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by freetinker 3y ago
NotePlan looks phenomenal. Thanks for sharing!
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by freetinker 3y ago
This sounds super toxic - unless you got paid for reading novels.
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by freetinker 3y ago
One word: culture. Apple just seems to care more, and sweat the details more. In my experience, at other companies, product development is run on a spreadsheet by MBA PMs. Apple doesn’t operate that way.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Second this. This has been exactly my experience. I enjoy it, and feel it’s a net win for me despite all the tradeoffs (comfort, text sharpness, battery life). Selective passthrough for objects like a cup and keyboard would be really great.
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by freetinker 3y ago
My guess is higher manufacturing cost. Assumption: manufacturing batteries in a different form factor is a significant cost driver - a big slice of the manufacturing cost pie (the other being common raw materials). Powerwall is lower volume
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by freetinker 3y ago
Brilliant!
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by freetinker 3y ago
Fair point perhaps, but they seem like the only game in town that seem to care about their customers. They’re far from perfect, but to me they are better than the rest. I really want Apple to feel some heat and have worthy competitors, but
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by freetinker 3y ago
Institutionally, Google has the attention span of a Goldfish. Apple will continue to entrench their position as a leader in edge computing. Apple deserve their success; I hope they don’t get complacent once the Pixel division implodes.
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by freetinker 3y ago
It’s exactly like you imagine. The connotation of the word hasn’t changed much. I can confirm the giggling (personal experience).
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by freetinker 3y ago
Why should they? Serious question. What’s their incentive/motivation?
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by freetinker 3y ago
Housing (the built structure) arguably is a depreciating asset. However, the land upon which it is built, by and large, is an appreciating asset.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Great read, and very true!
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by freetinker 3y ago
Perhaps not in most of the world (Europe, Asia), but in America class is strongly correlated to wealth.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Precisely - malicious compliance.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Surely you mean “ducking”? :)
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by freetinker 3y ago
I used to think so too. However, I think the view that “everyone” knows is a distortion. The HN audience knows, but quite a few people in my life (friends, family, coworkers) don’t have a clue.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Exactly matches my anecdotal experience as well. Thanks for sharing.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Time they would otherwise spend commuting.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Brilliant analogy. I find myself increasingly supporting small teams or indie devs. Why? Because it serves me well. Some things are way too complex for small teams to execute (or so I believe), so I will continue to rely on corps to supply
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by freetinker 3y ago
I’m with you. The tone of the article is a bit patronizing and presumptuous.
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by freetinker 3y ago
My experience, and analysis of it, bears striking similarities. Looking forward to your blog posts!
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by freetinker 3y ago
I really enjoyed the Betrand Russell quote in your bio, especially in light of the recent tech layoffs. Thank you!
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by freetinker 3y ago
Would you mind sharing your insights re sweet spots and when it’s time to jump? Thanks!
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by freetinker 3y ago
Exactly my experience! Can tell you how often I was on the brink of failing school/college because I wanted to derive as much as I could from first principles - under time pressure in an exam! I did myself no favors. I now find I learn
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by freetinker 3y ago
My thoughts exactly. Unsure why your comment is being downvoted…
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by freetinker 3y ago
The friction is a feature, imo. I would prefer return to comment threads with intent, vs. being hijacked by notifications.
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by freetinker 3y ago
100%. Couldn’t agree more.
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by freetinker 3y ago
Perhaps. But then why not just say “no results found”? Because that might give the impression to the “average” user that Google is broken and isn’t solving their problem. To the more sophisticated user, Google is just meddling where they sh
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by freetinker 3y ago
By labor you mean indentured servitude?
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by freetinker 3y ago
Good suggestion, but I'd say it's an "and", not "instead". Being a barista (customer-facing node, your UI) is a critical piece of understanding the business.

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