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Comment · 4 years ago
Tim Ferris is laughing on this one. So many intro with WealthFront for a long time...
Comment · 6 years ago
This is why we have Monero.

Thank you fluffy pony.

Comment · 6 years ago
Yup, a startup I invested in here in the UK at seed round just did the Delaware flip for their A.
Comment · 6 years ago
Agreed. I'm not a fan of chainalysis.

Monero ftw.

Comment · 6 years ago
Got a guy with my same first name and surname.

Been getting his bank statements, his amazon orders, class emails, share purchases/sales.

Its a joke.

Edit: been happening for around 5 years.

Its also entertaining at the same time to see what he's doing on another continent. I'm torn, dammit Google!

Comment · 6 years ago
This is exactly why I forced myself to switch to FF quantum around 2 years ago.

Chrome is going downhill.

Comment · 6 years ago
Agree, this is very sad and nostalgic.

When I was growing up in the 90s, we would keep an argos catalogue in the rest room. Sounds weird now that I'm typing this out.

Spent countless hours (over time) browsing toys and games. The novelty of each turn and then replacing the entire thing with the new one.

I also miss the little blue pens that argos and index had along with the small paper for your order submission.

The pricing on the catalogue would be in blocks so you'd have to work out the price by entering the code for the specified product into the calculator-like gadget that would rest on the counter.

Good Times. As you grow older, things like this being phased out make you realise how long it's been.

Comment · 6 years ago
This looks excellent, I will be trying it out later today.

Reddit's redesign was an absolute catastrophy. Its sluggish and the mobile popups that direct users to app or Web is downright intrusive.

I use baconreader premium on mobile to keep my sanity.

Disclosure: I have no affiliation with baconreader app / team.

Comment · 6 years ago
What I don't understand about the whole education sector is these massive endowments.

If they're so big and managed so well, why is there a need to charge so much in the first place?

Comment · 6 years ago
Thank you!
Comment · 6 years ago
Telegram is where I speak to a few close friends (groups - plenty of gifs) and my developers and VAs are on it who I talk to daily.

Not many people use SMS these days (not within my circle anyway) and anything that comes through SMS is crucial I.e my CRM goes down or there's a bug I get an SMS, which is fine.

Also, I turn all notifications off on my mobile. This puts the powers back in my hands.

Edit, notifications for SMS and phone are on, everything else, off.

Comment · 6 years ago
I wholeheartedly 100% agree with this.

As soon as I entered the workforce @ 21 I cut out 2 things from my diet, sugar and news.

This habit has compounded so much, not saying its been 100% perfect because I still read reddit, twitter (very selective following and blocking all outlets that end up on my TL) and HN (this place is a total bubble of smart, high IQ people, I enjoy the comments here, I don't get to interact with such smart people on a day to day).

Any interesting developments will filter through my social circle, someone will bring it up.

I stopped watching TV altogether, I stream the occasional show though.

Comment · 6 years ago
I agree, over the last week I've left my phone in my bedroom most of the day, removed my apps like brave, telegram and WhatsApp from the home screen. Just the phone, calculator and signal.

So much better, now the added step of opening an app drawer and looking for an app or searching allows me to disengage with all the constant reading.

I've subscribed to a few newsletters and leave to until the end of the day before bed or schedule some time and leave them unread.

Internet is a great tool, as long as it doesn't takeover.

Comment · 6 years ago
Could you share the name?
Comment · 6 years ago
I'd also suggest Baconreader premium.

Its fast and lightweight. A superb third party reddit client.

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