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by reidjs 4y ago
That’s true, comment replies are always better because they give you even more information. There’s still some signal in the upvotes and downvotes, even if it’s simply “the silent majority people who lurk HN generally disagree with this sta
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Alternatively you can just go to real events now and spend less time on the Internet.
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Haven't used it, but just looked that up, so take my comment with skepticism. I didn't end up signing up for that service because it seems like it will attract a certain type of person, so it may be yet another echo chamber on the
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It’s a nice feedback check. I don’t post that often so I usually see how the last post performed when I log in the next day. Usually my posts are met with indifference. But it’s interesting to see the posts that perform highly negative or
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This gave me a nice nostalgia kick, but I’m not gonna keep playing it for that reason. Not quite CS 1.6
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You're not part of the target market, then. Think of it like any other recurring service, e.g., pickup/drop off laundry. It costs way more than doing laundry at the neighborhood laundromat and doesn't save very much time, ma
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by reidjs 4y ago
You don’t need a blockchain for a digital TCG, but it feels like you “own” the digital product more when it’s tied to a protocol like ERC-721 instead of some random developers implementation.
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People on this site always neglect the positives of having a large homeless population in SF. The homeless keep a lot of boring tech people away from the fun bars and clubs around tenderloin, mission, and soma. The boring people all move t
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by reidjs 4y ago
Just because that’s true for most games, doesn’t mean it’s true for every game. I could imagine building a game where p2p trading is one of the core mechanics and I’m sure it’s already been done. Not my type of game, but maybe someone’s
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Are you talking about the web3 platform, alchemy? https://www.alchemy.com/
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There may be fewer, but there are still people making new podcasts, though! I really like this one weird local podcast called Bay Area Weekend, for example.
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What is the difference between a startup and a business nowadays? I can start a business without an investment round, but not a startup? Is it a startup if it involves tech, a business if not? What if they use SOME tech, but not necessarily
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I just bought the Borg plan at rsync.net that may be what you’re looking for It takes a day or two to set up though, if you are not super technical like myself
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The sad thing is, I would have totally love to have studied computer science in school, but the classes were too damn hard.
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This reminded me of a random story from about 5 or 6 years ago. At burning man I started talking to this guy who claimed to be an undercover FBI agent. He told me they used mass spec to look for big time meth dealers. They would scrape up s
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It would be pretty cool to bring these competitions back. I guess it's tough because art cannot be objectively judged. But neither can figure skating or the high jump, so maybe it's feasible.
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I found the conclusion to be my favorite part: Skepticism is a valuable counter to an unreasonably rosy picture of the world that only looks at the best cases for outcomes. While a positive attitude is essential, it’s often best to "ho
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Probably he’s been to… any airport. Maybe they’re bearable if you can get into a lounge
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What's the downside of a universal federal ID?
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Pretty clever scam. He had a huge list of accounts, then set up a script that took advantage of the free introductory compute AWS gives to new users. When the script ran out of the accounts to cycle through, it fell back to the old system.
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I have a pet theory that this relates to how on social media picture sharing apps, in general, low effort selfies tend to get more engagement than beautiful landscape photography. People like looking at other people, and people especially l
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Easier in terms of less math for sure, but there is still plenty of complexity with web. Async, constantly changing environment, and specific device quirks to name a few.
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I'm having trouble verifying this. I find it unlikely that the illegal marijuana market is 'thriving' in California. It seems like all of the illegal weed dealers pivoted to selling mushrooms.
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As frustrating as the court system is, you do NOT want to automate law and order. Maybe it could work for small claims disputes, but imagine being sentenced to jail time without any amount of human compassion or sympathy.
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Cleaning mine is extremely easy. It's just a basket with a detachable grate.
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The difference is these have zero learning curve, which is important for rich, lazy people.
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I think they realized they weren't going to make as much money, but I don't think they realized they would be poor. Poor people generally have less privacy, less dignity, and a harder life. So, maybe they are frustrated there were
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Cons: coworkers, friends, romantic partners, family may find your half baked, low quality content and judge you accordingly.
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I wouldn’t discount the value of glorified autocomplete. Being able to hit the period (.) and see what’s inside this imported object is great, especially when consuming libraries as you mentioned.
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Mostly observations, rambling thoughts about topics, and ideas. I originally started writing because I wanted to get into comedy/entertainment, so I have a lot of half baked jokes and humor in there. Since then, I have branched out to

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