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rickitan

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About rickitan

Frontend Engineer @Shopify

https://twitter.com/ricardomacario

Recent public activity

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    Comment #38405525

    There's some interesting tech details on this thread: https://twitter.com/gilgNYC/status/1728066825013866543

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    Comment #32855792

    Suffering with a very similar situation but from Facebook. This hyper growth companies don't give a shit about customer support. They let their AIs and Machine learning models do a…

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    Comment #27752814

    I loved every single one here: Great Talks Most People Have Never Heard https://jamesclear.com/great-speeches

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    Comment #27224700

    Gymnastic rings and Kettlebells, having so much fun working out with these two tools.

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    Comment #27224679

    Gymnastic rings and kettlebells

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    Comment #24731308

    I see you reject Shopify because of fees. But if you take into account the engineers' salaries you'll have to pay, servers, having to be on call every time the site crashes, cost o…

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    Comment #22623601

    I recommend Shopify's Checkout Disclaimer: I work for Shopify (But I also use it for my side hustles) The biggest benefit is that with the Shopify checkout you can support credit c…

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    Comment #22207831

    I made the original comment, and I think we see the world in a different way. This is how I see it: Creating a business is a creative act. It involves logic and rationality as much…

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    Comment #22204564

    I see a lot of comments criticizing your path and progress. Making remarks like "why didn't you stay at Google". I applaud your decision, effort, and perseverance. I admire your ri…

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    Comment #17922864

    Very interesting that you point to a Meditation book (The Mind Illuminated) and a Stoic book (A Guide to the Good Life). I've read both, and I like both philosophies. While they bo…

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    Comment #15756898

    The images are beautiful! I've always wanted to learn more about ray tracers. This is going to be an excellent resource!

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    Comment #14195922

    I just installed it, it goes really well with my workflow. I love the fact that it looks like atom, awesome UI!!

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    Comment #11029281

    Small business are on their knees. They are just surviving and living paycheck by paycheck. They sell whatever they get access too. Their profits are worth nothing in dollars (if t…

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    Comment #11029086

    The shortages are extremely serious at this moment. We're having a humanitarian crisis because medicines can't be found, people use social media to ask for medicines. The governmen…

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    Comment #11029014

    It's definitely not safe. But it's very hard to stop visiting family. Just avoid public places, don't go out during the night and stay with your family.

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    Comment #11028985

    The best way to protect the money would have been to buy US dollars on the black market. Another way would have been to buy a car, motorcycle, alcohol, etc. Anything that preserves…

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    Comment #11028936

    I'm currently living in Montreal. I love Canada and all the opportunities it offers. People are very friendly and it's extremely multicultural! But my heart will always be in Venez…

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    Comment #11028895

    Answering this question has been harder than I thought. I hate to say "Don't go to my country right now". But I've to be honest, I don't think it's worth the risk visiting right no…

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    Comment #11028032

    I'm a Software Engineer born and raised in Venezuela. I moved to Canada one year ago. Ask me anything!

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    Comment #10785139

    reading will make difference

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    Comment #10785000

    I'm going to follow your recommendation on "Impro: Improvisation and the Theater" I've always wanted to learn more about that subject. Thanks!

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    Comment #10535657

    I disagree. By buying a property you're reducing your options drastically, due to the heavy debt on your shoulders, and by options I mean job opportunities in other places, explori…