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zeroami | 9 years ago | on: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

Shameless plug: I work at fitness startup, MoveWith (https://www.movewith.com). We are focused on creating audio fitness classes by some of the best instructors. I know that sometimes I don't know what I should do so for me it has been really helpful to have an instructor in my ear guiding my workout, I am biased here of course ;).

I have created a free gift trial for the Hacker News community (no credit card required) to try it out. Hopefully this motivates people to get moving! https://www.movewith.com/redeemgift/hackernews :)

zeroami | 9 years ago | on: Twitter Is Expected to Field Bids This Week

Maybe it was too early back then to see the value in it, but does anyone remember App.net? Dalton Caldwell (now working at YCombinator) had a plan to build a backbone for developers to build on top off without fear of APIs being taken away from them[0]. The idea came about from this exact topic (Twitter becoming more and more hostile to developers)[1].

[0]http://daltoncaldwell.com/an-audacious-proposal [1]http://daltoncaldwell.com/what-twitter-could-have-been

zeroami | 9 years ago | on: Extreme Methods for Breaking Bad Habits

> I tend to not be convinced by self-improvement recommendations that aren't explicitly tailored to specific people and their personalities. There are so many variables in play!

I tend to agree with this sentiment especially considering I have read and tried to apply quite a few in my own life.

However, I am currently working my way through Thinking, Fast and Slow[0] and I can't recommend it enough. It's not so much a self-improvement/help book as it is a way to define the language we use in speaking about the different systems of the brain (think intuitive vs effortful). Worth the read.

[0]https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp...

zeroami | 13 years ago | on: Things about being a founder I wish I knew years ago

I can't agree with the "investment != success" slide. It's easy to get caught up with all the things you read in the media about Y company raising X amount. Soon, you start to use that a success metric. This can lead to a lot of tension, frustration, aggravation, and self-doubt if you never raise that round.

zeroami | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your startup?

SkillGrind is a marketplace where video gamers can teach other gamers what they know. Teachers can set any price they'd like and can teach whenever they'd like. Lessons are held within our Flash classroom and happen in real-time.

https://skillgrind.com

We handle all of the booking, listing, and payment processing (through our PayPal integration). We support screen capturing software such as XSplit and OBS.

Please excuse the rough edges, I am the only engineer and the list of things to get done is long. :)