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Ask HN: What's Going on with Resealable Packaging?
8 points by Zelphyr 7y ago|3 comments
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
When I first read "killing their competition" I thought it meant killing competition in the form of weather apps. That didn't make any sense to me since Apple makes no money off the Weather app. Only after re-reading that s
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I know almost nothing about seismology or geology so forgive my naiveté here: Could the lack of movement caused by everybody staying home actually inadvertently induce greater than normal seismic events? By that I mean I'm wondering i
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
As an aside; is there a reason to host SSH on a non-standard port? I recently came across a system that had it listening to a really high port number. I dismissed it as security through (bad) obscurity but is there a valid security reason
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Zoom seems to have adopted the "Move fast and break things" mentality and it's catching up with them. Don't have real E2E encryption? Don't say you do. Don't wave away a giant security vulnerability as "
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Ask HN: What are the opportunities in this crisis?
3 points by Zelphyr 7y ago|2 comments
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Yes, I do. Helps that I live with a Nurse Practitioner. However, the number of people I know who are convinced that getting the flu shot makes them sick or gives them the flu and thus refuse to get the shot is shocking. Some things I&#x27
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Ask HN: Freelancers, are you lowering your rates?
26 points by Zelphyr 7y ago|13 comments
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Then maybe they should change it to, "Move fast and break things for yourself so that you can move fast and still not break anything for your customer."
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I’m really encouraged that REBOL has made it to the front page of Hacker News. Hopefully that will translate into more contributors to the REBOL and Red projects.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Is there a ELI5 about this somewhere?
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Same for me. I caught my first cold a few weeks ago but I was at a funeral (the stress of the death I'm sure reduced my immune system) hugging a bunch of people I hadn't seen in years so it's no surprise that I did. The thi
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
The pharmaceutical industry is getting really good at gaming the patent system. My sons inhaler was pretty cheap for a long time until all of a sudden it jumped in price. Like, from $30 to $300. Turns out, all they did was change the deli
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
What I want to know is where to find a Clojure and/or ClojureScript job. I got a taste of Clojure on a project late last year and became enamored with it. So much so that I would love to find a job where I can use it at least part of t
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
There was something that was said about an old language that I've always enjoyed, REBOL, which in effect is that new programmers adapt to it very quickly but seasoned programmers often have trouble unlearning how they did things in lan
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I've been a Javascript user and fan for a long time. I've used it since it was in beta at Netscape. But one of the disadvantages that needs mention about Javascript is productivity. I have been hands-down more productive in Clo
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Many (most?) people aren’t altogether rational when they’re grieving the loss of a loved one and it’s made worse by the fact that we often make these decisions at the height of our grief, hours or days after that person has died.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I learned last week when a family member died how important it is to educate yourself on this subject. It was a relatively sudden death and that family member had only verbally told someone how he wanted to be buried but was somewhat vague
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Not for everyone. My kids go to a charter school which the buses don’t service and campus is too far for my kids to bicycle to at this age. HopSkipDrive is a godsend for days when I know I’m going to need them.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I suspect the effects may differ a little from person to person. A friend of mine, who is a recovering alcoholic, said it was like being drunk for him, only not drunk. For me it was a feeling of euphoria that was a little like being drunk b
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
> I personally would give my business to others even if i pay a bit more. I’ve done this increasingly over the past six months. I used to enjoy the Amazon shopping experience but I just can’t trust them anymore.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
A member of my family is a medical professional and they told me that they frequently see people who either come in because they want a work excuse (that they don't really need) or want their animal classified as an emotional support a
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I think it was good. It had a playfulness to it that their modern hardware doesn't have. That's not to say the current design language is bad either. It has a beautiful purity to it that I like but still, I wouldn't mind i
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
In a 20+ year career in software engineering I've never once been told I didn't get a job because I didn't have a college degree.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I've started playing around with React Native lately and so far have been pleasantly surprised. I have also used NativeScript quite a bit and it too has a very fast compile and refresh. I don't know what it is about Angular that
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
There should be a Developers Pledge: I, [state your name], hereby agree upon pain of death to never do things like force smooth scrolling, override scroll speed, implement a header that bounces based on scroll direction, etc...
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I get the impression that OP's day job requires that they use Angular but they were able to use ASP.NET Core Razor Pages for a side project. I could be wrong. Either way, I can confirm to OP's findings with Angular. I worked on
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I don't see what's wrong with this post that it should be downvoted like it has been. I personally agree with this sentiment. It's like the developers who immediately rush to massive scale when all they've been asked t
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
The problem is--in my experience anyway--that too many people equate complexity with quality. That exists as part of human nature, it seems, and so naturally that has followed into the JavaScript ecosystem. I've written and maintained
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
OMG that rearranging of the store makes me so angry. Just when I get a system down for getting in, getting what I need to get off my list, and getting out and they throw that monkey wrench in. That and using stacks of items as road blocks

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