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Controlling my ADHD became much easier once I figured out the science behind what was causing it. I was "diagnosed" as a young child, but my parents didn't "believe it" and it shaped my youth. I was a bright kid, but a terrible student, impulsive and had trouble with organization, finishing things, etc.

It's worth noting that ADHD has a huge co-morbidity with other diagnoses, bi-polar, depression, manic depressive, anxiety, etc. Often times if you treat the other condition it can help the ADHD and vice-versa. More than anything it's trial and error. It took me probably 18 months to really figure out what works best and I'm still not great at totally controlling it.

I started with therapy and drugs. I've taken ritalin and adderall. Between those two drugs, I tried many different variations in dosing. The best for me was a 10mg XR in the morning and 2.5 mg IR in the afternoon. Without the IR I'd get a bitch of a headache in the afternoon / evening.

On the regimen I got the best grades of my life. I was in the Top 10% of my law school class that semester. But I felt like shit. My eye twitched, I was constantly thirsty, my skin was really dry it was weird. So I took another course. I started meditation and working out. I have worked out a lot before, but I went to more of an aerobic based workout after I read the books below.

It's kind of hard to get legitimate insight on this. Folks don't like telling their story. Feel free to email me if you want. I'll try to update this as the thread goes.

1. Spark the science of exercise by John Ratey (great read by someone who has ADHD)
2. Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Ed Hallowell and John Ratey.
This really comes down to two things: 1) How much income do you need to cover your yearly living expenses? and 2) How easy would it be for you to go back to earning 300K/year if you were to take the time off for your startup?

I'm sure you've seen all of the figures about compound interest. Were you to invest even $30,000/year for the next 10 years, you could easily retire a multi-millionaire without hardly noticing the reduction in your standard of living.

Retirement aside, I would suggest that you pay off all of the bills you possibly can first. That way, you won't have the same sort of pressure on you to produce from your startup you otherwise would face. Good luck with this venture!
Yes, if you volunteer the compensation is entirely negotiable: you could even choose to take nothing. Whereas if you are bumped involuntarily there is a legally mandated compensation scheme. These rules apply to all flights departing from a US airport.
First of all, I love your app. It has been _invaluable_ to me in my work.

I do however, have a few UI niggles you might be interested in hearing. When I jump to an offset, I have the hardest time spotting the cursor. There's that nice brief yellow line flash so I can see what line the cursor is on, which is already a lifesaver, but I just can't spot the little blinking line, the grey on white just doesn't stand out enough I guess. I have to click on the line and basically binary search down to the right offset. Some sort of call out for the quad of bytes containing the cursor as well as the line would be _awesome_.

Also, since I'm mostly looking at scientific data I'm trying to parse, it is _awesome_ to hear that you've added signed floats and integers.

Let me just reiterate, thanks for this app.

(Also, apologies if I'm referring to an old version - I don't know offhand which one I have)
I'm toying around with a few ideas, but you're intuition is mostly right. The problem is that I don't know which of them are realistic in terms of programmability (hence my desire to really learn web-dev languages). I've only discovered this site 2 days ago, but I've already read a few posts saying you can't find strong programmers who'll just implement your idea and let you take the credit/bacon, which I can understand.

I went through 4 years of college (majoring in EE), worked 1 year as an EE, switched tracks and went to medical school(4 years), then finished 4 years of residency. I've been out practicing for a bit more than 1 year now. Everyone who wants to go to medical school has to have a college degree in something - mine happens to be in EE! Thanks for your input, much appreciated.
> I'm going to assume the later. Why would they need to perform Paxos on every I'm going to assume the later. Why would they need to perform Paxos on every single transaction when just using it to elect a master gets 99.9% of the benefits? That would be consistent with the implementation of BigTable in general.

That's my thought as well: essentially they have a bigtable cluster replicated in multiple datacenters, with WALs being shipped between them.

That's consistent with the way Google builds systems and with recent papers suggests that correlated failures are more common than one thinks and going to a different datacenter is a wiser strategy than increasing replication factor within a single datacenter.
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I actually tried a comparison ('cause I thought they were bollucks): Broccoli in one, broccoli in a bag next to them beside the original.

The results: in 3 weeks the bag was a sloppy mess, the container florets had loosened up.

After 5 weeks, the container florets started to bloom.

Then I ate them. They were a little bitter. Cest la vie.

And yeah, the way it works it's basically a perpetual license.
I see no possible way for what they espouse to be morally responsible.

It is very simple: they don't understand much about science. If you are ignorant of science, then it is easy to believe that autism symptoms that develop in your child after they get a vaccine are caused by the vaccine. The obvious flaws in this claim just won't appear to you just like bugs are often invisible to the developers that write them. Unless you've spent a fair bit of time thinking through causation claims and how they've been wrong, you won't have the practice to get this sort of analysis right, especially on such an emotionally fraught topic.
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"variable-length instructions, ... a larger area for instruction decoding" == CISC
Which way do you think the issue was settled? Last time I read much about the issue, there seemed to be decent arguments both ways: CISC allows denser packing of instructions, but all CPUs are RISC internally, but the CISC decoders are negligible overhead, but good compilers are easier to write for RISC, ...

How valid are the various arguments these days? The compiler complexity argument seems to work well against the Itanium, but I'm not sure that it makes much difference between ARM and x86 or x86_64. The instruction decoders on an x86 processor really do look minor on paper, but why hasn't Intel been able to produce a chip with competitive performance per watt, especially given their fab advantage? It seemed like they were really trying with the Atom, but it still hasn't gotten down to the power levels where ARM really shines, even though the high-end ARM cores are now out-of-order superscalar designs.
Ask HN: If I go to Old Pro and buy a few pitchers, how many HNers will show up?
10pm. We'll be in the back by the pool table.
it's actually now understood that the balance of sodium to potassium in your diet is what's important, and not necessarily your sodium intake levels alone.
First two sentences:

"Let’s bring some perspective here. People have become hysterical. They are DEMANDING Net Neutrality."

I stopped reading there. Based on the other comments, looks like I didn't miss much.

If you're doing this hacky a job of writing, you're either out of ideas and need to hit a deadline, you're getting a backhander from someone, or both.
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So what are you waiting for? Get to work! ;)
The Fighter is best boxing biopic since Raging Bull
Rep. Marsha Blackburn Files Internet Freedom Act
$vars remind me of programming mIRC.
Yes I have a "mild case". Though "mild" is a political hot button in the CF community and the phrase "mild CF" can get you lynched in some crowds. The PC term is "atypical CF". Just as they first recognized "classic Kanner's syndrome" as the only form of autism and now recognize a variety of less severe issues as part of "autism spectrum disorder", they also now recognize less severe forms of CF. That certainly contributes to how long I have lived but it does nothing to explain how I came back from death's door.
bulletball [1] comes to mind

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOOw2yWMSfk
Hi. Thanks very much for your input. I have indeed fiddled with the idea of working with medical devices. The main problem with starting a medical device firm is the herculean regulations that you have to overcome. Unless you have someone with deep pockets backing you up, it's hard to become the next MedTronic. At least that's my concern - correct me if I'm wrong. I'm still fiddling with my Arduino and coming up with good device ideas, though!

Either way, I feel like doing a web startup would be a good way to learn firsthand bootstrapping entrepreneurship. And the skill sets (programming, rapid iteration, etc.) would be very beneficial in working on a medical device startup down the line. You're right about one thing - problems that need fixing abound in my field. I have a Moleskine with page after page of things that need fixing in the system!

You're in a good industry. Devices, especially non-invasive things, are the new new thing. I wish you well.
It might depend on the gap between you and the others on the team. If the gap is small enough that they can keep up most of the time, learn with/from you and, most importantly, listen to you seriously when you give suggestions or point out problems, then it could probably work out. If the gap is big enough that they don't recognize good suggestions or important concerns from you when you bring it up, definitely stay away.

The above suggestion is partly based on my personal experience of working with a team where the two main leaders weren't the smartest in what they were trying to do (building the organizational structure of a growing business), which happened to be my forte since it's what I love to understand and study. As time went by, there were increasing problems with getting sales and building the business, which I felt were directly related with how we structured how people worked together.

I raised and pinpointed several issues more than a few times, and even had a two-hour face-to-face session where I had the chance to strongly emphasize the importance of the problems and had outlined steps to solving them. While they would listen to me out of consideration, they had their own assumptions about how the issues should be addressed and none of my suggestions were implemented. I eventually left in about a month, and most of the consequences I predicted came true so that they're having a much harder time than they need to.
These conversations never go well.

They are valid arguments to either side and nothing is conculsive. I think it is best to do your own research from medical journals/studies etc and do what you think is best for your children.

I think that is one thing everyone here has in common, we all want to do what is best for our children.
The only scenario that seems realistic to me is that somehow Facebook gets offlined or seriously depleted. It might be hard to think of ways that could happen, but it could happen.

I find it really unlikely that Zynga will be able to replicate its success on Facebook with a Zynga-controlled Facebook clone (maybe possible in case Facebook dissolves, as above) or a mailing list. Such tactics do not generally succeed for others who try them, and especially those that exploit email addresses are despised and ignored. My family would ignore any spam message to come play a Flash game, and I would probably advise them to do so. But they don't ignore games integrated into Facebook.

Facebook Games may aggravate Zynga, but I really don't think they could do anything about it. Without Facebook, they would lose most of their US-based users.

I suppose something could come that would surpass Facebook in terms of lead generation, but I have a hard time thinking of anything that would realistically do so in anything resembling the near future.

Facebook is different from MySpace, LiveJournal, et al. It's lock-in and reach is much more pervasive. Did your parents and grandparents have LiveJournal or MySpace accounts? Facebook has accessed and locked in an audience much more extensive than any of the internet social networking fad sites before it. And, as we see with Microsoft, once you reach a certain level of pervasiveness among a certain market, it is almost impossible to break that lock-in.

I have tried to understand (and annoyed my wife significantly in doing so) why people, women in particular, are so much more apt to try things if they are framed with Facebook's layout and have some superficial integration, like sharing an item with a friend, than if they were just normal games out there on the web. I have tried to understand why these people would stop playing Farmville just because it disappeared from Facebook and moved to another web site. I can't really understand it. These people act like there is no internet outside of Facebook.
> leaves you feeling lethargic and lose motivation to actually do anything productive.

That's "reduced brain effectiveness" too.
In non-web programming areas, HSL (or HSV, take your pick) is a great way to quickly make a heatmap out of a range of values. Just scale them and map them from 0 (hot) to 240 (cold) and peg the other values. Purple looks out of place so I avoid it.
One thing that's disturbing these days is there is even a huge gap in wealth between someone in the top 1% and the top 0.1%.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes.

The best way to use the microwave is for meals that will benefit from being steamed, like vegetables. Failing that, regular stirring and occasionally protecting some thinner bits with foil are the way to go.
Pattern match detected: 'Deep history' and 'Marxism' both discuss human economies over millennia. Conclusion: Deep history == Marxism.

Pattern match detected: 'George W. Bush' and 'a duck' both have 2 legs. Conclusion: George W. Bush == a duck.
I don't think anybody is necessarily lying, but you might ask which side has actual experience in D.C.
Whose target customer are we? It seems that nobody is targeting people who want a dumb, fat, wireless pipe with an unlocked smartphone and no marketing BS.
Mobile app where you earn achievements after you check-in to the gym N times (gps verify) ...
The difference is that I can get my driver's license from any state. I can even use my passport from my home country as a driver's license for identification purposes.
Hi. Thanks for your input. I've heard great things about Ruby. It's next on my list, for sure. I'm working my way through SEIA right now and learning Perl (re-learning? It's so similar to C!) I'll look into Python as well. I've heard of more web apps being built on Ruby/rails, but you guys know better than I do. Thanks again.
I couldn't figure out why no one was commenting on this aspect of the post, and all the effort that must have gone into its creation. Maybe folks are just so used to topfunky's blog posts being works of art (see the archives for more examples) that they've come to take it for granted.
sudo make chickenbroth

Sodium? Last time I made it, approximately... None. With the exception of what was in the chicken and the veggies.

Seriously, it's not hard. Slow cooker, veggies, chicken frame and water. 12 hours, strain, freeze.
All I got is this:

"Fatty foods slow down the brain and impair mental function, nutrition researchers have found. But they also make people more sociable." - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/28/081.html

"Eating fatty food appears to take an almost immediate toll on both short-term memory and exercise performance" - http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/fatty-foods-affect-...

"The greater your weight, the lower your IQ, say scientists"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1531487/The-greater-y...

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I think the culture change is needed.
Wait... loss of motivation is outside of your brain? This and other intriguing ideas make me want to sign up for your mailing list.
Rebranding to "Colon" just isn't as sexy.
Some debates cannot be solved by looking at the positions of both sides and picking the middle (though that sure would be nice and simple) and a MD is not a scientist (doing basic research probably won’t make her or him money, it’s not an effective use of her or his time).
> This is ONLY a debate about whether control over our access should be in the hands of Internet Service Provider companies (ISPs) or… the Government.

As far as I'm aware, no one wants government to regulate the internet - Net Neutrality supporters just want rules saying that ISPs can't regulate it either. The issue of censorship is irrelevant, and could even be made explicitly so, if that's what legislators who oppose Net Neutrality are actually worried about.

> [ISPs] are regulated by YOU!

Except in areas where there's essentially a monopoly, and the high cost of entry into the market is likely to keep it this way, where ISPs are free to abuse their market position for fun and profit.

> who’s regulating the FCC?

The executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

> which hypothetical scenario is more likely? The FCC overstepping its current authority, or ISPs delivering services that its customers are not happy about?

... I'm speechless.

> Regulation = Freedom only in George Orwell’s 1984.

And Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle".
Drugs ruins everything :(
I would be careful using this with data from untrusted sources without knowing exactly what you are doing, especially if you don't provide any hard limits of length of URL data from users.

e.g. within a few minutes of looking, I found this:

void Append(const T* str, int str_len) {
if (cur_len_ + str_len > buffer_len_) {
if (!Grow(cur_len_ + str_len - buffer_len_))
return;
}
for (int i = 0; i < str_len; i++)
buffer_[cur_len_ + i] = str[i];
cur_len_ += str_len;
}

cur_len_, buffer_len_, and str_len are all signed int (31 bits on most modern 32 and 64 bit compilers). Say cur_len_ is 1000, buffer_len_ is 1024, and I convince the program to call append with a string of length 2147483647 (2^31 - 1). Then cur_len_ + str_len = 2147483647 + 1000 = -2147482649 < 1024, so the first if passes, and my data gets copied to the heap past the end of the allocated buffer.

This might crash the program in this case, but if I have more memory and can control all parts of the URL, I could arrange to only write a few bytes over, change headers used by the allocator, and exploit the system.

It took me longer to write this comment than it did to find something dubious in the codebase, so I'd strongly suggest auditing the library carefully before using it.
Try making soups and steamed dishes. You can even braise by using one of the low power cycles (The lowest, preferably), which will work best if your microwave uses duty cycles rather then actual power modification.

You can make, in the microwave:
* Almost Poached Eggs
* Bechamel Sauce, and thus any other sauce in that family that doesn't require second cooking
* Almost any grain with a decent microwave rice cooker, including lentils, polenta, oatmeal (Which can be savoury), rice, brown rice, bulgur, pearled barley, beans, cous cous and chickpeas.
* Brownies
* Poached Chicken Breasts

You just need to be a little less 1-minute-button-pushy.
thai green curry or any kind of curry really. Anything mince and tomatoes based, can be better reheated. Anything soupy.

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=freezable+recipes.
I'm not debating the merits of MMR vaccines or arguing against vaccination. I'm not even making a statistical argument.

All I'm saying is that the decision of people who forgo vaccination is often a justified rational belief, even if it is incorrect. Keep in mind that most parents know a child with autism and very few know a child who died from MM or R.
I hope he can get away from his past.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/meet-felon-...
Dude, this is the internet such reasonableness is not welcome here. We do all or nothing in our discussions -- half measures can just go home! </snark>

Seriously tho, this is little bit of advice completely revolutionized my diet. Also, since the frozen veggies are already chopped/peeled/etc, it speeds up meal prep a LOT -- useful on those busy days.
In all seriousness? Why not enter into a social contract with me. I will repay you a percentage of a lump sum for every time you go to the gym. When you don't go, I'll donate it to the RSPCA instead.

Deal?
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'this.is_literally_fucking_retarded' - thorncp's fsck - GitHub
True, but having said that, you can make a complete protein, I believe, by mixing a grain and a legume.
Last time I looked at this, they punted on interoperability with the system package manager. Are they likely to ever care about this, or is it just for people who aren't appalled at the thought of polluting individual machines with random libraries whose interdependencies are invisible in the dpkg or rpm database?
Drug abuse ruins things. Drugs save the lives of a lot of people.
everything in modesty my friend
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Unless you have a credible source for your "microwaves destroy nutrients more than other cooking methods", I'd disagree strongly with you.
Stopping psuedosciencific rumors in their tracks. :)
http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=satan,antichrist,...

Most interesting one I could find. Jesus hates swear words, apparently.
i think everyone deserves a second chance if they earn it
Hi, thanks for your input. This is definitely one of my fears...there are a lot of very talented programmers who do this for a living, who're ahead of me in every respect. You're correct that I'm outside of my area of expertise - it's one of the things I'll need to address honestly before I do somethign like this.
Try stews, chilis, etc.

Also, homemade chicken stock is one of my favourite things (boil a chicken carcass from the butcher with a halved onion, roughly chopped carrot, celery, some herbs, a little salt and pepper, bit of garlic, for a bit over an hour) and is super easy to do, freeze and then use as a base in a ton of recipes, or even just add some pasta and you've got a rough and ready chicken soup.

Cooking need not be difficult. By focusing on good, fresh ingredients you only need a couple to put together a great meal.

Also, great tip: Cook with spice (heat) and lots of flavour. You'll get full faster and feel satisfied longer.
Crossfit. (crossfit.com) You'll never get bored and it'll even take less time. One caveat: It works way better if you can join a group of crossfitters.
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I do believe you mean moderation.