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  1. Poll: How Old Are You?
    5 points by searchableguy 3 poll
  2. Poll: Is use of AmazonAWS worth hiding?

    I am struggling with whether to hide my use of Amazon's fine S3 service by use of a CNAME, on a widget I am designing. My dilemma is that some of my users might choose to incorporate my widget on secure sites, which…

    5 points by robotrout 4 poll
  3. Poll: Have you “invested” in BitCoin?

    Have you now, or are you considering, investing in BitCoin? That is, buy to own and hold with the subsequent intention of selling at a profit. Explanations in the comments.

    5 points by ColinWright 0 poll
  4. Poll: Clojure vs. Elixir vs. Haskell

    These languages are all very different, but if you had to pick one of them to learn today which one would it be?

    5 points by dudul 4 poll
  5. Poll: If it wasn't YC who would it be?

    If you were to apply to a "yc" clone, which one would it be?

    5 points by nextmoveone 7 poll
  6. Poll: What Browser Are You Using?

    Curiosity poll sparked by a Chrome vs. Firefox debate with a friend of mine. What browser do you usually use for surfing?

    5 points by kgermino 4 poll
  7. Poll: Do you trust VM RNGs?

    When running a server instance on Amazon/Rackspace/etc, where your server relies on /dev/random (e.g. for SSL and other cryptography),

    5 points by AretNCarlsen 4 poll
  8. Poll: What is your primary operating system
    5 points by fjarlq 1 poll
  9. Poll: What's your current sticking point?
    5 points by Alex3917 0 poll
  10. Poll: Have you learned a software technique from a patent database?

    For those who have used information sources such as books or the Internet to get algorithms or other software techniques, how many times have you found such a technique among software patents in the US patent database…

    5 points by brlewis 6 poll
  11. Poll: Is the quality of Google's services improving or worsening?

    In general, do you think the quality of Google's services -- Drive, Android, Search, etc. -- is improving, worsening or par for the course?

    5 points by jtemplin 1 poll
  12. Ask HN: Are you Lucky?

    I thought http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1128764 was quite interesting and think it'd be interesting to find out if HNers think of themselves as lucky or not. So Throughout your life, have you been:

    5 points by albertsun 1 poll
  13. Poll: Do you think the free version ChatGPT will be over soon?

    The thought occurred to me just now, especially in the context of "enshittification"[1]. It seems too good to be free, given the past decade in tech. So, do you think it will become paid-only in the next 1-2 years? [1]…

    5 points by endorphine 4 poll
  14. Poll: Are you interested in hardware hacking/EE?

    I just picked up robotics as a hobby and am teaching myself EE. So far it's been a great experience, so I was wondering if anyone else is interested in this.

    5 points by jhuckestein 0 poll
  15. Poll: What social class did you come from?

    I'm interested to know which social class your average hacker comes from. I used wiki to get the info of what class = what money, so it might be off. Since people tend to have some movement in their social class, use…

    5 points by vaksel 5 poll
  16. Poll: Where Do You Live?

    Most recent poll I could find: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=527681 Slightly different question this time, "where you live" rather than "where are you from". Mostly interested in how many live in the US compared…

    5 points by diggan 0 poll
  17. Poll: JavaScript or TypeScript?

    Hello HN! According to GitHub stats from 2022 [1], JavaScript is still the most used programming language and TypeScript is in fourth position. However TypeScript is the third fastest growing language. I'm curious to…

    5 points by tipiirai 3 poll
  18. Poll: I would have preferred to compress my K-12 education into this many years.

    Do you think that your K-12 education was mostly a waste of time? How many years do you think would have been sufficient for you assuming you only learned what you consider to be important and did so at a rate that you…

    5 points by amichail 21 poll
  19. Poll: Vitamin or Pain Killer?

    The common wisdom (of VCs) says, sell a pain killer not vitamin! In PG's words, "make something people want" - but isn't people's need limited by their experiences (the famous Ford saying). I don't necessarily believe…

    5 points by satyajit 3 poll
  20. Poll: Are you opposed to SOPA?

    Not the same as gathering signatures - but (potentially) enough to make a loud statement...

    5 points by JacobIrwin 2 poll
  21. Poll: How many pages down do you review HN submissions?
    5 points by childintime 2 poll
  22. Poll: Excel or Numbers

    Microsoft Excel vs iWork Numbers

    5 points by ajaimk 11 poll
  23. Poll: Would you rather go back to an office or stay remote?

    Once the coronavirus is behind us, will you willingly go back to an office or will you strongly try to stay remote (or some combination)?

    5 points by baby 0 poll
  24. Poll: How often do you use ed?

    I must admit I fall in the second category, as I'm far from a power user.

    5 points by ez77 7 poll
  25. Poll: Where do you deploy your generated static sites?
    5 points by wyuenho 6 poll