gregcohn

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by gregcohn 11d ago
Yeah, I think the elitist part of the book being reviewed is that it elevates books per se. I have a degree in literature and a home full of books, so I’m as sad as the next guy about no one reading anymore, but I think the argument (such a
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by gregcohn 17d ago
Very cool project; thanks for making it.
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by gregcohn 3mo ago
Would really like Siri AI to have an MCP server
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by gregcohn 7mo ago
While points 1 and 2 are indeed desirable, point 3 should be moot given we have a constitutional right to privacy and freedom from unreasonable search and seizures. The combination of ubiquitous scanners, poor data controls on commercially
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by gregcohn 2y ago
As someone who runs a company, this article resonated with me. This stuff happens in every department and has a lot to do with how the company is run day to day. If you think about the major deliverables of a department - and pick any depar
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by gregcohn 2y ago
Anyone who has kids has to answer the phone from strangers routinely. School staff and camp counselors are routinely using their own cell phones these days to communicate with parents. Doing it the opposite way - tying all outbound school&
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by gregcohn 6y ago
I am partial to Notion and have been experimenting with it for one meeting. The Slack integration works well. Do you have any top-5 templates you can describe or share?
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Ask HN: Tools and practices for non-technical task management in your startup?
3 points by gregcohn 6y ago|2 comments
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by gregcohn 7y ago
From the team that made Burner, an iOS app that screens out all calls, allowing only a user-designated whitelist to ring through.
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Show HN: Firewall – Extreme Robocall Blocker(apps.apple.com)
16 points by gregcohn 7y ago|3 comments
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by gregcohn 7y ago
I wrote about this a while back. https://medium.com/@gregcohn/burners-dont-hack-uber-people-d... TL;DR Phone numbers are not unique ID keys for people. But it seems like many companies view it as an easy, cheap 2nd fa
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by gregcohn 8y ago
See you at Tacos Villa Corona!
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by gregcohn 8y ago
Burner + Ad Hoc Labs | Mobile, back end, and dev ops engineers | Los Angeles | Full-time | ONSITE Burner is innovating at the intersection of software and telecom by offering smart virtual numbers that help users maintain privacy, organize
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by gregcohn 9y ago
Burner | Los Angeles, CA | Dev-ops Engineer | Full-time Burner (Ad Hoc Labs, Inc.) Burner is empowering people to take control over their primary channel of communication – the phone number. As DevOps Engineer, you will be a key member of a
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by gregcohn 9y ago
My pleasure and definitely agree some of the things I suggested go well beyond MVP. It is the blessing and the curse of getting product feedback that the second you do something interesting, people want a million more features ;-). Good lu
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by gregcohn 9y ago
This is quite interesting! (Former book editor here.) I will totally use this to discover and buy books. I might suggest your "buzzfeed for books" comparison doesn't do it justice. Perhaps "Pinterest for books" or
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by gregcohn 9y ago
I thought the most interesting but unexplained phrase in the piece was "contrary to paperwork filed with the Nevada DMV". As in, "Uber also claims that, contrary to paperwork filed with the Nevada DMV, it has never deployed a
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by gregcohn 9y ago
What fresh hell is this?
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The Phony Internet Privacy Panic (paywall)(wsj.com)
2 points by gregcohn 9y ago|1 comments
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by gregcohn 9y ago
Did you know the wheels have morse code embedded in their tread? https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=3497
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by gregcohn 10y ago
A succinct overview, from our docs. We're excited to see what comes of this and would love to hear feedback. --- The Burner API enables programmatic access to core telephony functions like sending and receiving messages and media, as
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Show HN: Burner API(developer.burnerapp.com)
7 points by gregcohn 10y ago|1 comments
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Welcome to the future, where bots make the bad dates go away(theverge.com)
4 points by gregcohn 10y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Burner Connections, apps for your phone number(burnerapp.com)
2 points by gregcohn 11y ago|0 comments
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Burner integrates its disposable phone numbers with Evernote, Slack, Dropbox(venturebeat.com)
2 points by gregcohn 11y ago|0 comments
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by gregcohn 11y ago
Fascinating. As member I've always thought it would be a lot of temptation to leave these cars around with the keys in plain sight, and assumed there was a cut-off capability. It seems like it would be pretty inconvenient for members
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by gregcohn 11y ago
It did occur to me that he might have been threatened by a lawsuit (or more than one). I suspect he would have been direct about that, if in a position to, but a large corporation is in a position to put tremendous pressure on a small&#x2F
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by gregcohn 11y ago
thanks -- will do!
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by gregcohn 11y ago
literature major here, just chiming in to say it can be done! (I'm a founder/CEO now.) Follow the things that challenge you and that you can learn from, that intersect with things you have some strength in. Maybe marketing in th
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by gregcohn 11y ago
yeah - the whole point here is that many people aren't sophisticated enough about how this stuff works to accurately predict future dilution (or to be aware of how various kinds of preferences work). you could do something crude like e

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