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frnkshin··on Show HN: Enlyte: Reddit for Professionals
3) Link worked, but verification didn't
frnkshin··on Show HN: Enlyte: Reddit for Professionals
Email verification does not work on Firefox and Google Chrome. (Tested on Linux)
frnkshin··on Ask HN: Multiple Monitors vs. One Big Screen
I think it's always better to have just one big screen.

Using multiple monitors come as a merit when someone needs to have multiple windows displayed at all times.

I think one way you can make this by using a single screen is to use a tiling windows manager.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: Why do I perform better in video games when I don't wear a headset?
Is Audio Technica a gaming headset brand?
frnkshin··on Ask HN: Your most useful purchase of under $100 in 2018?
$40 hhkb hasu usb controller

It allows you to flash firmware with your own keymaps to your hhkb.

It's a great buy if you already have an hhkb.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: What linux desktop tools/apps boosted your productivity?
The one app is i3wm. People say tiling wm do not help boost productivity, but it certainly did for me -- or at least I think that it did.

From hardware aspect (although it was never asked), I use a hhkb type-s with the hasu controller. You may think it's a small change, but the fact that you can remap the arrow keys to {h,j,k,l} also helps because you no longer need to stretch your arm to your arrow keys. It did cost a bit of money, but I'm happy that I have it. And aside from the arrow key remap, I also remapped other keys to help with basic functionalities.

frnkshin··on Richard Stallman: We Can Do Better Than Bitcoin
Didn't China gravitate towards mobile payment due to counterfeit money?

And also the centralized mobile payment system makes Chinese government to track every purchases that are made in the country.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: Are lottery random-picked numbers truly random?
I think the poster is talking about the Quick Pick rather than how the winning numbers are generated.
frnkshin··on Ask HN: Does Facebook automatically “like” pages on your behalf?
This is just a speculation, but it can be that people sell/buy facebook pages that already have many likes.
frnkshin··on Ask HN: Best robust laptop for everyday software development
T480s is great. (I think I got my config for around $1600 with deals -- i5 8250U, WQHD, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)

You could opt to get the IPS 1440P panel instead of the stock 1080P TN Panel (I'm not 100% positive if it's TN or IPS). I think 8th gen i5 is sufficient for daily dev work. The laptop keyboard is pretty decent compared to other brands (Dell XPS, HP Spectre, MAC, etc).

It does come with some flaws due to Lenovo's very bad quality control.

When I ordered my T480s, I had to exchange it due to very bad backlight bleeding that was worse than the normal circustances.

In terms of weight, it's pretty light, and is pretty good for travelling.

One of the other drawbacks of the T480s is that there is no official hard-shell casing. Honestly, I have no idea why some Thinkpad users have ideas against having a case on their Thinkpads, but I think it is totally viable to get one, as it would prolong the lifetime of the laptop unless you destroy it pretty hard.

I would opt to get the non-backlit keyboard, as I have 0 use cases when it comes to backlit keyboards. I think it gives a more sticky key feel to it as well.

Overall, I think T480s is a great choice.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: What to do if your CV is too bad to get an interview?
Work on your side projects.

Go out to hiring events and network.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: Should we abandon copyright?
NO, copyright is simply the right to make copies. It has nothing to do with the right to create derived material of the original copyrighted item.
frnkshin··on What personality tests really deliver
I didn't really read through the entire article. As a firm disbeliever of personality tests, the point I want to argue is the fact that most of these personality tests are done by the testee. The tester and testee is one same person, and therefore can not lead to the objective conclusion or result the self.
frnkshin··on [dead]
I feel like the post is poorly written. I believe the article is clearly written by someone who has never extensively used an editor {vim, emacs}. Although I do agree that the clean vim/emacs will only have very limited capabilities, it is so obvious that people that do use vim/emacs for development work do customize their setups via their custom/personal dotfiles.
frnkshin··on Ask HN: What do you struggle with?
Coordinating multiple tasks..
frnkshin··on Ask HN: Why salaries are not going up?
I think that's exactly the reason why titles are all just b.s.

It should be more like, pay $200000 because he's good rather than because he is a senior engineer. Companies should get rid of the titling bull crap and just let it all be based on salary.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a programmer?
> You’re actually suggesting being a sociopath is a good thing because it’ll make all the bad ideas eventually die by us trying them.

Being a sociopath could be considered as a person's life choice, but it's not something to be considered bad. It's merely a medical condition.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: Recommendation for noise cancelling headphones?
I have a QC35 (the google assistant version) and it does keep away the noise and is super comfy.

If comfort is a big reason when you pick your headphones, if you have big ears or glasses like I do, then this is the way to go.

Audio quality is meh. I tried out my friends Sony WH1000XM2 and it has way better audio quality.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: My team mate took credit for my work. What do I do
That's a horrible font choice
frnkshin··on TerminalView – A terminal inside Sublime Text 3
A solution to having the unnecessary terminal inside an editor is to have some type of tiling window manager.

This can be Awesome, i3, bspwm, or anything out there.

You can also try using tmux or even gnu screen.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: What is your rate?
I would also add benefits on top of the salary
frnkshin··on Ask HN: What is your sleep cycle?
- Typical sleep cycle: 2AM-8AM

- Hours of sleep to feel fresh: at least 8 hours

frnkshin··on Ask HN: Need an Idea for a simple Java project
A calendar library?
frnkshin··on How do you manage team passwords?
Do we work at the same place?
frnkshin··on Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth and productivity
> 3. Prove it, and I'll give you a raise

This is a managerial failure in my opinion. Manager/company is proving that they are not doing their job by saying that. It's not a place to stay, although most of the places are always like that.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: What are your workstation peripherals of choice?
-Work: Vortex Poker Blue Switch with Logitech G502

-Home: HHKB Type-S or Realforce 87u with Logitech G703 or Logitech M570

frnkshin··on Ask HN: What is your current best development environment?
- GNU/LINUX

- No heavy desktop environments

- Getting rid of using mouse, try to be fully compliant of using just keyboard.

- Use a tiling window manager {i3, awesome, bspwm, etc}. YMMV on which wm fits your needs best.

- Use vim-vixen on firefox or qutebrowser for vim bindings

- EMACS + EVIL Mode or Vim

- There are a bunch of Terminal Emulators.. I use terminator, but you could get away with something minimal like RXVT, URXVT, or ST.

frnkshin··on Ask HN: Which dev laptop to buy?
What I have is a Lenovo T480s, running GNU/Linux.

I don't do anything fancy, some web dev, and some other dev that I do for hobby (nothing like running a game engine heavy).

It's got the following specs:

- 14 inches, 1440P with IPS panel

- Intel iGPU

- GREAT keyboard and no numpad

- webcam in the right position (which I rarely use)

- no OS X (although you /could/ probably run Hackintosh which I wouldn't recommend)

- I would like it to be powerful enough for 5 years

- Great cooling system in my opinion (< 60 deg C under decent load)

If OS X is a must, you should probably get a native MBP.

frnkshin··on Want free VS Code? Build it from source
IIRC if you build it from the source, you have no access to the package repo that's offered by MS... What you can do is to manually install any packages that you may need.
frnkshin··on What's the best keyboard and mouse you owned?
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/8s0a9b/mouse...
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