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Road to Ramen
Personal blog · roadtoramen.comstartupscareer
Road to Ramen is a personal blog at roadtoramen.com about startups and career. Since 2020, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
My public journal where I think aloud and share everything I learn in exploring the question: Can I make a living building things I love?
What Hacker News says?
Hey! I totally get where you're coming from. I wrote a post exploring the privacy and security of Chrome extensions: https://www.notion.so/dkthehuman/Day-4-The-Danger-of-Chrome-... I'd love to open source Intention like I've done with a ton of previous projects ( http://github.com/dkthehuman/ ), but since it's a Chrome extension, that'd make it trivial for anyone to copy. Given that I'd like to eventually develop a…
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on “Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing”Submitted Google Took Down My Chrome Extension for Using Lodash as a story · 286 points
HN discussionHey HN, I've been working on a Chrome/Firefox extension called Intention to help me stay focused and not get distracted, and for me and my friends, we've found it more effective than other tools we've tried. The idea behind it is extremely simple: Commit to a time limit before using a distracting site. This prevents the two most common ways that we get sucked into distractions online: 1. Habitual navigation: Through…
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on “Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing”Submitted You Wouldn't Subscribe to a Hammer as a story · 2 points
HN discussionHi HN! For the last several months, I've been working on a Chrome/Firefox extension that hides distractions on sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Amazon, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. Today's websites are designed to suck us in and keep us engaged by providing a never-ending stream of content. The longer we stay, the more ads we'll see, the more products we'll buy, and the more we'll boost their revenu…
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on “Show HN: I made a browser extension that hides distracting feeds”Submitted Day 401: But will it make money? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionHi HN! For the last several months, I've been working on a Chrome/Firefox extension that hides distractions on sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Amazon, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. Today's websites are designed to suck us in and keep us engaged by providing a never-ending stream of content. The longer we stay, the more ads we'll see, the more products we'll buy, and the more we'll boost their revenu…
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on “Show HN: Hide Feed – Get things done without distractions”Submitted CEO vs. Coder as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to move to Taiwan during a pandemic as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Post-Truth as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Dying on the Bleeding Edge as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Day 444: stuck in OAuth hell as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted 2021: The Year of Fear as a story · 1 points
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