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by zippergz 7y ago
I don't know about electricbikereview.com, but the reason all of those sites love everything they list is because all they care about is getting that sweet affiliate cash when you buy something. In my experience, the VAST majority of &
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When was the last time a restaurant disclosed this arrangement to you?
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Those of us who are annoyed by people vaping around us would benefit from less vaping. I won't claim to know or believe that Juul specifically failing would actually lead to less vaping, but it can't hurt.
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I almost always prefer hotels over AirBnB-style accomodations, but when I do want a house or something, I use VRBO rather than AirBnB. At least within the US, I find it more to my liking both in terms of booking experience and quality/
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It may be, but it also has the benefit of being the correct way to think about it. Because the opposite -- promoting someone before they have proven they can perform at the next level -- is exactly how you get the Peter Principle.
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Yes, and no. If you already have a lot of experience building apps that run on servers, there's a learning curve to switching to serverless. Is it huge? Not really. But there are certainly pitfalls and best practices to learn about. Th
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And indeed that's one reason (of many) I don't like to write checks. But I'd still argue that the threat model from giving a physical check to someone you know or do business with is different from linking your bank account w
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by zippergz 7y ago
Typekit (acquired by Adobe) makes licensing and using web fonts MUCH easier than it is to do without. I share your distrust and dislike of Adobe, but let's not pretend that there's no value to that particular service.
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I feel like the big disconnect here is that a lot of Tesla enthusiasts believe that the Tesla way (huge touchscreens, mobile phone unlock, etc.) are irrefutably better than the way other car makers do it. But my belief is that they're
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I shot for newspapers for about five years, and virtually always used manual, as did my colleagues. The computer is good at calculating exposure but terrible at calculating my intent. And it also, if left on auto, often creates significant
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I know I’m the weirdo, but the big screen is something I dislike about the Model S. I’m glad to be getting options that don’t have it.
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This is 100% true for me as well. I am, in fact, willing to pay MORE for an Uber- or Lyft-like service than for a traditional cab, because the experience is generally much better. However, I also have to acknowledge that I think I'm an
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by zippergz 7y ago
There is no such thing as a "recruitment list" to be removed from, unless you remove all traces of yourself from the internet. Sourcers don't work from a shared list. Also, you might be surprised to hear how often people will
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by zippergz 7y ago
My experience is that it's somewhat regional, but it doesn't feel sudden at all to me. I've used DoorDash for years, and it's because in my area they have much more selection of restaurants, and often faster delivery (wh
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by zippergz 7y ago
In my experience, Face ID is much faster and more seamless. Basically it's like my phone isn't locked because before I'd even have a chance to think about it, it's unlocked. I was VERY resistant to losing the home button
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I agree with almost all of this, but in a city as crime-riddled as San Francisco, there is a huge difference between parking on the street and in a garage. I get that the way the garages are built and arranged is beyond suboptimal, but lets
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Are you, with a straight face, saying that you'd rather receive a PHONE CALL than a notification from an app that you can set time-sensitive notification methods for (i.e. DND overnight, etc.)? I'm not fan of getting any kind of w
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by zippergz 7y ago
Yes, this is a common issue that I find is missed in conversations about cost of living and location (even outside of remote work). Yes, the cost of living in the Midwest of the US is much lower than the West Coast. However, I find that the
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by zippergz 7y ago
I agree. I have my license, but I never really use it. However, I greatly value the things I learned in the process of getting my license. Understanding how RF works is really helpful for making WiFi work better, for example.
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I don't know if this is such a clean distinction. I have been on twitter since the first 3-6 months that it existed as twitter, and I use the website and first-party mobile apps. Are the ads and recommendations annoying? Yes. But back
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by zippergz 7y ago
This is why that Reply All podcast about this topic (posted by someone else in this thread) is titled "Very Quickly to the Drill."
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Right, so they had better data (though I think that includes free accounts), yet they chose to use something misleading in the intro to the article.
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I hate responding to anecdata with anecdata, but my experience is that Real Names was a HUGE DEAL in a very small and specific sector of the internet (some of which has clear overlap with HN), and an absolute non-story in the rest of the wo
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by zippergz 7y ago
Perhaps a minor quibble, but I think this sentence is a little bit misleading: "The company says it has 88,000 paying customers — a sliver of a sliver of the world’s desk-and-phone-bound office workers, and fewer than work full-time at
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Yes, this is absolutely key for me. Effectively never needing to worry about being able to get a ride to and from wherever I need at any time removes a huge amount of stress and overhead from my life. The minute that stops being reliable, I
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by zippergz 7y ago
Oh, great news, thanks for letting me know!
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Vanguard (where my company has their 401k plan) is one I have encountered that only supports a single Yubikey.
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So this would largely imply that Amazon's Choice truly is about giving customers the best experience (to the extent possible given the quality of keyword and review data)?
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Some drivers ABSOLUTELY do downrate passengers for "not being friendly" (aka not wanting to blab the whole ride).
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That's a cloudflare thing.

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