Using your own domain for email is harder than it should be. If it’s not a major provider like gmail you often immediately get flagged for fraud. So far two accounts have locked me out for no reason other than not using gmail. #selfhosted

Staff+ vs. Engineering Manager. A reaction to "Don't become a manager" Why the risk in choosing between Staff+ and Engineering Manager in the world of LLMs is about the same. Focus on the work you enjoy instead of making decisions out of fear.

Some reactions to the Staff+ vs. Manager post that trended on HN.

If you're choosing a track based on safety or salary, you're missing the bigger picture that once you pass Senior its mostly the same.

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#EngineeringLeadership #StaffEng #SoftwareEngineering

Anki's Growing Up - Announcements - Anki Forums Hi all, Anki’s 19th birthday was about 4 months ago. It would have been a good time to pause and reflect on what Anki has become, and how it will grow in the future. But I ended up letting the moment come and go, as I didn’t feel like I had the free time. It’s a feeling that’s been regrettably common of late, and I’ve come to realise that something has to change. For a number of years, I’ve reached out to some of the most prolific contributors and offered them payment in exchange for them cont...

A bit shocked by Anki being moved to AnkiHub but understand the motivation.

In some ways I’m glad they’re announcing early to hear feedback rather than dropping a huge change without listening to the community.

#anki #ankihub
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The Spaced Repetition Trap: How I Optimized Myself into Review Hell | figmnt After a 1,000-day Anki streak, I realized how FSRS and "blind learning" led to review hell, and why I finally hit reset.

I recently made some realizations on Anki for my Japanese learnings and how the FSRS algorithm has actually been hurting me.

figmnt.com/fsrs-hell/ #anki #japaneselearning #fsrs #algorithm