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sasha_fishter

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About sasha_fishter

Entreprenur, developer, music lover. Sliceer and Tourneer tennis apps founder

www.tourneer.info www.sliceer.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #42734985

    I do it from time to time. Usually just some short notes, but it's not the same for me. I like to write on a machine, maybe because I'm typing on a computer keyboard for a long tim…

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    Comment #42724447

    You know what the thing is? I'm working with AI, I have developed some features with AI, I love it in some areas. But I think that human creativity will still be the main driving f…

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    Comment #42722880

    Still have one in my room. Maybe it could work if I had all some cassettes with games or software :)

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    Comment #42722873

    I personally don't like small screens. I have s smartphone and it suits me well for other purposes, but for writing I want to feel that key hammering the paper, smell of the machin…

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    Comment #42722848

    You need some time to switch from computer keyboard mindset. Even though it's the same thing, typing on a typewriter is completely different experience and the way you type is diff…

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    Comment #42722814

    Thank you for this one!

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    Comment #42664548

    Great idea. It is magical, makes more room for thinking, less of distractions.

  8. story
    Tell HN: I'm a programmer who bought a typewriter

    I have been programming for the last 7 years professionally. I like computers from my early age. My father bought me Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ when I was in the first grade. Since then…

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    Comment #42538564

    Nice, why he didn't get himself a typewriter? It's totally different experience

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    Comment #42529529

    Yes, that's similar feeling I guess. No title, just three pages of the story. I wrote some plot on the comment above.

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    Comment #42529525

    Yes, there some kind of magic there. Probably because it's limited, but you can get what you can't on the computer, at least it's the case for me. I have one rule, just type whatev…

  12. story
    I'm a programer and bought typewriter. Novel starts writing by itself

    I've never been a writer as a novelist. I wrote many blog posts, but never something meaningful. Recently I've started to looking at typewriters and fell in love in Smith Corona, s…

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    Comment #39510507

    I think everybody is struggling with this. I found very good example and that is Duolingo, it forces you to take lessons every day. And after month or so it's just in your mind, th…

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    Comment #38731837

    How do you defined 'failed'. If I were in your shoes, I would pivot, change, test, ask, and tweak a product. First idea usually don't work, you have to find what works, even if it …

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    Comment #38671973

    I agree, but do you think pursuing that 10/1% is worth spending time reading books/articles?

  17. story
    To be expert in something you need just to put a lot of work in to it?

    I'm little bit baffled about what it takes to be good at something, building a business, being a good developer, designer, artist, whatever. I recently saw a documentary about Pira…

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    Comment #38655146

    It is, I will invest money into the project again, but still, slow process

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    Comment #38655142

    Financially I'm good. This was fun project, but there is a lot to do. I have willingness to work on the project, but it's slow progress.

  20. story
    Ask HN: I have a small project generating 1700e annually, should I keep going?

    I started this small project for booking tennis courts in 2018. It was free until this year, when I started charging clubs for using my platform. Out of 15 clubs, 14 clubs agreed t…

  21. story
    Adding features for your product nobody use

    If you are building whatever product, there is always many features to be added, but in the end, very little percentage of people are actually using it. I.e. companies are sending …

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    Comment #37640157

    What 'work hard' means. How would you explain it?

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    Comment #37630500

    This one is really good

  24. story
    Make Something Wonderful

    Is this best advice for every business ever?

  25. story
    I don't like traditional business approach

    The thing is, I don't like the most people are approaching the business. Something like, follow this steps, research the internet (everything is the same most of the time), this is…