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BadassFractal

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    Comment #34921169

    There's no mention of the word "testosterone" in that article?

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    Comment #34897498

    Being locked into a specific cloud is usually nowhere near the top of threats to a startup.

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    Comment #34888805

    Request for startup: Tinder in the US that isn't utter garbage. Maybe you can find a cofounder on this platform :)

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    Comment #34888718

    Excellent, thank you! The swiping model didn't feel like an ideal solution for the task.

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    Comment #34888621

    Yes! YC calls them "scenesters", but the reality is that often you don't know if you're cut out for the gig until you actually do it, so lots of people have to experience it first-…

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    Comment #34888597

    Similar situation here, thanks for sharing your journey this last time around, I'll have to reuse some of those ideas myself.

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    Comment #34888586

    +1 on the site being lower value than it could be for repeat founders with previous successes, but who still want to build things with other people with extensive experience and a …

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    Comment #32903752

    There was a similar case in Italy regarding its own version of the 90s satanic panic, which led to dozens of kids separated from their parents, parents committing suicide from sham…

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    Comment #31265590

    Incredible work with this article. I didn't realize experiences like that were even possible in the browser without a whole company backing the effort.

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    Comment #30739079

    > We're in the desert? Do the stereotypical Arabic singing sting! It's interesting you say that because Hans Zimmer specifically said in an interview they tried their best to dodge…

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    Comment #30634637

    I'm also a big fan of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warnock%27s_dilemma , which I wish had gotten more traction over the years.

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    Comment #30594636

    Are there any examples of successful companies out there with no Twitter presence? I've always wondered if the downsides of being exposed to the Twitter outrage machine as a brand …

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    Comment #30082235

    Wonderful blog, I'm in awe of people who can consistently write quality posts like this year after year.

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    Comment #29634586

    Steve is a national treasure, I've been a happy supporter on Patreon for years. I love how perfectly consistent he is with his catchphrases.

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    Comment #29602352

    I had the same happen to a mid-tier brand portable bluetooth speaker that was charging from the wall outlet on my night stand. Burst into a massive chemical flame right next to me,…

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    Comment #29376639

    I got bitten by a fake SNES Classic off of ebay a few years back. I was super excited to play Super Mario RPG on the real thing, only to find out that it was running with all sorts…

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    Comment #28733160

    The physics of music comes up a bunch in music production. When working with different waveforms, filter types and specific bass frequencies, you always have to make sure you know …

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    Comment #28733136

    It took me about 3-4 separate attempts over the last 15 years to get music, and only this last couple of years I was finally able to crack the music notation, music theory, and mus…

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    Comment #28725617

    I would be surprised if that was the case. Picking on Bezos specifically does a better job at creating drama, than by pointing a finger at a giant faceless organization.

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    Comment #28725482

    It got you to click, and to create engagement for this article, I wasn't aware of this product's existence and I likely wouldn't have been if not for the clickbait headline that go…

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    Comment #27300433

    What's the recommended way to run nvim on macOS these days? Just run it within Terminal? I recall that unlike on Ubuntu, there was some scrolling lag to it that might have required…

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    Comment #27244306

    Looks like my 5500M GPU draws 10W fewer when I change my external 4K monitor from Scaled (to accommodate for every OS UI element being minuscule) to the display's native resolution…

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    Comment #26551165

    I experience this 100% with writing music. I suspect most of it is around the need for your creation to be good, versus allowing it to be child-like play. If you're able to suspend…

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    Comment #26534435

    I would love something like this for the longer, boring, predictable drives. For example the I5 drive from LA to SF. That's a pretty straightforward, predictable and mostly unevent…

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    Comment #26443621

    Another example of how bananas the system is: when I go to order prescription refills through my health care provider, it is currently unable to tell me how much it's going to cost…