kaizendc | 5 years ago | on: New youtube-dl release: v2020.11.01.1
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kaizendc | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: I implemented the life I designed: perfect but I feel lost. What now?
Try utilizing Anki for spaced repetition. Brilliant program used by many medical students.
kaizendc | 6 years ago | on: We've Built Cities We Can't Afford
Your "rebuttals" are a prime example of normalcy bias.
Not surprising though, pretty much everyone born in the past 60 years has become accustomed to a ridiculous "normal" that has been built on a fossil fuel house of cards.
kaizendc | 7 years ago | on: ‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whole Life’
You're right, the hedonic adaptation is all imaginary. David Foster Wallace and the many psychologists who support it's existence are all wrong.
Perhaps they should read your dissertation on it?
/s
kaizendc | 7 years ago | on: Families earning $117,000 now qualify as “low income” in California's Bay Area
I had that same realization, that watching documentaries about the world could increase both my compassion and my gratitude.
I've found this channel to be helpful towards that end: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39zufHfsuGgpLviKh297Q
DW Documentaries.
kaizendc | 10 years ago | on: The first person to hack the iPhone is building a self-driving car
Take some time to watch his YouTube video explaining the iPhone hack.
He starts the video by giving credit to other people involved in the project.
kaizendc | 11 years ago | on: Stop Changing UIs for No Good Reason
Exactly, it's mostly busywork.
kaizendc | 11 years ago | on: Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award
The space program has been (and will continue to be) directly responsible for many important technologies that lift the tide for ALL of humanity. Yes, even those who live in poverty.
If you are interested in learning how, read this short letter:
kaizendc | 12 years ago | on: The First Look at the New Oculus VR Prototype
I received DevKit V1 a few weeks ago and had the privilege to demo it to a few friends and family over the holidays.
Everyone from ages 4 to 80 absolutely loved it. Most of these people are not even gamers, and they could see the incredible potential of this device.
It is truly a novel experience. Now I'm just trying to save up some cash so that I can invest in this company when it goes public!
kaizendc | 12 years ago | on: Hyperloop
No wo(man) is an island.
Musk would have a hard time innovating if he had to build his own house, grow his own food, knit his own clothes, etc. etc...
We all rely on each other to provide our basic standards of living.
Without our basic needs being satisfied, we don't have a platform from which to focus on innovation.
Yes, innovation is great, but don't act like they are the entire backbone of humanity.
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Making the travel site people want, even if it’s impossible
What about scrolling through testimonials from satisfied customers?
Have the testimonials fly by in an airplane ;)
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Posterous cofounders create a replacement: Posthaven
Nice work on the new site, the design looked great!
It's nice to see you acknowledge that things were rocky with Posterous but you are now moving forwards in a new direction based on your past learnings.
After all, isn't that one of the great things about being human? We can all learn from our past mistakes and strive to better than the person we were yesterday.
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: How Teespring recovered from a 50% post-launch revenue crash
Nice work. Article suggestion:
Could you delve into the applications of retargeting for email auto responder campaigns?
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days
It could still be a huge success while satisfying both of the options you outlined.
It would really just depend on the extent of the cannibalization.
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Kim Dotcom's new Mega project
Exactly.
It's likely that many people get away without having their "skeletons in the closet" brought into the light of day.
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Amazon Attacking Apple's iPad Mini on Homepage
Whether you are an Apple fan or not, it is difficult to contest the fact that this Amazon ad is taking direct aim at an Apple product.
What would you call this, if not an "attack"?
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: My experience with WPEngine
If you are so proud of them, continue to submit them as single links to HN.
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Your best passive income sources?
You should split test some NFL jersey e-mail submit offers from CPA networks, instead of Adsense.
I bet you will make way more money from those 1,000 daily uniques with a good jersey e-mail submit.
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Are Those Spidery Black Things On Mars Dangerous?
When planning a landing site for each rover mission, NASA considers a variety of factors and makes a best-guess as to the fruitfulness of each site from a scientific perspective.
Clearly a team of brilliant scientists has not failed to consider the possibility of exploring these strange spidery features, but they have decided against it for the time being.
It doesn't really make sense to assess their "strange priorities" as an outsider looking in with very limited knowledge as to how their decision making process actually works.
kaizendc | 13 years ago | on: Lean Domain Search Launches New Business Name Generator
You may be able to get away with that high price point if you let people try your service for free first. That way you can really prove your USP.
Most entrepreneurs start multiple businesses, so they may likely pay large sums of money for your service in the future if they were given a chance to try it once for free.
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Surely info suppression tactics have often played a role?