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by less_penguiny 7y ago
With my popup, I try to wait to show it until a moment when I feel the visitor is actually interested. At first approximation, that's when they have been on the page more than 60 seconds and scrolled down more than 70%. Like you mentio
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
There's also this folk wisdom round when I grew up that young men with girlfriends are much less likely to get violent than those without. So in short, fight crime with sex and entertainment.
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
I worry somewhat about being so saturated in outside opinions that I no longer generate my own. It's much easier to scroll down in the nth reddit thread than think on my own.
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Just GA. Now that you mention it though, given all the pop-up blocking, my numbers are likely underestimated. I'll cross-reference with server logs next time. re 6 vs. 150 subscribers. The trick to getting people to sign up is... (you
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Something I've found frustrating as of late is when a merchant isn't transparent about as much. Case in point, I ordered an urgently needed textbook off Amazon and was disappointed to learn that the package ended up delayed at cus
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When is overconfidence useful (if ever)?(juliagalef.com)
1 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
As an extra data point, I've gotten ~300 votes twice and each time caused about 10-15k visits from HN over 24hrs and about 150 email subscribers. The secondary downstream effects might have doubled that, e.g. due to tweets, reddit post
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Perhaps because the value of being in the valley, near customers, know-how, and investment, is worth the multiple (though I'd put the salary difference closer to 2.5x than 7x).
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Reminds me of the Swedish system where one must queue for up to 20 years to get a contract for a rent-controlled apartment.[0] i.e. like you said, if it isn't pricing keeping people out of the most desirable areas, it's some other
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The Death of Boredom: Search volume for “boredom” drops from 100 to 34(twitter.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|5 comments
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Writing Well(defmacro.org)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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Book Recommendations from Nassim Taleb(fs.blog)
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
WSJ takes huge legal risks in order to provide honest, ground-breaking reporting that makes society better. They were responsible, for example, for the Theranos exposé.
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Magnesium Self-Experiments(gwern.net)
4 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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Never Split the Difference: Summary and Review(lesspenguiny.com)
2 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|0 comments
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Open Source for Advanced Beginners(robertheaton.com)
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
AHHH thanks, you're a star. Able to reproduce. I misunderstood your text description and now I know exactly what you mean. It never occurred to me that people click outside the modal rather than on the "x". In retrospect it s
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Thanks for the heads up, that sounds really annoying. Personally not getting the same, but definitely want to ensure other people aren't affected. What browser are you using? What adblockers? Any special browser settings? Edit: I see a
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Zero knowledge about this, but I'd absolutely love to know more if you can suggest any sources. Or is it one of those unsaid things that one comes to know?
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by less_penguiny 7y ago
Glad you like the subject. I obviously think it's an underrated yet fascinating and rewarding area to focus one's attention, otherwise I wouldn't be writing these things. Pick up without the stink is a mantra for the blog. I
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The Geography of the Room(lesspenguiny.com)
77 points by less_penguiny 7y ago|31 comments
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Htop Explained Visually (2017)(codeahoy.com)
3 points by less_penguiny 8y ago|0 comments
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Nonfiction Writing Advice(slatestarcodex.com)
3 points by less_penguiny 8y ago|0 comments
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by less_penguiny 8y ago
What you say is quite a common complaint. I was looking at a moderator's thread on a self-help subreddit this morning and people there were annoyed that the only items that got heavily upvoted (and therefore ever appeared under "t
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by less_penguiny 8y ago
Derp. Now it's too late for me to modify it. I'll email the mods to correct it.
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by less_penguiny 8y ago
Good call, just changed it.
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Geek Social Fallacies (2003)(plausiblydeniable.com)
145 points by less_penguiny 8y ago|44 comments
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How to Introvert: Why some people are so much more approachable(lesspenguiny.com)
10 points by less_penguiny 8y ago|0 comments
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by less_penguiny 8y ago
Definitely not a natural intuitive "people person" though I am outgoing and get great joy and energy from meeting new people. I was informally diagnosed with Asperger's by teachers at school. Also I didn't really get my
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by less_penguiny 8y ago
cheers :D So the intention of the article was partially to do exactly this, but I didn't want the tone to be too heavy-handed or self-helpy so I relegated this information to being between the lines. If you take a look at the number of

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