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Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?
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#152Wrote tickets in Jira
I found myself reconfiguring Jira
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#153refresh...
ok, now refresh...
It won't be up that quick, you have to be patient!
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Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?
#154I read half way through this free book by Sven Yrvind called “WITH FOUR SQUARE METERS OF SAIL AND ONE OAR” which is sort of a manifesto about building small boats and living simply. He’s a super interesting guy, I don’t even know how to sail and I was pretty glued to it. Not sure why I decided to latch on and go deep on the subject but you can find it here if you’re interested: https://www.yrvind.com/wp-content/uploa…
Yrvind is such a legend - he has had me on a micro-cruiser kick for quite a while now. He has a youtube channel that's worth checking out - he's a character that's fun to listen to as well. Other interesting boat designers (this is sort of my obsession): You might check out Matt Layden's designs for similar micro-cruisers. A totally different but equally iconoclastic designer is Dave Zeiger, of TRILOBOATs. Those are…
I appreciate the info, HN is my human search engine.
Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?
#155I created this unofficial Hacker News status page so I could subscribe and get notified once HN comes back up :) https://hacker-news.statuspal.io/
Nice! There's also the official https://twitter.com/hnstatus
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#156Cleaned up my desk and started backing up my (recently passed) brother in law's Surface. It got an expanding battery and we're worried it'll break and we'll lose all of his logins and pictures and docs.
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#157I went to the Art Institute of Chicago and was blown away by the collections there. I didn’t have nearly enough time to see everything, but I particularly enjoyed the Architecture and Design gallery. I would have had less time there if HN was up because I tried to check it before leaving.
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#158I browsed old tools, stationary engines, and motorbikes I will never buy on Facebook marketplace.
Start a rubbish piece of software, proving again that reach is the most important thing these days
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#159Donated blood. This donation was tagged to be delivered to a neonatal unit. Please give blood if you can!
Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?
#160I've fallen a bit deeper into a clickhole and ended up at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_spiral