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Today it is often assumed that everbody is on Facebook. However, there still are some who are not. Even HN users?

Let's just get this out of the way. I'm interested in an approximate distribution even as I'm okay in the minority.

We don't like the various bug tracking software we have used. Bug tracking with them is a chore. So, we are making some software which will track bugs/features/inquiries with MINIMUM effort. We aren't certain if a lot…

It would be interesting to know how many people knew about HN's support for polls.

Hello HN, A bunch of people, myself included are working on a program that will help people to learn how to sightread and play the piano/synth/organ. It is meant to help people improve their skills no matter how good…

How many hours per week do you usually work for your full time day job? Please exclude working for yourself.

Just curious what boards people are hacking on! Comment if you prefer using a board that isn't listed.

The usual choices, first time entrepreneur, repeat entrepreneur without success, repeat entrepreneur with a successful exit. For the sake of argument, successful exit would be something where you cashed out for a…

Inspired by the recent post asking people how they read code, I'm curious: How do you start a new programming project? I understand the choices are simplistic and aren't well-defined, but if you work off of a variation…

What's your preferred music for working? (whatever you class as 'doing work', be that hacking or designing or just normal office/bureaucratic stuff) This poll is entirely to judge opinions, not to find the 'best' music…

I've been having a discussion with a number of parents, teachers, mathematicians, engineers, and others, about what exactly is a "whole number." Opinions vary, and it's certainly possible just to come up with a…

We've been planning to have some Hacker News readers over to our office to enjoy some free beer to celebrate our limited beta launch (finally!). We noticed that StartupHappyDevHouse is also scheduling an event right…

There are usually on going discussions on HN about open-office environment. As a developer, which type of environment do you prefer?

I've read Getting Things Done (GTD) and a number of articles on 43 Folders about implementing it as a geek, but found myself never really able to implement it for long periods of time. I've heard other people on HN talk…

This isn't going to get everything right, but it's something I've been wondering for a while. Please think about it and answer as honestly as you can. I usually upvote a submission because I...

Reason for poll: I am just curious as to how people think about email in a pseudonymous environment.

What kind of cell phones do hackers use?

With most of the US carriers eliminating unlimited data plans over the last couple years it got me curious as to how much (on average) cell phone data a month does the HN crowd use a month?

If you had a button that would immediately start a 20-year AI winter, would you press it?

Why did you choose this API? (Each API seems to have different terms of service, usage limits...)

I've had EverNote recommended to me by someone whom I respect, but with whom I share very little technical background. As a result I'm happy that it's good for him, but concerned that it might not suit me. As an idle…

Find the entry which most closely matches how old your current smartphone is. By 'how old' I prefer: how long it has been since the specific model was released for sale; and not: how long you have owned it.