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dzohrob

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About dzohrob

previously cofounder and ceo, chartable.com (acquired by spotify)

also previously @ angellist, hotornot, etc.

http://zohrob.com https://twitter.com/dzohrob

email: username at gmail

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    Comment #46064928

    pro tip: do not try this on a microwave you want to keep. if you are successful you will likely cause a fire in your microwave. (it is fun, though).

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    Ask HN: What do you actually do with your wearable health data?

    My problem: I close my rings on Apple Watch, check my readiness score on Oura, see my HRV trends... and then what? All this data without clear guidance on what actions to take. For…

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    Comment #36616656

    congrats to you and the team!

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    Comment #32638462

    congrats garry! huge news!

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    Comment #21790874

    As a counterpoint, this essay resonated with me very deeply, and I earn a low salary for an engineer in NYC. We do fine as a family and have to make compromises I couldn’t have ima…

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    Comment #19218082

    This is a _really_ good point! I'm trying to find some data on this right now... might have to dig through e.g. Apple's previous phone releases to see trends over time.

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    Comment #19218038

    Cofounder of Chartable here, happy to answer any questions. And, if you're looking for podcast recommendations, I recently analyzed 522 recommendations from 25 different critics' b…

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    Comment #18808977

    Chartable | New York, NY | Onsite or REMOTE in USA | Product engineer Do you love podcasts? Chartable's mission is to grow and serve the digital audio market, starting with world-c…

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    Comment #16968546

    Hi HN, we wrote this post after the great response to Hacker Daily two weeks ago ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16850689 ). Happy to answer any questions you might have. Th…

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    Comment #16905882

    Never heard of it, but looks interesting - thanks for sharing. I probably should've been more clear that after decades of curating my MP3 collection, I've moved towards streaming a…

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    Comment #16905871

    I agree that I should've framed my post better and I appreciate that feedback. I do understand that iTunes is dealing with a long history of development, and that it has to support…

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    Comment #16905744

    Thanks for the counterpoint, I appreciate it. FWIW I've generally stuck with it since 2003, but I've been more and more frustrated with it recently.

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    Comment #16905735

    Fair question. I am an Apple Music subscriber, so iTunes is the only Apple Music desktop client I'm aware of.

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    Comment #16905732

    Fair question. I am an Apple Music subscriber, so iTunes is the only Apple Music desktop client I'm aware of.

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    Comment #16905714

    Totally fair feedback, thanks. I thought about phrasing it in a different way, but ended up letting my emotions get the better of me.

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    Comment #16904351

    agree, the modals are insane! iOS does better, it's pretty crazy how poorly the desktop has kept up.

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    Ask HN: Who else hates iTunes?

    Hi HN— I've been chewing on different side project ideas and I've become fixated on creating an alternative Apple Music player. I spend ~10h a day (or more!) at my desktop, mostly …

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    Comment #16857776

    Thanks, this is super-helpful feedback! We'll definitely keep it in mind as we get into the groove of doing these. :)

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    Comment #16857700

    Good suggestion. I think our podcast host lets us embed something... I'll update after we post today's episode.