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by reading-at-work 7y ago
At least HN is a step above Reddit, right? Right? Funny enough, I actually first read this article when someone in a deep Reddit comment thread linked to it. So yeah, so much for that.
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by reading-at-work 7y ago
The title implies cannibalism could give general disease resistance to an individual, but the article is about a population developing resistance to a cannibalism-induced disease due to individuals without the resistance dying off. That&#x2
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by reading-at-work 7y ago
I recently tried to sign up for a DO account to deploy a proof of concept app for my startup, and my account was immediately locked within minutes of opening it. I hadn't even spun up an instance yet. That combined with this means I&#x
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by reading-at-work 7y ago
Imagine trying to call 911 and finding that the one part of your phone that makes it a phone isn't working. Mistakes happen, but this combined with Fi's notorious drop in support quality over the last few years makes me very glad
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by reading-at-work 7y ago
I don't think iPods are a good example. To my knowledge, if you still own an iPod it still works. They didn't release an update that bricks them all, they just stopped making new ones, which is a totally normal thing for a company
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by reading-at-work 7y ago
How do you figure? What does the Thai state have to be afraid of in these two? Do you think they're gonna start some movement to populate the Thai seas while the government just watches in dismay? Seems like the state has a pretty firm
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> Even more curious is that IT culture is basically that if you want to get paid what you're worth, you have to quit and go to another company. Can confirm. I just got a 54% raise by switching companies. It's absurd. I think a
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
However, it's worth noting that Tidal has been accused of inflating its streaming numbers: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/did-tidal-falsify-str... Tidal's model is supposedly more literally like the prover
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
I logged in for the first time in a few weeks recently. Out of 50+ notifications, literally only 1 was something I cared about seeing. I wish I were exaggerating.
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> You know, I'm not a big fan of Facebook, but this site should use it for vetting. You don't know much from a name, picture, and some attributes, but in all honesty I'd be more inclined to trust someone (at least to not b
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> we would need to use the proceeds to dramatically increase the quality and quantity of alternatives to driving so that people had a realistic choice. I agree, but public transit projects take years to complete, so in the interim you&#x
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
These results confirm my anecdotal experience. I moved across the country recently, leaving behind all meaningful relationships except for my SO who I moved with. My mental health quickly took a nosedive. I don't connect with anyone at
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> even though vacuum tubes are commercially extinct Sounds like someone's never shopped for guitar amps before.
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> Well, you also didn't exist before you were born, for a very long time.. Does that bother you too? I've heard that line before, and I appreciate the sentiment, but it doesn't seem to help in my case. I don't care th
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> Maybe religions are a pack of lies, but if it makes your life better and there's nothing after anyway, what's wrong with it? On principle I agree with you, but my mind is too analytical to be able to fool myself with somethin
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> What if there's nothing after death... for the rest of eternity? I have been mulling over this for some weeks now, more intensely than ever before in my life. I'm only 24 but still terrified of the concept, and frankly it&#x2
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
100% correct, and I'm guilty as charged. If leadership likes the sound of SPAs, and my next job wants me to have experience with SPAs, I'm using SPAs.
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
Don't give them any ideas!
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
It depends on how you define "success." By your definition, it necessitates seeing someone else fail in order to feel successful. But I think that's a narrow view of it, and fewer things are zero-sum than people often assume
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> If people could "login with us.gov" instead of "login with Facebook" No way. I trust the government less than I trust Facebook to maintain privacy and not abuse power. And I don't trust Facebook.
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
This is pure speculation, but I'd imagine they would increase game quality too. Many AAA games are heavily marketed but lacking in depth and features; it would make sense that if game designers had more power in the organizations they
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
Have you tried Google Play Music? I have never had a problem with them, after experiencing the same issue as you with Spotify. Much cleaner interface too.
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> the overwhelming majority of its facilitated transactions are illegal. Any source on that? I know some municipalities regulate rentals now, but to say that the vast majority of them operate illegally is a bold claim to make with no dat
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
I don't know, I thought "Hey 24 year old, you need systems not goals!" was actually an interesting take. Of course, none of this is actionable until you apply it to your own life, but I don't think this is meant to be ta
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
I see the reasoning, but I don't think it's necessarily true. Look at someone like Joe Rogan, who has millions of followers but a fairly eclectic mix of content and no one thing that defines what he does (interviewer, commentator,
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
Have you never had to work while traveling? The prevalence of internet cafes has been priceless to me over the years. I travel a lot, and having cafes to stop and work at while on the road has allowed me to be a lot more flexible with trave
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> It’s not bad everywhere. Houston, the fourth-most-populous city in the nation, has cut its homeless population in half since 2011, in part by creating more housing for them. That’s dampened the effect of rising rents, Zillow found. It&
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
> It’s not bad everywhere. Houston, the fourth-most-populous city in the nation, has cut its homeless population in half since 2011, in part by creating more housing for them. That’s dampened the effect of rising rents, Zillow found. Thi
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
Looks good, but is it worth $40? At that point I'll probably just do what others suggested and go back to webmail with browser notifications.
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by reading-at-work 8y ago
What does HN recommend as a better Win10 email client? I'm familiar with Thunderbird and I'll probably switch to it if nothing else, but I'm not a huge fan of the UI/UX.

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