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A trans woman changed computing in the modern world (co-developed VLSI)

theriddlr — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:10:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iphone-science-trans-woman-lynn-conway-b2458269.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40652205

Points: 7

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New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Discuss ADHD and your use of medication"

theriddlr — Mon, 27 May 2024 11:40:58 +0000

You ran out of capacity for coping mechanisms. Psychiatrist Dr Stephen Humphries explains how late diagnosed ADHDers cope through life by being bright. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSjHYiTEA4M

I got on by having modular work (university, software engineer with Jira tickets overseen by a PM) which is small enough to still be done last-minute, constant manufactured anxiety to get me to get things done, being excused for being young and foreign (for being rude). Shit Life Syndrome and maturity (expectation to be responsible) meant exacerbated ADHD symptoms and a diagnosis.

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Not a personal assistant, but a manager to get things done?"

theriddlr — Wed, 01 May 2024 16:25:17 +0000

https://www.additudemag.com/virtual-assistant-adhd-benefits/

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Not a personal assistant, but a manager to get things done?"

theriddlr — Wed, 01 May 2024 16:21:42 +0000

Look into the neurodiverse community, they have this figured out. A personal assistant and coaches are keywords which sound like what you are looking for. And accountability buddies and body doubling

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Hindi Conversational Text-to-Speech?"

theriddlr — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 21:09:36 +0000

My friend was a contractor for Hindi TTS at Google https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech

New comment by theriddlr in "DR MAX PEMBERTON Even I now believe that talking about mental health has gone to"

theriddlr — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:58:38 +0000

https://archive.ph/7yRo1

DR MAX PEMBERTON Even I now believe that talking about mental health has gone to

theriddlr — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:55:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13257519/DR-MAX-PEMBERTON-talking-mental-health-culture-gone-far.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39903626

Points: 1

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Why did Greggs, Sainsburys, Tesco and McDonald's all suffer IT glitches?

theriddlr — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:17:46 +0000

Article URL: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/greggs-sainsburys-tesco-mcdonalds-it-glitches-165918634.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39773181

Points: 2

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GoblinTools Review

theriddlr — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:19:58 +0000

Article URL: https://neilturner.me.uk/2024/02/15/goblintools/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39751230

Points: 1

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Why we're more exhausted than ever

theriddlr — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:48:39 +0000

Article URL: https://time.com/6694092/exhaustion-increasing-causes-essay/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39589322

Points: 2

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New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Managing Myopia as a Developer"

theriddlr — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:21:02 +0000

https://www.wired.com/story/taiwan-epicenter-of-world-myopia...

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Managing Myopia as a Developer"

theriddlr — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:20:27 +0000

Me too (tomorrow), but it's addressing the symptom, not the cause. I'm at risk for open-angle glaucoma due to my long eyeballs.

Ask HN: Managing Myopia as a Developer

theriddlr — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:27:25 +0000

How do you manage myopia with 8+ hours of screen time a day?

Especially in a confined space (small homes in Europe, or offices) with no views to infinity.

Any special lenses to simulate distance like rendering the computer as a TV screen across a living room? Or a distance box (containing a photograph and stimulated at 20m distance) like at the optometrists' eye test.

Has anyone tried Endmyopia?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39206599

Points: 11

# Comments: 5

New comment by theriddlr in "Joining a Gym? Here's Why You Should Open a New Bank Account"

theriddlr — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:37:53 +0000

David Lloyd in the UK is like Hotel California: "You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!"

the 3-month contract is actually 4 months the 12-month contract is actually 15 months

Impossible to get out of the contract unless a you have doctor's letter for injury or you move further than 20 miles from a branch. There's no point signing up on a contract either as they raise prices mid-contract.

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Techies, how do you keep yourself physically engaged?"

theriddlr — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 21:31:30 +0000

How do you climbers stop forward head posture from climbing emphasising the pre-existing muscle imbalances of nerd neck? The prevalence of this in my climbing gym (70% of the climbers) put me off the sport.

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Techies, how do you keep yourself physically engaged?"

theriddlr — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 20:16:17 +0000

I recently started playing padel. Much easier to start and more satisfying than tennis. It's a very sociable HIIT workout. Matches are organised on an app Playtomic and the court is only confirmed once all 4 players pay. I find it hard to play tennis as there is no Tinder-like match system for it. I've seen my skills improve from hand-eye coordination, reading trajectory and rebound.

I also tap dance. It's a very technical and movement-dense dance where different combinations of steps are put together and can be in different styles by varying the rhythm and body movements.

Sailing is my new passion. Dinghy mainly and also some yachting. Dinghy racing combines adventure, a thrilling workout (pulling the trailer and the core workout of hiking) and STEM split-second decisions in a race like computing a self-driving car. Also great for mental health and like a support group as through yachting I've met career changers who are running away from depression.

How to get a tech billionaire body like Jeff Bezos

theriddlr — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:24:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-get-a-tech-billionaire-body-like-jeff-bezos-and-mark-zuckerberg-v8zm2cpd2

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38828667

Points: 9

# Comments: 2

New comment by theriddlr in "Universities offer students ‘dead-end’ degrees on e-sports and comics"

theriddlr — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:37:22 +0000

https://archive.li/HgmAs

Universities offer students ‘dead-end’ degrees on e-sports and comics

theriddlr — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:36:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/17/universities-dead-end-foundation-degrees-esports-comics/

Hacker News: theriddlr

A trans woman changed computing in the modern world (co-developed VLSI)

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Discuss ADHD and your use of medication"

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Not a personal assistant, but a manager to get things done?"

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Not a personal assistant, but a manager to get things done?"

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Hindi Conversational Text-to-Speech?"

New comment by theriddlr in "DR MAX PEMBERTON Even I now believe that talking about mental health has gone to"

DR MAX PEMBERTON Even I now believe that talking about mental health has gone to

Why did Greggs, Sainsburys, Tesco and McDonald's all suffer IT glitches?

GoblinTools Review

Why we're more exhausted than ever

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Managing Myopia as a Developer"

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Managing Myopia as a Developer"

Ask HN: Managing Myopia as a Developer

New comment by theriddlr in "Joining a Gym? Here's Why You Should Open a New Bank Account"

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Techies, how do you keep yourself physically engaged?"

New comment by theriddlr in "Ask HN: Techies, how do you keep yourself physically engaged?"

How to get a tech billionaire body like Jeff Bezos

New comment by theriddlr in "Universities offer students ‘dead-end’ degrees on e-sports and comics"

Universities offer students ‘dead-end’ degrees on e-sports and comics

15-minute cities: Where they can be found in the UK