akulbe

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   by akulbe 8y ago

   Good question. I'm not sure.
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   by akulbe 8y ago

   Wow. Why was this flagged? Can someone not come here, be honest and candid, and ask for help with something they're recognizing as a problem? I hope whoever felt the need to flag this gets treated better if they're ever in need of
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   by akulbe 8y ago

   Keep writing. Do it badly until you get better. Listen to Seth Godin. He talks about this, often.
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   by akulbe 8y ago

   Your profile says you're in WA. How close are you to Portland? We should have a beer and swap stories. I'm in a similar situation.
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   by akulbe 8y ago

   Having a dumb moment. What is meant by "flicker-free"? I don't recall a "flicker" when I boot my machine to Fedora <29.
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   by akulbe 8y ago

   I generally recommend against setting up your own email server. Most people just want to use it and not maintain it. However, in circumstances like this where you want to escape a crappy solution, I have been recommending "Mail I
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   by akulbe 8y ago

   Easy. The trades.
8. 338.▲
   by akulbe 8y ago

   Outlook. Nothing else comes close in terms of features. That, and it's regularly maintained.
9. 339.▲
   by akulbe 8y ago

   Airdrop, if the computer is Mac.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Hazel is amazing. That said... I'm no longer a Mac user. There are no good Windows equivalents. I wish I had enough programming knowledge to write a truly cross-platform equivalent. This is a serious itch I'd like to scratch.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    If it resulted in long-term engagements... a lot. Honestly, I'm not spending enough time doing sales stuff, because I'm too busy with the technical work. But I know I need to.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Can't agree with this one enough! If this book existed before I started college, I'd have read this and skipped the business major!
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Another vote for https://darksky.net
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Constantly. Good enough to have switched from macOS to Windows 10 + WSL. Like one other commenter, I use it with ConEmu.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    I would also say no, absolutely not. It's not worth it in the least. I have been a Mac user for less time (~16 years for me) than the previous commenter. I have lost confidence in Apple's ability to deliver: a. a quality laptop
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    another vote for Day One
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    I've love to talk to you, but I don't see any contact info in your profile. Care to reach out to me? (my contact info is in my profile) I don't have sage advice. Just wanted to offer some encouragement. Cheers.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Never testing in production. I used to think it was never a good idea. Now, I'm convinced it's the ONLY good idea. https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/2017/09/testing-in-production/ (for one opin
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    It was great to meet you, man. Let's plan on doing that again, real soon.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Part of me wonders if part of this isn't in inflated (and unrealistic) expectations. Society (American society, at least) drills it into your head... You want to buy a house. You must go to college. These are societal metrics for
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    The #freelance on Slack, but it's not free. I'm a member there, and it's been valuable. I've gotten gigs that have paid for the membership price many times over. hashtagfreelance.slack.com
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Doh. I can't type. "bout" should clearly say "bought" <nerdface emoji>
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    I bout a full spec XPS 9560, the second time my '16 MBP went in for repairs. The same generation CPU, the same storage (2TB) and double the RAM... and it's $1000 less than the full spec MBP. I wonder how long before a lot more fol
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Just exactly how longsuffering are we supposed to be? My '16 MBP has been in for repairs 3 times SO FAR . This was also my most expensive Apple purchase ever. Usually, the trend goes the other way. I don't know about other folks,
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    vim. backend/infra dev that doesn't require a GUI. Seriously. I gave up on Linux on the desktop many years ago. It became more of a time sink to try to find alternative apps and/or workarounds that mainstream (often paid) app
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    It looks like Apple has already released a software update to fix this.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Hardware: Fujitsu ScanSnap ix500, and a run-of-the-mill paper shredder Software: on macOS: DEVONthink Pro Office, or MS OneNote, or Google Drive on Windows: MS OneNote or Google Drive
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    Ask HN: How technical does a sales rep need to be?

    3 points by akulbe 8y ago|1 comments
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    My first response would normally have been to say "Amazon", but I have a subscription to O'Reilly Safari. I'm learning to check there first to see if that "new shiny" book is there first.
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    by akulbe 8y ago

    Nice! I never thought I'd see mention of something close to home on HN. I grew up in Port Angeles. Ocean in your front yard, mountains in your backyard, rivers, lakes, hunting. The works. It was a beautiful place.