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“My PGP key is compromised, and at least many of my bitcoins stolen”
Conversation skills essentials
Conversation skills essentials
Coworkers are less ambitious; bosses adjust to the new order
Rant: Year of Linux on the desktop
Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first encountered them?
I'm reading Petzold's <i>Code</i> [1], and it dawned on me that I didn't understand logic gates intuitively until now. I took a Computer Architecture course back in college, and I understood what logic gates meant in boolean algebra but not empirically. Petzold clarified this for me by going from the empirical to the theoretical using a lightbulb, a battery, wires, and relays (which he introduces when he talks about the telegraph as a way to amplify a signal).<p>Another concept is the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance. For example, I always failed to understand why longer wires mean more resistance while thicker wires mean less resistance.<p>[1]: <a href="https://www.codehiddenlanguage.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.codehiddenlanguage.com/</a>
Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first encountered them?
I'm reading Petzold's <i>Code</i> [1], and it dawned on me that I didn't understand logic gates intuitively until now. I took a Computer Architecture course back in college, and I understood what logic gates meant in boolean algebra but not empirically. Petzold clarified this for me by going from the empirical to the theoretical using a lightbulb, a battery, wires, and relays (which he introduces when he talks about the telegraph as a way to amplify a signal).<p>Another concept is the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance. For example, I always failed to understand why longer wires mean more resistance while thicker wires mean less resistance.<p>[1]: <a href="https://www.codehiddenlanguage.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.codehiddenlanguage.com/</a>
The 5% Rule
SouthwestAirlines' Meltdown Shows How Corporations Pit Consumers Against Workers
Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones
Hi HN! I designed this Pole Clock to be a helpful tool for people like myself who often struggle with managing their sense of time.<p>I found that analog clocks are generally easier to read and understand than digital ones, however I find the fact that every day is broken into two 12-hour rotations unintuitive. A single 24-hour rotation makes it easier to grasp where in the day you are, the bottom half representing night and the top half representing day.<p>Additionally, because the clock displays 24 hours, you can add extra hour hands on the clock for other time zones. This is especially useful if you work remotely or have friends and colleagues in different time zones. At a single glance, see where they are in their days and energy levels!<p>I hope you'll give the Pole Clock a try and find that it helps you better understand and manage your sense of time.
Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones
Hi HN! I designed this Pole Clock to be a helpful tool for people like myself who often struggle with managing their sense of time.<p>I found that analog clocks are generally easier to read and understand than digital ones, however I find the fact that every day is broken into two 12-hour rotations unintuitive. A single 24-hour rotation makes it easier to grasp where in the day you are, the bottom half representing night and the top half representing day.<p>Additionally, because the clock displays 24 hours, you can add extra hour hands on the clock for other time zones. This is especially useful if you work remotely or have friends and colleagues in different time zones. At a single glance, see where they are in their days and energy levels!<p>I hope you'll give the Pole Clock a try and find that it helps you better understand and manage your sense of time.
Why does my SSH private key still work after changing some bytes? (2016)
Dinner for one: A little-known British comedy famous in Germany
Dinner for one: A little-known British comedy famous in Germany
Young adults and mental health: Is more childhood independence the answer?
NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
Draw SVG rope using JavaScript
Draw SVG rope using JavaScript
Tamagui 1.0 – Cross-platform React apps in less time, with better performance
Phoenix 1.7 is View-less