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dawson··on ARM founder says Softbank deal is 'sad day' for UK tech
It didn't, Brexit made it 7% more expensive for SoftBank https://twitter.com/jamestitcomb/status/754966707769315333
dawson··on Ask HN: UK Entrepreneurs, how does a brexit/remain vote affect your start up?
No, it's really not.
dawson··on Ask HN: Open source local equivalent for Heroku
Parse was recently made OS https://github.com/ParsePlatform
dawson··on Ask HN: AI is going to be big. How should we learn?
I found the Deep Learning SIMPLIFIED series really useful https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjJh1vlSEYgvGod9wWiyd...
dawson··on Parse 2.0
We migrated to Pushwoosh – all good so far
dawson··on Facebook is closing Parse
We migrated from Parse to Pushwoosh.
dawson··on Dropbox closing Carousel and Mailbox
Sunrise is [being] integrated into Microsoft Outlook, I think.
dawson··on Former Stanford dean explains why helicopter parenting is ruining a generation
There are plenty of depressed baristas too.
dawson··on What was the biggest mistake of your career?
You might also be interested in http://home.tolven.org/
dawson··on Asia's smartphone addiction
I have an office in VN and would disagree it's working fine...

> the majority of those injured and killed in VietNam are vulnerable road users

> road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for those aged 15 to 29 years.

(PDF) http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/c...

dawson··on Fixing Twitter
We were verified on Twitter last week, and one of the useful additions is a verified notifications tab, which similarly, allows us to quickly see 'important' accounts interacting with us amongst all the 'noise'.
dawson··on Ask HN: Who will be the first president from a tech background?
Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister of Singapore), Mathematics Cambridge and compsci (c++) hobbyist.
dawson··on I did what is taking government years and millions to do
There is a similar startup in the UK, has good traction https://www.facewatch.co.uk/
dawson··on Ask HN: What business would you start, given $100K?
https://www.localeapp.com/ does a pretty go job of this for Rails apps. We used it with 13 remote translators and I can't recommend it enough.
dawson··on Frontback Shutting Down
It's not always a founder's decision; having myself been in a similar situation which ended with the same outcome.
dawson··on Frontback Shutting Down
Like snapping a photo or a video, and adding a caption is just a feature?
dawson··on Estimate the cost of a Web, iOS or Android app
Could you link here to a few apps which you have have built and designed at that price and within the timeframe?
dawson··on Kevin Rose Moves on from Silicon Valley to Watches
Yes.
dawson··on Ask HN: I've got a new job but the boss is a bully / abusive
Please contact me, email in profile.
dawson··on Ask HN: What do you wish you knew about scaling when your start up was small?
I wish I hadn't thought about scaling when my [last] startup was small.
dawson··on Ask HN: Simple alternative to Google Analytics
I've been using https://clicky.com/ for several years and on some high traffic sites, thoroughly recommend.
dawson··on Do Not Disclose Your Salary to Recruiters
:)
dawson··on Do Not Disclose Your Salary to Recruiters
It's not considered PI by the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)
dawson··on Ask HN: What's the worst thing that happened to you job-wise?
Damn :( Well done on not giving up and getting thing back on track.
dawson··on Introducing Hello
Yup I was wrong, different on iOS.
dawson··on Introducing Hello
No, they don't.

EDIT: I was wrong, this is one of the permissions they require on Android, however, not on iOS as Apple doesn't make it available to third-party developers.

dawson··on Bidding farewell to Google Code
CodePlex will be next is my guess.
dawson··on Ask HN: Is there a tool to check the installed certificates on my computer?
"Keychain Access" in the Utilities folder for OS X
dawson··on The Email I Received from Google in 2007 When They Wanted to Buy Zilo (2012)
Yes, no I read that bit, I guess I was just interested in whether Google started the DD and they were waiting for the formal offer or what part in the process it fell through at – 30 days isn't very long for an acquisition process.
dawson··on The Email I Received from Google in 2007 When They Wanted to Buy Zilo (2012)
"Finally, Google needed more than 1 month to close the deal."

So, what happened and why did it fall through?

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