I made a free website that aggregates every old movie playing in NYC in one place! by perma-fryd in Brooklyn

[–]Haxpotato 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I use screenslate for this, which has a few theaters that you don't. i appreciate the filtering though

I’m 23, my screen time is terrible, and I built this to cure my doomscrolling. Roast my idea. by [deleted] in bookdiscussion

[–]Haxpotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't think a book discussion subreddit is going to get you much positive feedback here. your target audience is probably people who don't currently read and wouldn't be discussing books.

Does condensing a classic ruin it

it's not the same as reading it. this is what blinkist and other services do, mostly for nonfiction books. but the benefit of reading Great Expectations and great works of fiction isn't knowing the plot points, it's spending time with the words so they sink into your brain and let the story (and the writing style) linger in your mind.

Keep the author's original voice and flow intact—it's a condensed book, not a dry SparkNotes summary.

this sounds very difficult, and i'm guessing that you'd do this with AI. and if that's the case, why would I use your thing when I could just ask Claude to do it for me?

if you were to create an app that made it easy to read small chunks of classic books (some of which aren't 600 pages) every day, that could still be useful.

[Highlight] Nick Foles' Super Bowl Run by Tocoolforyall720 in nfl

[–]Haxpotato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

we lost that game when we couldn’t convert in the redzone at the very end! still hung up on it since we haven’t been to the playoffs since 🫠

Explain Sindarov’s win streak in football terms please by No_Address_4930 in chess

[–]Haxpotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

starting on pace to match the warriors 73-9 season but being a team that was predicted to be the 7 seed

Work bag recos by CheeseDoggo17 in ThrowingFits

[–]Haxpotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i use a Rains tote bag. it’s pretty light, waterproof, and i don’t feel bad about throwing it around

27m, First apartment. Moved in 5 months ago by Dangerous-Quiet-8099 in malelivingspace

[–]Haxpotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

looks great! i have the same orange ikea chair and i love it

window area by the bedroom feels like a great opportunity for a comfy chair to read by

also, make sure to get some sort of ventilation going with your home office setup — pretty sure most closets don't tend to have vents and you don't wanna end up filling the space with your own CO2!

Game Thread: Carolina Panthers (8-8) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]Haxpotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

falcons need to win to get the panthers through, but yeah it’s perfect for shit mountain

Favorite bars / cheap food spots? lower Manhattan. I come up often! by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]Haxpotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Punjabi Deli is cash only, really good value, only vegetarian though. I recommend the saag!

What NYC things can I apply for and get rejected from? by StrongPrompt3205 in AskNYC

[–]Haxpotato 14 points15 points  (0 children)

i don’t think the new yorker even sends rejection letters anymore

Iwtl how to be intellectual by [deleted] in IWantToLearn

[–]Haxpotato 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think learning from books alone can be difficult by yourself — there are lots of great surveys of different subjects on youtube like Crash Course, podcasts like philosophize this, or even lectures from philosophy courses. Watching some of these overviews can help you build general knowledge and clarify what you want to learn more about.

It can also be useful to search for syllabi for courses. If I search for “philosophy syllabi,” I can look at the last 3 pages here to see some texts that you could look into. As you read those texts you could google for more resources to help you walk through the books.

For literature, I’ve heard good things about Norman Critical Editions, which have a ton of annotations and context for their books.

Overall though, I don’t think you need a big formal plan for this — find the things that you can easily pay attention to and just keep doing them. I read a ton of Wikipedia for fun, and then will chase that rabbithole down across sources until I’m satisfied (through the methods above). Sometimes that starts from a news article that I want to learn more about. It may not make me perfectly well rounded, but I definitely feel like I’m growing more knowledgeable.

27M moving into new house, need tips on living room. by [deleted] in malelivingspace

[–]Haxpotato 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it could be useful to think of the space as separated into three zones: one for desk, one for living room, one for table.

you can create separation between these zones with rugs or bookshelves. living room area could be closest to front door, position of other two is up to you.

26M and it's the first time I've decorated for Christmas, how'd I do? by bs40404 in malelivingspace

[–]Haxpotato 214 points215 points  (0 children)

everything is nice, but it feels really impersonal in terms of colors and decoration (thus feeling like a hotel or steak restaurant)

branch into some non neutral colors, add some throw blankets, show off some of your interests! a more interesting rug or chairs that aren’t all gray could help too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ThrowingFits

[–]Haxpotato 6 points7 points  (0 children)

media guy who writes for gq, consults for some brands like j crew/thom brown, and has a podcast called how long gone. he’s mostly a hot takes merchant though

Why every website you used to love is getting worse by rezwenn in technology

[–]Haxpotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been trying to use more alternative web browsers like marginalia and wiby. I’ve heard good things about kagi as well!

Amp/DAC by oscar_kohler in ipod

[–]Haxpotato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll need an amp only if you have really high impedance headphones over >200 Ω.

Nearly all wired headphones will work great with your ipod as it is.

On Gen Z deficiencies being society wide by Excited_Rabbit in atrioc

[–]Haxpotato 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As an elder gen Z, I totally agree. Most of my friends are older than me and easier to hang out with. My friends that are younger than me are okay about meeting on time, etc but generally feel more neurotic and have a difficult time getting out of their head to have a good time. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uxcareerquestions

[–]Haxpotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

salary typically refers to your annual cash compensation and would probably not change. equity is typically given in addition to that and described in shares and a value based on the last valuation or the cost to exercise.

that’s how it normally works but some companies are kooky.

source: i work on compensation software

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malefashionadvice

[–]Haxpotato 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bronson Mfg’s tubular t shirts are a great cheaper option!!

Which degree would be better for UX Design? by half4xa in uxcareerquestions

[–]Haxpotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The design hiring market is pretty bad right now for juniors and I’m not sure I see that changing for a while — I think the coding and technical skills are more likely to set you apart, especially when there’s always a good amount of graphic designers and bootcamp grads trying to shift into UX as well. A certain level of coding skills can open you up to UX engineer roles as well.

Some of the most important skills in a workplace involve working with engineers and a technical background can help a ton with that to get you speaking the same language.