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This post is so ironic. There is no corner of the internet left to run to in a culture of spam.

I think I hear you. Let people do what they want. Caveat emptor. Here is what I am saying. Imagine you're very poor and have a son who isn't very smart. He comes home excited about…

> they have decided that this is their best option Do you think they'd still sign up if Uber was upfront about only paying ~$4/hr? > why should only employed people deserve than mi…

This ruling could pave the way for a model that is good for everyone. As of now the gig economy exploits the poor[0]. Unless you think making 70% less than minimum wage is fair. 0:…

The article is long and swerves around quite a bit but I found it to be worthwhile. I'm working on an MVP and the last two sections were enlightening. ("Complexity Has To Live Some…

> I submit far too many people are expecting parenting, someone to come to their aid. Quality post. The victim mindset has a way of latching on to the ego like a parasite and takin…

In theory I agree. In practice I strongly disagree. As soon as I hit more than maybe 3 email addresses it became a burden to maintain and I totally regret it. I could do @example.c…

The internet pre-'attention economy' was so much more wholesome and pure. It used to be exciting to surf the web; now it feels like dumpster diving. Now it's something I try my bes…

Johnny: Hello, Troll? Bridge Troll: Johnny: Troll, could you jailbreak these Waalgarten apples for me? Bridge Troll: Bridge Troll: Bridge Troll sloughs three Waalgarten apple seeds…

I cut my teeth on C# but switched over to MERN a few years back, and use WebGL for more CPU intensive visual stuff.

I do high performance front end work, but there's no public access to my best projects, and my work from years ago is absolutely terrible. I haven't been in job-search mode in year…

I don't see much difference between big tech and dictatorships. They rule and govern people, they extract their wealth, and they crush or buy off all opposition. It can't last and …

It's 2020. "Privileged" is Newspeak for "envied".

I prefer using Vim (or Emacs), git and grep for things like this. They're everywhere and have stood the test of time. Are there any particular advantages I'm missing here? Either w…

My "aha" moment was realizing most of my ideas and most apps out there are complete garbage. Not needed. Damaging, even. 99.9% of all of it. For example, most "cutting edge" web ap…

I thought WebRTC was the coolest thing since sliced bread until I ran into the whole TURN and STUN thing. I feel catfished.