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fegu··on How warehouses for personal junk became a $38B industry
A lot of divorced people know this from experience. I certainly do. Don't miss any of it.
fegu··on Ask HN: Who uses/used Adderall?
Tried modafinil. Didn't notice any effect. But I have no problem concentrating.
fegu··on Complete and Voluntary Starvation of 50 days
It is amazing that we have so good knowledge over what the body needs that one can live on just water, yeast and multivitamins for a year. But why the yeast?
fegu··on Reflecting on Haskell in 2017
As usual Stephen does a great job. Well worth a thorough read for any Haskell practitioner.
fegu··on Can anyone make money on the moon?
Tanstaafl
fegu··on Winamp2-Js: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript
It really kicks the llama's ass. (Did i remember this right?)
fegu··on When It’s Hard for Women to Find Male Mentors
While we are all individuals there are still some traits more common to one sex than the other. It seems women more often than men become attracted to a teacher/mentor/supervisor. Ask any diving instructor for instance. This makes cross sex mentoring where the man is the mentor a minefield.
fegu··on AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and 1950X CPUs Announced
FreeBSD has moved to llvm.
fegu··on Steve Jobs and the Missing “Intel Inside” Sticker
I would love to know how much Oracle made from the drive by installs of bloatware on Java on Windows.
fegu··on Sorting 2 Tons of Lego, Many Questions, Results
If you have lounge access, then the extra time at the airport is just as productive as at the office. No lost time, and plenty of peace of mind.
fegu··on Too many people are buying cars using financial products they do not understand
There is a lot more to this than a simple equation. Otherwise we would all borrow as much as we could (about 2% and somewhat predictable) and put it all in the stock market (avg 7,5 % but volatile).
fegu··on Let's Encrypt is down
Thank you for this preliminary report. I just want to say you are doing great work and a tremendous service to the public. We tolerate a few hiccups. And as always when something goes wrong, it is always more than one problem.
fegu··on Chelsea Manning Is Expected to Leave Prison, 28 Years Early
Manning, Assange and Snowden will be seen as heroes in our children's history books. They opened our eyes to the overreach of governments and they showed the power data can have in exposing regimes.
fegu··on Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage?
Very long, but definitely worth the read whether you are dabbling with these thoughts or not.
fegu··on Ask HN: What is the most valuable certificate (exam) you've accomplished?
Microsoft certified professional (MCP) in Visual Basic 6 in 1999, no longer offered. Made a lot of money on that one.
fegu··on Ask HN: What laptop do you use?
You're a lucky guy, that is a fantastic machine. Overheating is what kills most thinkpads in my experience. Perhaps the thermal paste is sub par.
fegu··on Ask HN: What technical skill should I learn to prepare for the next 10 Years?
Functional programming, especially a language focusing on purity such as Haskell.
fegu··on VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor rendering
Am I the only one around here who prefers a nonblinking cursor. That and key repeat rate are my first setting on any new install.
fegu··on I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it
"Dear Mr tax man. I request that you delete me."

Financial institutions and the government are exempt for "necessary information".

fegu··on Chronic sleep deprivation suppresses immune system
This is me as well. There is so much to do, see and make. Both workwise and a million odd projects outside of work.

A serious complication to the variable length of sleep is that when you get a bad back after sitting for 20 years, you can't catch up on sleep anymore as the back hurts after X hours in bed anyway.

fegu··on Investing Is More Luck Than Talent
This accounts for why socialists change their minds after making money.
fegu··on Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
I would also prefer cargo planes. Less people :)
fegu··on Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
Oh my god, are you me?
fegu··on My Watch Runs GNU/Linux
My huaweii smartwatch is always on. That, and being round instead of square, is the reason I bought it.
fegu··on My Watch Runs GNU/Linux
The ability to tell time is enough alone. The varied selection of clockfaces to match my mood or clothing makes me prefer my huaweii smartwatch over a mechanical one. I don't use any special features.
fegu··on Reflecting on Haskell in 2016
I came here after reading the article to say something like this. I try to follow the Haskell community, reading articles etc, but I had missed a lot of this stuff.
fegu··on If you get rich, you won’t quit working for long
But what about companionship? I would love to go but my girlfriend has an ordinary job.
fegu··on If you get rich, you won’t quit working for long
A lot of free time on your hands can easily end up costing more. While working you can't spend. But not working...spending opportunities everywhere.
fegu··on If you get rich, you won’t quit working for long
And sex
fegu··on Things You Notice When You Quit the News
I have also been interviewed by CBC (about floppy disks, oh well) and they were great. They put me in the best possible light, made me sound coherent, and got the facts correct.
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