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by dalfonso 9y ago
Can you talk about the "pivot" from web dev? Would be interested in learning why you pivoted, how you decided to pivot into creating a game, etc. Game looks cool though.
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by dalfonso 9y ago
This retro version highlights what I like about the Thinkpad line -- it is what it is and it's proud of what it is. It's a no nonsense line of laptops meant for business. Compare this "retro" version to today's ver
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Uber will accept investment from SoftBank, resolves to go public by 2019(cnbc.com)
2 points by dalfonso 9y ago|0 comments
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Productive on six hours of sleep? You’re deluding yourself, expert says(chicagotribune.com)
417 points by dalfonso 9y ago|295 comments
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Zillow-West Coast Home Sellers Cashing in the Most on Record Home Values(zillow.mediaroom.com)
2 points by dalfonso 9y ago|1 comments
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Why Public Transportation Sucks in the US(youtube.com)
1 points by dalfonso 9y ago|0 comments
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by dalfonso 9y ago
Yes, 'you must re-enter your master password for particular sites'. I liked turning that option on for any e-commerce or highly sensitive sites.
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by dalfonso 9y ago
Bitwarden also doesn’t support per login “re-enter master password”.
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by dalfonso 9y ago
Don't get me started on B&N. As ridiculous as it sounds, I want to support B&N because at least they employ people who are somewhat local vs. an Amazon fulfillment center X miles away. Plus with that story of fake/reprint
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Why Millennials Are Still Snapping Up Shares of Snap(thestreet.com)
2 points by dalfonso 9y ago|0 comments
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by dalfonso 9y ago
Disclaimer: I have a small amount of Snapchat shares. Every time I interact with any sub-21 year old person, I ask them 2 questions: 1.What's the most popular social network among your group of friends? I'd estimate 7-9/10 s
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by dalfonso 9y ago
Curse of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge
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by dalfonso 9y ago
I can relate to this. Self-taught programmer. People ask, "How did you teach yourself?" and my answer is always, "I built things and learned along the way." >> At the same time, the best programmers I’ve ever wo
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by dalfonso 9y ago
I love the library and will frequently check out books. I much prefer physical books to digital books. There's something satisfying about holding a book, opening up the cover, flipping the page, etc. A few areas for improvement: - Mo
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by dalfonso 9y ago
>> “We’re a small town,” City Councilman W. Clarke Conway said at a meeting on the project last fall, “and we’re a small town by choice.” >> Last year, Brisbane hired a consultant who found that the city would net $1 million
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by dalfonso 9y ago
What's the long version? I've always struggled to define "tech company" vs. "non-tech company". I like your short version except for "hire a contractor to build it." What if the company actually hir
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The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2017(jetbrains.com)
3 points by dalfonso 9y ago|0 comments
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by dalfonso 9y ago
A few thoughts: 1. I definitely wish there was a way to filter out "covers" from Spotify. There are definitely a handful of times that Spotify puts covered versions of songs in their "Discover" playlist. 2. If these son
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What’s really going on with Spotify’s fake artist controversy(theverge.com)
14 points by dalfonso 9y ago|5 comments
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Metro CEO: Uber-like 'curb-to-curb' service coming to LA soon(scpr.org)
1 points by dalfonso 9y ago|0 comments
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Why one city is planning a new income tax on the rich(cbsnews.com)
1 points by dalfonso 9y ago|0 comments
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Why is it so hard to retrain laid off workers?(scpr.org)
2 points by dalfonso 9y ago|1 comments
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Architect explains why new LA housing is aimed at “luxury” buyers(reddit.com)
9 points by dalfonso 9y ago|3 comments
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by dalfonso 9y ago
>> It sort of blows away this thought of successful startups being full of the best and trying to build the best product. On one of my first projects, I was so afraid of "spaghetti code". Before adding any substantial fea
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A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news(washingtonpost.com)
103 points by dalfonso 9y ago|223 comments
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Million-square-foot downtown SJ campus proposed near planned Google village(mercurynews.com)
2 points by dalfonso 9y ago|0 comments
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by dalfonso 9y ago
For a separatist or any city to be successful, it needs to bring in money from other cities. Tourism is the most direct way I can think of. Las Vegas is similar to California City - a city in the middle of the desert, but is viable becaus
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by dalfonso 9y ago
At the end of the day, it's about access to capital. My wild hypothesis is if some angel investor said, "I'm going to invest 10 billion dollars in funding startups but you have to relocate to Colorado/midwest/anywh
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by dalfonso 9y ago
Agree. I have a Mac for the sole reason that I can boot into any OS I want and thus run/debug any app I want. If there was a Windows laptop that allowed me to boot into macOS with relatively simple set up (meaning as simple as Bootcam
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by dalfonso 9y ago
Thanks for writing that article. I'm extremely disappointed in the CSU system's decision to give college credit for remediation classes. As a society we need to really reassess the purpose of higher education in light of increasi

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