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Using design to make hard life choices(medium.com)
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> A beginner's experience with learning a new technology is valuable knowledge, even if some details may not be correct. This is so true. I think I'm a better teacher of javascript than design, simply because I'm worse at
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Just use "they" or "she/he" instead of "she"... The typing isn't hard, the hard part is keeping yourself from making assumptions about who people like to date. There's much more than a "tiny
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Nit: based on the article (as of 10a est), we don’t actually know if the subordinate was female :)
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I just made the transition to contractor/consultant/freelancer. Some thoughts more on the consultant side: - Logistics: set up a domain with a one-pager landing page[1], get some simple business cards, and get a work email. I ende
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Surprised nobody’s said Google Docs yet. It’s up on my laptop in every meeting. It works well on every device, supports simple text notes or fancy formatting, good sharing options, good live multiuser editing, inline comment threads, free t
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I understand the temptation to “just use code”, but I’ve experienced this going wrong at even small team scales: - Our programming languages just don’t give us an efficient abstraction to think about user flow. This tool shows in one diagra
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I meant to say that the “VC or bust” myth works in favor of VCs (since anyone in need of any money at all will feel like they have to work with VC terms)
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Good to hear. > If you really don't want to raise money from outsiders, just don't raise money. This sounds like it’s perpetuating a false binary between VC and bootstrapping. This probably works in VC‘s favor, but not individu
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Highly recommend the book Quiet by Susan Cain for HN folks—really changed how I think about my personality and work
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Dupe of this flagged thread? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17216628
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And it's actually way cheaper for small apps if you "upgrade" to the Blaze plan and do pay-as-you-go billing. I often pay between $0 and %0.05/mo... Full pricing: https://firebase.google.com/pricing/
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My fault--I've re-added the sample env files, you can copy these, remove ".example" from the name, and add your keys: https://github.com/sampl/firefly Thanks for trying it out!
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Yeah, I never found Rails as easy to learn as others did. Maybe it’s because I was younger and less experienced than now. Or maybe I’m dumb.
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Guess it depends on what you consider expensive. For me, time I’m writing unnecessary code or learning libraries I don’t already know is time I’m not spending thinking about the product. I’m a designer who just wants to ship. I am open to s
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Quickly? Firebase + React. Seriously, don’t overlook this combo. Auth just works. Hosting built in, no backend or database server to maintain. No API, just subscribe to a collection right from the view. It just works (and is easily swapped
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Good thoughts—thank you
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Whoops—thanks, I’ll fix it!
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That's a great idea, I definitely plan on doing this soon. Thanks for the feedback!
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I'm building this right now actually. Superclass [1] is a place to submit online learning resources by topic, then upvote/comment on the most helpful ones. The goal is eventually something just like you described, kind of a crowd-
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Link to bio of hiring manager, example project brief
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> Everything we do is a hopeless mix of cultures... It's like trying to stake out Mississippi water in the Gulf of Mexico. Cultures influence each other, but it’s silly to argue they don’t have a meaningful geographic origin. Italia
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> Turns out his work actually led lots of people (myself included) to take African primitive art seriously. Maybe the real problem is not taking African art seriously in the first place (not until a European starts making it, that is).
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Some good points that article, but the “ABC” speech in Glengarry Glenn Ross is not a good compass to guide your life.
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Unlike C-Corps, incorporation for LLCs is trivial. The real value prop for Atlas is everything that comes after! I just did my own LLC in MI, too—two hours and $50.
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The hardback theory makes sense
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I noticed this too! > In fairness, the author (Robert Bringhurst) probably didn't have final say over the paperback, at least as it was bound in final form. I’m guessing he had a LOT of influence over the printing. The paper is extr
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I highly recommend the book Mindfulness in Plain English if you're interested in meditation. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XF1LKW/ It strips away a lot of the "woo woo" kooky stuff and clearly expla
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Just got back from a trip overseas. The most calming, enjoyable part wasn’t the beaches, the food, the tours, etc. It was zipping around on a scooter all day.
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Could be wrong about how this works, but... if it was true that a person under blankets radiates about as much heat as a bare body, that would mean blankets aren’t very good at keeping us warm. (But they do keep us warm)

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