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willcate··on Ask HN: What are you watching on TV to relax and unwind?
Currently watching the sitcom "Community" which I missed the first time around. Good stuff.
willcate··on The Cult of Differentiation
Quality customer service is the only differentiator in these situations.
willcate··on Hydroxychloroquine: Then(1658) and Now
Agreed.
willcate··on Facebook disabled my ad account for offering a $25 gift card for feedback
So you were ... offering compensation for reviews. I can see them having a problem with that.
willcate··on Ask HN: How much do you email yourself?
A lot. Snippets of text, or links to stuff I want to read later.
willcate··on Tour of My Roof
Kept trying to go up the stairs to the next level
willcate··on Rebekah Jones' firing the Covid clickbait the media dreams of but it’s all fake
With a rap sheep like that - just sounds like a loose cannon
willcate··on [dead]
figgers they would say that
willcate··on Ask HN: Open Apple MacBook Shipment from China?
^^yep^^ they are almost completely built and packed by robotics
willcate··on Ask HN: One Giant monitor, or multiple large monitors?
I have the ASUS version of that monitor -- still works well, and a 24" horizontal-oriented next to it for inbox & document reading. If I upgraded I'd go for 34" curved.
willcate··on Ask HN: When did macOS icons start switching to circles with 10px+ borders?
Apple's own iMovie, and their iWork suite, seem to be notable holdouts
willcate··on Ask HN: Are you ordering takeout? (U.S.)
I did, yesterday, BBQ ribs and brisket in SC.
willcate··on Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads
paywalled
willcate··on Ask HN: Absolute noob here, what programming language to learn to land job with?
Either of those skills will serve you well. PHP was easier to learn for me, & I suspect same for most folks.
willcate··on I built a map, chart and news feed for COVID19
Excellent
willcate··on As Seen on TV
That does not translate to a great domain name
willcate··on Tell HN: Failed two times on Kickstarted – successful on third attempt
Are there similar products existing in this niche, or do you consider yours unique? thanks - w
willcate··on Ask HN: How do you manage your bookmarks and notes?
Poorly!
willcate··on [dead]
running on which platform(s)?
willcate··on The “almost” device. About the iPad and the future of the Mac
I agree and share your concern. "1985 - Aldus PageMaker..." << that would be where I came in. Been "married to the Mac" ever since '85. My actual wife, on the other hand, loves her iPad, & works exclusively in the cloud-document environment.
willcate··on [dead]
I've been saying this for years.
willcate··on Nuclear Power Won't Fix Global Warming
... claims the anti-nuclear-power advocacy group.
willcate··on Ask HN: How common is it for founders to have no idea what they're doing?
Pretty darn common, at least in my limited experience. Sad thing about your situation is that it sounds like the founder is both clueless AND a tyrant. Might be about time to hop over to a clueless-but-nice startup.
willcate··on Ask HN: What used SUV 100k-200k miles would you recommend to purchase?
Chevy Suburban
willcate··on Show HN: Just Another Web Radio
No audio

2015 MacBook Air, OS 10.13.6, Chrome browser

willcate··on Ask HN: Who's starting new towns in the US?
It's definitely been done. Once upon a time there was a thing called Planned Communities. Reston, Virginia is one such. So is "The Villages" in central Florida. But, especially since the sub-prime mortgage crash of the 00s, I haven't heard of anybody attempting it.
willcate··on Ask HN: Why is Apple's Android Music app is so buggy?
See I was gonna say it's because they don't give two shits about writing decent software for non-Apple platforms. Silly me.
willcate··on INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE
It was a pile of twaddle in 1995, and it still is.
willcate··on Boots.com is currently throttling access to shoppers
Timer went down to zero, then reset to 40 minutes... what the damn hell?
willcate··on Ask HN: Uses for old Mac hardware?
Mac Minis of that vintage can still make a fine living room media server. With proper, uh, modifications.
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