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by tjbiddle 5y ago
So - It's a landing page with a CTA that goes to the USPS website.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Oh, wow. Wasn't expecting hardware automation by the title. Figured this would be a piece on how a lot of soloproneurs and SMBs are beginning to use No-Code tools like Integromat and Zapier. I'm an ex-software developer, and I eve
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Résumés are boring. On the employer front: I always hated looking at 1000x pieces of white paper that all look the same. It was mind numbing. On the employee front: I always ensured I used very graphical resumes that stood out. They always
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
NFTs and DeFi was this pump. New NFT "drop", someone purchases, takes a DeFi flash loan, "purchases" it from themselves for a ridiculous amount, sells it to the sucker, pays off the loan. I'm bullish on crypto, bu
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
This is pretty easily solved. "Hey XYZ, it was such a pleasure speaking with you today. I'm going to shoot ya an email in a bit just to follow-up with everything we discussed. Have a great day!" Or - if that scares you still
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Open the first page, scroll down and open all interesting articles in a new tab. Work my way through them. Exit. Sometimes I'll scan the second page if I didn't find enough on the 1st.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
I don't know if I can even call it a side-project any more. I stopped working professionally 3 years ago. Bought an e-commerce business that was making ~$2k/mo profit and ran it on the side while I had my DevOps job. That project
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
That sound legit gives my body shivers.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Lol - So, a 7% raise. Totally reasonable even given standard inflation.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Mate - you're making $4k/mo. Budget some Operating Expenditures! Check into "Profit First" to ensure you're handling your business finances in a proper manner. A healthy allocation of OpEx is 30% of your revenue at
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
> Kentucky residents who were not vaccinated had 2.34 times the odds of reinfection compared with those who were fully vaccinated. Simple. Not vaccinated != infected previously Those who are both not vaccinated, and not previously infect
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
You learn to shift your weight appropriately, but yes - definitely something to be aware of as it throws you if you're not expecting it. I'm speaking from experience on an electric longboard, but ridden both. I find the scooters y
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Spotify has certainly degraded over time. My latest frustration: Controlling external devices via my computer or phone. I'll often play from my phone and connect it to my Echo speaker group. This used to work so seamlessly - it was bea
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Obviously anecdotal, but literally none of those examples I care to use on my phone anyway. Overtime, my phone has just become a glorified camera with some messaging features.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
This was exactly my thought when I saw the headline. The air pods are so small, they're not contributing a large part to plastic waste. It's the same story with trying to get rid of plastic straws. In both cases, I don't want
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Uber & Lyft have missed such a golden opportunity for brining cab drivers onto their platform. GoJek and Grab (SEA Ridesharing alternatives and "super-apps") both have a "Taxi" option when selecting the type of car y
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
I haven't trusted PayPal for years - but I still use them. My business does ~$100-250k monthly revenue, and probably 1/3 of transactions are via PayPal. I'd never not have them - it helps conversions too much. But, I made sur
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Interesting. Looking at the same graph - especially when you tweak it to show only the last decade - you'll see solar is growing very quickly (25% YoY) while the others stay fairly stable. That would have it overtaking oil in 20 years.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Agreed. I spend over $1,000/mo on various software for my business. Occasionally I'll trim the fat, but saving a few bucks here and there isn't worth it when energy spent elsewhere makes far more.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Not that I'm by any means happen with the shut-down, but my transition to BBVA was super smooth. Went to Simple, it redirected to BBVA, followed the instructions to create an account, logged in, verified all my account balances were th
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Back when I was 12 or so, I remember arguing with my "Computer Teacher" about various TLDs. I had a similar point that ".com" doesn't need to be a commercial entity. She continued to berate me in front of the class.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Use high quality beans, keep them fresh in a sealed container aways. Grind for the appropriate brewing technique. Use an AeroPress or a French Press, use water that has been boiled and just finished dropping past the bubbling point. Let it
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
iOS was 7% of their revenue at $700 million in 2 years. Had no idea Fortnite was a $5B/year game. That's ludicrous.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
I've been stuck on "Confirming Subscription" for the last 5 minutes Edit: Tried again, but with PayPal, and it worked.
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
From the original TaxJar blog post: > For Stripe users, we’re excited to explore ways to integrate better sales tax tools into the Stripe platform, with our technology as the foundation. Stay tuned! Shopify software is a huge customer fo
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by tjbiddle 5y ago
Also, also came to say exactly the same thing. My thought process: 1. Oh - neat idea! [ Checks website ] 2. Okay, cool. Early stages, but on the right track. 3. Who the hell are these companies 4. Ugh, I'm not going to click on each o
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by tjbiddle 6y ago
> The average size of most vessels has increased exponentially over the last 15 years. The ability to salvage these bigger ships has not," said Peter Townsend, a marine insurance industry veteran. Well - Either you allow gigantic sh
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by tjbiddle 6y ago
Plus, some occasional free development from PRs. The number of times where I would be HAPPY to work on a project for free to fix an issue or add a feature I want - I couldn't count. Instead, it's always reaching out to support and
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by tjbiddle 6y ago
I love Zapier and wish them the best. Been using them the past couple years to automate many things in my e-commerce business. That being said, I come from a software background (As many here at HN do), and I recently found "Integromat
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by tjbiddle 6y ago
Heard plenty of stories from friends who worked as a travel agent that told of working with clients for years to plan their dream vacation only to see them or their spouse die before having it realized. I remember a beautiful sunrise hike u

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