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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 4mo ago
While true from a per capita equivalency and too close for comfort, the median net worth of an adult in the UK is roughly $150,000, while in Mississippi it's $15,000. Also, its public services are provided, which substantially affects
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 6mo ago
An interactive demo: https://app.arcade.software/share/shXfQGN6xU0kYtJXVGJz
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Show HN: Vibe Check – UX Benchmark for vibe designs(vibecheck.appvelocity.io)
5 points by aEJ04Izw5HYm 6mo ago|1 comments
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 10mo ago
The world needs Someone with enormous chutzpah to try this.
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 11mo ago
"Choose your heroes" is the first advice I've heard in a while that's making me stop and think who I hold in high regard with my actions.
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 11mo ago
The personality of creator really shines through in the software. Douglas Adams would be pleased, I hope loads of hackers will be inspired to make more 'Adamsian' robots.
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Debate on AI Affecting UX(kevinmcdonagh.posthaven.com)
2 points by aEJ04Izw5HYm 1y ago|1 comments
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 1y ago
These are notes from me defending the following positions at a debate. Can any hackers do a better job defending or attacking any of these positions? * AI-driven experiments will soon replace traditional research: False * Adaptive, personal
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
More power to sponsors putting their money behind hopeful futures. I was recently at a conference where the speaker compared this future visioning with that of blade runner. She was was almost posing it as, why not be hopeful? Theres more t
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
'Built to fail' by Alan Payne painted such a richer picture than the binary "netflix came along" argument. The writing had alot of emotional investment since the author owned so many shops in the blockbuster franchise. A
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
Can we just skip all the Atlas shrugged swellhead arguments? They take up all the air in the room/(scroll in the page) of every best book thread. Just bump it up if you agree, provide an alternative if you don't.
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
"A history of western philosophy" by Bertrand Russell. The world's most prominent philosopher at the time, took a few years out of his working at the front line to write a summary on 2000 years of thought for layman's an
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
Tipping is an awful trap. Passing on the responsibility of fair wages should be outlawed. Passing on some inferred responsibility as a burden onto the customer is a loss for all parties. Normalising the behaviour only allows employers to pe
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
Well done @keybits for reaching out for help. Another option is that you could split the workload between 3-4 data archivists and start a separate archive until it finds a better home. Personally I don't have the time for this but more
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
I still use pinboard every week. I also find it very interesting to follow what other people are pinning. There aren't many niche places to follow ONLY the notable links of other hackers.
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2y ago
Sad how they intentionally make it difficult to directly access the poor resolution images.
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
lol. He's like (silent) jazz (crack loving) Yoda. Man, I love in a silent way.
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
If you aren't used to the conversation it sounds too foreign to be appreciated. You'll likely have had the experience of being around foreign language speakers, some you'll be more comfortable with than others even though you
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
Me too. While I appreciate why kind of blue and bitches brew are celebrated the way they are, the journey of in a silent way, to me is still unparalleled.
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
Radio Station: "Giants of Jazz" was an absolute revelation to me discovering only absolute classics over the past 50 years. 'In a silent way' is still my favourite MD album. Reading the "Miles:The autobiography&quo
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
Business and Management practices rarely evolve to optimise anything other than the rate of output. Vision/Mission/Values can potentially improve the sanity of those involved and at least it stands as a shared ambition and social
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
Happy 2024, in London UK I hope to meet others in the new year at Hacker News London meetup: https://meetu.ps/c/4ZYdt/5Tyc/d
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
I too, have had this embarrassing experience. Subscriptions come through the door and then we're lying in their envelopes unread! Like you say though it's a process. I've found time in my commute, 2weekly lunchtimes, 1.5hrs a
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Long form, magazines and Sunday reading
6 points by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago|2 comments
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
Fulfillment winning and losing in one click America. - investigative journalism, Uses stories of the lives of those within Amazon's ever increasing orbit to illustrate the reality of the increasing financial divides. Impressive stats r
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 3y ago
I think this is pretty cool, but just to clarify context and ask a question... From what I understand here is that this is a directory of services which you may mount on to a system running Plan 9? As far as I understand, Plan 9 OS was de
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 4y ago
You get the gist. I typed this out quickly; somewhat distressed. He participated in hackathons and was willing to play around and share his knowledge. I never knew him well, but I mourn the loss of the ideal of Bob Lee that I did know throu
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Remembering Bob Lee
2090 points by aEJ04Izw5HYm 4y ago|217 comments
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by aEJ04Izw5HYm 4y ago
Can we take a minute to re-direct this conversation away from just the politics of SF? I want to draw attention to Bob Lee, a well-respected technologist and prototype hacker, always curious and sharing lots of interesting technical develop