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thomas··on Signs you’re working in a feature factory (2016)
In this framing, a factory is supposed to be bad? Aren’t factories efficient and the best way of producing things at scale?
thomas··on The Museum of Arts and Crafts in Paris is a trove of cunning inventions
Have been multiple times. It’s a treasure.
thomas··on Why build this blog, or anything, on IPFS?
Not so minor!
thomas··on Digital pollution
> Today I spent the day creating the EPUB’s XML and XHTML by hand, instead of using a generator.

Not everyone’s ideal use of a day, especially when the work is already done and the drop in file size helps (almost) no one.

thomas··on In a swipe at Chrome, Firefox now blocks ad trackers by default
How would one go about this? I don’t see a way to donate to a bounty or create one.
thomas··on I find journaling indispensable
Highly recommend using paper and pen. The act of writing on paper seems to store memories better for me and make me more thoughtful. Plus no digital editing if you find something embarrassing or are in a better mood later.

I use the hobonichi Techo which is a cool Japanese journal: https://unsharpen.com/paper/hobonichi-techo-cousin/ . The notebook has nice features and some structure to it to keep you interested in the journal. Their 2020 models are dropping soon.

thomas··on Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible
For the commenter, but think about the time saving for the readers of the comment!
thomas··on Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible
Serious question: Is anything less productive than reading other people's productivity thoughts? It's a combination of procrastination and finding out what works for someone who is presumably more productive than you (ie: guilt).
thomas··on The art of sharpening pencils (2007)
I'd call this a clutch pencil or leadholder, if anyone is guessing at the term.
thomas··on Ebola Is Now Curable
Didn’t it just get more deadly a few headlines ago?
thomas··on It’s worth spending weeks on research before wasting years on a hopeless project
Alternatively, stop looking for reasons not to start something. Start and pivot as necessary. Barrier is low on a side project and higher with someone else’s time and money obviously.
thomas··on Google and Mozilla are failing to support browser extension developers
No way anyone google or Mozilla can compete with a potential sale of 30 cents a user. So if that’s truly they case they might was well expect the sales to happen and start to limit the power of extensions or put them behind expert-only gates, like Chrome flags.
thomas··on Tokyo's audiophile venues (2016)
If you are in/around NYC I highly recommend Public Records for a top-notch audio experience and relaxed atmosphere: https://thevinylfactory.com/news/new-audiophile-bar-opening-...
thomas··on Adblocking: How about Nah?
What a weird phrase: “how about nah”. Is this a reference to something I’m totally missing out on? I can barely pay attention to that point the article make when it’s framed in such an odd and unclear context.

I get wanting to have style to your writing but not at the expense of clarity.

thomas··on Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75
Exactly. Edited.
thomas··on Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75
Sad to hear. Always liked him until I learned he improv’d a number of lines from the Blade Runner rain scene. Then he became a favorite. Brilliant actor.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue

Edited. Missed a critical bit.

thomas··on America’s urban rebirth is missing actual births
Many, many opinions here presented as “unavoidable facts”. One man’s observations presented as evidence when the points he makes small right but don’t hold up to deeper inspection.
thomas··on uBlock Origin 1.20
I've found the same. I honestly can't get uBlock Origin to work well on any of my browsers lately.
thomas··on Drinking Water Is Staying in Pipes Longer
Water data is hard to come by, not updated frequently, and generally not sampled at the place there want it to be from unfortunately. Lots of water data here: https://mytapwater.org and https://www.waterqualitydata.us
thomas··on News Websites Are Dumpster Fires
Thank you for a thoughtful response to the article, which got more attention than it warranted.
thomas··on What Happened with Supermicro?
“So in conclusion, no conclusion.”
thomas··on AOC Quit Facebook. The Media Bungled the Story
Mirror? Not loading.
thomas··on New WebKit Features in Safari 12.1
Seriously. Any news on datetime?
thomas··on Intel lays off hundreds of tech administrators
Never heard of this role. It’s a general name for people that work in tech? An Intel-specific term?
thomas··on What Happened to the 100000 Hour LED Bulbs?
There are standardized tests for all this stuff, as you might imagine. One in this case would be the LM80 test.

Source: https://www.amazon.com/LED-Lighting-Primer-Future/dp/1449334...

thomas··on Product-building articles by PMs at major tech companies
In full agreement. The expectations of a product manager from one company to the next are wildly different. Far different than any other role that I can think of in fact.
thomas··on Open source Molten salt nuclear reactor design
My brain read “Malden salt reactor”
thomas··on Spectre.css – A Lightweight, Responsive and Modern CSS Framework
It’s lightweight and usable but far less complete than other options. How are people picking one framework another?
thomas··on Build a 100% Serverless Website with AWS in 7 Easy Steps
Database connection failure. Not ready for HN scale I guess
thomas··on E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17724995 Was a good thread
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