Hacker News: clean_send

New comment by clean_send in "SF Is the Worst"

clean_send — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:40:35 +0000

Designer tried to make a case for you to leave the bay area.

SF Is the Worst

clean_send — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:40:35 +0000

Article URL: https://sfistheworst.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171014

Points: 2

# Comments: 3

New comment by clean_send in "I Ditched the Algorithm for RSS–and You Should Too"

clean_send — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:36:19 +0000

same. it's a great product and the guy who runs it wants it to exist solely in the world to combat the algo.

New comment by clean_send in "Mortgage Rate jump up, slowing down the buyer market"

clean_send — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:53:15 +0000

As a potential home buyer right now, it's less about prices drop but more about homes not going over asking. When you hit this situation you have to cover the difference. In some cases this could be $30-50k which depending on your downpayment could greatly reduce your buying power. During the pandemic with low interest rates would yield anywhere from 10-20 over asking offers on a home. Now days homes are generally selling close to asking and occasionally you can even get a home under. Yes the supply is lower but people will always ned to sell and it's nice having the buyer pool be smaller and less competitive.

New comment by clean_send in "Ask HN: Networking with hackers in a small town?"

clean_send — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:57:59 +0000

I’m gonna say go the old fashion way. Print out a sheet of paper with a date and time for a meet up. Host a meet up at a bar in a few Saturday’s in the future. Building community starts by being vulnerable and starting small. Even if you get one person to come hangout that’s a win.

New comment by clean_send in "DaVinci Resolve for iPad"

clean_send — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:24:58 +0000

This is incredible on so many fronts. 5-10 years ago, I would choose my computer based on it's potential to edit video. A decade ago, most laptops couldn't handle the load of uncompressed video. 5 years ago, having iMovie on your Ipad allowed us to make sub <5 minute videos of low-res/processed files. Now we have an intersection of 1. an Ipad is powerful enough to handle this type of data processing and 2. BMD has found ways of dealing with the huge file sizes and rendering / editing in real time. Unreal. I imagined this would come some day but not today.

New comment by clean_send in "Ask HN: MBA if I want to run a business one day?"

clean_send — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:06:03 +0000

I think the under represented view point of the the MBA is you're only as good as your peers and the school's connections. Top Tier MBA programs, provide inside tracks to companies in a way I have never seen. Ex. When I was interviewing at McKinsey, I had to do a number of additional interviews because I only had an undergrad. Meanwhile a friend from Northwestern's Kellogg was offered a position after ONE interview.

The math I've done when considering an MBA is a top tier program is expensive, competitive and I can't work during that time. The value besides connections is a the potential pivot into a field that I otherwise wouldn't have as accelerated of a path into. As many have said, if you're interested in business as a basic level, try starting a business you will learn. If you want to go be an executive at a mid to large scale company, consider and MBA from a top tier school.

New comment by clean_send in "We need a middle class for startups"

clean_send — Tue, 10 May 2022 15:06:36 +0000

I feel like this is just trying to rebrand “lifestyle businesses” or small businesses in general. Where I grew up it wasn’t uncommon for people to have businesses that did a few million in sales and the whole family worked at. While not as sexy as getting angel investment, it sustained a quality of life that met their needs. In order to run a successful business you don’t NEED mass profits or VC dollars.

New comment by clean_send in "Lego has changed since we were kids (2014)"

clean_send — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:52:16 +0000

A good hack to getting lots of random legos cheap is buying bulk lots off of eBay. Most people sell by the pound and it’s always fun to see what you’ll get!

New comment by clean_send in "Lego has changed since we were kids (2014)"

clean_send — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:51:33 +0000

Another good way to get lots of random pieces cheap is go to eBay and look for bulk lots. Most people sell by the pound and ultimately it’s just your imagination holding you back!

New comment by clean_send in "Ask HN: Where should I buy my next book?"

clean_send — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:09:02 +0000

https://bookshop.org/

A collective of independent bookshops all across the US. They split the proceeds and it seems rather equitable. That or Powells books because they are awesome and local to me.

New comment by clean_send in "An Inside Look at CloudKitchens"

clean_send — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:51:09 +0000

One of the biggest problems of a kitchen is having food go bad. Nightly we have to throw away food because we don’t have another purpose for it. When serving a singular cuisine it is tough to find ways to create new dishes that fit into the menu. Ghost kitchens become interesting because assuming you’re running 3-10 “restaurants” out of the space, the overlap in ingredients becomes large which allows us to reuse and repurpose ingredients easily. This plus the volume of orders allows us again to reduce overhead costs of purchasing. Often times, it takes the same amount of effort to cook for 50 covers vs 500 but clearly the latter yields more profit.

New comment by clean_send in "Ask HN: What's your routine/ways to keep being productive day by day?"

clean_send — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:09:27 +0000

A good sleep schedule and a loose approach of time blocking. https://medium.com/@naveenraja/a-guide-to-time-blocking-how-...

Designing a Self Organizing Interview Process

clean_send — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:18 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@naveenraja/designing-a-self-organizing-interview-process-fa5765f9a376

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18170697

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by clean_send in "Ask HN: Resources for critical thinking and communication skills?"

clean_send — Fri, 11 May 2018 20:29:22 +0000

I think learning empathy and working with others through a practice like design thinking is a great way to work on communication. Good communicators, don't just talk. They learn to read people, listen, ask good questions, and guide conversations past the natural silence. The facilitation of helping others create good ideas is what makes people want to work with you. Collaborating in a group setting helps remove cognitive biases. What you bring to the table then is the ability to leverage everyone's skillsets to achieve a common goal.

New comment by clean_send in "Lessons on product and marketing from the growth of Domino’s Pizza"

clean_send — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:39:59 +0000

I think what is interesting here is how often do you see a room of executives (the ones who actually make product decisions) watching what their users are saying about their products? Fluff piece aside, working in tech is tough because there is a level of "How do we deliver something new and innovative" mixed with, "What do our users actually need." In this instance, they needed one, fix their flagship product and two, they needed to innovate in the delivery space. If more companies did this type of user-centered retrospective, we would better products across the board.

New comment by clean_send in "Ask HN: How can I find 20-25 hour week programming jobs?"

clean_send — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:08:51 +0000

I would recommend you sitting down with your manager and defining metrics of success for your job. "If I get this X done then Y is was I am being evaluated on." By doing this you can essentially cut down your work hours significantly. You can make the case that as long as your work is being done and your method of evaluation is progressing upward then there is no reason you can't work flex hours. This goes industry to industry but I worked at a large tech company and had success in that.

New comment by clean_send in "Ask HN: How to move past 150k/200k in compensation?"

clean_send — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:50:28 +0000

Two things.

1. Learn soft skills. If we look at the modern business exec they do a few things very well. They can speak to large groups of people with conviction. They can make tough decisions. They can articulate their thoughts through a variety of mediums. These skills are learned. They come from practice and experience. One of the first things I would recommend you do is join an organization like toastmasters and learn the basics of public speaking.

2. Depending on your situation in life, take risk. Risk is what allows people to propel themselves into those 400k+ annual comp. A lot of these suggestions cite going into consulting, which is high billable if you're good. What they lack though is the necessity to win clients, build good relationships and grow your business. This is mitigation of risk + soft skills.

Relevant reading. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/11/crackin...

New comment by clean_send in "I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its effect on my kids"

clean_send — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:40:10 +0000

"I think the main problem is tech has made everything _else_ easier, but parenting harder, and parents just aren't prepared to fight the battles / put in the work. A parent who is staring at Instagram when they're at the park shouldn't be surprised that their kids wants screens, too."

As a technologist who is in their early career, I love this sentiment. Too often do I see people blaming younger generations for an addiction to screens. The reality exists that parenting with the intention for balance will be what ultimate keeps children away from screens not blaming the industry as a whole.

New comment by clean_send in "Your CV as an Infographic (using LaTeX)"

clean_send — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:08:14 +0000

As a designer/hiring manager, I will be the first to say please do not use this infographic.

It lacks really basic information hierarchy and the type choices are really hard to read. Another thing is a lot of companies use software to pull out information from resumes and create a database, this makes it really hard to pull the info.

Resumes should be clear and concise. They should highlight your accomplishments and peak the interest of the recruiter or manager. This teeters on the line of, pass or instant fail.