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Re:From Local to Global: How Mercari Japan Expanded to Taiwan in Just ... on Thursday February 27, 2025 @10:16PM (#43201312)
Hi, Mercari Japan expanded our c2c marketplace to Taiwan 6 months ago. As Frontend lead of the project, I wrote about how we did it and some of my learning points. Hope people find it interesting <3

AMA anything about the project! Note that any answers will from me and not representative of the company o(_ _)o

Re:Using CSS for a more personal web experience on Sunday December 03, 2023 @01:47AM (#38505353)
2nd attempt at blogging. Comments are very welcome!
Re:Remnants of TypeScript on Monday July 03, 2023 @06:59PM (#36579911)
My first attempt at blogging. Comments are very welcome!
Re:Show HN: Simple TODO with tag based filtering on Thursday May 04, 2023 @07:08PM (#35823310)
O, I’ve never heard of TaskPaper. Looks nice!

Why the cross between so many apps?

Re:Show HN: Simple TODO with tag based filtering on Thursday May 04, 2023 @07:04PM (#35823278)
you’re right… I didn’t even consider that OTZ
Re:Show HN: Simple TODO with tag based filtering on Thursday May 04, 2023 @11:13AM (#35816663)
I remember todoist has 2 way sync with Google calendar. Have you tried it?

Show HN: Simple TODO with tag based filtering

Posted by willpotato on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @06:26PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://nope-tau.vercel.app/

A custom app I made quickly to better represent how I work. I have 1 long list of tasks from different projects I can easily see any time. Throughout the day I focus on the different projects by filtering them through tags.Does anyone else manage multiple projects like me? What do you use to focus on the different projects?

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Ask HN: Engagement while reading a CS / Tech book?

Posted by willpotato on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @05:09PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi, I'm currently self-studying CS following the subjects here https://teachyourselfcs.com/. I'm now reading 'Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach'.My flow is to simply write down notes as I go through each chapter and review them at the end of each chapter. I don't do any of the exercises, though I probably should. Recently, I've been thinking that studying CS in a group setting will be...

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Ask HN: Educators, do you use knowledge checks?

Posted by willpotato on Friday October 08, 2021 @08:19PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi, recently I've been trying to self-study Computer Science. The networking textbook (Computer Networking: a Top Down Approach) I'm using has a free online resource called knowledge checks (http://gaia.cs.umass.edu/kurose_ross/knowledgechecks/index.php) and I'm loving it &lt;3. I find it better than normal assignments due to it's immediate feedbackI'm wondering if other educators make these...

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Re:Show HN: Overcast - Minimalist Personal Calendar with Tasks on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:42AM (#24117485)
Thank you for the information! I will improve the website to make it more distinguishable.
Re:Show HN: Overcast - Minimalist Personal Calendar with Tasks on Monday August 10, 2020 @08:33PM (#24115938)
Your comments have given me very helpful insights and advices!

I will definitely update the website and product and post it again in the future. Hopefully much improved from the current state. I just want to say I am very thankful for you to take your time to write these responses! <(＿ ＿)>

Re:Show HN: Overcast - Minimalist Personal Calendar with Tasks on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:33PM (#24114876)
Thank you for the feedback!

I see that the website are missing a lot of information that should be there. I will improve it based on your feedback. Thank you so much :D

Re:Show HN: Overcast - Minimalist Personal Calendar with Tasks on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:29PM (#24114839)
Hi, Thank you so much for taking the time to write this down, it really means a lot to me! I see that the website does not communicate the product well. I will try to improve this following you feedback :D. Thank you!
Re:Show HN: Overcast - Minimalist Personal Calendar with Tasks on Monday August 10, 2020 @09:52AM (#24109210)
Hi! I love Google calendar and organising my tasks in a calendar. but, there are some features I wished it had. So I set out to build my own calendar + task management, Overcast. It is currently in Alpha with very minimal set of features. Any feedback and critics are very welcome and appreciated! Thank you in advance :D