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Re:The swing has a near-universal history of ritual transgression
on Friday May 05, 2023 @02:27PM (#35833279)
Has anyone seen a really big version of a swing designed for grown-ups? I'm wondering if a longer chain might be a little more thrilling for adults.
Re:The toll of dating app burnout
on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:10AM (#32677490)
This is fascinating!
Re:Snap lays off 20% of employees
on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @12:31PM (#32664636)
Re:Face transplant recipient’s donor face now failing
on Monday September 23, 2019 @12:16PM (#21050308)
I'm with you. These kind of images stay with me forever, particularly at 4 o'clock in the morning.
Re:Ask HN: How do you manage UI/UX for your side projects?
on Friday December 07, 2018 @05:14PM (#18632183)
I'm very experienced at UI/UX and suck at programming, so I'm happy to help you out. (I might need your help too one day!)
Find me at www.mathlete.com
Re:Katie's New Face
on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @09:45PM (#17771247)
Sorry to be that guy, but is there a text-only way to read this article? I just can't handle the images, they're haunting me.
Re:Apple, Influence, and Ive
on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:39PM (#17034388)
I bought an Apple Watch last fall in what I assumed was a silly, tech-geek pursuit of getting in shape. Surprisingly, the Activity app (the one with the rings) has completely transformed my body. I know all the tricks it's using to motivate me, but damn it, it works. I make sure to close my rings every single day and it shows: I've lost weight, gained noticeable muscle, and went down a notch in my belt. Oh, and I've heard it also tells time.
Re:How to automate your finances and feel good about money
on Sunday September 24, 2017 @09:33PM (#15327493)
You should try it out, I'd love to know if it works as well for you as the spreadsheet version you're using!
Re:Winter 2017 Batch
on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @08:04PM (#12792873)
good luck, everyone!
Re:62% of Americans Have Under $1,000 in Savings, Survey Finds
on Friday October 09, 2015 @05:17PM (#10363331)
Sure, you could liquidate your investments if need be, but you'll get hit with high short-term capital gains taxes if you sell equities you've held for a year or less. If held longer than a year, you'll pay long-term capital gains taxes, which are substantially lower.
Re:62% of Americans Have Under $1,000 in Savings, Survey Finds
on Friday October 09, 2015 @05:14PM (#10363320)
If you meet the income requirements (>$116k if single, >$183k if filing jointly), you can contribute up to $5,500 per year into a Roth IRA which can also double as an emergency fund if need-be. You can withdraw all your contributions with zero penalty anytime for any reason. You just can't withdraw your earnings on those contributions without a penalty.
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Re:I can build an forever-free and anonymous personal finance web app
on Thursday June 18, 2015 @08:29PM (#9742406)
Hey man, I'm building something similar, I'd love to chat about it with you. Used to work at Intuit, came up with this idea, I've been working on this for 5 years, full time for two.
What % bonus/discount to offer Angel/Seed investors?
I did a Friends & Family round of financing where I offered my investors a 20% bonus (AKA 80% discount) on their equity in a convertible note. Now that it's an Angel Round, is there some standard to go by in offering a discount? Or none at all?
Re:What's a Verb That Rhymes with 'Wow'? Searching for Words with Word...
on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:11PM (#8887531)
Bow
Re:Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA”
on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @12:25PM (#8695006)
God, I never put my finger on it until you mentioned it. So true.
Ask HN: Living off F&F round while I start up the startup. What to tell EDD?
I'm working full time on my startup. I've raised some Friends & Family money but I want to use it on building the company, not paying my rent. I applied for Unemployment and they scheduled an interview with me. What do I tell them, if anything? It seems the Employment Development Dept doesn't take "starting up a start up" into account.
Re:Show HN: Keep, an app that helps you love how you spend every dollar
on Friday July 11, 2014 @03:02PM (#8021832)
Simple.com's homepage used to say "Beautiful banking, handcrafted in Portland." <gag>
YC Application Video: Ok to edit?
The three examples provided in the video instructions are continuous footage, but I'm wondering if that's significantly preferred to editing so we can get in everything we want to say from our best takes. Thoughts?
Re:Banking Startup Simple Acquired for $117M, Will Continue to Operate...
on Thursday February 20, 2014 @06:41PM (#7274456)
link? Or are you referring to "Why BitCoin Matters"?
Re:How We Unexpectedly Got 60K Users in 60 Hours (2012)
on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @02:15PM (#6361864)
Homeboy flew out and delivered homemade cookies and a trophy to his 10,000th user. Awesome.
Re:Any suggested vendors for charging users micropayments?
on Tuesday April 13, 2010 @02:45PM (#1262965)
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Any suggested vendors for charging users micropayments?
I want to charge users between 25¢-$1 for occasionally-used functions rather than a subscription fee for permanent access to those features. Any advice?
Founder & Chairman but not CEO?
I'm the founder of my startup but hired an outside CEO. I'm about to have my first post Series A board meeting and I'm not sure about my role in the meeting. Any advice?
Advice on Running a Board Meeting?
I'm Chairman of the Board at my startup, which is about to go from 3 people (2 others I know well) to 7 people (4 others I don't know well). Any advice on running a board meeting?
Re:Any words of wisdom on hiring an outside C.E.O? Cautionary tales?
on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @08:03PM (#54071)
Hm, been googling him but not much comes up besides mentions that he was lousy and made a surprise resignation at Linuxcare...
Any words of wisdom on hiring an outside C.E.O? Cautionary tales?
Re:Would you buy an expensive domain name?
on Friday April 27, 2007 @08:40PM (#17587)
I had the perfect domain name - but it was a .net. We even had the perfect logo for it. But everyone in the biz told me I needed a .com, even my mom. So I spent a few hours with a thesaurus and came up with a shortlist, and of the ones available, the best was offered by BuyDomains.com for $2,500. I mentioned it to my investors and my parents and they said BUY IT NOW. My team was less enthusiastic about the name, but they understood why it was good:
- .com
- 5 letters, 2 syllables
- easy to pronounce and spell
- the name made sense for our business, it wasn't nonsense
I went for it and I'm really glad I did. Would I do it for $3K? Not sure. $4K? I don't want to think about it.