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2 hours every day?

I use to spend at least 1 hour/day on HN. Sometimes, when things are slow, I end up spending 2 hours. But today I noticed that the board is really active, and wondered.. How much t…

Are you familiar with DOS batches? If so, you can try starting writing some automation on DOS and then translating them into shell scripts. It was the way I started. If not, you ca…

I worked for some time as self-employed.. The hardest part was to maintain discipline. And I've got to the same conclusion: routine. What makes your life seem boring when you're an…

Well.. the whole ideia is to give out the message of 'I'm busy'. I have coworkers that use unplugged headphones, just to get the message delivered. Of course, it works only if othe…

I use to put my headphones and have some instrumental music playing, mid-loud. Preferably some fast (but not aggressive) tunes - it feels like my brain is 'overclocked'. I don't li…

Yeah, sure. Silverlight is the future!

And, additionally, if nobody uses it.. It's just the work of shutting it down. No big harm made.

The most interesting part of the story is how they are celebrating and proud about having caught 'the leaders of Anonymous'. Can't they understand that it is decentralized and the …

About the immigration, I filed for a german citizenship. I don't know if it is going to be accepted, but with the documentation I've sent this is hard not to succeed. And I will vi…

Hey Everyone! I have been working with server engineering and administration on high-demand environments for almost 6 years now - and I'm happy with my job, but not with the place …