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I was unaware that the different writing grips were named and catalogued!

Ongoing list of people talking about hard work, practice and preparation Rahul Dravid at ~1:30 here.

Ongoing list of predictions Format: [Date], [chance of prediction coming true in my estimation]: [time period] 2022-11-20, 60%: Apple/Google will make a moderation decision on behalf of Twitter by banning it from the app/play store. 2023-07-03, 80%: Twitt…

In a stark departure from my usual posts, here is some utterly unscientific nonsense that I mull over from time to time: You can convince people to believe you are great, if others simply keep repeating that you are.

Disclaimer/Foreword: The aim of writing this series of posts is to allow our modern interview processes to be viewed through the lens of history (chronicling the process) and science (identifying problems and inferring improvements from process changes).

Disclaimer/Foreword: The aim of writing this series of posts is to allow our modern interview processes to be viewed through the lens of history (chronicling the process) and science (identifying problems and inferring improvements from process changes).

Goal The goal here is to try to do 100 days of chess study and see how that affects my games.

I got to use the Open AI Codex API today, as part of the Open AI codex challenge.

Having worked for a little over six and a half years as a professional software engineer, now may be a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned and how I’ve grown.

After basically taking all of March “off” (only did Week 1, and lost my records for that week), hoping for a more productive April.

Some of my favourite science content on YouTube PBS Eons Covers life on earth, including some great videos about early humans.

Over my career as a software developer, I’ve changed how I approach code reviews.

Started the February “review” a bit early this time, stated my goals, and tracked them more regularly (aiming for every week).

After seeing others (Susan Fowler, Julia Evans, etc.) write year-in-review posts, I thought I should give it a go too!

Overall rating: 9/10 Recommended if: you want to start reading about philosophy Level: Easy, intro-level.

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Drug prices are similar to the points in “Whose Line is it Anyway?”

With all the recent news and coverage that climate change is getting, it is easy for one to get a sense of ennui, to develop a numbness to each new report that paints a grimmer version of the future compared to the previous one.

Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://www.youtube..com/watch?

“Woah!”

This post is part of a multi-part series.

The better to write you with Let’s say you are Red Riding Hood, and you want to write a letter to your grandmother telling her you will be visiting.

This post is part of a series.

Intro I’ve always had a few thoughts about charity floating around in my head.

Introduction They say “necessity is the mother of invention”.

Background At work, during breaks, most of my team plays table-tennis.

Intro For a large part of my life, from when I was about 10 years old till I left college, I used to take part in quizzing competitions.

This here is a collection of things I’ve learned about reviewing code in the few years that I’ve worked as a software developer.

The walk Intro I’m sure a few other people do, or try to do this, so I’m not sure how unusual it is, but I thought I’d post about it regardless.

Intro People think hacking requires a great deal of skill (on the part of the attacker) and/or a great deal of skill (on the part of the defender).

Intro As part of efforts to improve security, my workplace has issued us Yubikeys.

Intro I write this article to provide an easy way for people just entering the workforce (many of my friends) to manage their finances.

Part 1 As an Indian watching the Olympics, there is not much to look forward to.

[Disclaimer: I have no degrees in Psychology, Biology or Anthropology.

Sprint: To race or move at full speed (Dictionary.com) Given the above definition, it shouldn’t surprise you that the fastest cyclists in a match sprint reach speeds as high as 70 km/h.

Dinosaurs.

Intro Sports - activities where people try to prove they are better than others at an activity they wouldn’t be caught dead doing otherwise.

The idea The other day, while surfing Reddit, I came across a few comments that said having a 55% chance of winning a point would give you a 99% chance of winning the game.

Ran my first race on May 2nd.

Link to course University: Georgia Institute of Technology Overall rating: 4/5 Recommended if: You want to know what would be taught in your first circuits course in college or are just interested in refreshing what you learned about circuits.

Link to course University: University of Alberta Overall rating: 4/5 Recommended if: You are mildly interested in dinosaurs, evolution or animals.

Link to course (Now self-paced) University: UCSD Overall rating: 2/5 Recommended if: you like self-help.

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