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methusala8

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methusala8··on Ask HN: Teaching My Partner SQL
Answers from this thread might help:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26425483

methusala8··on Ask HN: Are there “regular” SWE jobs that pay $200k+?
What would the tech stack be for finance?
methusala8··on Ask HN: Note taking for initial learning and disorganized/related tasks
Dendron works well for technical material especially as it built on top of VS code. All the things you need to lookup is just a shortcut away.
methusala8··on Ask HN: Do you also feel you retain nothing after reading a technical book?
The free version of Remnote or Anki would also work.
methusala8··on Ask HN: Where are you going to find long-form content online these days?
What shall we use as a baseline for Comparison? Joy Reid from MSNBC? Would you be ok with that?
methusala8··on Ask HN: How easy is it to get Covid tests in your country?
Bangalore, India:

Test are available in Pharmacies. Govt is also providing free testing.

methusala8··on Ask HN: What is the most significant small thing that changed your life?
This is impressive. Can you elaborate on the tactics/strategy for these two things:

a) How to study faster b)studying 6 months worth of courses in 2 months

Thanks.

methusala8··on Biohacking: Temp minimum suggests your most productive time
Is there any study behind this suggestion or is this something that you have figured out on your own?

Also, this leaves out all those night owls who are productive later in the day.

methusala8··on Ask HN: Is there anything better than Notion?
If this is a tech company, I cannot see anything beating Dendron. Not Notion. Not Obsidian.

The learning curve is higher than both Obsidian and Notion. But the payoff is huge especially when it comes to knowledgebase (pkm).

https://www.dendron.so/

methusala8··on Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?
I have sent an email. This sounds very interesting. Would like to know more about the breathing practice that you mentioned earlier.
methusala8··on Ask HN: How do you do your personal annual review?
This one from Anthony Gustin is quite elaborate:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K2P_yL1Ah976P7MLicb55wgY...

methusala8··on Ask HN: What is the best way to learn Python fast?
Related question asked a month ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29318263

methusala8··on Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?
20 Minutes of Meditation which either takes the form of Transcedantal Meditation or Self enquiry as taught by Sri Ramana Maharshi.

The goal is to initially, quiet the mind, and then realise that there is only Brahman and that there is no such entity called 'Mind'.

methusala8··on Ask HN: How do I spend my 15 days break?
a) Meditate/watch your breath for an hour everyday. b)Yoga/exercise/jog everyday. c) Sleep
methusala8··on Ask HN: What mental models do you use everyday?
This is interesting. Can you please give an example of how this is done?
methusala8··on Ask HN: How is the “metaverse” concept different from the Second Life boom?
Can you share any sources to understand the 3rd point mentioned above?
methusala8··on Ask HN: Why are you not outraged at the capital gains tax proposal?
+1.
methusala8··on ASK HN: Predicting Time Series Data
This book here suggests using Dynamic regression :

https://otexts.com/fpp2/weekly.html

methusala8··on Ask HN: Books Worth Rereading Periodically?
Which Modern editions would you suggest?
methusala8··on Ask HN: What things are the human mind bad at?
At keeping Unnecessary thoughts at bay. Mind needs to provide a running commentary of everything under the sun.
methusala8··on Ask HN: What things are the human mind bad at?
This is interesting. Can you please elaborate with an example?
methusala8··on Ask HN: Books that teach you programming languages via systems projects?
Are you super pessimistic about the future of this profession?
methusala8··on Ask HN: Software engineers who have been promoted with a large salary increase?
Hey. I am in a similar boat and would be happy if you can give some pointers on 'interviewing and negotiating properly' either here or on mail.

Is there anyway to reach you? Thanks.

methusala8··on Ask HN: What has improved You as a Developer?
Does it need a lot of RAM for video editing? If you do not mind sharing, what are your system specs, esp if you are using windows. Thanks.
methusala8··on Ask HN: I Need Some Career Advice (Please Help)
You need to grow your network via Linkedin. Ask your bosses for referrals or folks they can connect you with. With each passing year, your Education counts less. It will be challenging for now. Also, look out for remote jobs. It is not easy but they are out there.
methusala8··on Ask HN: What has improved You as a Developer?
Do you use a GPU for Video editing? I have read online that Da Vinci needs a GPU .Thanks.
methusala8··on Introduction to statistical learning, 2nd edition
Any particular reason why you think so? Any particular field where you think R is going ahead of Python?

For Statistical methods, R was always ahead.

methusala8··on Introduction to statistical learning, 2nd edition
Amazing book. I always recommend this book due its clear and concise explanations.

I look forward to reading the second edition.

methusala8··on Ask HN: What has improved You as a Developer?
Thanks. I am looking for free software. I think Camtasia becomes paid after the 30 days trial.
methusala8··on Ask HN: What has improved You as a Developer?
What tools do you use to make youtube videos? Would you mind sharing the setup? Thanks.
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