dankoss

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by dankoss 4y ago
I totally agree removing friction is key. I have really enjoyed Korg Gadget https://www.korg.com/us/products/software/korg_gadget/ - most people are familiar with the iPad version, but the Mac version ha
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by dankoss 5y ago
Apple is a hardware company, and you can't WFH using giant anechoic chambers, laser cutting machines, electronics labs, and who knows what else. The products may be manufactured overseas, but there is a lot of expensive hardware ne
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by dankoss 5y ago
I agree; I tried standalone boxes like the Electribe 2 and Circuit, and the iPad with Korg Gadget is just way more flexible and quicker. The soft synths available are truly equal to desktop apps now. DAWs like Cubasis and Aria are way more
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by dankoss 5y ago
I've only seen this as an internal move, which is how I did it. Ask to take ownership of a project, even a small one. Do it successfully for at least one delivery. Learn the technical ins and outs and the political relationships within
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by dankoss 6y ago
You mean to say they should have courage?
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by dankoss 6y ago
One way to think about this is traveling to places where connectivity is literally unavailable -- national parks, mountains, etc. Your boss cannot prevent you from traveling to those locations, so even if you aren't somewhere where you
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by dankoss 6y ago
I think it's because at the top level, everyone already has perfect grades so schools need additional criteria to limit their selection pool.
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by dankoss 6y ago
Totally agree. I believe Agile works well in environments with shallow tech stacks, but it has worked terribly in my experience in product companies that build hardware, FPGA dev, embedded software, and other disciplines that can't del
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by dankoss 6y ago
This is not strictly true. Health insurance has always been available for purchase by individuals, and the ACA expanded access to this by providing income-based subsidies. When you lose your job, you lose access to your employer's subs
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by dankoss 7y ago
I second this, it's a great cross-platform scratchpad.
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by dankoss 8y ago
I have talked to several interviewers with a buying mindset, and the thing that annoys me the most is that they always ask why I want to work for $COMPANY_NAME, especially if it's a well known SV company. They don't understand: I
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by dankoss 8y ago
Agreed, though have you seen Garageband on iOS lately? It has inherited quite a few features from Logic like the drummer, more customizable plugins / inserts, etc. Also, Cubasis and Auria are pretty powerful. Still not as powerful as L
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by dankoss 8y ago
Every other manufacturer of battery powered devices, including laptops, does CPU throttling based on battery degradation, and doesn't mention anything about it. It sounds like you were just looking for an excuse to jump ship.
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by dankoss 9y ago
I like it, I use my custom domain as a spam filter and have a short me.com address.
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by dankoss 9y ago
I have a "wireless" thermostat (Honeywell Redlink) and there are a lot of problems you have to think through to make it work. In particular, what is the failure mode when the thermostat can't communicate with the furnace? Wha
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by dankoss 9y ago
True, except for freshwater availability. Denver already has to pipe water in and hope for plenty of snowmelt. Climate changes could impact that.
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by dankoss 9y ago
Similarly, I look at it as "what new thing does this enable me to do?" Performance increases are great if they can better race to sleep and improve battery life. But otherwise, better screen / camera / speakers don'
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by dankoss 9y ago
This is just my speculation, but I think the utility of facebook declined when external linking took over user created posts on facebook. I don't go to facebook because I want to know how my friends feel about political news; I go to f
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by dankoss 9y ago
I totally agree. There are enough "open" social networks like Twitter and Instagram that are public by default, the point of being mutually authenticated friends on facebook only seems useful if you interact with that person in re
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by dankoss 10y ago
I like my Vivoactive HR and can confirm its reliability. Just be aware it's pretty large compared to a fitness band, more like the size of the Apple watch. Also, I wish they had contoured the heart rate LED bulge; it digs into my skin
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The Internet Is Broken(linkedin.com)
2 points by dankoss 10y ago|0 comments
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by dankoss 10y ago
A colleague of mine actually patented this technique: http://www.google.com/patents/US8538038
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by dankoss 11y ago
What you are describing is basically Instagram. No "sharing" or "reposting" other content, only original posts from friends. Some have found ways around that but it's not the default. I'm not familiar with Snap
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by dankoss 11y ago
This is just my speculation, but people might use smartphones sitting next to their laptop for a variety of reasons: - Streaming video on laptop while doing something else - You can't text message or snapchat from your laptop - It migh
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by dankoss 11y ago
I'm surprised so many at HN disagree. The mobile tech trends he describes are some of the biggest drivers of recent startups. I expected us to be more forward thinking.
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by dankoss 11y ago
Yup. Mobile has a camera, video support, NFC, bluetooth. While these are technically usable on a laptop, they're not very useful since they're much less mobile. Cell connectivity and the ability to access internet anytime, almost
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by dankoss 11y ago
Did you read any of his linked articles? The smartphone use comment is backed by market research. And his PC internet comment is addressed in the same article, describing the additional capabilities of smartphone internet over PC internet.
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by dankoss 11y ago
I agree. I bought a Vivoactive to replace my Fenix 2. I love the battery life and the fact that it's small and tough enough to wear all day, every day. The smart features were secondary but they've become more useful over time. I
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by dankoss 12y ago
The dynamic visualizations are terrific here, I find that signals problems in textbooks are hard to understand when they are static. Awesome job!
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by dankoss 12y ago
Having just gone through this, I agree completely. Even if they post a range, employers still play hardball with salary. The only way I had any leverage at all in the last negotiation is because I knew what the range was in advance, otherwi

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