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tquinn

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    Very, very cool.

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    Comment #47839744

    I founded logotournament.com in 2007 when I didn't even know what a two-sided marketplace was. I only learned many years later that this was considered hard[1]. Luckily, as a self-…

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    Comment #47622815

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_elasticity_of_demand

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    Comment #45342157

    I enjoyed their live show very much in Las Vegas. It looks like they are currently touring. I would check them out if get a chance.

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    Comment #44697863

    https://startingstrength.com/contentimg/figure1te.jpg

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    Comment #44428137

    https://NameSampler.com I’m working on a name generation tool that uses 83 structured naming methods. Examples: React (Verb-based), Vue (Obsolete English), Facebook (Compound), Net…

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    Comment #44163131

    Mid 40s and I can do short tests on Monkeytype at about 145+ WPM with 100% accuracy when conditions line up. My regular daily typing speed is quite a bit lower though. I use a spli…

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    Comment #43973752

    I've been frustrated with my scheduled blocker, so based on your landing page I'm giving it a shot. So far it looks like a breath of fresh air.

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    Comment #43557316

    Semi-related in the same vein of background ambient music: For fans of the film Heat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHP4qbgAN6s One of my absolute favorites to work to.

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    Comment #43258819

    My ideal keyboard would be taking a Magic keyboard (in black or space gray) and splitting it into two. This is the closest I have seen. I'm too committed to a standard layout to go…

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    Comment #38479855

    I first used Turbo Pascal in a high school programming class. I remember our teacher saying: "Make it work first, then you can make it look pretty."

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    Comment #38385703

    I've read it a few times. I would recommend reading: Talk One: Harvard School Commencement Speech (aka Prescription for Guaranteed Misery in life) Talk Eleven: The Psychology of Hu…

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    Comment #36360797

    Super interesting, I didn't know it was a reaction. Looking at Usenet thread screenshots, I think the UX issue with their threads is that they actually listed the title, not the ac…

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    Comment #35621636

    That's awesome, I've never heard of anyone ripping from their car. It's interesting that you were collecting for the sake of collection and not gaming. It reminds me of people that…

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    Comment #20214839

    The world isn't going to fit perfectly into mental models, it's much more complex, variable, and random. "The Bed of Procrustes" comes to mind: The mythical innkeeper that wanted h…

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    Comment #19657703

    If anyone is looking for an accessible Aphex Twin track, I would give “Alberto Balsalm” a try. One of my favourites on my University radio show. (That no one listened to back in th…

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    Comment #17681342

    Kelowna, BC

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    Comment #17675089

    Canadians with enough funds can use the US system or other countries. In addition there are also private medical clinics. If you can get past the high taxes, it is nice to have thi…

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    Comment #17655591

    I absolutely loved Fireworks, and it was mind boggling to me why people were using Photoshop at the time which seemed painful for most UI work. I've gone from Photoshop (1st versio…

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    Comment #17157704

    I feel the EU regulators could stand to learn something. If EU citizens are small portion of your users, and your tasked with parsing this document http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-c…

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    Comment #16924890

    I've run a small distributed team for years, and I've mostly resolved the manager vs maker challenge through a combination of: -desynced collaboration tools -avoiding interruption …

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