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The arguments put forward are very weak, in my opinion. It made me depressed, not hopeful, as in: if this is all we have left, things are becoming desperate indeed. To elaborate, i…

I have an older kindle and I can still load it with epubs by emailing the unique kindle address. I think there are other ways too, via USB for example. My understanding is that it'…

I have 3 teenagers and this claim seems plainly obvious to me.

This. Also, the feelings have become stronger as I age.

One thing I don't see talked about often is the fact that not all duplication is equal. Duplicated html/xml/markup does not equal template-based boiler plate, which does not equal …

rubber-ducking and pair programming have wildly different investment costs

Brilliantly poignant. Before AI, I don't think this would've resonated with me, but it sure does now.

this made me oof. well said.

I agree 100%. The issue isn't losing my job. Many of us could deal with that by simply finding another similar job in the same (coding) industry. The issue is losing the entire ind…

agreed - I was shocked how quickly I became immersed reading this relatively simple story.

I enjoyed the article. Many comments here on HN seem to be missing the point. The author isn't bashing on "hobbies" and is not even bashing on "vanity activities". S/he is merely c…

I've recently (last 3 years) begun writing fantasy novels and I'm now working on my sixth. What inspired me wasn't a beautifully written novel but a terrible one. The author had wr…

As a movie, this would do well at the Cannes Film Festival.

This entire article reads like a cleverly-camouflaged ad. I keep trying to find the product they're pushing. UIzard/UX Pilot maybe? I guess there IS no ad, but the whole thing is j…

This was great - thank you!

THIS + 1. I would go a step further. People kid themselves all the time. Even being brutally honest, I might say I would pay for something and bail at the last step, changing my mi…

Oof. You got me.

today I learned I really suck at Doom.

Posted yesterday, currently with 341 comments, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42461530

Could someone please explain what I'm looking at here? Am I the only one mystified?

I think we all struggle with this, and you need to realize that that's okay. Historically, I've indulged in short-term passion projects that have driven a high degree of learning i…

I just signed up for shepherd last week (I still need to fill out the word template and get it back to you). Had no idea you were on Hacker News! Any competition against GoodReads …

Nice article. I'd like to point out that a mature/legacy codebase contains every example listed under the "smell" section of the article, sometimes even within the same file. This …

I can't believe I read this entire article. The topic matter was utterly banal but... I was completely enthralled! Your writing (particularly the hidden notes) is fantastic. Loved …