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companyhenon Ask HN: How do you build and grow decentralised online communities?

Pretty cool, reminds me of feedweave - https://github.com/feedweave/feedweave-ui

The founders of reddit said they used to create fake accounts and have conversations with themselves when the site was starting to make it look like there was activity.

companyhenon Ask HN: If you could redo your 20s, what would you do differently?

Start traveling and living outside the USA earlier (was 27 when I first left North America). I'm happy I started when I did, but would've loved to have started when I was in my early 20's. Working fully remote along the way.

companyhenon Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

I'm a fan of https://tildes.net/ - created by an ex-reddit employee (creator of AutoModerator)

companyhenon Ask HN: Shopify self hosted e-commerce alternative?

I dislike the monthly fee for Shopify apps so I go with WooCommerce most the time. I like designing in Elementor, but the Storefront theme is free and decent out of the box.

If it's for a site I want to get up fast I'll go with Shopify.

companyhenon Ask HN: Career and life advice for a 30yo

Was going to suggest this.

Another project to look into is Arweave, they've developed a really nice solution to make data permanent and censorship-resistant. Great small dev community, looking for more to join in and build with them.

companyhenon Ask HN: What's a good credit card to own?

I have the Sapphire Reserve and it's been great, but I do a lot of traveling (aside from these covid times) so it has some great perks like free airport lounge access for 3 years, $250-350 in free travel money/year, a bunch of frequent flyer miles if you spend $3-4k in the first 3 months on it, etc. Free TSA Pre-check/global entry.

If you travel a lot I highly recommend it. Hoping things will open up soon so travel can be a possibility again.

companyhenon The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

Since late last year when I activated Brave Rewards (make sure to opt-out of auto-contributions to keep your BAT)

companyhenon The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

I use it on desktop primarily and have earned ~$40usd with the rewards program so far. You can import your Chrome account and use chrome extensions in Brave, it's basically a faster version of Chrome to me.

companyhenon Facebook Novi and Surveillance Finance

Reminds me of this article from yesterday: Coinbase wants to sell blockchain analysis software to the IRS and DEA a year after its Neutrino acquisition https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/67551/coinbase-irs-dea-a...

companyhenon Facebook Novi: Wallet for Libra Digital Currencies

Sounds like they'll take care of the fees like Argent wallet does

companyhenon Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

The elite visa is $15k for 5 years if you have the money that's the way to go. It's possible to stay in Thailand about 6 months max per year without risking getting into trouble on a tourist visa.

I've been living there 6 months out of the year the past 3 years and plan to get the elite visa once the pandemic settles down. Vietnam is another favorite spot of mine but Thailand has always been my #1.

companyhenon Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

Linking to a Bitcoin.com article about anything BTC is like linking to a Fox News opinion article on Obama.

companyhenon Filecoin's Cryptoeconomic Constructions

https://arweave.org

Arweave has developed a new type of blockchain based on Moore’s Law of the declining cost of data storage. Users pay upfront (one time payment) for a hundred years of storage at less than a cent per megabyte, and the interest that accrues will cover the dwindling storage cost forever. More than one million pieces of data are now stored on the permaweb...

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/05/coronavirus-censorship-arw...

companyhenon Show HN: Tom Nook's Laptop

I saw it for sale in the shop for 70k bells

companyhenon Ask HN: How do you guys deal with laziness?

This video helped me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41HYjV8IxiI

companyhenon Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have fallen sharply over the last few days

https://grin.mw

https://grinflation.com/

1 Grin per second, forever.

companyhenon Ask HN: Why are crypto markets down?

One theory: Institutional investors getting into crypto the past couple years made it more correlated to traditional financial markets.

Also could be due to leverage trading becoming super popular the past year or two.

companyhenon Ask HN: Hacker News for blockchain and related technologies?

https://cryptopanic.com/ is a nice concept, definitely could use some more activity though.

companyhenon Blockchain and DAPP Developer Jobs

Many projects are giving money to develop on their protocols.

Ex: $50k + mentorship: https://boost.arweave.org/

Blockstack may have an app reward program as well, but it may have ended now as I don't keep up with the project closely.

companyhenon WeiBlocked

I'm not the developer, but I came across this app and wanted to share.

companyhenon Radiooooo – The Music Time Machine

I love this! I make sampled-based beats and it seems like a great way to dig for samples.

companyhenon Fed cuts half point in emergency move amid spreading virus

BTC and ETH is worth a few % of your portfolio depending on your risk tolerance. :)

companyhenon Fed cuts half point in emergency move amid spreading virus

Did you get the one with the water heater though?

companyhenon CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, California hospital says

Thanks, do you just use the free version? Looks like there's some subscription plans inside.

companyhenon Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths

Thanks for the info. Maybe should head to the pharmacy for a free shot then.

companyhenon CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, California hospital says

What's the mobile passport app called? I have a global entry card, but just got it so I'm not too familiar with my options.

companyhenon Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths

Are you saying the flu vaccine can help prevent covid-19? Just trying to clarify. I'm traveling to Asia in 3 weeks from US and haven't gotten the flu shot the past year. I got it in 2017 and got sick, 2018 and got sick, but last year I decided not to and didn't get sick at all. Maybe just a coincidence though.

companyhenon Inhaling Fibers from Bedsheets

I use Eucalyptus bedsheets and think they're great. Sheets & Giggles brand personally.

companyhenon Ask HN: I'm away from the software industry since 2017; what has happened since?

DeFi is the new ICO

https://defipulse.com

companyhenon Ask HN: Which browser is your default, and why?

Finally uninstalled Chrome after X amount of years after using Brave successfully for a year. Kept Firefox around just in case. :)