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by probablyfiction 12y ago
Agreed. Who you are has a ton to do with how successful you are in whatever your endeavor is. He may believe he's just an average joe, but that is far from the case.
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by probablyfiction 12y ago
This is more of an analysis than a postmortem. Great writeup, though.
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by probablyfiction 12y ago
Another thing that seems to be the case is that new members are unable to become assimilated into existing culture because the entrenched users quickly become the minority and are unable to enforce cultural norms. The culture is co-opted by
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Comments here seem to be missing the larger point; that being surrounded by tech all the time can be a disorienting experience. Really, this issue isn't specific only to tech circles. You can get used to your own surroundings in any jo
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
One thing that I really enjoyed about this article was its description of "the wisdom of crowds." Typically that phrase shrouded in marketing bullshit that just boils down to the idea that groups are always smarter than individual
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Distinct colors would go a long way toward making this more playable
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Except in very rare cases, you will never become rich by being someone else's employee.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
This is less about the device and more about the content. Yes, they could wipe the device and start over without issue, but they would lose access to the mother's purchased content in iTunes. Some people have the income to spend hundre
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
There is likely no competitor. Sounds like a lie to cover up the fact that the attacker is a teenager. $300 is chump change to a real criminal, but likely seems like a fortune to a younger person.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
This link takes you to page 10. Annoying.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Web dev here; just wanted to say that those are status codes in the header, not error codes.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
It's very difficult to imagine an American company doing this, especially in the face of declining revenue. American corporations have a ways to go when it comes to treating employees like human beings rather than resources.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
I see this as more an iteration than true innovation. It looks as though they're taking your existing Facebook content and putting it in a different wrapper. A pretty wrapper, to be sure, but in the end I think it will still be filled
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Give this man a cigar, he knows how the game is played.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Hostgator is such a shitty hosting company. Would not recommend.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Do you have a way to tell how many of your paid installs are legitimate?
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
It's pretty bizarre how the author applauds payola as a misunderstood champion of the underdog. It's illegal because abuse of power for monetary gain always leads to harm for the consumer.
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The Feds Lost Net Neutrality, But Won Control of the Web(wired.com)
3 points by probablyfiction 13y ago|1 comments
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Also, buy low and sell high.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Robert Kiyosaki's claims are pretty hard to verify. Rich Dad, Poor Dad is not a good source for financial information. Edit: Forbes link ( http://www.forbes.com/sites/helaineolen/2012/10/10/rich-
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Knowing what you have already tried is useful from a troubleshooting perspective...not to mention that if I suggest something you've already tried, it is wasted time on both our parts; mine for suggesting it and yours for waiting for m
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Job searching must be a nightmare if every application requires 100 hours of effort.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Someone needs to say something about that hideous layout. It's mobile-first and I had so much wasted real estate on my screen. So annoying.
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What Superman 3 teaches us about computer programming(denofgeek.com)
4 points by probablyfiction 13y ago|0 comments
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Too often on HN, a "How My Company Did X" post doesn't include how Company actually performed X. They're typically generalized stories about platitudes. Kudos to Groove for following through with a concrete series of ste
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
I just ran this on the LG G2 in chrome via a wifi connection, and it was noticeably slower than the desktop version, which is to be expected because of the way JS runs on ARM processors. "These guys" didn't reinvent the web;
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Yahoo! Mail; now with Gmail inside.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
This article brings up something I wish was discussed on HN more often. As a group, we're not very nice. HN comments are typically filled with cynicism and a jaded worldview that is incredibly off-putting.
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
> In my experience, relevant, realistic coding challenges are by far the best indicator of ability. They should take roughly 2 hours, to be done in the candidate’s own time That's a great idea for the company, but from the perspecti
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by probablyfiction 13y ago
Winner, winner, chicken dinner

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