jameslk

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by jameslk 11y ago
A big issue it seems that these immutable libraries and Redux seem to neglect is JavaScript's OO nature. I'm talking about instantiated function declarations, something that's more readily available with ES6's class nota
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3D-printable ice house could be our home on Mars(cnet.com)
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by jameslk 11y ago
The point isn't to force ads down the user's throat, it's to show ads in a way that's uniform and tolerable, as Apple is attempting to do with Apple News. An ad blocker can be built for Apple News too (and has been) but
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by jameslk 11y ago
This is the wrong direction. What users want are unobtrusive ads and what content creators want is to get paid. Apple and Facebook are trying to take advantage of this by pushing users to their AOL-esque walled gardens. We need a browser st
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by jameslk 11y ago
The ones investing in startups are VCs who receive their money from institutional investors, who in turn receive their money from various pension funds, endowments, and funds of funds. There's many layers of abstraction where a fractio
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The Fed may hike, but here's why it may not matter(cnbc.com)
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by jameslk 11y ago
Is it warranted to feel a little uneasy about the dogmatic advice of "just put all your money in ETFs?" Aren't assumptions that something will always have a fair return the way bubbles are formed?
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Chelsea Manning could face solitary confinement over Jenner magazine: Lawyer(msnbc.com)
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by jameslk 11y ago
I'm surprised Twitter's stock has floated as long as it has. While Facebook has diversified into different, successful, products and platforms, Twitter has stagnated, fumbled around and underwhelmed. Much like Yahoo. Perhaps I&#x2
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Researchers Say They’ve Cracked the Code to Being Happy(newyork.cbslocal.com)
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by jameslk 11y ago
Here's a thread on the general topic that was posted 4 months back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8781768
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by jameslk 11y ago
Not the op, but I can give you one important reason for me why Promises aren't as great when compared to callbacks (specifically wrt the ES7 async/await syntax): with callbacks, I have greater flexibility in choosing the best appr