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by dhruvkar 10y ago
I've noticed: - For a post or show/ask hn| 4 upvotes = 1 karma point - For a comment | 1 upvote = 1 karma point Not sure if this is typical or varies by account based on post history/vote history/above or below 500 karma
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
It's true no one cares for the most part. But clients do want maintainability, so a more mainstream language makes your skill-set more attractive. Of course I speak as a freelancer, not from a product perspective. I picked Python, beca
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
I can completely relate to this mindset. I was once similarly minded in that I had read enough about programming to know what was out there and what it was used for. I then formed impressions about what was 'hard' and what was &#x
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Check out spectacle[0] for the same functionality. It can run in the background, so gives you a set of customizable shortcuts to move winds (e.g. half screen right, left, top, bottom among many others) while being purely invisible. 0: htt
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
not OP, but it (usually) refers to a small group of like minded individuals that bounce ideas off of each other. A more proper definition: http://www.thesuccessalliance.com/what-is-a-mastermind-group...
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Only brief experiences with both gmvault.org and Takeout, so take this with a grain of salt. Gmvault gets chats as well (I'm assuming hangout chats also). A pro I see, is with gmvault you can restore the backup to another Gmail accou
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
I've only used it once. According to the docs, you should be able to do a "quick sync" which only gets the last 7 days. Set up a cron job for that (after a full initial sync), and should be good to go.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Nice, thanks. A handy list. Fastmail seems to be a popular alternative to gmail as per the comments here and as per you. It is NOT listed on privacytools.io Should this be a concern? Is it any better than Gmail with respect to privacy? Edit
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
http://gmvault.org Just used this to backup my inbox the other day. Compresses emails into .eml.gz files. Also has an export option for other mail clients. Love that its a Python package, Installable through pip.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
To be clear, I'm not saying that the replacement(s) SHOULD be free. Only phrasing this in a way to emphasize keeping costs low.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
No, although I'm considering setting up owncloud ( https://owncloud.org ) to at least back up my Drive/Photos. Resiliency/availability could be issues though. Ever looked into that?
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
I used them too, but then moved all my domains to Google Domains, which has free forwarding addresses - usually enough for most cases.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
This sounds like the real deal. So you're no longer using anything Google? What did this cost approximately - the initial setup and the monthly recurring?
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
I agree with the sentiment that you get that you pay for, and in this case, it's worth it. Can you share what alternatives you used to move off of Google?
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Ask HN: How have you left Google's services?
66 points by dhruvkar 10y ago|89 comments
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
I didn't realize this had an actual term. I've smart-hosted using postfix, direct for incoming and gmail/sendgrid/mandrill (before it was neutered by mail chimp) for outgoing. It was fairly cost effective - generous free
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Exactly this. Tried learning to code many times over the last 10 years. I stuck with it only when I had a scoped personal project that happened to fit my skill-set, while stretching up to (but not hitting) the point of being overwhelmed.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
I'm in the same boat as you - trying to figure out how to do that as well.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Not knowing your currently technical niche, industry or passions, this question implies that you think about yourself as a commodity. Rather, think of yourself as a problem-solver, who has many tools at his/her disposal, (a major) one
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How to scrape Amazon.com(blog.hartleybrody.com)
4 points by dhruvkar 10y ago|0 comments
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Love nugget.one for gaining insights into industries I know nothing about. Just did the free trial, but not paying. Another one is opportunityoverload.com. Not as focused as nugget, but similar. More broad/industry-wide insights.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Pythonista for iOS. Just downloaded it. Can write scripts for your phone ON your phone. Includes libraries to for ios.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Enigma.io They have public datasets that might be useful.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
White Noise. I've found that it lulls me into being present in the moment. With any intake of caffeine, there is a tendency to start thinking about new projects, past mistakes, daydreaming, etc. White Noise has been a really good solut
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
>who’s never been one shy away from speaking his mind. >Trump’s AMA will, of course, be arrive just as the >which racked up more 23,000 user comments Not entirely on topic, but the sheer volume of grammatical mistakes in this tiny
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Using Vagrant and Ansible to spin up VMs. It's dead simple, pretty much just one command after copying a vagrantfile and playbook into working directory. Downside is that it takes a while to provision (updates, install commonly used pr
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
An internal database of (potential) customers, searchable by non-tech sales people in order to generate lists to go after. Segmentation driven primarily by locale, and the company's location in the supply chain. Database includes compa
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Don't add your 2 cents(sivers.org)
719 points by dhruvkar 10y ago|237 comments
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
http://www.fieldbook.com I haven't used this in production, but messed around with it for a while. Seems to do what this article is suggesting.
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by dhruvkar 10y ago
Would you say it's better than an MBP? Considering trying a linux distro full time, and I've heard good things about the Pixel.

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