blankenship
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Comment · 10 years ago
I’ve never owned a PC. The first computer I ever used was a Macintosh II. The first desktop computer I bought was a Power Mac G3. My first laptop was that adorable little Powerbook G4. And I’ve been using an iPhone since 2007.
I’m not frustrated because of the hardware — I’m frustrated because 50% of the software on my phone is made by Google, who seems to actually still care about making useable, stable software that gets how I use multiple devices. The iOS ecosystem just keeps getting worse and worse, and I keep hiding or deleting their software on their hardware.
Comment · 10 years ago
That makes sense to you (a web user who wants to use multiple platforms, and likely already does) but not to Twitter (a business whose financial interests are best realized the longer you stay within the walled garden of their product.) Twitter doesn’t want you to leave their ecosystem, so they’re considering changing the boundaries of the ecosystem.
Comment · 11 years ago
There are a lot of economic differences between music and apps
Are there? (At least for independent musicians?) From my experience, it seems like a decent comparison—you can make an app or album for $2000 or $200k.
Comment · 11 years ago
Sure, I’m responsible for my debt because it’s in my name. Did I know that as a naive 18 year old trusting my not-financially-savvy parents that this was a wise decision that wouldn’t wreck my ability to produce wealth for the next decade?
Nope.
Sometimes we’re expecting not-yet-adults to make adult decisions and live with the adult consequences. And sometimes they don’t have enough information/support to make those decisions.
Comment · 11 years ago
My wife and I regularly split a burrito bowl, getting extra rice and beans.Chipotle ends up being one of the few “heathy” places we can eat out for ~$5/person.
Comment · 12 years ago
Hell of a soundbite. It doesn’t even matter that it doesn’t make sense, it’s a death-by-association repeatable nugget for uninformed voters (which most people are).
Comment · 12 years ago
The Workout Of The Day is one of the main things he takes issue with. The OP can claim “every single” because the primary methodology of Crossfit is ubiquitous—that’s what makes it a Crossfit gym. He doesn’t have to visit every Crossfit gym to know they do a WOD; it wouldn’t be a Crossfit gym without the WOD.
It’s like saying I don’t need to visit every movie theater in America to know that they all show movies at regular intervals.
Comment · 12 years ago
I’m a systems-minded designer who can code. Left/right-brained signifiers work decently well in theory, but fall apart with real humans. People aren’t that binary.
Comment · 12 years ago
Git doesn’t handle image files well at all, because it wasn’t designed for it. That said, I think the OP is talking more about designers using Git for code, not images. Designers don’t just make images, etc.
Comment · 12 years ago
The whole interview is great, but the last few paragraphs on advice to young musicians are brilliantly helpful.
“Be voracious when it comes to uncovering the secrets of the music business and how people outside the music business behave as entrepreneurs.”
And I wish more of my fine art friends would embrace this mentality (primarily so they can keep making art):
“[Art and business] seem diametrically opposed, but I don't think you can survive being just an artist or just a businessperson. If you're only business, you will lack the flair that attracts an audience. If you're only flair, you'll be taken advantage of.”
Comment · 12 years ago
I’ve always used the bungee trick, too. Easier than getting split wood out of the tire.
Comment · 12 years ago
Another vote for the Fiskar X27. I haven’t used anything else for a few seasons now.
Comment · 12 years ago
If execution is everything Editorially had a pretty stellar group of folks with proven track records executing, and are still shutting the doors because of a lack of paying customers. Execution is important, but so is the market for a product.
A one-person shop obviously has fewer bills to pay, but also a much shallower pool of talent (no matter how talented the one person is) to pull from for executing.
Keep HN updated on your progress. It’s an interesting case study of two approaches.
Comment · 13 years ago
My dad’s extended family was involved in the papermill business in the hills of North Carolina. The running joke was, “Smells like money.”
Comment · 13 years ago
But are they harmless? If they’re made with chemicals in an unregulated industrial process, it seems unlikely. Less harmful than ”analog” cigarettes, maybe—but completely harmless seems like an unlikely stretch.
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