just curious , if anyone knows —
is this the same game played by FTX sam in that Michael Lewis crypto biopic ??
Readit Newsthx commented on Ask HN: What's your top-tier reading with well-written humor? · Posted by u/milkoolong
I just started posting a “humor” short story series i’m doing almost daily on tiktok and soon substack —
https://www.tiktok.com/@blondynwrites
It’s titled — Big City, Short Story
Not saying it’s top-tier by any means but the writing style is designed to be funny, while being satire, in a ‘Pop Art’ / Almost Dr. Seussian sense.
Based on YC's business model, what business cases would you make for a social media app?
Don’t know anything about YC’s business model or the direction they want to grow.
But the community is very thoughtful & already here. I think a HN SM App, whether part of their present business plan or not would have some mass appeal.
Just probably isn’t something they necessarily want to do
thx commented on Farewell to the car CD player, source of weirdly deep musical fandoms theguardian.com/music/202... · Posted by u/n1b0m
i <33 mi CDs , especially in z car
I use Apple Notes but it drives me sooo crazy that you can’t left/right swipe between Notes
How is that even possible
This is exactly what I wanted. I think I'm going to follow these steps and then branch out and experiment. Thanks a ton!
For sure !! ^-^ Happy to be able to help.
Definitely e-mail him if you have questions —
think he really enjoys the Hacker News crowd & is always game to be of service
Derek Sivers — Tech Independence
Also what’s kinda cool is he encourages e-mailing him / reaching out . He’s pretty great
thx commented on How Miles Davis hired John Coltrane honest-broker.com/p/how-m... · Posted by u/paulpauper
A few lessons from this: First, intense passion, endless practice and infinite persistence are all prerequisites. They are the bare minimum of artistic greatness. They don't guarantee greatness, but you won't find any greats who didn't have these attributes.
Secondly, it's remarkable that you can languish for half a decade as a barely functional junkie in a second city and still make a comeback. We should all hold this dearly to our hearts. You are going to take major losses in life. Maybe you get fired, don't get hired, don't get funding, your startup goes bankrupt, or whatever flavor of personal problems you can imagine. If you can regain your health and your discipline you can still make a comeback.
Finally, Coltrane, Davis and Evans were all polar opposites in terms of personality. Coltrane was very religious, Davis seemed to always have a raincloud following him around, and Evans was known for being what we might today call emo. But when they could put these personal differences aside and focus on the art they were collaborating on the result was lightning in a bottle. We should remember this the next time we find someone with immense talent or reputation who at first glance seems to be of little use as a friend. If you're not getting along with someone, keep your focus on the end goal and that usually smoothes all the little problems over.
If you're interested in more John Coltrane lore I recommend this interview of Ben Ratliff who wrote the book on Coltrane.[0] He goes over his mercurial early days in detail, and plays all of the tracks that Coltrane would have been listening to during his formative years.
[0] https://www.nts.live/shows/coltrane-day/episodes/coltrane-da...
essence of this comment —-
the singular reason me love HN
not saying it was my favorite book but i did enjoy michael lewis’ description of the card game & such