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by johnobrien1010 3y ago
Yeah, IMHO title should probably be has unprinted sections, not unprintable sections
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Ask HN: What do people think of the idea of HN not showing already viewed links?
3 points by johnobrien1010 3y ago|3 comments
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by johnobrien1010 3y ago
Python implementation: https://pypi.org/project/lindypy/
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by johnobrien1010 3y ago
I don’t do a ton of blogging anymore but I’ve been impressed with Publii. You can piggyback it in GitHub so the incremental cost is very low/nothing.
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by johnobrien1010 4y ago
Legally you do not need permission, it is considered fair use. Business wise and so on is another matter.
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by johnobrien1010 4y ago
Lying about jury nullification.
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New England's Largest Battery Is Hidden Inside a Mass. Mountain (2016)(wbur.org)
78 points by johnobrien1010 4y ago|49 comments
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Show HN: eInk “Laptop” Based on Onyx BOOX Note Air(medium.com)
18 points by johnobrien1010 4y ago|0 comments
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by johnobrien1010 4y ago
Link to the project as promised for anyone interested in making such a device: https://medium.com/garage-adventures/eink-laptop-based-on-on... Requires a largish 3d printer (which I happen to have, one of the advantages
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by johnobrien1010 4y ago
I'm one of those guys who cobbled something together in my basement. I'm on my mobile so don't have a picture but will post one later. One surprising thing to me? I don't use it. At least, not much in comparison to my ac
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by johnobrien1010 4y ago
I agree. With some customers/prospects who I know won't take wireframes as commitments or think poorly of something have baked, I share such ideas. I'm hesitant to do so to a wide general audience.
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by johnobrien1010 4y ago
I'm a product manager. One of the things I'm moved towards doing with engineering teams over the years is bringing ideas when they aren't fully fleshed out sooner to engineering teams. It really helps do a couple of things- i
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by johnobrien1010 4y ago
Good analysis from Matt Levine for those who are interested: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matthe...
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by johnobrien1010 5y ago
Moral Mazes by Robert Jackall
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by johnobrien1010 5y ago
No, you don't have to host in the EU. There is no section of GDPR that says you have to host in the EU.
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Startup Rejection Letter Generator(unfortunately.io)
1 points by johnobrien1010 6y ago|0 comments
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by johnobrien1010 6y ago
I submitted this because I found the content of the paper which led to Timnit Gebru’s exit remarkably non-controversial: http://faculty.washington.edu/ebender/papers/Stochastic_Parr... Reading the paper, does anyon
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Google reportedly promises change to research team after high-profile firings(arstechnica.com)
1 points by johnobrien1010 6y ago|1 comments
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by johnobrien1010 6y ago
I one time met a guy who was trying to debug an issue he was having in production on a sprawling Django code base which he couldn't run in any other environment. It was impossible until he got the system running in the local environmen
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by johnobrien1010 7y ago
Some tips for taking notes during meetings: https://medium.com/@john.obrien/how-i-take-notes-during-a-me...
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by johnobrien1010 7y ago
Why do people keep writing essays on twitter instead of writing an essay and posting it as a blog post?
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by johnobrien1010 7y ago
If anyone in the comments can figure out a sustainable business model for news that doesn't involve bloat-inducing ads or unrealistic expectations of consumers paying subscription fees, I'll Venmo them (money to buy) a beer.
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by johnobrien1010 7y ago
My name is John O'Brien. I can't tell you the number of times using my name breaks web forms. One time at work, I insisted on getting access to a system I manage. When they added my name, the whole system came down for a day in pr
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by johnobrien1010 7y ago
"The easiest way to be at the top of your field is to choose a very small field." - Simone Giertz, TED Talk, May 14, 2018 https://singjupost.com/why-you-should-make-useless-things-si...
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by johnobrien1010 7y ago
I built a device that pulls the weather from Darksky and displays it on electronic paper every hour.
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by johnobrien1010 8y ago
Wolters Kluwer | Waltham, MA | https://wolterskluwer.com/| ONSITE | Full-time As a global provider of professional information, software solutions and services, our work at Wolters Kluwer helps to protect people’s health, p
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by johnobrien1010 9y ago
I'm not sure of any good courses. Getting an MBA is often helpful for getting into PM. Here is a list of books I'd recommend: Tuned In Joel on Software Don't Make Me Think The Lean Startup The Mythical Man Month The Art of In
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A Method for Taking Notes During a Meeting(medium.com)
1 points by johnobrien1010 9y ago|0 comments
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by johnobrien1010 9y ago
One thing I'd add is that the potential for new technology to better identify risks also is the potential to nullify the need for insurance. It is fundamentally the uncertainty over which house will burn down that leads to the need for
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by johnobrien1010 10y ago
It seems like the argument is because the language doesn't force you to use static types, in the long run it could be bad. But since it provides you the option to use static types, I think the limitation is more in whether you do so or

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