BjoernKW

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by BjoernKW 7y ago
I think this depends on what you're searching for. For anything with a consumer appeal this is probably true. When searching for software-related information, however, the search result quality has largely stayed the same or got even b
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
Yes, it does. Shakespeare expert Ben Crystal once gave this presentation on 'proper' pronunciation of Shakespearian English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2QYGEwM1Sk In terms of modern accents, West Country Eng
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
There are some that have done so: https://www.indiehackers.com/products?funding=vc
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
My personal definition of the term startup is "A relatively new business in search of a business model." In many cases, this search requires venture capital but in some it doesn't. A startup can very well be a lifestyle busin
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
> Great Britain would still be UK No, it wouldn't. The term "UK" includes Northern Ireland while "GB" doesn't. > Germany it would still be BRD Before 1990 that would've been the common usage, simply
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
1Password. Secure, good UX, syncs effortlessly on all my devices.
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
Occasionally, I do, that is when writing Excel macros in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications, Microsoft's Visual Basic flavour for macros). The reason why I do this is that the - for better or for worse - the world runs on Excel and som
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
As for web development in the 90s I'd be remiss to not mention live code editing in production ... Just kidding, of course. It's a terribly bad practice. Don't do it. However, there was something about the simplicity that cam
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
That largely depends on the usage patterns of the app in question. Write operations can be particularly expensive, read operations much less so, especially with application-level caching. Even as for write operations or notoriously expensiv
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
Well, it is in the EU. GDPR commonly is perceived as applying to online businesses alone, which of course is wrong. As a company you’re only allowed to ask for and record the data that’s required to conduct the business at hand. Otherwise,
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
In order to try and provide answers to that question: Because of work organisation and a cargo cult work culture that’s still stuck in late 19th / early 20th century scientific management (a theory conceived for assembly line rather th
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
Hard work in itself isn't necessarily valuable. Smart work is. It's vital to learn early on that you have to put in the work if you want to achieve anything at all. Merely being gifted or naturally good at something certainly is n
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
It's the minimal setup that allows you to test a hypothesis about a proposed product or an existing product's next iteration.
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
Just because it's spoken by more native speakers than any other language that doesn't automatically make Mandarin more relevant in a global context. English is a global language due to its history (largely grounded in the British
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
I've had a similar idea for some time now, albeit without the unnecessary focus on American English: With the UK probably - and very unfortunately - leaving the EU the latter could adopt English as its main language without any unfair
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Ask HN: Is there demand for specific-purpose live collaboration tools?
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
You can pay for Gmail, too, with G Suite, that is. In fact, G Suite is fully GDPR-compliant. With the paid version they don't sell or mine your data.
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
I second that. I use Zapier for automating processes such as: - storing incoming invoices in Google Drive - sending payment reminders (not entirely automated in this case; Zapier just creates a reminder to check and send a reminder by the d
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
I worked for a .com (a German company, so technically a .de) roughly from 1999 to 2003. The way I got the job was by founding a startup in the same industry that was bought by said company. We mostly believed the hype. However, for that par
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
I think the word you refer to under [0] is 'teleology'.
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
Any useful answer would depend on the blood pressure measurements and factors such as stress, weight, exercise regimen and diet. Lifestyle changes will only get you so far in the short term. If your systolic pressure (the first value in blo
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
1.) Designing and producing a hardware product and establishing the required supply chain is a huge undertaking. As a new player you‘d probably end up at a much higher price point than that just to cover your costs. You‘d also have to code
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by BjoernKW 7y ago
My blog is part of my business website, which runs on WordPress (hosted, not WordPress.com). It's my favourite stack because hosting and running a website / blog is neither my core business nor my core expertise. Last time I check
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Well, someone has to first come up with an idea. Chances are, the idea is bad but you'll never know unless you try.
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
It's a reasonable approach. From my perspective it's not so much about the "retire early" but rather about the "financial independence" part. Even if you don't intend to retire early approaches like FIRE a
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
"Why would I be pitching to a VC if I already had a company in the first place?" One possible objective of acquiring venture capital is to turn a promising product into a scalable company.
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
It's not that simple. There certainly are those who confidently sell something without having any actual real-life experience with the matter at hand. However, another harmful pattern is rampant in the tech industry as well: The one th
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Metrics like that are bullshit. They’re worthless carnival cash designed to keep employees in line lest they demand actual compensation for the value they truly provide. Measuring developer proficiency in terms of a single number is particu
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
It depends on your marketing and branding. A personal brand can be highly effective and successful in this market (“The go-to expert for X.”). Marketing yourself as a company when you’re really just one person can come across as dishonest.
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
You still have to invest time and money, even if you don't want your service to scale or to get rich from the information you're providing. At the very least someone has to pay for the server and network infrastructure, maintenanc

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