desertraven

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   by desertraven 5y ago

   Dick Smith is a legend. Great sense of humour, prioritising philanthropy and buying local. My favourite product of his was the parody of Redhead Matches, a box of matches with a woman’s face on it. Dick sold matches called “Dickheads”, with
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   Ask HN: Is the Covid-19 saga coming to a close?

   7 points by desertraven 5y ago|0 comments
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   by desertraven 5y ago

   I can definitely relate to this. In addition to just paying the bills in the present, there’s a pressure to be financially secure in the future. This equates to making more now, and the only means I’ve found of making more now have a soul-s
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   Ask HN: Freelancers, do you bill for time spent filling knowledge gaps?

   2 points by desertraven 5y ago|4 comments
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   by desertraven 5y ago

   Intriguing... can you elaborate or give some context to this?
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   by desertraven 5y ago

   Is there any research on harnessing the same process as crustaceans? Sounds absurd to write, but genuinely curious.
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   by desertraven 5y ago

   Also switched from DDG to StartPage. Search results are much better. Am I correct in assuming StartPage uses Google as its search? My one hesitation is that it was recently purchased by an advertising/marketing company.
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   by desertraven 5y ago

   This is succinct and quite eye-opening for me. Would you be willing to elaborate in any direction you please?
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   Ask HN: Is there honour in war/conflict?

   3 points by desertraven 5y ago|2 comments
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    I’m glad you’ve found a place special to you, and hope you can enjoy it again soon. What a pleasure.
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    I think the platform itself could be considered no-code since there's not requirement to use the "graphiQL" editor.
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    I'm not sure if it fits the criteria, but Hasura has made backends considerably quicker to build.
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    Ask HN: Is Humanity a Superorganism?

    2 points by desertraven 5y ago|8 comments
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    Ask HN: Can world-changing industries still emerge from garages?

    6 points by desertraven 5y ago|3 comments
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    Any sources on this?
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    This sounds really cool! I'm quite ignorant of the space, so can't speak to the existence of such a thing. Also curious about the practicality of "dethreading" clothes. Would also be interested in this.
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    Perhaps more people visiting HN during the Facebook blackout?
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    PineNote https://www.pine64.org/pinenote/
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    The main concern seems to be that a centralised entity (corporate or government) can be flawed in its decision-making and/or execution. This is to the detriment of us all. What’s the solution here? Decentralisation doesn’t seem to comp
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    As obvious as it is, I’d not considered this. Seems quite bizarre when the situation framed like so. Should some kind of democratic process apply to such organisations?
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    Location: NSW, Australia Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: JavaScript, ReactJS, ReactNative, Typescript, Redux, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, PHP, WordPress, Java Email: contact@patrickflynn.com.au
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    Interesting. Are such behaviours necessary to feel content as a human?
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    While this is kind of cool, it doesn’t bode well environmentally. “Rogers and his team also designed the microchips to break down over time and dissolve in water to prevent environmental pollution. “We don’t want to be in a position where w
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    Ask HN: Can the experience of university be captured remotely?

    2 points by desertraven 5y ago|3 comments
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    Ask HN: Resources for building reliable and maintainable software?

    4 points by desertraven 5y ago|1 comments
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    Could this be an intentional leak? Put some super stealth looking object on a truck to mislead adversaries?
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    What’s stopping this model from thriving now? And how might it be realised?
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    Would you consider something like the PinePhone once it’s a bit more usable?
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    Not OP. I’m running a 2015 MacBook Pro with Catalina. Going strong.
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    by desertraven 5y ago

    May I ask the basis of what we /should/ be doing? I’m not very knowledgeable on nihilism as a philosophy, though I’m surprised it can coexist with a care for society at all?