mikeleeorg

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by mikeleeorg 9y ago
If anyone has the Pocket browser extension installed, they'll notice that Pocket automatically adds some featured (and maybe personalized?) stories to a new blank Google Chrome web page, right below the search field. I used to think th
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For me, I agree as well. Some might balk at the idea that you may get a resident treating you, but with a supervising attending, you're pretty well covered. Also, good teaching hospitals can attract some great medical teachers with lot
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From what little I know, I would guess any kind of surgical subspecialty experiences what ED physicians experience, times two. I heard the story of a good neurosurgeon who, one day, made a serious mistake during a surgery and paralyzed his
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I guess it depends on the person and your situation. Before we had kids, my wife's shift schedule wasn't too bad. I owned my own business and could take time off when she was free during weekdays. Now that we have kids, the shift
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It depends on the speciality. Internal medicine and almost anything related to pediatrics tends to pay less than other fields. Surgical fields tend to pay much more. My wife is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and I get paid more th
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ER doctors work on a shift schedule, which has many documented advantages and disadvantages. Health issues are among the disadvantages. In my opinion, they can be pretty serious. Many medical specialities have concerns with depression and s
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My guess is the TV market is different than the market they're going after, which kinds of seems like a "digital assistant" kind of market. Presumably, they could come out with an Amazon Echo-fied TV sometime in the future th
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I'm surprised an Amazon Echo accessories category hasn't really started yet. I could see kids loving a pair of googly eyes on their family Amazon device 8-)
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For me, it is certainly filled by my cellphone. But I can see the method to their madness. An Amazon Echo isn't a needed device. It just makes certain actions easier (e.g. playing music, checking the weather, listening to the news, etc
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My feedback would be to work on making your business successful, regardless of getting into an accelerator program. If you can succeed, the act of doing that will resolve any concerns any accelerator program may have. And if you're won
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This is going to be increasingly key. And even then, it will be very difficult. Books like "Trust Me, I'm Lying" reveal the lengths at which deception can occur. Though this book discusses deception that starts at the textual
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I agree. A pitch and a summary are different. Part of the art of the one-sentence description is knowing your audience. For instance, I operate a directory of technology for teachers. One of the services I provide is a newsletter and blog [
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by mikeleeorg 10y ago
I think what is at issue here isn't Uber's external accomplishments, but it's internal culture. It's great that Uber has been able to reduce racism in your area. But it doesn't change the allegations that there are
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I must say, the practice of publishing a single chapter or section from a book as a way to promote it can be really effective, especially if the book is well-written and chapter/section leaves with a cliffhanger. I'm totally tempt
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by mikeleeorg 10y ago
For me, it's: https://reddit.com/r/UpliftingNews The media is too focused on sensationalized news nowadays, which often translates to negative news. It's hard not to be jaded and cynical. This sub helps give
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There's a cultural component as well. In Japan, for instance, it's considered rude to speak too loudly in public places. So the behavior there is to send text messages to each other instead of make phone calls. This may be the sam
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by mikeleeorg 10y ago
I don't think he intended it to be marketing, but kudos to him for being able to spin it as a way to promote Facebook too. I see it more as R&D than marketing, personally. His personal experiments may likely hint at new directions
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by mikeleeorg 10y ago
Back when I was freelancing, I charged around $150-200/hr for fullstack development. I know this is on the higher end, but it is definitely possible to find clients that can afford this higher price point. I routinely took work from cl
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Was wondering about that too. I wouldn't be surprised if this move is more about capturing greater market share than building a sustainable product line with a positive P&L.
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Oh, I didn't realize Pinboard had a Read Later feature. I thought it was just a bookmarking service. I finally found some info about Read Later on your website, though I didn't see it where I first looked (in your FAQ). So this is
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I would argue that many apps/sites don't have UIs where everything can be interacted with these days, and therefore hints are very important.
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To be fair, that's just an interpretation of his actions. I don't know him at all, but this paragraph may shed more light on his intentions: ...his supporters say the billionaire's crusade against marijuana should be seen as
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by mikeleeorg 10y ago
I use a combination of: * Email * Calendar The tools currently are Gmail and Google Calendar. I've tried many times to try new tools and processes, such as Trello, Evernote, Remember The Milk, Getting Things Done, Kanban, etc. Pieces o
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JavaScript. This is way back in 1998, when there was still VBScript and JavaScript was still very nascent. I had no idea it would have the impact it has had on the Web today. I just found it a cool way to make rollovers and other effects. W
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Teleportation? Synthetic local proxy android? I'm not trying to be sarcastic. This is definitely a problem faced by any company with remote teams, including mine. I'm not saying any of the solutions I posited are feasible, but one
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I like it. That, plus some ⌘+'s, have helped. I didn't mention it before, but I also appreciate the bright yellow hover/active state over job links.
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Any chance this might change your mind? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12743628
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by mikeleeorg 10y ago
Thanks for sharing your story! Great interview. I noticed you dropped the price from $50 to $20. Out of curiosity, why? Also, any chance you could bump up the font size and/or contrast of the text? My old geek eyes are having a bit of
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by mikeleeorg 10y ago
Though you may not agree with it, a lot of people use crowd funding as a mixture of fundraising, marketing, and market validation. I'm not sure exactly which mix of benefits FA has in mind, but personally, I don't mind it. And cur
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Ah, I just read further in this thread, and it looks like a number of alternatives are already being shared. https://www.fastmail.com/ looks pretty interesting.

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