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by vinhboy 6y ago
> Think you're the smartest person on the planet, unaffected by misinformation? Thank goodness someone is calling this out other than me. Sites like these are filled with people who think they are smart don't need any help, and
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by vinhboy 6y ago
You're probably right. My comment was confusing so I edited it to make it more coherent. I struggle with writing, so I appreciate the feedback to improve it. However, regarding your comment > In the beginning you think it's an
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by vinhboy 6y ago
I don't really understand why recycling plastic is not viable. I feel like this is more of a problem with ideology than actual process. For example, I buy these "Green Toys" products that are supposedly made from recycled pla
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by vinhboy 6y ago
I feel like this needs to be the top comment. Buying warehouse items is risky, that's why it's cheaper. Also, you can just return it if you don't like. I don't think this deserves the scrutiny it's getting here.
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by vinhboy 6y ago
Very cool analysis. Thanks for doing that and providing data. I also got one of these from eBay for my RPi a few years back. I haven't played with it in years but I remember being frustrated because the temperature reading did not matc
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by vinhboy 6y ago
It's easy to see this in graph form. 100K+ COVID deaths, 15%+ unemployment, wide spread homelessness, unaffordable housing crisis, riots and curfew in every major American city. Google DJIA to see a graph of how this has affected the w
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by vinhboy 6y ago
On Reddit there were a lot of "why don't they just quit their job" comments. I am just rolling eyes really hard. To be fair, when I was younger, before I had all these adult responsibilities, that would have probably been my
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by vinhboy 7y ago
I am surprised to learn most toilet paper come from recycled paper. The whole bleaching it white seems rather unnecessary. Do consumers really demand their TP be white?
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by vinhboy 7y ago
Why does everyone keep saying this. Mint has gotten more reliable over the years. They even recently started rolling out direct integration with many big banks. I still remember the days when they couldn't download data from places lik
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by vinhboy 7y ago
Yelp would be second place then. They won't allow you to see pictures in their mobile site. Any attempt to view images will take you to the app store. OK sure, I'll download the app... But wait, now I can't use it without log
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by vinhboy 7y ago
Learn how to use deals site to save a ton of money: https://slickdeals.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 I can't overstate how much money you will save by simply setting up alerts on sites like SlickDeals and learni
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by vinhboy 7y ago
> All-in-all the project took me an hour to program That's amazing. I don't think I've ever written anything usable in an hour.
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by vinhboy 7y ago
I am with you on this one. I am shocked at the outburst of negative attention this is getting. I am sadden that so many people are judging this library on metrics like LOC instead of evaluating it based on the value it provides to the users
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by vinhboy 7y ago
Every time I read a New Yorker article I feel like that. Here are four words I don't know in just the first paragraph: garrulous, taciturnity, voluble, reticence.
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by vinhboy 7y ago
The internet comment section: But what about my pron!!! I didn't see a single positive comment like this post yesterday. It's refreshing to read a different perspective.
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by vinhboy 7y ago
Not to threadcrap, but I am curious what people think about this. Over the years I've seen a lot of developers take none open-source code, or private JSON data strings and paste them into random sites they find searching "json for
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by vinhboy 7y ago
> every newsroom we showed immediately wanted to acquire the company :D That's an amazing story. Where can I read more about this?
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by vinhboy 7y ago
I was gonna reply to defend the Macbook Pro, but then I realized the author is right, I did have to replace my Macbook Pro keyboard too because the spacebar key was stuck. But whatever, I am not gonna leave my macbook behind just because of
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by vinhboy 7y ago
> but instead go to their spam folders This is the solution. It's similar to how reddit has subreddits so we can ignore the bad ones. Or go digging for it if you are so inclined. Facebook needs to the same. Just put all that garbage
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by vinhboy 8y ago
I am just leaving a comment to commiserate with you. This is exactly how I felt. And I have a similar story. It was a depressing time. > Finally, I realized my brain needs more time than the average programmer I also came to this conclus
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by vinhboy 8y ago
> Someone who can do that is ridiculous. Talk about 10x engineers. That's more like 1000x. And it's good, clean code too. Literally no number of median engineers can do that. You can give me a million median engineers and they
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by vinhboy 8y ago
Don't forget. He also had time to browse HN...
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by vinhboy 8y ago
Same. I come here to witness what is basically programming magic to me. I'll need a couple of life times before I can become this skilled.
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by vinhboy 8y ago
Saturday morning meeting, then worked all night, on the whim of one person, to present on Monday. Just wow. If this is what it takes to succeed in our industry, then I accept that I will not. I just simply do not have the stamina for it. I
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by vinhboy 8y ago
HN is very guilty as of this. The insistence that HN should never discuss politics is morality reprehensible. The people in this community creates many tools and products that could help or hurt a lot of people. As such, we should readily e
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by vinhboy 8y ago
> It used to piss me off a little bit, given how hard I have had to work to get to this stage What do you that makes $800K/year?
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by vinhboy 8y ago
I like the introduction > But my first attempt was a complete failure - I understood almost nothing. This is how I feel every time I dig into something. Disappointingly, rarely do I have the time or focus to truly learn how something rea
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by vinhboy 8y ago
Me too... I sold all my stocks. In the process of deciding what to do with my money to safeguard it against a Trump recession. It hurts to watch the market continue to climb, but I am confident Trump's short-sighted actions will cause
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by vinhboy 8y ago
There is nothing more infuriating than watching educated left-leaning people twist themselves into a knot trying side step calling lies, lies, because they want to appear impartial. There are lots of people who will "question" end
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by vinhboy 8y ago
> Enjoy It While You Can I love the conclusion of this article. As someone who has participated in the online "deals" community for 10+ years, I have definitely benefitted from many of the opportunities. However, I do spend a c

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