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Very nice. Agree 100% more tools like this are needed.

100% agree it is about re-educating yourself about calories in food. I wasn't happy with my weight but it was never 'obese': I am 5' 8" and weighed 187 lbs.

Back in November I started tracking calories in the app Cronometer. I lost 35+ lbs down to 151 lbs as of this morning.

Even as a 'relatively healthy' dude, I realized just how bad my perception of calories and macros in food was. So, I totally agree with this.

This makes me feel seen. I was a lunatic at one point trying to make Emacs to be my end-all-be-all. I learned to cope with multiple programs being my "toolset" since then.

Congrats on the launch!

Random, but: what program did you use to make the intro video? It looks really clean.

Could you possibly clarify? This is a bit broad: like, what kind of testing do you currently have in place (if any)? You didn't really describe your process.

There are a lot of different kinds of tests you could do: unit tests for code coverage, E2E testing via automated tests through Playwright or Cypress, visual regression testing through a SaaS service that take screenshots of your webpage, cross-browser testing, integration testing between services, etc.

All these are forms of tests for web applications. So, it is difficult to suggest specifics to you without knowing if you are doing any of this testing already.

Love this quote:

> When times change, the wisdom from that past era tends to stay around for a longer while.

I read the entire book series and saw the movies, and I agree that the author's tone crosses the line.

I can tell he cares deeply about how the story ia represented. My his wording is a bit 'dramatic'.

This looks awesome!

Not exactly the same, but when I worked as an _intern_ for a program funded by NASA, my grandmother ("Nana") used to tell her friends I worked for NASA.

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My name is Colton. I have been a web developer professionally for about 5 years.

Why me?:

I am a modern web developer. Although I have doing web development since the days of MySpace profiles and <table>-based layouts, I use all the latest tooling and fancy tricks. I am looking to join a software development team.

I am a novice engineer: a good fit for an engineering team but a bad fit for a company looking for one senior-level engineer to lead engineering overall.

After working on SMB websites for years, I want to move on to join a SaaS team that delivers a product instead. While I do appreciate my current job, it does not fully utilize my skill set.

Bottom line: I love to build things. I want to be the guy on your team that not only helps architect systems but also makes them look pretty.

Let's chat!

In my humble opinion, the thread title should be renamed to include a short description of what Youki is. I think more readers on Hacker News will click to learn more about your project, which looks fascinating btw.

Emacs + Org Mode is a great tool for this too. Although Emacs itself has a learning curve, it is well suited for a task like this.

I use Org Capture to bookmark links using a Chrome extension on my desktop. Org Capture also allows me to clip comments too from a thread. I highly recommend it for a process like this.