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When I get that feeling, I know it's about time for a week or so of vacation. I have to break the routine up as much as possible, and stay away from the computer, cell phone, tv, e…

Yes, that is how I got my current job was through a couple rounds of video chat. I'm a Canadian citizen working at a US startup through an I-84 work visa.

For straight up development work, I actually prefer my dual 24" monitors which I have at my office. At home I have the dell Ultrasharp 27" (which is the exact same panel as the app…

It's kind of like saying, I've heard of this wonderful book on learning French, can I use it to learn Spanish? They're similar languages, but not the same. The grammer is close, bu…

Clojure, C# (or more generally the .Net Framework), and Python. As for natural languages, hands down Mandarin. I spent the summer in Hong Kong, and while they spoke Cantonese there…

While logical programming is powerful, it is only useful in certain situations. Due to the way Prolog backtracks to find a final solution, it can be increadibly slow, and it has to…

I would whole heartedly suggest giving it a try! It may appear daunting, but if you take your time and go step by step, chances are, you'll be just fine. If you're really worried a…

I recently set up my personal web page at www.prgmr.com. For $8/month for 256mb/6gb, I have no problem paying that much. It's been a great experience, trying to get everything set …

I don't know if this is outside of the scope of your plans, but threading issues are a big one that jump out for me. POSIX threads can cause all kinds of wonderful headaches, it wo…

These are exactly my most productive hours. I often feel like I should move to the west coast and try and telecommute in the UK.

I'm currently reading Coders at Work by Peter Seibel and psyching myself up to start working through Concrete Mathematics - Knuth, Graham, & Patashnik

Coming from a similar background, I second a lot of the links pointed out so far (w3schools and JQuery have been a huge help in particular). It's a great start. After that, just di…

Fellow HNers, Have any of you had any experience with the various white board/dry erase solutions available? I'm looking to paint one or two walls of my home office. So far I'm awa…

My first suggestion would be bloodwork. If you are deficient in certain minerals, it can really screw with your energy levels. As the adage goes, you can't improve what you can't m…

Employers are going to have a bias against you for not having a CS degree. That doesn't mean it's a deal breaker, however. The biggest thing you can do is have a portfolio ready. S…

You should never eat wild white carrots or parsnips. They are difficult to distinguish from hemlock root, which is highly poisonus.