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Re:Ask HN: How can I make the most out of high school? on Sunday December 30, 2018 @03:37AM (#18788136)
Here's a nice advice page done by founder of Stripe - https://patrickcollison.com/advice

You'll be missing out on teenager life as you worry about teenager life, so don't worry about it and just do what you want to do.

Awesome resource, a feedback would be to show 4 apps per scroll-view, instead of dedicating an entire screen height to one app - since first-time users are only going to see that one app when they load the page, and there's quite some scrolling involved to view more than two.
Re:What I say to people who are looking for a job on Thursday November 08, 2018 @06:46PM (#18411096)
Great advice, similar to the concept of building an "MVP" as a solo programmer. If you're too motivated then you'll have all these specs and wear yourself out thinking about the details - aiming to instead build a lame minimal version helps a lot with that.
It can be seen as a style that emphasizes just how 'casual'/easy this attempt was, so I think it adds to the content.
Is the editor a fork of an existing editor out there?

Spelling mistakes in "84 languages" and "Accessibility", by the way.

Re:What can I do about climate change? on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @08:18AM (#18390681)
Have you been finding the jokes regarding vegans forcing veganism on others to be on the decline or is it still pretty bad?

If that sort of 'stigma' goes away I would imagine a lot more people would be going vegetarian/vegan.

Re:Migrating away from Google Maps and cutting costs on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @08:12AM (#18390634)
Right, and to even get an API key for experimentation you have to provide a credit card number, which a lot of students wouldn't have.
Re:Show HN: Millow – Stay connected with your inner circle on Monday November 05, 2018 @10:00AM (#18382753)
Nice idea, what did you write the app with?

On Win 10 Chrome the font is Times New Roman which makes the site look a little cheap, but the graphics are cute.