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cstanton | 5 years ago | on: If it ain't broke: Share your oldest working gadgets

I had one in college. My roommate did too and clipped it to his Grado GR80’s, which was a bogus sight: All the music on a little piece of tech strapped to large headphones. Great little MP3 player!

cstanton | 5 years ago | on: If it ain't broke: Share your oldest working gadgets

I have a Leica M6 from 1985 and a Hasselblad 500 CM from the 60’s that are both in incredible condition (after a recent CLA). They are wonderful machines, especially the Hasselblad (each piece removable, serviceable, swappable)

cstanton | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you maintain your medical record?

I traveled full-time for 3 years with my wife and dog in an RV. We luckily didn’t have any medical stuff come up, though getting some prescriptions filled in different states was a HEADACHE.

For our dog, we use PawPrint, which is a mobile app. They request medical records on our behalf and digitize them. Their monetization model is to sell pet insurance, which we have with another carrier. Nice, convenient.

cstanton | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?

My marriage.

No one else in my life has my back, protects my confidence, and shares this wild adventure like my wife does. We have invested a LOT of time and money into getting better at overcoming disagreements, digging deeper into what is actually causing a rift between us, defining the company we want to keep, etc.

We are both athiests, so we didn’t have access to church or religious marital counciling (probably for the best). We took it upon ourselves to study all we can, to treat our marriage as a foundation to improve our self-awareness and help each other see their blind spots.

Some education that has been helpful: - Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Great foundational book. His other book “Speaking Peace” is a how-to manual for conflict resolution between warring communities/tribes/nations. Both are VERY powerful and cheap. Both have audiobooks.

- Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin. Great book about building a foundation in a partnership.

- “Deep Psychology of Intimate Relationships” course (DPIR) from RelationshipSchool.net and the free “Smart Couple Podcast.” DPIR is a “masters degree” in building a rock solid partnership, and the podcast offers some great ongoing commentary. What secular relationship books or courses or events do you recommend?

cstanton | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to come up with monetizable side project ideas?

As a marketer, I see countless great projects that were abandoned. What seems like a promising project goes dry when, presumably, the dev can’t market it.

Marketing and sales are so important; without it, your project risks a short life.

I would look at what you already have and figure out why you aren’t making money on it, versus building something brand new.

cstanton | 8 years ago | on: A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

A few months ago, I was in Austin and met two youpon cold brew makers selling at the farmers markets. Really delicious and smooth. The plant grew wild on many of the hikes I took.