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I've had the same experience. Recently, we were visited by my sister-in-law. We ended up talking about a topic, say Topic X. Topic X _never_ comes up when I and my wife are alone; …

> I'd rather spend time with my family on our own terms and not because I have to support them. Speaking as an Asian, I grew up in a culture where parents, and elders in general, a…

> I'm perfectly happy with a state where I can acquire as many resources as possible, even if that incurs a significant cost to others. I'm not going to judge you on moral grounds.…

OP here. The thread by a person who had no network and needed to find work immediately hit home for me ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842684 ). I have been out of work be…

Packt Publishing is running a similar promo today: every ebook and video is only $10. https://www.packtpub.com/

I'm not the person you replied to, but I got the same impression. The linked email in turn links to the PHP NG page ( https://wiki.php.net/phpng ) on which the version number menti…

I'm just starting to learn PHP, and I noticed that recently there have a few new books about Laravel. So, it seems to be the "new hot thing" in PHP. To a newbie, would you recommen…

Wow. I was thinking of writing a similar post just two days ago. I am almost the same as you; I have been struggling with procrastination for almost 20 years now, sometimes success…

From a programmer approaching his 40s, thank you for the great advice, and for the inspiring story of your 60-year-old friend.

Immediately after Obama won his presidential election in 2008, this was one webcomic's take on Obama's promise of "Change": http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2994

Moving my single-player game progress between computers. A few months ago I completed a game on an old Windows PC. Recently, I acquired a new PC, and had to unlock all the levels o…

When I read the headline, my first thought was, "How about humanizing people first?" As much as I love technology, I'm afraid our technological progress is far outpacing the wisdom…

> Imagine if Google's next big product involved a brain-computer interface in which the mind communicated directly with Google search. The term "Adsense" would acquire a whole new …

I wonder what Apple hopes to achieve by following a policy of no Android-related content on the iOS app store. It's not as if it will prevent people from learning about Android's e…

It's now midnight in my time zone, and I will be going to sleep. But, I will read every comment when I come back online in a few hours, and will reply to any question you ask. Than…

> If the app would be able to synchronize with these online repos tracking systems, then I could see myself using this app. Thank you. I will consider this feature. However, what a…

Thanks for your inputs. > First, consider building it as a SaaS web app rather than a desktop app. ... I want to be able to see things from my phone, other computers, etc. I will c…

When I am working alone, I often feel the need for a desktop app that would help me easily log bugs and 'ToDo's for whatever project I am working on. I'm thinking of writing it mys…

I'm an Indian, and I didn't perceive that comment as being racist. It appears to stem from the OP's experience. And it is true: there are a lot of low-quality developers in India (…

Keep on honoring him - with your actions.

> The solutions to the most defective countries are all pretty straightforward and widely known. Maybe you really do know the best solutions to every country's problems. Or maybe y…