bluena
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"bernardcornet" at big G's email .com
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Comment · 1 year ago
I highly recommend "Blinkist". It is an app with only audio book summaries and written summaries. It was a key step in my successful digital detox. The fact that they were summaries was easier do create daily habits.
Tip: In your digital detox, I also highly recommend an app like "Freedom" to block your time wasters. It's a bit like parental control but for yourself to timebox time spent on the news or HN.
Note: This won't help you personally but expect to help HN readers in general.
Comment · 3 years ago
Would suggest to keep delegated access but use automated filters in Gmail so that those mails:
- skip the inbox
- are automatically marked as read
- either deleted or place those mails in a separate and hidden folder
Painful memories should be avoided this way
Comment · 3 years ago
Crime is not the appropriate word but there's clearly a well documented history of abusing conditions toward data labeling workers [1] [2] [3]
For those looking for an AI data labeling service also tries to help workers along the way, here's a plug to the company I started "dataprep.be" [4]
We have a small preference for working workers with special needs (deaf, mute and employees with small handicaps). Public subsidies for these type of workers help our case in the EU as well as contraints for some public institutions in the EU to hire more handicap workers.
With clients more sensitive to costs, we also work with remote data labelers from developing countries. We help putting checks in place to limit forced and child labor. We pay 5% extra so they have time to learn high demand tech skills. (Using Khan Academy and free access to a normally 250$/year Datacamp subscription)
Happy to work with the HN crowd or just receive feedback and mentoring! (My email is in my profile)
[1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/88apnv/underpaid-workers-are... [2] https://gizmodo.com/horror-stories-from-inside-amazons-mecha... [3] https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-10-20/beh... [4] https://www.dataprep.be
Comment · 4 years ago
Actually I will forward all mails/CV received to him. (Not just the one of the orignal poster.)
Comment · 4 years ago
Let me know if you want to be put in contact with a partner working at one of the key consultancies advising EU countries' governments (+EU itself and some other countries) to help them evaluate their impact on climate and strategies to reduce them.
Comment · 5 years ago
Indeed, leaderboard per jurisdiction would be super interesting.
IBM with 287000 patents would likely be in the top ones.
Comment · 6 years ago
The reason is security. Like for some new wifi routers, you can't connect directly to it. This approach clearly has the downsides you mentioned but also makes it harder for hackers to mess with your thermostat.
Comment · 6 years ago
There's a 15 min interview on YouTube with Fauci being interviewed by Trevor Noah today. Strongly recommended: https://youtu.be/8A3jiM2FNR8
Comment · 8 years ago
In Cambodia there's a high standing restaurant with insects instead of proteins. When cooked by a good chef, insects can be delicious and visually pleasing!
Comment · 9 years ago
My antivirus marked this as malware!
Comment · 13 years ago
I would LOVE to use the bedside lamp I already have to progressively turn on every morning at a specific time.
I'm sure there's a timer out there combined with a dimer that will replace expensive sunrise alarm clocks. Concerning the nature sounds adapted to your sleepcycle, there's already many apps doing that for free.
Anyone knows of a dimer/timer like this?
Comment · 15 years ago
thanks
Comment · 15 years ago
Great, but it's polluting my gtalk contacts