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t067633

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t067633··on Hang on to Your Firefox
I don't love FireFox. I love my uBlock Origin.
t067633··on Ask HN: How do I give back to people helped me when I was young and had nothing?
I know I commented already, but your posting really just gave me a bit of hope for the human race. For the past several years, I thought humanity had died. Your heart is in the right place. You actually don't need to worry so much about it, because it appears that you're the kind of person who will do the right thing and you'll know when you've crossed that bridge.
t067633··on Ask HN: How do I give back to people helped me when I was young and had nothing?
You find someone young who needs the same chances that were given to you.
t067633··on LinkedIn is the worst social media I've ever seen
You will not regret it. You will not miss it. I did the same to LinkedIn a couple of years ago, and just recently left FaceCrook and Twitter.
t067633··on LinkedIn is the worst social media I've ever seen
I was on LinkedIn for years. I quit a couple of years ago and have not regretted it one bit. I hasn't resulted in a single sale or new client for me. It's really for salesmen and headhunter and perhaps government officials, not technical people.
t067633··on Ask HN: How do you backup your Android?
DAYS=(some number); cd /place-to-save-stuff ; adb -e shell "cd /sdcard/; find . -mtime -${DAYS} | cpio -o" | cpio -idmuv # rooting phone not required
t067633··on How to install Linux from a Windows installer
This is the sort of masochism I must tip my hat to, but am not willing to torture myself with.
t067633··on Ask HN: How hard is it to find a job after trying to start your own thing
I've been doing my own thing since 2002. Haven't looked back to a time of being owned by others.
t067633··on Why do recipe writers lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions? (2012)
My onions usually take about 25 minutes. I know because that's when the potatoes are done Yummmmmmmmm!! The big secret is plenty of oil.