pcmaffey

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by pcmaffey 8y ago
I used to hate when I saw JS with semicolons too. "Get off my lawn" with that naked code! Not sure when or how it changed, but I'm on the other side of the fence now. Without semicolons (unless multi-statements on a single li
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Also, if you’re struggling with how to phrase something, try omitting it instead.
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What does a subscription business model have to do with selling of data? That would be correlated with an ad model.
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As someone researching drawing tablets, am curious why you would plug in additional drawing tablet instead of just drawing on the iPad?
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Is there a proposed timeline for releasing this on master?
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I think this is a really positive solution to creating a streamlined functional api. However, in its simplicity (and hidden magic), I fear that it won't encourage junior devs to understand what's actually going on, and thus may le
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Yes, this is all right on. And it's being solved in modern component libraries that combine JS, HTML, and CSS into modular building blocks for UI's. The key difference IMO in how to think about CSS nowadays is to move away from th
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Including cannabis, which contributes to the variety of strains with differing smells, tastes, and psychoactive effects.
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The other angle to solving this problem would be adding lifecycle methods to React.Context (instead of using render props), which could eliminate the need for multiple contexts. Making Consumer contexts more efficient & composable.
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;) https://www.google.com/maps/@24.5482831,-93.6932521,6.02z
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As they say, everywhere has its "south".
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Brooklyn has always been "up and coming".
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Stoked to see someone finally doing this. Hugely underserved problem... couple questions: - Are you planning on taking equity? And if so, how will you ensure your incentives are aligned with founders who don’t want to drive towards an exit?
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"A tool's utility is directly proportionate to the skill of the one wielding it." -Anon
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> So they wound up training the AI to do a shitty job much faster than humans ever could be shitty If nothing else, modeling our existing behavior in this way is a great use case for ML. As it allows us to "fast forward" and th
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Yeah I recently permanently set my phone to Do Not Disturb, which blocks all calls from people not in my favorites. It’s been great
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I can't wait for someone to come out with a product called `k8OS`
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Humans are one of the only animals that don’t eat poop. The benefits of poo exposure is an increased diversity of gut bacteria and biome, which we are just starting to understand the benefits of. This is one big benefit of having a dog.
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"Is it a problem?" is always relative. The question would be better phrased, "is it a problem worthy of expending limited resources on fixing?" with the usual considerations of opportunity costs, etc. So yes thinking abo
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Very cool! Was just looking into how to configure GA to not use cookies... Just want to point out for all the front-end devs out there: 12% of traffic to this site atm is coming from screen-width < 375px.
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Atomic design principles are super fit for React component libraries. I don't take the atoms > molecules > organisms pattern quite literally though, as functionally, it makes more sense to group atoms and molecules (composed of a
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Wow, I (ready for jaded-HN criticisms...) actually think its terrible. The U and the B are too closely linked, which de-stresses the syllabic bridge, undermining the emphasis on the U, and its unique and cool "long" pronunciation.
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Great work, reminds me of minimongo. Any plans to make it easier to sync with a server db?
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> Just your time The older you get the more expensive this becomes.
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Evernote user for a bunch of years. Then switched to just using Atom + .md files. A couple months ago tried out Ulysses and fell in love. ( https://ulysses.app/ ) Typewriter mode, .md syntax, customizable themes, sweet taggin
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more grumbles... `const class = foo`
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We engineers could also develop more intelligent and robust rating systems.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17806459
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The potential for deep Github integration too.
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Add one order of hopefully serendipitous magnitude. =) YC has always admirably stretched the scale of vc. This will be an interesting experiment now at this scale--and I'm especially curious how you'll measure progress along the w

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