Poll: How old are you? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by marshray » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 8:21 PM UTC

jpdoctor wrote: post #11

God these types of polls make me feel like a geezer. Just in case any of you whippersnappers are wondering what it feels like to start hacking in your teens and continue (in one form or another) to be hacking into your late 40s: It is pretty much the same after the first cup of coffee in the morning. Where it differs is the lull in the afternoon makes me want to nap. (So I do.) The drag is that until I look in the mi…

I was napping hard in the afternoons and staying up late as a teenager. I was hoping that would get better with age like it does for some people. But it hasn't for me.

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by D9u » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 8:22 PM UTC

throwit1979 wrote: post #80

podperson wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where's the bump for "kids go to college"?

I don't think Ed has kids, which is partially why his quality of life is so high.

Perhaps his children, like mine, are now adults with children of their own?

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by 3pt14159 » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 8:31 PM UTC

yumraj wrote: post #120

I've always wondered what is the objective of the poster behind these poles. Are you trying to figure out if you are too young for something, if yes, then the answer is No you're not too young. Are you trying to figure out if you are too old for something, then the answer is No, you're not too old. If you're trying to figure out if you should fund someone, hire someone, have any sort of relationship with someone (reg…

Besides general interest, I've noticed that every year these ages get a little bit older. I'm starting to think that this isn't coincidental. I think us Gen-Yers that hacked on QBASIC had the best head start.

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by runjake » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 8:34 PM UTC

Thus far:

   0-10 |o
  11-15 |.
  16-20 |OOO
  21-25 |OOOOOOOOOOO
  26-30 |OOOOOOOOOOOOO
  31-35 |OOOOOOOO
  36-40 |OOOO
  41-45 |OO
  46-50 |O
  51-55 |O
  56-60 |o
    61+ |o

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by leed25d » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 8:34 PM UTC

rollo_tommasi wrote: post #29

gilrain wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And an approximate measure of the gradual deterioration of your body.

And, sadly, the sharper edges of the mind...

Nothing sad about it. You are actually better able to see the big picture I would say.

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by Everlag » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 8:37 PM UTC

Enquiry wrote: post #43

People aged 1-20: How did you find HN? HN isn't easily found on search engines (except for the exact keywords "hacker" and "news"). I can't imagine how a 15 year old is stumbling upon Hacker News, other than a mentor or parent referring them.

I like HN and check it regularly. It has a much higher standard than reddit and thus supports more interesting discussion. Yes, I do often read the bloody comments before reading the story. Sometimes only the comments because they can be more interesting than the story could possibly.

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by Oculus » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 8:59 PM UTC

jpdoctor wrote: post #85

pvnick wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you encountered any agism in your line of work? Do you work with "trendy" languages and technologies or do you stick with tried-and-true, enterprisey type of stuff? Have you considered moving into management or have you always just preferred getting down on your hands and knees so to speak and hacking things together?

Great questions, answers inline. > Have you encountered any agism in your line of work? None, but I might be a weird case. When I finished grad school, I was hired by TI, then Bell Labs. Both treated me like royalty. Because I am not satisfied with being treated like royalty, I went out and founded a company during 2000. I raised a ton of money from VCs (money was free back then). Bootstrapped another. So I've been r…

Yes, thank you for your short write up! Really interesting read :)

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by tommaxwell » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 9:14 PM UTC

Enquiry wrote: post #43

People aged 1-20: How did you find HN? HN isn't easily found on search engines (except for the exact keywords "hacker" and "news"). I can't imagine how a 15 year old is stumbling upon Hacker News, other than a mentor or parent referring them.

17 here. I was introduced to startups when I was 14 or 15 through Diggnation. I guess that lead to finding HN.

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by terryjsmith » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 9:20 PM UTC

edw519 wrote: post #42

58, writing more code, having more fun, reaching more people, & making more $ than ever, all of which still seem limitless: edw519's Hacker Quality of Life | ?? | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ***** ------------------------------- 10 20 30 40 50 60

What changed when you were 25(ish) if I may ask?

Re: Poll: How old are you?

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Post by dysoco » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 9:22 PM UTC

Enquiry wrote: post #43

People aged 1-20: How did you find HN? HN isn't easily found on search engines (except for the exact keywords "hacker" and "news"). I can't imagine how a 15 year old is stumbling upon Hacker News, other than a mentor or parent referring them.

I'm 15. Probably discovered it because of /r/programming in Reddit, can't remember exactly.

I came for the technical discussion, not for the startup scene.