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  1. Poll: Where do you work?

    Just wondering how much of HN is at one of the web majors or doing their own startup?

    207 points by aditya 196 poll
  2. Poll: Best RSS reader

    Now Google Reader is deprecated it would be nice to see which reader people like most as an alternative. I'll try to keep track of other readers submitted here and add them as option.

    203 points by ohwp 115 poll
  3. Poll: What Programming Language Do You Use for Server Side Web Development?
    198 points by bokenator 134 poll
  4. Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
    186 points by pg 280 poll
  5. Poll: How many Bitcoin do you own?

    Please upvote if you think this is interesting so that more people respond.

    184 points by superamit 165 poll
  6. Poll: Have you read SICP?

    I'm working my way (slowly) through SICP, and there are a lot of people who think serious programmers should read it. Have you?

    184 points by craftsman 109 poll
  7. Poll: As a founder, what is your salary?
    181 points by robg 154 poll
  8. Poll: How much do you make as a programmer?

    There is a trending item (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2763280) about how stack exchange pays it's developers. I found it interesting their top end is 200K. I suspect most people don't get paid near this much but…

    170 points by almightygod 244 poll
  9. Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

    Including D.C.

    167 points by shawndumas 180 poll
  10. Poll: What is your #1 productivity killer?

    Referring to time that you think would have been productively spent if not for this agent. Productivity refers to whatever you traditionally regard as productive use of your time. Please choose only one option. After…

    166 points by elwell 106 poll
  11. Poll: long-term contractors, what is your hourly rate?

    As per the original poster request https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5769170 I made less choices, to make it less confusing and easier to read. Original text: For those who work for their clients/employers relatively…

    164 points by csomar 178 poll
  12. Poll: What was your financial situation when you started your startup?

    Simple question. I want to get a sense for whether people are really starting from a position of destitution or if they already secured something before they start (or if they have a cushion) Note: the last few options…

    162 points by niggler 145 poll
  13. Poll: What's your favorite static site generator?

    Lately, I've been testing out different static site generators but it's a sea of alternatives. My favorite so far is Punch but the non-existing support for articles/blog-posts and subfolders makes it not so good... So,…

    158 points by diggan 123 poll
  14. Poll: How do you create the website for your startup or side project?

    Many of us here create various kind of products as side projects - web app, mobile app, e-books etc. Some of us launch startups. Most of these need a marketing/front-end website. What you do to create that website?

    156 points by anujkk 111 poll
  15. Poll: Did you transfer your domains from GoDaddy today?

    In view of the recent GoDaddy and SOPA news, I wanted to see if people are actually taking action.

    152 points by nh 127 poll
  16. Poll: Which text editor do you use daily?

    Do you use an IDE, vim, emacs, gasp maybe even Notepad? I'm partial to vim, but wondering what everyone else uses on a daily basis, maybe even comment why? Ease of use? Syntax completion? etc...

    151 points by methoddk 203 poll
  17. Poll: Where did you get your site/app's Terms of Service & Privacy Policy?

    I'm both interested in how startup folks are doing things and doing a little market research. I occasionally see mistakes in SaaS terms or obvious evidence of copy/pasting. An attorney friend and I were discussing a…

    147 points by callmeed 64 poll
  18. Poll: How much do you average per freelancing gig?

    In my personal freelancing experience, I need a certain amount of money before I feel it's worth using my spare time to work for someone else. I'm curious as to what that level is for HNers. How much do you bring in on…

    147 points by jrwoodruff 166 poll
  19. Poll: Do you use app hosting or run your own server?

    When building a web app we all really just want to focus on writing code and making it work. But some of us are total control freaks and choose to torture ourselves with server admin issues on top of that. What's the…

    145 points by billpatrianakos 111 poll
  20. Poll: Do you actually use the product you are working on?

    Many of us are working on their own projects, side projects or for some companies. And we all know that the best way is to develop/work on a product that we also need/use (eat your own dog food). Do you need/use it…

    144 points by k-i-m 225 poll
  21. Poll: How are you doing currently?
    143 points by wiihack 230 poll
  22. Poll HN: Do you use SSH certificates (not mere public-key authentication)?

    Do you use SSH certificates for work and/or personal SSH logins? I have just switched, for my personal machines, but dealing with the CA keys is a royal pain. What on earth do people to do keep their CA keys accessible…

    142 points by tonyg 155 poll
  23. Poll: What do you use for Unix process management/monitoring?

    I'm setting up production infrastructure for an new project and would love to know what you use for process management

    142 points by gosuri 129 poll
  24. Poll: The new HN comment system – agree, disagree, or wait and see?

    title says all

    141 points by kunai 156 poll
  25. Poll: Do you have a CS degree?

    For those who do not have a CS degree, has it negatively effected your career? Has anyone pursued work that required a CS degree and thrived in spite of not having one?

    138 points by chuhnk 175 poll