Yeah, just give the author a time machine so that they can post the same blog at the end of September.
Jokes aside, this is not a guide on how to tweak your compiler settings or stuff like that, but rather it's about changes in the compiler source code that just make it faster for everyone. You just need to wait 6-12 weeks for them to come to stable though.
they confirmed the course telling the "professor" (he's actually a writer) that he needed to talk also about Ukranian literature and authors. After this, he decided to simply held his course somewhere else
it's honestly much simpler than this. Who took the decision of cancelling the course was just thinking they were doing the right and sensitive thing. This time we can be almost 100% certain that there were no politics or politicians involved. Just a dumb move by someone that clearly has no idea how things go
I wouldn't call it cancel culture, it's something that doesn't really exist in Italy in this term. Read my comment here for some clarifications on how things really went: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30644847
According to the tweet, it was cancelled "because he’s a Russian writer". It doesn't matter what happened after that. If an academic institution steps in and cancels something because of someone's nationality, especially while following a herd of similar behaviour, that's pure cancel culture in action.
Maybe the term hasn't caught on in Italy but it sounds to me like the actual behaviour has.
Aside from the cancel culture term, I'd go even further and be clear. It's pure Russophobia, and it's no better than Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, etc.
Italian here: this really happened, but I think that both the tweet and the HN title are misleading.
Paolo Nori, an Italian writer, not a university professor, was supposed to collaborate with the university to hold a free 4-lesson course on Dostoevsky.
The university originally decided to cancel the course and the writer published a video saying that he couldn't believe what they were doing and that, of course, the decision didn't make much sense. Many people protested and complained and the university went back on their steps, but said that Nori, besides talking about Dostoevsky should've also presented some Ukranian authors.
Nori refused because, again, he thinks the request doesn't make sense and also he's not an expert on Ukranian literature and doesn't know any author.
It's still an absurd situation, but I don't know if it should be framed as a ban
I doubt that the ultimate motive was to "present Ukrainian authors", because they could have done that by hiring actual experts in this space, or even just giving out free books by such authors.
It seems like the ultimate motive was to "ban Dostoevsky" and they pushed until they found a way to do so with plausible deniability. I.e. "We didn't do dismiss you, you just chose not comply with our unreasonable policy changes".
no, sorry, it's not like that. Paolo Nori, the writer who was supposed to hold the course, is a well known and loved writer in Italy. Besides being an expert on Russian literature, he's also funny and his lessons are special because he's doing them. The same course on Dostoevsky by any other professor wouldn't have gotten the same attention and interest
He meant they could have hired other experts to cover the Ukrainian course part. and kept Paolo for the Russian expertise part of the course.
the university clearly wasn't interested in getting attention on what he had to say. precisely because what he had to say would gather much attention.
The way I understand this situation is not that that they wanted to "ban" Dostoevsky. Instead, they tried to postpone it in order to avoid any escalation or negative reactions given the current times. Still doesn't make sense but it's a very different reason.
wow i never got that impression when i listened to 2 of his books but reading that post they mention it's more in his journalistic pieces so its possible. Im not a fan of banning books, but this Dostoyevsky Society almost certainly knows his works better then me.
There's also his antisemitism and what you might call his Christian (specifically, Russian-Orthodox) chauvinism, and his hostility to Western culture. Like the bloggers say, he's not very consistent in his positions, at least when you consider his work as a whole--his so-called "polyphonic" approach involves putting several worldviews in conversation with one another and showing no obvious preference for one over the others.
Interestingly, the Soviets discouraged reading Dostoevsky, as opposed to his rival Tolstoy, whom they saw as amenable to a Marxist reading.
It looks like a great project.
It would be useful if I could import a url directly into the desktop app, without having to go through the Chrome extension. My main browser is Firefox and I understand the difficulty in developing an extension for each browser, but I expected to being able to copy the url and import it somehow into the app.
it's a really interesting post, and I really like your approach to studying. Thank you for detailing it so clearly.
I've never used Drafts and I'm curious about how do you keep your files organised after a session. You write a sort of recap of what you've learned, that's clear. But how are the other 3 files grouped together? Only by date or timestamp? Do you ever go back to or search through your old files?
Also, another curiosity:instinctively I would keep my study material on the iPad and take notes on the laptop. What's the advantage in doing it the other way around?
I use the "Save as ePub" addon or simply "Print to file". I save the files in a directory with all the thematic subdirectories in place and then run a script to distribute the file to several places.
With earlier versions of firefox I used the shelve addon, which unfortunately isn't supported anymore.
I think you wanted to link to your GitHub and Reddit post, but all your links seem to point to the same HN thread. Since I'm interested in the matter, would you mind putting the correct links?
I either write the content myself, or ask watch strap companies to send me pictures. I then link back to their website and mention what watch is featured and use an affiliate link. Most companies are happy to send me pictures. I also interview custom leather watch strap makers. Most sell on Etsy and they're happy to be featured. I send them a form to fill out and they provide the content and pictures. This is an example: https://basicbands.com/small-brand-spotlight-choice-cuts-ind...
I make almost zero money off featuring the watch strap makers, but they fill out the blog with interesting and fun content that bring it a step above the usual affiliate blog (I hope). Its also the most fun part and it keeps me going, because the artists are fun to talk with. Otherwise I think I would have stopped by now from boredom.
Most of my traffic is search engine, Pinterest & Reddit.
I got my start by reading the case studies on this subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/juststart/
They're getting less useful now, but the early ones were a big help. Basically, just start something and see how it does.
Affiliate marketing gets a bad rap, which I totally understand, but its also very easy to get into, basically a WordPress theme and some cheap hosting, so its very accessible for people at home.
I will say that their frequent listicles, however, tends to feel exploitative... Primer currently has "8 Essential Innovations That Make Hot Summers More Bearable" as its headline, which feels like a not-so-subtle "hey, here's some affiliate links to click on"
That's exactly what it felt like to me too. It's why I enjoy featuring the custom watch strap shops, they provide a break from the affiliate angle. I also try to make my guides a bit longer than usual and also more in-depth with model numbers, etc.
