<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: mimo84</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mimo84</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:51:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=mimo84" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "Writing by hand is good for your brain"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yeah they work really well. I have tried Claude opus and ChatGPT 5.5</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:49:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031634</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031634</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "Writing by hand is good for your brain"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have been experimenting with more hand writing notes as well. What I have been finding is better retention and more focus on what is that I'm following, wether is a book or a meeting.<p>I recently also started to review flashcards by printing the cards due today and writing down the answer opposed to reviewing them on a screen, and I have noticed a much higher retention as I am not distracted by the mere presence of the device.</p>
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<p>I have been using LLMs for this and they excel and understanding my very poor calligraphy. All I do I take photos of the pages I wrote by hand, and then ask the LLM to convert those notes to markdown and convert any diagrams that I might have to mermaidjs style, and worked wonders for me.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:36:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030304</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030304</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "Open Book Touch: open-source e-reader"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Looks like it's a well thought project. I might consider it to replace my old Kobo.
There are only two things I don't see in the description:<p>1. A dictionary<p>2. A flash card creation 
functionality</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:03:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48953715</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48953715</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48953715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "How Doctors die. It’s not like the rest of us (2016)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I recently read the book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, a doctor. He emphasized how terminal care should focus on quality of life instead of attempting to prolong it and making it awful.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:02:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48879549</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48879549</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48879549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "A love letter to flashcards"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I find using flashcards very stimulating, however to reach this status it took me quite some time and some trial and error. So if you're new at using flashcards don't quit just yet! Keep using them. My morning ritual is now coffee and anki.<p>Like the author said, understanding the card you're writing in your deck is fundamental. In my case, I would add, this is even true of when you add language cards. For example, I once added the word `thwart`. This card doesn't "cleanly" translate to my native tongue, and I was failing it at all times, I was confusing it with other words such as stifle, stymie etc because have a close meaning but not quite the one in thwart. Only after I grasped the exact definition and usage of it I started to not block on it anymore. I now attempt to be better at it by trying to also recall or make up the antonym of a certain word.<p>Also I started to create decks for:<p>1. Emacs commands, including custom shortcut which I use daily, or trying to drill new commands or features that I leant.<p>2. passages from books I read, mostly for those I use cloze deletions.<p>3. simple arithmetic, in order to be quicker at doing those without having to use a calculator at all times with me<p>4. shell commands, for example less frequently used git commands, grep or rg options.<p>A final note on using LLMs for flashcard creation. Sometimes the LLM can come up with some useful examples, or memory hooks, which help in retaining the information. Yes, I agree here with the author: out of 10 cards created with the LLM you're probably going to retain just one, and even that one will need rewriting.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:34:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48868787</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48868787</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48868787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "No leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2026"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>With the Temporal API will all of the browsers / nodejs etc be able to get the time right when performing operations around that time or will they need to be updated in order to not mess up calculations?</p>
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<p>I also started on spacemacs but then I wanted to learn the basics of it and switched to writing my own configuration from scratch. 
What helped me the most is reading though the Mastering Emacs book by Mickey Petersen which is an amazing resource to learn the basics and beyond.
Right now I'm in the process of reducing the number of external packages I use and I'm trying to use more of the built in functionality that is available "out of the box".</p>
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<p>I have been using emacs for the past couple of years. Started because I wanted to try out org mode and stayed for the extreme flexibility it offers.</p>
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<p>as content creator this makes me not wanting to create any new content, in fact this year I slowed down a lot, probably I'm going to a complete halt.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:06:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35548305</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35548305</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35548305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "Why webcams aren’t good enough"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>After struggling with different webcams, including the MacBook Pro camera, I opted for this setup:
- Canon RP
- 50mm Canon lens
- Tripod located between my two monitors<p>All it fully tax deductible, amazing quality and even more flexibility when I have a meeting, for example ability to show my desk.</p>
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<p>what's anti-CCP?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:48:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20208836</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20208836</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20208836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "The compelling case for working less"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Asia, Australia/New Zealand are well awake and almost at the end of their working day :)</p>
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<p>How many of us are reading this article while "at work"?
Just me? I don't think so.
I open HackerNews four or five times a day and I read some of the articles. 
Right now I am in a company where I have to work at least 43 hours a week. Needless to say that I don't feel rested as I used to and my productivity is way lower compared to the past and I get distracted longer and more often than before.</p>
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<p>I never had the problem mentioned in the article, but for misspelled commands I trust git autocorrect:<p>git config --global help.autocorrect 1<p>It will run the correct misspelled command after 100ms.
For example git stauts will be corrected automatically to git status
<a href="http://schacon.github.io/git/git-config.html" rel="nofollow">http://schacon.github.io/git/git-config.html</a></p>
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<p>I feel the other way around: I prefer serif fonts in general, however well designed websites should not have any issue with the font style chosen, as long as the basics of design and human vision are respected; e.g. contrast ratio, size, line heights etc.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:12:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10565050</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10565050</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10565050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "A lot happens"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Human are made to interact one each other, love and enjoy life. Even if you feel alone sometimes because you might do not have someone that can understand you, you should try finding a person to love. 
Also love is the best feeling you can have.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:55:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10469352</link><dc:creator>mimo84</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10469352</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10469352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mimo84 in "Wanna quit your job and become upwork freelancer? Do not do that"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I used to get contracts through oDesk/UpWork as well ( <a href="https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~015eaccf9967b4f9f4" rel="nofollow">https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~015eaccf9967b4f9f4</a> )
However the quality of the jobs I can apply for are a continuously going backwards, even if the quality I am able to deliver is really high compared to many other freelancer on the platform. This is why I almost do not use UpWork to do my freelancing anymore.</p>
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<p>I see how a lot of people in this thread are just conservative American thinking "government is bad" and "private is good". Very open minded for HN.</p>
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<p>This is just a "positive" aspect of the TPP so that you can say it has positive things in it. Surely it has a lot of caveats for other industries, companies/lobbies. Typically corporations have lawyers working for them full time.</p>
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