zombieprocess's comments

On: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share

[zombieprocess]

Any recommendations for Linux based laptops for software development that is < $1000?

[jerrygenser → zombieprocess]

Get an older Dell XPS 15. Newer gen are above this price point but 2-3 gen back will be very nice.

Battery, WiFi chip, memory, and storage are all upgradeable; you'll just be signing up for a given chip generation. L

[oldandboring → zombieprocess]

A Framework laptop starts at about $1050. Mine is truly the best Linux laptop I've ever owned.

On: Show HN: Ishim – find available one-word domain na...

[zombieprocess]

I agree. Why would I download an app for something that can be done in a browser?

[mritchie712 → zombieprocess]

also, something you will do a couple times at most a year.

[whymauri → mritchie712]

There are actually power users in this space who might need the tool on a weekly basis. It's niche, but they exist.

[docuru → whymauri]

Right on. This is who the tool was built for

On: Ask HN: Should I sell my house to fund my startup?...

[zombieprocess]

You're 25 and working in this space for 8 years?

[entropyie → zombieprocess]

I made more money per month as a 17 yo at the end of the dotcom boom than I did the decade after...

But back to the advice: don't sell your house... Get a less demanding job, even 4 days a week, and side hustle the project.

Also considering finishing your degree as a hedge (assuming it doesn't cost too much, I guess it does in the USA).

[Throwey12 → zombieprocess]

Yes, started volunteering at 16, got an offer soon and went fulltime. Dropped out of university. At some time I was working on two jobs, one part time of course, and did some freelance while still working full time.

[navane → zombieprocess]

And owning a house. Are you sure you're owning the house, not the bank?

On: Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum ...

[zombieprocess]

Curious about career advancement with this approach? Does this get you promoted and does this get you work on more interesting projects?

On: Google Photos hooked users with free unlimited sto...

[zombieprocess]

Thats not how promises work.

On: Google Photos hooked users with free unlimited sto...

[zombieprocess]

Sure can. The Microsoft plan allows you to ungoogle yourself.

Get a @your-domain-name email which comes with the same corporate outlook with calendar integration and everything else that comes with it.

Also, 1 TB.

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Another good option is Apple - they charge reasonably 0.99$ for 50 GB

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Finally, dropbox is really good too and I have been using them since the beginning.

On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2020)

[zombieprocess]

> "Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?"

> -- Steve Jobs to Pepsi CEO John Sculley, 1983

You know that was the worst decision of Jobs' life, right?

[MarkMc → zombieprocess]

I'd put it differently: It was a great pitch, just aimed at the wrong person

On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2020)

[zombieprocess]

Is visa okay?

On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2020)

[zombieprocess]

Are you sponsoring Visas?

On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2020)

[zombieprocess]

US Citizenship required?

[torgian → zombieprocess]

Most likely yes. You would probably have to be a citizen and secret clearance.

[killjoywashere → torgian]

I don't want to speak for Kessel Run, but citizen: probably. Secret clearance: if needed, they'll pull you through that process and that will be a thing of value you get from such a job that you can put on your resume for future jobs (clearances are typically good for 10 years).