pickitupsnake
Re:Ask HN: How to properly reach early users (or when to quit the niche)
on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @08:48AM (#44811271)
You may also want to look at homeschool parents(teachers) as they may have more time available that teachers in this season.
Re:Ask HN: Career in trades for possible ex-programmers
on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @08:57AM (#37235128)
There will be a lot of opportunity in semi-automating residential/commercial property maintenance. Think robot mowers, smart irrigation/fertilization, smart composting ect. Lot of adoption potential from high-income Eco-conscious people that have already bought EVs.
Re:Ask HN: How do you add novelty to your days?
on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @07:44PM (#34718079)
Make a list of small new things to try: new restaurant, new beer/wine, new trail/park and then start doing them
Re:Ask HN: Do you have any experience asking to be down-leveled at $Co...
on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @09:04AM (#34595099)
Maybe look for a job at a local non-profit as a jack-of-all trades technologist. I do this and it offers great flexibility, a lot of human interaction across the organization, the ability to spend time with the kids, ect.
Re:Ask HN: How to implement payment and other for one person SaaS
on Friday December 09, 2022 @09:03PM (#33929037)
I have a defunct NY LLC - PM if you would like to buy it vs paying the fees.
Re:Ask HN: I lack Motivation. What should I do?
on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @07:48PM (#33810622)
This. 3 and 1.5 here. If you are pulling your weight (or more) at the homefront then there is no time/energy for much else beyond staying afloat.
Re:Where Lawns Are Outlawed (and Dug Up, and Carted Away)
on Saturday November 19, 2022 @10:44PM (#33677985)
Good opportunity for buffalo grass.
Re:Ask HN: How do you prioritize Job offers by money and interest?
on Sunday October 23, 2022 @09:32PM (#33312070)
This is very simple, take the money for the "less interest != boring" job. Save/invest the money for when you CoL is higher (kids, eldery parents, illness, ect.).
Re:Hacker News, shut up and take my money
on Friday August 19, 2022 @11:29AM (#32522206)
Maybe a little arrogant but as someone looking for a 'small check' to rundown an idea, that doesn't bother me.
Re:Ask HN: Any “useful” side project ideas?
on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @08:50PM (#31661913)
Contribute to open source?
Re:Decline the 15 Minute Post-Vaccination Waiting Period
on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @01:58PM (#25837199)
He isn't providing medical advice. Waiting outside vs inside based on simple statistics...
Re:Ask HN: NYC tips to reduce burn rate?
on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:58PM (#20528960)
If you want to be a founder, then you need to learn sales/bizdev. Try to find some sort of sales gig for weekends and use earnings to pay off student loans or build up your burn pile.
Re:Solution to Harvard’s admissions problem is simple: run a lottery
on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @11:28AM (#19144870)
Or they could just admit more students..
Re:Ask HN: Productive Time Wasters?
on Friday January 05, 2018 @10:42AM (#16079255)
Be kind to your shoulders and do some band pull-aparts or no-monies.
Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping in cars
on Thursday September 28, 2017 @11:43AM (#15357980)
This is probably most of it for lower tiered schools and for libarts.
I know several adjuncts that teach law/business and they are largely indifferent to their adjunct pay - a drop in the bucket. The title 'adjunct lecturer' confers high-valued benefits of prestige, networking, and depending on the course, specialization signaling that helps fuel their practices.
Re:Ask HN: How would you fund Firefox while preserving user privacy?
on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @10:14AM (#15072583)
Run a yearly pledge drive like wikipedia
Re:Ask HN: What do you do when you get bored from a “successful” side ...
on Thursday July 27, 2017 @02:52PM (#14868257)
If you are so close to finished, partner with someone to bring it to market. That will add some urgency.
Re:Ask HN: How to prevent losing confidence in the idea few days after...
on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @10:10AM (#14401290)
The idea must solve a pain point that you experience. Then you will only lose confidence if you realize the pain in de minimis.
Re:I am quitting my job. Is this a good idea?
on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @07:55PM (#11443397)
Save more money and start developing some of your ideas on the side. At some point you'll figure out which one scratches the right itch - then pull the trigger.
Re:Ask HN: Why are there so few reviews for coding bootcamps?
on Friday March 04, 2016 @02:38PM (#11226329)
Agree.
++ Second cohort at Flatiron School - it has grown up so much since then that there is a time relevance issue.
Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research?
on Friday January 29, 2016 @05:00PM (#10998844)
Weighted carry protocols to keep elderly physically functional.
Re:Ask HN: What are you doing to improve your health?
on Friday April 10, 2015 @09:51AM (#9354228)
carb cycling and weight training