masonicb00m

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by masonicb00m 7y ago
When the major tech companies use a piece of infra, it’s likely they have a good reason. Here are some. - not necessarily using/in control of db - audit log of who toggled which features and when - reporting on users exposed to each fe
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Ask HN: Open-source feature flag service?
17 points by masonicb00m 7y ago|8 comments
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by masonicb00m 7y ago
A slot machine is a “one armed bandit”.
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Ask HN: Good customer support AI system?
1 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|1 comments
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
I built an Nginx plugin to do something like this https://github.com/masonicboom/ipscrub
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
RMS has impressive convictions, but unless you've given up your cell phone because of his views, his thoughts on Bitcoin probably aren't applicable either.
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
Debasement.
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
There are people who have a bad experience and they complain about it on the internet. Nothing wrong with that. I'm just adding the opposite data point.
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
I have interacted with Apple’s app reviewers for years and never experienced what you’re describing.
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
It’s a great story. Congrats to Qualtrics!
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Ask HN: Podcast interviewing great programmers?
3 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|2 comments
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Analyzing Graph Paper with Machine Learning(masonsimon.com)
1 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|0 comments
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
It’s great having a case that fits correctly! Makes such a difference
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3D Printing for Programmers(masonsimon.com)
3 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|2 comments
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
Thanks. I didn’t realize Blender did bode graphs—I’ll have to check that out. I’ve been using ImageMagick but the CLI invocations are pretty awkward. Maybe I’m just looking for a DSL on top of ImageMagick
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Ask HN: Image compositing language?
9 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|5 comments
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Pixel Resolution of Pen and Paper(masonsimon.com)
1 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|0 comments
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Map of Bitcoin RPC API calls across versions(masonicboom.github.io)
2 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|0 comments
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Polyrepo-ism: The Middle Path Between Monorepo- and Microrepo-ism(masonsimon.com)
2 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|0 comments
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
Scientific proof of the need for DND Shades ( http://dndshades.com )
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
“After devouring nearly as much energy as all of Iceland’s households combined, Bitcoin miners may be about to return something to the community that’s housed them.” Implication is that the miners do nothing for Iceland? Seems unlikely. The
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
Great work! Having access to this scale of computing for so cheap really is amazing
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Optimizing Performance Is a Moral Imperative(masonsimon.com)
1 points by masonicb00m 8y ago|0 comments
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
Where do you get your demand information?
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
John Carmack's attention to quality and detail is incredibly inspiring.
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
If you need stable links then buy yourself a domain or use a URL shortener that you can update. Might be wise to also provide content hashes of the data you're referencing in your paper.
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
The cool thing about git is it doesn’t matter what happens to the platform. You can take your repo and push it somewhere else if you don’t like how Microsoft runs the show. Given how Microsoft took Github’s idea with Atom and ran with it to
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
I second eliminating the one year cliff. This is becoming market-standard. And not just for the employee's benefit. It's a lot easier to tell management their heads are up their asses when you're vested. Good for the company.
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
It can be helpful to find yourself a business partner. They provide a feeling of obligation and camaraderie that helps you to get going and keep going through the tough parts. がんばってね！
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by masonicb00m 8y ago
Ah. Like Linux, I guess. Thanks for the info.

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