuss
I've had great success with using https://freedom.to/ to block social media from my phone and laptop during periods of time when I want to focus.