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dbglog··on Ask HN: Isolated virtualized networking learning env?
thanks! yes all OSS is the goal so that I can ideally hack/re-build any component in the path.
dbglog··on Ask HN: Isolated virtualized networking learning env?
thanks! I'll check it out
dbglog··on Newswire: A large-scale structured database of a century of historical news
This seems like a serious scholarly work and a contribution no matter how you cut it. Thanks to the team that puts this out.
dbglog··on Ask HN: What makes a good equity-based startup advisor?
The main thing is to be clear about the main goal of the relationship. Different kinds of founders often want/need different kinds of things:

* all founders -> potential investors, investor strategy

* most founders -> hiring advice, hiring network, exec eval

* b2b founders -> warm intros to potential buyers who trust the advisor, validation through association

* non-tech founders -> understanding and mental model of tech team dynamics

* first-time CEOs -> "how to CEO", coach-like role, potential BOD independent path

* seeking exit -> connection to strategic acquirers, indirect signaling

* solo founders -> talk through decisions/choices/what-ifs without impacting the organization

Sometimes this evolves over time, if the relationship lasts a while. The longer the relationship, the more areas it tends to cover. Often, the more experienced the founder, the more specific the initial expectation.

It might be difficult for founders to express their needs directly in transactional terms, especially if the advisor is perceived to be an influential person in their industry/milieu.

The second biggest thing is for there to be trust and respect in the relationship, in both directions. This is often harder than it sounds, especially for people who are being cold-introduced to each other. It often helps to go through an unpaid get-to-know-each-other period without legalities and commitments.

dbglog··on Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
the platform must rise - if there is functionality that everyone is using, it is natural for it to become included in the platform.
dbglog··on Show HN: A website with free developer tools
the site uses the phrase "Encrypt your text using the SHA256 algorithm" which is a bit of a misnomer.
dbglog··on The Case for the Programmers' Keyboard Layout
sure - but it's also common to go typing for terms that are related to what you just saw, which then involves typing generally. or maybe you're looking things up on the side, which again requires general typing.
dbglog··on The Case for the Programmers' Keyboard Layout
I agree with that - but all that browsing around also requires plenty of typing and mousing around. I'm not saying DVORAK is the answer, just that when my hands hurt, the non-writing-code / code-browsing activities hurt too :)
dbglog··on The Case for the Programmers' Keyboard Layout
zmk sounds really useful - I've wanted a custom bluetooth chorder consisting of two hand-held, palm-fitting cylinders with one button per finger, that could double as a mouse using built-in accelerometers and gyroscopes.