shosko | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Underground Vacation Destinations?
Downtown Seattle used to be a whole level below street level. You can still tour the underground streets today.
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shosko | 4 years ago | on: Car accidents cause death, injury and trauma. Why do we shrug them off?
I think because Americans believe they have to drive, that they have accepted the high risks present. Clearly automated driving would lead to less risk and lower deaths, but in this case it's the human error that is forgiven over one done by a computer.
shosko | 4 years ago | on: Leaked Apple Training Videos Show How It Undermines Third-Party Repair
Everybody knows that 3rd party parts, whether for your car, iphone, or dishwasher, may not be manufactured to the same standards of quality than a genuine part. I have no problem with Apple ensuring that an AASP uses only genuine parts. If I don't want to do that and pay less, I can always go to U Break I Fix
shosko | 4 years ago | on: Glass – Photo sharing app and community
My point is that it's the biggest barrier to signup and if you're going to have a successful paid social network you might want to consider the value exchange right now as a new user. None of my friends are on Glass yet, so a big part of the value of a social network is not even present yet.
shosko | 4 years ago | on: Glass – Photo sharing app and community
$5/month is such a steep barrier. How many subscription services can we take in our lives? Why can't it be $2/month? it certainly would attract more users.
shosko | 6 years ago | on: WeWork considers IPO valuation of as low as $10B
I think WeWork is still a bit ahead of its time. Some see its value as culture, others see it as real estate. The ways we live and work are changing, but changing any culture takes time. I still feel that We Work is creating the future, but that value is still based on change that's inherently slower than we'd like.
shosko | 6 years ago | on: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
Who really needs this phone over an iPhone XS? I'm trying to understand, besides those who want the latest product, who this product is appealing to.
shosko | 6 years ago | on: Camera sales are falling sharply
OM is saying our relationship with photographs has changed, but it has actually just grown to include the phone. Taking photos with dedicated equipment is still important to many people. I suspect all those sales previously were not going to people serious about photos.
shosko | 6 years ago | on: Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles
I still drive a Saab with the night panel option, which turns off all distracting lights and messages at night. Of course there is no screen either.
Driving should be an exercise in focus with the tools to help me do so, even in the proliferation of options (climate, entertainment, etc).
The 17-inch screen in the Model S is just absurd to me. I dont want it. I dont want screens.
shosko | 6 years ago | on: Why play a music CD? No ads, no privacy terrors, no algorithms
DJs and Soundcloud help me discover new music more than iTunes or Spotify ever could. Human curation is better than algorithms. Bandcamp is consistently the best place to buy music, both high quality digital and vinyl.
shosko | 7 years ago | on: Why Evernote failed to realize its potential
Evernote was never simple to use, and its design was clumsy. I have always wanted to use it but never enjoyed the product.
Makes me miss del.icio.us. So simple and useful.
shosko | 7 years ago | on: Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox
Why would anyone want to work for Facebook these days? When you are maintaining the largest advertising stream since TV while actively destroying society's discourse, I'm not sure what redeeming qualities it has. I think the most important thing any of us can do is get away from Facebook and move towards pursuits that fix problems, including the ones Facebook helped create.
shosko | 7 years ago | on: I've Listened to Loud Rock Music All My Life. Now My Hearing Is Paying the Price
Does anyone know which frequencies are the worst for your ears? I'm under the assumption that mid and high level frequencies do the most damage, with low frequencies doing the least. I would like to know the answer and stand corrected.
shosko | 7 years ago | on: I've Listened to Loud Rock Music All My Life. Now My Hearing Is Paying the Price
Because sound is not just a hearing experience, it's a feeling/body experience. Just stand in front of a massive sub stack to understand that. I know it's loud enough when my nose starts vibrating. With my earplugs in, of course.
shosko | 8 years ago | on: Dumb Things Camera Companies are Still Doing
This is where I think Snap Inc can innovate. Traditional camera companies will never come up with a camera that shares well to any socially enabled device. Our devices (phones) are built to be do-it-all computers, not cameras and will never fulfill all the promises of new camera technology. What's missing is the real future of the camera.
shosko | 8 years ago | on: Essential Phone, available now
I was hoping this was a modern flip phone :(
shosko | 9 years ago | on: Noun Project – Icons for Everything
Sometimes text and visuals are both left open to interpretation. We use text and icons from noun project to double down on the point we're making.
shosko | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 6 Months Later – Do you miss Apple's headphone jack?
I own several pairs of headphones and surprisingly I don't miss the jack.
My daily Bose Quietcomfort 35's have excellent bluetooth and switching between my iphone 7+ and my computer is quick and easy.
I keep an adapter on my home stereo aux cable. For the rest of my wired headphones, I usually use them with my computer, not my phone.
I use my wired earbuds far less now, but they're great to have as backup.
shosko | 9 years ago | on: How to be paid as a startup consultant
Offer strategy and design. Most people with ideas and a little bit of funding need this kind of help the most.
shosko | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is the best way to learn for the easily distracted?
ADHD here, managing since high school. Thankfully no more pharma drugs, here's my tricks:
* Noise cancelling headphones. Especially useful with no music playing through it. If music, ambient or techno without words seem to help depending on what I'm doing.
* Understanding your most productive times of day and taking advantage of them (for me, its the morning. Afternoon is the worst)
* Reducing all distractions as much as possible. Turning off WiFi, putting your phone on silent (or better, keep it in your bag out of sight) really helps.
* Making lists. Breaking things down into smaller tasks that I can see myself completing and then giving myself small rewards for completing them.
* Rest and daily exercise is a BIG DEAL. Exercise especially helps my willpower and ability to stay focused throughout the day. Try Yoga!
* Natural light keeps me feeling fresh. Artificial light wears me out.
* Take walks on your breaks, avoid surfing the internet or extra stimulation... doesn't help and makes focusing even harder.
* Marijuana. Low doses of indica dominant strains either via edible or smoked helps keep me locked and focused way better than any stimulant drug.
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