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  1. Comment on I'm starting a small business: any advice? in ~finance

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    You can do the provisional patent filing yourself for very cheap (<$500). That sets the -date for registration. Gives you 12months to get a real one ($25000?) and if you don't makes it so other...

    You can do the provisional patent filing yourself for very cheap (<$500). That sets the -date for registration. Gives you 12months to get a real one ($25000?) and if you don't makes it so other folk cannot either because of your prior art.

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  2. Comment on I'm starting a small business: any advice? in ~finance

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    If your company is formed on your state it could be you as agent. If you form a Delaware C-Corp company make sure you don't make too many shares or you get a huge tax bill. You'll very likely want...

    If your company is formed on your state it could be you as agent. If you form a Delaware C-Corp company make sure you don't make too many shares or you get a huge tax bill. You'll very likely want at least an LLC, maybe S-Corp. C-Corp is only needed if you want to raise money.

    On my first company the best advice was from my grandfather (who'd done multiple companies): get an attorney and accountant first.

    1 vote
  3. Comment on Any cool coding languages? in ~comp

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    I think Zig is cool. I'm using it for a UEFI module and toying with an emulator.

    I think Zig is cool. I'm using it for a UEFI module and toying with an emulator.

    5 votes
  4. Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official

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    Thanks for the reply. I meant revenue/keeping the lights on. You've answered fully. Thankfully it appears to be a non-issue.

    Thanks for the reply. I meant revenue/keeping the lights on. You've answered fully. Thankfully it appears to be a non-issue.

    2 votes
  5. Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official

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    Thanks for this. Is there options for continuity? What happens if you're gone? I'm sure you've thought about funding options? Can you share those thoughts?

    Thanks for this. Is there options for continuity? What happens if you're gone? I'm sure you've thought about funding options? Can you share those thoughts?

    42 votes
  6. Comment on Is it time to include pronouns? in ~tildes

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    Darmok and Jalad on the ocean

    Darmok and Jalad on the ocean

    4 votes
  7. Comment on Is it time to include pronouns? in ~tildes

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    You have the answer right in your post. Them. They.

    what to call them

    You have the answer right in your post.

    Them. They.

    17 votes
  8. Comment on I wanted a better Gemini web proxy, so I built a single-file PHP gateway in ~comp

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    Thanks! Looks good. Curious why you used the PHP ob_handler? I generally let PHP output get compressed by the next stage (Caddy). I only pick that way from habit and some unsubstantiated beliefs...

    Thanks! Looks good. Curious why you used the PHP ob_handler? I generally let PHP output get compressed by the next stage (Caddy). I only pick that way from habit and some unsubstantiated beliefs that the PHP ob is slower than my webserver .

    2 votes
  9. Comment on I wanted a better Gemini web proxy, so I built a single-file PHP gateway in ~comp

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    Is the page the Gemini docs? How can we see your code? Are you sharing that part?

    Is the page the Gemini docs? How can we see your code? Are you sharing that part?

    2 votes
  10. Comment on As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google’s AI Overviews in ~tech

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    Or a more decentralized social network - one more modeled after the real world. I don't know what that is yet but I'm open to suggestions

    Or a more decentralized social network - one more modeled after the real world. I don't know what that is yet but I'm open to suggestions

    4 votes
  11. Comment on As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google’s AI Overviews in ~tech

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    And that's a move they made that tanks ad-views and DAUs and then affects revenue and then affects stock price. They've done this to themselves. Similar gates on the new site which blocks anon...

    And that's a move they made that tanks ad-views and DAUs and then affects revenue and then affects stock price. They've done this to themselves. Similar gates on the new site which blocks anon viewers and routes them to the (crappy) app. Tanks numbers. It's just convenient/lazy to blame Google.

    13 votes
  12. Comment on Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans in ~food

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    Check out my new story about "Perry Hotter" who's a gender curious/fluid witch, attractive to everyone (magic!) and and saves the world by trapping bigots in their own solidified shit where they...

    Check out my new story about "Perry Hotter" who's a gender curious/fluid witch, attractive to everyone (magic!) and and saves the world by trapping bigots in their own solidified shit where they choke on their hate. <3 ;*

    This story idea is released into public domain, for anyone to use for any purpose.

    8 votes
  13. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    Less than 80F here for that day. Oven at 220F for about 3h. Had the ribs in for the preheat too. Much easier than baking at 450F when it's 90F outside and humidity is like 120%

    Less than 80F here for that day. Oven at 220F for about 3h. Had the ribs in for the preheat too.

    Much easier than baking at 450F when it's 90F outside and humidity is like 120%

    1 vote
  14. Comment on South Korea’s Kospi index sinks 10% on heavy selling of chipmaking stocks in ~finance

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    Wasn't there a recent report that this market was also leveraged all the way? This could just be a breath of unwinding that.

    Wasn't there a recent report that this market was also leveraged all the way? This could just be a breath of unwinding that.

    6 votes
  15. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    St Louis Ribs. Home made scratch dry-rub; oven bake in foil wrap.

    St Louis Ribs. Home made scratch dry-rub; oven bake in foil wrap.

    2 votes
  16. Comment on Wildfire smoke from Canada will soon spread across the Midwest and East United States in ~enviro

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    North of Boston is was super hazy yesterday (Tuesday) and today. We've got both a heat and smog advisory going on.

    North of Boston is was super hazy yesterday (Tuesday) and today. We've got both a heat and smog advisory going on.

    5 votes
  17. Comment on How long can I go with an obsolete phone? in ~tech

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    I bought the Pixel3 when the price dropped on the Pixel4 was announcement. I used it until the price was cut on the Pixel9 when the 10 was announced. It went for years w/o update from Google. Only...

    I bought the Pixel3 when the price dropped on the Pixel4 was announcement. I used it until the price was cut on the Pixel9 when the 10 was announced. It went for years w/o update from Google. Only got a new one cause the phone was damaged. I got the Pixel9 for the Graphene option but haven't made that jump yet.

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  18. Comment on Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? in ~tech

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    Of course I know him. He's me! I just got roped into another one of these. For business process automation it's amazing what a motivated manager can create. But it's messy and not secure and blah...

    Of course I know him. He's me! I just got roped into another one of these. For business process automation it's amazing what a motivated manager can create. But it's messy and not secure and blah blah. But that don't matter. Before to get these good tools deployed an engineer would have to identify the problem and then know enough business case to prototype and get management buy-in. Now they buy themselves in and bring the experience in to fix the mess. It's actually better/faster for the business this way.

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  19. Comment on How private equity ruined American youth sports in ~sports

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    LBO is only one method PE uses. I was thinking the monopoly aspect could play but it's also hard to dial in. They are just an oligopoly

    LBO is only one method PE uses. I was thinking the monopoly aspect could play but it's also hard to dial in. They are just an oligopoly

  20. Comment on Big Boy no. 4014 in ~transport

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    I saw this with my dad (RIP) when I was (much) younger. He had Rail Enthusiast Disease..The biggest guy at any train club you visit will be affectionately called Big Boy or "4014". Shout out EBMRC...

    I saw this with my dad (RIP) when I was (much) younger. He had Rail Enthusiast Disease..The biggest guy at any train club you visit will be affectionately called Big Boy or "4014". Shout out EBMRC and SLHRS.

    6 votes