Sleep Debt Calculator
Consumer and social
health calculator
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How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.44.
Idea: 1 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Nice, clean design and presentation
From 3 comments
The cursor clashes with the question mark that it hovers over before you type a number. Otherwise, really nice design!
jgoldsmith on HNNice to see how it all adds up over time, at least it isn't compounding like my mortgage interest. Couple UI notes, when I put in 7.2 the UI doesn't round the resulting…
chuckcode on HNThe amount of sleep people need varies from person to person as far as I know. I prefer to sleep 7 hours in the night and take a nap in the afternoon, and that leaves me feeling…
freditup on HN
Objections
Overly simplistic; sleep needs vary by person and research suggests 5-7 hours is healthy
From 3 comments
The amount of sleep people need varies from person to person as far as I know. I prefer to sleep 7 hours in the night and take a nap in the afternoon, and that leaves me feeling…
freditup on HNhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100201091632.htm Science seems to contradict the premise of this project. The research out there seems to suggest anywhere from 5-7…
beagle90 on HNThis would be much more interesting if it asked you about symptoms of sleep deficit. E.g., "if you go into a dark room and lie down in the middle of the day, how long will it…
huggah on HN
Could cause anxiety about sleep
From 1 comment
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100201091632.htm Science seems to contradict the premise of this project. The research out there seems to suggest anywhere from 5-7…
beagle90 on HN
Ignores symptoms of sleep deficit and consequences
From 2 comments
This would be much more interesting if it asked you about symptoms of sleep deficit. E.g., "if you go into a dark room and lie down in the middle of the day, how long will it…
huggah on HNI think this would be a lot more powerful if you had some info on consequences of sleep debt.
jeffasinger on HN
Rounding and colour threshold bugs in results
From 3 comments
Nice to see how it all adds up over time, at least it isn't compounding like my mortgage interest. Couple UI notes, when I put in 7.2 the UI doesn't round the resulting…
chuckcode on HNIt congratulated me for sleeping 23.999 hours/day.
_kst_ on HNSimilarly, I was issued a stern warning for sleeping 7.999 hours each night. The danger of losing "0 hours" of sleep over the course of a year was quite alarming to discover.…
Cyranix on HN
Requests
Add consequences of sleep debt
From 2 comments
I think this would be a lot more powerful if you had some info on consequences of sleep debt.
jeffasinger on HNJust added that, let me know what you think!
imkevinxu on HN
Ask about symptoms of sleep deficit
From 1 comment
This would be much more interesting if it asked you about symptoms of sleep deficit. E.g., "if you go into a dark room and lie down in the middle of the day, how long will it…
huggah on HN
Smoother colour gradient and fix decimal rounding
From 1 comment
Nice to see how it all adds up over time, at least it isn't compounding like my mortgage interest. Couple UI notes, when I put in 7.2 the UI doesn't round the resulting…
chuckcode on HN
Questions
Does sleep debt actually add up like this?
From 1 comment
Yup, and sorry to be that guy who says something simple isn't complex enough even when it was never intended to be complex ha ha. Here's an actual question though: do you think…
freditup on HN