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riser9on Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 1

Nothing to fight global heating.

riser9on The Climate in England in the Middle Ages

It looks like we had some harsh winters. "Thames frozen for seven weeks" in 1061.

riser9on Ask HN: Should I fight back management enforcing Jira?

It sounds like you haven't even looked at Jira, you are basing your view on HN comments. We use Jira productively, and progress is made visible across the entire broader team with it.

Of course, it can be used to implement inconvenient, useless processes as well.

riser9on Robinhood Gets Almost Half Its Revenue from Bargain with High-Speed Traders

No, they don't. https://freetrade.io/pricing/

riser9on Why VCs Are Pouring a Record $1B into Coffee Startups This Year

>Blue Bottle sells Port of Mokha coffee from Yemen, and charges $16 per cup.

The book about how a guy from San Francisco went to Yemen to source that coffee bean is worth a read: The Monk of Mokha

riser9on Show HN: Quento.com

I've been looking for something like this, because I rarely use mental math anymore. I'll use this on the tube. :)