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10dpd··on This is why the mobile web is dying
The mobile web is dying? According to who?
10dpd··on Ask HN: Google recruiting – Asking for current compensation
If you are prepared to lie to your future employer for financial gain from the very start, it gives an indication as to your integrity as an employee.
10dpd··on Ask HN: How can I prepare for PM interview?
Note Program Manager != Project Manager != Product Manager

IMO Program Manager < Project Manager < Product Manager.

10dpd··on Ask HN: SAAS Clients who care too much about company people and not product
I would translate that into 'potential clients who are concerned that you are not going to be around for the long term, be able to provide support, offer assurances on security, data integrity etc'

Frankly any client that isn't interested in all of the above is a bad client.

10dpd··on Ask HN: Should I change my company name and domain to a proper spelling?
http://www.paulgraham.com/name.html
10dpd··on Ask HN: Should I change my company name and domain to a proper spelling?
I don't know why this is the top comment but:

http://www.paulgraham.com/name.html

10dpd··on Ask HN: How will you handle a team member who always comes late and leaves early?
Two points:

1. I'm assuming that you mean a team member who comes in late and leaves early, but doesn't do any additional work outside of the office environment? I know of many people who leave the office early and work from home.

2. The key metric here is delivery - I'd much rather someone who works fewer hours but delivers results over someone who works long hours, but doesn't deliver.

10dpd··on Show HN: Radar – Sort contacts by their activity on social media, email, blogs
Signed up and now there is no way to delete my account, is this not required by U.S. law?
10dpd··on My Life as an Autistic Wikipedian
What are you describing is 'confirmation bias', a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions.
10dpd··on Show HN: Implementing the “3D Split Depth GIF” Effect in Three.js
Full collection of split depth gifs:

http://www.splitdepthgifs.com

10dpd··on Ask HN: How would you represent a downvoted comment in text-to-speech?
This is the correct solution.
10dpd··on Device Metrics
Really unfortunate to see how this has been marked up - div elements with classes corresponding to table elements (e.g. <div class="tr">). For accessibility, why not just use the native semantic elements, e.g. <table>?
10dpd··on Show HN: Hyperlax.tv – a real-time feed of Instagram's latest Hyperlapse videos
Please don't use outline:none unless you are prepared to create your own custom outline.
10dpd··on Ask HN: Are you looking for pro bono work? London, UK
"silly ideas is the portfolio of a brazilian advertising creative.

a really silly idea would be to make an integrated campaign out of a digital thought, so don’t be silly."

So tell us more about your agency's involvement in this. Is this a play for free publicity?

10dpd··on Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK
I agree please be careful with the advice contained here, from my perspective:

- DO NOT give up your full time salaried position until you have at least one contract lined up.

- Use a separate bank account for your business and don't mix personal and business.

- You shouldn't manipulate your company to avoid the 'risk of getting caught by IR35', this is a regulation that is in place for a reason.

It seems this article has been written as a way to maximise income from affiliates - there are multiple sites in the UK that offer accountancy as a service.

10dpd··on Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK
Also in your first year you receive an extra 1% - if you would normally pay 14.5%, in the first year you would only pay 13.5% back.
10dpd··on Can a Font Make Us Believe Something Is True?
"Now, Morris is the first to admit that this wasn’t exactly a true scientific experiment, but you know what? That’s okay!"

No its not ok because it means that the findings, however fascinating, can't be accepted.

10dpd··on Ask HN: I was let go from a company again, I'm really depressed
Without (a) having worked alongside you or (b) seen the work you produce, it's impossible for anyone here to give accurate advice.

For (a) I would advise asking previous employers (both the manager who made the decision to let you go and former work colleges) for honest feedback. It's difficult to give honest negative feedback, so be clear that you are asking because you are genuinely interested in self-improvement.

For (b), just thinking aloud here, do you have a github repository where you can show us your work? There may be fundamental issues with style, logic etc that could be addressed through training.

10dpd··on Show HN: My bootstrapped sideproject app, Movie Trailers and Showtimes
Sorry to be blunt but "Rather than try to raise funding and pursue this full time"? Do you really think you'd be able to raise money for a movie trailer app?
10dpd··on Ask HN: What startups were refused from YC but became successful?
So this is an image map generator?
10dpd··on Show HN: I decided to change careers, Random Chat is my first app
Why does your gender matter?
10dpd··on Show HN: Made my own date picker for AngularJS
Unfortunately this is completely inaccessible - try using the picker using tab, space, enter and arrow keys.
10dpd··on Show HN: An embitious Hacker News reader built with Ember.js
Really love the design here. Is there a template (e.g. for Bootstrap) for this kind of responsive layout? Starting to see this more and more.
10dpd··on Ask HN: How to respond to a job offer you're not sure if you're qualified for?
"If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!" Richard Branson

[1] http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/say-yes-then-learn-how...

10dpd··on The speech Nixon had prepped for an Apollo 11 disaster
Full text:

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.

These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice. These two men are laying down their lives in mankind's most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.

They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.

In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one: in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.

Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man's search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.

For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.

10dpd··on Ask HN: How to network in San Francisco as a super introvert?
3cosystem is just a merged feed from Meetup and Eventbrite ?

The best events are sometimes those that are not purely focused on tech.

10dpd··on Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others
More information on OODA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop
10dpd··on Ask HN: What are the biggest untapped markets?
A tautology no? Delivery robots.
10dpd··on Show HN: YoPeopleFinder Find people near you to Yo
Clickable: http://yopeoplefinder.appspot.com
10dpd··on Ask HN: What are the three most significant things you have learnt till date?
Just one thing:

1. The importance of good grammar.

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