cheshireoctopus

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by cheshireoctopus 2y ago
https://grampasweeder.com/ Not necessarily tiny, but awesome single-purpose gardening tool for removing weeds without overworking your back.
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by cheshireoctopus 2y ago
I don't manage it all. Something is always slipping and I always feel like I am falling behind. That said, here are some tactics I've used over ~2 years as a solo founder to try to keep it together: 1. Focus weeks on certain funct
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by cheshireoctopus 3y ago
Hate to say it as I like Unicomp as a concept, but had a related experience. Purchased a keyboard from them back in 2015/2016 and really enjoyed the few months that it worked. There is something about those springs... When it stopped f
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by cheshireoctopus 4y ago
Great question. Given the forum, going to assume you are seeking an internship in tech. FWIW, I created/lead an internship program for software devs at a small(er) venture-backed startup. The program was responsible for hiring ~20 inte
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by cheshireoctopus 4y ago
Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/20220511150820/https://www.nytime...
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by cheshireoctopus 5y ago
What is an employee blackout?
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by cheshireoctopus 6y ago
> the press seems to be at war with everyone This is the focus of Matt Taibbi's "Hate Inc."
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by cheshireoctopus 6y ago
Bookmarked :D Looks cool, but would like to be able to check out an existing demo lesson before signing up.
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by cheshireoctopus 6y ago
Like everything, depends on your definition of success. If we consider it a speculative investment, then, sure, at this point in time, BTC looks like a solid investment! BTC investments have funded a number of my vacations :D But, if we con
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by cheshireoctopus 6y ago
This is REALLY cool. How can I meet people around me who have already setup a collection point, a community point, or a machine shop? Do you have an onboarding guide for beginners who are looking for low-effort ways to explore what you are
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by cheshireoctopus 6y ago
Do office politics go away in a remote setting?
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
You might find that sleep trackers actually increase your anxiety around falling or staying asleep. I used https://www.sleepcycle.com/ for a number of years while suffering sleepless nights. It seemed accurate...but I had n
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
Take it as further validation! You can also be a bit cheeky and call them out and then use it for marketing! https://medium.com/@zreitano/on-behalf-of-hims-patients-than...
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
Browse HN - look for content I am interested in learning. Setup coffee/walk with teammates. Work on internal hack projects. Purge the backlog.
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
Appreciate you taking the time to answer. I am really into what you are building here - are you looking for volunteers to help?
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
This is really inspiring. Thank you for sharing. Few questions if you do not mind: 1. How did you broadcast your Meetup to your students? 2. It looks like you have students pull lessons from a repo. Do you find it challenging to manage a ha
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
Good question. I am under the impression my manager is trying to get the next role. If I am able to understand, and perhaps even address, my manager's concerns, then I can help them manage themselves onto the next level.
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
Good advice with #1 - getting a business mentor is helpful in learning the business goals/concerns of the organization your product supports. Interesting advice with #3 - have not considered this before. I like how your approach empowe
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
1.Have patience as you transition into this role 2. Lead by example - be the change you wish to see 3. Focus on strengthening your team members (designers and product managers included!) 4. Ensure your engineers are given ownership and lead
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
> given the propensity of the male psyche to become dependent on dopamine Interesting. This anecdotally appears to be the case. Is there anything to back this point up?
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
> no other profession has more opportunities to choose a moral employer. Interesting. Curious how many people actually evaluate the morality of their prospective employers.
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by cheshireoctopus 7y ago
Are the action items assigned to an individual? Is someone responsible for seeing them through?
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Ask HN: How Do You Learn with a Full-Time Job?
1 points by cheshireoctopus 8y ago|0 comments
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by cheshireoctopus 8y ago
Nice work. Excited to see where you take it! Related: very happy to see that https://forum.bodybuilding.com/ is still around/thriving.
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by cheshireoctopus 9y ago
I find the Boy Scout Rule to be helpful: > The Boy Scouts have a rule: "Always leave the campground cleaner than you found it." If you find a mess on the ground, you clean it up regardless of who might have made the mess. You i
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by cheshireoctopus 9y ago
Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit...
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by cheshireoctopus 11y ago
Any tips/hints for getting started?
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by cheshireoctopus 12y ago
> imagine a world where all your rivals in business are dosed up on your nootropics. You're now in the position of having to consume mind altering pharmaceuticals in order to retain your job, with some completely uncertain future co
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by cheshireoctopus 12y ago
If you enjoy beer, check out Cambridge Brewing Company. > The Bay Area isn't for everybody and it isn't certainly for me, so I hope that not every city try to emulate that and try to find their niche. Good point.
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How Mark Cuban can help fix inequality(medium.com)
6 points by cheshireoctopus 12y ago|0 comments

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