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Thanks for the feedback!

Hello HN, I made a small game to formalize what I do when I find myself bored and staring at a clock. Take the time, and make an equation out of it. Highest value equation wins. Th…

yeah! they should focus on more productive pursuits, like telling people online what to do with their time and resources.

Absolutely! I think that's what the author meant when he said "In my prototype, your hand at the bottom of the screen is a background (similarly, in my E-Reader solitaire game, all…

the emphasis on self-help snake oil leads me to believe you know that this system would fail under the weight of actual information. if you find success, it will be on the backs of…

was that a machine you had lying around, or did you seek it out?

I didn't read the article, but--

I hope you reflect on why that is.

politicians are choosing instead to kill these prisoners via indeterminate detention

the sentence in the article "The jail terms were scrapped in 2012 amid human rights concerns, but not retrospectively – leaving almost 3,000 people languishing in prison with no re…

it is important for us (the nerds with skills) to appreciate what the internet is like for those who aren't in the know. you and I will never see an ad, our grandparents will see t…

This is a false dichotomy, gross exploitation does not need to present.

"I don't see a societal benefit in people borrowing video games and watching DVDs that aren't educational." "loaning those items is just an attempt to stay relevant lest libraries …

it's possible! encouraging people to go to the library is a net good on society.

being able to not think about race is a privilege enjoyed by those insulated from the harms of racism.

yeah usually it bothers me, but in this case it frames the content quite nicely

well said

Do we know what the minimum physical size is to run doom these days?