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by gxs 3y ago
I hope everyone reads this and listens. I’ll always long for the days of simple websites but I know they are gone and that’s fine. The least we could do, however, is preserve some modicum of standards and usability. I’ll throw in ability to
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by gxs 3y ago
I have an opinion on this based just on my own experience trying to climb the ranks of the corporate world. When someone is promoted to manager, I think it’s an important prerequisite to be competent and know the job your employees are doin
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by gxs 3y ago
Interesting pictures. Not a complicated subject, but somehow seeing it with straight lines made it completely obvious and intuitive vs the wavy wall.
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by gxs 3y ago
Ha, sounds like we had a similar experiences, especially with helping others. Interesting the impact that can have, years later I work in tech in large part because I was actually able to use and configure the computer I had back then.
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by gxs 3y ago
As a kid, I found windows to be extremely intuitive - no matter what I was doing, if I thought something was possible, the feature would always be exactly where I’d expect to be. And by windows I mean windows and the desktop applications of
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by gxs 3y ago
Agrre 100%. The fact that the back button is completely useless now (at least on mobile) because every website wants to refresh every time you go back is probably one of the worst things to happen to web navigation in a long time. Horrendou
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by gxs 3y ago
>> I disagree that there can't be a rationally derived objective utility function (purpose of life) that we can assign to ourselves. Ah, I love HN for these types of comments - I’m not even being facetious here. The author casual
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by gxs 3y ago
How in the world could you in good consciousness argue against this? It’s a simple thing that shouldn’t even have to be debated. Corporations just shouldn’t have the power to even have a say in this. Put up for vote or whatever the fuck. I’
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by gxs 3y ago
My fiancée used to be a designer at a pretty big label not too long ago. It always amazed me how the stuff she’d sketch sitting next to me on the couch would wind up in stores months later. Anyway, over the years I’ve learned lots of little
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by gxs 3y ago
I like articles like these because they lead you down a rabbit hole of genuine learning. The Wikipedia article was unsatisfying so I googled to learn a bit more. In that adventure I learned basic algorithms for decrypting substitute ciphers
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by gxs 3y ago
He might be comparing to some of their older models that held up really well for a long time vs some of the disposable crap we get now.
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by gxs 3y ago
Hard to believe its share price was $1/share not too long ago. Investing in AMD at $9/share is one of my best investments of all time.
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by gxs 3y ago
There's a lot to sort through there - anyone have any recommendations/anything worth highlighting?
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by gxs 3y ago
>> most of product R&D and IP and innovation comes from immigrants. Would love to see your source for this fact, genuinely curious.
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by gxs 3y ago
How is it that giving an app the ability to scan for nearby wifi networks is not a permission in and of itself? The very first time it happened to me, it was confusing - hm, why does this random app, having nothing to do with connectivity,
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by gxs 3y ago
Anyone who’s ever finished putting together a piece of IKEA furniture only to realize they missed a few parts knows you can take it apart and put it back together perfectly fine.
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by gxs 3y ago
Paul Graham himself posts a bunch of crap himself on Twitter around why wfh is bad. I have 2 close friends that are co-founders/CEOs of big companies. One, funny enough, is a YC company as well. The YC is 100% remote only, the other is
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by gxs 3y ago
This is a bit of a false dichotomy. It's possible to both be (efficiently) "tough on crime" while simultaneously affording people the right to privacy.
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by gxs 3y ago
This is correct. The only reason these manufacturers are still standing is because they are propped by the government, eg bailouts is just one example. The market has otherwise already decided their shitty approach didn’t work.
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by gxs 4y ago
Agree with this 100%. If you agree, in theory, that there will always be an element of crime, why wouldn't criminals go to where they'd have it the easiest?
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by gxs 4y ago
As someone who plays fps games, I always have two responses when I see some BS happen during the game with things like lag, hit reg, etc. As a consumer, my first reaction is fuck activision this is bullshit, bunch of incompetent dimwits. Th
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by gxs 4y ago
I think this is over analyzing OPs comment. Similar to how people say "I hate so and so" in sports - there's no actual hatred or ill will towards the person (although there are some nutcases out there that mean it), it's
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by gxs 4y ago
Ah, the stuff on HN never ceases to amaze me. This is awesome and something my friends and I would have loved to play.
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by gxs 4y ago
Reminds me of the cannon ball run, is there a flight equivalent?
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by gxs 4y ago
It's fun to me to stock pick and I rather enjoy it fully aware of the risks. My solution is to set aside a small amount for this purpose and the rest, as you said, put away into index funds.
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by gxs 4y ago
The VP of Sales where I work recently posted about our record breaking month and how he can't wait to get back to the office as it'll be mandatory starting in October. The irony, as you can see clear as day, is that they achieved
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by gxs 4y ago
I've become so cynical - I wouldn't be surprised if this is the media machine at work. How do we know that Gladwell isn't saying this at the behest of some third party in some way? Perhaps we'll see more and more public
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by gxs 4y ago
My biggest problem right now isn’t online per se, rather it’s a video game. Any ideas as to how to deal with it?
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by gxs 4y ago
This sounds odd to me. Is there no planning flow where you work/have worked? I understand giving developers freedom to build, but some sort of oversight by someone with a view of everything that's going on is also necessary. Typic
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by gxs 4y ago
The author of the article didn’t name the agency he was engaged with. In other words, he essentially wrote a really long, detailed review but never mentioned the actual product. My question to you was simply how would you take it if someone

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