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by ullevaal 5y ago
In the sense "will you still find new job listings in a decade if you learn it now", then I would say highly likely. In the case its not, the path from React to the Next Big Thing™ will be very publicised and you'll be drowni
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by ullevaal 5y ago
The parties in a dispute like that are likely to settle out of court, in a somewhat reasonable manner, instead of blindly applying the law until a judge automaton reaches a decision following the letter of the law. With a smart contract, th
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by ullevaal 5y ago
No no no, bitcoin is perfectly configured to incentivise technological leaps in renewable energy that increase availability, without itself consuming the entire benefit it generates. See also ASIC production, where bitcoin is also affecting
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by ullevaal 5y ago
This comment was triggered by the essay “The Story of a Generation in Seven Scams” by Jia Tolentino in the book Trick Mirror, the essay also being available in audio form online. So the scam here was to get you to google that book, I wonder
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by ullevaal 5y ago
When reading comments like this, which are good-natured, and a natural response, do you ever think “wouldn’t be great if we as humans had more trust built into our systems, and people actually making a best-effort attempt at honouring that
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by ullevaal 5y ago
I'm surprised that they are not providing PAdES signatures here at the same time, do you think this is a direction they will be moving in? Also surprised they are not leaning more heavily into the existing identity solutions in the cou
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by ullevaal 5y ago
What's wrong with the payment process in your country? Where I am it's as easy as paying any invoice I get from a credit card company or I can by with debit card. Also in my country, in Europe, Klarna is mentioned more and more in
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by ullevaal 5y ago
In Europe, strong customer authentication is now required when making credit card purchases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_customer_authentication So Klarna delays having to authenticate with the bank which issue
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by ullevaal 5y ago
Well, one part of the work-life balance is also access to interesting work and opportunities, and a mature market that makes it easy to switch between companies when you want to or need to. In that way, I think it makes sense to focus on so
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by ullevaal 5y ago
I think democratising asset investments is a worthwhile goal. The gamifying and the fact that RobinHood makes it money from trades does lead to some strained incentives, where most people would probably be better of maximising their tax adv
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by ullevaal 5y ago
They aren’t changing anything, your AirPods will still be using the same AAC codec it did when you first bought them. Taking a step back from watching their every move or keynote is one way to keep being happy with your device, and you’ll p
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by ullevaal 5y ago
I don’t expect people to do anything, I’m just trying to give perspective as to why someone might upvote an article they enjoyed.
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by ullevaal 5y ago
You could consider buying a subscription? I often see links on HN from places I subscribe to, so maybe the people who are voting are actually reading these articles and want to share and discuss them with the rest of the community?
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Merlin Mann on Time and Attention(youtube.com)
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by ullevaal 5y ago
Well, the problem with builtin GPS in cars is that you will often find yourself driving on brand new highways, while the car is complaining that you are driving in terrain and need to get back on the road.
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What It Takes to Put Your Phone Away (2019)(newyorker.com)
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by ullevaal 5y ago
I think this is interesting in a Moneyball / Fivethirtyeight / global ambitions of warring business interests kind of way.
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by ullevaal 5y ago
Yes, for someone whose prior has been: “The price will crater and most people will lose interest”, I think that the thousands of hours of developer time and institutional interest is probably starting to pay of in terms of more mature marke
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by ullevaal 6y ago
What distinction are you making? I take your comment as pointing at the fact they they are not owners of the software when it’s done, but developing software for others still makes one a software developer, or no?
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by ullevaal 6y ago
The incentives leads to dangerous driving, careless handling of packages and unsanitary work conditions that highly likely contribute to higher employee turnover. Amazon does not pay for the externalities of more dangerous driving in your n
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by ullevaal 6y ago
Threads that are union-related always seem very foreign to me on HN, but one of the greatest advantages of living somewhere there is trust between employees, unions, employer organisations and the government is that the basic facts can be a
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by ullevaal 6y ago
> Pretty sure that title was coined by Steve Gibson on his Security Now! podcast In your source he explicitly says he does not know who the originator is. > I don't know who the originator was because I saw it coming from several