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SSilver2k2on YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content

What happens when aliens land and vaporize us?

SSilver2k2on YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content

No one is stopping anyone from hosting their own website and getting on their own soap box. You just can't do it on this person's lawn anymore.

SSilver2k2on Facebook to target harmful coordination by real accounts

Twitter can suspend anyone and anything for any reason. You play on someone else's server you play by their terms.

Nothing is stopping Nikki from hosting her own website.

SSilver2k2on Show HN: Layoffs.at – helping people laid off find work

Grammatical error on the landing page.

"Are you a Hiring?"

Any github link where we can post issues?

SSilver2k2on Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4

The USB-C spec is 300 pages with multiple errata and revisions. It's not just one schematic.

SSilver2k2on Sanders to propose canceling entire $1.6T in US student loan debt

I have student loans, if next year all college students get free* tuition I'm not going to be upset that I had to pay. I'm going to be happy that they don't have my burden.

We as a society need to push the next generation up, not bitch that they don't have it as hard as we do.

*paid for by our taxes.

SSilver2k2on Sanders to propose canceling entire $1.6T in US student loan debt

No. I have student loans, if next year all college students get free* tuition I'm not going to be upset that I had to pay. I'm going to be happy that they don't have my burden.

We as a society need to push the next generation up, not bitch that they don't have it as hard as we do.

SSilver2k2on The unlikely resurgence of Dungeons and Dragons

Thanks for Zappa!

SSilver2k2on Amazon FSx for Lustre

it's all good :)

SSilver2k2on Amazon FSx for Lustre

This week is the AWS re:Invent conference, so every day new services are being introduced.

SSilver2k2on Python's New Package Landscape

Same. pip + virtualenv just works.

SSilver2k2on Serverless, Inc. lands $10M Series A to build serverless dev platform

Serverless is great, but I am really loving Zappa for Python Flask and Django development with Lambda and API Gateway.

Deployed our first production tool with it and it's been working great.

SSilver2k2on [dead]

So cool!

SSilver2k2on Stock trade app Robinhood raising at $5B+, up 4X in a year

My biggest issue is their customer support. Downloaded the app, went through all the sign up information, used an affiliate link so I should get one free random stock. Never heard anything. My account was never activated.

After 2 months of waiting I emailed support, and they said my account raised a flag and that's that. Nothing more I can do.

With Capitol One Investing going away I wanted to send my portfolio over.

Stock trading shouldn't have the same customer support issues Google is known for.

SSilver2k2on Easy laser-cut electronics cases for maker boards (2017)

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15365

$219.99 - great quality but the price means a small bed size.

reddit.com/r/3dprinting for a great community all about 3dprinting!

SSilver2k2on Show HN: Self-generated custom art for your home or Airbnb

Love this but saw a small typo.

When you select free, the modal that appears to enter in an email says "Get yout hospitality poster".

It should be "Get your hospitality poster"

SSilver2k2on Show HN: piCards- Computer vision based audience polling solution for classrooms

Very cool! I work in Education (Higher Ed) but I've seen K-12 use this app before: https://www.plickers.com/ which kinda offers the same functionality.

I LOVE seeing these kinds of apps come from low tech solutions combined with small bits of high tech!

Great job, and I hope you run with it.

SSilver2k2on Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business

I have gotten messages from all of these, and they are complete spam. I'm glad I know it's your fault.

What's done is done, I've unsubscribed.

SSilver2k2on What We Learned Raising $1.5M on Kickstarter in 2017

Be genuine and sincere. My three Kickstarters have been successfully funded and my video was made with Windows Movie Maker, me talking, and a quick pan of my prototype.

I'm not asking for hundreds of thousands of dollars. I'm reasonable in my rewards, my pricing, and my funding amount.

My last 3 campaigns were for $2500 (raised 10,000), $3000 (raised ~$5700), and my current one is for $5000 and I'm currently at ~$6300.

The best thing I have found is to just keep people in the loop. Even if nothing has changed, I make an update every week to let the backers know I'm still around.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1985705009/piplay-porta...

SSilver2k2on Ask HN: What is your hardware/garage side-project?

I'm building my PiPlay Advance. A Pi Zero game console with all off the shelf components (plus our PCB) and only a few solder points.

Our BOM is about $35 - $45 right now before bulk discounts.

http://blog.sheasilverman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/778...

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerQdiZrYwMojO9M8Hi...

SSilver2k2on How to run for Florida Office

I don't know. During the campaign I found out my wife is pregnant (with our first :D ). That's such a life changing event, I have no idea what I will do in two years time.

SSilver2k2on How to run for Florida Office

Thank you for running.

SSilver2k2on How to run for Florida Office

I chuckled :)

SSilver2k2on Ask HN: What are the best developer conferences in 2016?

If you like Python, PyCon is always a blast. This year it's going to be in Portland.

SSilver2k2on The TV antenna is making a comeback

TiVo Roamio OTA edition.

$50 box and $9.99 a month subscription. All the great tivo features, access to apps (netflix, youtube, etc) and a great FAST user interface.

SSilver2k2on Ask HN: What are the latest and greatest books on your favorite language?

Python for Kids

https://www.nostarch.com/pythonforkids

It's one of my favorites.

SSilver2k2on Ask HN: What are the latest and greatest books on your favorite language?

Python for Kids

https://www.nostarch.com/pythonforkids

SSilver2k2on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)

This looks really cool. Just sent you an email. Would love to see if our Makerspace can help in any way!

SSilver2k2on Get a Packt Pub book a day for free

I've published two books through them. The first book was an amazing experience. The second was a horrible experience with a high rate of turnover from my "editors" and a total lack of communication.

I'm happy with the quality of my books, and I feel it was a great opportunity, but my next book I will goto a better publisher or self publish.

Also, my books are about gaming on the Raspberry Pi, which I feel is a very niche topic.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1784399337

SSilver2k2on Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83

RIP Captain Spock.