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Re:How to make your own bath bombs – a nice way to save money at Chris...
on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @10:00AM (#18706807)
After recently striking out on my startup I needed a cheap alternative to providing some gifts for friends and family. Making bath bombs is a nice touch, and is surprisingly effective. I had no idea they would be so popular. I recommend everyone does the same.
Re:Even a Moderate Amount of Drinking Could Cause Brain Decline
on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @11:39AM (#14797381)
This is constantly on my mind.
I code probably for around 8 hours a day, and spend another two staring at spreadsheets before I head home to my young family. This is repeated six days a week. As such I take a stack of Modafinil, Sprint by Nootrobox (https://hvmn.com/sprint), Vitamin B, and one general all rounder vitamin pill to maximize my productivity.
Looking back at a) the not so legal drugs, and b) the large amounts of alcohol I used to consume, I wonder if my brain functions would be much higher at this point. I think reading that article, depressingly the answer is yes.
With my younger days partying at places like Mahiki (https://www.londonnightguide.com/mahiki-guestlist/) then I would consider it a miracle that my brain is even able to function on the level that it does - with or without my Modafinil stack.
In a parallel universe somewhere I'm working at Goldman Sachs and a non-drink or drug taking sensible person from birth.
But meh, that would probably bore me to tears.
Re:Ask HN: What was your product's biggest marketing win?
on Monday May 08, 2017 @01:58PM (#14293964)
Our focus has been on giving as much free value at https://www.cluboid.com as we can.
We mostly do this through our blog to pick up traffic like @JoshDoody mentioned below, but we try to capture the email by pay-walling (which I was MASSIVELY against at first) with a subscription page popup.
From there we drip feed them value before ever mentioning our own product.
However, without a decent backlink profile it can seem like you're not getting anywhere, so do bear in mind that SEO is the other side of the coin here.
Re:Ask HN: What is the most frustrating part of working in the softwar...
on Monday May 08, 2017 @01:49PM (#14293868)
For me, it's just all about education.
Never stop studying your field.
You will naturally rise to the top and you won't have to play any silly office politics as it will become quite clear that your skills far outmatch those of your peers.
Most people go home and watch TV or play Xbox, or get drunk.
Don't be most people.