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punkspideron Do not use Digital Ocean for production

I was thinking the same thing 1-2 days ago when I wasn't getting the 6 digit code.

It wasn't anything urgent, and it arrived after ~5-10 minutes. But if it were something urgent then it would have been a huge problem.

punkspideron We will be retiring Alexa.com

I believe https://similarweb.com is one of the best estimators right now.

punkspideron Installing Windows and Linux into the same partition

A friend needed something like this two weeks ago and used WubiUEFI, a fork of WUBI, and it seemed to work with no issues.

punkspideron How to build a second brain as a software developer

Same here. After hopping from software to software for a few years I realized I had been taking random notes in Sublime Text for years by reflex, I just had to get a little bit organized.

Since ~8 months ago I've been consistently keeping notes organized in markdown files using Sublime, and storing them in Dropbox.

To read/edit them on my phone I use Obsidian and I use Dropsync for Android (free) for better syncing.

punkspideron Web3 – A Vision for a Decentralized Web

Same thought crossed my mind.

punkspideron How to prevent email spoofing, using an unholy combination of silly standards

+1 for Contabo. I've been a happy customer for years.

punkspideron I just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say

The last sentence is the one that hit me really hard.

punkspideron The ‘flow state’: Where creative work thrives (2019)

I think your comment made something click and it may just change my life. I'll try stick to being mindful of what you said:

> The curses of the human condition are anxiety and regret, the conditions that render people unable to engage in the present moment. The former is characterised as being stuck in the future psychologically, and the latter is being stuck in the past. Since neither the future or the past can be changed by obsessive thoughts in the present, these psychological conditions are a recipe for unhappiness, because happiness can only ever happen in the present moment, which is lost.

Hopefully it will have a positive effect on how I approach things, since anxiety/regret are the main things that affect my work, I believe.

We'll see.

In any case, even if there's no noticeable effect in the near future, I'm very happy I stumbled across your comment. Thank you very much!

punkspideron Ask HN: How to learn how to sell?

I liked this 5 video playlist by Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI9Z_fJ38lM&list=PLkVbIsAWN2...

He is an independent repair technician/youtuber/right to repair activist, and not a guru of some sort, and he's speaking from his experience here.

Salesmanship part 1 - Don't present without knowing the priorities of the customer

Salesmanship part 2 - Don't be NEEDY just because you're a salesman!

Salesmanship part 3 - Focus on the PAIN & MISERY of your customer!

Salesmanship part 4 - Give people MULTIPLE CHANCES to SAY NO to what you are offering.

Salesmanship part 5 - The customer is rarely RIGHT, but ARGUING always makes you WRONG!

punkspideron What I learnt roasting 200 landing pages

Am I the only one that thinks a table of contents would be great for this article?

It starts off salesy and when this happens I tend to avoid committing to it, so I think a table of contents would really help a user decide if this is a good read for them or not.

punkspideron Why AI is harder than we think

Just wanted to point out that I don't think she's a non-technical author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Mitchell

punkspideron Mischa's Cursed Webring

This soothes my soul.

punkspideron A minimalistic site to vent and see others doing the same in realtime

Did you catch the part about Maddie? It started some hours ago, I think.

  1. Someone said something about "Maddie"
  2. Somehow someone else started saying things about "Maddie"
  3. Next thing that happens is either people ask who Maddie is, and others keep saying various things about "Maddie"
  4. Someone made /r/MaddieFans after that

Not really something useful, but it's some silly fun.

I'd like it if the project evolves somehow.

punkspideron Aquafaba

Was thinking the exact same thing.

Update: After paying more attention to what it's all about I now find it very interesting.

punkspideron Taboola’s Content Chum Boxes Also Spread Disinformation

I find this quite refreshing, because I've often ended up on websites with the "From around the web" widget that contains links with clickbaity titles.

I guess after a while of still seeing them, and assuming there's no higher authority to take them out, I got used to them.

"I guess it’s much easier to accept mediocrity than to pursue adequacy." - Relevant quote from this article from a few days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25719796

punkspideron The Wire in HD (2014)

I appreciate the tips. Great point with the subtitles.

I'm currently watching the Wire because I was convinced by another HN comment last week - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25527957