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gboone··on Google has given $150k in free ads to deceptive anti-abortion group
Yes, they also offer condoms if you're pregnant.
gboone··on Google has given $150k in free ads to deceptive anti-abortion group
The description is taking of life. The definition is either killing or murder. Killing is broadly seen as not wrong, while murder is.

For example, there are laws against murder. But if, while defending yourself, the other is killed that is not considered wrong, in most cases.

You are right that taking life is taking life. And I would agree that a case could be made for murder in some cases with soldiers.

So the real question is is it killing a fetus or murdering a fetus?

No one debates there is life.

gboone··on Show HN: I taught my little brother JS, and he made this videogame in a week
Yeah dude! Love this. It got difficult at 33. I'm hooked.
gboone··on Ask HN: What to do after $8M (all cash, post tax) exit?
So now you see there are two camps of advice:

1) it's all about what to do with the money 2) it's all about you

Rule of thumb in practice is don't take advice from someone who hasn't taken the time to understand more than what you shared. If you ask non-anonymously for advice to a professional with proper standards, you should get questions in response.

gboone··on Ask HN: What to do after $8M (all cash, post tax) exit?
FDIC is not just a dollar limit, but also per bank. Someone can have CDs from multiple banks, all in one account. Millions of FDIC insured money is easy these days.
gboone··on Ask HN: What to do after $8M (all cash, post tax) exit?
Yep, different people/situations should get different advice.
gboone··on Ask HN: What to do after $8M (all cash, post tax) exit?
I'm like you, without the $8M and have an additional kid.

I'm also a financial advisor with a tech startup.

It's just money. Money doesn't do anything, so don't love it. However, your responsibilities with it just rose far beyond what you were prepared to handle. Take your time and find a professional. If you want to learn to do it yourself, find a professional who will teach you.

The job produced the money, but there is still work to do as a man. So plan to work. Work is hard, but work is where the meaning lies, not the money that the job pays. Is also important for your kids that they see you work.

You have reason to be concerned. Many would stop working altogether. I've seen it over and over. They end up with all the vices.

Plan to work. If you like what you're doing, keep doing it.

gboone··on What laptop are you using for your day to day work and why?
8 years old HP Pavilion g6 with 1.9gHz dual core with 2.4gHz boost, overclocked to 3.0gHz. Upgraded to SSD, 8GB RAM and run Chrome off a Ram drive. Windows 10.

It just won't die. I tear it down once a year and clean it. I've started transitioning everything off of it to an Ubuntu VM on a home Proxmox server with a pass-through GPU, provisioned with 4-core 4gHz processing power.

I guess the keyboard on it is what I'm most comfortable with. It's gone through a couple batteries and power bricks, and I keep expecting it to not boot up one day.

If I had to get another laptop, I would probably not make much of the monitor, and plug in my HD TV like I have now. I would probably look for one comparable in size... For the keyboard. Laptops have wonky keyboards sometimes.

gboone··on Don't learn Dvorak
Must be just me but when I tried to learn Dvorak I got literally nauseated. Never felt so sick from doing something so simple/hard. He mentions stroke victims' struggle but for me it was like having a vision impairment like upside down vision. Otherwise I would have probably kept going.
gboone··on Show HN: My new SaaS side-project, after years of open source
Regarding the "number 1" value proposition, and given your audience is the small-business type, creating the "why" from the "what" is normally a small step.

For example, the "what" is "free forever", so the "why" is "save money and not increase monthly software subscription fees, keep my budget in line with the size of my business, grow with you, etc." Just change the point of view, and you'll get your why.

The "what": super cool features that provide enough flexibility for the credit, but simple interface. The "why": because small business is about ideas, and ideas need a voice and a face. And sometimes the idea is a quick one and I only have a few hours this weekend and the site needs to be done ASAP. Hope this helps you get the wheels turning.

My other feedback is styling: make the text not be aligned or sized so one word is left hanging below a full line. Check different phone screen layouts maybe? Just bugs me to look at. But I do like the overall color a lot. Nice!

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