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Back in 2007, I got laid off from my job, and the following year I launched typeracer.com - the first online multiplayer typing game, which became an instant sensation on the web (…

Here's the Chrome URL to see the original announcement: chrome-extension://gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom/pages/acceptable-ads-announcement.html

Here's the Chrome URL of the original announcement: chrome-extension://gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom/pages/acceptable-ads-announcement.html

You're welcome, and congrats on winning a trophy - that's pretty cool! Thanks for your comment!

Easter egg for hackers: http://play.typeracer.com/?universe=code (I'm the founder/developer of this site) Glad to see fellow HNers enjoying my creation!

Thanks! I got it to ramen-profitable after a couple years. Would be cool to make a mobile app. I'm sort of looking for a partner for that.

I'm the creator of Typeracer. When I launched it 5 years ago I had a similar UI - one line of scrolling text in a larger font, but based on user feedback ended up with the more nat…

Yes, that might work on some operating systems, but not on Windows XP ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg487503.as... )

Thanks. I also thought about installing an SSD. Many people seem to be afraid to use an SSD for memory swapping however, because they believe it will shorten the lifespan of the SS…

The full article: http://nighthacking.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-use-more-tha... Any comments?

I feel that this discovery is too important not to have a discussion here. (I submitted my blog post yesterday during peak NH hours - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2412122 - …

I prefer to stay anonymous on here, but I can be reached by this same username on Gmail if anyone wants to know more. I'll just say that it's a very simple skill-based, text-based …

There are two kinds of execution: 1) building a prototype (which, knowing Mark, I'd say took him at most 2 days) and 2) sticking with it for several years and making it profitable,…

What/where is the meetup today?

I disagree. First, you need both attraction and comfort. Comfort basically means showing a woman that you're interested in more than just sex. At the very least, this present does …

An easy way for Google to fix the problem: Lemma: most users are subscribed to Google Groups with their Gmail addresses. Algorithm: GG should broadcast a new message to the Gmail a…

In my 2+ years hosting typeracer.com with Rimu, they have been absolutely outstanding. All my questions, no matter how complex, were answered within 10-30 minutes. Hundreds of time…

(Edited) To me the Holocaust is even more certain than evolution because I grew up with the stories of it from my grandparents. But if you don't have those stories in your family, …

My solution for multithreaded testing in Java. Been using this code for a couple of years. Can easily be generalized for any asynchronous task. The main concept is using a shared b…