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by dwightgunning 10y ago
OK. Seems the salient point is that once you've been denied entry once, returning in future becomes more challenging. That'll be the case regardless of whether you've been eligible for ESTAs or had to obtain visas via embassi
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
What does a ban from ESTA actually mean? I know that one can be ineligible for an ESTA. For example, if you've made a trip to Iran. However even if ineligible for an ESTA, a person can still go to a US embassy and apply for a regular v
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
At some point all the interesting/useful countries to exit the VPN will be censored. Then it's game over.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Awesome to see this is an informative and helpful guide rather than a cash-grab service. Well done and keep up the good work!
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Correct. Sorry for the ambiguity.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
The amount of pain you'll experience is dependent on your area of work. E.g. web-dev, systems, science. Most certainly use Python3 for any new projects. Here's a quick overview of the most popular PyPI packages and their support f
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Agreed. I thought it worth clarifying for people like those I regularly meet who aren't aware of the LP role in the industry. There's a misconception that the VCs are just investing their own money.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
> Its nice that if Uber does implode (not that they will) that only VC's will lose their money... Although don't forget the VC funds' lending partners are often pension funds and other traditional investment vehicles that
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Taxi drivers have been assaulting their customers since forever. Same applies to passengers assaulting or cheating their drivers. Now there is a global brand to anchor to and make this news. If it were Acme Cabs in Middle of Nowhere this st
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
The GoDaddy service has a history of terrible user interfaces, advertising imagery that objectifies women, and the former CEO / founder Bob Parsons who's shot wild African animals, still sits on the board. How do new customers ove
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
I'm glad to hear this. I'll never forget the hour or so I spent at the Tower Records store in Shibuya in the mid-90s. That store was gigantic! As a twelve year old with limited pocket money i had a tough time choosing the 3rd, 4th
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
This explanation is also given in Outliers by Malcom Gladwell.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
They'd raised ~$7.5M over three rounds according to crunchbase[1]. 1: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/product-hunt#/entity
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
I recently read a HN comment that used their once booming oil industry to illustrate this fact. They have vast amounts of accessible light crude oil but due to their currency they're struggling to purchase/maintain the machinery i
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Make IKEA Great Again...
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
The gear and tech involved is also pretty easy to nerd out over.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
I like hangouts because the chat is indexed for search within gmail. So I don't need to remember whether I was chatting or emailing about a topic.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Solid advice for anybody who is already an experienced developer and capable of authoring an SPA framework of their own. For regular devs with deadlines, the need to onboard new team mates, and produce a readable and maintainable codebase,
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
I find that writing myself a note with the next couple of things I need to do or try out (if I'm stuck) really helps.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Exactly. The marketeers and Growth Hackers won the battle. That discussion around engagement was even had amongst RSS advocates when it came syndicating the full-text vs a summary (really,the lede) of a post/article. Anybody looking to
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Was acquired by Eventbrite a few years back. If I remember it was only a 1-2 person operation anyway. Never quite lived up to the potential in my mind (or perhaps there just wasn't a big enough pain / market). Still I like and res
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Are they consciously acting against their own best interests? Empathy, education and concession seems like our best chance. To adapt a quote.... when they go low and don't realise it, you should still go high.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
AFAIK this is offset by double taxation treaties. This the case for NL so I assume it'll be the same with other developed countries.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Totally this. I was having to type my full street name (15 chars) just to get directions home. No local / device only search history is a joke.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
The type of company and management I'd recommend people strive to work with prefers to retain good staff rather than hire fresh.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
I'm an Australian expat in The Netherlands with accounts in AU, here in NL, and an additional account I had setup in the US. Both the NL (even when has temp residency / work visa) and the US account were a major PITA to create.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
Regardless of complexity, if the opportunity is there then they ought have gone after it. Perhaps, though unlikely, they just didn't see it. Alternatively it could be seen as a sign that IG are becoming complacent. A competitor may jus
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
The fundamentals of being a highly effective and valued team member and employee are actually the same. That said, perception is reality and being remote does add some friction to certain aspects of the job and the way the team works. If yo
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
This looks to be the direction I'll be heading too.
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by dwightgunning 10y ago
It's more like a part of a post-sales than customer support (a cost centre).

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