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I wouldn't say there's anything resembling a "war" out here (I'm in Denver). But I will say that my employer hasn't been able to find ANY quality devs locally. While the job scene …

Hi Prof, Thanks for the ideas! There are so many forums/discussion boards out there, I thought a forum or a review area would be a bit redundant but it is certainly worth another l…

Thanks pbj! I highly recommend it as a hobby for anyone that appreciates a decent beer ;) Papazian's book "The Joy of Home Brewing" can usually be found for under 15 bucks and it r…

Hi Rev, thanks for the feedback. I actually have the BJCP style info for meads and ciders loaded, but I've never done either so I still need to do some research to make sure the si…

Hi guys, long time lurker, first time (non-comment) submission. I've been working on homebrewvault.com (mostly nights) for what seems like forever. I'm just about finished with the…

I use emacs in a terminal window for probably 75% of my editing, and textmate for the other 25- I have Aquamacs but couldn't get into the flow with it for some reason. I keep all t…

I'm generally opposed to the bailout in its current (and previous) form- but if you look at the facts, this MIGHT actually end up saving the company some money... Sure, they get a …

I want to echo this as well, because I feel exactly the same - and because I left a comment on Matt's site saying i thought planbook could be MUCH more profitable, but I didn't go …

This came through a while back: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=282841

"I am not we" was just my playful way of saying: overgeneralizing gets this article nowhere. The idea that 57% of us should (or even CAN) bail out the rest of "us" is distasteful, …

No kidding. And just who exactly is he calling WE? I've worked like crazy to pay off my credit cards/loans and keep them paid off. I bought a house I could afford ( 20%). I've save…

consumer: xbox live, netflix (if you consider that "online") for business: skype, pingdom.com (lets me know my clients' sites are up!)

This is "neat" - and squarespace actually looks like a great service, especially for someone who needs more than a simple blogger site, but less than custom hosting/etc. BUT! what …

My response has simply been: don't buy DRM'd content. Works 100% of the time ;)

I use Connect360 ( http://www.nullriver.com/products/connect360 ) for OSX->360 and I couldn't be happier. The only annoyance is that it won't stream drm'd content from the itunes s…

"Something an english speaking hacker anywhere in the world would be interested in" This is exactly what got me hooked on HN in the beginning, and this is exactly what I want to ke…

Well, I couldn't find that link... but I did discover something equally interesting along the way: check out http://www.centerforintegrativedentistry.com/gum_disease/ind... and scr…

This is a very good point. It reminds me of a study I saw years ago that said runners generally also had better dental health. The point illustrated is that runners were more likel…

The apple store HAS a confirmation. If you had read the "review" in the attached image, you'd see that the purchaser "forgot" that he disabled the option to prompt before buying. W…

Please, read the article, examine the photo, do something before you comment. It clearly says in the review referenced that the guy in this case forgot that the buy confirmation wa…

This is exactly what I planned when I left school. Cool! My plan was to work for 5 years at a job I at least LIKED- put away enough to live for 1-2 years without doing anything at …

I like it a lot, nice job. Definitely reminds me of TiddlyWiki. My main criticism is that there should be an explicit "save" button or link for notes. Perhaps it could be similar t…

I thought everyone here at HN was ....well, to put it simply, less negative. I mean, YC is all about doing new things, revolutionary or even just evolutionary changes to existing p…

I absolutely agree with this. The article title seems like little more than something mildly controversial to lure clicks. The author using this title and then stating that two of …

Thanks Steve! Like I said before, I've gone fixed return and/or cash where I can. And I'm working on the planning constantly. Unfortunately I have a ton of money in 401k type inves…