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Re:TypWrittr – Inspirational, Minimalistic, Distraction-free Text editor
on Thursday August 07, 2014 @03:41AM (#8146651)
Agreed - nothing more annoying than a product that wants my credentials before I can even try it out, see a screenshot, or anything else that might make me want it. le sigh
Re:Reddit for Music: How We Got 1,000 Users In A Weekend
on Friday October 04, 2013 @12:36PM (#6496363)
Very cool site -- I've long thought about setting something like this up as a side project that'd be fun to build!
Ask HN: What are some good free resources to learn Ruby (not Rails)?
Re:Ask HN: So - what's the consensus on a Google Reader replacement?
on Sunday June 02, 2013 @05:00PM (#5810073)
I think that I'm going to try out a self hosted solution for a while. For no other reason than just the fact that it seems fun. Here's one that was posted to HN recently:
Ask HN: What's the best way to look for an apartment?
I am looking for a new apartment. I have been browsing different sites but I haven't found a good site. Most sites are clunky, very busy, overloaded with advertisements and non-relevant listings, etc. I have the impression that apartment discovery is a hot idea that's oft explored by startups, but I can't find a good solution. Any suggestions?
Re:Poll: When you use Facebook, how do you feel?
on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @09:47PM (#4880011)
"Facebook has been the gateway drug to the internet." I have never thought of it put that way, but it is such a true and insightful statement. When I began high school, almost none of my adult family members were on the internet (less one aunt who did a lot of internet shopping). Here I am closing in on my graduation from college and my entire family has adopted the internet -- grandparents of both sides, my father, aunts & uncles, etc. -- and in every case their first experience was making a facebook account.
Re:Map: The most and least corrupt countries in the world
on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @08:35PM (#4879753)
That's a very good point. I made that statement out of my perceived, and very naive, "closeness" to other cultures.
Re:Map: The most and least corrupt countries in the world
on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @07:50PM (#4879594)
Can anyone shed any light on how Japan seems to be doing so well in this metric when all of the other countries that they are close to geographically and culturally are doing very poorly?
Re:Michael Lewis: Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie
on Monday June 04, 2012 @08:17PM (#4066685)
Am I the only one who initially read this as "Don't Eat Fortune Cookies," and didn't realize my mistake until going back to read the rest of the title?
Anyhow, it was a very great and inspiring read.