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by cconcepts 4y ago
Not just New Zealand but....somewhere in central Otago...of all places?
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by cconcepts 4y ago
The article has an overlay wanting me to put in my email address. Can't seem to close it with the X in the corner. S9 Android with Chrome browser. Renders the website useless unless I put in my email
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Ask HN: What Happened to Evernote?
200 points by cconcepts 4y ago|274 comments
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by cconcepts 4y ago
Using "primo" and "buggering" like that: I think I spotted a Kiwi?
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by cconcepts 5y ago
Interesting to me that Shackelton and the Endurance keep popping up on HN. I happened to read "South" some years ago and it had a big impact on me as someone who loves the outdoors. I just didn't expect it to keep popping up
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by cconcepts 5y ago
There were a couple of points I keep thinking about: SPOILER ALERT 1) Where they are navigating broken ice on a heaving ocean and Shackelton casually mentions that he hadn't slept for over 100 hours as he was trying to pick a safe rout
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by cconcepts 5y ago
The Book "South" which is something like an edited version of Shackelton's diary, has this journey in reasonable detail. It had a profound impact on me; that people could be that tough and resilient against massive odds. I th
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by cconcepts 5y ago
I agree, was recently using it in a remote area for reasonably important decision making. The high level of detail fooled me into thinking it had a high level of accuracy. Turns out being very specifically wrong is more convincing than just
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by cconcepts 5y ago
Not many HN comments make me laugh out loud, but this did
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by cconcepts 5y ago
Am surprised sites like the one linked don't get dis-incentivized from running so many ads by aggregators like HN with some formula that essentially makes it harder for links with more ads to get to the front page? Maybe thats unfair a
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by cconcepts 5y ago
I recently bought a secondhand Original DJI Mavic Pro for chump change. For someone who knew nothing about drones it staggered me. For something so technologically advanced to be considered 'old' tech (manufactured 2017) is just u
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by cconcepts 5y ago
Hilarious: need a way to tag stuff I see on linkedin to automatically post it to shlinkedin. Something like #nottheonion There is so much hilarious content not being appreciated over on the original.
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by cconcepts 5y ago
I hope you guys slay the market and are able to keep up with the demand that is coming at you. I hope this is the Tesla moment for the consumer electronics industry where the incumbents are forced, through the hubris yet popularity of an up
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by cconcepts 5y ago
A couple of things: 1) Isn't the default answer to a question headline supposed to be "No"? 2) How is one supposed to sift the wheat from the chaff these days? Everyone uses terms like "scientists agree that" and &q
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by cconcepts 5y ago
Progressiveness for its own sake is weird attitude western culture is buying into. I have posted this quote before on HN but you might find it relevant: "In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one
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by cconcepts 5y ago
This is a good summary of what I think Douglas Murray was explaining in this discussion with Sam Harris: https://youtu.be/yTtuCNPebDE Namely; "we may be in the midst of the discovery that the only thing worse than reli
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Ask HN: DJI Products Are Incredible, But
6 points by cconcepts 5y ago|0 comments
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by cconcepts 6y ago
Whoa! That is bizarrely addictive. Quick, someone reformat the newsfeed to deliver images from my friends in this format for greatly increased engagement. Call it Insta-Trance. Pop up ad every 30 seconds has your revenue needs covered.
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by cconcepts 6y ago
interesting suggestion. If the objective is to minimise distraction, is being in constant conference not distracting?
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by cconcepts 6y ago
Thats kind. My comment probably sounds more glib than it should but I was trying to draw attention to the issue of isolated work in general. I have plenty of people around me a lot. I just dont get to talk through work challenges with them
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by cconcepts 6y ago
The notion that loneliness is the biggest distraction is a revelation to me. I have worked from home for 12years but didn't recognise this as an issue I face until now. Sometimes I just crave talking with someone about what I am workin
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by cconcepts 6y ago
"Lets just say it moved me....TO A BIGGER HOUSE" - Krusty The Clown
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by cconcepts 6y ago
https://youtu.be/12fR9neVnS8
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by cconcepts 6y ago
Thanks for clarifying. As a total noob I was staggered by those little sugar rockets, as soon as the thing left the ground I thought "uh oh, what have I done?"
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by cconcepts 6y ago
400 feet doesnt seem very high (to a bystander like me). I made a 19mm diameter sugar rocket with my kids, tied it to a bamboo stick for stability and electrically started it. The thing went so high that we visually lost sight of it. Is thi
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by cconcepts 6y ago
"Gleevin gliven"
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by cconcepts 6y ago
There is a small amount of people searching for what you offer. Adwords lets you be there when they search for it at a relatively low cost in a very short timeframe. Hard to beat really.
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by cconcepts 6y ago
I'm sorry to say this but, in my experience targeting very niche needs, a well targeted Google Adwords campaign is hard to beat and gives you the data to help structure the rest of your marketing. If you have the expertise you will lea
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by cconcepts 6y ago
Thanks for sharing. Reminded me of this: “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap
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by cconcepts 6y ago
What is not obvious to the uninitiated is his saw-sharpening skills. His depth gauges, bar rails and teeth lengths are spot-on. Getting these all right is necessary for any kind of board cutting with a chainsaw. His techniques are innovativ

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