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by avk 9mo ago
I’m in a similar boat. I do like the idea of code as material and this could be a version of that. I find conceptual work is sending me back to paper and lower fidelity even more these days with AI. The fundamentals thrive with more freefor
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by avk 2y ago
I still find system tests useful and more realistic, despite their speed. They’ve caught bigger, breaking changes for me than unit or controller tests.
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Design for the Web Without Figma(world.hey.com)
1 points by avk 3y ago|0 comments
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How to Have Buckets of Time(world.hey.com)
1 points by avk 3y ago|1 comments
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Vanilla Rails Is Plenty(dev.37signals.com)
5 points by avk 4y ago|0 comments
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by avk 4y ago
Good read, but the abrupt end surprised me. It didn't dive deeper into the solution to evaluate whether it actually addressed the observed issue. Also, isn't the accessibility of radio buttons for keyboard users something you simp
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by avk 4y ago
Have you seen the Short Story Substack[1]? I appreciate how forthcoming the editor is with the stats. [1]: https://shortstory.substack.com/
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by avk 4y ago
Yes, but it depends on where you submit. I've seen literary journals pay in contributor copies (aka nothing), token amounts—a few dollars, a rate per page, or a fixed rate up front. Genres like sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crime or mys
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by avk 4y ago
Congrats to superamit! Well done with your persistence and I hope Uncanny is receptive to your future submissions. I'm excited to read the story. Disclaimer: light self-promo. Are others interested in more publishing posts like these?
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by avk 5y ago
I've been tinkering with something similar too. This is for timing checklists not individual items—so typically multiple steps that repeat from time to time: https://tusklist.com
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by avk 5y ago
Can you say more about why it's useful to time routine work? That's what I'm curious about. A consistent set of steps that you're committed to doing on some frequency—do you see value in timing things like that?
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Ask HN: Does anyone else time their checklists?
7 points by avk 5y ago|8 comments
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How effective are your GTD Weekly Reviews? Running interviews to learn and share
2 points by avk 8y ago|0 comments
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by avk 10y ago
Has anyone else applied product or agile techniques to creative endeavors? Thinking about retro made me wonder whether doing a regular standup with my writing could lead to new insights, akin to freewriting or journaling.
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by avk 11y ago
you misspelled "test" as "tets" on the sign in page
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Flows Aren't Just for Designers(blog.vevo.com)
1 points by avk 11y ago|0 comments
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Maidan Morning – a few words about my recent visit to Ukraine(arsenalofwords.com)
1 points by avk 13y ago|0 comments
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by avk 13y ago
Likewise, I found it distracting and off-putting.
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Code that says why it does(robots.thoughtbot.com)
1 points by avk 13y ago|0 comments
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by avk 14y ago
Sorry for the resubmit. Just surprised this didn't garner any previous discussion. The part that resonated most with me was: "What bone you were meant to have, no dog will drag away." It made me think that it's worth considering which bones
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How do you find the time?(words.steveklabnik.com)
4 points by avk 14y ago|1 comments
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Help us Architect the Future of Fantasy Sports(pjenk1234.tumblr.com)
1 points by avk 14y ago|0 comments
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by avk 14y ago
> "This is an instance of a more general rule: focus on users, not competitors. The most important information about competitors is what you learn via users anyway." I found this to be the strongest way of saying don't obsess about your
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I’m Not a Writer, I Write(arsenalofwords.com)
2 points by avk 14y ago|0 comments
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I’m Now a (Self-)Published Poet(arsenalofwords.com)
4 points by avk 14y ago|0 comments
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The Data Hiding Inside Ebooks(arsenalofwords.com)
1 points by avk 14y ago|0 comments
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Judging Books by Their Opening Lines(arsenalofwords.com)
3 points by avk 14y ago|0 comments
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User Experience Vision For Startups(techcrunch.com)
1 points by avk 15y ago|0 comments
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by avk 15y ago
Cool hack. Have you considered linking to the startup's Github page or the pages of the developers?
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by avk 15y ago
My favorite quote: "What causes people to be poets instead of bankers? When you put that into products people can sense that. And they love it."

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