jastingo

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by jastingo 3y ago
I think you're conflating automation and intentional avoidance of bot detection as part of automation. The issue I have is not that this service allows users to automate browsing activities. The issue is that this service deliberately
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by jastingo 3y ago
What are the legitimate (i.e. legal) use cases for a product such as this? I agree with another comment that called this "Abuse as a Service". It seems to me this product's design goal is nothing more than to circumvent measu
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Ask HN: What are some products that you use that give you joy?
13 points by jastingo 5y ago|16 comments
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by jastingo 6y ago
Anyone else having a fantastic morning/afternoon without the constant pinging? Just saying - there's always a silver lining.
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by jastingo 6y ago
What I've always wondered is to what extent A/B testing is conducted after any such algorithm is implemented. For example, does Google Maps send some users deliberately down a route that it thinks is suboptimal so that it can bett
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by jastingo 6y ago
> There are way simpler, no-knead recipes you can bake in a Dutch oven that will give you even better results. Care to elaborate and/or post links to recipes? I've been baking for years and have found that the recipes with long
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by jastingo 7y ago
I know I'm being too literal, but I got a chuckle when I read: > reMarkable’s virtually instant response and texturized surface make for an unprecedented writing experience. There is indeed a precedent for having literally instant r
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Ask HN: Is it important your partner/spouse be interested in your tech career?
2 points by jastingo 9y ago|3 comments
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by jastingo 9y ago
I do believe that hard work is not always sufficient for professional success, but I think the author here actually makes a pretty good case for why hard work pays off. Yes, timing is so important, but being ready to take advantage of when
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by jastingo 9y ago
I fully agree with the sentiment (if not the tone) of this post; namely, consumer tracking across the web has run rampant without much consideration of its long-term cost to both consumer privacy and user experience. However, I do find the
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Ask HN: Does anyone actually like autoplaying of videos on websites?
3 points by jastingo 9y ago|3 comments
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by jastingo 10y ago
I'm not in the business of defending Uber - quite the contrary - but reading through the comments it seems that most people are assuming that this post by an anonymous person is 100% true. These types of posts are worrying to me. Why
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Ask HN: What sites do you visit to find comparative reviews of tech/gadgets?
1 points by jastingo 10y ago|0 comments
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Musk's Secret Sauce(waitbutwhy.com)
1 points by jastingo 11y ago|0 comments