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I made a simple, single-page site with some ASCII art [0]. But because the page is entirely stored in the URL it will exist as long as one of us keeps the link [1]. It wasn't overl…

I've lately been noticing a particularly high performance hit on my personal computer from the antivirus software that I run (Avast). I'm generally careful about what I download an…

I take a daily multivitamin and eat very healthy by most college-student standards.

I am basically taking the bare minimum for being a "full-time" student. I don't particularly blame the university or its policies, I am just struggling academically more than I hav…

I am in the process of doing so -- I have appointments, and am waiting. I just wanted to hear about the experiences of others who may have been in my position: overworked college s…

Preface: I know that superficially I should not be abusing any prescription drugs, but I want to know about the experiences of HNers and how they would approach my situation. I am …

Background: I'm a first-year undergraduate at a top-5 computer science university. I'm interested in becoming a cryptographer eventually. I know that lately, the field of post-quan…