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Agreed. ProtoBufs slows code iteration velocity tremendously. Saving 100 milliseconds on page load while reducing developer efficiency by 30% = a net worse product for end users.

By your logic an unqualified person could attain the CEO job. The CEO is picked by the shareholders to maximize shareholder value. The top boss is extremely well vetted to make sur…

The higher up the hierarchy, the more accountable they are to the customer. If management doesn't increase sales by providing an offering at a competitive price, sales will slump a…

"No longer can management kick the can down the road on things that many of us wanted to directly address." so you choose to prioritize your desires over customer needs? what if en…

My bet is HN will downvote this post because HN fights hard to "conserve" against alternate viewpoints such as those of the author

Bitcoin is the real stable coin. Everything else is fluctuating in price discovery until hyperbitcoinization completes.

Can you expand on "Lightning seems like a joke compared to the types of efforts happening on Ethereum" ? I was just in El Salvador and Lightning was a faster and more convenient ex…

Coffee increases heart rate. Heart failure is a leading cause of death and caffeine could be a contributor at scale.

Hubble was funded in the 1970s with a proposed launch in 1983, but the project was beset by technical delays, budget problems, and the 1986 Challenger disaster. It was finally laun…

When doing a home remodel and the contractor breaks something they either return the money or fix it. Blame the CDC for not vetting the work and enforcing contracts.

The last time the US government made something to be proud of was 50 years ago with the Apollo program. Counter examples welcome!

Let's see how the HN crowd feels about one of their own getting canceled

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Can you be more creative than having one single entity make the decision for every single person? How about we leverage multiple brains from many walks of life come up with ideas, …

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What do you trust then? Asset inflation is -25% YTD

https://sneezemap.com Crowdsourced COVID-19 symptoms map

React Native seems to be quickly becoming the standard for fast development coupled with native integration

Your thoughts on this @dang?

This is the first honest explanation I've received - thank you. SneezeMap has had hundreds of upvotes on reddit, been praised by industry leaders like Balaji Srinivasan, received f…

I built https://sneezemap.com/?zone=eyJjZW50ZXIiOlszNi4zODU5MTI3NzI4... . - a crowdsourced Covid-19 symptoms tracker & forecasting system with over 15000 participants. 100% anonymo…

Thanks for the feedback. While there are likely be a few people behind VPNs and people who misreport symptoms, statistically they are insignificant. For location, you would expect …

Any reason for the downvotes? Not sure how hard work towards a noble cause can be a negative thing