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Nice write up!

After a couple of attempts I settled on a a different approach for my old Kobo.

It can connect to Dropbox so I deployed a small app in Fly.io which takes a link, bundles it as an epub and uploads to the right folder. Day-to-day all I use is a bookmarklet


Author here, thanks for posting this!

If anyone has any feedback, questions, or any additional examples of deep/shallow abstractions they've used recently, let me know!


Regarding the culture bit: I feel that Erin Meyer's "The Culture Map" [1] should be high on any reading list around how to work in a remote environment, especially as a manager. Of course, every individual is different and not everything needs to be taken at face value, but it provides a nice framework to think about how/why other teammates may approach situations in a specific way.

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22085568-the-culture-map


- So Good They Can't Ignore You. Even though kinda 'self-help'-ish and repetitive at times, it played a role in shaping the way that I think about my career.

- The Daily Stoic. A collection of snippets from stoic philosophers, tied with examples from modern living, it was a good and lightweight introduction to philosophy.


I have started reading the Daily Stoic, but I often find the commentaries underwhelming (obvious, predictable, not adding much insight).


I'd have to agree. I personally found that the book's structure with the themed chapters doesn't lend itself to a continuous reading; but going in small chunks as the authors intended, the commentaries felt a tad better.


One thing to try might be contributing to Open Source?

Choose a project that looks interesting to you (ideally with a large community and modern tech stack) and join their Slack/Discord/Mailing List. You'll need to be patient and humble and it's going to take a while until you feel really comfortable, but read a lot, ask questions and try to contribute small bits here and there.

This will put you in touch with many interesting and experienced people, plus it's usually a great learning experience.


If anyone is interested, I've also published a Go implementation [1] of the code for float64 slices.

Results seem to exactly match the R and Python implementation, so there will be a second pass focusing on performance, stability and support for categorical variables.

[1] https://github.com/tpaschalis/xicor-go


Come on, no offence, but you sound like astroturfing.

I have no idea how you may be aware of a company's internal information, but the greek article you linked does _not_ mention rating system names.

Also, but when using e-food there's no way to actually rate delivery people, only restaurants (like you claim above with "Negative reviews from customers...").


> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Besides, the article this very comment thread belongs to also says "Efood drivers, which the company claimed had lower ratings, received a message" so what are you arguing about exactly? You're shooting the messenger.


+1. I couldn't get it to understand the partial derivative symbol ∂, unless it was drawn in a very specific way.

But really cool idea, name and execution!


I just tried to quickly sketch something and got this: Ꭿ


Thanks for bringing back fond memories of playing Far Cry 2 LAN multiplayer in run-down internet cafes back in middle/high school. :)

In case you haven't played Far Cry 2 before, here's [1] a great video that showcases the aesthetic choices and art direction behind the game, and how they all fit together. Also [2] showcases the amount of detail that went into making FC2, that isn't always found in more modern games.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx4eSkMBx-U

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCeEvQ68jY8


This comment has produced one of the geekiest t-shirts of all time.

In [1] Brian Kernighan interviews Ken Thompson, who's wearing a t-shirt which contains the relevant snippet along with a comment "ΕΠΙΤΕΛΟΥΣ ΤΟ ΚΑΤΑΛΑΒΑ!" (greek for 'I finally understood it!').

[1] https://youtu.be/EY6q5dv_B-o?t=1181


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