Hacker News: everlost

New comment by everlost in "Ask HN: Did anyone else lose their marbles?"

everlost — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:41:56 +0000

Fascinating. But is Limerence only when the obsession is targeted towards a person, rather than idea/object?

I've noticed strong feelings of obsession towards an idea/goal, particularly when it's not achievable.

FDA approves cultivated meat in the United States for the first time

everlost — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:16:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-meat-approval/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33627843

Points: 10

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New comment by everlost in "Ask HN: How to get developers and UI designers to work well together"

everlost — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:17:30 +0000

I've been working 15+ years as a UX developer, with varying results. From my experience, the best way to get developers and designers to work well together is to have frequent short demos/reviews (ideally weekly). That has helped solve random problems like:

1. This user flow does not match backend reality, let me explain why.

2. How does this screen design handle XYZ usage?

3. I cannot export this asset from figma, please share.

4. Would you mind verifying that the fonts/colors/spacing look okay?

5. Are you sure about not reusing an existing icon from our library?

6. How should we handle error and loading states?

7. How important is this design feature? It'll take me a while to build it.

8. Did you expect this desktop layout to be full width or 1600px?

9. Can you give me an overview of what changed since the last design version?

10. This is how I implemented the design. Is that correct?

New comment by everlost in "Worldcoin"

everlost — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:47:59 +0000

Interesting project, but many open questions:

1. Are the coins allocated to each user lumpsum, or on a fixed schedule?

2. How can privacy be protected when converting coins into fiat currency?

3. Why would anyone trade these coins, when they can simply get their own freshly issued?

3. How can the coins have any value when nobody trades them?

New comment by everlost in "20 years after 9/11: Will we ever stop taking our shoes off at airports?"

everlost — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:51:34 +0000

By that logic, shouldn't the concerns stop when the growth rate drops?

New comment by everlost in "Ask HN: Where do you find potential customers to validate your idea / MVP?"

everlost — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:52:52 +0000

Highly recommend Brian's Tacklebox program. It helped me create a framework for validating my product idea, while gaining the skills (and confidence) for running customer interviews, landing page tests, mapping markets, etc.

Obviously, you still need to put in the work to reach out to potential users. But the program helps you approach it in a structured format.

https://gettacklebox.com/

New comment by everlost in "Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?"

everlost — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:59:01 +0000

I started using Firebase hosting for side projects. Easy to setup, deploy and free for up to 360MB/day.

https://firebase.google.com/pricing

New comment by everlost in "Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, how did it go?"

everlost — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:06:49 +0000

I did this back in 2014 with my wife-to-be. We traveled through Ireland, England, France, Spain & India.

In order to stretch our travel funds, we took local transport, stayed in hostels and campsites, and ate street food. Somewhat proud of the fact that we lived + traveled on $30-$90/day for more than a year.

For me, the best part was taking the same buses and trains as the locals. It gives you a glimpse into their everyday routine and also makes it easier to start a conversation.

Coming back and restarting income took a while though. Mainly because of personal preferences on the kind of work... ultimately just ended up doing the same kind of work that I left (frontend development).

Thinking of doing it again this year, but too scared to abandon income yet again. Might just try remote work this time.

New comment by everlost in "100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband standard, senators say"

everlost — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 20:40:46 +0000

Strange how "broadband" and "high speed internet" can have a different meaning in various parts of the country. For ex: a 10 mbps dsl line is considered "high speed" in New Hampshire.

The Pandemic Plastic Waste Disaster

everlost — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:59:48 +0000

Article URL: https://priceonomics.com/the-pandemic-plastic-waste-disaster/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26081254

Points: 6

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New comment by everlost in "Netscape and Sun Announce JavaScript (1995)"

everlost — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:56:49 +0000

The biggest irony is that they believed Javascript "complemented" Java!

New comment by everlost in "Paris hails victory over short-stay rents"

everlost — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:02:38 +0000

What is the alternative then? Live like tourists in hotels and never understand what local people care about?

New comment by everlost in "Paris hails victory over short-stay rents"

everlost — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:59:00 +0000

> It does not take AirBnB to have problems with other parties within an apartment block.

This is important to note. AirBnB is not the "cause" of the problem, but seems to make it easier to cause the problem. Shouldn't they just increase the guest liability?

I'm a strong proponent of "living like the locals" so hope that spirit of AirBnB does not fade away.

Ask HN: Have you ever bought a small business?

everlost — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:54:40 +0000

We have been thinking about purchasing a local small business (like laundromat or car wash). But somewhat confused by the archaic process of browsing vague listings posted by brokers. Also, unsure about the financing available for a first time buyer.

Has anyone else gone through the process, and have insight + resources to share?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24009942

Points: 1

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New comment by everlost in "Double Entry Accounting for Developers"

everlost — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:21:17 +0000

> Rules: Left side of equation: Increase in an asset: debit. Decrease in an asset: credit.

This is the non-intuitive part for me. Everything else seems logical. Why would you debit an asset when it increases?

New comment by everlost in "Design Docs at Google"

everlost — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:48:21 +0000

My experience has been that writing the design doc is not as controversial, as much as the review process.

Does anyone have any insights on how to make the reviews more constructive + quicker?

New comment by everlost in "Facebook employees may face pay cut if they move to cheaper areas to remote work"

everlost — Fri, 22 May 2020 13:37:17 +0000

By that logic, the adjustment should not be a percentage of gross pay, but a fixed dollar amount based on difference in average cost of living.

New comment by everlost in "Oil crash busted broker’s computers and inflicted big losses"

everlost — Fri, 08 May 2020 18:22:20 +0000

Wasn't this a cash settled contract?

How Much Do Payday Loan Recipients Pay for Housing?

everlost — Thu, 07 May 2020 18:31:44 +0000

Article URL: https://priceonomics.com/the-housing-crisis-how-much-do-payday-loan/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23106420

Points: 1

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New comment by everlost in "San Francisco Residents Are Leaving at an Unprecedented Rate"

everlost — Tue, 05 May 2020 18:27:01 +0000

But why move from one COVID prone location to another?