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by ahallock 5y ago
Failing upward and job security from complex systems is a strange thing. It's never done outright. Like, I've never had a conversation with another engineer where we conspire or they tell me they're going to or have built a c
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by ahallock 5y ago
I see these springing up in economically depressed areas--that and those check-cashing and payday loan businesses.
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by ahallock 5y ago
In high school, I worked at a fast food joint to make a little extra money. There were no expectations to pay rent or other essentials. But you'll say that it's not kids working these jobs, so we need to provide a livable wage. Wh
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by ahallock 5y ago
I think this is slightly reductive. The majority of your business logic, I agree, should reside in application code, but lightweight business logic in the form of database constraints are powerful at disallowing bad data. For example, you m
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by ahallock 5y ago
While weather.gov does serve that purpose, someone else could provide a much better UI -- sort of like what Simple did with banking (I know they shutdown...haha, but they did create a better experience over traditional banking). Why give on
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by ahallock 5y ago
> There are only two clear, non-arbitrary rules: Search engines are only allowed to show a list of links, or search engines can show whatever they want. I want companies to be able to design products that best serve customers, not ones l
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by ahallock 5y ago
I agree. Just charge everyone a monthly fee for essential gov services. And do I mean essential. If you want extra programs from the gov, you need to pay voluntarily.
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by ahallock 5y ago
> Someone launched an explicit "PonziCoin" on ETH even Lots of meme coins have launched -- does not delegitimize everything else. > ...whole concept of trustless irreversible digital cash just does not work in the real world
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by ahallock 5y ago
Dotcom bubble was the same way. We're in the early stages.
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by ahallock 5y ago
It's funny that these dismissive, trash-talk comments with zero value get upvoted on HN as long as it's against crypto. It really is a double-standard here. Ironically, that comment is also part of the groupthink.
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by ahallock 5y ago
> With cryptocurrency there’s nothing to do Then you haven't looked deep enough or maybe the subject matter doesn't interest you. Don't extrapolate your experience to everyone else. I find the DeFi space and the scaling is
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by ahallock 5y ago
You're not wrong, and you have some good points here, especially about the banking limits. I'm not sure where the cynicism comes from, but HN seems very hostile to this space.
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by ahallock 5y ago
Why would I trust a source whose own outdated site looks terrible on mobile and is not even on a secure connection? "A bookmarking site for introverts" -- what amazing innovation! It sounds more like Pinboard is looking for engage
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by ahallock 6y ago
There seems to be an inverse correlation between the value of BTC and DXY.
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by ahallock 6y ago
Noob question, but how do you handle databases and auth with these functions? I know how to do it in my comfy monolith, but not sure what the best approach is here.
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by ahallock 6y ago
A little, but I don't even think they're the biggest.
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by ahallock 6y ago
Exactly, you purchase BTC instead of watching the value of your fiat drop every day. Apps like Celsius offer far superior APY than traditional savings accounts. Also, look at all the institutional BTC purchases near BTC ATH. Are they all wr
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by ahallock 6y ago
This is why I love working remotely. A little 15-20 min power nap makes me so much more productive.
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by ahallock 6y ago
What's legal is not set by the free market
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by ahallock 6y ago
Had we all but vestiges of a free market, these would be valid responses, but we don't.
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by ahallock 6y ago
You understand this is a vast space with many coins and technologies being developed, BTC being only one...
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by ahallock 6y ago
You're not wrong. HN seems heavily biased against anything crypto. With Paypal, Square, MicroStrategy, and even JPMorgan adpoting/investing in Bitcoin, I think it's becoming legitimate.
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by ahallock 6y ago
Harvest has worked well for me -- time tracking + invoices (the Google Calendar integration is nice). My client then direct deposits. Simple
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by ahallock 6y ago
It's easier to call everything a scam than actually spend time to learn. There are tons of Youtube channels, Twitter accounts, Reddit pages, Discord/Telegram groups, etc. with all the information. It's hardly "insider&qu
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by ahallock 6y ago
The selective application of their terms is precisely the problem. It renders their policies essentially meaningless when certain groups are given preferential treatment. The thing is, I would have thought by now that these companies would
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by ahallock 6y ago
I agree that choosing in-person is better, but I find the experience good enough while keeping out of harm's way of the pandemic. A bruised apple is not going to ruin my day. Most delivery services I've used have a "don'
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by ahallock 6y ago
Not built-in, but you look up several great projects for auth or use something like Auth0.
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by ahallock 6y ago
Exactly. Working remotely by itself doesn't lead to higher pay; it's only a perk of an employee with leverage.
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by ahallock 7y ago
I agree; for smaller components like labels and buttons, having some compound rules would help. They tend to be well-defined. I believe you can create composite styles in Tailwind.
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by ahallock 7y ago
I've found some themes pretty difficult to modify, or that it makes working with third-party components harder (say for Bootstrap), but since Tailwind UI is built on Tailwind, it won't be difficult to tweak.

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