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rootedbox··on Etsy’s experiment with immutable documentation
You should never break interface. You should expand interface.

If you do that.. then..

You never edit docs. You only add to docs.

rootedbox··on How to Be Better at Parties
Will have to disagree. It's even better when you only know the hosts to be late. Most people at a party don't know each other they are all getting to know each other. If you come in late.. some folks will already be looking for new people to talk to, and you'll essentially be "new kid in class".. aka someone new and exciting to talk to.
rootedbox··on How to Be Better at Parties
Don't bring it up.. doesn't mean don't talk about it. If work comes up then it comes up.

No matter how interesting / fun you think your job is; Work talk can lead to you talking to much about yourself in a way thats not interesting / fun. It can limit the type of people you meet, and you can miss out on some really great network building.

rootedbox··on How to Be Better at Parties
Always be late. Grabbing a drink / food is a perfect time to start an intro convo with someone that you'll have a real convo with later on in the party. Don't talk about yourself ask questions of others. Don't bring up work. Don't drink too much. Look for opportunities to help others (grab them a drink.. offer direction.. etc. but avoid man-splanning).

Most importantly have a good time. If your not.. then leave.

rootedbox··on Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls
Agreed.. awkward and it'll kill you wrists.
rootedbox··on Why is Stubbs BBQ sauce for sale in a Prague grocery store?
As a Texan who's had bbq all over the state.. I agree. Sauceless is NOT ubiquitous with central Texas. In fact very much the opposite.
rootedbox··on China Built the World’s Largest Telescope, Then Came the Tourists
Volume of people traveling to a given place lowers the cost.. This also exists in the U.S. It's cheaper for me from SF to fly to Lima, Peru than to Knoxville, Tn.
rootedbox··on Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers
Per the article... lower salaries.
rootedbox··on Why You Should Build a Hackintosh
Besides the pain of when there is a major os upgrade.. I love my mackintosh.
rootedbox··on Making an emperor bed
I get what your saying; but this is also how we end up with hacky software at companies..

The 'The I'm pretty sure I can make this better(or cheaper) myself... even if there is an off the shelf version done by dedicated professionals.'

rootedbox··on I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
I'm a U.S. citizen. My girlfriend is a Canadian citizen, and lives in Canada. If we got married how quickly could she start working in the US?

Thanks!

rootedbox··on What Dockless Bikes and Scooters Are Exposing
It is not an absurd priority if you are disabled. These scooters in the middle of side walks can literally mean injury to the blind, and a big pain for those in wheel chairs. Think of that the next time you simply 'step over' a poorly-parked scooter.
rootedbox··on A Worker Shortage Is Forcing Restaurants to Get Creative
Everyone is delaying the inevitable.. Pay more to workers.. raise prices.. some folks will eat out less.

20 years ago.. eating out was not a daily thing.

rootedbox··on Why Does “=” Mean Assignment?
Pascal got rid of the confusion.. := is assignment = is comparison.

I really wish more languages had an specific assignment operator.

rootedbox··on Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme
the physical man in the middle attack
rootedbox··on UCLA introductory programming classes should focus more on Python, not C++
I think pascal gets you the best of both worlds.
rootedbox··on India's Indira canteen: The best meal you can buy for 13 cents
If a democracy is working then government projects should be clearly aimed and guided by those voting.
rootedbox··on Cash-Burn Threatens Blue Apron 3.5 Months After IPO
Blue Apron has multiple problems. 1. Once they teach you cooking isn't hard you will do it on your own. 2. Most grocery stores of all levels have meal kits now. 3. If you buy a mandolin(knife skills are for tv shows and culinary school) and safety glove you can go from raw not chopped ingredients to plated hot meal in under 20 minutes..
rootedbox··on Napoleon’s Miniaturized Traveling Library
I heard you like books... so I put a books in your book.
rootedbox··on Jacquard by Google transforms clothing
For some reason wrapping myself in google.. Doesn't make me feel secure.
rootedbox··on I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
I'm a US citizen in SF.. my girlfriend is Canadian. Is there any easy way for her to stay here long term minus marriage. She has a degree but not in a field where sponsoring is likely.
rootedbox··on I’m an Ex-Google Woman Tech Leader and I’m Sick of Our Approach to Diversity
Poorly written. Also does not contain facts to back up what she see's in the market.

I think this article just shows more that CEO's and upper management lack the facts to properly asses their own hiring pipeline and what may be the actual problem to their hiring diversity.

rootedbox··on Why We Said “No” to a $40M Round
sidenote Their blog loads faster than their website.
rootedbox··on Why Sonic the Hedgehog is 'incorrect' game design
Green Light is just a bad song.
rootedbox··on Convoy raises $62M from Bill Gates and other luminaries to transform trucking
Coyote already does this. Got bought by UPS for 1.8 billion 2 years ago.

Also Amazon, and Uber are working on competing products. So that 62m might not go so far.

rootedbox··on 60 FPS Animations with CSS3
I can't actually tell if you are being sarcastic.. As he actually has a point. If you're spending your time getting to make your hamburger work past 30 fps; then you may need to rethink priorities.
rootedbox··on Fix your crappy ads and I’ll stop blocking them
I just don't wanna see ads. Crappy or otherwise.
rootedbox··on Overkill: Java as a first programming language (2010)
In my high school we learned Pascal first. OOP Pascal Second. C++ third. and C last. I am forever grateful to have learned programming in this order. It has enabled me to jump into any language and just "get things done".
rootedbox··on Launch HN: Boxouse (YC W17) – Shipping-container homes
Not trying to be a hater. I understand what is pictured may be prototypes.. if they are you shouldn't be showing them unless you have that caveat in the picture. Both the design is poor, and the craftsmanship is low. If this is past the prototype stage, and this is what you will actually be selling. Then you really don't understand the pre-fab space nor the price points of the pre-fab space.
rootedbox··on Ask HN: How would you turn Twitter around?
asking for a friend
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