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Re:Show HN: Every Breath You Take – Heart Rate Variability Training on Sunday September 17, 2023 @12:07PM (#37546550)
I think that link is referring to going for a workout with just the monitor itself to record your heart rate - no other devices present. You can use/build your own mobile or desktop apps without needing their software if that's what you're wondering.

I made a custom iOS app for my wife and I to monitor our workouts using their SDK and I really happy with it

Re:Ask HN: What exactly is a mindfulness meditation? on Sunday July 03, 2022 @10:04AM (#31967776)
I think you should read 10% Happier by Dan Harris. He's a news anchor that tried meditation after having a panic attack on air. He's doesn't oversell the benefits (he says he feels about 10% happier) and he covers his journey from skeptic to practicing every day
Re:Neubrutalism is taking over the web? on Thursday April 21, 2022 @07:36AM (#31108147)
My favorite application of this design is Shopify's bio link product https://linkpop.com/
Re:Neubrutalism is taking over the web? on Thursday April 21, 2022 @07:30AM (#31108098)
I've heard this design trend being called 'maximalism' as opposed to the minimalism we've been using for the last decade

Ask HN: What tools have you written that had a great impact on productivity

Posted by mpatobin on Thursday December 09, 2021 @10:53AM
from the ask-hn dept.

The was a long discussion here[0] about the pros and cons of sharing tools/scripts to increase productivity but there weren't a lot of people describing what they've created. I thought it would also be a good discussion.What have you created for your self or your team that helped boost productivity by an outsized amount?[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29486243

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Re:Canada drops extradition after Meng Wanzhou strikes deal with US on Friday September 24, 2021 @09:22PM (#28649560)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spavor-kovrig-return-1.6189...

Looks like they're on their way home right now

Re:Is getting a CS degree only way to get Software engineering job? on Friday December 07, 2018 @07:43AM (#18627148)
I don't have a CS or engineering degree but I've been working as a developer for over a year. My advice is to have a good portfolio of projects that you can use to showcase what you can do.

I had major imposter syndrome in the beginning but now I'm a key contributor to the product. You learn a ton on the job so it's important to apply for one before you feel completely 'ready'

Re:Ask HN: Is it possible that I can land a job as a Junior Web Designer? on Monday February 19, 2018 @10:05PM (#16417536)
You absolutely can. I got my first development job at 31 with no experience. Make a good CV with the projects you built and go into an interview demonstrating enthusiasm for solving problems and making software.

If you want a job in front end dev spend time mastering vanilla javascript / es6. Practice using git and do a lot of reading to get a good grasp on the industry.

freeCodeCamp is surprisingly good and teaches you a lot about modern web development

Re:Ask HN: What kitchen/cooking hacks that have been really effective ... on Sunday January 14, 2018 @03:58PM (#16146386)
Similarly you can put most vegetables in a glass of water and they'll last a whole lot longer. Where I live vegetables aren't always very fresh and by doing this I can take wilty kale, for example, and make it full and crisp
Re:Ask HN: What do you use/do for keeping your eyes healthy on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @05:01PM (#16119540)
If some nasty microbes get under your contact you're going to have a bad time
Re:Crack in CRISPR Facade After Unanticipated in Vivo Mutations Arise on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @06:07AM (#14451385)
Its like making a todo app in a new language
Re:Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year, Then Came ‘Month 13’ on Thursday March 30, 2017 @08:01PM (#14000075)
During the last federal election the refugee crisis was a campaign issue. I gave up social media for a while because the amount of hatred I was seeing towards the refugees was making me feel sick.

When I got back on facebook I saw that my small town was planning to start a sponsorship group. I went to see how I could help and we formed a committee to bring seven refugee families to our town. I was able to help out by setting up the website, social media and helping with online donations (the group was mostly an older crowd).

To date we've raised over $100k, resettled 5 families and positively changed the lives of everyone involved. All the men are working and half their wives have jobs too. Some of the children are going to school for the first time in their lives and they're learning English quickly. Its incredible to see them playing and laughing after everything they've been through.

I recently moved to another city but I feel so lucky to have been a part of something that had such an impact. And I miss the coffee one of the women used to make :-/

Re:For this metal, electricity flows, but not the heat on Friday January 27, 2017 @09:26AM (#13499942)
If this could be applied to greenhouses in cold climates that would he amazing. A glass/polycarbonate coating that lets in the Sun's radiation but restricts heat from leaving.
Re:Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizop... on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:50PM (#13467438)
The NPR Invisibilia podcast episode called "How to be Batman" tells a fascinating story about this.
Re:Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizop... on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:34PM (#13467311)
I've never smoked but I keep nicotine gum on hand. I find it great for long drives at night when I don't want caffeine. 2mg of nicotine perks me right up for a couple hours
Re:Show HN: Learning to code, my first CRUD web app on Monday December 12, 2016 @11:17AM (#13159147)
I was going to say the same thing. If they had succeeded you would have gotten some valuable feedback
Re:Ask HN: What simple tools or products are you most proud of making? on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @07:23PM (#12963583)
This looks really great. Can it be used in chrome on android?

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