lmarcos

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by lmarcos 6y ago
What I dislike: my mouse needs a surface (i.e., table) under it. I just wanna lay back on my chair, move my fingers/wrist + multitouch to control the cursor on the screen.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Paradox: if I say: "I don't want freedom of speech for anybody but myself". Why would anyone defend my point of view? I don&#
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by lmarcos 6y ago
"I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead". As a "tech guy", I never understood the notion of MVPs. Sure, start small makes sense, but delivering something half baked just demonstrat
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> He's getting into this for the wrong reasons - to be an "entrepreneur" or have a "passive income" rather than solving a problem anyone wants solving. I always thought this was "common sense". I just d
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by lmarcos 6y ago
I use Vagrant everyday. Sometimes we even run docker containers inside a Vagrant vm.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> This problem, by the way, is even more important today. Now, most of the services are on the web and in the cloud, and I can guess that all “smart” devices, we are using today, will not be able to start at all 25 years later. Imho, tha
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by lmarcos 6y ago
On a more serious tone: what would take to the IT industry to switch from "move fast and get shit done" to "move slow and make things'? Geninuosly asking. If it becomes a thing, it would only be because the developers pu
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by lmarcos 6y ago
I use gandi.net. So far so good regarding whois privacy.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
You can do all of that without blockchain, without NFTs.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
I'm not sure if this is an "American thing", but in (Western) Europe usually a candidate that holds a degree in engineering or has a couple of years of experience is enough to be considered a competent developer. Sure, there
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> And 1 year later you've finally deployed a registration form. This made me laugh. What's wrong with tailor-made software? It seems that all we care about nowadays is to "get shit done". I wish this kind of thinking
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> My take is: you get paid to get your work done. Well, that's what managers think as well. They are being paid to organize such activities ;) Sure, those activities don't make much sense (my opinion), but they think they do (t
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by lmarcos 6y ago
Not only, but it's a huge motivator. But if the project idea itself doesn't convince, then it's hard to convince with perks other than compensation.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
Just pay them 20% more of what they are currently making.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
Go tell all those startup founders that they shouldn't grow!
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by lmarcos 6y ago
- Whenever I cross a road, I always look both sides (even if the road is one-way only). I only cross if: cars are fully stopped and traffic lights are green (if any). I see countless of people that cross the road without even checking if ca
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by lmarcos 6y ago
What about an LB sitting between the VPC and the internet?
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Watch the Company Man Give Away His Life(wallstreetplayboys.com)
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> I can’t believe this isn’t a solved problem so very curious what people are using to access VPCs. I'm actually facing the same scenario, but I thought that a bastion ssh server between the VPC and the internet was enough. I'm
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by lmarcos 6y ago
I don't disagree. I just say that, in my limited life experience, most of my acquaintances do not have other thing than cash in the bank. These acquaintances are not precisely "poor".
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> especially the poorest that makes the mistake of saving cash Perhaps a bit off topic, but: do the majority of the people who are not considered part of the "poorest" ones do put their savings in stocks, properties and the lik
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by lmarcos 6y ago
I've been thinking exactly that. The problem is that the average internet user would have to: - buy a domain name (and pay for it every year) - rent hosting (cheapest provider is probably DO at 5$/month) - setup your machine so th
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by lmarcos 6y ago
> sounds like a pc which will last for many years I really want this as well, but I'm a bit sceptical: would any company release a product soooo good so that their users don't need to buy new models of such product for many yea
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by lmarcos 6y ago
In my case, I'll stop watching Netflix at all. Hey, probably not a bad thing after all.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
They have to grow.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
Designer who has to touch PHP code: - yeah, I like having the whole project's code in one big index.php file. No context switching, no need to go through dozens of files (controllers, models, etc.) to understand what the system is abou
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by lmarcos 6y ago
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood. Book by James Gleick
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by lmarcos 6y ago
1. Build something 2. Offer it for free (e.g., "register now and get a 3 months trial period for free!") 3. See how it goes 4. If after 3 months enough users are still using your product regularly, then incorporate and start charg
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by lmarcos 6y ago
That's why I use gandi.net.
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by lmarcos 6y ago
You could release it publicly for free for N months and see if people actually use it. If you see that enough people is using your app regularly, then you can start with the hassle of incorporation.

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