bbcbasic's comments

On: Ask HN: Why this bloat in Angular?

[bbcbasic]

Incase you want different versions per app

On: Show HN: One hostname to rule them all

[bbcbasic]

Totally agree

On: Show HN: 5+ Billion Passwords in Order of Most Popular

[bbcbasic]

If you pick the 5 billionth one you've probably picked a gooden.

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On: Medium.com is blocked in Egypt

[bbcbasic]

How is it blocked. Explicit message? Or just won't resolve?

[dodyg → bbcbasic]

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If you check news regarding Egypt, there have been several news sites and publications not accessible from the country.

On: CityBikes: bike sharing networks around the world

[bbcbasic]

Ha ha

On: Be Careful Celebrating Google’s New Ad Blocker

[bbcbasic]

It's saying to be careful when celebrating. Don't take anyone's eye out with the champaigne cork. Make sure there is a designated driver. Etc.

On: Ask HN: What are great examples of companies handling employees leaving?

[bbcbasic]

The best thing they could do beyond EliRivers comment is, if the circumstances for, have an open conversation about what the company can improve. And then say let's keep in touch if the new job doesn't work for you maybe we can talk.

Now you might think hey.. that is an exit interview. But exit interviews are formal form filling exercised done by a HR person that may or may not have a positive effect and there is not much incentive to be brutally honest. In fact the opposite.

On: MIT Gets $140M Pledge from Anonymous Donor

[bbcbasic]

Who gives it all away and then gets a nasty tax bill.

[aianus → bbcbasic]

No taxes if you give it away to a registered non-profit as Bitcoin.

On: What was your greatest growth hack?

[bbcbasic]

I think the users privacy should count for something. This is a betrayal in my book.

[exclusiv → bbcbasic]

It was probably somewhere in the terms. Not ideal, but at the same time - the product IS a social network for the neighborhood, so the user gets value from having their neighbors on. And they expect to have their neighbors on.

I'd prefer a checkbox with one line of text saying they would use my name though.

On: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

[bbcbasic]

Why did you decide to make this a site rather than a desktop app?

This is a private database as I see it, so there is no need for it to be online. And keeping it offline would be good for privacy, and would make it easy for anyone to download and install, rather than the more complex install needed for a web application (or letting someone else host and sacrificing privacy).

[robinhood → bbcbasic]

Because I just know web technologies. Also, because having a web app will allow me to create an API, which will allow to use a mobile app for this, which totally makes sense.

If you care about the privacy, you can also host this yourself :-D

[jefurii → robinhood]

Also because there are many times when you may not be in front of your own computer but you have your phone with you.