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Highly recommend David Foster Wallace for this. After Infinite Jest I was definitely had much higher general empathy for months.

I think the "still in beta" argument doesn't hold up so well. Many projects now stay in more-or-less permanent "beta", just as a sign that they're open to significant changes in th…

As far as taxation and shipping go, not really. The Law of the Sea grants the right of innocent passage to all ships, so a country can't tax or harass ships merely passing through …

SEEKING WORK - Web Developer - Anywhere (Can relocate on-site) - Full stack developer; front, back and side-to-side - Experience with Python, Django, PostgreSQL, React, AWS - Past …

Alright, time to take a stand. If you can't find a calculator app that doesn't require your contacts/GPS, I will personally build one. Be the change!

The video takes up most of the screen and can't be scrolled/closed. I can only see two lines of the coding block.

Have you tried Scribe editor? https://github.com/guardian/scribe I've found it has better HTML output than medium-editor (though still not perfect) and has a more flexible design, …

Good idea! I've never run a crowdfunded project, but this seems like a good use-case. I just created a Kickstarter, let's see what happens once it's approved.

I'm in the neighborhood and have been thinking about making the trip. If anyone wants to fund a ticket and a camera (GoPro?) I'll make a video.

But Forbes doesn't include any state or state-affiliated families. Considering the influence that is packaged with a billion dollars, it shouldn't be surprising that in many places…

From what I've seen, it wouldn't work, because they adjust your pricing based on the other items you've recently bought. More items/$ gets bigger discounts. Never used it though, s…

That's what open source is, isn't it? Anyone can use it, including hackers, NSA, etc. Why is it surprising that they, like nearly every other technology company, depend on open sou…

I agree that the biggest difference is that the web simply has people spending more time reading skim-worthy content. News/blog articles, forums, and comment threads make up a sign…

How abandoned is the hangar? There are some other people in the photos, and no matter how isolated the area is, surely the nearest town or two has wandered into the giant complex u…

I see comments like this, and wonder why that's strange. Is there a comprehensive list of reasons Django (or Rails, or whatever) won't scale well? What do these companies switch to…

Is there a good guide to getting started using logfiles as the basis for analytics? Best practices on using client vs server-side signals (and if both, not double-counting), etc. I…

Creator here. In short, all stories are free, but the latest chapters and ebooks are locked to donors. The length of time (and amount) can be customized by the author. For a bit mo…

I wrote a short post with more about the site https://www.akrito.com/s/19/1/

I always enjoy reading these bite-size bits of wisdom, but in the end I think that most lessons are only learned the hard way. Still, many of the ideas and stories here are truly i…

I'm not surprised by this. Getting the public at large's attention concentrated in the first place is hard enough; keeping it there is impossible. However, that's not to say that a…

I use AWS for some projects, so I can boot up identical machines in a few minutes as needed from a script. What's the benefit of Docker for me? Easier time switching hardware/OS do…

Where is the value in this article? The author tells us he likes to relax and so doesn't work full-time, therefore no one should. Beyond stating the obvious of having more free tim…

Will be very interesting to see how this develops. They can't be hit with DMCA takedowns since they don't actually host any content, and unlike torrent sites they don't even index …

Always be curious is a great message, and one backed up by many successful people. Shouldn't be overlooked. However, the condescension towards Furious7 isn't really necessary. The …