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adamhp

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About adamhp

  - website: https://adamhp.io
  - photography: https://adamhp.photos

Recent public activity

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    Comment #45824824

    Your base URL doesn't resolve.

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    Comment #45824239

    Just wanted to say, this sounds so damn cool. I don't have the C chops, but man, what a cool endeavor. Best of luck!

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    Comment #45681177

    Put "Hand painted" in the copy somewhere. That's relevant info that people would mentally discount the price against.

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    Comment #45680815

    I built a free app, https://multiborder.io , that lets you add borders to multiple images at a time. I simply use it when I post photography to Instagram, because Instagram prefers…

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    Comment #45680748

    I'd also recommend studying quantum mechanics more generally, and a great intro there is Brian Cox's The Quantum Universe.

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    Comment #44863895

    Electron. I think the hate is undeserved (at this point, they've come along way) and there are plenty of billion dollar companies running Electron apps.

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    Comment #42215364

    It's the right mindset. Because code isn't the end, it's a means to an end. The end is "value". To your users. The quicker you give that to them, the better. Bugs here and there ar…

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    Comment #42187425

    If I could magic-wand my own company, I would 100% aim to hire folks who are extremely comfortable with written communication. Asynchronous, written communication is 1000% more pro…

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    Comment #42051171

    Looking for full-stack app or web dev, 1099 or W2, ~9.5 YoE, Master's Degree in Data Science. Extremely broad skillset and product-oriented mindset. Location: Northern Virginia Rem…

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    Comment #42016192

    > With a search paradigm this wasn't an issue as much, because the answers were presented as "here's a bunch of websites that appear to deal with the question you asked". It was th…

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    Comment #42016167

    We have a faulty information network to begin with, and have for millenia. There's no such thing as "reliable" answers in a world full of unreliable humans.

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    Comment #42006086

    Opal is quite popular in this space, just as a point of reference/competition :)

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    Comment #41924357

    Yes, we should instead offer Boeing 50+ billion tax-payer dollars like true capitalists.

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    Comment #41878769

    There is a ton of content about Obsidian! Also it's a fairly intuitive interface. I'd just download it and start messing around, then check out the community plugins. If you really…

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    Comment #41767485

    I was in your boat. I revisited later and powered through and it does indeed get better. The narrative forms into something more cohesive and you start being less exhausted by all …

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    Comment #41741723

    It may sound a bit pedantic, but this is why I prefer the term "software engineer". I don't write code. I solve problems, typically by writing code. AI just shortens the gap betwee…

  17. story
    Show HN: Multiborder – an iOS app for adding borders to multiple images

    I created a free iOS app for photographers and other creators to add borders to multiple images. The free iOS apps that performed this function were either overloaded with other fe…

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    Comment #41578821

    "For profit" and "healthcare" are just two things that shouldn't mix, but here we are. Everything in capitalism has a profit motive. Everything in life does not.

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    Comment #41578799

    Those places didn't become "centers of international power" by being equatable.

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    Comment #41005826

    Imagine being anywhere near the team that sent this...

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    Comment #41005786

    You're so right. Pay us ludicrous sums to make your auditors feel good. Crazy.

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    Comment #40994613

    If an interviewer asked me to "show me your hands", I'd laugh in their face and immediately disconnect.

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    Comment #40820856

    I tried this but got motion sickness, which I almost never get. I think having to focus on a monitor while walking in place is just not for me. Sometimes I'll use it if I'm just on…

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    Comment #40737727

    there was a greater number of adverse events related to the lower extremities in the intervention group than in the control group (100 in the intervention group and 54 in the contr…

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    Comment #40708623

    > "The ceramic material used by TDK means that larger-sized batteries would be more fragile, meaning the technical challenge of making batteries for cars or even smartphones will n…