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alecbibat

112 karma · joined September 23, 2012

Biochemist @ CU-Boulder Founder @ Agora-cu.com Blogger @ thecontinentalsuper.wordpress.com Soon-to-be author Soon-to-be rails dev
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alecbibat··on Ask HN: How can I overcome ennui?
I actually have been working out regularly, but it seems like I'm building up a tolerance to the psychological benefits.

It would be nice to take a hiatus, but that's not an option for me right now.

alecbibat··on Ask HN: What programming languages are used in hard-sciences?
Yeah, I've got a few friends in Astrophys and they talk about doing work in IDL all the time.
alecbibat··on Ask HN: Does your life have a purpose?
Are you young? We tend to be much more idealistic when we're younger.

Why do you feel like there are only those two decisions?

alecbibat··on Ask HN: Pre-selling for a Doughnut Start-Up
Gauging interest is definitely the main goal for now, and it's seeming like the only way to do that without getting the full legal outfit first is selling for events like you mentioned.

Your last point is resourceful, but it also kind of goes against our market advantage of 'the only home-made doughnut location near campus'.

alecbibat··on Ask HN: Pre-selling for a Doughnut Start-Up
See, I THINK we would have a great product-market fit, and I KNOW the traffic is good for this particular location. I just want to see HOW good the fit and traffic are, namely if they're good enough to support a $3k/mo rent, employees, and a decent salary.

That's pretty awesome about your family's recipe, and a shame that a chain like that could decrease sales so much.

alecbibat··on Ask HN: Pre-selling for a Doughnut Start-Up
I like this, but we also would want to take the pre-selling period as an opportunity to build the brand a bit.

And again, there are legal issues with food vending even if it's someone else's stuff.

alecbibat··on Ask HN: Pre-selling for a Doughnut Start-Up
Thanks for the heads up!

From the marketing point of view I think we're pretty well set up. The closest major doughnut vendors are about a 45 minute drive away and the closest small doughnut shop is about 3 miles. We would be opening up a couple hundred feet from campus. (Although there are still grocers that sell doughnuts nearby.)

I think we could kill it, but then again I feel like I'm walking on especially thin ice with all the legal stuff; this is also an area I'm unfamiliar with and with a physical space to manage as well as employees, things could get messy.

Thanks for the advice, I'll make sure to do my research if I go through with it.

alecbibat··on Ask HN: What should I do with an unlimited water supply?
The complex is independent from the university.
alecbibat··on Ask HN: What should I do with an unlimited water supply?
That would be great. It certainly doesn't need to be for my personal gain. More of an exercise than anything.
alecbibat··on Ask HN: How Do I Improve My Native Language Skills?
Watch people speak (online videos are fine) and read more. You should listen to different people and read different authors depending on what you want to sound like when you talk, that is, what kind of speaking style and language you want to use.

You'll be able to get the flow of language a lot better if you hear how people that are experienced at speaking put together sentences.

alecbibat··on Wake up. You're all slaves.
This has been an extremely widespread viewpoint and I think that it's a HUGE misconception. It's true that society is a machine and that there are certain costs to live in that machine. However, in most cases, I think that we are free to do as we please.