jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Programmers: Is screen-time something you worry about?
Hi, long time lurker, first time poster here. This is a topic that causes me anxiety sometimes: screen-time.

I've been in the industry for 3-4 years now, and from my experience at least, the screen-time of a programmer/developer/engineer in industry is way more than what I was used to while studying computer science.

It's 8 hours a day on weekdays, mostly just coding and reading. Then when I get home, there's loads of life-admin stuff I do on the computer: buying, planning, accounting, tracking things, etc. With my locality's COVID lockdown, friends now want to video call after work, and I feel myself drawn into screen-based hobbies, since they're so passive and easy (NetFlix, YouTube). These are very tempting ways to kill time after a day's work.

I've considered the possibility that my screen time isn't as big an issue as I think, and that I'm just living in this awkward transition between generations: the last generation viewing screens as invasive sources of addiction, and the new generation viewing them as background tools, sort of like paper and pen.

I worry so much about screen time, I've begun using paper and pen for things: writing notes outside of office hours, keeping recipes. I write long letters to friends and attach the scanned document to emails, just so I can cut that one hour or so out of my screen time tally. This quirk looks mad, but people generally understand when I explain that my work involves sitting in front of a screen all day, so I'm trying to minimise that pattern outside of work.

I read here about people doing side projects. Do you not get burned out? Do your eyes not start to sting? I've tried doing side projects when I was in a bit of a slump regarding job satisfaction, but I'd always end up wired in too late, having sleeping problems, and abandoning the code in the end.

Anyway, I suppose I just thought I'd check if others are in a similar mind to me about this. Any tips? Any wisdom?
Rubycasts #2 – When APIs Change – TDD, VCR, Watch the Video Screencast
https://www.rubycasts.io/episodes/when-apis-change
code: https://github.com/thatrubylove/fantasyhub
grade: https://codeclimate.com/github/thatrubylove/fantasyhub

When APIs change you have to deal with it. In this episode of rubycasts.io we will see that scenario, how to fix it, and how to test for it. We will also discuss fast tests vs slow tests and using VCR to records conversations with remote resources.
Surfing the Google Wave: List of Bots and Gadgets
http://nerdvittles.com/?p=649
Seems the original list is taken from:
http://sites.google.com/site/gwaveextensions/extensions-list
Is Path the Future of Social Media?
http://www.torontostandard.com/technology/path-should-be-the-next-big-thing
A newly updated social media service is pretty much perfect. So why can't it stay that way?
Instant remote git repository
http://www.opsb.co.uk/?p=41
Create a remote git repository in under a minute
Life decision making website is looking for funding on Kickstarter
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/freeosin/the-group-decision-making-project?ref=recently_launched
Choicr is a project that aims to change the way the world looks at decision making. Through timed, and vote-driven decisions, individuals, personalities and companies can have the audience of thousands at their disposal with a click of a button. You are the driving key to that audience. With funding through Kickstarter we will move past the beta and idea stage and move onto a digital venue that creates, reinforces, and promotes group decision making as a whole. You will be a pioneer in this arena.
Startups & Pie baking
http://startupblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/would-you-like-some-pie/
Simple boot strapping analogy.
Solution for good project management
http://www.whyprojectsfailbook.com/
It is necessary to take measures for the causes of a project failure, since the days take the people in a busy schedule who finds no time to discuss the problems. Many of the employees face issues regarding project management. There are lot of major difficulties in bringing up the project in a good ranking.An author named Uladzislau Shauchenka have worked on many projects .He has also shared his views related to the issues and has suggested some tips to prevent a project from sinking. He also added his votes on improper planning, Unrealistic goals and Poor Time schedules.

You can also refer this site to make your projects more successful .
For more related discussions, just click on http://whyprojectsfailbook.com/.
Git Text - Get your GitHub Issues texted to you
https://github.com/PaperkraftMike/git_text
A fun little program inspired by Git Print (https://github.com/zachfeldman/git_print) using the GitHub and Twilio API's
Show HN: Simple HTML File Structure Generator
https://github.com/retsaminc/HTML-Boiler
My first real commit, while i dive deeper into python.

What do you guys think? How could I improve?
Show HN: Write down your goals&project, motivate yourself looking them everyday
http://i.imgur.com/M1veV.jpg
I want to show you my desktop wallpaper, it worked for me and maybe it will also work for you. I made sort of list of logos of my startup projects, which were not realized 2 years ago, and iconic main goals, so seeing them everyday I don't forget them and concentrate on them.

In my opinion, startups should not be the main goals, but they must be the stepping stones for your main goals in this life. So, it's important to write down your goals, and motivate yourself, why you really want this startup(s) so hard.

Using this technique, I already found 3 of 5 my startup projects and they are very successful today.

P.S. if you want to ask which language on the wallpaper it is, it's azerbaijani.
Travel Tips for Entrepreneurs
http://www.ambeat.com/2009/07/16/tips-for-business-travelers/
Over the past year or so I have been traveling quite a bit, both for business and leisure. Through these experiences I have mastered the art of getting in and out of airports stress-free. Here are a few tips I have found to be especially useful when traveling.
Samsung Developer Conference
http://samsungdevcon.com/
You can test the Samsung VR, awesome give away (hint hint, its easy to carry), PM me if you want 20% off.
Love song inspired by HTTP Status Codes?
https://soundcloud.com/matryer/dont-want-to-find-you-gone
Songs like this shouldn't exist, but this one does.
A free and open source PHP script for sharing code snippets
http://codehill.com/snipsmanager/
Here's a simple PHP script for sharing code and plain text snippets. Its licensed under BSD and is available on GitHub.
The safety of the LHC
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/34/34104/1.html
Collection of links to scientific articles that confirm or question the safety of the LHC experiments.
Test Driven: It is the mindset not the tool
http://blog.jonasbandi.net/2011/08/test-driven-it-is-mindset-not-tool.html
In the last few years I have come to the conclusion, that the most important aspect of TDD is the mindset that comes along with TDD. With the right mindset we can practice TDD even in environments where we can't write unit-tests. And when we embrace this mindset, we realize that it is applicable in many other areas than writing software.
Meet the first seven teams for Rails Girls Summer of Code 2014, Help Fun 3 More!
http://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/blog/2014-05-07-meet-the-first-seven-teams-rgsoc-2014
Help Fun 3 More!
Daily web design inspiration, without distractions
http://cssmosaic.com
Briefly, CSSMosaic is a gallery of inspirational and well crafted web site designs, mostly CSS based and often with interesting and innovative content.

Initially, it was born to collect and manage our own bookmarks of interesting sites, and now we want to share with you a selection of our best valued links through this site.

Our main goal is give to you a cool gallery of beautiful web designs without distractions, so this site is intencionally minimalist, simple and unobtrusive. It's constructed to be clear and faster to load and our aim is to have its content updated very frequently and, in most cases we add new sites along the day, every day.

We hope you like it and find it as an usefull resource for your daily inspirational browsing experience, and all without distractions.
Zappos v. Whole Foods on Twitter - Who's Better?
http://blog.tippingpointlabs.com/2009/03/zappos-v-whole-foods-on-twitter-whos-more-effective/
Why Does Whole Foods Have Such a Huge Following?

I think there are a number of reasons: sure they’re very often a featured twitter user, they’ve garnered a lot of buzz about their strategy and success (which feeds on itself), they’ve always been very proactive and aggressive online. But I believe the single reason that Whole Foods is more successful online is because Whole Foods has great content!
Yes it's Flash, but still a cool weather service
http://www.weatherspark.com
The interface is a bit cluttered, but looks to be a great tool for weather data and analysis.
Definitely, especially if it ends up being more popular than the current end-of-month Fridays.
Probably, but I like the EoM Fridays too.
Definitely, the impact on EoM Fridays is irrelevant.
Would you want multi-focus eyes?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17692256
Dual-focus contact lens prototypes ordered by Pentagon from [ed. iOptik system from Innovega].
Startup Tips Month Extra!
http://www.centernetworks.com/startup-tips-month-extra-patricia-handschiegel
Some interesting points.
Enkin : Amazing Google Android App (location-based content in a unique way) 
http://www.vimeo.com/843168
"Enkin" introduces a new handheld navigation concept. It displays location-based content in a unique way that bridges the gap between reality and classic map-like representations. It combines GPS, orientation sensors, 3D graphics, live video, several web services and a novel user interface into an intuitive and light navigation system for phones.
Show HN: API – video creation from an input text
https://rollideo.com/
You can launch the video generation directly from the home page, or use the APIs for more automation. It's good to avoid some of the repetitive tasks of video creation.

User feedback helps me to choose which new features have to be implemented.
Hacker House South Bay Forming
https://post.craigslist.org/u/ODYr0wek4BGDsZfsWGbpQw/r5nz5
A Hacker House around Mountain View to Santa Clara is forming. Check it out if you are interested.
List of animal species with 46 chromosomes
http://zyxo.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/list-of-animal-species-with-46-chromosomes/
Humans have 46 chromosomes. But what about other animal species ?
... as far as I know below is the only list of animal species with 46 chromosomes :
Has anyone heard of the Reddit API
http://www.reddit.com/dev/api
I just stumbled upon this but unfortunately I'm unable to find good documentation...
Build Node-JS expert systems with node-CLIPS
https://github.com/atrniv/node-clips
CLIPS, an acronym for "C Language Integrated Production System" is a fast, efficient and absolutely free tool for building expert systems. Now, we bring that goodness to Node-js.
Show HN: A toy a built for my son
http://savemeelmo.tumblr.com
This isn't exactly a technological wonder, nor is it a piece of art, but if you have a kid that won't sit still unless Elmo is singing then you'll love this.
is this a bug in compiler?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12019940/i-returns-lvalue
i asked this question on stackoverflow and got comments that this is a bug. Don't know is it true?
Are newspapers content farms
http://pietersz.co.uk/2011/02/newspapers-content-farms
Are newspapers content farms. An analysis of one of the best British newspapers shows it largely is.
Most Entertaining Google Easter Eggs and Tricks
http://devstand.com/fun/google-easter-eggs/
Over the last few years Google has placed great emphasis on building a relation with it's users and that's why the April fool's day has played an important role in company's branding process. Another thing is of course, the apparition of Easter eggs. Here is a list of the funniest and most creative Google Easter eggs of all time.
Show HN: ProgPac programming game.
http://progpac.com/
I've Recently created a game. It's more or less of Herbert game from Imagine Cup. Take a look if you like programming riddles. Looking forward for some ideas and feature requests.

Code is here https://github.com/xando/progpac
Kanye Haiku generator: my first JS project
http://kanyehaik.us
Made this over the weekend as my first javascript project after finishing the codecademy course.
GreenAddress: 'White paper' and other updates
http://blog.greenaddress.it/2014/04/05/firstpost-updates/
Hi! I'm one of the guys who designed GreenAddress and I think such technical document ('white paper') could be of interest to some people.
Pagination with jQuery and MySQL
http://9lessons.blogspot.com/2009/09/pagination-with-jquery-mysql-and-php.html
I received lot of requests from my readers that asked to me how to implement Pagination with jQuery, PHP and MySQL. so I had developed a simple tutorial. It's looks big but very simple script.
Mutable default parameter values in Python
http://www.artfulcode.net/articles/mutable-default-parameter-values-python/
In Python, everything is an object. Variables are technically names for references to objects. Therefore, when passing an argument to a function, what is in fact being passed is the value of the reference. This leads to some useful techniques.
Ask HN: Behind every great fortune lies a great crime?
http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/Featured+Market+Commentary/IO/2009/IO+June+2009+Staying+Rich+in+the+New+Normal+Gross.htm
"Balzac was on to something 200 years ago, but to be fair to modern day multi-millionaires, the only real way to accumulate wealth prior to the 18th century was to steal it, or tax it,"

Will we ever go back to the economy where the only real way to accumulate wealth will be to steal it or tax it?
No, Google will not merge Android and Chrome, for obvious reasons
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/no-google-will-not-merge-android-and-chrome-obvious-reasons
Even before Google Chairman Eric Schmidt dispelled the rumors that Google would merge Android and Chrome, we should have known it was never going to happen.
Chrome removed Apps from new tab, here's a fix
http://bjorn.wikkeling.com/111/chrome-stopped-displaying-apps-tab-update.html
When opening a new tab in Chrome, it used to be that the apps were displayed. However, the recent update of Chrome removed this feature in favor of their search engine page. Completely superfluous, because search can already be performed from the addressbar, which Google called the omnibox because of this.
Tell HN: Don't go to pirate bay
The website seems to be distributing malware. An automatic downloads starts once you click anywhere on the page. Make sure you do not click the binary executable.
Ubuntu Release PARTY near you (if you're in CA)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Projects/LucidRelease
Release parties, for those of us who live in California (see you at the San Francisco one tonight!)
This pretty much sums up my position on gun control
http://munchkinwrangler.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/why-the-gun-is-civilization/
Read it or don't.... I don't care.
AngularJS + CoffeeScript + TDD Workshop
http://ng-learn.org/2013/11/AngularJS_Workshop_From_Zero_To_Ninja_Turtle_Jr/
This is the first part of our AngularJS + CoffeeScript + TDD Workshop. Are you ready Shinobi?
405Gb of "leaked" video == epic open source release
http://thisoneisonus.org/node/34
At the beginning of this year, 405Gb of HD video "leaked" (wink, wink) from the Nine Inch Nails Camp. On Christmas Day, the result of the NIN community's efforts to do something with this was released in the form of a series of torrents. We hope this is an indication of where music can go - if the industry allows it...
Show HN: what do you think of our coming soon splash page?
http://www.luttie.com
We are trying to crowd source video playlists.
Why i started working on it?
We think video discovery is and will be a problem.We could solve this by crowd sourcing video playlists. Each playlist can be followed and when new videos are added, it appears in your stream.

What do you guys think??
TeamLab API
http://api.teamlab.com/
TeamLab API is out!
Ask HN: Can zero-knowledge proofs be used to verify a user's identity?
Is it possible to use zero-knowledge proofs to verify a user's identity without the user revealing sensitive data?

Example:

A startup wants to create a social media site with a community of users who are proven to be actual humans. No one person can create multiple accounts.

Conditions:

1. All profiles must be actual humans

2. All humans must prove they are who they say they are by somehow providing their name and SSN

3. The startup must be able to verify that there exists a record containing the name + SSN combo

4. At no point can the startup have knowledge of the user's SSN

I know this is an overly-simplified scenario with clear drawbacks (not everyone can provide a SSN). The focus of this question is the possibility of user verification without revealing sensitive data so I'd appreciate it if we avoid nitpicking irrelevant details.

Followup Questions:

1. Can this approach be decentralized so no institution acts as the central database for verifying SSNs?

2. Is this even desirable? What are some potential harms to the user?

3. Does something like this already exist?
Review HN submission not showing up
(Not sure if this is the right place to post this or not... but don't have PG's email id. So posting here to see if he or some other mod could check this out and let me know what went wrong...)

I had made a review HN submissions in the hopes that a few folks would check my startup out. And give me their opinion about it.

But for some reason, I can only see the submission when I'm logged in. If I'm logged out, or if I ask my friend to check it out - it shows up as a blank page.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2484650

The submission does not show up on the New page either.

I'm not a new user. And this is not a spam either. Can you please let me know what I seem to be doing wrong? Thanks.
Show HN: Make Your Ideas Real
https://makeitreal.carrd.co
Select, define, launch, refine, and make a successful digital product from your idea.
HN Comment Tracker
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imeeonmdbakdmilnnccaddiplgjjhbog
I think many will love this Chrome extension. (I'm not the developer)

Keeps track of what HN comment threads you've viewed, highlights unread comments, and annotates articles on the main page with an 'unread comments' count.
Ubisoft might be working at an Assasin’s Creed MMO
http://www.searchforsoft.com/news/Ubisoft-might-be-working-at--an-Assasin---s-Creed-MMO--56.htm
Look at Ubisoft Massive’s website and see with your own eyes that Unisoft is hiring a PVP Game Designer to work at an online RPG. Could Assasin's Creed be the next MMORPG the company is working at?

Gamers Globe, a well-known Danish website is advancing a hard-boiled theory that could be related to Assassin’s Creed francise. New elements may be added to transform it into a more enjoyable, quest-solving MMORPG.
12 Hours of Matt Cutts can Make you see stuff
http://jesperastrom.com/search-engine-marketing/matt-cutts-caught-in-a-lie/
Ok, I’ll have to break e-mail week for this… I like watching clips on YouTube. A couple of weeks ago I spent watching 12 hours of video from the Google Webmaster Help channel. Yes, that means all of it. (yes… I am sick…)

I truly feel like I am onto something here…
Predicting the World Cup with Big Data
http://dataconomy.com/predicting-the-world-cup-big-data/
We can estimate how many people will be flying out to Brazil, how many pizzas the Brits will consume in front of their TVs, how many stickers rabid fans will collect; but can we use data to predict who might actually win?
Weknowyourhouse.com
http://weknowyourhouse.com/
Website that's using Twitter to find out where people live and posting addresses online.
Twitter Bot MrDisclosure Wants Investors To Disclose Conflicts In Tweets
http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/27/twitter-bot-mrdisclosure-encourages-investors-to-disclose-conflicts-in-tweets/
In an age marked with increasingly complex conflicts of interest, this is a very neat idea.
6 ways cloud computing will evolve in 2012 
http://informationweek.in/Cloud_Computing/11-12-30/6_ways_cloud_computing_will_evolve_in_2012.aspx
Cloud computing will dig even deeper into the enterprise, with hybrid clouds, virtualized clients, and security standards topping the hot trends
HN Users: It's Time To Relax
http://wavmap.com/
Take a break from work for a little while and listen to the relaxing music on the site.
Ubuntu Gnome needs help
http://ubuntugnome.org/urgent-need-for-more-contributors/
My favorite ubuntu based distro needs some help.
Show HN: Baytyab – (Re)discover couplets in classical Persian poetry
https://baytyab.com/
I created this website some time ago, but I don't think I ever shared it widely. Baytyab, besides being a palindrome in the Dari transliteration, roughly translates to "couplet-finder".

I've been learning Dari (and Pashto!) for most of my adult life as a second language, and classical poetry was always something that I had struggled with.

I thought that if I ever came across a word I didn't know when reading a poem, it would be great to throw that word into a search to find other couplets that use it to get a better "feel" for the meaning in the classical context without having to crack open a dictionary.

There is another mode I added that I like to use when playing an Afghan game with my wife called "baytjangi" (couplet-wars). In baytjangi, two people trade couplets, but your couplet has to begin with the last letter of the couplet the person you are playing with just shared. Obviously I'm not very good at this game so when I get stuck I like to just throw in the last word of the couplet my wife shared to get a couplet to allow us to keep going.

This was my first time writing a website in pure HTML + CSS, and also my first time writing an RTL website. It was a great learning experience and I'm still very proud of this today.
MTV for Land of Lisp book.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM1Zb3xmvMc
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Daily links for programmers
http://hackerlinks.org
Programming links from Hacker News, Tech Crunch, Reddit and InfoQ.
DIY pranks for the enterprising geek
http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/65033/5-diy-pranks-enterprising-geek
April Fool's Day is the one day all year when you are all but guaranteed to put a smile on someone's face ... your own. This year, don't leave things to chance, spring one of these geek pranks on your hapless coworkers.
US adds 290,000 New Jobs in April
http://www.robodustrial.com/2010/05/07/u-s-adds-290000-jobs-in-april/
Is the recession over?!
Pioneer's Laserdisk in-store informational video (1980)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76wizvdV2Hw
Back in the day when corporations didn't treat consumers like rambling idiots and did not shy from providing (highly) educational promotion content for their products.
My love/hate relationship with JavaScript
http://www.gaurishsharma.com/2010/12/javascript-5-things-love-hate.html
5 things I love & Hate about JavaScript
Why you should learn python first.
http://www.libanshire.com/?p=54
My first programming language
Playffs 404 page
http://playffs.com/404
Funny 404 page with Alex Ovechkin
Why your alarm clock sucks (this applies to other products too)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/DovetailSoftwareBlogs
Seth Godin talks about how for 20 cents alarm clocks could set themselves but the industry is too busy to even consider things like this. This applies to software too and I'm ashamed to say applies to my industry too.