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Ask HN: What cool skill or project interests you, but feels out of reach?

124 points akktor | 1 comments | 09 Jun 25 12:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.376s | source

This question's for all those cool projects or skills you're secretly fascinated by, but haven't quite jumped into. Maybe you feel like you just don't have the right "brain" for it, or you're not smart enough to figure it out, or even worse, you simply have no clue how or where to even start.

The idea here is to shine a light on these hidden interests and the little (or big!) mental blocks that come with them. If you're already rocking in those specific areas – or you've been there and figured out how to get past similar hurdles – please chime in! Share some helpful resources, dish out general advice, or just give a nudge of encouragement on how to take that intimidating first step.

Let's help each other get unstuck!

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lormayna ◴[11 Jun 25 07:17 UTC] No.44245019[source]▶
* Kernel development and eBPF: I tried many time to go deep on those topics, but never became proficient

* Bayesian statistics: I know the basics and the theory, but I am not able to understand how to use it in a real world problem

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nextos ◴[12 Jun 25 00:37 UTC] No.44253310[source]▶
> Bayesian statistics

Look into real-world examples in e.g. The Bugs Book (Lunn et al) or any of Gelman's books. Pyro and PyMC also have good real-world examples in their tutorials.

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1. lormayna ◴[12 Jun 25 08:16 UTC] No.44255238[source]▶
Thank you for suggestions. I will give them a look :)