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by eappleby 1mo ago
I really liked freeformatter.com . Used it all the time. To those that build, host, and serve single-function websites, that (yes) can be easily replicated with AI, I salute you. Thank you for your service.
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Another Corner of the Internet Has Been Ruined(freeformatter.com)
66 points by eappleby 1mo ago|80 comments
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by eappleby 2mo ago
Thanks! That's a great comparison. Excited to hear what you think.
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by eappleby 2mo ago
Scratch uses blocks that represent programming methodologies, like a block for loops or a block for sound. Those blocks snap together and you have a sound on a loop. Code for Real uses blocks of real HTML, CSS, and Javascript. You set IDs a
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Code for Real: Teach kids to program with drag and drop blocks(code-for-real.pages.dev)
2 points by eappleby 2mo ago|5 comments
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by eappleby 2mo ago
Code for Real is a no-cost, ad-free tablet app that teaches kids to code using drag-and-drop blocks. Students can follow step-by-step tutorials to build projects like a virtual pet they can feed, play with, and put to sleep, or they can jum
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by eappleby 7mo ago
Right. Sounds more like a registrar problem than a TLD problem. They should change the article title to "Never buy a domain from Radix"
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by eappleby 7mo ago
Unfortunate story. It wasn't clear to me that the .online TLD led to Google blacklisting the site. Why did you think that was connected?
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by eappleby 1y ago
Surprised to so many people showering more than once per day. For people that do that, is that due to morning showers coupled with post-activity shower?
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by eappleby 1y ago
I believe Gumroad uses Stripe to process payments, so I'd guess this entire validation process is coming from Stripe. When the CEO paid you via Zelle, he probably just wanted to help you out with the hope that you would continue using
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by eappleby 2y ago
I'm on year 13 of running businesses of one (I built an audience development platform and an educational/fundraising platform, plus a handful of smaller ones). On the plus side, I'd say that it has been pretty easy to mainta
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by eappleby 2y ago
GM stock up 2.5% since the announcement, so it doesn't look like investors attributed that much of GM's future value to Cruise (or that shutting down the robotaxi development was already assumed)
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by eappleby 2y ago
I spoke with a restaurant owner who explained to me the purpose of the "service fees" that may look like tips, but don't actually go to the waiters. The reason they do that is that some restaurants want to pay their non-wait
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by eappleby 2y ago
First 5-10 clients was emails to friends of friends. Next 50-100 was cold emails. After that, mostly word-of-mouth. Target audience was publishers (audience development/growth)
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by eappleby 2y ago
I’m building a platform that helps elementary and middle schools raise money. Students answer as many math problems as they can over a week or two and ask friends and family to support them by making a donation to their school. The math pro
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by eappleby 2y ago
You don't need employees to start a company
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by eappleby 2y ago
I love it! I also built a math focused website. Schools can use it to host Math-A-Thons, which is a type of fundraiser where students answer math problems online and solicit donations to support their school. I made all the math problems av
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by eappleby 2y ago
Most manufacturers offer 10 year warranties https://comfortmonster.com/knowledge-center/guide-hvac-warra...
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by eappleby 3y ago
Congrats on sobriety and sharing some of your struggles. I remember when I first had the desire to build a business, I probably spent a month going in circles thinking about all the different problems I was going to need to solve and tools&
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by eappleby 3y ago
Would this problem be solved if there were bins in front of supermarkets where people could drop off their extra bags and other people could grab them if they needed them? I get that the stores may not like it because they sell the bags, bu
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by eappleby 3y ago
Not at my CVS. They have one checkout clerk, and if there are more than 3 people standing in line, it can take 10+ minutes to checkout. With self-checkout, I'm in and out in 30 seconds. Presumably, they'd add more checkout clerks
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by eappleby 3y ago
Article was probably written by AI
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by eappleby 3y ago
"Watch A ‘Murder Hornet’ Destroy An Entire Honeybee Hive" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gAVlh-7WZM&ab_channel=VICEN...
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by eappleby 3y ago
I don't think the driving force of this change is either aesthetics or gov't policy. I think Musk is trying to maximizing Twitter's time on site and if you remove the headlines (and add 5 second delays on link redirects), it
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by eappleby 3y ago
I'd be surprised if that happens in any meaningful scale. Twitter just doesn't justify that type of investment anymore.
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by eappleby 3y ago
Since other people are mentioning the red flags working with business critical 1-person businesses, I thought I would share a small story. When I was first starting out, I connected with Huffington Post who were very excited about using Pub
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by eappleby 3y ago
I'm now in year 10 of being a solopreneur. My main business is https://www.pubexchange.com , an platform that helps publishers exchange traffic with other sites, as well as buy/sell traffic. My answers below are related
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by eappleby 3y ago
Here are the math games and word problems that you can try out with your kids: https://www.forourschool.org/math-games
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Show HN: ForOurSchool.org, Free Read-a-Thon and Math-a-Thon Platform(forourschool.org)
1 points by eappleby 3y ago|1 comments
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by eappleby 3y ago
I think the biggest benefactors of these laws (outside of the hotel industry) are real estate agents. The value of real estate agents has dwindled for years, but if they can help connect homeowners with short term renters, they can provide

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