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septerr

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July 29, 2011 (15y ago)
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  1. Ask HN: Do you wake up with anxiety?

    I am just a regular software engineer at a Silicon Valley company. I go to bed and wake up with anxiety on an almost daily basis. It all seems to stem from work. Psychologically and philosophically speaking, the root…

    90 points 69
  2. Ask HN: What do you have to do at your company to get promoted as an IC?

    My company has "IC levels" 3 through 8. 5 = Senior Engineer, 6 = Staff, 7 = Principal. Not sure what title 8 gets. There is a "rubric" that defines the things an engineer must demonstrate in order to qualify for each of…

    1 points 0
  3. Reversing age: dual species measurement of epigenetic age with a single clock (biorxiv.org)
    6 points 0
  4. Ask HN: What is the software architecture at your company?

    I'll start. I currently only know part of our architecture. Best described in terms of an API request's path: Mobile (Native and React Native) and web (React) -> Cloudfare with page-rules -> AWS ALB -> Nginx. Nginx does…

    1 points 3
  5. 'Body Hacking' Movement Rises Ahead of Moral Answers (npr.org)
    1 points 0
  6. Introducing the Facebook Sports Stadium (newsroom.fb.com)
    3 points 0
  7. New York sends cease-and-desist notices to DraftKings, FanDuel (espn.go.com)
    1 points 0
  8. Facebook Search (newsroom.fb.com)
    2 points 0
  9. Amazon Challenges Etsy with Strictly Handmade Marketplace (mobile.nytimes.com)
    2 points 0
  10. Facebook Reactions (facebook.com)
    92 points 100
  11. 7 Oldest Still Functioning .com Sites (hover.com)
    1 points 0
  12. Ask HN: How much time do you spend with your spouse or partner?

    How much time approximately do you spend with your significant other on weekdays and weekends?

    2 points 1
  13. Ask HN: Do you take anti-depressants?

    If you take anti-depressants, what has their biggest impact been on your life? Have they made you more productive? Have you experienced any drawbacks? (I am considering seeing a doctor about depression. I am not sure if…

    16 points 20
  14. The Mother of All Demos (1968) (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  15. Talent vs. Hard Work (seanwes.com)
    6 points 0
  16. Parts of Social-Sharing Site Reddit Go Dark in Apparent User Revolt (npr.org)
    3 points 0
  17. Can meditation help prevent the effects of ageing? (bbc.com)
    3 points 1
  18. Amazon 'Fire Phone' (amazon.com)
    3 points 3
  19. Ask HN: What do you do when your entire being opposes the task at hand?

    It seems I am fighting with myself. This has happened multiple times and seriously affects the quality of my life. I am assigned a feature to implement, usually vague and something that I feel adds unnecessary…

    395 points 201
  20. The Best Commencement Speeches, Ever (apps.npr.org)
    3 points 0
  21. Researcher Creates Holodeck With Occulus and Kinect (m.bbc.com)
    3 points 0
  22. Feel Like an Impostor? You’re Not Alone (blog.pickcrew.com)
    1 points 0
  23. The surgeon who operates from 400km away (bbc.com)
    2 points 0
  24. FDA Dangles Golden Ticket to Spur Drugs for Neglected Diseases (npr.org)
    40 points 32
  25. Heroku Design Tool (design-tool.herokuapp.com)
    2 points 0