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hvass | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday?

I do not use it every day, but I’ve found the most difficult to be hands down DocuSign.

hvass | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Why aren't you switching jobs?

Based on your argument — taking it to an absurd extreme — you’d never stay in a job and be perpetually changing.

hvass | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are your favourite podcasts?

The Tim Ferriss Show The Portal Stratechery’s podcast (Exponent) Tyler Cowen’s podcast

hvass | 6 years ago | on: Tell HN: Verizon quietly deleted my YahooMail inbox after 1 year of inactivity

It happened to me last week. I was so pissed. Completely unbelievable. Zero notifications to my other email accounts. Hope Yahoo finally goes bankrupt.

hvass | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you pay attention to emotions in your remote teams?

I have been remote for four years and this solution sounds quite creepy/off-putting. You are unlikely to get any true answers in a group setting.

From my experience, this is best accomplished by connecting in-person on a semi-regular bases.

hvass | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you feel the quality of SWE has gone down?

I am not a developer, so take this with a huge grain of salt, but this comment sounds a bit like old school photographers saying iPhone and Instagram are not for “real photographers.”

hvass | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: Maximize your profit with dynamic pricing

What are the legal implications of doing this based on jurisdiction? There are also ethical considerations. I expect this to be another thing which will be an 'open secret' in the tech/marketing worlds until other people find out about it and will be upset about.

hvass | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Why don't emails have a unique ID in the subject line?

I use email all the time and have never even remotely encountered a point where I would need something like this. Why wouldn't you simply refer to a subject line? And why would someone say "Did you see email E2YKW3" I can't imagine a single person saying that frankly.

hvass | 6 years ago | on: MacBook Pro Keyboard Drives Me Crazy

I tried the most recent MacBook Pro keyboard over a weekend in September. Absolutely terrible experience, not to mention the Touch Bar. I hope my 2015 MBPro doesn't die on my before Apple fixes this.

hvass | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to Negotiate for Job Offer?

I recommend looking into Ramit Sethi's advice on negotiation: https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/guides/ultimate-guide-... (Don't be put off by the same name. Ramit is great.)

hvass | 6 years ago | on: 48% of Canadians on brink of insolvency, online survey says

Are there any surveys or statistics to back this up besides Ipsos' survey? It's frankly hard to believe half the country is on the brink of insolvency.

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Google doesn't hire losers

What’s the argument and point of this? Can someone clarify?

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: What're your startup negotiation tips?

This is a great resource: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/

I am also currently reading Ury's "How to get past no" which has been really helpful so far.

Also search for "Ramit Sethi negotiation" and you will find great tips.

hvass | 7 years ago | on: The rise of the robot farmer

Related: Can someone from the industry share what is the current status of vertical farming? Is this considered the future or the verdict is not out yet? Any good people/startups/articles to check out?

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

I was logged out of my account, but reviewing logs of devices that are using/have used my account in the past I don't see anything suspicious. What is the likelihood that the account was breached and accessed without triggering any of those systems? Is it plausible to speculate that it was possible for accounts to have been accessed without users receiving emails from Facebook?

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

Well done.

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: How much do you still rely on traditional email and calendar?

I rely on both for everything. What do you refer to as alternative?

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you make life's decisions?

I second reading Decisive.

If I were in your shoes, I'd do the following:

1) Sit down and write down your "poor" decisions. How could you have prevented them? What information was missing? Could you have known this piece of information in advance if you sought it out? Some of this will help you unpack how much it's you and how much it's situational.

2) Ask your friends about your decision-making style and ask for blunt feedback.

3) Ask yourself how much you should have listened to other people vs how much to yourself? You might need to calibrate your ego/confidence--you might be too trusting (or not trusting enough of yourself)

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For future decisions,

1) Try to make them rationally and not out of emotions. This is tricky because you have to trust your gut, but your gut can be just fear and anxiety.

2) Most important thing: How reversible is a decision? What is the downside? What is the upside? Never, ever make a decision that has a chance of ruin.

3) Always ask: How is this decision wrong? Always be able to articulate for each option what are the downsides. No decision is perfect but you have to be able to weigh the downsides, and also see the problematic aspects of each. This is critical if you fall in love with one answer to a fork on the road.

Hope this helps! And do read Decisive!

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programming

This is the best thing I've read in really long time.

hvass | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are your favourite podcasts?

1. Tim Ferriss Show 2. Exponent (Stratechery’s podcast) 3. Ezra Klein Show 4. Recode / Decode 5. a16z’s podcast 6. Dear Sugar 7. Techmeme’s new daily podcast