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I think in large part the average Walmart consumer does not shop like the average Amazon consumer. They load up a big cart over time rather than pull the trigger on lots of smaller…

Sure, I use it for that too. But we’re also talking about most people. Your average Walmart customer is not going to be your average HN reader.

I’ve been running e-commerce systems for 30 years (tech, marketing, etc). This was going to fail from the start for one reason: intent. Most people using AI chat are exploring idea…

Active voice. Minimum word count. That’s it, unless you’re Paul Graham. Spoiler: You are not Paul Graham.

When I had my first real programming gig in the early 90s, I worked 14+ hours a day and ate fast food exclusively (often in very large quantities). My weight ballooned to nearly 40…

Seems like someone needs to read more Frans de Waal “Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?” https://wwnorton.com/books/Are-We-Smart-Enough-to-Know-How-S...

Archived Link: https://archive.is/m89pK

“Without work there is no life…” That’s not something you’re going to hear from someone in their 20s or 30s, even a few decades ago. This is an attitude that you develop as you get…

Well, I suppose opening an essay with a compound gerund is close enough to the prose equivalent of premature optimization to suggest they may be onto something. However, aside from…

This one didn’t but my next office did and it was amazing. It even had metal fire escape that I used all the time.

My first rented office was a single room that measured less than 50 square feet. I was able to get a desk and a chair in there but that was it. It had one of those old time doors, …

There’s so much more to soil conservation. Our reliance on manmade chemicals over good stewardship of the land has resulted in so many problems. Highly recommend looking into Louis…

Non-Paywall Version https://archive.ph/M8E8B Frankly, one of the few times iOS 14.5 has turned up in general ad reporting.

Most people trying to be creative in the business world should read Orbiting the Giant Hairball. It’ll get you going.

Looks like someone read Deci & Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory.

Probably better to get a fuller view of history from The Dawn of Everything https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374157357/thedawnofeveryt...

And a more accessible version: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/983208