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bendotero··on Firefox vs. Brave: Which is the better browser for you? – Mozilla
Probably the best feature, imo, along with dev tools. I still use Brave and Safari Technology Preview on occasion, but reach for FF periodically because of the dev tools.
bendotero··on Show HN: Flowrift – Tailwind CSS UI Blocks
This is gorgeous. Congrats and well done.
bendotero··on Ask HN: Do any discussion boards that aren't Facebook/Reddit still exist?
https://tortoiseforum.org for turtle/tortoise owners (we have 3).
bendotero··on How Notion pulled itself back from the brink of failure (2019)
Really not feeling the silent approval of working 18+ hour days and not sleeping. It's unhealthy and should be frowned upon.
bendotero··on Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers
we developers are a stingy lot. I wouldn't base any pricing decision on what technical/developers say. The ultimate customer for this is a support person who is going to give feedback to a developer. To them and/or a QA team, you could be saving them a ton of time with this product. Consider that birdeatsbug starts at free for personal use and then $39/month. You might actually be leaving money on the table if you go $39 one time. Just something to consider.
bendotero··on Student passes 3 classes in 4 years, ranks near top half of class with 0.13 GPA
But they passed him. I can't say whether his mother is telling the truth or not, but if she is, they passed him without even notifying her that he was absent so often. In either case, he at least should not have been moved from English and Algebra I to the level 2s of those classes. Of course he was going to fail the other ones. So something crazy is happening that a student who is that absent can still get promoted.
bendotero··on Parents are 5X as Worried about Infection and School than Work and Paying Bills
> Their ability to spread to adults is their biggest risk factor, not the disease itself.

But that's one of the biggest unknowns. While children are at far lower risk of dying, according to data we have, we still don't know about long term health effects and we're finding out new information all the time. And much of that new information doesn't seem great.

bendotero··on CSS Zen Garden
It looks great. Nice job. I miss the web from this era. Sites looked so much more unique. People posted to their own sites and syndicated content. Feed readers were useful. Sigh.
bendotero··on StorePreviewer – See what your app will look like on the App Store
Great idea. One bug I noticed: once you open the pro view modal, the close button doesn't work to close it. Clicking the background (off modal) doesn't close it either.
bendotero··on People Who Are Obsessed with Success and Prestige
But this is such a false dichotomy. The daily choice is not between providing for your children or being a jerk to your fellow man. There is a balance that ought to be struck between not caring about what other people think of you and caring deeply about how we treat other people.
bendotero··on Clubhouse announces new collaboration tool, free project management platform
Been using it for a year after switching from JIRA. Better in every conceivable way. Better UI, quicker loading. Just all around better app.
bendotero··on Panic’s Next Editor
I use PHPStorm more than WebStorm but I know they share a lot of similarities. I love it. Everything from the Git integration to code quality tools, code completion, built in terminal, etc. It's a phenomenal IDE. This new app would have to be really compelling, particularly its build tools support (npm, webpack, sass/minifiers, etc).
bendotero··on Facebook moderators in America
So watching the destruction of human life and/or incredible suffering of other people is not problematic to you? If someone has a dysfunction is it not cruel to take advantage of the dysfunction, whatever benefit might be derived by others? Seems like the very definition of dehumanizing rather than caring whether or not your fellow man is thriving.
bendotero··on Facebook moderators in America
That's sick. What you just described is someone who is unhealthy, not a person who needs a full time job to further indulge in something deviant.
bendotero··on Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure
Haven't heard that name in ages. Thanks for the reminder.
bendotero··on TablePlus – Native GUI tool for relational databases (2018)
I find it generally nicer than Sequel Pro (better UI, quicker database switching). Exporting and importing are much better in Sequel Pro. I do those in SP and then switch back to TP for editing. It's also got a dark mode which looks quite good.
bendotero··on Bootstrap 5 will remove jQuery as a dependency
I'm not a big fan of bootstrap but it does a heck of a lot more than just grid layouts. You can't just easily replace the components (modals, accordions, buttons, etc) with CSS grid.
bendotero··on Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS
Isn't Cambridge Analytica enough proof that harm has been done by Facebook's data collection and allowing others to access it? That's the very tip of the iceberg.
bendotero··on Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS
It's the "no one is harmed" part I strongly disagree with. Perhaps they signed up for something and have perfect knowledge of how Facebook will use the information they collect (doubtful) but the rest of us will be impacted, manipulated and harmed in some way by what Facebook ultimately ends up doing with the data that their guinea pigs willingly gave up.
bendotero··on Ask HN: Do you enjoy working in a coworking space?
This right here. On the occasion I go out of town to meet up with coworkers, we break to play foosball or just take a 10 minute walk outside. That doesn't mean that all we do is break. Same thing goes for family at home. With clear communication even my 2 and 3 year olds get it. Daddy is working and every once in a while he comes out to see how everyone is doing, talk for a few minutes and then back at it.
bendotero··on Ask HN: Do you enjoy working in a coworking space?
I've worked from home for 11 years. Wife and I established from the beginning that we cannot treat it as if I'm "at home". I now have 7 children. Occasionally there are some disruptions, but generally speaking, if you layout the ground rules early, it doesn't have to be a problem. Routine trips to the grocery store, helping with the homeschooling, and brief tickle sessions help to not be isolated in my case.
bendotero··on The Fastest Growing SaaS Companies of 2018
There is a lot of wisdom to be found in people who do not make their place of employment the end all be all of their existence, even if for a period of time.
bendotero··on Survey: 1 In 4 Adults Checks Phone Less Than A Minute After Waking Up
Stuff figured out = waking up on time for an exam? There are certainly things that aren't going to be figured out by college but dang, you're setting the bar madd low.
bendotero··on Why Public Transportation Works Better Outside the U.S
This seemed like the #1 obvious reason to me. Race should've played a much larger part of that explanation. It has dictated so much of American civil life, especially the organization of neighborhoods, that it seems like the most obvious reason we have different transportation options than European cities.
bendotero··on Junk Arson Science Sent Claude Garrett to Prison for Murder 25 Years Ago
I get the logic here. But in many religions god is the source of justice. Got no idea if OP is a Christian or not but there are plenty of judicial proceedings in portions of the Bible that lots of Christians overlook, particularly about the requirement for at the least two or three witnesses (which doesn't necessitate eyewitness but at least two credible witnesses) before a conviction takes place. There is also plenty of case law in the Hebrew scriptures about not imprisoning or punishing someone if there is no evidence (e.g. establishment of sanctuary cities for accused persons to go to while a just trial is pending).
bendotero··on The annoying habits of highly effective people
They are often sold as self-improvement books. I picked up a "wise quotes from CEOs" book thinking it'd have some gems as well. Just made realize that most of the people writing and saying these things were grossly out of touch with the people they direct.
bendotero··on Vbuild: “Compile” Vue components to standalone HTML/JS/CSS
Vue cli3 is such a good tool I'm not sure why you'd need this python tool to essentially do what the cli does in a much more convenient way.
bendotero··on Brazil sets new record for homicides
At one point during the US military involvement in Afghanistan you were more likely to get murdered in Chicago than get killed in active combat.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/09/08/homici...

bendotero··on Refresh: concept for a new kind of web browser
This looks promising. I've tried to adjust some of my workflow around a concept like this using Spaces/Task Switching apps but eventually just fall back to old habits. Will give it a try.