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maximp

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About maximp

Software dev, runner, composer, and writer. Always building something on the side. Latest is gem.fm, a podcast episode recommendation app, hackterms.com, the Urban Dictionary for coding terms, and mytrark.app, a minimal spending tracking app.

Don't be shy - reach out and say hello! pekarsky.maxim@gmail.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #30059453

    > The ER visit ultimately cost $38.92. The ER visit ultimately cost $38.92, after: 1. He tried to negotiate the bill: "Dhaval Bhatt made numerous attempts to get the hospital to re…

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    Comment #30059380

    I think this is satire?

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    Comment #30059192

    Which system are you referring to?

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    Comment #30058975

    Emphasizing this from the article: > Martand received almost no medical service. A nurse practitioner looked over the toddler, listened to his heart and stomach, and looked in his …

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    Comment #30058867

    NPR has a series of these "Bill of the Month"[1] articles about surprise medical billing, and I am not exaggerating when I say they are the single most depressing, scary, dishearte…

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    Comment #29949201

    Can't report but someone who can should - video is unrelated to thread.

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    Comment #29878715

    I'm also confused about how this works. If you choose to never raise after YC, is the remaining $375K just part of of the 7% they take upfront, or is it only available if you raise…

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    Comment #29786277

    I think it comes down to individual learning style. Here [1] is James Clear tweeting a 3-sentence summary of his book. These ideas totally impacted the way I operate and helped me …

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    Comment #29775512

    Different people learn differently, maybe? The great truths in life boil down to a few sentences (ex: "just do it"). If someone writes a book about that truth, are they wasting you…

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    Comment #29771950

    I think there are at least half a dozen Mint competitors whose primary selling point is "better UX than Mint".

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    Comment #29675043

    Did you ever have any users? Or did the technical challenges stop you short of shipping the product?

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    Comment #29629016

    Ha! For what it's worth, as an internet stranger, I would have been just as likely to read if you simply said "I have this theory" and laid out the same thing. Either way, thanks f…

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    Comment #29628947

    Lack of presence. Any interviewer that's not giving the interview as much of their full attention as possible (emergencies aside, of course). I've been on both sides of this, and I…

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    Comment #29393899

    I read this comment a few days ago, and it really stuck with me. I'm so curious where this comes from - would you happen to remember the talk, or where I could read about this conc…

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    Comment #29098551

    If I am guessing correctly, this is hitting the StackOverflow API and grabbing just the code bits of the answers? The SO upvotes seem to match the star count. Ex: 1. https://justsh…

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    Comment #29075866

    Building gem.fm, a website that recommends the best podcast episodes to listen to (still pretty rough around the edges!) and doing some contract work! Loving the engineering challe…

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    Comment #29033000

    > Codeamigo appears distinctly different than Codeacademy in some key areas I imagine that building and releasing _the exact clone_ of the product from a company that rejected you …

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    Comment #29031801

    Oh hi, Zach!

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    Comment #28650038

    Of course, it's also what not Satoshi Nakamoto would say!

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    Comment #28436595

    I like that time-based mechanism much better. The karma/engagement-based stuff would just let popular people post more :)

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    Comment #28436574

    This product seems to combine a few unrelated ideas. No monetization, reverse-chronological feed, no notifications: sweet. Easier to have cleaner, more meaningful conversations wit…

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    Comment #28013878

    I've had some really great connections through HN. I hope it stays authentic and spam-free.

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    Comment #27462642

    Hey John! Always nice to see a familiar face on HN - thanks for sharing the story!

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    Comment #26763922

    I don't know, there were a few years in my early 20s when I just avoided problem solving the best I could.

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    Comment #26705391

    I don't follow - what is the second paragraph meant to demonstrate?