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Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:44AM (#22430853)
example of an item that smells like aliexpress to me:

2'x4' painting for $160, ships from china, comes in 6 different sizes

https://www.etsy.com/listing/637298037/original-sea-waves-oi...

Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @09:29PM (#22429811)
i've read that your earlobes are the first to go
Re:How much better was DEC Alpha than contemporary x86? on Sunday February 09, 2020 @02:03PM (#22283697)
>turns out the Office team had a single Alpha in their pipeline, set to compile -O0, and pretty much said "this is there to check the lawsuit checkmark"

what does this mean? compile -O0? lawsuit checkmark?

Re:SQLite Is Serverless on Sunday January 26, 2020 @01:35PM (#22153743)
bane said "not stupid"
cdc citation pls
Re:The Genius in My Basement (2011) on Thursday December 26, 2019 @03:34PM (#21886517)
...and would also seem incompatible, unproductive, and wasteful.
Re:The Genius in My Basement (2011) on Thursday December 26, 2019 @03:27PM (#21886456)
... which is a bad thing. unless you prefer motivated people more than good ideas.
agreed.

this tool seems to optimize practicing logic more than enjoying logic.

i think kids will find greater success in life with logic if they're taught to enjoy it before they're taught to master it.

why do i think this?

my dad wrote a "computer game" in 4th Dimension in the late 80s that was just randomized arithmetic problems. i had to get a certain score before i could play outside etc. i got really good at answering his program's stupid questions. i also learned to resent him for it and have negative associations w arithmetic to this day.

i also quickly lost my "skills" and am bad at arithmetic now.

it was a nice idea but please don't repeat his mistake.

Re:The Genius in My Basement (2011) on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @04:50PM (#21880667)
rudeness is a team-killer and an idea-silencer, not an inconvenience.
Re:SoftBank Is Selling Wag Stake Back to Company on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @03:39PM (#21756604)
the wework office in durham nc has contributed a lot of value to a lot of peoples' lives
Re:From SaaS idea validation in 1 day to 150+ Beta signups on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @03:20PM (#21756427)
"hey guys, we're a successful company with a real product" - theranos
in my experience, upwork is the least spammy site compared to freelancer, fiverr, and guru