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Obituary for a quiet life (2023)

conanxin — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 04:24:38 +0000

Article URL: https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2023/obituary-for-a-quiet-life

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40028643

Points: 1416

# Comments: 293

Rekt.network

willswire — Wed, 17 May 2023 04:43:11 +0000

Article URL: https://rekt.network

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35971329

Points: 568

# Comments: 137

His software sang the words of God, then it went silent

kens — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 17:03:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.inverse.com/input/features/tropetrainer-thomas-buchler-torah-software

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35401895

Points: 440

# Comments: 212

Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart

rntn — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:27:49 +0000

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-rare-insect-arkansas-walmart-historic.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34969629

Points: 158

# Comments: 111

Underrated Reasons to Be Thankful

dynm — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:11:04 +0000

Article URL: https://dynomight.net/thanks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29341055

Points: 971

# Comments: 336

I wrote a children's book / illustrated guide to Apache Kafka

mitchum_ — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:19:01 +0000

Article URL: https://gentlydownthe.stream/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27541339

Points: 1797

# Comments: 226

The Endless Acid Banger: algorithmic self-composing acid techno music

clomond — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:28:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.vitling.xyz/toys/acid-banger/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26870666

Points: 1109

# Comments: 255

Show HN: I wrote a book about using data science to solve “everyday” problems

andrewnc — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:04:52 +0000

Article URL: https://andrewnc.github.io/blog/everyday_data_science.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26253281

Points: 632

# Comments: 96

I Still Use RSS

todsacerdoti — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:17:00 +0000

Article URL: https://atthis.link/blog/2021/rss.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26014344

Points: 1033

# Comments: 357

My 90s TV: Browse 90s Television

optimalsolver — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:08:09 +0000

Article URL: https://my90stv.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25973955

Points: 527

# Comments: 147

I Made a Self-Quoting Tweet

OisinMoran — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:53:52 +0000

Article URL: https://oisinmoran.com/quinetweet

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25244872

Points: 622

# Comments: 136

Ask HN: Have you picked up any new skill from scratch in your 40s or later?

akudha — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 13:26:28 +0000

I'm not talking about learning programming languages if you are already a programmer, but more like something totally different from what you do - like a new human language, new sport or music or any skill late in your life? 40s or later? If yes, what is it and how did you learn?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25169621

Points: 100

# Comments: 159

Pimp My Microwave

sn74hc04 — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:16:28 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/dekuNukem/pimp_my_microwave/#

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25093704

Points: 529

# Comments: 297

Reading too much political news is bad for your well-being

DarkContinent — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:41:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/reading-too-much-political-news-bad-happiness/616651

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24818637

Points: 548

# Comments: 316

2.1M of the oldest Usenet posts are now online for anyone to read

rwmj — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:38:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pky7km/usenet-archive-utzoo-online

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24770617

Points: 614

# Comments: 307

Ask HN: Just lost my job, where to go from here?

smithmayowa — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:16:00 +0000

So guys I just lost my job and was wondering where to go from here.

Edit: I was a software developer.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24617522

Points: 27

# Comments: 29

When you browse Instagram and find Tony Abbott's passport number

michael_fine — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:16:13 +0000

Article URL: https://mango.pdf.zone/finding-former-australian-prime-minister-tony-abbotts-passport-number-on-instagram

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24488224

Points: 2326

# Comments: 340

Among the Norse Tribes: The Remarkable Account of Ibn Fadlan (1999)

Thevet — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 21:09:52 +0000

Article URL: https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/199906/among.the.norse.tribes-the.remarkable.account.of.ibn.fadlan.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436598

Points: 124

# Comments: 40

Anxiety, depression, and PTSD may be adaptive responses to adversity: study

firstbase — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:00:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shouldstorm/202008/what-if-certain-mental-disorders-are-not-disorders-all

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24362112

Points: 327

# Comments: 259

Most-favorited Hacker News posts

tlarkworthy — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:07:34 +0000

Article URL: https://observablehq.com/@tomlarkworthy/hacker-favourites-analysis

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24351073

Points: 1266

# Comments: 259

The Kush civilization flourished in Sudan nearly 5K years ago

pseudolus — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:53:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/sudan-land-kush-meroe-ancient-civilization-overlooked-180975498/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24223899

Points: 324

# Comments: 136

Ask HN: How do you switch off from work, particularly when working from home?

OnWriting — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 08:34:10 +0000

I often have trouble switching off from work during the week as my workspace is my 1BR apartment. I don't have this problem on the weekends, as I don't 'start' a working day.

Given that not starting work during the week isn't an option, any tips on how to switch off after-hours during the work week?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24196433

Points: 327

# Comments: 308

Entropy explained, with sheep (2016)

mlejva — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 07:23:28 +0000

Article URL: https://aatishb.com/entropy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24140808

Points: 216

# Comments: 97

The Languages Which Almost Became CSS

wyclif — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:51:44 +0000

Article URL: https://eager.io/blog/the-languages-which-almost-were-css/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24118151

Points: 154

# Comments: 68

Ask HN: What are some available force multipliers that most people don't know?

newsbinator — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:42:35 +0000

All software is a force multiplier, but some tools, like Zapier/IFTTT are in a class of their own.

Likewise concepts like Compound Interest and arguably knowledge of fallacies, such as "sunk cost fallacy".

What are some force multipliers that are available to most people, but which most people don't regularly put into use?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24098954

Points: 314

# Comments: 474

Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?

hooda — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 14:08:27 +0000

For me, it was finding that I can use "Stacks" in Finder to clear desktop. For years, I was irritated with screenshots lying all over my desktop screen but didn't have the energy to sort them manually. When I found out Stacks, I was like ...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24091707

Points: 326

# Comments: 529

Ask HN: Is There a Manual for Babies?

martingoodson — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:55:20 +0000

I'm going to become a father soon. A friend of mine told me he really wished he'd been given a manual so he could have prepared better for fatherhood.

I'm guessing if there was a book written for the scientific or engineering parent this would be the place to find it.

Any ideas?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23901803

Points: 24

# Comments: 42

A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018)

billme — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 14:32:25 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/master/README.md

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437

Points: 673

# Comments: 266

Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I prepare?

zachrip — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 21:33:46 +0000

I'm a 24 y/o full stack engineer (I know some of you are rolling your eyes right now, just highlighting that I have experience on frontend apps as well as backend architecture). I've been working professionally for ~7 years building mostly javascript projects but also some PHP. Two years ago I was diagnosed with a condition called "Usher's Syndrome" - characterized by hearing loss, balance issues, and progressive vision loss.

I know there are blind software engineers out there. My main questions are:

- Are there blind frontend engineers?

- What kinds of software engineering lend themselves to someone with limited vision? Backend only?

- Besides a screen reader, what are some of the best tools for building software with limited vision?

- Does your company employ blind engineers? How well does it work? What kind of engineer are they?

I'm really trying to get ahead of this thing and prepare myself as my vision is degrading rather quickly. I'm not sure what I can do if I can't do SE as I don't have any formal education in anything. I've worked really hard to get to where I am and don't want it to go to waste.

Thank you for any input, and stay safe out there!

Edit:

Thank you all for your links, suggestions, and moral support, I really appreciate it. Since my diagnosis I've slowly developed a crippling anxiety centered around a feeling that I need to figure out the rest of my life before it's too late. I know I shouldn't think this way but it is hard not to. I'm very independent and I feel a pressure to "show up." I will look into these opportunities mentioned and try to get in touch with some more members of the blind engineering community.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22918980

Points: 3270

# Comments: 473

Ask HN: Parents of HN, what are the things you wish you knew before having kids?

bing_dai — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:02:43 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22028356

Points: 33

# Comments: 24