nerdfiles

So earlier I stumbled onto the idea of a "Minimum Viable Repository." What would that mean to you?

I have a strong feeling that, of course, most of you do; moreover, you will note that the idea is not new, and that Mike Amundson, various members of the W3C and computer scientists have written on it over the decades.…

Look at this: http://antijingoist.github.com/AlphaSymbolic/ Now this: http://dyslexicfonts.com/ And this: http://antijingoist.github.com/Eulexia/ What's more: http://www.pixelscript.net/gilldyslexic/ Read more:…

I'm running into an issue, I s'pose, that seems related to the "curse of knowledge." Everyone tells me in response, "You know too much about the details, etc." But is this really the case? I sincerely wish to ask HN for…

Following http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html I have always wondered by there exists stigma/myth/folk-theory surrounding "popping" one's knuckles, or more generally, engaging in…

Yesterday a friend asked to use my computer so that he could complete a show flyer for a band. I've also added 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com. He asked, almost cheekily, "Did _you_ do this to your computer?" -- He not being…

Why isn't there a keyboard shortcut that takes one directly to the viewport of a web browser? Think about this. Surely, this is anecdotal evidence, but think about this: when I have to use the Mouse, this breaks my…

(Say, at a dinner party or in polite family reunion. Assume you're a cocky marry-in.) Well, you ask that person to recant their GPL licenses. You ask all of them to do this. You ask them to take the document their hero,…