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blahneverdies··on Google cancels physical I/O 2020 conference
Don't forget to cancel the supermarket, post office, Chipotle, gym, planes/trains/buses, movies/theater/sporting events, the sidewalk, etc.
blahneverdies··on Target's Shipt Delivery App Workers Describe Culture of Retaliation, Fear
"In late October, Ashley Johnson, a single mom and seasoned gig worker in a quiet Seattle suburb, tweeted about the decline of lucrative work on Shipt, the Target-owned grocery delivery app."

"An hour after tweeting, Johnson received an email from Shipt telling her that she had been “deactivated” and was not “eligible to reapply” for her job, according to an email reviewed by Motherboard. The letter provided no explanation for her removal from the app. (On gig economy apps like Uber and the like, “deactivation” is the same thing as getting fired.)"

blahneverdies··on Show HN: I Am Pickle Rick
Sounds like a PR PR.
blahneverdies··on Was the containers hype an industry/tech media propaganda?
Just sit and watch the trends roll in, and fizzle out. Choose your wave. (HN-driven decision-making has existed since nearly the beginning as well.)
blahneverdies··on Bleath Gill: Whatever Happened to the Heroes? (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHGqGmzzQaY

Canadian style:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzauTuRG78

blahneverdies··on Lisping at JPL (2002)
Perhaps they weren't so bright after all.
blahneverdies··on Ask HN: When to Incorporate for a SaSs Business?
Interesting, I didn't know they permitted that. Thanks!
blahneverdies··on Goodbye, New York, California and Illinois – Hello where?
I'd assume that grass was brown and dead. (But no state taxes would be nice.)
blahneverdies··on Goodbye, New York, California and Illinois – Hello where?
Not sure why this was down-voted, but this has been one of my concerns about ever moving to CA in the first place--I wouldn't want to be stalked by this predatory creature for the rest of my life. (And have already experienced this to a lesser degree with a couple of other-coast states.)
blahneverdies··on Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
"4GB RAM sounds terrible even for browsing and basic tasks."

Yes, it does.

blahneverdies··on Tell HN: As of today I'm swearing off Reddit
Why does every disgruntled user/client/restaurant-goer feel the need to start a movement?

Is it something about this generation, that must constantly have its feelings validated by others?

If you already failed to heed others who never used the site, or quit it long ago, does that say something about your character, that you would want others to do now, what you hadn't done before?

blahneverdies··on Ask HN: When to Incorporate for a SaSs Business?
I'm always curious about this, too. For anyone who's gone this route (as described in saluki's response), how long have you been able to put off business formation?

The concern I've always had is, what happens if you get some corporate customers, and they ask "Who is Johnny Blades, and why is he billing us $99 a month?"

For those who've encountered this situation (and aren't just speculating), were there any problems?

blahneverdies··on Ask HN: True Apartment Costs in SF?
Thanks, for me $3k's a barrier not worth crossing (excepting FAANG-level remuneration?), and that seems workable considering the salary difference I see there.
blahneverdies··on Ask HN: True Apartment Costs in SF?
Thanks, that's the sort of front line perspective I'm seeking!

Car no, clean clothes yes. (The laundromat's much less convenient and enjoyable.)

I do know a lot of the SF housing stock isn't that great, just from looking--bad kitchens and old furnishings, because "they" know they can get away with it. (And you can bet they'd never live like that themselves: it's upgrades all the way.)

blahneverdies··on Ask HN: True Apartment Costs in SF?
Thanks, that makes sense for that quality of apartment.

I'd rather be in SF (but understood).

blahneverdies··on Ask HN: True Apartment Costs in SF?
Well I can live close to (but not in) Manhattan for better than that, but even so, that strengthens the case for SF-level salaries, if true!