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joelmbell··on A Better Git Flow
I think this makes a lot of sense. I usually use git in a completely different way when developing than I do when I'm pushing up code for others into a shared branch.

When developing my priority is to easily get back to a last known working state. This allows me to try out risky changes, and throw them all away if it doesn't work out.

When pushing my changes for PR, those working states I saved before may not be the best logically. I usually re-write my commits to break it into more logical chunks, that are easy to revert and easier for other teammates to digest.

joelmbell··on Build a Realtime Serverless GraphQL API with Websockets on AWS
I've been using AppSync on an iOS project for the past few months. Really loving it so far. Not only does it enable a serverless GraphQL API, but it also makes it super easy to implement offline-first functionality and data syncing
joelmbell··on Small group of iOS devs form “Developers Union” to request App Store changes
Worthwhile to read Brent Simmons blog post on this, he is one of the influential members of this group and has a really great perspective.

http://inessential.com/2018/05/18/the_developers_union

joelmbell··on Small group of iOS devs form “Developers Union” to request App Store changes
Looks like they updated the article, probably just a typo
joelmbell··on Hundreds of Verizon customers are battling data over-limit fees
Interesting! Thanks for the link.
joelmbell··on Hundreds of Verizon customers are battling data over-limit fees
I know this sounds a bit crazy, but I'd be willing to wager that a significant chunk of data usage skyrocketing in the past few months is due to Pokemon Go.
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its back
joelmbell··on ResearchKit: A software framework designed to benefit medical research
This is so awesome. If this takes off, medical advancements in the next 10 years are going to be astronomical.
joelmbell··on Show HN: Helvetica Neue – A Native iOS Hacker News Client Built for Consumers
Just an FYI, looks like Quick and Nimble are required subproject but they aren't included in the repo so its a bit more complicated to get everything setup if you want contributors.

Edit Nevermind. They are gitsubmodules.. duh.

joelmbell··on Ask HN: How can a college student build credit?
Your inadequate credit score prevented you from being able to get a form of debt. Nobody is arguing thats not true.

And yes, cell phone subsidies are a form of debt because you are paying back the price of the phone built into the 2 year contract. If you buy the phone upfront then you can go month to month without needing to be tied into a contract.

So my point is consistent, if you plan on living debt free, the FICO score is being given way to much attention.

joelmbell··on Ask HN: How can a college student build credit?
Wow, I guess my last post was unpopular here. Look into "Manual Underwriting" its definitely possible to get a mortgage without a FICO store.

My problem withe the FICO score is that it is not an indicator of financial stability. Its entirely based off of debt. If someone wants to live debt free, which most would argue is a great position to be in financially, you're actually punished by FICO. The system is broken, and everyones obsession with the FICO score just feeds that broken system.

If more people did things like Manual Underwriting, and tried to live debt free I think it would drastically help the entire system.

joelmbell··on Ask HN: How can a college student build credit?
Totally agree. We all obsess about the FICO score way too much. If you plan on living mostly debt free then usually you don't even have a need for a credit score. There are ways to get mortgages if you want one even if you don't have a credit history.
joelmbell··on Morning People Are Less Ethical at Night
People do stupid stuff while tired... Shocker.
joelmbell··on Apple releases OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 with SSL fix
Its fixed
joelmbell··on Massively multiplayer online Flappy Bird
For a second I though the URL was fapmmo.com. I assume that would be something completely different.
joelmbell··on Facebook Paper's gesture problems
I really love paper, but totally agree here. I've also noticed that while I scroll through on the bottom usually my thumb is covering up the content I want to see.

Maybe I just have big thumbs.

joelmbell··on iPhone 5 with iOS 7 randomly shuts off
Black is way more trendy than blue though.
joelmbell··on 3 Million Teens Leave Facebook In 3 Years: The 2014 Facebook Demographic Report
Would be interesting to know. Teens leave Facebook to go to instagram.. which is owned by Facebook.
joelmbell··on Ask HN: How have you made "quick" money before?
This is probably not the answer that your looking for but honestly if you absolutely need 1-2k over the next month find some stuff to sell.

You might have to get a little bit more crazy with it than you want to, but I think most people would be suprised how much stuff they don't actually "need".