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by corwinstephen 6y ago
This is 100% correct. I run a govtech startup (similar to Seamless docs, the company mentioned in the article), and this was one of the key insights we've picked up over the last couple years. When your process happens on paper, there&
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by corwinstephen 6y ago
specs--it's basically the same question as with changing the structure of any db table. How do you know some code doesn't rely on it? We also use/love this gem https://github.com/scenic-views/scenic to v
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by corwinstephen 6y ago
Whoa, cool feature I hadn't heard about. Good to know! Another approach to this problem I've used in the past is Postgres views, which basically let you create a third table that's either materialized (constructed in advance)
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Which US cities and towns are offering online services?(remotegov.citygro.ws)
2 points by corwinstephen 7y ago|0 comments
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by corwinstephen 7y ago
I spent most of the last 4 years running a startup that has proven to be the steepest or uphill battles. Struggling to find investors willing to take a chance in our space vs the trendier ones, struggling to convert slow moving clients, str
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by corwinstephen 8y ago
Yeahhhhhh I'm not so sure
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by corwinstephen 8y ago
Best part is, it doesn't even have to be something new or innovative. Even spending time creating a really excellent meal is rewarding.
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by corwinstephen 8y ago
Though it certainly isn’t a perfect solution for all use-cases, I think the comment system is so incredibly useful for the things it does well that it’s worth dealing with it’s issues. Key example for me is getting answers to questions with
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by corwinstephen 8y ago
Yup. I'd also like to see a couple other figures alongside traffic flow like, "total square footage of structure", "collision rate", and "number of displaced residents."
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How the Tech Industry Forgot What It Means to Disrupt(medium.com)
2 points by corwinstephen 9y ago|0 comments
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Why you should switch to the dollar coin(blog.citygro.ws)
1 points by corwinstephen 10y ago|2 comments
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What I Wish I’d Known Before Dropping Computer Science(blog.citygro.ws)
2 points by corwinstephen 10y ago|0 comments
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Eliminate paper, not jobs(blog.citygro.ws)
2 points by corwinstephen 10y ago|3 comments
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How to get hired as a developer at a startup in like, 5 minutes(medium.com)
2 points by corwinstephen 10y ago|0 comments
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System Blindness(medium.com)
2 points by corwinstephen 10y ago|0 comments
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The future of government software: Free(blog.citygro.ws)
10 points by corwinstephen 10y ago|0 comments
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by corwinstephen 10y ago
Thanks!
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Show HN: CityGrows is a transparency platform for government processes(citygro.ws)
4 points by corwinstephen 10y ago|2 comments
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How the tech industry forgot what it means to disrupt(medium.com)
2 points by corwinstephen 11y ago|0 comments
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Government is not too broken for tech. Here's why(blog.citygro.ws)
3 points by corwinstephen 11y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: CityGrows – Software for Government(citygro.ws)
1 points by corwinstephen 11y ago|0 comments
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by corwinstephen 12y ago
I've been using Google Flights for over 2 years. Why is it just now getting announced?
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Ask HN: It tech attracting the wrong people?
29 points by corwinstephen 12y ago|16 comments
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by corwinstephen 12y ago
Haven't posted anything here in a while. Here goes nothing. I recently discovered a new businesses in a mall near my house that I never used to go to because I thought nothing was there, which immediately made me wonder what else I was
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Show HN: StoreDirectory. It's what it sounds like(storedirectory.info)
2 points by corwinstephen 12y ago|1 comments
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by corwinstephen 12y ago
This guy's argument is strikingly similar to that of the one made by those people who are anti-Apple, despite the fact that working with Apple products is a commonly pleasant experience, simply for the fact that they're Apple. Jus
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by corwinstephen 12y ago
Hey there! Tonight happens to be my last night in Stockholm, as I'm leaving for Bergen tomorrow. I don't have any plans though. What part of town are you in?
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by corwinstephen 12y ago
If only I'd known!
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ASK HN: Any Hacker Newsers in Stockholm, Bergen, or Copenhagen?
2 points by corwinstephen 12y ago|4 comments
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by corwinstephen 12y ago
Even though I agree, this is a combination of baseless speculation and pontification which I find to be obnoxious.

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