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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
But hard to argue with, it would take significant efforts that are unimaginable with modern politics/lobbying to reverse that.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Well, the intention of insecticides is to kill insects. All insects. It's working, but perhaps a little too well?
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Funny timing, I was speaking earlier today with a startup CTO who was annoyed with various HTTPS problems. Put simply, businesses don't want to deal with this stuff. That means they'll pay for it, that's an opportunity for so
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
On the contrary, it would appear that Twitter is incentivized to encourage bots and trolls to flourish. The definition of a bot could be problematic though. If a bot is merely automated posting, then virtually every company, news org, websi
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
It usually has higher quality material, and far superior comments and discussions, compared to the easily gamed, largely trolled, and heavily spammed alternatives. Also, the user base is usually data driven and fact centric, which is increa
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Can we avoid articles with clickbait headlines like this? Perhaps HN can use the Techmeme approach and re-write the headlines to be informative rather than begging for a click. I don't know about anyone else but at this point I refuse
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Standardized testing encourages teaching how to take standardized tests, why does anyone think that's a good idea?
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Depends, do truckers have a strong political lobby? If no, they'll be in trouble. If yes, then they'll be guaranteed to exist for as long as they are funding lobbyists and politicians.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Funny because it's true.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Restaurants rarely succeed, they are a notoriously tough business. The successful restaurateurs I know are selling commodity products with high margins; pizza, hot dogs, burgers, alcohol, etc, which is much less glamorous than a boutique tr
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
There are so many random popups in iOS to authenticate to itunes, app store, facetime, icloud, etc that I am amazed widespread phishing strategies don't already target them
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
> Can evolutionary theory even be taken seriously? As opposed to what? Are you a proponent of creative design or young earth creationism? > especially in the ‘manosphere’ accept it as Gospel What is a "manosphere"?
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
This is very disappointing. Apple and Google needed the competition.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Society appears to be moving to a post-fact era, where opinions and feelings matter more than evidence and data.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
This is good advice and applies to virtually every industry.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
> how do you get startup ideas? One fairly effective way is to focus on problems, nuisances, frustrations, or pain points. What do people/groups/companies dislike, hate, etc? What can be improved on? What wastes resources that
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Congratulations, love to hear stories like this.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
AIM was the original social network, with status updates, messaging, profiles, ubiquitous usage within social groups, chat rooms, etc. Plus it was widely used for in-office communication. AIM was Facebook, and Slack, and more. It's sor
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
> We used to be active Being fit, or at least not fat, was also a cultural priority until relatively recently.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Indeed, an early morning run or swim will wake you up better than caffeine will.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
I agree with this. If you like animals and are responsible enough to have what amounts to a light version of a child, then dogs are excellent for encouraging activity since they require daily walks.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
You don't really need motivation to get started, you just have to do it anyway, motivated or not. Start small, go walk for 20 minutes around your neighborhood. Repeat until it becomes a habit and part of your daily routine. If you like
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
Nice display of typography, so much data is poorly presented nowadays. Here's a 5 second guide: use larger fonts that are easy to read with lots of white space.
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by DoodleBuggy 9y ago
The primary reason most people who eat organic food do so is to avoid consuming pesticides and herbicides. I have yet to read a single study indicating that consuming pesticides is good for health, but if anyone has such a study I'd lo
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by DoodleBuggy 10y ago
With age discrimination, will a 56 year old still be employed? Perhaps as a manager.
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by DoodleBuggy 10y ago
TLDR: Being in the sun makes you feel better. That's about as obvious a conclusion as discovering that if you're thirsty you can drink water to feel better.
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by DoodleBuggy 10y ago
...... more stickers in Messages?
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by DoodleBuggy 10y ago
Might be more useful for iOS
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by DoodleBuggy 10y ago
Y2K round 2
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by DoodleBuggy 10y ago
You'll never find a more loyal partner than a dog.

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