skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
If you weren’t that serious about making a rogue-like in the first place and what you really wanted was the rush of starting a rogue like project, then sure you got what you came for.

Much like a kid might say they want to be a footballer or musician - what they really want is the fame and recognition of being a footballer, not the 6 hours of intense training every day for years without any fame and glory. We see this much more in tech than we did 10 years ago, because now everyone wants to be a rockstar CEO hacker startup founder making a $1 billion exit at 19.

And in fact in some cases you can suck it up, major in CS, get a prestigious tech job, and then after a few years burn out because you realize you never really liked CS/programming in the first place, you just liked the social stickers that were on it. I’ve seen it happen many times in my career. Often these people will pivot to being PMs or some “tech lite” function and be much happier for it.

The fact that people suck at knowing what they really want doesn’t make the observation any less valid.

What that means is that you have to get really good at knowing what you actually like and enjoy - not what you enjoy on the surface of it not for its own sake, but for some values attached to it.
If I were doing wireframes monthly, I'd buy in a heartbeat. At present I do so sporadically, and my daily driver is no longer a Mac.
There is one very simple piece of advice that I have found helps me with this:

finish.

It doesn't matter how small the finish is, but whatever it is, at least get it to a point where you have something finished. If you are writing a book, and you want to switch, finish the outline. If you start a chapter, finish it. If you start an app, have at least a hello world page up.

If you don't feel like working on it now, and a new idea pops up, feel free to start the new idea after you finish. Practice finishing just as much as you have practiced starting.
> Every cold and flu grow exponentially.

When it is growing exponentially, they close a few schools here and there or stop visits in hospitals. That is enough to stop spread, get the R below 1 and making it not exponential.

It is simply not true that every cold and flu grows exponentially.
Thanks! Yes we were only looking at public domain games at first.

A partnership would be great, since we could cross promote, and I'm sure a lot of people are looking to try new games.
In Myers-Briggs they'd call that either the INTP or ENTP type.

Similarly, I'm more interested in research, learning. I'm in the wrong profession.
nBuLi is tame compared to tBuLi, I agree. But on large scale the reaction with air can generate enough heat to ignite. (And with humid air it's worse.)
It's probably based on the fact that this virus is a coronavirus, and there are 4 other coronaviruses that are endemic, seasonal and to which we do not gain a lasting immunity after infection.

Given that the probable mortality rate for people over 70 is 10% or 15% for this virus, and that any vaccine will not be anywhere near 100% effective for 100% of the population, not living in a densely packed big city is entirely rational.
I think this is a bait, but, I'm curious: if BOTW is average, could you provide me with ~25 above average games? I would love to add them to my library and play them. Or even just 15?
In my opinion one of the weaknesses of XML is that it gives so many ways to express the same data, in attributes, as nested elements, with CDATA, and probably different other ways. And often it is a matter of taste. So in the end you come up with so many approaches to express similar structures.
May be hard to understand for ppl. with no background, but that description includes the crucial bit of information that OPs "easy to grok" simplified description lacks:

> inhibit the [...] RNA polymerase of the [..] virus

If it would just simply stop RNA synthesis (eg. inhibit any RNA-polymerase) or if it would actually break RNA in general, it would kill HUMANS just as well!

The point of antiviral compounds is to selectively inhibit/kill mechanisms/components of the virus and not the human host... there's hundreds of thousands of antiviral and antibiotic compounds that are not very useful because they'd kill humans just as well or give them horrible cancers or god knows what else...

As the saying goes... "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
It's not just 14 days. Stories about uncertainty from coronavirus survivors
Thank you very much.

I'm quite scared of medications, tbh, but I'd very much like to explore improving techniques.
I'm a guy who got diagnosed with ADHD-PI when I was 28 and it instantly made so much of my life make sense. (I went from an unfulfilling career I hated to self-teaching CS and software dev & getting a job in the field within about three years.) And yes, I also got very strong ADHD vibes from this post. Having said that, I'm certainly not a doctor and there are a lot of things besides "can't stick with side projects" that go into a diagnosis.

But if the OP (or others reading) also experiences issues with working memory, losing items like wallets or keys, following directions (not because you dislike them but because you just can't keep them straight), sleep issues (generally, staying up significantly later than average), physical restlessness such as restless legs, forgetting appointments, lots of emotional impulsivity via outbursts, a very strong pull towards stimulating things like reckless driving, dangerous levels of drinking or drug use, etc., among others, they might benefit from discussing with a doctor.
This builds on apache arrow, so it does?
Golden rule from my perspective, regardless of asset - don't follow analysts (it's all about risk management and if strategy/indicator is public it's highly likely ineffective) and price action is king. Playing with automation as supplement to above is smart investment.
I've mostly noticed this with postgresql
I've had the exact same symptoms as you:
* Chest pain and breathing difficulties that gets worse at night.
* Actually ended up on hospital twice because of it.
* Pulse and blood pressure went high too.
There's no evidence to suggest that people who recover from COVID-19 have "only dead blood cells" that can "just be replaced".

There is a bunch of evidence that it can cause scarring in peoples' lungs, and it's unclear what other long-term effects there will be.
The notices don't have to be disclosed to anyone but the alleged infringer. The URLs don't have to be hyperlinked either. This is one part of Google giving the trolls a middle finger.
Mozilla lost any chance of me switching to Firefox the moment they spammed me about switching. Something Google, Microsoft nor Apple have done regarding their browsers.
The top-rated charity[1] Give Directly [2] uses M-Pesa to do unconditional cash transfers to some of the world's poorest families! Without this technology, the challenges of cash distribution would be very high.

[1] https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities
[2] https://www.givedirectly.org/
Strange time 4 me here. Worked for 5 and half years and was getting the "Reduction in force" thingy with 24 other IT folks out there for a major healthcare insurer. I was looking for a job since Dec-2019 anyway.

At least I was fully paid to the end of March and now getting some form of supplemental $$$ till end of June. Then freakin' reality will hit as I will paying out for Cobra. This Covid issue is introducing the raw side of business, loyalty, connections, solitude and just watching bad news all day.

So, my advice is treat yourself better and be kind to yourself, your family and true friends.
Oooh, I tried that, it does not make the experience better (at least in Fennec on my Android): the main column gets squeezed until it only shows one word at a time. I think I'd have to drag my websites CSS into the 21th century before I can use that.
Ignoring the fact that “five minutes” was probably just hyperbole, you can absolutely get what you came for in five minutes. Five minutes is long enough for me to validate an idea from “wouldn’t it be cool to do X?” to “man I really don’t want to do X”. And I’ve just gotten what I came for, validating (or invalidating) an idea.

Just because you have an idea doesn’t mean it’s worth pursuing that idea, especially if it turns out you’re not interested in that idea after all.
> even recommended it to some customers for data migration purposes when I worked at Dropbox

Hah, I love this. I was having Dropbox sync issues a while back which support couldn't help with, and used rclone to prod and poke the state of my files and folders back into a state the DB client wouldn't choke on.
Apple already did clones once, it is never to happen again.
No golden bullet for this problem I think but definitely one that is widely shared.

- Get rid of your smartphone and go to a dumb flip phone (avoid distractions).

- Dump your ideas into a system you can review later like [RoamResarch](https://roamresearch.com/),[Trello](trello.com), or a folder with Markdown Files
Check out GTD method because these thoughts qualify as something you should dump in your sort bin/inbox bin to go through later. Other things like "I should check the mail", "I should build a fort" all count as distracting tasks to keep track of.

- Meditate and learn to recognize transitive thoughts. I really recommend the [Calm App](https://www.calm.com/) although you really don't need to use an app I found it's [21 Days of Calm by Tamara Levitt] program helped get me started and gave me a handful of techniques to get into a zen state.

- Use [The Pomodoro Technique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique) to focus on one task at a time and avoid over taxing your focus muscle.

- Build and Keep Track of your Habits. Your habits are extremely important to do deep and meaningful long term work. You need to cultivate them. Check out [The Power of Habit](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055PGUYU)

- All industries that have REALLY important critical life saving tasks use checklists. [HBR: Using a checklist to prevent Failure](https://hbr.org/2010/01/using-checklists-to-prevent-fa.html). I use app.everyday.app to do a Daily Habit Checklist but I did this using a tiny Mole skin for a month and it worked great as well. Side note you made me dig into looking up this thing called [Seinfeld Chaining](https://lifehacker.com/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret-2...) and I found out [Seinfeld has nothing to do with it](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld...)

Personally all of the things I listed have some type of associated tool but all can be accomplished with a timer, pen, paper ,etc. Don't let yourself get caught up trying to find the "perfect" tool. Just start doing the things so you build the habits. They are far more important.
Google search result links don’t link to the site directly but go through a Google-provided redirect that presumably has a reference to the original search query.

If you were to go back to the same search result page and click on another result within a short timeframe they will assume you “bounced”.

They also have Google Analytics littering the majority of the web, so I’m assuming that gives them a signal as well.
For anyone who comes straight to the comments, I recommend passing on this article. If you already clicked through, I'm sorry :)

It it misleading, the writer is only considering desktop usage, and then constraining the data the the month of March. The 'evidence' is in the form of a single screenshot, from his lone data source NetMarketShare. He is trying to hype it up as some sort of 'grand' milestone.

Here is another data source that says otherwise - https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worl.... Other commenters have also pointed out data that conflicts this premise.

It is poorly written, and over the top. The poster used the subtitle here, but the real title of the article is 'History in the Making: Microsoft Edge Overtakes Mozilla Firefox'. Also making points such as "While some expect Microsoft Edge to become the world’s top desktop browser...". Come on man.

Finally, it is just not that interesting. The real story should be, some Firefox/ IE users decided to try out the new Edge in the month of March, after a flashy new version was released. Maybe Edge really will continue to claw a few points of market share, let's follow up in a few months. But this particular article is really poor.
Hey, everything should be free right now while we're building, since there's bugs.

There's a monthly and yearly, but likely we'll end up charging less for this when it actually launches. How much would be appropriate like $2/m? We want to make the video rooms free up to 6 people, and only charge for developing extra premium games.
Speaking of Masque of the Red Death, Cory Doctorow created a novella of the same name as a tribute to Poe's original story:
https://craphound.com/podcast/2020/03/13/the-masque-of-the-r...

Cory is the guest of first Short Story Club event, which happens tomorrow evening!
https://www.shortstory.club/
If this is a pattern that persists throughout this individual's life, it's highly correlated with ADHD. We're talking about someone who literally changes their mind within about 5 to 10 minutes, multiple times a day. At least, that's what would happen to me pre-diagnosis.
> We are trying to hold the fort until reinforcements (better treatments, vaccines, etc)

We may also be developing herd immunity, if the previously-infected are less likely to be reinfected. If that’s the case, those presenting antibodies could go back to a normal existence faster.
Great, thanks! We've also heard cribbage before
There is no denying that wearing masks slows the spread. But how much do fabric masks with no filter, which allow most droplets through, slow the spread? I would appreciate any in reference to studies/indications on which fabrics might be appropriate.
They have an issue for it, https://github.com/rclone/rclone/issues/1778. But looks like the ball is in Apple's court to provide a publicly-consumable API that's documented.
YouTube moves to limit spread of false coronavirus 5G theory
Engineering a Culture of Psychological Safety
Your theory is that there is surge of broken hands and unrelated health issues, but all those people also happen to have covid so covid gets blamed? Like, New York and Italia and France have to build make-shift hospitals cause of broken hands epidemic?
GNU Make has this naming problem too $(filter pat,list ...) and $(filter-out pat,list ...).
> What do I do?

I was in a similar situation but with some minor differences, and without getting too far into the weeds or revealing too much information: do whatever he asks, and ask him to clarify and be very intentional in everything. Be polite, be respectful, and most of all be responsive. If obvious whistle-blower type behavior emerges (as in he's obviously breaking the law or violating agreements) then take advantage of your company's means of reporting that. If he does do something that's illegal or near it, respectfully tell him that you don't feel comfortable doing that and ask for alternative ways of doing things that wouldn't require you to make those decisions. If he's spying on you, just accept and ignore it.

Here's what I learned the hard way: guys like that weed themselves out eventually. The lack of competency will surface and become clear to his bosses. The overall goal of the company is to turn a profit and anything that jeopardizes that (illegal/bad behavior, bad press, lost revenue/profit, etc) will be removed. It may not happen as fast as you'd like but it will happen.
Why is every commenter calling sarapes "serapes"?

Edit: TIL "serape" is used a lot in English. It caught me off-guard because I can't imagine why isn't the original word used.
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That would require the search engine itself to not be funded by those same ads.
Right now I'm learning Gatsby and re-learning React after having done one project with it and putting it down for 12+ months.

I'm learning how to rebuild my 3d printer for the third(?) time. Each time something breaks it starts off as blind confusion, and over the weeks I figure it out and then I feel like a genius when it it works.

I have a business I want to build, and I'm working on estimating what the cost of the individual items / products are, how long they take, and how long it really "costs" me. I'm working on fixing up the website and improving it.

I have a wall of post-it notes in different colors I'm using to track all of this stuff. As a developer I hate time tracking and project management in general but I'm learning a lot by doing it myself. Progress is slow, but at least there is progress.
I think this is the first time people in the US with a neutral to positive experience with its systems are seeing how bad things were all along. A growing number of the respectability politics crowd is starting to understand why people who don't know these systems as harmless or helpful were screaming and angry all along.
So many answers already. Here's my take. I have a decent sized graveyard of one-day projects, half dozen serious attempts and one published project with some 10k users. In line with some other suggestions in this thread, the published project scratches my own itch while scrapped ones were meant to be consumed by other people.

If gamedev is your thing, try participating in a game jam or two. They are awesome way to use same limited attention span and actually finish something. If you see yourself spending too much time on graphics/sound, try some heavy constraints. For example, use just 3 colors for everything, or compose all graphics just from single shape.

Introspection is good. Keep doing what you are doing, and keep learning from what worked better or worse for you.

Treat your side project as small sandbox, a place to play. Don't put deadlines, don't worry about sunk cost, allow yourself to write bad code without much planning. You can incrementally get to point where you want it to be. Try to see at which point earliest you can wrap it up and publish as MVP.

I noticed that it is very easy to start, and gets exponentially harder as you go on. When you set up the project, each development time slice doubles the result. First you have nothing, then it's "hello world". Then you put up some dynamic text. Then you hook up some crafty mechanism behind the text. It is exciting and motivating. But after a while the project slows down. It is because there are already some mechanics in there, and each new feature has to be aligned and connected with existing ones. The complexity grows and more and more time has to be invested in each new step. This is nature of software development. Polish also takes surprising amount of time. You have to be aware of it and plan your energy accordingly.

All this accumulated complexity makes your mind crave a new project, a fresh canvas where everything is simple and new. Usually it will manifest in form of new idea that is so much better than the current project. What works for me is to take hour or two and take some notes and flesh out this new idea, and then archive it for time being.

Some more advice I got from other people: A good place to stop the development session is when you are almost done with feature. This will motivate you to pick up the project next day, and you'll quickly get into mindset needed to start next feature.

Don't share with others what you plan to do. There's a psychological effect where you get small amount of gratification by telling others about imagined finished project. You want to delay that gratification until you have something done because it will give you motivation needed to put in the hours. On the other hand, do share your progress on social networks. Getting feedback boosts motivation enormously.
Landlords will lower their prices if they have lower costs or if the offer is greater than the demand. I don't see any of the two happening in big cities.
4thWall – Turn your streaming minutes into donations for Covid relief funds
There's no real reason to consider csound any different from any other synthesiser in this respect: someone who understands how to program a synth just needs to know "which knobs and switches" there are - whether they're physical hardware, a virtual instrument's GUI, or xml statements doesn't matter all that much... the only thing that matters is being able to set and control VFOs/LFOs, ADSR, resonance, unison, etc. =)

And dear lord do some people understand synths.
Speculation on treatments for Covid-19 has already killed people: https://ktla.com/news/arizona-man-dies-after-taking-form-of-...
Swift Is Not Functional, It's Generic
Does this mean that, for one brief shining moment, we can live without the drone of leaf blowers?
Yes, this is an impressive amount of work done in a few weeks by a small team at Tesla. However, medical devices, especially for life support systems, are not a Hackathon project.

These devices breathe air into patients lungs. They need to be manufactured in clean room conditions, with medical grade parts, not plumbing parts from a big box store. They must be designed and tested to ISO specifications. If this fails, the patient can die.

I can't imagine any hospital or doctor careless enough to connect one of these to a patient, even in this current emergency.

The smarter idea is to ramp up existing proven designs, not reinvent the wheel and basically do a publicity stunt about your engineering talent.
De-paywalled: https://archive.is/2KDWf
Hey OP, I have been exactly where you are, about three years ago, and now I have a backlog of completed side projects of varying size that I am very happy with.

Here's some quick advice:

* Start smaller. Your projects are probably too ambitious to start. Graphical games are actually quite complex. Start with small projects and work your way to larger ones. My first projects were chrome extensions and silly command line tools. They helped me build some resilience that I used later to complete more complex projects.

* When you do tackle larger projects, do your best to see them as a series of smaller projects. Each project should deliver some value on its own. I recently built a web game about navigating a randomly generated maze and avoiding monsters. Here's how I broke it up: first I built a command line tool to generate mazes. Then I separated the core functionality into a library. Then I deployed an API wrapping that library. Then I built a simple UI that allowed a user to navigate that maze. Finally, I started adding enemies. Each enemy was its own project, each with more complex path finding than the last. At each step in this process, I had learned something new and had a deliverable to show for it.

* Your question suggests that the problems you are trying to solve are not interesting enough. This belies a beginner mindset: that you have to be interested first, and then work happens off the fuel of your interest. The truth is that most interesting projects involve a lot of days where the creator feels disinterested, but shows up any way. The most important thing you can do for yourself is cultivate the resilience required to keep showing up, so you can reap the satisfaction of completing great work later.
For only 100GB, DigitalOcean Spaces has 250GB for $5 per month AFAIK. Includes some bandwidth also. It's S3-compatible and I can vouch that it does work with rclone as I use the two together several times per week.
It is rather remarkable that nuclear weapons have left a legacy written at the atomic level in every living creature.
Ahh...I wasn't aware Quickbase repositioned themselves. They used to have a per-user price that was fine for small teams. I see now that the minimum plan is pretty big.
Thanks I'll check that out.

I've also had PeerTube recommended.