Micromanagement, depending on what it means, can be a valuable tool in fixing a broken system. e.g. you take over a team where everything's broken and shipping late. It can genuinely be very helpful for you to dive into…
The KBoges channel is generally very good. I'd take a lot of care in building up to daily training, though; you only get one body, and if you injure it you may never be the same. He does emphasise this in his videos,…
I don't have access to the full text either, but I'd be really surprised if it's five days of total fasting. I'd expect that it's low calorie days with some special restrictions (or even meals) they've set out.
5 fasting days doesn't mean 5 days of total fasting.
> 2. Hop to a different FAANG, one level higher => Does this actually happen on a regular basis? How might one approach this? That's the way to do it at the lower levels, yeah. You apply, ideally via a referral, and at…
> the reality of working in a competitive, high-stakes engineering environment, where your boss WILL call you while you're on vacation, where you WILL go 8-12 months without finding a qualified candidate, where you WILL…
They did lose weight, though...
> That made me pretty depressed, not just for me but for every overweight person who is being shamed about not exercising. FWIW most weight change is due to diet. If you're overweight, exercise is probably a much lower…
Your response is great. Thanks for sharing information about the literature and way more context. > Otherwise, what you're actually saying is, "I'm skeptical of results that pop magazines and press releases have only…
People have written books about habit formation, e.g. Tiny Habits. The principles are fairly convincing. Choose one of [walking more, eating healthy, strength training, sleeping early, etc]. Anchor: use an existing…
It depends on what you want to achieve, and who you are. Do a PhD if you love research, and have a good safety net e.g. middle class family who'd support you in an emergency or savings to cover several years' living…
I, Claudius is a classic that I only discovered recently.
Is anyone here a DeLillo fan? Seems like a natural place for me to ask for recommendations. If I loved White Noise but didn't get much from Underworld, which DeLillo book would be best to read next?
I make sourdough breads. I highly recommend Mick Hartley's recipes and ebooks at https://thepartisanbaker.com/ His approach really appeals to me, and to other hacker-y types that I've shared it with. He's tested a lot…
AFAIK the US got computers earlier than most places, even other First World countries. Large disposable incomes and a large, relatively homogeneous market. My family were middle class (teachers) in the UK, and…
COL is high in London and cities around it, but way cheaper in other parts. FWIW I'd recommend other places over Nottingham, though. Birmingham is a vibrant "second city", with low prices and good connections to London.…
It's not cherry-picked, actually; the historical standard in the UK is three years. However, it's not common to do any qualifying exams or courses in a three year program. There's a new trend of so-called "Centres for…
Any more information on the data science and ML roles? I had a quick look on the jobs part of the Skyscanner site, but didn't have much luck.
These Paul Hollywood recipes are a pretty good starting point. They don't mention the buttermilk trick, but it's easy enough: squeeze half a lemon into your milk. The nice thing with Hollywood's bloomer recipe is that…
I've been getting into baking bread lately, so it's very cool to see an article like this on HN. That said, if you're new to baking, I wouldn't recommend this as a starting point unless you strongly prefer sourdough to…
Do you do this for several companies at once? And how do they pay you, if not with equity to offset low co-founder salary? Really intrigued to know; I wasn't aware this was a model that worked.
The freelancer thread can work, and hopefully you have a network you can ask. Please, though, tell us more about it! What's the project in a nutshell? What kind of developer skills do you need? Rough ideas of time…
Hey, I was one of the people talking with you in the comments of that original thread. Thanks for sharing with us. I can't give a very long reply now (it's approaching bedtime in the UK) but I will tomorrow. Just one…
That sucks. :( While I doubt anyone is going to summon some kind of miracle plan, I think there are lots of people here who'd be eager to read your story and try to help. So yeah... if you're up for sharing, please say…
You make an interesting point about something I thought I understood, but actually didn't. I always assumed the point of this advertising approach was that it's messy, but it works. Someone who just bought shoes…
Micromanagement, depending on what it means, can be a valuable tool in fixing a broken system. e.g. you take over a team where everything's broken and shipping late. It can genuinely be very helpful for you to dive into…
The KBoges channel is generally very good. I'd take a lot of care in building up to daily training, though; you only get one body, and if you injure it you may never be the same. He does emphasise this in his videos,…
I don't have access to the full text either, but I'd be really surprised if it's five days of total fasting. I'd expect that it's low calorie days with some special restrictions (or even meals) they've set out.
5 fasting days doesn't mean 5 days of total fasting.
> 2. Hop to a different FAANG, one level higher => Does this actually happen on a regular basis? How might one approach this? That's the way to do it at the lower levels, yeah. You apply, ideally via a referral, and at…
> the reality of working in a competitive, high-stakes engineering environment, where your boss WILL call you while you're on vacation, where you WILL go 8-12 months without finding a qualified candidate, where you WILL…
They did lose weight, though...
> That made me pretty depressed, not just for me but for every overweight person who is being shamed about not exercising. FWIW most weight change is due to diet. If you're overweight, exercise is probably a much lower…
Your response is great. Thanks for sharing information about the literature and way more context. > Otherwise, what you're actually saying is, "I'm skeptical of results that pop magazines and press releases have only…
People have written books about habit formation, e.g. Tiny Habits. The principles are fairly convincing. Choose one of [walking more, eating healthy, strength training, sleeping early, etc]. Anchor: use an existing…
It depends on what you want to achieve, and who you are. Do a PhD if you love research, and have a good safety net e.g. middle class family who'd support you in an emergency or savings to cover several years' living…
I, Claudius is a classic that I only discovered recently.
Is anyone here a DeLillo fan? Seems like a natural place for me to ask for recommendations. If I loved White Noise but didn't get much from Underworld, which DeLillo book would be best to read next?
I make sourdough breads. I highly recommend Mick Hartley's recipes and ebooks at https://thepartisanbaker.com/ His approach really appeals to me, and to other hacker-y types that I've shared it with. He's tested a lot…
AFAIK the US got computers earlier than most places, even other First World countries. Large disposable incomes and a large, relatively homogeneous market. My family were middle class (teachers) in the UK, and…
COL is high in London and cities around it, but way cheaper in other parts. FWIW I'd recommend other places over Nottingham, though. Birmingham is a vibrant "second city", with low prices and good connections to London.…
It's not cherry-picked, actually; the historical standard in the UK is three years. However, it's not common to do any qualifying exams or courses in a three year program. There's a new trend of so-called "Centres for…
Any more information on the data science and ML roles? I had a quick look on the jobs part of the Skyscanner site, but didn't have much luck.
These Paul Hollywood recipes are a pretty good starting point. They don't mention the buttermilk trick, but it's easy enough: squeeze half a lemon into your milk. The nice thing with Hollywood's bloomer recipe is that…
I've been getting into baking bread lately, so it's very cool to see an article like this on HN. That said, if you're new to baking, I wouldn't recommend this as a starting point unless you strongly prefer sourdough to…
Do you do this for several companies at once? And how do they pay you, if not with equity to offset low co-founder salary? Really intrigued to know; I wasn't aware this was a model that worked.
The freelancer thread can work, and hopefully you have a network you can ask. Please, though, tell us more about it! What's the project in a nutshell? What kind of developer skills do you need? Rough ideas of time…
Hey, I was one of the people talking with you in the comments of that original thread. Thanks for sharing with us. I can't give a very long reply now (it's approaching bedtime in the UK) but I will tomorrow. Just one…
That sucks. :( While I doubt anyone is going to summon some kind of miracle plan, I think there are lots of people here who'd be eager to read your story and try to help. So yeah... if you're up for sharing, please say…
You make an interesting point about something I thought I understood, but actually didn't. I always assumed the point of this advertising approach was that it's messy, but it works. Someone who just bought shoes…