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by mdolon 7y ago
I wrote a little web app to track my weekly goals and check-in with a couple of friends/colleagues: https://weeklycheckins.com/ It's only been online for a few weeks but it's already been quite helpful.
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by mdolon 7y ago
I actually wrote about this just last week: http://mdolon.com/essays/amazon-has-ruined-search-and-google...
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Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it(mdolon.com)
7 points by mdolon 7y ago|0 comments
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by mdolon 7y ago
In case the author is reading, I'm curious to hear how you structure your day and what your learning routine is like. Any tips you can share?
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by mdolon 7y ago
I was so annoyed by the promoted products and expert recommendations that I wrote a Chrome/Firefox extension that hides them. It needs to be updated but mostly works as expected: http://mdolon.com/projects/shopsuey
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by mdolon 7y ago
Forgive my ignorance but does CloudFlare have any technical or infrastructural advantage to address problems like the great firewall? Or provide options for people when their nation states lock down the internet? Access to a free and open i
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by mdolon 7y ago
Sorry to hear that. I can't speak about Arcteryx but I've been a long time customer of Patagonia and have only the absolute best things to say about them. Their products are expensive but they back them with lifetime guarantees. I
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by mdolon 7y ago
Jeff Bezos frames this concept fairly well too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwG_qR6XmDQ
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by mdolon 8y ago
Great find! Definitely provides a lot more context
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by mdolon 8y ago
This was both helpful and inspiring to read, thank you for sharing. - after thousands of lines of code, we realized our Edtech startup did not have product market fit, so we pivoted to building a Mixpanel competitor focused on segment
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by mdolon 8y ago
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
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by mdolon 8y ago
Looks awesome, and something that I've been wanting myself for a while now. I'm curious about your pricing model (pay what you want). How has that been going so far, if you don't mind me asking? I have a couple of small proje
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by mdolon 8y ago
I'm a fan of Patrick Collison's blog: https://patrickcollison.com/ And I use my personal site ( https://www.mdolon.com/ ) for sharing projects and writing, the design is based on a free Jekyll theme
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by mdolon 8y ago
Your counterpoint (“except for perhaps afterwards”) is a large part of why I, and I’m sure others, work out. Not only for the relaxation effect — a late evening workout or run does help me sleep better — but often as a way to calm my mind a
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by mdolon 8y ago
I don’t think it’s that simple. For many, some of these social network products (ie Facebook or Instagram) have become deeply engrained in their lifestyle. Yes, they can still stop using them, but it is not that easy to because of the immed
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by mdolon 8y ago
For me it was board sports in general, including snowboarding and surfing. Both are unique and amazing in their own right. For surfing, I had always assumed it was a hippie thing bored Californians did. It wasn't until I tried it one s
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by mdolon 8y ago
I made a grid overlay tool years ago, perhaps something in there may be of use? https://devgrow.com/griddy-overlay/
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by mdolon 8y ago
This feels like a scene straight out of Idiocracy. The brands must be pleasantly confused.
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by mdolon 8y ago
One could argue that many social media companies are doing the same. The net psychological effects of gamification and engagement hacks are yet to be very well understood.
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by mdolon 8y ago
This exact same thing happened to me, resulting in the loss of hundreds of emails collected over the years from my website. Any recommendations on alternatives?
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by mdolon 8y ago
The article briefly mentioned competition from ride sharing services but I wonder to what extent it's made an impact. Anecdotally, given how cheap Uber and Lyft are in Manhattan (typically $4-5 for a shared ride), I often find myself o
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by mdolon 8y ago
Are there any good tech meetups/groups there that you'd recommend? I currently live in NYC but will be working remotely from Hawaii from Dec 15-Jan 15.
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by mdolon 8y ago
Don't be afraid to quit.
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by mdolon 9y ago
This is awesome! I have friends who regularly volunteer at refugee camps and I'm sure they'd love this. Being fluent in more than one language, volunteering abroad is something I've also wanted to do but haven't committe
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by mdolon 9y ago
Sorry, I was simply sharing my own experience and point of view. Please do treat it as such. You can also say I created my own bubble by choosing to live in SOMA and the Mission (or anywhere downtown SF in general). I'm just sharing my
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by mdolon 9y ago
Having lived in both SOMA and the Mission, I wholeheartedly disagree. The vast majority of people I met at coffee shops, restaurants or bars in the city worked in tech. Living in Manhattan (East Village) and Brooklyn provided a completely d
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by mdolon 9y ago
There are a ton of tech meetups in the city, check them out. https://www.meetup.com/find/tech/?allMeetups=false&radius=5&...
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by mdolon 9y ago
This was a critical factor that led to me relocating from SF to NYC. While it's nice having every tech giant and startup in close proximity, the homogenous conversations and social interactions were a huge drawback. There's defini
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by mdolon 10y ago
I think this average takes into account salaries in other states as well, not just CA and NYC (where junior devs do make higher starting salaries). We've hired people fresh out of bootcamps at companies I've worked at in the past
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Tesla Misses Q2 Deliveries Forecast Due to ‘Steep’ Production Ramp(bloomberg.com)
1 points by mdolon 10y ago|0 comments

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