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Looks so sleek. I was always wondering if my iPad could be used more productively when working remotely.
Re:Linear – A fast issue tracker on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:14PM (#23693692)
This is a `vi` of issue trackers. It's the kind of software which, after you use it, you desire whole web would use the same design philosophy.
Re:Ask HN: SARS-CoV-2: current daily life scenario on Monday March 09, 2020 @04:52PM (#22529672)
Thank you for the article.

I agree on shifting the peak. I was mostly aiming to get other nerds creative about tiny habits that can help lowering R0. The slower it spreads, the lower the graph, the lesser the queue for breathing machines.

Behavior changes the R0 and the most powerful behavior alteration is through environment. So if we could set up an environment where you would less likely contract something even if you're being clumsy, that'd be the best.

Like an UV light room where you leave your stuff for half an hour to disinfect.

Or a bleach spray box :)

Or an Apple Watch app which would detect when you want to touch your face and vibrate. I guess I'd have to wear 2 Apple Watches then :)

Ask HN: SARS-CoV-2: current daily life scenario

Your goal is to get to the store, buy sour cream and come back to your computer, SARS-CoV-2 free.Move 1: You open the door, it's contaminated, SARS-CoV-2 is on your right hand now.Move 2: You take the sour cream, it just spread to the sour cream jar.Move 3: You reach the pocket for wallet, now it's on your wallet too.Move 4: You take the credit card, boom, your card.Move 5: You come home, take...

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Re:The Amiga Consciousness on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @09:11PM (#16589770)
I miss `filenote <filename> <note>` on the filesystem level - AFFS :) I'm all emotional now
I love the design and character of your web page.

I don't understand "Home country coverage" so maybe you could do some user testing to come up with better explanation.

Maybe a comparison to other insurances like Alianz Global Insurance. I have that and I'm not sure why yours would be better. I think it was about the same price looking at yearly cost.

Again, great web site.

I suggest signing up for Recurse Center retreat in NYC and learning something new that excites you. Like crypto, AI, AR or VR.

They are not a school, they're a retreat where expert coders and beginners meet and work on self-directed cool stuff. Amazing community and brilliant founders. You only need to provide a place to stay for yourself.

I did that. It was a good.

Besides learning a new language which enabled me to launch my next start-up a month after Recurse Center program was done, I also met few amazing people and programmers that I consider good friends now.

Re:A plane so good it's still in production after 60 years on Saturday March 04, 2017 @05:15PM (#13793185)
They are still producing them because it's cheap due to "grandfathering" laws.

"grandfathering" means if you'd design an airplane like 172 today they wouldn't meet the safety standards and you wouldn't be able to produce them, but since they were designed back in the days, if they don't change the design, they can still produce them.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/14/unfit-f...

I fly 172 regularly. It's a safe plane, but you have to know quite a bit about engine and how it works to be really safe up in the sky. I had engine failure on take-off with extremely well maintained plane. Starting the engine is a pain in the ass for most civilians who don't understand 4 stroke engines.

Cessna 172 uses about 10 gallons of fuel per hour. That's quite a lot. I think in 2017 there's better options out there.

Ozgun, any performance benefits for time-series data?

+1 for Top Gun

Re:Facebook Launches Flow, Static Type Checker for JavaScript on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @10:51PM (#8628141)
I really like how Facebook went about getting as much information about types as possible without the coderess, not forcing her to do unnecessary stuff. Behavior design on the code level at its finest.

And on the side note, I bet Facebook did this just to make nerds install OCaml and show them the light :)

Re:Estimate your Bitcoin taxes on BitTax on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @12:18PM (#7592667)
I like the site, because they are the only ones who didn't launch just a landing page full of promises, but they actually calculate how much I owe to Uncle Sam.
Re:Ask HN: Idea Sunday on Sunday April 13, 2014 @06:52PM (#7583479)
If this would be a Kickstarter project right now, I would put a month worth of money on the table. Low salt, low sugar food you can't get anywhere.
I'm always taking a photo of my screen. I need blur functionality, because I don't want people to read my code. I solve this now by shaking the phone, but since I did this 500+ times already, you might consider a feature.
This is really sad, because it was the leanest and the meanest exchange out there. Not to mention the incentives.
Re:Primer on Bitcoin Taxation on Friday November 22, 2013 @05:48PM (#6784263)
gamblor956 could one get you on the phone/skype/mail?
Re:Winamp shutting down on December 20th, 2013 on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @03:05PM (#6770760)
Sad. Years ago I found WinAmp and its programmable visualizer an indispensable tool when teaching Mathematics. Graphing sine waves is so much fun when combined with a good beat.
As I understand Layer also has offline/sync functionality, contacts & some UI goodies to glue all of these together.
Will there be a JavaScript API for the Web?
Re:The Internet is destroying work on Friday July 12, 2013 @05:07PM (#6035214)
No, by combining and creating value greater than the sum of parts!
Re:The Internet is destroying work on Friday July 12, 2013 @12:53PM (#6033631)
If your work is measured in lines of code or git commits, then you ARE a working class.

If you're scared about your future so much that you want to read every TC article, learn every new hip language and attend every meet-up, just to stay on top of things, while selling your LOC to some company, you ARE a working class.

Go be an entrepreneur and start creating value.

Re:Meet Watsi, Y Combinator's First Nonprofit on Friday January 25, 2013 @05:17PM (#5118020)
A great site for millionaires to visit when they're bored or have lost their purpose.

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