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Well consider this my last post on this account but here ya go: I was in marketing and learned to code. In 2019 I quit my job to launch a startup in the live entertainment industry…

I had covid. I can tell you losing my business from the lockdowns was infinitely more depressing than losing my sense of smell/taste for 5 days.

I think the author was a bit extreme in a few items but for the most I 100% agree. I am never going back to the office

Starting with 'Lets Dive in" and only using 1 word made me lol. Then only word being 'whataboutism'... which is an infinite loop of an argument. Literally the same as saying "I kno…

This is how I read things as well. so much jealousy. I stop reading any btc criticism at the endless climate impact/criminal activity discussions. Of all the things that impact cli…

you are completely right and im the definition of the pot calling the kettle black. Ive collected all kinds of things throughout my life that many would deem stupid/garbage. To eac…

I am more into crypto than most and I do not get NFT collectibles...at least pet rocks you could hold lol

Are we ever prepared for anything?

I am a junior dev with ~400 reputation. Trust me you dont want my help lol!

what on earth does choice of versioning have to do with anything. React Native isn't at 1.0 and tons of companies use it. Google releases versions/APIs of their software with tons …

All I can say is good luck to you and hope you land something awesome!

I spent 7 years in product before making the transition to being a developer 2 years ago. I've successfully made the jump but definitely had hoped I'd be in a better position than …

I was a senior product manager and made the transition to frontend dev. I've never been happier!

Yeah! You'll connect your bank account and do some security verification. Once approved you can buy whatever you want. Although depends on what you mean by traditional trading. If …

No company has perfect service but Coinbase has always done right by me. Great security and super easy onboarding. Whenever a friend asks me how to buy crypto, I send them to CB. M…

There is some kind of revolution coming. The big catalysts are things like censorship on social media and wall st changing the rules on the retail investors. But actions like these…

I have not. I get a lot of value out of HN as it relates to my interests. I really don't get any value over what someone I went to college with who I no longer speak to anymore is …

I left all social media just after xmas after I couldn't take the constant flood of politics. I miss the memes but overall i've loved my decision. Ill never go back

how does brave do a poor job of blocking advertisements and trackers? Its the main reason I use it and _I think_ it works well but never done any kind of analysis (nor would I even…

not sure why you were downvoted. I instantly thought of Truffle as it relates to smart contract work as well

I will be using my 2015 MacBook Pro until the last viable OS update until they make the laptop better

just downloaded it the other day to search for old files from long ago and was barraged by popups, installers, and trying to get me to do 5 things at once. So confusing. I gave up …

man I love evernote. I dont want to use ios notes and deal with all the confusion icloud brings. I love using a service that is hyper focused on one thing and does it well.

Ive been working remote long before the pandemic and cant stress these points enough. They might seem silly at first but they really work. At the bare minimum, no slack or work ema…

you aren't the president. Any future elected official now has to consider if these social media companies are a good medium to communicate with the people. If that elected official…