Hacker News: hanley

New comment by hanley in "TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel"

hanley — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:00:48 +0000

I'm hoping that Apple releases a new mini on a 3 year cadence. Maybe there wasn't enough demand to continue the line every year, but they'll bring it back occasionally?

New comment by hanley in "Building GitHub with Ruby on Rails"

hanley — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:18:41 +0000

You don't have to use `let` in specs. I prefer setting instance variables inside a `before :each` block.

New comment by hanley in "How IKEA tricks you into buying more stuff"

hanley — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 18:22:12 +0000

100% this. We have an L-shaped sofa from them that has lasted through 4 different apartments. One side of the L is longer, and we can easily change the orientation to fit the aspect of the apartment living room.

New comment by hanley in "Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?"

hanley — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:39:26 +0000

I think you meant he's a TV personality and his show is great for entertainment.

New comment by hanley in "How Satya Nadella turned Microsoft around"

hanley — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:07:42 +0000

The Windows phone was loved because it had excellent Nokia hardware. The software was not loved and the app store was lacking.

New comment by hanley in "Ask HN: What are some available force multipliers that most people don't know?"

hanley — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:34:52 +0000

Alternately, I found Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg to be more actionable and was able to stick a number of new habits using the recommendations from the book.

New comment by hanley in "Was corporate profit growth a bubble inflated by "financial engineering"?"

hanley — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:38:20 +0000

> each citizen gets $1200 they're then taxed on

The $1200 that people are getting is tax-free.

New comment by hanley in "Clear Your Terminal in Style"

hanley — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:46:51 +0000

I use profile triggers to change the color scheme of the shell when I SSH to a production server. The color I chose is different from my regular scheme so that it reminds me I am in production and things can break if I'm not careful.

New comment by hanley in "How to Design Mobile Apps for One-Hand Usage"

hanley — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:39:27 +0000

Good point. As a single data point from a left-handed person: I primarily use my phone with my right hand.

New comment by hanley in "Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card transactions"

hanley — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:19:06 +0000

As someone who uses Stripe for a SaaS product, this is an amazing feature. It means not having to email/call the client just because they got a new card, and instead billing keeps going as if nothing changed.

New comment by hanley in "The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work (2016)"

hanley — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:33:57 +0000

Not OP, but I finish every shower with 2-3 minutes of as cold as the faucet will go. I've been doing this every day for about a year. In the winter my water temp is in the mid-40 degrees F. I love this habit. It's always difficult, but I always feel great after doing it.

New comment by hanley in "Anonymous shell companies buying American real estate"

hanley — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:13:01 +0000

I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to live in the Seaport, and certainly not for the price that those new units are being rented/sold for.

New comment by hanley in "What Happens to the Body on No Sleep"

hanley — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:33:03 +0000

> Add focused breathing.

5 minutes of box breathing (4 seconds inhale, 4 hold, 4 exhale, 4 hold) has been very helpful at calming my mind and feeling more ready to fall asleep.

New comment by hanley in "People love working remotely"

hanley — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:27:17 +0000

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing a tax credit for employers who allow employees to work remotely as a strategy for reducing transportation congestion. I'm not sure I agree with the technique but it is an interesting idea to create financial incentives that encourage remote work.

https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2019/07/25/governor-baker-wo...

New comment by hanley in "Niki Lauda has died"

hanley — Tue, 21 May 2019 11:47:03 +0000

Since you liked Rush, you should check out the documentary Senna about the great F1 racer Ayrton Senna (widely considered the best F1 driver ever).

New comment by hanley in "Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms"

hanley — Thu, 09 May 2019 23:49:34 +0000

How do you go about finding a trained guide? This is the part that has always confused me. In Michael Pollan's interviews on the subject he basically says he was lucky to have money and connections, and otherwise avoids answering that topic.

New comment by hanley in "Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases"

hanley — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:45:32 +0000

Does anyone use this with their spouse / significant other? Seems like a great tool to have shared docs, lists, todos, etc. I'm thinking things like house and car maintenance, financial planning, shopping lists, and all the other things that I normally keep in a combination of Google Docs and Apple Notes.

New comment by hanley in "Colin O’Brady Completes Crossing of Antarctica with Final 32-Hour Push"

hanley — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 16:18:52 +0000

> Then I saw how smooth the terrain was at least where the photo was taken.

If you look through Colin's earlier instagram posts [1] you'll see that the terrain was not smooth for much of his journey. The terrain is covered in sastrugi [2] and this year was marked with unexpected higher temperatures and snowfall which made the skiing very slow for Colin and all the other explorers out there. Explorers Web has a good collection of blog posts about the various expeditions that are happening this season [3].

[1] https://www.instagram.com/colinobrady/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sastrugi [3] https://explorersweb.com/category/poles/antarctic/

New comment by hanley in "Colin O’Brady Completes Crossing of Antarctica with Final 32-Hour Push"

hanley — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 16:13:52 +0000

It was actually much harder this year due to unexpected higher temperatures for this time of year, more snowfall, and whiteout conditions which all led to slower skiing. Many explorers failed to accomplish their goals this year due to poor conditions.

https://explorersweb.com/category/poles/antarctic/

New comment by hanley in "Ask HN: Starting a career in security at 40?"

hanley — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 21:54:18 +0000

Look for a local group such as Security BSides - go to the meetups, get to know other professionals, learn from them, and get involved with their events.