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  1. Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?

    How are you coping?

    459 points 138
  2. New and Improved Features in Mathematica 14.0 (reference.wolfram.com)
    1 points 1
  3. Ask HN: When did the terms Front-End, Back-End, and Full-Stack become prevalent?

    I've always enjoyed meeting other software developers. When meeting someone new, I usually ask "what kind of software do you work on". I've asked and been asked this question countless times. Recently however, I've had…

    2 points 2
  4. Ask HN: How can I self-publish talks like InfoQ? (Software question)

    There was a recent submission to HN on a talk Rich Hickey gave. It can be found here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4173854 Once in a while, I give presentations at local meetups. I would love to be able to…

    1 points 0
  5. Ask HN: How do I prevent repetitive strain injury (RSI)?

    I've been typing at about twice my usual rate for the past two months. The strain on my wrists is finally starting to catch up to me.<p>Is there a regimen or list of common practices for reducing RSI when…

    1 points 0
  6. Does the Posterous home page look normal to you?

    It seems as though a user has inadvertently hijacked Posterous's domain name. http://www.posterous.com/

    4 points 2
  7. Working for Bitcoin: Update (ncarlson.com)
    25 points 16
  8. Experiment: Will code for Bitcoin (ncarlson.com)
    1 points 1
  9. There's a Python UnConference tomorrow in the Denver/Boulder area (meetup.com)
    1 points 0
  10. Ask HN: Is there any good reason to use Google Checkout?

    I will be selling my software online soon. Is there any reason why I should support Google Checkout? I would love to just use Google's solution, but I'm not sure there's a reason since PayPal has such a large market…

    4 points 4
  11. Google updated their search UI. I'm not a fan. (i.imgur.com)
    1 points 2
  12. Ask HN: Who's hiring? (march 2010)

    It's that time again!

    17 points 2
  13. Ask HN: Who's looking for employment?

    In my time at hacker news, I've seen a few "Who's hiring" threads. Since I'm currently looking for a job, I thought it'd be neat to do that sort of thread in reverse. If you're currently looking for work, post your…

    1 points 2
  14. New AI benchmark - The Toy Box Problem (ncarlson.com)

    Direct PDF URL: http://bit.ly/bocTyt

    1 points 0
  15. Ask HN: Any tips for hiring a freelance programmer?

    Hey guys, Traditionally I've done all of the programming on my personal business projects. However, I'm getting to the point where I'd like to start out-sourcing some of the work to freelance programmers. How do you…

    5 points 3
  16. Ask HN: Have any of you ever wanted to write a compiler or interpreter?

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for feedback on a project I would like to start. Basically, I would like to start an educational project built around compiler and interpreter design. I remember wanting to learn how to write a…

    8 points 3
  17. Ask HN: Is it just me, or are HN comments becoming more and more negative?

    In the early days of HN, there seemed to be a tight-knit group of entrepreneurs that offered support and advice to each other. Now when I read comments, there seems to be a race to see who can write the first criticism…

    74 points 166
  18. Ask HN: Stock data question (again)

    Hi everyone, I posted a question a few days ago, but judging from the responses, I don't think I phrased my question properly. I'm loonking to purchase historical stock and financial data that would cover every public…

    2 points 2
  19. Ask HN: A question about historical stock data.

    Hi, I have an interesting idea for a web app geared towards investors. However, the web app would require an immense amount of historical financial data. Does anyone know the common way to go about requesting historical…

    3 points 4
  20. Ask HN: What's your least favorite tech word? Mine's "non-trivial".

    Any time I hear someone mutter "non-trivial" a little piece of me dies inside. What other art/profession uses that word? I can't imagine an automotive engineer describing a new car engine as non-trivial or a painter…

    5 points 37
  21. Into the Future: Man and Machines (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  22. The Magnetic Lasso Algorithm (rivit.cs.byu.edu)

    I've been doing some machine vision research lately and needed an algorithm for finding contiguous image segments. This helped me out greatly. (sidenote: I'm pretty sure these guys developed the "magic lasso" algorithm…

    6 points 0
  23. Off-topic: Why do people put [scribd] in a post title when linking to a pdf?

    Wouldn't putting "[pdf]" in the title be more accurate?

    1 points 12
  24. Ask HN: Where should I move to maximize my career potential?

    Hi everyone, I'm coming to a turning point in my life. I'll be graduating from university soon, and I'm looking forward to moving to a more hacker friendly city with brighter prospects. My question to the community here…

    7 points 17
  25. Any hackers in Denver?

    Hey, an fellow hackers here in the Denver/Boulder area? Do any of you meet up regularly? We should get something going.

    5 points 4