Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#231

Post by gigatexal » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:01 AM UTC

I was hella bored.

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#232

Post by chocolatemario » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:07 AM UTC

CSMastermind wrote: post #183

migueloller wrote: post #44

I started reading Crafting Interpreters [1]. It's great so far! [1] https://craftinginterpreters.com/

Oh super interesting! This goes onto the reading list.

the old monotonically growing reading list. I must figure out a way to organize mine better

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#233

Post by glotchimo » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:20 AM UTC

I missed it, must have been working or something silly like that

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#234

Post by manquer » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:22 AM UTC

Called my ISP and complained that internet was not working as HN didn't load.

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#235

Post by shakezula » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:49 AM UTC

I wrote a little toy library for tracking magic the gathering boardstate changes.

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#236

Post by chefkoch » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:50 AM UTC

Press F5

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#237

Post by dieselgate » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:52 AM UTC

ezekg wrote: post #200

haggy102 wrote: post #190

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is the way

I used to feel really bad about this until I learned a lot of other programmers do the same thing. Work hard and fast for a little while when you’re motivated, relax a lot when you’re not.

And hope you’re more motivated than not?

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#238

Post by Agentlien » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:52 AM UTC

I didn't realise it was down. It depends on for how long it was down. Gardening, cooking and eating dinner, getting the children ready for bed, watching TV.

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#239

Post by elasticventures » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 6:58 AM UTC

I found a job and got hired.

Re: Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?

#240

Post by stevenalowe » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 7:12 AM UTC

By the time I finished reading the articles already opened in other tabs, HN was back up.