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spennino··on Show HN: Number Crunch – a simple daily number puzzle
i like the game, one suggestion— would love if you could get a sense how you're doing as your playing. i like the distribution at the end but it wasn't until i finished that i had any idea how well i was tracking
spennino··on Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directly to homeowners
great to see someone take a holistic approach here. heat pumps are imperative to moving off fossil fuels and it's crazy how difficult it is to get these devices installed in homes right now.
spennino··on Watsi x Goldbely Holiday Gift Package
I'm going to need a Watsi campaign for the food coma this is going to give me!
spennino··on Being alone
Now no one has an excuse not to come to the next Watsi / Teespring party!
spennino··on How Y Combinator Solves The ‘Credentials Trap’ Problem
The problem is similarly being solved by Venture for America (ventureforamerica.org) which gives recent college grads the opportunity to work for startups while being able to put something prestigious/career building on their resume.
spennino··on Balancing text for better readability
Wouldn't it be easier and give you more editing control to just put text in a <pre> element? Seems like it would be hard to algorithmically determine what will visually look good
spennino··on Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
There are only two data points for that
spennino··on Caffeine Jitters
Why do energy drinks get all the heat? Starbucks coffee has around twice as much caffeine/oz and an even higher ratio per serving
spennino··on Don’t Waste Your Twenties
This article isn't trying to promote the "right way" to spend your twenties. It ends with asking the question, "But what kinds of things should you channel [20s brain power] towards?" It's just trying to highlight many of the advantages young brains have that are often overlooked. Especially in traditional careers where the 20s are consumed by degrees and climbing corporate/professional ladders.