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by ahoyhere 13y ago
How the Internet Ruined San Francisco. http://www.salon.com/1999/10/28/internet_2/ Check the date! Ha.
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Thanks for asking. I'm ok. Turns out I developed a medical issue that caused my body to dump salt, one of the causes of POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) which is a known disorder. Electrolyte pills solved it (at least,
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Top by what standard? If it's not objective, they're not top. The doctor who rescued MY life from a disabling illness is humble, because people who are cocky have something to lose if they admit they don't know the answers.
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Ever get told that you're "just un-fit" when merely standing up causes you to nearly pass out, by a doctor who exudes confidence? Better to lack confidence than have too much.
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
If you want people to adopt your theme, you probably want to devote less time to "font awesome" and more to getting critical design basics like white space and proportions right: http://ge.tt/81a0lTk/v/0?
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
What "already existent payment processing APIs" do you think Stripe was a "copy" of? Because as somebody who actually takes a lot of money in CC payments online, I can tell you: Stripe changed everything.
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
And, as much as I hate DC, all kinds of other foods, including really great Ethiopian and Moroccan. But not good sushi (back when I lived there 7 years ago).
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Follow the money… or the self-image and self-interest. The startup boosterism is a lie that everyone wants to believe: the VCs want it to be true (and they want other people to believe it), the new startup kids want it to be true (riches, f
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
cough Myspace cough Quite a lot of dotbombs, too, relied on… advertising. Back when it was banners. Punch the monkey!
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
This is true. I have a huge amount of respect for people who: A. Ask for feedback. B. Publicly! C. Act on the feedback. That's why Sean is awesome :) He did a GREAT job incorporating our feedback into something that's 10x better t
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
It's so weird for me to hear from people who were at BaconBizConf and thought the teardowns were "brutal" or "punishing." None of us panelists ever said "This is terrible" or anything of that sort, or insu
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Worked for me, for big name clients like Ford, Pepsi, TBWA/Chiat Day, Bear Stearns, etc., as well as smaller ones. We really met for more than 2 hours, but after the initial contract was signed for the proposal. That includes lots of invest
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
A better approach is to meet for an hour or two max, don't give any advice, simply gather information. Tell them up front that your proposal, with implementation details, costs $5,000 (or whatever). Then don't give them any recommendations
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
> it's quite rare for young people Some doctors/researchers believe that hypothyroid (typically caused by Hashi's) is not rare in young people at all (or adults!), but merely underdiagnosed. Alleged symptoms of youth hypothyroidism incl
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Run for your life. Seriously. You only get one. Every hour is an investment in your future — if it doesn't pay dividends, it is lost, you might as well burn it playing video games or lying in the park (which is probably more fun). Note that
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
> It's possible that they'll explain how ... you're letting everybody down And if somebody says this to you, your inclination is to believe it -- if you're a nice person. But you have to tell yourself: They are letting themselves down.
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
My debilitating chronic illness has certainly changed the way I make decisions and value things, for the better I believe.
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
In our friend circle, even with newer friends, we all hug… men, women, everybody hugs each other. It's nice. When in doubt, I say "Hey… do we hug?" with a smile before saying hello or goodbye. It works.
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
If you don't love automagic, you should check out http://plantoeat.com . Its bookmarklet imports from all the major recipe sites and most food blogs, and you can then create your plan, your shopping list, etc., with ease. Just schedule a m
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
> Let's just that if she really did honestly believe she was (selflessly) fighting the good cause, I can relate quite well to what she must be going through right now. I think you're underrating yourself and overrating her. Many people
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Cool! You've told me so far that… > but then again you already fit in with the "mainstream" programming culture/environment > I'd say you're in [the HN bubble] more than most > What you consider "good" I would consider supreme l
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
> Just by your description of why you are into programming. Ahh, I said why I GOT into it. I never said anything about even being into programming any more (cuz I'm not). Are there good programmers who don't get a thrill out of beatin
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Uncited statements from a magazine that a mission to promote free market ideology isn't a very good citation at all. On the other hand, here's President Roosevelt's own speech about the matter: http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/images/rese
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
> A lot of girls do like pink and will be drawn to an environment that makes them feel comfortable "Pink it & shrink it" is a big fat steaming pile of bullshit: https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+it+and+shrink+it > but then
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
No worries at all. I haven't had to go through chemo, so I'm sorry you had to go through that! That must have been terrible. We've all had our problems, and nobody was saying "Mine is worse!" -- I know you weren't, and I certainly wasn't, a
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
If I am depressed and jump in front of a train, or if I think that's a safe and normal thing to lie on the tracks, or if somebody pushes me, or if I trip, the result is the same: Splat. There's little point in saying "Splats are primarily p
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Sorry if I forgot to say: Axillary basal temperature. That is, under the arm, measured for 5-10 minutes, with a glass thermometer or electronic one that'll let you keep measuring that long. If that's higher than 98.6, you really should be e
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Re: the contradictory studies… if you go with the group of practitioners who argue that there are different stages to the disorder, they're not contradictory at all. The stages argument says a person starts off with very high cortisol outpu
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
You know what I find tiresome… pink, Audrey Hepburn, shoes. These are the things other "women in tech" assume I am interested in. I like GitHub and believe it's full of good people. But when they invited me to speak as part of their Passion
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by ahoyhere 13y ago
Just like "girls can do anything."

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