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As an urban dweller (nyc) who would love to see fewer autos on the road, I view this as a positive development. But I can't help but wonder if there is an automakers lobby in Denma…

It seems like a big deal at first, but just go ahead and delete your account(s). In my case I noticed the benefits within a few days. Surprisingly I never felt like I was missing o…

In my opinion as someone who works in the field, including interviewing and screening candidates, yes and no. Yes in the sense that I don't think the field, such as it is, will exp…

I experimented with lucid dreaming many years ago and found it to be quite intriguing. I highly recommend trying it. It took a few months of practice to be able to do it on demand.…

For me, I started the practice of writing tests when I got to the point where I was applying for senior level positions and failing to get past code reviews with feedback like "loo…

I was in elementary school at the time. Many of the teachers brought TVs into their classrooms to show the launch. It was horrifying to watch the shuttle disaster like that-- from …

I am disappointed by this decision, but I don't love HN any less for it. Many comments have pointed out that there are plenty of places on the web to have discussions about politic…

that was quite a read for a HN comment, but I'm glad I took the time. well said.

Then again, it's common to claim an accident while cleaning one's gun.

You want something like phantom.js http://phantomjs.org/ There are other ones that do well also, but phantom will likely do anything you need to do.

there's an interviewing technique among senior execs to take on an aggressive, rude tone to interviewees to "see how they respond under pressure." One way to spot it is if they res…

tag posts as #deprecated where the question/responses refer to older versions of packages/software