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broberts01

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broberts01··on Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety
I did the breathing tutorial and did the first exercise but it didn't seem to really "react" to my breathing like I was expecting based on all the promotion. It might get progressively "smarter" but I was expecting more feedback from the UI (which is really pretty btw) when I was breathing in and out.
broberts01··on The rise and fall of peer review
Academia is fundamentally broken. All the incentives are messed up and I have a hard time trusting anything that has been "researched" at all. Really disappointing.
broberts01··on Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices
Anyone checking out this should also look at GoodRx. Full disclosure, I work at GoodRx. I think we beat them on prices for the most part but it is always good to check theirs too. They beat our prices sometimes.

I am all for picking whatever the lowest price is. That is the whole goal.

broberts01··on Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices
Haha I remember this. What a grifter. He likes to pretend he isn't.
broberts01··on Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly
Same for me too, using Raycast
broberts01··on What it's like to be cancelled
I don't think anyone is inclined to believe one way or the other. It is a gray area and with the way you described what you did, it certainly seems plausible.

You even say you were drunk and did stupid things. It is plausible that you wouldn't even remember doing it.

broberts01··on Mysterious fast radio bursts come in two distinct flavours
What is wrong with the word "tizzy"?
broberts01··on Facebook axes 16,000 groups for trading fake reviews after UK intervenes
I disagree. Some people lie just for the fun of it.
broberts01··on Show HN: This website moves your mouse cursor
This is fantastic.
broberts01··on Hermes, a JavaScript engine optimized for React Native
Agreed. With a two person team and we can do things we couldn't otherwise. Having one shared code base for web, android, and iOS is better for two people IMO.
broberts01··on Startup School's “Aspiring Founders” track is reopening as a continuous course
I found there were a bunch of good nuggets of practical knowledge that I didn't know and were very good to learn. In general, the lessons are practical and aren't "fluffy", even for topics I thought might be (like generating startup ideas).

The biggest takeaways for me were:

1) Find people with a problem and have constant communication with them (while solving said problem)

2) Launch early and often. MVP can and should suck.

3) There is no "one big release". This one was super valuable to me because I always thought you basically had one shot to get traction and you failed if you didn't. Realistically, if you do rule 2, you have ample opportunity to continue changing/growing/launching.

broberts01··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2021)
I really like your resume, did you build this with LaTeX by chance? I would like to format mine similarly.
broberts01··on My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley companies
This has been my personal experience as well. Stay at the company and get a 6-10% raise or jump ship and get a 50% raise.
broberts01··on Employees are leaving Facebook and torching the company in departure notes
Deleted my FB years ago and have never regretted it. It isn't even hard to stay connected to the people that you actually care about.
broberts01··on CSS in GitHub Readmes
Spittin' facts over here.
broberts01··on How to Escape the Modern Rat Race
> The easiest way to escape the rat race is to keep racing

I don't think that is how it works.

broberts01··on How to Escape the Modern Rat Race
The article is highlighting that the rat race is really just trying to be perceived as wealthy and give off a good image by purchasing more and better things.

I think the "silent majority that wakes up goes to work and just lives their lives" is not a majority. Sure, people go to work but they are trying to make money to buy more things to show what they have. They don't necessarily need it to be a Porsche. The "luxury" goods that many people like to show off are as simple as a big screen TV.

broberts01··on That’s not why I did it
Privacy preferences seem to be borked
broberts01··on Rocketcrab: Party Games for Phones
Please don't hijack my back button.
broberts01··on Prisma Raises $12M Series A
I have been using it for about 8months now and found that the migration portion of it isn't quite ready but is being heavily worked on.

For me, the type safety and ease of use with the api has been fantastic though. For now, I have been happy to use the client but not the migration tool. It has been built so that you don't need to do full buy in if you don't want to.