bocmaxima

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by bocmaxima 14y ago
amen to that. I stopped using evernote awhile ago because of this and once I started using NV I never looked back. Clearly they don't take security seriously enough, which is a shame for those who don't know any better.
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by bocmaxima 14y ago
How can someone honestly claim that women love infinite scroll? The people who 'love' infinite scroll are the designers who decide this stuff is useful...which in my view makes for an inferior UX. The reason infinite scroll is bad is becaus
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by bocmaxima 14y ago
let us know when you finish your cover art version. I'd love to see one that let's you sort the albums by the color of the cover art.
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by bocmaxima 14y ago
I just tried to list my apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but was unable to post my listing because "Only places in certain regions can be listed with a zero price." Might be helpful if airbnb specified those regions.
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by bocmaxima 14y ago
This reminds me of something Paul Budnitz (kidrobot founder and former SF resident) wrote after visiting SF recently: Internet millionaires driving around on cell phones drain the city’s sparkle. In the old days people who made tools built
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by bocmaxima 14y ago
futility closet http://futilitycloset.com
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by bocmaxima 14y ago
This happened to me as well with a YC company. I then found out that YC companies are known for this kind of thing since they're so early-stage. Always get a contract.
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by bocmaxima 14y ago
His insights about problem solving and logical thinking are well worth a listen.
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Restoring A 30-Year-Old Apple II Plus (toddfun.com)
1 points by bocmaxima 14y ago|2 comments
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by bocmaxima 15y ago
I second this. The whole 'video game' and game mechanics culture of most intro programming actually kept me out of it for awhile. I truly dislike making and playing video games, but I enjoy writing useful software and learning about cool to
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by bocmaxima 15y ago
I've been using stimulants for almost five years (age 20 now). The last year or so I reached a point where like the article said — the effects of the drugs tapered off — and there was really nothing I could do about it. As a kid I exemplifi
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Seven Wonders of the World: DANNY HILLIS (youtube.com)
2 points by bocmaxima 15y ago|0 comments
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by bocmaxima 15y ago
this makes no sense. english majors aren't majoring in how to speak english, they are honing their reading analysis and craft of writing. cs students aren't majoring in how to write computer code, they are learning how to apply their mathem
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by bocmaxima 15y ago
Sacrifice and discomfort is not a MEANS to anything, it does however imply delayed gratification that is mostly unpleasant and sends many fleeing to the nearest consulting firm. This would make sense if you actually read the article, which
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by bocmaxima 15y ago
You can be sure that I was not kidding. Any form of education, combined with intellect and curiosity is a privilege that (believe it or not) a lot of people don't have. Some possess this virtue without the means of attaining it, while other
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by bocmaxima 15y ago
FB and Amazon turned out just fine without your help, the only reason you wish you had worked there was in order to extract and benefit from the great pool of wealth and prestige. Your value to society is nil for as long as you spend more m