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No link, as this is a scratch my own itch thing for now, but I'm working on a personal 'hub' web app that is part UX/UI experiment, and part a way to integrate various tools I've c…

I'd argue very few people make their own path. While anecdotal, looking at those around me, most 'paths' people go down are a result of external forces that have been internalized …

To my embarrassment, I didn't really know much about Doug Engelbart until Brett Victor brought him up in one of his excellent talks (Inventing on Principle). I quite like his eulog…

I'd say it's akin to me building a high-speed car that randomly stops braking, severely endangering whoever uses it. As long as it's just me and other high-speed car enthusiasts pl…

Wow. It's quite possible to make more than 60K in Berlin (in Euro's) while paying around 400-500 for an apartment. Crazy how much difference there is between cities.

Interesting that depression is more common in rural areas. Do you have a link (or links) to studies that support this? I expected much the opposite.

And keyboard shortcuts!

I'm curious... at a rate of $29, do you only get HNers that work from outside Western Europe or the US? In Holland I gather the 'average' rate is 50 euro, and that's for 'simple' f…

I travel between Amsterdam and Berlin quite frequently and I've all but stopped flying. Yes, it's a bit faster, but it's much less comfortable.

Think that's it. I just looked at Yoleo Reader ( https://yoleoreader.com/ ) and realized that the clean look of that is exactly what I want/need, and what I miss with NewsBlur. I g…

Same here. There's something 'off' about it, compared to google reader, that I can't put my finger on, but it's good enough for my needs.

It's not, and that's a good point. But it sounds more logical to me. Could you give some reasons why people with 'mental illness' would gravitate towards centers? (mind, I'm asking…

You can live in a nice one-room apartment in Berlin for about 390 euro a month, 15 mins away from the hip boroughs by great public transport, and 10 mins by bike. What's the price …

Well, how much easier is it to 'connect' in other settings? Do you connect more significantly with colleagues? random people you meet at clubs, bars, or other types of social event…

I think the hacker problem is that we're too damn happy to solve a problem successfully, no matter if it is a problem of consequence or not.

Oh indeed ! I've always straddled the line between both worlds. Obsessively programming as a kid/teenager, then studying communications and psychology, and now a web developer. And…

Perhaps hackers tend to be a little more structured and in-crowd, or downright strangers to most of the world. I'm not sure. Or perhaps hackers can easily be distracted by any type…

In my experience most 'hackers' I meet fall in two camps concerning 'moral causes': 1) too shy / world-strange to even find a cause to fight for, or 2) too obsessed with and paraly…

Berlin also needs RoR developers. In fact, I think my place of work is looking.

How does this compare to Compund.js ( http://compoundjs.com/ )? I've only given it a cursory glance but it seems to be under active development, and similar in it's inspiration, no…

A site such as bitcoin-24.com allows you to create an account with no personal identification. It also allows you to send cash money (converted from bitcoin, usually) to an address…

Or that enough services, project and uses have sprung up to keep Bitcoin valuable enough to remain somewhat mainstream and not fade away.

Very well put. I think past experiences are definitely reason to be cautious, but too often it seems that analysis neglects to even consider the fact that there is no direct equiva…

wouldn't it be possible to link the BTC price to the going rate at MtGox, so that it always translates to around $35?

And the cycle of media attention, adoption, and more media attention.