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imperistan··on Meta starts rolling out generative AI tools for all advertisers
I think they call this responsive ads, you can create them on ads.google.com
imperistan··on Jazz Comping (2021)
Sounds great. What would you do in those 15 mins a day exactly?
imperistan··on Show HN: Personalized book recommendations with Librarian AI
selected three books that I love, two out of three recommended books are childrens books. Weird.. My selected books obviously were not childrens books. Maybe because I selected Dutch books?
imperistan··on Pi-hole: Network-wide ad blocking
I had the same thought but it is not possible. I installed as blockers on my PCs, SmartTubeNext on my Android tv and finally YT vanced on my phone
imperistan··on Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution?
Do it! This summer I started waking up daily at 6 am for an hour of uninterrupted time of thinking and prayer before my little ones wake up. It's great, I'm so happy I did it and plan on doing it forever. I find myself enjoying solitude and silence more and more. Craving it sometimes, almost. My mental health has improved a lot. It's like I never understood how much my brain needs the quiet alone time without any work planned.
imperistan··on Dinner for one: A little-known British comedy famous in Germany
That's funny. I'm Dutch too, and it was a big part of new years eve in my childhood. We watched it every year and loved it. I don't think I got the final joke about the 'procedure' that happens upstairs after the dinner :) I always thought that almost all Dutchies had the same experience but maybe I was wrong
imperistan··on Can the knees go over the toes? (2016)
Check out ATG split squats
imperistan··on Show HN: I built an interactive course that helps you learn Vim faster
I write C# three days a week. Is learning vim worth it?
imperistan··on Tell HN: Razorpay a YC company shared donor data under a Section 91 order
What happened? Sounds like an interesting story
imperistan··on OnlyFans creator stalked and had sex with Meta employees to reinstate Instagram
you can only put a single link in your insta account so its a quick and simple way to link to multiple pages from your insta without building a webpage for it. It's used a lot, so in that sense it's a game changer
imperistan··on How many melodies are there? (2014)
I sure will check it out. Thanks!
imperistan··on How many melodies are there? (2014)
This was my inspiration. I even call my project Composer of Babel :)
imperistan··on The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem
I was under the impression that birds have no sphincter so they can't control when they poop. Is this not true?
imperistan··on How many melodies are there? (2014)
I'm working on a tool that could generate all possible melodies. It's just a fun side project to improve my skills, but if I ever complete it I will put it online.

It creates a unique id for Every Melody, but only generates and plays it when the corresponding page is accessed. So I wont generate a huge library of mp3's or something.

imperistan··on Why do you waste so much time on the internet?
I totally blocked Reddit in my hosts file. If I really need a post work purposes I go to Google translate, load the post and click 'see original'. Such a hassle that I hardly ever do it. YMMV.

I think its funny that we both stumbled on a similar approach

imperistan··on Ali, what’s up
This is something of all ages I guess. In the Bible (written thousands of years ago) they use 'eating bread' as a synonym for having a meal together.
imperistan··on Incremental Learning
I use the supermemo software. It works great for learning but the software itself is a bloated mess
imperistan··on What chords do you need?
Check out the chord Melody guitar course at improviseforreal.com It Will make these relations very clear and help your playing a lot. Source: happy customer myself
imperistan··on Ask HN: Which book can attract anyone towards your field of study?
That sounds amazing. I'll check it out. Does anybody if there are similar books for the original languages of the bible?(Hebrew and Koiné Greek mainly). Of course there is the added burden of different writing systems. But maybe someone came up with a clever solution for that too :)
imperistan··on Tolkien's Paintings
These are amazing! I wonder if there are prints available. I would love to have 'Lothlorien in spring' on my living room wall
imperistan··on Down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole
I just started going down this rabbit hole myself after seeing a video of the Dactyl Manuform split keyboard. I'm thinking about getting one now. Is there someone on HN who works fulltime on a split keyboard? How does that work out for you? I suspect the Dactyl is very comfy but i'm not sure if that still is the case if you use it full time. The Iris looks great too. So if you have experience with that I would love to hear it too.
imperistan··on Tech talks don’t have to be boring
I've been thinking about doing that with the video lectures recommended by Teach Yourself CS [0] but I was afraid I would miss too much by only listening. I drive for two hours twice a week so it would be a great way to pass the time and learn something at the same time. Did you ever try it with a complete lecture series?

[0] https://www.teachyourselfcs.com

imperistan··on Ask HN: What mental models do you use everyday?
I use the DISC personality model a lot. Sure, it’s a simplification but a very useful one. It’s about four personality types: Dominant Influentual Steady Compliant It helps a lot in understanding the behavior of people who have a different personality than yourself
imperistan··on The Reading Obsession
What constitutes good reading to you?
imperistan··on Trolls will be jailed for ‘psychological harm’
Exactly this. Scary stuff
imperistan··on Ask HN: Best way to organize 100-200 emails/day in Outlook?
I second this
imperistan··on Why do we tune in 5ths?
The same note can be found on different strings. Sheet music doesn’t tell you which one to play. That just one example that makes it hard
imperistan··on The biggest churches in the world: Anglo-Norman eleventh-century cathedrals
Just finished it yesterday by coincidence. Amazing book though Some of the violence was a bit too detailed for my liking
imperistan··on Seeking advice: Cush job without much learning
I would ask where I could be useful. Bore-out is bad, I think it can give you real mental health struggles
imperistan··on Music Composition with Deep Learning: A Review
Very True! I play guitar but i’ll never be a Tommy Emmanuel. I don’t care, I play for the joy of it :)
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