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Love > Knowledge

Love > Law

Love > Judging

Life > Death

You can just do it. Train your neurons. Fix anything. 25566917

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h-1··on I hate how programming has become just another business process
This is profoundly true. Programming largely used to be a crazy pile of GOTO statements and "bad code". I shake my fist at today's programming!

The wild west days of things can be crazy but fun. Then the crowds and tax collectors come, laws are made, and now these little atomized commits that stitch together APIs is "programming".

It makes me think of other areas of life. Most of us show up at the boring, overlegislated, agile test driven development phase of things. Maybe it is good to look for the wild roots of anything.

h-1··on Show HN: Favorite writing / journaling tool? Half-finished projects welcome
Paper of various types and sizes, a good writing surface, an assortment of quality writing utensils, a three-hole punch, three ring binder, reusable sticky tabs, ruler, razor blade, more tea and things to chew on than can run out.
h-1··on Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-Term Memories
Anyone can point out that autistic, schizophrenic or very old people lack certain inhibitions. But it's downright fascinating to think it may be explained by dulled inhibitory neurons or hypersensitive "regular" ones. That could be an easy fix!
h-1··on Ask HN: How can I help my son with Autism?
> We fear he may not have focus for a long time for work

Maybe take a different approach and give structure to what he already does naturally instead of trying to force a more typical academic or professional life. You say he likes legos; think "lego artist" or "lego youtube channel" versus software developer. Or maybe there are other interests that he takes to naturally that have far more potential but are overlooked due to being unconventional.

h-1··on To listen well, get curious
What if my own interests aren't an option?
h-1··on To listen well, get curious
> The generator is curiosity.

> When I’ve listened the most effectively to people, it’s because I was intensely curious—I was trying to build a detailed, precise understanding of what was going on in their head.

And how does one get that kind of curiosity?

h-1··on Ask HN: What's are your personal automations?
> bruzu.com

Good idea, well executed, short memorable domain name. Solid work, motyar.

h-1··on Anti-fingerprinting extensions tend to make fingerprinting easier
> rather than painting a huge "hey, I'm using Tor Browser" target on your head.

Huge problem for criminals. Excellent solution for innocent people wanting to anonymize their browsing.

h-1··on Adobe has released the last Flash update ever
That sounds like a great time to me!

Zombocom has more value than all today's social media combined.

You can do anything there.

h-1··on Time Management Strategies: A Compendium of 58 Effective Techniques and Methods
One strategy might be reflecting about our personal limits; then doing away with "time management" altogether.
h-1··on Monica: Personal CRM. Remember everything about your friends, family and etc.
What if this isn't a memory issue? What if we don't need to remember everything and overestimate our roles as tiny person on blue dot?

Or what if we don't remember due to valuing things more than people? The app becomes an illusory replacement of genuine interaction.

h-1··on Digital Tools I Wish Existed
What if this need is illusory? What if hooking a human up to the web is akin to wiring a tiny LED to a trillion volts?