Readit Newsumarniz commented on Adam? ... is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge? (2006) kempa.com/adam-is-there-a... · Posted by u/vikrum
I grew up in a city with temp reaching 48 Celsius in the summer
Of course this wasn’t very good for electronic devices and hence every console I bought died with a year of over heating.
For my PS2 I managed to extend the lifetime by placing big blocks of ice in a tray underneath it and the console sitting on top on a rack to avoid contact.
I had to replace the ice every hour but the system worked well enough till the console died eventually of water damage.
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umarniz commented on A Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job nytimes.com/2023/01/08/us... · Posted by u/geox
Edit as this is flagged by many people already: My opinion is all art and historical text should be discussed and talked about. Apparently an attempt to share the context is not very appreciated here.
No horse in the race but I find it important to try to understand the perspective from all sides.
Apparently its similar to showing a swastika or hail hitler. People have been punished for that as well: https://www.thefire.org/cases/george-washington-university-j...
umarniz commented on Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first encountered them? · Posted by u/luuuzeta
Self fulfilling prophecy.
It took several near burn-outs and tons of hours of my life lost due to frustrations before I truly understood this. The world is what you want it to be.
Hopeless because everyone in the world is so selfish? You create the world you live in. Live selfless and see the world transform around you.
Frustrated you have to constantly interfere to make someone good at their role? You have to yourself believe they are the best in that role and then see them flourish.
Afraid your relationship might not workout? The fear itself will make your worst thought a reality.
Your life becomes extremely easy once you truly understand the world is what you believe it to be.
Note: There are of-course strings attached to this concept, but understanding the power of this is life changing.
umarniz commented on Bright flash is a black hole jet pointing at Earth, astronomers say phys.org/news/2022-11-mys... · Posted by u/wglb
Want to point out how incredibly good the website phys.org is.
I was first introduced to it over 15 years ago and remember visiting it using dial-up internet from Pakistan as a teenager to learn about the latest developments in physics.
Gem of a resource that is still going strong.
With a clear feedback loop and the insane motivation of a child I learnt to make games/software on basic which ended up defining my life.
Sometimes we overthink it, all a child needs is a safe environment to fool around and letting them be obsessed about things.