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by ekanes 6y ago
I do this with my kids, gesturing (not pointing) as it helps my mind remain focused on truly listening to them amid everything else going on. I probably look ridiculous, but I'm a better father for it so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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by ekanes 6y ago
Since vitamin D is cheap and readily available, we don't need to wait before making sure we have enough of it. Grip strength is another proxy for health, specifically how likely you were to die anytime soon. Makes sense. But training y
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by ekanes 6y ago
Thanks!
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by ekanes 6y ago
Oh, of course. Sigh. Thanks.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Definitely interesting, but the post isn't about elephants vs wolves (no wolves are mentioned!) but about why the Romans didn't adopt the use of elephants in war. TLDR; Despite being theoretically SUPERBADASS (my words), elephants
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by ekanes 6y ago
That's fair/fine, but what do you propose is an actionable way to handle your concern? Declare her ineligible?
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by ekanes 6y ago
You're interpreting from my comment a viewpoint, but I'm really just answering the exact question. The police do need to be held to a higher standard than civilians.
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by ekanes 6y ago
The difference would be that police are privately identifying people.
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by ekanes 6y ago
I really like this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V81DY17/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... - $300 - simple/small - elegant-looking (fake walnut finish, but high-quality) - motor that goes up and d
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by ekanes 6y ago
Glassdoor was acquired by Indeed, who is moving all paid job postings ($$$) over to Indeed. That leaves Glassdoor without a business model, hence this internal pivot. Source: https://www.chadcheese.com/episodes (scroll down
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by ekanes 6y ago
The company numbers are smaller as initially we were functioning more like recruiters. Now adding more scaleable and self-serve options.
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by ekanes 6y ago
We're working really hard on solving this specific problem. Resumes show you surface/hard facts, but not the "soft stuff" that really matters for whether or not people will be happy in their new role. Things like share
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by ekanes 6y ago
This is fantastic. Thanks for making it. I sent you a dm on Linkedin about licensing it.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Age is also a factor -- when I was younger I could eat two large pizzas at one point without a problem. Now a couple slices and I feel like junk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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by ekanes 6y ago
Have you actually looked into it? The stuff he's doing is quite scientifically controlled/verified. He's controlling his autonomic nervous system in interesting ways, and his advanced students are doing the same thing.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Related/similar: I remember reading that when cyclists wore helmets, drivers felt safer driving closer to them. Another IIRC is that safer cars meant that people just drove faster.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Agree. They are also not handling hosts who point hidden video cameras at guests.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Does your AC start instantly when you turn on the car? Mine doesn't.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Same boat. Trading in my fancy Chrysler Pacifica minivan for a Toyota Sequoia with physical AC knobs. Right now I have to wait for a computer to boot up, and then click to accept the terms and conditions. Every. Time.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Add patreon so people can support/fund it!
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by ekanes 6y ago
I think it's a tough space. I'd start by trying to make sure people would PAY for whatever you want to build. The needs you're talking about are pretty specific.
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by ekanes 6y ago
> the child should never meet an obstacle, for fear of their self-esteem Right, and this does exactly the opposite! Self-esteem is built ONLY by meeting obstacles and overcoming them.
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by ekanes 6y ago
I would use Twilio for prototyping, then switch to something else for scale, as it gets expensive.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Yeah, it's an interesting space, trying to help companies and people have less friction. We were solving a very real and emotional problem, received a lot of press coverage. TIME magazine named us one of their "Top 10 of everythin
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by ekanes 6y ago
I couldn't afford to fund development of it myself. It was a small team, and we were careful with the capital. We raised $750k. Making the phone calls was also a cost that scaled up (Twilio, etc)
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by ekanes 6y ago
Great point. We ended up speaking with Telstra (big Aussie telecom) about rolling us out in their Android phones, but it didn't go anywhere.
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by ekanes 6y ago
Dang! 9 years ago we announced an app that did this right here on Hacker News. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2285594 How we did it: We hired the AT&T lady to make a recording that said, "Press 1 for your nex
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by ekanes 6y ago
haha thank you! SIGH
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by ekanes 6y ago
Deleted -- posted on wrong thread.
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by ekanes 6y ago
While crass, that's a great way to put it. Why can't I just want my conversations to be private because eavesdropping without cause is icky. Just like in person.

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