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you guys didn't already know this stuff?

The EU's love of banning things is lazy policy-making. It's better to disincentivize and let markets take care of it. That way you preserve freedom while also encouraging desirable…

Come to Vietnam! There are so many kinds of avocado out here.

There was a really good Radiolab episode about cicadas and their bizarre 17 year cycles. https://radiolab.org/podcast/279210-cicadas-are-coming

This shows that going out on your own is not always strictly better or more rewarding. As a software engineer you can simply rent your skills and be part of a bigger team and compa…

I've experimented with dumb phones before but in the end I found much more success in ditching my data plan as the ideal forcing function for shaping behavior. There are too many s…

I'd love to know if anyone owns a camel that's a decedent of one of the original camel crew!

As another Asia-based software dev (Vietnam), this was an interesting read. I am currently going the spousal visa route but this carries its own advantages and disadvantages. I've …

As an American living in Vietnam I use a number of these apps, particularly Shopee, Grab, Zalo. Also used Naver a lot when I lived in Seoul. Except for Grab, which is a legit super…

Not true. American living in Vietnam, not necessary to link with Vietnamese ID or phone number.

This is a great point, further evidenced by the fact that past years models remain on sale. Apple still sells iPhone 13 and Google still sells Pixel 6a.

It's worth keeping in mind that Tony's current monthly figure ($45k/mo) is a a single snapshot in time. Past performance is no guarantee of future success. Certainly, a talented en…

This doesn't even mention the fact that even 7 years in, the UX is a daily nightmare, for me at least. * My speakers randomly don't show up as options when casting * With two speak…

Agreed, I think we have to move past the general assumption that people do not understand anything written in terms that are even remotely technical. Obviously HN is a tech savvy a…

yeah this is why I always work solo. Microservices built by small teams where everyone has a distinct role.

It's because, like it or not, NordVPN is a great product. The apps are great, the design is slick, they have more servers in more countries, and offer additional value through thin…

Kurzgesagt did a pretty good job of this https://youtu.be/dFCbJmgeHmA

These aren't JavaScript APIs, they're Web Platform APIs.

The first example provided of building a custom animation is already outside of Tailwind's core use case of rapidly building common UI while only having to look at the markup. The …

The value to having something like this is pretty clear but I can't reconcile it with the fact that I don't want to be using my phone at all when socializing with friends and I pre…

Agreed, I'm very happy that a lot of things we just accepted would become norms post-pandemic have just been completely forgotten and life today is largely indistinguishable from 2…

I keep notes whenever I have a good gift idea for someone specific. Example: during our trip to Chile, me and my girlfriend stayed at an Airbnb where they had a child's xylophone. …

Smaller bundle size, similarity to moment.js As a dev who’s used all three, is there a massive difference? Not really. Stick with what you like (though moment is no longer maintain…

I did the same thing but using Trello.