benknight87

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by benknight87 2y ago
you guys didn't already know this stuff?
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by benknight87 2y ago
The EU's love of banning things is lazy policy-making. It's better to disincentivize and let markets take care of it. That way you preserve freedom while also encouraging desirable outcomes. Further reading: "Nudge" by R
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by benknight87 2y ago
Come to Vietnam! There are so many kinds of avocado out here.
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by benknight87 2y ago
There was a really good Radiolab episode about cicadas and their bizarre 17 year cycles. https://radiolab.org/podcast/279210-cicadas-are-coming
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by benknight87 3y ago
This shows that going out on your own is not always strictly better or more rewarding. As a software engineer you can simply rent your skills and be part of a bigger team and company that's arguably doing something more impactful than
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by benknight87 3y ago
I've experimented with dumb phones before but in the end I found much more success in ditching my data plan as the ideal forcing function for shaping behavior. There are too many situations where smartphones are extremely useful if not
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by benknight87 3y ago
I'd love to know if anyone owns a camel that's a decedent of one of the original camel crew!
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by benknight87 3y ago
As another Asia-based software dev (Vietnam), this was an interesting read. I am currently going the spousal visa route but this carries its own advantages and disadvantages. I've always loved Japan but generally unsure of living there
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by benknight87 3y ago
As an American living in Vietnam I use a number of these apps, particularly Shopee, Grab, Zalo. Also used Naver a lot when I lived in Seoul. Except for Grab, which is a legit super app, I'd rather use American tech because it's ju
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by benknight87 3y ago
Not true. American living in Vietnam, not necessary to link with Vietnamese ID or phone number.
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by benknight87 3y ago
This is a great point, further evidenced by the fact that past years models remain on sale. Apple still sells iPhone 13 and Google still sells Pixel 6a.
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by benknight87 3y ago
It's worth keeping in mind that Tony's current monthly figure ($45k/mo) is a a single snapshot in time. Past performance is no guarantee of future success. Certainly, a talented engineer consistently making ballpark $100-200&
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by benknight87 3y ago
This doesn't even mention the fact that even 7 years in, the UX is a daily nightmare, for me at least. * My speakers randomly don't show up as options when casting * With two speakers in my house, they often both answer at the sam
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by benknight87 3y ago
Agreed, I think we have to move past the general assumption that people do not understand anything written in terms that are even remotely technical. Obviously HN is a tech savvy audience but still software service providers should provide
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by benknight87 3y ago
yeah this is why I always work solo. Microservices built by small teams where everyone has a distinct role.
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by benknight87 3y ago
It's because, like it or not, NordVPN is a great product. The apps are great, the design is slick, they have more servers in more countries, and offer additional value through things like Smart DNS, dedicated IP. Not to mention solid c
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by benknight87 4y ago
Kurzgesagt did a pretty good job of this https://youtu.be/dFCbJmgeHmA
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by benknight87 4y ago
These aren't JavaScript APIs, they're Web Platform APIs.
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by benknight87 4y ago
The first example provided of building a custom animation is already outside of Tailwind's core use case of rapidly building common UI while only having to look at the markup. The occasional fine-tuning is usually when it's time t
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by benknight87 4y ago
The value to having something like this is pretty clear but I can't reconcile it with the fact that I don't want to be using my phone at all when socializing with friends and I prefer they didn't as well. In my opinion ther
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by benknight87 4y ago
Agreed, I'm very happy that a lot of things we just accepted would become norms post-pandemic have just been completely forgotten and life today is largely indistinguishable from 2019.
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by benknight87 4y ago
I keep notes whenever I have a good gift idea for someone specific. Example: during our trip to Chile, me and my girlfriend stayed at an Airbnb where they had a child's xylophone. My girlfriend loved to play it and even learned 3 songs
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by benknight87 4y ago
Smaller bundle size, similarity to moment.js As a dev who’s used all three, is there a massive difference? Not really. Stick with what you like (though moment is no longer maintained so maybe not that)
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by benknight87 4y ago
I did the same thing but using Trello.
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by benknight87 4y ago
I agree, I think this might be another side effect of clickbait, framing the edge as something that "replaces" traditional architecture, rather than en _evolution_ of the existing architecture where both paradigms can continue to
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by benknight87 4y ago
I used to come to HN for more even-tempered high-IQ discussion but it seems to be devolving into the toxicity that ruins all online forums i.e. being outraged about something from a very limited perspective, accusing big corporation of evil
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by benknight87 4y ago
I wish I could set YouTube to open my subscriptions feed instead of "the algorithm" by default.
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by benknight87 4y ago
It’s one of the coolest parts about visiting the observatory. Most people just walk right by it on their way back down.
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by benknight87 4y ago
I did this so much that I got into the habit of putting "mdn" before any search query. Now I do it without even thinking about it.
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Three Different Types of Twilight(timeanddate.com)
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