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timdavila

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    Comment #35617321

    > People who are married with kids are insanely busy, with a robust and built-in social network, whether it's through interactions with relatives, or even making friends with other…

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    Comment #34778750

    You're holding it wrong!

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    Comment #33957768

    Spotify allows you to block artists very easily. https://imgur.com/wSOD8m4

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    Comment #33444003

    Curious why you do this and what you feel like it adds to your life?

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    Comment #33254798

    > And the people who do, used to be people who don't. Yep. Walled gardens kill curiosity. Curiosity is what got me into this industry, way before I knew it could be a career. Playi…

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    Comment #32405574

    I use iMessage. It's great, and doesn't get in the way. And as I said it's included on my phone. It also allows me to communicate with anyone and I don't have to think about if the…

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    Comment #32404946

    So I have to replace the native messaging app that's decentralized, well proven, reliable, and pre-installed on every phone that can communicate with anyone in the world for 5 diff…

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    Comment #31670828

    > I'm surprised that someone hasn't gone ahead and taken this data and put it up on github or something; it all feels very theatrical. It would be out of date the minute you post i…

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    Comment #29336967

    How does everyone back up their iDevices? Every article I read talks about iCloud, which is great and I use, but doesn’t follow this principle and you’re out of luck if you lose ac…

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    Comment #21548399

    I would say you also need Groups. But I love the idea.

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    Comment #20886996

    And it looks like they're already anticipating your privacy questions: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/09/privacy-matters-dating/

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    Comment #19444690

    Pinboard for bookmarks, Nominal for notes, tasks, and habits

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    Comment #19304028

    "Uphill both ways"

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    Comment #19266806

    Sometimes it makes sense, for consumable goods or even non consumable things like storage containers, where you might buy more of the same item at different times. Other things lik…

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    Comment #19211610

    I don't see anything wrong with posting your own content as long as it's not all you post. Way better and more honest than using a sock puppet.

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    Comment #19200535

    TLDs matter, in that you want .com if you can get it. Otherwise, personally I would use something more well known, but most of the differences are vanity, unless you're using a cou…

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    Comment #19194849

    Just wanted to add my little app as it does all three, as well as habits. https://www.nominal.net Let me know if you try it out and have any feedback, it is still pretty young.

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    Comment #19138918

    Your site looks great, I like the way you explain your services. You might want to check your "blog" link at the bottom though. Gives me a 404.

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    Comment #18827457

    Yep, sorry that was confusing. I was comparing to previous versions of Android. It's relatively new that it's added to the app drawer.

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    Comment #18825672

    True, the situation on Android is much better than iOS. Also after you do this, you get an icon in your app drawer and not just the homescreen.

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    Comment #18825626

    I run a PWA and can track this based on the "standalone" property. But what's more telling is customer requests. It's a confusing request that it seems like many potential customer…

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    Comment #18684131

    If they're not very clearly stating the opposite, the answer should be assumed to be yes they are monetizing it.