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by gear_envy 4y ago
Social facilitation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_facilitation as a service. SFaaS.
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by gear_envy 4y ago
“The Curiosity Gap” The title is written in an intentionally vague way to entice a potential viewer into clicking it. If the title was: “I Got a CS Degree in 3 Months for Less Than $5000 from WGU”, that’s not clickbait because it tells a mo
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by gear_envy 4y ago
EDM KNIFE USER MANUAL [From WEEB Corporation, the industry leader in melee weapons and cosplay supply] Please keep all magical weapons pointed in a safe direction and out of the reach of children. Step 1: Using aseptic technique, load the
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by gear_envy 4y ago
Parafilm is basically an on-demand wax seal. No moisture gets in or out and it’s not sticky or clingy in the way tape and plastic wrap can be. It’s also reasonably stretchy so you can fit it over irregularly shaped openings if needed. Kimwi
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Ask HN: Thoughts on Browser Reader Modes?
3 points by gear_envy 4y ago|1 comments
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by gear_envy 5y ago
Sorry, bad habit of mine. Changed the hyphen in the title to “, by”
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by gear_envy 5y ago
This isn’t anything new, but the “Turn on bullshit” mode is good fun. I love these kinds of sites that illustrate digital marketing garbage. I’ve been thinking of making one my own as a web development exercise. Here’s another you may have
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Death to Bullshit, by Brad Frost(deathtobullshit.com)
6 points by gear_envy 5y ago|3 comments
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by gear_envy 5y ago
I get the general sense that people debate in good faith on here. I rarely see comment chains devolve into name calling and personal attacks like on Reddit. Sometimes you come across a comment on here that seems a little whackadoodle, but e
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by gear_envy 5y ago
I’m glad more and more people, from both here and on Reddit (similar discussions appear sporadically) are beginning to notice. I actually have most of these links already favorited haha. I hope your startup pans out well. Thanks for doing y
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by gear_envy 5y ago
It’s definitely easier for people to froth at the mouth and blame Google, but I believe that the issue of pervasive SEO is a chicken-and-egg situation. There’s no actual incentive to produce quality and authentic content. Quantity is the na
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by gear_envy 5y ago
My uBlacklist filter list has grown rather large. I’ve (finally) come to the realization that most websites are trying to sell me something. It’s usually affiliate link spam, or the articles provide just enough info and then ask you to sign
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by gear_envy 5y ago
Life sciences do need a shakeup. This is a feeling shared by many of us in the field who have to deal with the frustration of grants, publishing, and the politics involved in climbing corporate/academic ladders. But we also have a lita
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by gear_envy 5y ago
Disregarding the voice and video requirements, a private Minecraft server or Realm is a pretty decent space for kids to hang out and let their creativity run wild. 10 or so years ago when Minecraft was coming out of beta, I was a precocious
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by gear_envy 5y ago
Pinboard is $22 a year which is around $1.83 a month. Very reasonably-priced, might have to give it a try.
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by gear_envy 5y ago
This extension makes Google bearable. No more Quora, Medium, Pinterest, or any of that other stuff. I'm curious about what other people on HN are blocking. I find myself searching a lot about upcoming video games or Apple products and