ngokevin

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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   There's no question they've sabotaged their webapp in favor of the app where there's no adblock and they can send push notifications for profit. Been a user since 2009 and still use a ton for everything, but it's quickly
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   I always wondered why the grammar notes were so hidden in the app. I didn't even know they existed. Does anyone else know resources that list language grammar rules in one page? I hope this is relevant enough to plug, but if anyone&#x2
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   That doesn't address the point raised, that's just ad hominem. You could just as well say people that defend bitcoin are just holders enjoying the pumps, claiming decentralization is the reason they hold it versus a likely real re
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   Holders angry at climate change point because they want to triple their investments.
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   For profit at the poker table...I crushed the live club tourneys, my favorite series was Harrington on Hold'em series. I do have Kill Everyone, but forgot it (I remember it had ICM and push-shove tables?)
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   I would've guessed Loma Alta. After a good rain, it looks a lot like it too.
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   I don't think donations go towards browser development. Goes more towards general Internet advocacy, social justice campaigns, and salaries of employees of the Foundation who don't work on Firefox.
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   I don't know, but I've tried it briefly and it felt pretty dog. In terms of UI, ease of use, quality of software. I don't feel in general MSFT is as strong engineering-wise either. In terms of customer service, the first emai
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   by ngokevin 6y ago

   True, they can down the YouTube route and wipe out any humans in the loop for moderation and customer service.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    It's a great dev experience, and lets you build desktop applications to users fast. Some purists on HN may jab at it because they know the internals that it ships a whole browser engine, and resource and performance-wise is not optimal
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    That might be one of the only effective ways to impact change at big tech companies, embarrass their engineers on HN.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    What are some of the ultimate examples? FB with colleges for sure. Amazon with book sales. Slack used to be for a gaming company? Discord from gaming to general online communites. Twitch from justin to gaming to now just streaming. Airbnb f
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    I don't think we should be giving hot takes on the pandemic with cherry-picked news articles. I knew someone that said COVID wasn't a big deal in March 2020 because 5% of people died on an isolated cruise ship. The curve may be si
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    I enjoyed looking for niches in the VR industry previously, coming up with several prototypes and probing for users through Reddit DMs. Was able to get some starting sales that way. I'm doing it for language learning, with the niche of
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    Chess played in matches, not games. Being white is like having serve in tennis. At higher levels, multiple games also allow for metagames and adjustments.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    I know people whose opinions entirely stem heavily from Reddit. What stocks to buy, what products are best, how to dress, how to do your hair, where to travel, where to eat, what music is good, what movies are good, etc.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    The problem for me is a good chunk of my entries into Reddit are through Google. Having an app installed means the search results will transition your entire phone into the app, wait for it to load, and then you can't smoothly go back
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    worst complaint is not that but the rapidly deteriorating usability of the web versions
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    Investors and key shareholders sacrificed Robinhood and are willing to eat lawsuits because hedge funds' GME positions tower over all of that.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    7% at like a $2M valuation for many starting unproven without connections. FWIW, $2M val, that’s higher than like the majority of Shark Tank deals on TV. And by Demo Day, you’re raising at $6M minimum just by virtue of YC. If $120k-$150k is
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    Hehe, one of the cool things about learning each other's spoken languages, is you get more memes, in other languages. I have a handful of fun Chinese phrases to whip out like "you're effin' annoying" or ways of call
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    I've been there. Hope to get in touch with you later!
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    Thanks, hope to get in touch with you soon!
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    It supports bi-directional learning/teaching! And you can switch languages any time while keeping progress.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    Unfortunately, while I’m very happily married (without kids yet), I don’t think I’m qualified to be a love doctor, haha.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    Thank you!
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    Thanks! Can’t afford art yet so I have to do it myself, haha.
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    I think I heard this before, haha! That would be a cool to have a raw relationship maintenance tool. In a way, learning their language and culture helps you learn their love language too :)
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    An app to help couples learn each other's languages ( https://learncoupling.com ) My wife is Chinese, and I've been learning Cantonese and Mandarin off-and-on on my own for years. For many reasons, I recognize it's
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    by ngokevin 6y ago

    That’s interesting to use ML to build the levels!