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frittata··on Tell HN: Spammed by a Hacker News Enthusiast
based on that website, it sounds like this whole thing is a marketing campaign for that mailscarp service. They don't actually want you to read their newsletter, they want you to go investigate and then sign up for their 'block spam' service.
frittata··on Launch HN: Iollo (YC S22) – At-home metabolomics test to extend healthy lifespan
A quick counter point to the parent comment: I'd actually love to have supplement recommendations from a trusted source. I've heard on multiple occasions that many supplements found in large retailers don't have the ingredients they claim to have. So that would be highly valuable to me.
frittata··on Turn spreadsheets into website designs
Smart idea. I could find a use for this.

But I have to say that I hate the word 'unlimited' when it comes to a service business. It works for software, but it is impossible for a service business.

If you got just a handful of clients sign up for this then unlimited tasks could turn into hundreds of man-hours.

frittata··on Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minute from $100 to $1k
Wow, what a nightmare.

Airbnb feels like WeWork – they both desperately want to be "tech companies" but at the end of the day neither one of them really is. They should have more important things to focus on before tech. Instead of making sure their app has the nicest UI, they should first make sure all of their rentals have proper fire exits.

frittata··on Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minute from $100 to $1k
This sounds like it could become dangerous for guests. e.g. a host doesn't want to host you, but they also don't want to lose $1,000. So you show up at their house and they convince you that it's in your best interest to cancel the reservation on your end... or else.

I've had >1 Uber driver call me and ask me to cancel the request on my end because he realized he couldn't get to me for X reason, and he didn't want the cancellation to negatively impact his driver account.

frittata··on Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?
There was a concerning post on HN about upwork's impersonation problem: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32096656

I don't think I'd ever put my information on their platform, and I'm also considering getting off linkedin for similar concerns.

frittata··on Be careful how you pay the bills
I've co-founded two startups and the biggest surprise/lesson for me was that most people don't want to forge their own path and customize every detail of their life. I had co-founders in each who after leaving our startups went on to 'normal' jobs and are much happier now.

There are without a doubt flight attendants who hate their job, but I'd guess that most of them like their jobs and like the structure and accountability that is provided to them, and not having to figure out every detail themself.

And then there are people like myself who can't stand being told what to work on and how to schedule my day.

frittata··on Two Years and over 700 Websites Later
Very nice. Is it wordpress?
frittata··on Why do so many brands change their logos and look like everyone else?
As a company grows, its branding evolves from the founders managing it themselves to eventually being overseen by an excessively large team of marketers. These marketers need something to do. An obvious project from them to undertake is a "rebrand". The marketers' goal is not creativity or innovation, its safety. So they look around and do whatever everyone else is doing, with maybe a few small adjustments. This guarantees they have something to occupy their time for 6-18 months, justifying their role in the company in case someone asks what they've been up to lately.
frittata··on Show HN: Domfetch.com - free tool to find expired domains with history
I'm surprised this didn't get more traction.

I just tried out several searches and I'm really impressed with the results! And the whole site loads super fast.

Ironically you don't have a great brand name for it though. I guess 'dom' is short for domain, but dom also has a different meaning in web dev lingo, so that's kind of confusing.

frittata··on Reselling Software: Don’t Start a SaaS – White Label Someone Else’s Instead
is that pronounced sassass?
frittata··on Alldle – access all the Wordle-type guessing games from one location
Just a simple and easy way to quickly access a bunch of these games.

My team at work have a channel in our chat application where we share our scores throughout the day for fun. There were getting to be too many links to keep track of so I put them all on one page.

https://alldle.co/

frittata··on Starlink Premium
hey Sam
frittata··on Internet Movie Firearms Database
Wow, Bruce Willis in Die Hard and Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon used the exact same gun, "The live-firing handgun that was used in both films has since been 'retired' to a glass museum case."

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon_(1987)