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> Did I misread history about Bill Gates sleeping in his office or did he run MS from his kitchen table? Yes, Bill Gates worked like a maniac and didn't see his family. His wife to…

@kwanbix: do you have kids? I feel that's one of the primary deciding factors for working from home. People without kids are much more flexible with their time, whereas people with…

Whether Google wanted to win or not: Don't kid yourself into believing they _could_ have won even if they had tried. Google has a history of being terribly at executing on product …

Why make this about Google Code? It reads a little like Main Character Syndrome. Github beat basically every Code hosting platform out there. Probably dusins of Github-like startup…

You make it sound like it's a bad thing that it aligns with their business goals. I'd turn this around: if it didn't align with their business goals I would be worried that they wo…

This is a five year old book. Am I missing something?

If you've ever heard a wood pecker in action, 20/second doesn't sound completely crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6XOyUey4nQ

Agree! And those QR codes actually worked for me.

To learn about Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) I found Unifi's documentation quite helpful. It's specific for their product but most of it is applicable elsewhere. https://help.u…

> it feels like in the majority of cases the library is misued and people just create normal sites (that could have existed 15 years ago, but a loat bloatier) instead of creating t…

Sure, this doesn't work everywhere. But think of Los Angeles. Very high population density, apart from a few hills it's mostly flat and the climate is nice. To get to any place 1 m…

As another commenter said: require city council to build wider bike lanes. Another example from Copenhagen: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Dronning... You can …

To the people who say you need a car if you have kids - this is how we do it in Copenhagen: https://live.staticflickr.com/3662/3465284112_5aab494014_b.j... A transporter bike can c…

This is Hacker News. We all know this. That's not the point. The point is: is it reasonable in 2019 that websites you visit can make requests to devices on your local network? To b…

Are you referring to VAT? If so, how does this necessitate "constantly re-tag merchandise"? In Denmark the VAT is the same for all goods, and was last changed in 1992 [0]. [0] http…

I'm a big fan of dark mode, particularly because I was of the impression that it was easier on the eyes. Turns our, it's not so black and white... In a study from the 1980s: > Howe…

... and a couple of hours later it has 12,000 stars. It's funny again.