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I'm reminded of "Fiddler on a Roof": "It's no great shame to be poor, but it's no great honor, either."

Hang out with Buddhists. Seriously.

Like the subject says. Background: I have an opportunity to do some post-grad research in the near future and am having trouble finding something still unexplored. I'd originally w…

IIRC, that is how it is with Macs. I've no idea about other brands/hardware though.

Yes, please do. I'm a homebrewer, but have never gotten into soda. I would be very interested in your results.

Try mogreet.com.

All, Has anyone received one of the "select few" copies of Forbes with a built-in Wifi router? http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/23/magazine-slips-in-a-free-t-mobile-wifi-hotspot/ I …

All, Does anyone have experience or tips on how to estimate hosting, bandwidth, etc. costs for a web-based business model? I'm working up a back-of-the-napkin business plan and wou…

"Meta," as an adjective and not, say, a prefix. Bad: "That show is so meta." Good: "Let's look at the metadata to make sure our tables are really well-structured."

IIRC, this was an HN-announced site, but noticed it's not around any longer. Sorry if this is old news, but I've just now realized something I was thinking about would benefit grea…

I've done this before, though admittedly, we were already off the ground when my situation changed and I got the opportunity to live overseas. I'd advise setting up your business w…

What's the science behind this? Obviously, like (nearly?) everyone else here, I make my living staring at a screen and if it's damaging my eyes, I'd like to know about that. Simila…

I frequently 'name a price'; that is, I disclose my current salary without remembering that it locks me in for later negotiation.

Thanks for all of the great ideas! I'll pore over these lists and keep brainstorming how each of them might apply to the idea.

Does anyone know of a list of (all/most) possible revenue models? I was hoping for something similar to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situations which purpo…

I'd like googleisfunny if that's still available. Thanks!

This is hardly the worst thing I've ever seen in source code - mine or others'. Heck, I had a developer once send me something where the "placeholder" image was a dog turd. Surely …

I'm not convinced that, in his role as BH's CEO, stalling on paying BH's taxes makes him a hypocrite vice wanting to pay more personally. As a CEO, his goals and responsibilities a…

Private/bespoke hunting trips, perhaps? I know that in the southern US at least, private land owners rent out a small cabin to hunters during duck season. I imagine there's a wider…

They do, just not in the US. This is achieved by again pressing a lit (i.e., previously pressed) floor button throughout many areas of Asia, IIRC.

Great, great idea! A few comments (because this is HN): - I'd like to see some mention of pricing on the main page. I get that it's (probably) free until you get to some sort of cr…

If I had to guess (and I guess I don't /have/ to), I'd say it's strictly psychological pricing, and is not intended to reflect some sort of idealized exchange rate or the like. htt…

Ok, let's say the author's methodology is flawed. Does that make her larger point invalid? Should we not, as parents, be mindful of our children's manners? My daughter is starting …