John Peebles

Most-linked posts?

1. Safety First
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-08-13
2. Grunge Rock and a Neighborhood Network in 90s China
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-07-13

What Hacker News says?

1. nemesisj · 2012-07-30

   Yeah, I'm convinced it's setup to scam users and there's a lot of click fraud happening. Wrote a post about it here: http://peebs.org/148437517

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   on “Company withdrawing from Facebook as analytics show 80% of ad clicks from bots”
2. nemesisj · 2012-08-20

   Submitted We consistently underestimate kids. as a story · 142 points

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3. nemesisj · 2012-09-02

   I really agree with what you just said. Mirror my own thoughts very closely. Laid them out in a blog post here: http://peebs.org/thoughts-on-samsung-apple-and-patents

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   on “Apple Never Invented Anything”
4. nemesisj · 2014-01-04

   Submitted We Need Viable Search Engine Competition as a story · 117 points

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5. nemesisj · 2014-01-04

   Exactly. Everything about how Google handled this is wrong, in my opinion. I couldn't care less about RapGenius - they're just a symptom of the underlying problem which is we don't have any real competition in the search engine market, and we're paying for it with unfair antics like this. Longer thoughts here: http://peebs.org/2014/01/04/we-need-viable-search-engine-com...

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   on “Rap Genius is Back on Google”
6. nemesisj · 2011-10-16

   Submitted I'll Probably Never Hire Another Pure SysAdmin as a story · 92 points

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7. nemesisj · 2012-08-14

   I wrote a blog post asking for this to happen in the UK awhile back. http://peebs.org/free-business-idea-for-a-united-kingdom-sta... Glad to see it starting to happen in Europe!

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   on “Samwers Clone Stripe”
8. pak · 2010-11-13

   Submitted An open letter to mint.com: Stop storing my credentials as a story · 35 points

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9. jldugger · 2021-08-24

   If you follow the citation trail: 0. Dan writes an article about marginal employment decisions, which cites 1. Alex Clemmer wrote ( http://blog.nullspace.io/building-search-engines.html ) about building a search engine to compete with Google, who cites 2. John Peebles, who wrote ( https://peebs.org/2014/01/04/we-need-viable-search-engine-co... ) about the urgent need for a viable competitor to Google, saying: > I wo…

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   on “I could do that in a weekend (2016)”
10. nemesisj · 2012-06-09

    Submitted How I salt my own passwords and sleep a little better at night as a story · 28 points

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11. nemesisj · 2013-06-20

    These guys are doing an incredible job. Liam Maxwell is smart and has a background in startups. I got the privilege of listening to him speak a couple months ago. Wrote up the experience here: http://peebs.org/2013/03/29/evening-united-kingdom-cto/

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    on “Government Digital Service Design Principles”
12. nemesisj · 2024-07-13

    Submitted Grunge Rock and a Neighborhood Network in 90s China as a story · 9 points

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13. nemesisj · 2014-01-26

    Submitted A Part of Hacking History: Visiting the Tech Model Railroad Club as a story · 5 points

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14. nemesisj · 2012-08-19

    Submitted Simplify Everything, Even Beer Deliveries as a story · 5 points

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15. nemesisj · 2011-10-08

    Submitted The Big Book Giveaway - lots of old CompSci books for free as a story · 5 points

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16. yodongo · 2011-07-05

    Submitted Easily installed 2 factor security framework for your web app, VPN, or server. as a story · 5 points

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17. nemesisj · 2011-02-13

    Submitted On the Eve of a Computer Playing Jeopardy: a Tale about a Chess Playing Robot as a story · 5 points

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18. nemesisj · 2013-10-27

    Submitted I've Never Wished I Was Less Technical as a story · 4 points

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19. nemesisj · 2012-09-02

    Submitted Thoughts on Samsung, Apple, and the American Patent System as a story · 4 points

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20. nemesisj · 2011-09-24

    Submitted PHP Sucks as a story · 4 points

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21. nemesisj · 2013-04-03

    Submitted What's life like in the Edinburgh TechCube? as a story · 3 points

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22. nemesisj · 2012-01-07

    Submitted Goodbye Current Events as a story · 3 points

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23. nemesisj · 2026-03-09

    Submitted Building GREMLIN's Lair as a story · 2 points

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24. throwaway211 · 2024-07-14

    Submitted Grunge Rock and a Neighborhood Network in 90s China as a story · 2 points

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25. nemesisj · 2012-08-28

    Submitted The best way to plan for a technology business: Cynical Optimism as a story · 2 points

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26. nemesisj · 2012-01-18

    Submitted Why does this have to be so hard? Is this how empires die? as a story · 2 points

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27. nemesisj · 2026-02-19

    Submitted First Five Days with Gremlin My OpenClaw Assistant as a story · 1 points

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28. nemesisj · 2020-05-20

    Submitted I Actually Love Targeted Ads as a story · 1 points

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29. nemesisj · 2015-12-30

    Submitted Startups, Take the Pledge for Your Community as a story · 1 points

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30. nemesisj · 2013-03-29

    Submitted An Evening with the United Kingdom's CTO as a story · 1 points

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