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nudist?

I also have no problem using GAE and Emacs. I just run the dev server from the command line and its all good. Make changes to the code in Emacs, refresh the browser, and the change…

Why not Craigslist? I've had so many good experiences with Craigslist that it is my default solution to anything involving "stuff".

Joseph Heller embodied this idea in Dunbar. When your life is in imminent danger, you can extend it a great deal by remaining exceptionally bored.

Thank God for Emacs ;-)

I can only think of one ad that I've responded to - a Reddit ad for the game Minethings. There are two reasons that I think I took the time to click on it: the Reddit ads appear li…

Yeah, right...

I know it's a real word. Now explain it to the masses on Facebook.

TextMate doesn't have split windows?!

Write a simple Android app and you'll start gaining experience in software development. If you want to balance that by studying some computer science, there are a wealth of top not…

There are so many directions to go and so much advice out there. To cut away all of the fat, I'd say 'Make Something'. Decide on something you want to make and finish a piece of it…

As a habitual tapper of things and singer of nonsensical syllables, I agree with the conjecture that music originates with the sound of people moving, but it also originates in eve…

I have trouble reading this page because the background image makes me feel like I'm going to fall if I don't look at it.

Maybe something related to Dandelions?

Open source projects sometimes need help with branding. Any suggestions for pleasant sounding names that don't need the pronounciation and meaning explained? Surely they can spend …

No matter how easily resources are made available, capitalism won't break down When resources are freed, there is a new playing field for entrepreneurs to add value, for instance t…

Of course. But when you use Emacs regularly, you start typing CTRL-X-S constantly, even when you're not in Emacs.

Can anyone suggest decent password manager that would have the advantages of being cloud based without the risk of someone stealing my passwords?

I like the idea to, but querying searchyc.com for 'ask hn' ends up being much more effective. The concept is great, and I'm sure the execution will keep improving. The thing I'm mo…

I especially like the point about quantifying what the worst thing that can happen is. We're afraid of the unknown, so the vague notion of failure can be terrifying, but when you r…

I'm pretty busy right now with web programming, but I'd like to design some games in the future. I've been planning on writing for Android, but seeing ther awesome stuff people are…