I am having so many issues with my vision. I don't have a very high prescription(+1.5 on left and +1.25 on my right) but I consulted 3 eye doctors and optometrists last year. I still don't think my prescription is correct as I get headaches and my eyes get tired after few hours. I don't know if there is any better solution around.
Readit Newsrajeshp1986 commented on Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"? · Posted by u/jbornhorst
rajeshp1986 commented on We need to rewild the internet noemamag.com/we-need-to-r... · Posted by u/robin_reala
I think internet was way awesome before digital advertising era. There should be areas of internet which should try to replicate the early internet i.e text-only design, bring back forums and no advertising revenue.
rajeshp1986 commented on Why time seems to pass faster as we age invertedpassion.com/why-t... · Posted by u/paraschopra
Modern society and work makes people have less free time to form memories. Certainly, people felt time is running fast even in older times but I doubt if time ran faster at the same rate for people from say 50s as much as it is for us today?
rajeshp1986 commented on My thoughts on starting an online business as someone who's never done it before · Posted by u/scsteps
> I feel like if you are persistent enough and lucky enough, you might be able to hit those numbers for a few months before the churn catches up.
It will take longer than you think. It will take more effort than you think. I don't necessarily follow the "12 startups in 12 months" methodology, because I lack experience in it. Traction isn't instantaneous, so expecting traction in 1 month is unrealistic to me. Sounds cool, but it doesn't work like that for 99% of people. You risk abandoning a good idea because you lack experience. I built 2 things, and the first led to the second, and that "second" got traction... a year later.
But I say go for it. I did it, and I'm still doing it. If you feel it's a good and useful idea, just stick with it.
I think common wisdom now is don't put too much effort until you validate or test the idea. How do you not invest too much time if the traction takes too long?
rajeshp1986 commented on Software disenchantment tonsky.me/blog/disenchant... · Posted by u/InsiderTesla
This is one of the major gripes I have with modern software too. It is becoming overly inefficient. I personally attribute this to two reasons:
1) Product managers have more influence and decision making in prioritizing what should be delivered. I have routinely encountered wherever I worked that any work related to improving efficiency or spending time in non-business related work is constantly de-prioritized. Controlling programmers time means certain system bugs get lower priority and junk accumulates over time and software gets bloated. There are code-path ways which are not being used anymore but no-one bothered to clean up as they have not been instructed to do so yet.
2) I find the explosion of javascript in popularity is a major reason of this inefficiency. Imagine the compute and electricity wasted globally because certain developers don't want to build multi-threaded applications and prefer dynamic typing.
Why are Japanese so adamant and self-sabotaging? What explains this behavior? Their govt simply refuse to tackle population decline. They could easily give tax breaks to families and encourage people to have children. They also seem to be adamant on not opening up immigration. Is there any deep social reasons for this?
Modern city lifestyle doesn't have much physical activity. This could be the reason why we see increased depression and anxiety. This could also be the reason why people in third world countries don't have this level of depression and anxiety in their society. They have much higher level of physical activity and movement throughout the day.
rajeshp1986 commented on Ask HN: At what age did your cognition start to decline? · Posted by u/counterpartyrsk
You need to program every day , at least 3 hours. Its like any other skill. Yes, you will be slower probably, but you must train.
It is hard to do this once you stuck in a job which is not demanding and you have to keep this hobby yourself. I think thats where most programmers/engineers fail. Few side projects but then they lose motivation to keep going.
rajeshp1986 commented on Ask HN: At what age did your cognition start to decline? · Posted by u/counterpartyrsk
Started experience this around 35. Im 37 now. Its been hell since I was very productive in my 20s and now at a point I am unable to function.
rajeshp1986 commented on Lack of Walkability in the US is destroying mental health makeamericawalkable.com/... · Posted by u/henryhenryhenry
There are other factors which contribute more to mental health but this is like justifying what the authors want using mental health as a reason. Making cities more walkable would be better for other reason but I doubt if mental health would significantly increase if we make cities more walkable. San Francisco is very much walkable but has highest mental health issues.