ambivalents

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by ambivalents 5y ago
I liked this piece but I'm more blown away by Chekhov's insight into the human condition. I hadn't heard of the 'little hammer' concept before. In a way I think Covid (and social media, like the author argues) has b
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by ambivalents 5y ago
This is awesome, you seem to be in touch with what your users want and then work to deliver it (whereas with many side projects I see it's more the developer building exactly what they want). I wish you much success!
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by ambivalents 5y ago
A good illustration of this is riding the NYC subway. I think most people would choose a slower-moving local line if it shows up before the more efficient express line, even if the express would get you to your destination sooner.
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by ambivalents 5y ago
> a clear signal to charge these customers a lot more money. Interesting, can you explain this a little more? Some of our customers chomp at the bit for particular features, and when we can we give them early access. We do not charge th
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by ambivalents 5y ago
I deal with a lot of the standard issues you might hear of -- easily distracted by the novel, inability to concentrate for more than maybe 4 minutes at a time. That's annoying but I have found a couple ways to manage it and still funct
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by ambivalents 5y ago
This was my first thought. Is there any downside to putting one on my dog?
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by ambivalents 6y ago
I know you're asking for practical advice and for that I don't have much to offer. But I do notice a lot of assumptions and judgments in your language which may not be true. There is no such thing as a 'dead end' in a ca
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Thanks, this is helpful to keep in mind. I somewhat arbitrarily decided I needed to do 2 per week, on Tuesdays and Fridays (why? who knows!). Perhaps I will dial it back and take the time to just make the best one I can every week or so.
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Oops... literally using a USB mic + Audacity! I come out sounding quiet and muted. And the acoustics of the room aren't great so it's echoey.... Can this be solved by better recording software?
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Thank you! I am going to do this. I feel this pressure to just put one out there but I can't get the first one exactly right. By doing 5 or so I think my perfectionism will start to wane, and naturally will be getting that practice
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by ambivalents 6y ago
I know exactly what you mean about the shift when recording. It sounds like my personality and all the passion and excitement I have about the topic totally disappear once I'm recording. So strange! Good to know practicing will help. O
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Ask HN: Any gotchas you can share when starting a podcast?
13 points by ambivalents 6y ago|14 comments
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by ambivalents 6y ago
As a fellow LGBTQ I'm surprised you feel held back by passing as a 'regular dude'. Though it sounds like you work at a bigger company with actual diversity initiatives? My experience is with smaller companies, with no such ef
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by ambivalents 6y ago
This is obvious if you have a dog, but cool to see it studied. My dog is a velcro dog, he follows me everywhere. If I change direction he will too. If I start to run he will too. One amusing thing on our walks is he will walk confidently, d
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Very nice, congratulations on your launch! As a lifelong runner I go through phases where I want to train for a specific race, and phases where I just want to go out and enjoy the experience without worrying about speed or distance. This ap
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by ambivalents 6y ago
And this: > Is there anything we can say for sure? How about: Yes, you can get more efficient at running. You probably can’t get more efficient at cycling—at least not by an amount that’s worth spending a lot of time fretting about.
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by ambivalents 6y ago
I agree, but then if this is just looking at the physiological effects of training, and not the accoutrements of training, I think you would need to hold the bike constant. Perhaps you can get more efficient at cycling with better frame geo
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Where did you get that number? I think it really varies. One of the products I manage is a lower price point but the implementation and use cases are complex and different for each customer. It does not make sense to enable self-service imp
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Not really. It sells papers. If there is a market for it, it will continue to be provided.
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by ambivalents 6y ago
I'd love to know more what you mean by 'life-affirming.' Based on context, sounds like you mean, be an authentic person, don't sugar coat things, be imperfect, show vulnerabilities. Is that right? I find myself drawn to
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by ambivalents 6y ago
This may not be exactly what you mean, but I worked for a successful startup that chose to cut certain costs in favor of others. I appreciated this practice--no excessive waste, only spending on what felt like mattered. My salary was above
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Maybe you can charge companies to be hidden from the service :D
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by ambivalents 6y ago
There is no product-related email I want to open and reply to. Maybe you can use something like Respondent to target the users you want and schedule paid interviews with them.
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Just watched a few more of their videos and they are indeed great: https://sandwich.co/work/category/featured/ But--potentially dumb question--where the heck would you encounter these videos in the wild? Thes
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by ambivalents 6y ago
I would absolutely use this for work and personal projects. But, couldn't one easily manipulate another person's work and falsely present it?
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Write a book, go on long bike rides, become a master at cooking, drawing, painting, and meditation.
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by ambivalents 6y ago
> A new report has also revealed that 19.3% of children and young people, aged between two and 19, had obesity , with 6.1% of kids identified as being severely obesity. Small point but I found it interesting that 'obesity' is
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by ambivalents 6y ago
I believe so, however I already have a little experience with some of the concepts they use (layers particularly, although that's not too hard to grasp). Then again I'm probably only using 10% of its true capacity. What I did was
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by ambivalents 6y ago
100%! I got the air4 too and am really happy with it. Procreate alone (which is just $9.99, I was honestly prepared to pay a lot more and thought it'd be akin to Photoshop level pricing) makes it worth it. I've also downloaded all
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by ambivalents 6y ago
Another vote for the Forerunner 245 (with music). Solid, reliable, great battery life. Superior to Apple Watch in all the categories I care about.

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