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New comment by zethsg in "Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian"

zethsg — Mon, 18 May 2026 15:22:33 +0000

This is perfect! thanks for sharing it

New comment by zethsg in "The Gleam Programming Language"

zethsg — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:24:41 +0000

I was able to find that in the Docs https://gleam.run/documentation/ ( from gleam.run )

New comment by zethsg in "Relearning math as an adult"

zethsg — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:53:03 +0000

I would love to know more about the study process you followed and resources because my wife is in a very similar situation, but here in Norway where they require her Math R1+R2. Great story, and congratulations!

New comment by zethsg in "Ask HN: Good book to learn modern networking?"

zethsg — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 06:00:29 +0000

I agree completely, CNTDA is a great book and Jim Kurose, the author does a superb job covering some of the chapter contents in his youtube series (Ch1 to 6.x) from then on, another channel continues each chapter video

Lectures by Jim Kurose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74sEFYBBRAY&list=PL1ya5dD_M8...

Lectures by Epic Networks Lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBzqX08GPo8&list=PLo80JwUm6h...

New comment by zethsg in "I don't like making the best things"

zethsg — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:52:20 +0000

Nice!, it reminded me of a quote from Jiddu Krishnamurti "The ideal breeds conflict ...It is this division between the prototype and the actual that breeds conflict." - https://www.jkrishnamurti.org/content/chapter-49-ideal-breed...

New comment by zethsg in "Ask HN: What's the best lecture series you've seen?"

zethsg — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:54:17 +0000

Jim Kurose's video lecture series on "Computer Networking, A top down approach". It follows the format of the book (same name). The video lectures are on youtube[1] and can be accessed from his web page[2] as well

The professor does an excellent job at explaining every detail, and the lectures end up being even fun. I've enjoyed this a lot.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/@JimKurose/videos [2] https://gaia.cs.umass.edu/kurose_ross/lectures.php

New comment by zethsg in "Ask HN: What are some mentally healthy apps to have?"

zethsg — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:45:39 +0000

I find this value in this one https://www.wakingup.com/ from Sam Harris

New comment by zethsg in "Ask HN: How to learn math from zero for adults?"

zethsg — Sun, 29 May 2022 11:15:57 +0000

The “Mathematics for the Practical Man” series, although old, might be a good resource to consider. These are the titles I know are out there:

- “Mathematics for the Practical Man” - “Arithmetic for the Practical Man” - “Algebra for the Practical Man” - “Geometry for the Practical Man” - “Calculus for the Practical Man” -> this last one was the one Richard Feynman used to teach himself calculus (https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.9099/full...)

good luck!

New comment by zethsg in "Ask HN: At a peak of my dev career, I hate my life"

zethsg — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:35:10 +0000

a drastic change, like moving to a diff country/culture could be a good start. it might not be the end solution, but as a starting point it could help you because drastic (non-toxic) changes tend to put us on our toes, attentive to new environment, etc. specially if you're in a city-country where walking is the norm (i.e. you don't depend on a car (isolated) to get around). Move to a sunny country like spain (southern spain, works). there are non-lucrative visas you can get without much hassle. good luck

New comment by zethsg in "Tango: Create step-by-step documentation with screenshots"

zethsg — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 20:56:26 +0000

great tool! very similar to Scribehow. does it provide different features than Scribehow https://scribehow.com/ ?