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A few weeks ago I got a new laptop and downloaded a new version of Skype. It forced me to use a Microsoft account and I could not use my existing Skype name, which had all my contacts. There was no apparent way to move my contacts. I don't care that much about UI changes, but preventing me from using the account that I have been using for 10+ years is ridiculous.

I think this is one of the consequences of Carnism[1]. For most people, it's a lot harder to eat or exploit someone with a personality and rich emotional life, than something that has no feelings or desires. This creates all sorts of cognitive distortions and biases.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnism

This may be a stupid question, but don't you also need credentials to access a vault?

I will definitely code, but without the pressure of making money or scaling or using the latest JS framework.

Same here. I'm hoping to retire by selling my current SaaS business (which uses vanilla ASP.NET/Web API/IIS) so I don't have to get back in the market and learn the new way of doing things.

This was a single online news provider, among dozens of popular news outlets.

Earthlings

https://vimeo.com/209647801

Because it will change the way you see the relationship between humans and animals.

It depends on what your goals are. I'm a C#/Javascript developer myself and I have tried to start a few side projects using new technologies in the past, but I noticed that I spent a lot of time fighting with the new framework/platform instead of solving whatever problem I was trying to solve. So I decided to double down on C#/Javascript and put my efforts into building products using what I already knew. I'm glad I did because one of these side projects turned into a healthy business, which will likely enable me to "retire" in a couple of years.

I think that if your goal is to solve problems, leverage what you already know. If your goal is to be more employable and improve at your craft, learning new languages should help you.

I don't think this problem will ever be solved while you can easily find books written by MDs arguing that vaccines are unsafe. Alienating civilians who believe in what these doctors say is probably not the best approach.

- the diet of Okinawans is irrelevant because they are not eating the refined carbohydrates that we do

I think you missed the point the parent was making. No one is forcing you to eat refined carbohydrates. People conflate carbohydrates with "refined carbohydrates" and end up thinking that eating a bowl of brow rice, lentils and veggies will make you diabetic because "carbs".

That must have been terrifying. Can you talk more about what happened between the moment the engine failed and the plane landed safely? How long did it take? Did the captain communicate with passengers frequently? How about flight attendants? What went through your mind? I'm nervous about flying and knowing what happens in this scenario may help me prepare.

We experienced similar attacks and the easiest solution that fixed the problem was to completely block China and some other countries at the firewall level. We are a B2B app in the US and never had a paying customer from Asia. It's been a year since we did this and the spam attempts have ceased since then.

Does anyone know of a good alternative to Google Places Autocomplete API? Our app makes 25k requests per day. They had a free 150k limit per day, but now it seems like we are going from $0 to $1,800 per month, and this is not a core feature of our app. I wouldn't mind paying a couple hundred dollars for it, but this price is almost what we pay for our whole infrastructure. The worst part is that we didn't get any notice and I learned about this increase here on HN.

A Chrome extension that changes the behavior of clicking on an email hyperlink. When I click on the domain part of the email address, I want it to take me to that domain's website. When I click on the first part of the email, it performs the regular mailto action.

My advice is to forget the website building aspect and turn it into plugins for Wordpress and the popular website builders. A website builder is not a good pick for a side project if your intent is to generate passive income. You have to be on call 24/7 to deal with server issues (and they will happen). Starting with plugins is great for side projects because they are easier to maintain and it will allow you to gauge if there is really a demand for keeping a website in sync with Facebook.

- Why not be conscious about these things?

Because life is short.

I think it depends on how old the house is and what you are comparing it to (condo or detached house). We moved to a 10 year old farm house and the house maintenance has been easier than our older suburban home.

Most maintenance time is spent outside because we have a couple of acres, an orchard and we enjoy gardening. But there was nothing stopping us from getting a house without acreage in the same area.

One thing that has improved, maintenance-wise, is snow removal. In our suburban home I used to spend 40-60 minutes removing snow from the driveway. Now we have a bigger driveway, but it's very affordable to get a professional snow removal guy to come with a plower and take care of it in 5 minutes. I started to enjoy winters much more after moving. Plus the white winter scenery here is much better than the muddy winter in the suburbs.

Yes. We moved to the Grey Bruce area, which is 2h northwest of Toronto. It's where we used to come for vacations. We bought a nice house that would have costed at least 3x more in the GTA.

The quality of life has improved considerably. We are always surrounded by trees, water and wildlife. The downside is that my tolerance for the big city has quickly vanished. We went to Toronto for a few days and the noise, traffic and busyness made me really stressed and we had to cut our trip short.

I'm hesitant to get this because the touchpad looks huge compared to my 2014 MacBook Pro. I'm looking at where I rest my hands and I think I would be constantly touching on the touchpad while typing. Does anyone have this issue?

I was able to build a legitimate business that improves people's lives. In order to make my product discoverable, I had to spend some money on advertising (not on Facebook in particular). There was no other reliable way to reach my target audience.

I have also bought many products from other businesses that have made my life better. In most instances, I have only become aware of these products because these businesses have spent money on ad campaigns.

I would try Xamarin.

We moved close to the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, and we love it so far.

Pros: - Cheaper than most places in Ontario. We live in a great house that would cost at least 3x more in any GTA suburb. - Lots of nature and places to explore all around us. - Peaceful and quiet. - Good balance between country living and convenience - high speed internet, natural gas, amazon delivery, big box stores.

Cons: - More snow in the winter (which can be good if you're into winter sports) - Limited number of ethnic restaurants. - 2 hours away from an international airport.

For me it used to be Visual Studio + ReSharper, but last month I switched to Rider and it's been amazing. It's like VS + ReSharper without the performance issues.

I was waiting for this to decide on what will replace my MacBook Pro 2014. Since there were no news here, I'll order the new XPS today.

Not the parent, but I still have the text messages from when I was starting to date my now wife, 10 years ago. It's fun to look at those every few years.

Just like cellphones, it adds convenience to one's life. I can ask it to play an album or my favorite news while cooking or driving without having to stop what I'm doing to deal with a small graphical interface.

The killer feature for me is being able to add stuff to our family grocery list. It's so much better than opening an app, swiping around and typing on a tiny keyboard.

Once you get used to doing things via voice it's hard to go back.

There are many good rational arguments in favor of veganism. "You eat death, you get death" is not one of them.

Not necessarily an idea for a startup, but I want a Chrome plugin that changes the click behavior of an email address. If I click on the domain part of the email address, I want it to open that domain's website on a new tab.

This is called "the protein myth". I encourage you to do some research on it.

I wouldn't make blanket statements about a vegan diet because there are several types of diets that are compatible with a vegan lifestyle. I can eat Oreos and peanut butter all day and still be vegan.

You must be referring to a whole food plant-based diet, which has been shown effective in the prevention and reversal of heart disease[1][2].

[1] https://www.ornish.com/wp-content/uploads/Intensive-lifestyl... [2] http://dresselstyn.com/JFP_06307_Article1.pdf