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Re:System-level ad-blocking in Android on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @05:56PM (#49984688)
It's a plain link--it's not an ad.
This is from last year (and a different trial).
It would be nice to flag who the OP is in the story comments. Provides helpful context, esp. if they posted their own project.

Here's one potential implementation:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hn-maker-badge/khod...

Re:Pgrok – Poor Man’s Ngrok on Sunday March 12, 2023 @11:02AM (#35120820)
Yes, here’s a nice description of how to setup:

https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1634310926219333642

Re:Craft – A fresh take on documents on Thursday December 24, 2020 @07:21PM (#25532946)
I actually came across Craft in the Evernote subreddit. Compared to the latest Evernote client (v10), speed of the clients would be biggest difference. Both support note taking and sharing, but the polish of Craft is definitely noticeable.
Re:Craft – A fresh take on documents on Thursday December 24, 2020 @02:14PM (#25530459)
I've played with Craft a bit and it's been a joy to use so far.

Conceptually it sits between Apple Notes and Notion. You get native apps that work offline, support fast capture, and are satisfying to use. You also get the wiki-style support and block-level editing of Notion, along with lots of other nice Notion visual flourishes (page-level icons, cover images, etc.)

One area Craft really shines, is the way that it supports interactive, sharable documents. If I have text, images, files, and want to combine them all into a single page/starting point, Craft makes this super simple.

Here are some examples (which you could design on your own):

https://www.craft.do/s/VIAC9BTTJWdCxp

https://www.craft.do/s/09fqwC5rGqErmB/b/F19F87F2-0F04-49F9-9...

https://www.craft.do/s/09fqwC5rGqErmB/b/9041969E-127C-4439-A...

Re:Google Finance Finally Updated on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @04:33PM (#25449031)
If anyone is looking for alternatives, I've found Atom Finance to be quite solid - https://atom.finance/
You're hired! Great strategic answer that gets to the heart of the question--it's less about the solution and more about how you frame the problem and the underlying goals and assumptions.

Do you work in this space? It seems like you have a lot of context around OTT/streaming.

Your answer also brought to mind this podcast episode I came across this morning: http://investorfieldguide.com/shishir-mehrotra-the-art-and-s...

It introduces a nice concept of "marginal churn contribution" framed with bundling, but I think is also relevant to this discussion. Maybe more on the content sourcing/production side, but bleeds over into long-term goals (reducing churn/maximizing ltv/etc).

This is a hard problem. And it makes a great interview question too!

Recent PM interview question I've been using: You're the PM at Netflix handling the home screen. How do you determine how shows get promoted editorially vs algorithmically recommended? Walk through metrics/principles/trade-offs and how it impacts various parts of the biz.

https://twitter.com/sriramk/status/1222547047846297600

Re:Shibori on Friday March 20, 2020 @01:41AM (#22635257)
If you're interested in giving this a try, this is a great introductory indigo dye kit. Just a need a bucket and something to dye (pillow-case, dish-towel, or an old t-shirt).

https://www.amazon.com/Jacquard-Indigo-Tie-Dye-Mini/dp/B003I...

Re:My Year in Review: 2019 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @10:30AM (#21772598)
As an aside, what a great 2019 reading list!

https://www.susanjfowler.com/reading-list

Here's a first-hand account (I'm assuming it's related due to similarities):

https://stevecheney.com/handcuffed-and-under-surveillance/

Sounds awful.

Re:Rules for Choosing Nonfiction Books on Friday February 08, 2019 @03:55PM (#19118571)
Yeah that's true. And having a small apartment makes that problematic as well.

I like this Umberto Eco anecdote: https://fs.blog/2013/06/the-antilibrary/. Having a lot of unread books around is a good reminder of how much there is to read, learn, and experience. And it makes reading instead of turning to Netflix an easier decision.

Re:Rules for Choosing Nonfiction Books on Friday February 08, 2019 @03:35PM (#19118382)
Here's what I do. If I get a book recommendation, I immediately buy it and put it on a bookshelf. Every time I walk by, I scan the shelf and pick what speaks to me at that given time: fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, science, history, classics, short-story collections, biographies, etc. If you match your what you read to your mood and frame of mind, you can consume and retain information much more quickly and enjoyably. And having the book on hand is really important since my interests and mood change from day to day.

I also try follow some other general rules, that work for me:

* Read several books at once, esp. across disciplines.

* Read paper books.

* You don't need to finish books. Stopping mid-way is fine (still have problems with this!)

* Seek out durable works over bestsellers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect)

* Read across disciplines

* Write in books and make notes. Write up notes a couple of weeks after finishing (create your own commonplace book)

* Avoid audiobooks (if you want to retain the content). I just can't retain when I listen while driving/multitasking, but like listening to fiction for fun.

* Tag interesting books/papers cited in the books you like. Look them up and read them too.

* Find interesting/prolific readers on Goodreads. Lookup the books they read, esp. the ones you've never heard of.

* Let other people know that you like reading, and ask what they've read recently. When they read interesting books, they'll recommend them to you.

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