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Brilliant demo! I did think this was going to be about old school side scrolling games, though, but I was not disappointed!

"... I was blown away that this profitable, growing, exciting mobile game studio, who has a series of hit iPhone games, is located a few miles outside of downtown Omaha, NE." I'm a…

Perl - Appeared in 1987 A bit late in the 80s, but still. [Edit] I read your comment too quickly and hadn't noticed that you said "early 80s". My apologies.

Yes, I still use coins. They're very handy for vending machines, parking meters, highway tolls, stupid magic tricks, decision making, purchasing one taco at taco bell, carnival foo…

You're completely right, I was assuming that what is good for nature is what should be law. I'm having such a hard time wrapping my head around the short-sightedness shown by these…

This statement in the article really upset me, and I'd like HN to let me know if I'm over reacting: "at a time when constitutional arguments for states’ rights are gaining traction…

If you enjoyed reading this, you may enjoy reading "The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean" by Trevor Cor…

I had the same reaction upon seeing that photo. My dominant hand has been in a cast for four months, so I've become left handed. The new dominant hand is rather picky about writing…

This is wildly off-topic, but an idea caught my interest. I upvoted the parent of your comment to compensate for your downvote and it made me wonder how many other people have done…

It would help me tremendously if HN offered the option to "fold" comments and children of those comments like on Reddit. I do this often to get past the meme threads and onto the r…

When Ubuntu moved to Gnome3/Unity, I did the same. I tried Kubuntu, but found KDE far too different from what I remember back in the KDE3 days to be comfortable with. Then I settle…

When I made my first pop pop boat, I simply coiled a piece of small hobby tubing for the boiler, with the ends poking through the bottom of the boat.

"2) Reduce delivery to 3 days a week. Would anyone complain about this? How many people even check their mail every single day without fail?" I check the mail every day, religiousl…

I've heard this from so many people and so many reputable sources that I feel as if I'm the only person that has never experienced this phenomenon. In fact, when I've been in an in…