I knew of that point many years ago, when the term API was still not widely known and used like nowadays. But my opinion is that it's always good to know how to benchmark, evaluate, and choose suitable libraries yourself, and even better, develop your own libraries someday. I did not suggest everyone who wants to code…

I would add #0 - because it matters after you have done all those things - that says be mindful that beside coding, there is a whole other thing called computer science, which might teach you how to make your apps not only run but also run fast, and in lots of real-life constraints, amongst other things. Knowing how…

If one is consistent in their exercises and diet, the result can be seen in just a few months, half a year tops. So why not just try it? It's almost free anyway.

The advice for each individual is pretty simple: just do what the title says, which is stop blaming and start fixing the problems.

Yes. 10 more please! I love having Lifehacker around.

That's what I call the 8 new chapters we can buy after finishing the original 10.

One thing to note is that not all lens and apertures can make brilliant stars out of bright points of light. General rules are small apertures and straight shutter blades at such apertures. Many of you may hate Ken Rockwell but he wrote it about that here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sunstars.…

Hey man. It's a sin to show off something like that without more details.

Hey man. It's a sin to show off something like that without more details.

I was intending to use this clip as a counter-example to 'You're not going to talk her into liking you,' but damn Emma Stone had never said 'I have a boyfriend.' Consider lesson learned.

I have never soldered so please tell me if my question makes no sense. Can the pencil metal tip withstand the heat of the soldering iron?

Agreed. I was so lucky and got the first version from Amazon for free. Then Amazon offered the expansion version in X coins with an X-coin rebate! So I just gulped it down.

Agreed with you in general. Another thing I want to point out is that many people think - wrongly - that 'efficient' means as little code as possible while that is a major pitfall to be a good programmer. That criteria only applies to some purposes, like firmware (or virus) developers. I think, first and foremost, the…

My opinion is that programming language is just a tool. And as much as we wish, no programming language I know force its learners hard enough to be an organized, disciplined, and well-thought-out programmers. Those things come from other fields e.g. maths, computer sciences, etc., and from practices and experiences,…

I think the more important things are the processes. If you already have your own processes that can handle all of your things, stick to them. Then at some point when you want to optimize your processes, you can use time tracking tools only for that purpose. And be sure to stop tracking after you have identified the…

I get it. Thanks for sharing!

I do not think that is a concern. Are wild cats or feral cats not already pooping into our water sources?

Oh why embarrassed? I think it's a pretty cool thing. I've never owned a cat so I have no idea. Did you use the training kits that are sold nowadays?

Is it possible to train cats to use human toilet like in Meet the Parents?

Wow Beauty in the Beast? For real?

I'm very sorry but would you mind tell me more about that? I still cannot understand why over-performance will get someone fired.