xilo

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was "grinding leetcode" ever real? I mean, I get practicing... but that's just sitting down and solving a like 3-5 problems in like 45min each evening?

almost everything i've ever dreamt of has happened.

You need to be jobless anon.

Ignition! - John D. Clark: It's a decent book, but it was far far too chemistry focused. I came in with a lot of hope to get a grasp of the history and workings of it, but for someone who'se mostly done EE and CS it was a tough to follow onslaught. Take a chem class or two first.

Biggest realization of this year is that I'm becoming a slightly more opportunistic but also slightly less stoic version of my father.

When grandfather passed we found in his wardrobe 2 different shirts, and then each one 5x. When the toilet paper company went out of business he sent his driver to buy the entire remaining stock of são paulo… this stuff is heritable.

I stg if my roommate had a girl over I’d make them coffee in the morning. Why do you hate each other?

we think of Gen Z as a sexless generation perpetually terrified of human contact but one thing they are incredibly romantic about is riding around on the backs of each others rental scooters

Formal events still exist? My friends regularly attend debutante balls; We had Fontainebleau to ourselves a few weeks ago. You’re just fortunately not invited.

This is a rice choice issue? I’ve had rice that tasted excellent even with comparatively little seasoning. There’s a reason all your asian friends have like a 20kg bag of it in their dorm.

> dasher this morning wait a second are people ordering their *breakfast* online? Can't you just eat oatmeal or sth?

what in gods name is a "visual novel" don't we just call that a film?

In those days, in those distant days, in days of yore, when bread had been tasted for the first time in the shrines of the Land, when the heavens had been separated from the earth, when the fame of mankind had been established.

Anyone have Hotel reccs for Shenzhen? I'll be staying with a few friends, mostly aiming to nail down a rough plan atm.

this just means "eggshell intended breaking point producer". It's a must have in every kitchen, your breakfast eggs will never break as cleanly.