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WTF! Who raises $5.5B at one go?

True. Laravel is probably the best PHP framework I've come across but the error display page seems like the only thing I didn't like. It can be quite daunting at first; errors that are easily decipherable using PHPs inherent error message display can seem quite arcane using Laravel.

Sure you're not just smitten? Really? Stuff that took you years took her days? Kindly care to expound?

There still seems to be a big problem that Electron is addressing that these React Native solutions aren't bothered with: it seems that users need to have Windows 10 whereas if you look at the OS market share, Win 7 still has the most usage at almost 50%

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste...

I would love to use React but if this is not addressed, there's no way I'm ignoring 1/2 users in the Windows ecosystem.

Is that the case or am I wrong? Can you run these React Native forks on Windows 7?

EDIT: Win 7 usage might be higher than is widely reported

https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share...

when they reached an impasse, switching positions in an argument

Wow! That's insanely good. You'd actually get to do one of two things; see the holes in your argument or see the holes in the opposing argument. Works both ways.

(The word "branding" feels odd to me. Probably not the word I would have chosen.)

Yes it does have that generic feel to it.

You're right. I seem to be facing a network issue. Some sites like HN are accessible while others aren't.

You just crashed their site :) It's rendered inaccessible.

I can see how if I was a retail store I'd wanted to track everyone moving through my shops.

Please elaborate on how this is possible i.e. what part of the tech would allow for this to happen.

Plus why this tracking would be interesting to retailers or brands.

One thing I learnt is that as humans we're probably more alike than we might want to accept. Many people are probably going through what you are going through and even though that might not be sufficient to make you feel like you're on top of the world, the point is, it happens to the best of us so you shouldn't feel alone.

Secondly, talk to someone you trust. Confide in them.

Thirdly, if you truly think you have room for improvement in your life and your relationships, do it now. Be better; you can do it. Start now.

Lastly, if you drink alcohol, stop it. It only makes it worse.

Stay hopeful.

Fundamentally disagree with the ethos of this article. What about ambition? What happened to that?

You won’t make the cover of Time Magazine and you won’t be ordering a private jet but that Ferrari is a definite possibility, if that’s the thing you are hurting for. (college education for your kids is probably a better idea ;) ).

I'd like to be on the cover of fortune or as Russ Hanneman might say, "I wanna make a fuckton of money all at once".

I don't see any problem with being ambitious or wanting that private jet.

I think that malls have one 'Amazon-esque' quality that hasn't really been tapped into. Selection. Wide Selection.

Plus one huge advantage over Amazon - proximity to customers.

Think about it; how convenient it would be to get a shopper to visit any and all the shops in a given mall and have all the items delivered to you in an hour or less. From couches to mattresses to groceries.

The mall acts as a warehouse of sorts and the mall owners can co-run the service reaping the benefits of either a margin/commission on sales and/or a service & delivery fee.

EDIT: If foot traffic is the main issue for the mall owners, then eCommerce with in-store pick up could be a another way to accommodate this. I just think that the idea that you can browse anything you want from a mall and know it's price and specs is too good to pass up.

I think Brexit is probably the best decision Britain has made since WWII second only to electing Thatcher.

I would have imagined that techies would appreciate this the most. The E.U is a bureaucratic, insatiable behemoth. Too many regulations and I would like to think that this is something techies have a great disdain for. I mean, just look at how unfairly the E.U has treated co.s like Google, Microsoft and Uber - these companies have deliberately been attacked by the E.U using antitrust laws among other regulations.

How has this helped the situation? I'd say, in no way. Stopping American companies from thriving in the E.U won't help the situation. Instead, learning from previous mistakes and correctly anticipating/predicting the next wave would be greatly rewarded by market forces and this would be the best thing for individual, sovereign European countries.

Please watch this video about the insane E.U laws I've mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YTTyQKyJQ

There were some detractors who have been in the industry for quite some time; can't remember the exact names but folks from either Lockheed or Boeing as per Ashlee Vance's Elon biography.

The incumbents said it couldn't be done...

Why don't US companies just employ a 'double Irish' on all their IP?

Edit: I mean from inception/company formation. Wouldn't that save you all the aforementioned headaches? Especially when the time comes for an exit to happen.

Development is hard.

It really is. That's what Lothrop Stoddard called 'The Burden Of Civilization'. Essentially, this is to say that, in as much as civilization can be a good thing, it is also very difficult to attain and sustain; some people are willing to push themselves as hard as they can to do this and some people just aren't equipped to handle civilization.