jonathan_h

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by jonathan_h 9mo ago
"Monopolies get lazy, they just rent seek and don't innovate" I think part of what enables a monopoly is absence of meaningful competition, regardless of how that's achieved -- significant moat, by law or regulation, etc
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by jonathan_h 11mo ago
Die With Zero by Bill Perkins talks at length about this concept (it's a nonfiction book, so suffice to say it could've been an essay.)
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by jonathan_h 1y ago
I am a big fan of using the em-dash. I won't argue that I always use it in a stylistically appropriate fashion, but I may have to move away from it. I am NOT beating the actually-an-AI allegations.
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by jonathan_h 1y ago
The missing piece is that the body does not burn a constant amount of energy, and often the body's response to calorie restriction is to reduce the amount of energy used. [1] Play the weight-loss game with your body, and you'll fi
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by jonathan_h 1y ago
In line with the book "Intuitive Eating", I'm trying to make peace with both food and my weight lately for this reason. Given what effects stress, depression, anxiety, guilt, shame, etc. have on the psyche and body, I'm
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by jonathan_h 2y ago
To clarify, xing is a Hamburg-based LinkedIn competitor. And here I thought "crossing" LinkedIn was a new slang.
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by jonathan_h 3y ago
Huh. Back in my day we called Spotify merchants "musicians" -- I suppose I should keep up with the times.
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by jonathan_h 3y ago
Tough love incoming: Why is daily gameplay desirable to you? Your idea smells of a dark pattern—in my eyes you're attempting to generate FOMO from the leaderboard by making players redo levels they've already completed. Moreso, le
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by jonathan_h 3y ago
Exactly. I wonder what drives companies to include so much fluff when explaining a re-brand -- any wording beyond "hey, we think our branding looks stale so we gave it a haircut and a shave" is ripe for mockery. Is the size of the
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by jonathan_h 4y ago
I agree with you on every point. If you're willing to share, I'm curious on what issues you're having with Spotify. Do you feel you're filling the silence too much with it, or something else? I'm tired of Spotify to
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by jonathan_h 4y ago
Appreciate it -- I've read Atomic Habits, Tiny Habits, et al. so I agree with the general idea. I try not to make my goals too lofty but perhaps I should think smaller for some of them.
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Ask HN: How do you add structure to your life?
2 points by jonathan_h 4y ago|2 comments
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by jonathan_h 5y ago
TL;DR: A minimum score of 1 messes with their formula. OP should consider changing it. Looking at the page's <script>, I think it's because they set the minimum score to 1 rather than 0. In addition, for three of the questio
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by jonathan_h 6y ago
Great question, and I just recently watched the video bhargav1195 suggested. Watching it will be well worth your time. Side note: As much as I'd love for "table steaks" to be the parlance for minimum entry requirements, the c
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by jonathan_h 6y ago
I'm also curious for a link to your personal finance website. I understand if you can't post.