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Re:An NFT That Saves Lives on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:30PM (#27040999)
While the calculation of $1,235 to save a life is very good, donating blood is arguably the most efficient way to save a life since it is free.
Re:Ask HN: Looking for Advice from Women Leaders on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:55AM (#27016296)
There are tons of women out there who are successful COOs. Just to name a few: Amy Bohutinsky, Belinda Johnson and Catherine Bessant--not to mention the all-time greats like Sheryl Sandberg.

If I were you, I'd try to learn from how these women overcame sexism like what you have faced, by watching or reading interviews with them. Or, you could even try to find COOs that could mentor you, by cold-emailing or finding them through your network. I'll bet there are lot of successful women out there who can find the time to at least take a 15 minute meeting with an up and coming female executive.

Long story short...it's 2021. We have tons of successful female COOs and of course it's possible for you to get a COO role if you can differentiate yourself from your competitors. It doesn't come easy for anyone to get a title like that, but it's absolutely possible.

Totally agree. Having been in a call center-type job before, I can attest that the people on the other end are just trying to survive.
Re:Hyundai to acquire Boston Dynamics on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @04:38PM (#25365534)
Clubhouse was worth ~$100m with only 1,500 users in May; might be more now: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/clubhouse-app-is-where-mc-ha....

Ask HN: Is it worth it to go back into the office?

I work for a large firm that is pressuring us to come back into the office. While it isn't mandatory, the pressure is still there. I'm debating whether or not to go back. I don't want to lose out on opportunities or be seen as "not a team player," but I also feel like I would be putting my health at risk. I was wondering if anyone has found themselves in a similar situation and what your...

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Re:R U OK? on Thursday September 10, 2020 @06:56PM (#24437432)
wishing you all the best.
Re:Data Broker Opt-Out List on Monday September 07, 2020 @10:31AM (#24399649)
Thanks for posting this. I do feel foolish that I didn't come across the relationship between OneRep and Nuwber myself. I hope other HN readers will see this and take this into account before they consider OneRep. I'll definitely consider deleting my account.
Re:Data Broker Opt-Out List on Sunday September 06, 2020 @08:50AM (#24390989)
I highly recommend OneRep (https://onerep.com/) as a service to remove you from these websites. I've been using it myself for a while and it has saved me a lot of headache.

For those of you who do want to remove all of the info yourself, I've found this is also a good resource: https://inteltechniques.com/data/workbook.pdf

Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:56PM (#23960111)
Most of the "free inquiry" that has been banned from universities is related to sensitive issues like race and gender. I don't see any universities out there restricting free inquiry on say, the sciences. Is there really that much social good that will come out of exploring racism and misogyny?
I started using the Mindset app the last time I read about it on HN, maybe a month or so ago. I've found it to be very useful--in addition to therapy, meditation and self-help videos on YouTube--in helping me fight some depression, low self-esteem and guilt that I've been trying to resolve. I hope that your app catches on and more people realize that "focusing sessions" can help them detach from work, social media, and their own toxic thoughts about themselves.

Two pieces of feedback for you though. First, once someone does a program, it seems that there are unlimited "reinforcement stages" where you repeat the program again to reinforce the learnings. It would be nice to cap the reinforcement stages at say, 3 stages, to encourage users to feel a sense of completion and either try the other programs or just repeat the whole program again. Second, I think a program centered around facing one's past would be really useful--at least, I'd use it. Other than that, I think the app is really well done, and congratulations to you and Michael Yapko on your hard work.

Re:Head asleep, body awake on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @11:09AM (#23832818)
I wonder if this may have to do with the "second brain" that scientists claim exists in the gut: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/
Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera on Saturday July 11, 2020 @10:04AM (#23802294)
I've been using a cover on my 2013 Macbook Pro for almost three years now. No issues so far.
Re:A practical case on why we need the humanities on Friday July 03, 2020 @11:38PM (#23729900)
I watched an a documentary about early humans a couple weeks ago, and felt really grateful that we have people passionate enough to dedicate their lives to learning about our ancestors. On one hand, it would be really heartbreaking if the number of people deeply focused on the humanities starts to dwindle, and our culture gets more and more monotonous. On the other hand, maybe this shift could cause us to automate more of the boring parts of this research or discover new research tools that wouldn't be possible otherwise.

It'd be a lot easier to justify a humanities education if it resulted in a high-paying job. Just image a Udacity for the humanities where the end of the program resulted in a career coach helping you get a $300k job as a historian. To me, that is truly utopian.