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Comment on Some thoughts on cleaning up my shitty apartment in ~talk
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Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books
Noox LinkI read a few of his books and loved them, but I was so incredibly freaking annoyed the whole time I read Deception Point that I haven't picked up a book by him since. Holy crap that book was full...I read a few of his books and loved them, but I was so incredibly freaking annoyed the whole time I read Deception Point that I haven't picked up a book by him since. Holy crap that book was full of itself. I found myself skipping 75 pages (I distinctly remember this) of superfluous boring foreshadowing, JUST to get to the freaking point. Except then the point was also hella boring so I just tossed the book at my wall in frustration and never opened it again. Have never had a reaction to a book before or since then like that.
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Comment on A British nurse was found guilty of killing seven babies. Did she do it? in ~health
Noox LinkWe had pretty much this exact thing happen in the Netherlands and it turned into a giant scandall. A nurse working the premature baby unit was found guilty of killing the babies, when it was a...We had pretty much this exact thing happen in the Netherlands and it turned into a giant scandall. A nurse working the premature baby unit was found guilty of killing the babies, when it was a complete coincidence these babies died.
She was literally convicted partially because she enjoyed reading true crime stories. Yes, really.
The woman is named Lucia de B. (we do not name defendants or convicts by their last name for privacy, I know her full name is listed in the link but I'm uncomfortable regardless), and its considered one of the most shameful cases in Dutch history.
Incredibly sad to see history repeat itself with our oversees neighbours :(
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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
Noox Link ParentHah I have the exact same experience - but then I filter out politics, sports and some other things I have no interest in (e.g. laws passed in the USA, as most of those are hella depressing to...Hah I have the exact same experience - but then I filter out politics, sports and some other things I have no interest in (e.g. laws passed in the USA, as most of those are hella depressing to read about as a tree-hugging western European).
All my discourse is pretty much either positive or at minimum super respectful disagreements hah
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Comment on Looking for recipes or advice for making a Spanish omelette/Spanish tortilla in ~food
Noox LinkWe've been making Kenji's Spanish Tortilla for a few years now and it's been awesome! Very much recommend. For a treat, we add a little leftover chorizo, very finely chopped, to the mixture -...We've been making Kenji's Spanish Tortilla for a few years now and it's been awesome! Very much recommend.
For a treat, we add a little leftover chorizo, very finely chopped, to the mixture - makes for an amazing extra flavour boost!
Edit: Oh btw if you're like me and usually skip past all the blah blah to get to the actual ingredients and steps section of the recipe, consider actually only skipping the first paragraph in this instance! Kenji speaks about his trials and errors with this recipe in his 'blah blah', and has a lot of great additional tips in that section - tips that he explains the science behind usually!
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Comment on Those who read a lot of fiction shown to have improved cognitive abilities in ~science
Noox Link ParentInteresting, I would indeed define it myself as a title that's being unnecessarily tantalising in order to prompt your curiousity. E.g. Or, in a slightly less bombastic but still annoying way...Interesting, I would indeed define it myself as a title that's being unnecessarily tantalising in order to prompt your curiousity. E.g.
5 things doctors hate, NUMBER 3 WILL SHOCK YOU??!?!!! {emoji emoji emoji}
Or, in a slightly less bombastic but still annoying way
Mortgages are rising rapidly and there's a reason why
Which irritate me to absolutely no end - hence why you can often see me doing my 'anticlickbait duty' in the comments and nicely asking Cfabbro to adjust the title so it's no longer clickbait hah.
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Comment on Microsoft's decision to close down Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and other game studios is largely motivated by the desire to keep IPs, and ensuring the studios can't work for Microsoft's competition in ~games
Noox LinkAnticlickbait duty, from the article: @cfabbro, could you be my clickbait duty hero again and put in that it's to keep IPs for themselves and the studios out of competitors hands :)?Anticlickbait duty, from the article:
Microsoft's decision to close down Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and other game studios is largely motivated by the desire to keep IPs.
Shutting down studios ensures those studios can't work for Microsoft's competition.
@cfabbro, could you be my clickbait duty hero again and put in that it's to keep IPs for themselves and the studios out of competitors hands :)?
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Comment on What was it like choosing your own name? in ~lgbt
Noox Link ParentAh right, apologies for misremembering! My point stands though, if you live in Germany (even if you aren't German) that a name like 'Sparks' wouldn't turn that many heads :)!Ah right, apologies for misremembering! My point stands though, if you live in Germany (even if you aren't German) that a name like 'Sparks' wouldn't turn that many heads :)!
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Comment on What was it like choosing your own name? in ~lgbt
Noox Link ParentI feel like you could get away with "Sparks" imo. Sparky might be a little too quirky to go unnoticed (though I still like it!), but Sparks rings for me like a name picked during the 70s, and...I feel like you could get away with "Sparks" imo. Sparky might be a little too quirky to go unnoticed (though I still like it!), but Sparks rings for me like a name picked during the 70s, and doesn't feel totally out of place. Like it feels like it's sortof close to "Derk" / "Mark" / "Marna" / "Sanne" / "Harm" / "Karma". Iirc you're German right? So those names shouldn't be weird to hear I'm assuming!
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Comment on Extraverted introverts, cautious risk-takers, and selfless narcissists: A demonstration of why you can’t trust data collected on MTurk in ~science
Noox LinkIt's an endless game of cat and mouse. I worked for a survey company (being very vague on purpose) and there were considerable resources spent on detecting faulty participants - available to our...It's an endless game of cat and mouse. I worked for a survey company (being very vague on purpose) and there were considerable resources spent on detecting faulty participants - available to our clients for an upcharge, of course.
If you did your survey through the company, and got your participants from MTurk, you'd definitely have an uphill battle and could take considerable time rooting out the bad quality respondents.
I do believe that there might have been an option to only allow certain ranked participants from MTurk to take your survey though? Like only those who have had a high amount of survey responses accepted. I may be thinking of another participant-recruitment site though.
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Comment on The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars in ~transport
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Comment on Looking for help scraping and deleting a Reddit account in ~comp
Noox (edited )LinkComments on your post or your own comments / posts? Because you can simply do a data request if you want every single post and comment you made in a nearly sorted zip file! Here's the data request...Comments on your post or your own comments / posts? Because you can simply do a data request if you want every single post and comment you made in a nearly sorted zip file! Here's the data request link - make sure you select GDPR as that's as thorough as you can get.
As for deleting, there's scripts available you can add as a bookmark and then run - it'll overwrite all your posts and comments for you (and can delete them after). You want your stuff overwritten because reddit has a nasty habit of un-deleting mass-deleted stuff. If you overwrite your stuff first though and then delete it then if reddit restores anything it'll just be the overwritten stuff. Here's the link: Power Delete Suite (make sure you read the instructions thoroughly!!)
Edit: Minty's will work as well but Power Delete Suite is a lot easier to use, so I'd recommend that if you're not super comfortable with coding; For PDS just copy and paste some stuff as described in the instructions on github :)
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Comment on Is Tildes failing to thrive? in ~tildes
Noox LinkWhat counts as low votes or low comments? In my own curated version of Tildes (sports and politics is filtered out) I don't see much difference between threads now than e.g. 6 months ago. I think...What counts as low votes or low comments?
In my own curated version of Tildes (sports and politics is filtered out) I don't see much difference between threads now than e.g. 6 months ago.
I think the busy-ness on Tildes ebs and flows, but with the consistent userbase I'd personally very much hesitate to call Tildes anything less than a 'successful smaller forum', let alone something that has failed to thrive.
Also, in b4: Be The Change You Want To See In The World :p
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Comment on Where is the best place to find freelance UX/UI designers? in ~design
Noox Link ParentNo problem! If you decide to go with a consultancy firm, feel free to shoot me a PM with names of whom you're considering - I was a Technology Consultant for a specific platform that all these...No problem! If you decide to go with a consultancy firm, feel free to shoot me a PM with names of whom you're considering - I was a Technology Consultant for a specific platform that all these consultancy firms use (being vague for privacy, but don't mind sharing in a PM if asked), so I got to know quite a lot of them and how they work. Happy to give you a personal opinion if there's a few names you're considering.
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Comment on Where is the best place to find freelance UX/UI designers? in ~design
Noox (edited )LinkThose salaried people in UX on LinkedIn might have a button on their LinkedIn page offering their freelance services. So maybe that's what you want to look for? "UX research freelance" might get...Those salaried people in UX on LinkedIn might have a button on their LinkedIn page offering their freelance services. So maybe that's what you want to look for? "UX research freelance" might get you closer to what you need - I'm not sure if you're using the recruiter side of linkedin but that should help if you haven't checked it out yet.
I'm also not 100% sure what you're looking for exactly? Because UX researchers can do panels/AB testing etc.; UX designers can actually help you adjust the web page. They're usually mutually exclusive (i.e. usually a UX designer does not have experience in the research part, and a UX researcher usually has no real graphic design experience). It sounds like you just want minor tweaking of the UI, but a UX researcher can do UI tweaks usually. If you want an actual overhaul and want to test your audience's response to changes in-house, I recommend searching for a UX designer freelancer specifically (incidentally, there's a lot more of those out there so it shouldn't take you long to find someone suitable).
Lastly, you can always go with a consultancy company like Capgemini, EY Global etc. Those are pricey but will get the job done in a jiffy.
Feel free to ask followups if you want, it's (adjacent to) my field (Market research / data analysis / UX research).
Edit: I misread your original post and see now that you're clearly asking for a UX Designer, apologies for my earlier confusion hah. The relevant parts of my comment still stand of course :p
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Comment on This is a teenager in ~life
Noox Link ParentPfff, now you're just Fischering for attentionPfff, now you're just Fischering for attention
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Comment on This is a teenager in ~life
Noox Link ParentI was thinking about trying my hand at it as well. Might make a fun data visualisation Tildes contest :pI was thinking about trying my hand at it as well. Might make a fun data visualisation Tildes contest :p
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Comment on This is a teenager in ~life
Noox (edited )LinkWhilst this is a pretty neat concept and interesting data (though I did see a lot lotttt of data points missing when randomly selecting "kids"), this was very uncomfortable to physically read on...Whilst this is a pretty neat concept and interesting data (though I did see a lot lotttt of data points missing when randomly selecting "kids"), this was very uncomfortable to physically read on my phone :/ i would either scroll too far and miss text or the animation would lag the crap out of my phone (I've got a Samsung A52s and I have never had a lag problem before so I'm tempted to say this is not on my phone).
Great taste and great attempt, didn't fully land the execution though.
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Comment on Can noise canceling headphones be effective against non continuous noise such as music? in ~tech
Noox Link ParentI have the Bose ones and can vouch for them - I wear them whilst working from home and I don't hear my husband's music downstairs through them at all (granted, he's obviously never purposely...I have the Bose ones and can vouch for them - I wear them whilst working from home and I don't hear my husband's music downstairs through them at all (granted, he's obviously never purposely playing music so loud that it'll disturb me, as I didn't marry an asshole of course :p).
The only sound that filters through a little, is really high pitched sounds. Like I'll hear something if my neighbour decides to vacuum, but since I always have music playing whilst I'm working it's not actually noticeable at all.
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Comment on Norwegian bridge collapsed ten years after it was built – all because designers focused too much on making it look good in ~engineering
Noox Link ParentAlright I concede, I guess that commenter found a particularly unflattering picture - it's not as bad in your pics! Edit: I've edited my original comment with a link to yours, for fairness' sake hahAlright I concede, I guess that commenter found a particularly unflattering picture - it's not as bad in your pics!
Edit: I've edited my original comment with a link to yours, for fairness' sake hah
I always describe that feeling myself as if I'm hitting a wall I just can't climb over. And it's just always there - in my mind, I'm always thinking about it even whilst procrastinating. It's so frustrating, it makes me so annoyed with myself. Trying to tackle a really big wall - like my master's thesis - almost made me feel physically sick at times.
Then I was diagnosed with ADHD and the meds made the wall go POOF. I can still procrastinate and be lazy, but when I decide to finally do something about something - or if I want to create a new habit or keep something clean - it's like I'm looking at a single-brick on the ground, and I can step over it with ease. Or, outside of the metaphor, looking at a big task and dividing it into small tasks suddenly doesn't seem like a big deal at all anymore.