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by katpas 10y ago
Speculation, but it would probably depend who was leading the government then and also whether all existing European law had been re-implemented into UK law as part of the process to leave.
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Reasons I Won’t Fund You(saastr.com)
3 points by katpas 10y ago|1 comments
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by katpas 10y ago
I'd also recommend giving Code Academy a try in the first instance. It's free, there's no set up on your computer needed (it's all done through their website) and it guides you through. It's how I started learning w
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by katpas 10y ago
Trello is down too. I wonder if there's a service they're both using that's the root of it.
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by katpas 10y ago
I'd also recommend reading the power of habit (I posted my own comment but then deleted when I saw this). It talks through studies where people have broken bad habits through creating new ones.
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by katpas 10y ago
I definitely agree that it's a skill to be learnt and it's something I enjoy. Is it really useful to do it all the time though? Like there must sometimes be edge cases where people will achieve more alone, e.g. if it's someth
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by katpas 10y ago
This approach assumes people don't know how they work best so imposes a structure on them that limits the hours worked, makes sure people are fed etc. I would have thought developers are more likely to have put a lot of thought into ho
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by katpas 10y ago
It's really smooth, I checked to see if it was built in React given the speed. On the same lines as the comment above, London and London Borough of Camden are listed separately too. Edit: And you're printing some arrays into the b
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by katpas 10y ago
I agree there are a lot of crappy business books out there that fit that description. I read Sophia's after writing this list but it's good for all the reasons mentioned by IsaacL. Here are a few I thought were interesting and in
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by katpas 10y ago
I think you're talking about Metro bank? I know they're literally on the high street but they're meant to be a bit more innovative/useful when you actually go into a branch. I normally use the phrase 'High Street ba
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by katpas 10y ago
That might depend on the city but in London I've found a black cab is normally a minimum 30% more than an uber. For longer journeys it can jump to double the price. Uber surge could equalise it.
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by katpas 10y ago
It's interesting hearing Reid Hoffmann talking about the importance of your network, the way he references people and gets referrals etc. He doesn't mention using Linkedin as a tool to do this. All email and phone. I wouldn't
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by katpas 10y ago
I've been using React for my last few projects (not by choice) and have found this a lot. Maybe because its newer, maybe because it doesn't play nice with other front-end things. SO rage indeed.
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by katpas 10y ago
If you'll be managing a technical product and other developers I'd recommend reading 'Managing Humans' by Michael Lopp (aka rands) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-E... Short
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by katpas 10y ago
I would love to be able to name a company that's done well without the being evil component.
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by katpas 10y ago
I think if users paid to use social networks then those networks wouldn't have to sell ad data to make revenue. It makes sense that when Facebook, LinkedIn et. al were set up social networks were something new so people wouldn't u
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by katpas 10y ago
I read that phrase as meaning the degrees of connection feature is a way to stop users receiving unsolicited messages, something which contributes to the reverse network effects the author talks about. Having the paid, 'message indiscr
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by katpas 10y ago
This quote made me laugh - "LinkedIn creates friction by preventing users from communicating with distant connections. This ensures that users do not receive unsolicited messages. This also allows LinkedIn to offer frictionless access
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by katpas 10y ago
I'd recommend his book. Very short to read and the tone is the same - https://www.amazon.com/Anything-You-Want-Derek-Sivers/dp/193... One of my favourite books about start-ups but here are a few more - https
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by katpas 10y ago
That's interesting. I'm used to google knowing a lot of information about me (android phone and I primarily use google apps). You're right though, it's not public information. Even google docs, the sharing permissions ar
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by katpas 10y ago
I've always wondered why Google+ did so badly. I love google apps for everything but social. Seems like a missed opportunity to make something that moves away from Facebook as the norm.
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by katpas 10y ago
At interviews people get asked the classic, what's your biggest weakness question. As well as asking them to describe a typical day I always ask an existing employee what the worst thing about their job is. People often try to give a c
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by katpas 10y ago
One of the original suggested referendum questions was "Do you think that the United Kingdom should be a member of the European Union?" It was rejected in favour of "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of European Union
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by katpas 10y ago
Medium. I like that I don't have to think about styling and can focus on the content. I haven't used it yet for technical blogs but it supports embedding gists. https://medium.com/@KatAlexPas
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Uber Surge Pricing and the Future of Human Behavior(medium.com)
2 points by katpas 10y ago|0 comments
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by katpas 10y ago
It would be interesting to see one from the other end of the scale to add some balance too.
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Ask HN: Has YC changed it's MO for acceptance?
3 points by katpas 10y ago|2 comments
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by katpas 10y ago
I started out with Codecademy and gave up lots of times (over about 6 months) before I decided to commit to learning full time. My plan was to lock myself in a room for 3 months and teach myself Python, I ended up doing an in person course
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by katpas 10y ago
So my use of the word hipster (and the title of the post) is a reference to this quote which I think is the original source. "At SXSW, Rei Inamoto, the chief creative officer for AKQA, shared a nugget of wisdom that I’ve observed to be
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by katpas 10y ago
To clarify, I didn't get a role as a dev at the start-up in the post on HN, it was in the investment team. Then after I left I spent 2 weeks solidly trying to hit the course requirements, then 3 months on the coding course. There was a

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