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stuartc842on Face Masks: Much More Than You Wanted to Know

https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-...

not direct citation, but relevant

stuartc842on Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees

example of an item that smells like aliexpress to me:

2'x4' painting for $160, ships from china, comes in 6 different sizes

https://www.etsy.com/listing/637298037/original-sea-waves-oi...

stuartc842on Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions?

i've read that your earlobes are the first to go

stuartc842on How much better was DEC Alpha than contemporary x86?

>turns out the Office team had a single Alpha in their pipeline, set to compile -O0, and pretty much said "this is there to check the lawsuit checkmark"

what does this mean? compile -O0? lawsuit checkmark?

stuartc842on SQLite Is Serverless

bane said "not stupid"

stuartc842on Science made astonishing progress and was hijacked by those with an axe to grind

cdc citation pls

stuartc842on The Genius in My Basement (2011)

...and would also seem incompatible, unproductive, and wasteful.

stuartc842on The Genius in My Basement (2011)

... which is a bad thing. unless you prefer motivated people more than good ideas.

stuartc842on Show HN: Made this with my daughter to help kids ages 2 to 4 learn logic

agreed.

this tool seems to optimize practicing logic more than enjoying logic.

i think kids will find greater success in life with logic if they're taught to enjoy it before they're taught to master it.

why do i think this?

my dad wrote a "computer game" in 4th Dimension in the late 80s that was just randomized arithmetic problems. i had to get a certain score before i could play outside etc. i got really good at answering his program's stupid questions. i also learned to resent him for it and have negative associations w arithmetic to this day.

i also quickly lost my "skills" and am bad at arithmetic now.

it was a nice idea but please don't repeat his mistake.

stuartc842on The Genius in My Basement (2011)

rudeness is a team-killer and an idea-silencer, not an inconvenience.

stuartc842on SoftBank Is Selling Wag Stake Back to Company

the wework office in durham nc has contributed a lot of value to a lot of peoples' lives

stuartc842on From SaaS idea validation in 1 day to 150+ Beta signups

"hey guys, we're a successful company with a real product" - theranos

stuartc842on Ask HN: Where can I find remote or quality oriented freelancing work?

in my experience, upwork is the least spammy site compared to freelancer, fiverr, and guru