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nniroclax

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About nniroclax

Former product director turned engineer turned copywriter

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    I buy a hard case, then put the stickers on that. Then I can pop it off if I need to be in a more "professional" environment or if I want to upgrade/sell it.

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    Comment #43337172

    Absolutely. Some of us see (or at least I see) the level of discussion and feel it would be hard for me to say something worthwhile that sounds kinda smart. So I mostly lurk while …

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    Show HN: Garden Planting Reminders via Email

    As a gardener, I frequently forget when to put things in my garden. My pepper seeds are always started too late and I get too excited to plant on the first nice day even if it's no…

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    Comment #35081196

    I built this because I always forget that even though it's freezing cold outside, I should probably start thinking about starting my tomato, pepper and other seeds indoors. You can…

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    Comment #35002469

    I always forget when to plant things in my garden so I made a little tool for myself. You set your zip, then pick your plants, and it will tell you your upcoming planting dates. ht…

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    Comment #33583199

    Amazon has been really hit or miss for me lately, so I wanted to find other sites that sell high quality stuff and don’t have fake reviews or counterfeits. I looked for somewhere t…

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    Comment #33563480

    Lately I've been buying directly from the brands I like more and more often. Sure, it may take an extra couple of days for shipping, but I feel it's worth it. Plus a lot of stores …

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    Comment #31791230

    When I'm in clamshell mode, I love having an external trackpad. I used to have a trackball mouse which was decent enough - it's just that it was a pain when working in Adobe produc…

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    Comment #31486446

    We took our dishy out on an RV trip last weekend and it was great. Put it in the back of the truck and had great reception the entire time. I'm not sure I'll be able to go back to …

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    Comment #29898645

    I recently went through the ClickUp onboarding and clicked skip on all the onboarding tutorials that popped up. After avoiding them, they hit me with an incentive of $10 towards my…

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    Comment #29714974

    Why not both? There's a board certification in clinical informatics where the current opportunities are endless. My partner is over 40, board certified in CI and anesthesia, and ma…

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    Comment #29359738

    This year I... - brined in a mix of salt, sugar and herbs for around 36 hours - injected a butter mix under the skin (this one was my partner's idea so I'm not sure how if affected…

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    Comment #27797939

    I'm working on a little side project where you can share snippets of your design to test them for clarity (5-second tests, basically). The idea is you can go through everyone's des…

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    Comment #27455108

    I figured some results will be spammy, plus it could allow for a paid plan later down the line where folks could bypass having to take other people’s exams

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    Comment #27372073

    I was tired of paying a bunch of money for 5-second user tests on the bigger UI testing platforms, so I made a free option. https://isthisclear.com/

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    Comment #25447590

    Every day for the last 1.5 years! I write it in a running text document with the latest entry at the top. Keeping it simple has made it easy to keep up with. I've settled into the …

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    Comment #24583814

    Can you write up a journal entry on your phone or in a notebook? Maybe some thoughts on yesterday and how you're feeling today. I've found journaling to be a great productivity enh…

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    Comment #24033823

    I’m using the one in Krissy Moehl’s book. So far, so good! It feels pretty balanced.

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    Comment #24033811

    I work for myself, so I definitely have the benefit of a flexible schedule. I used to be a product director, now I’m working on building a tool to scratch an itch I had in my past …

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    Comment #24029670

    * Wake up somewhere around 7am. Coffee. * Meditate (10-30 minutes depending on how I feel) * Light yoga/stretching + daily journal * Whatever workout is on the ultra marathon train…

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    Comment #23343891

    My last role was remote. I was only promoted after a big onsite meeting that went really well. If that in-person meeting had never happened, it would have been really hard to get t…

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    Comment #22326983

    Hey y'all. I've been working remotely for the last 7 years now and while I love it, there are definitely some drawbacks to it — most notably, loneliness. In past roles, I tried to …