lypextin (u/lypextin)

lypextin commented on The Low Energy Trap continuations.com/post/69... · Posted by u/imartin2k

For as long as humankind has existed, enough has not been enough. Energy in abundance will only lead to people wanting, and consuming, more more more.

Perhaps 'less'is not the answer. However, 'more' certainly is not either.

lypextin · 4 years ago

So we should just let the stars waste the enormous amounts of energy every single second while providing near-zero value to anything concious, when we could instead harvest it? For as long as humankind has existed, we wanted more and we strived to get it. That's not greed, that's a struggle towards better tomorrows. Energy in abundance has a tremendous potential and not just for more wanting and more consumption. Consumption goes hand in hand with creation and of course we will always want more. You speak like it's a bad thing that people have desires at all. I think 'more' is definitely an answer here, you're just thinking too small.

lypextin commented on The Logic of Envy robkhenderson.substack.co... · Posted by u/ivank

bruce343434 · 4 years ago

I didn't understand this. Instead of saying "I am a programmer" you're supposed to say "programmer"? Is that really a life changing technique?

lypextin · 4 years ago

It's supposed to shift focus from your identity to your actions. "I code for a living" / "I code often" or even "I like coding" are very different phrases than accepting the programmer identity/label. It's not about what you are, but what you actually do. Focusing on your actions instead of yourself is a lot less narcissistic.

lypextin commented on Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off? · Posted by u/superasn

heckanoobs · 8 years ago

Stopped using any feature with infinite scroll implemented. It's the common thread between social media feeds, app store lists, streaming services, etc. For sites like HN I stop after the first page.

I was bored at first but then I started filling my time with more productive hobbies, which was the point. Infinite content providers are designed to steal all your time.

It's crazy how little I use the internet now. I never realized what it had become until I put some restrictions in place that ended up blocking out like 90% of the web.

lypextin · 8 years ago

Relevant for those who don't want to get rid of infinite scroll sites completely:

When opening such site, go several pages down immediately and work your way up instead of down. That way, you have a clear end and you've decided already how much time you want to spend there and can just quit when you get to the first post.

lypextin commented on Why Toys? blog.ycombinator.com/why-... · Posted by u/craigcannon

ambicapter · 8 years ago

What does it say about me that I'd rather build ice skates than ear muffs?

lypextin · 8 years ago

That you're taking the analogy too literally? Ice skating does sound more fun.

lypextin commented on GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done hamberg.no/gtd/... · Posted by u/ingve

zamazingo · 8 years ago

Emacs Org-Mode, along with its org-capture mode and the ability to clock in/out, is a perfect tool to implement this, btw.

https://emacs.cafe/emacs/orgmode/gtd/2017/06/30/orgmode-gtd....

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-gtd-etc.html

lypextin · 8 years ago

I was always curious about trying this, but has always been put off by the Emacs part of it. How much Emacs do you need to know to use this comfortably?

lypextin commented on MindWeb – A Computer Science Bachelor Curriculum mindweb.network/board/com... · Posted by u/foob

jmstfv · 8 years ago

Have you seen Metacademy? Here is a "tech-tree" for recurrent neural networks [0]. In the top-left corner you can switch between "graph" and "list" mode. Unfortunately, site hasn't been updated for some time. However, they have open sourced their code and I was thinking maybe we (volunteers) could pick up where they left off and continue this initiative. Previous discussion [2].

Edit: added previous discussion to the list.

[0] https://metacademy.org/graphs/concepts/recurrent_neural_netw...

[1] https://github.com/metacademy/metacademy-application

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7617683

lypextin · 8 years ago

This seems like an amazing concept and I have been thinking of it ever since I saw KhanAcademy knowledge tree.

I can see this being combined with Arbital's Lens (Same thing explained in multiple ways - from a simple explanation for a 10-year-old to a rigorous explanation for a mathematician)

I always considered this the best way to actually progress in my learning and I still see it as the next big thing after Wikipedia, once it's done correctly.

lypextin commented on Disconnect. Offline only chris.bolin.co/offline/... · Posted by u/danmeade

chrisbolin · 9 years ago

a cron job to disconnect - love it! do you use the break to get up and stretch, too?

lypextin · 9 years ago

Most of the time, yes. But if you wanted a break from PC instead of internet, I can recommend workrave, it's built exactly for this purpose.

Cron job mostly serves to remind me to use internet as a tool, not as something that is constantly on. Building this awareness of how I am using it is immensely helpful.

lypextin commented on Disconnect. Offline only chris.bolin.co/offline/... · Posted by u/danmeade

lypextin · 9 years ago

to me, using cron to disconnect my internet every half an hour just to remind me to break the loop has been immensely helpful. And annoying. But mostly helpful.

My brain switched to offline mode has about three times better focus.

Similarly to this, I'm using my browser in full-screen mode most of the time to eliminate distractions. It was very surprising to me, how big an effect it has, to not see the tabs.