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You're not alone. I scan the list of top stories, open new tabs in my browser alternating between source and comments, as many as 10 at a time. I always scan the source first for c…

Thanks sharpn as those are really good points. When I get nervous I tend to talk more, so I'll remember to keep your advice in mind during the phone interview. Also like your last …

Hi HN. I've got a big interview this week for a User Support position with a small, but high growth start up. I've never worked in start up before, but I feel that the role would r…

That's because users can't customize yet. So while we can write to our hearts content some of us use it as a microblog that complements are primary blog. I ditched WP a while back …

Timely for me as I'm missing TWTRCON (which costs $600!), but following the Twitter stream as I write this. Yup, conferences are great for networking especially for newbies like my…

Perfect, this is exactly what I need. Thanks so much for this resource!

I don't have a website, just a Posterous blog that doesn't seem relevant to post here. I've created a couple WP blogs and helped out a lot with site design/content for past work ro…

Yeah, I was thinking about doing this. Starting off with a community college class or two this summer.

I'm not a hacker, I'm just someone who is really enthusiastic about technology! I used to be a program director in a nonprofit doing things like marketing, training, recruitment/se…

Sure you can do it. From 2002-2004, I lived on about that much per month, but it wasn't easy. -Rent was under $500 - you can still get these prices. Sublet a room in a house with s…

This was a beautiful written and very compelling essay. I enjoyed every word of it and thank HN for sharing this with its readers. I recently experienced a little dust-up online, w…

I just quit a lucrative job in Vietnam and will be moving back to the Bay to seek a marketing position with a tech company. Obviously not a good time, I know. But like you, I've fo…