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miika commented on Ask HN: I want to leave tech: what do I do? write.as/conjure-utopia/l... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti

miika · 2 months ago

I’m thinking what I could offer for the world if there was no computers or even electricity. I don’t have too many ideas and this article didn’t help.

To continue working without coding, while still making use of coding skills and experience, I suppose roles like CTO or technical project lead might be suitable?

miika commented on Alzheimer's biomarkers now visible up to a decade ahead of symptoms newatlas.com/brain/alzhei... · Posted by u/01-_-

miika · 7 months ago

There was this super interesting new research..

https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-may-not-actually-be-...

Alzheimer's may not be primarily a brain disease but rather an autoimmune disorder where the brain's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, with beta-amyloid playing a central role.

There is a growing consensus that focusing solely on beta-amyloid has led to stagnation in treatment development, prompting researchers to explore alternative theories and treatment pathways.

Also there is potential fabrication of data in a key 2006 study linking beta-amyloid to Alzheimer's and the FDA's approval of aducanumab, which has faced criticism for its incomplete data.

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miika commented on VanillaJSX.com vanillajsx.com/... · Posted by u/novocantico

miika · a year ago

I used to explore similar stuff and prototyped something I call “Vanilla Components” but then in the end I fell in love with Web Components and quit React (and all other frameworks).

miika commented on Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization? shwin.co/blog/creativity-... · Posted by u/shw1n

miika · a year ago

I see it like this: after I have seen some colors and a ball I can then imagine a ball in any of those colors.

In other words, everything I have experienced and memorized becomes this pool of resources I can imagine from. More I have seen, more combinations I can imagine.

Then I understand how traveling actually broadens my view. It’s not just some nice phrase but hard reality.

Also this means maybe anything we can imagine we can also create. Because whatever I can imagine I can also plot a path from here to there, imagine all the steps in-between.

miika commented on Children should be allowed to get bored (2013) bbc.com/news/education-21... · Posted by u/xj

miika · a year ago

Sometimes it seems to me that many of us are in a state of permanent entertainment. It has become our default mode so any break from it may trigger even anxiety..

In my life I find that what works the best for my kid and for myself are physical activities such as climbing, swimming and walks in forest.

I'm trying to find ways to replace dopamine with serotonin (replacing pleasure with happiness) and it seems that usually involves some form of physical activity where mind needs to focus on the movement and surroundings, so that there is simply not much room for thinking and desires.

miika commented on "Security is our top priority" is meaningless blog.waleson.com/2024/07/... · Posted by u/jtwaleson

miika · a year ago

If security is top priority, to me it starts from deciding what kind of data actually needs to be stored. Then the service is designed from that perspective.

More sensitive data I need store, more I need to think about security as well (and more expensive it gets).

If it's obvious that the service doesn't have much worth of hacking for, it's already better starting point than if I know it's going to be hack attraction.

miika commented on Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone unihertz.com/en-de/produc... · Posted by u/f_allwein

miika · a year ago

This Jelly thing is the first Android phone that makes me think about switching from iPhone to Android.

I have been waiting for iPhone Nano for years. At this time Apple could make absolutely amazing mini phone if they wanted.

Imagine something like two Apple Watches put together. UI could be something similar to Watch OS with only the essentials, maybe with a bit more capabilities.

Now I'm hopeful as Apple discontinued iPhone mini. To be honest 12/13 mini was OK but it was too close to SE and it didn't really deliver the promise of a small phone. It was good but not inspiring or super exciting. I think they should try to blow us away with something really small and innovative.

Meanwhile I'm going to try Jelly Star as secondary phone. I was surprised how good it was, being full Android phone in a small size. Even typing with such a small keyboard worked surprisingly well.

miika commented on The Biggest Problem in Mathematics Is Finally a Step Closer to Being Solved scientificamerican.com/ar... · Posted by u/gballan

miika · a year ago

What about this?

Accurate and Infinite Prime Prediction from Novel Quasi-Prime Analytical Methodology

https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.08570

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