rickitan

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by rickitan 3y ago
There's some interesting tech details on this thread: https://twitter.com/gilgNYC/status/1728066825013866543
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by rickitan 4y ago
Suffering with a very similar situation but from Facebook. This hyper growth companies don't give a shit about customer support. They let their AIs and Machine learning models do all the work, which inevitably flags healthy businesses.
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by rickitan 5y ago
I loved every single one here: Great Talks Most People Have Never Heard https://jamesclear.com/great-speeches
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by rickitan 5y ago
Gymnastic rings and Kettlebells, having so much fun working out with these two tools.
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by rickitan 5y ago
Gymnastic rings and kettlebells
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by rickitan 6y ago
I see you reject Shopify because of fees. But if you take into account the engineers' salaries you'll have to pay, servers, having to be on call every time the site crashes, cost of not having a super optimized checkout, etc. You&
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by rickitan 7y ago
I recommend Shopify's Checkout Disclaimer: I work for Shopify (But I also use it for my side hustles) The biggest benefit is that with the Shopify checkout you can support credit cards, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto and more wi
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by rickitan 7y ago
I made the original comment, and I think we see the world in a different way. This is how I see it: Creating a business is a creative act. It involves logic and rationality as much as intuition and imagination. I do think it's an expre
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by rickitan 7y ago
I see a lot of comments criticizing your path and progress. Making remarks like "why didn't you stay at Google". I applaud your decision, effort, and perseverance. I admire your risk taking and having skin in the game. Trying
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by rickitan 8y ago
Very interesting that you point to a Meditation book (The Mind Illuminated) and a Stoic book (A Guide to the Good Life). I've read both, and I like both philosophies. While they both share similarities (non attachment, living in the pr
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Show HN: A beautiful chrome extension for better habits(myhabits.co)
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by rickitan 9y ago
The images are beautiful! I've always wanted to learn more about ray tracers. This is going to be an excellent resource!
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by rickitan 9y ago
I just installed it, it goes really well with my workflow. I love the fact that it looks like atom, awesome UI!!
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by rickitan 11y ago
Small business are on their knees. They are just surviving and living paycheck by paycheck. They sell whatever they get access too. Their profits are worth nothing in dollars (if they manage to have profits). An inflation projected to be 70
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by rickitan 11y ago
The shortages are extremely serious at this moment. We're having a humanitarian crisis because medicines can't be found, people use social media to ask for medicines. The government limited the days where you can go to the super m
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by rickitan 11y ago
It's definitely not safe. But it's very hard to stop visiting family. Just avoid public places, don't go out during the night and stay with your family.
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by rickitan 11y ago
The best way to protect the money would have been to buy US dollars on the black market. Another way would have been to buy a car, motorcycle, alcohol, etc. Anything that preserves it's value over time. The worst thing would be to have
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by rickitan 11y ago
I'm currently living in Montreal. I love Canada and all the opportunities it offers. People are very friendly and it's extremely multicultural! But my heart will always be in Venezuela.
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by rickitan 11y ago
Answering this question has been harder than I thought. I hate to say "Don't go to my country right now". But I've to be honest, I don't think it's worth the risk visiting right now due to crime, robbery, murde
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by rickitan 11y ago
I'm a Software Engineer born and raised in Venezuela. I moved to Canada one year ago. Ask me anything!
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by rickitan 11y ago
reading will make difference
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by rickitan 11y ago
I'm going to follow your recommendation on "Impro: Improvisation and the Theater" I've always wanted to learn more about that subject. Thanks!
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by rickitan 11y ago
I disagree. By buying a property you're reducing your options drastically, due to the heavy debt on your shoulders, and by options I mean job opportunities in other places, exploring new areas, starting a business, etc. For me having o