haroldegibbons

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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
This post is so ironic. There is no corner of the internet left to run to in a culture of spam.
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
I think I hear you. Let people do what they want. Caveat emptor. Here is what I am saying. Imagine you're very poor and have a son who isn't very smart. He comes home excited about a new "job" washing the neighbor's
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
> they have decided that this is their best option Do you think they'd still sign up if Uber was upfront about only paying ~$4/hr? > why should only employed people deserve than minimum standard Why does Uber think unemp
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
This ruling could pave the way for a model that is good for everyone. As of now the gig economy exploits the poor[0]. Unless you think making 70% less than minimum wage is fair. 0: https://web.archive.org/web/2018030204
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
The article is long and swerves around quite a bit but I found it to be worthwhile. I'm working on an MVP and the last two sections were enlightening. ("Complexity Has To Live Somewhere" and "Replacing, Adding or Diffusi
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
> I submit far too many people are expecting parenting, someone to come to their aid. Quality post. The victim mindset has a way of latching on to the ego like a parasite and taking over. We could all use a little pest control. I happen
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California Anti-Spam Law (2004)(stimmel-law.com)
1 points by haroldegibbons 6y ago|0 comments
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
In theory I agree. In practice I strongly disagree. As soon as I hit more than maybe 3 email addresses it became a burden to maintain and I totally regret it. I could do <servicename>@example.com to make things easier but this is le
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
The internet pre-'attention economy' was so much more wholesome and pure. It used to be exciting to surf the web; now it feels like dumpster diving. Now it's something I try my best to avoid. What happened?
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
Johnny: Hello, Troll? Bridge Troll: <grunt> Johnny: Troll, could you jailbreak these Waalgarten apples for me? Bridge Troll: <scratches head> Bridge Troll: <smashes Waalgarten apples> Bridge Troll sloughs three Waal
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
I cut my teeth on C# but switched over to MERN a few years back, and use WebGL for more CPU intensive visual stuff.
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Ask HN: Lots of front end experience but no portfolio
6 points by haroldegibbons 6y ago|7 comments
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
I don't see much difference between big tech and dictatorships. They rule and govern people, they extract their wealth, and they crush or buy off all opposition. It can't last and I'm genuinely concerned for bigwigs and commo
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
It's 2020. "Privileged" is Newspeak for "envied".
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
I prefer using Vim (or Emacs), git and grep for things like this. They're everywhere and have stood the test of time. Are there any particular advantages I'm missing here? Either way thanks for sharing; it's helpful to see ho
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
My "aha" moment was realizing most of my ideas and most apps out there are complete garbage. Not needed. Damaging, even. 99.9% of all of it. For example, most "cutting edge" web apps are better off as PHP monoliths. Face
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by haroldegibbons 6y ago
I thought WebRTC was the coolest thing since sliced bread until I ran into the whole TURN and STUN thing. I feel catfished.