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How a Challenging Past Can Lead to a Happier Presenthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89f0ce72b342ba80eea59f8df8cd02&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreatergood.berkeley.edu%2Farticle%2Fitem%2Fhow_a_challenging_past_can_lead_to_a_happier_present&c=254049715723775552&mkt=en-us“That which does not kill us outright makes us stronger,” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche more than 100 years ago. As a psychotherapist for 20 years, I’ve seen clients bear this out many times. “I wasn’t ...Feb 22, 2015 4:00 PM
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Russian Candymaker Hopes Putin Chocolate Bars Are Recipe for Successhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxOMmZGSjkxQTRHV1U3UTdobjBsMDhfSVlpenJEbkNLRTZhYnZ3Q3MzT0VzeXNidnNyWElCM3dMVE40WGNnRXc0VVVqbHZ3UHdNS24tb2FHcnRwUkhXX3kxVmdVT0hNcnc2MXBwM2JlNnFqUGhRMVNXQ3ZJV25WVkNlQk9MQ1EwYkkta3lxbnlMcjYtaDFTNXhBcEExRm5ZNGEtVE9HdU5paEJNQjZ0cjE1ZUpoeUIyUTJq?oc=5Russian Candymaker Hopes Putin Chocolate Bars Are Recipe for Success The Moscow TimesNov 26, 2014 8:00 AM
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Russian Food ?€“ How to Pickle Like a Prohttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxPb01pcWNvUWZONnpTa1VpUXpJVEJyVU5CNi1NMWcxTk5FR0lxbGFRcFktSllOSmo2aVRYaWxnRVgza2t5MlNCX25GMEJSR2NmT1d4ZmJfUFQycnUtMVhTcVpVeHBCbXllUnZoX2lhTWFDTTVuWEdCemdKaFI1bXprN21Md2ZTME0?oc=5Russian Food ?€“ How to Pickle Like a Pro The Moscow TimesAug 24, 2014 7:00 AM
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Play Doesn't End With Childhood: Why Adults Need Recess Toohttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b10815aa34f038e14500a1f4df284&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fsections%2Fed%2F2014%2F08%2F06%2F336360521%2Fplay-doesnt-end-with-childhood-why-adults-need-recess-too&c=5886167234166535670&mkt=en-usThis week, NPR Ed is focusing on questions about why people play and how play relates to learning. More and more research suggests that healthy playtime leads to healthy adulthood. Childhood play is ...Aug 6, 2014 2:00 PM
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Peace Corps Volunteers in Their Own Wordshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8aa12897e34757b8b7545c88e713e7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Finteractive%2F2014%2F07%2F25%2Fworld%2Fpeace-corps-stories.html&c=5908059088113757429&mkt=en-usThe Peace Corps faces a number of challenges beyond the health care problems outlined in Sheryl Gay Stolberg’s Times article as it works to remake itself in the modern era. To reflect the diversity of ...Jul 25, 2014 11:49 AM
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Peace Corps Volunteers in Their Own Wordshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a894a12eafd455fa6b6510401d92e5f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Finteractive%2F2014%2F07%2F25%2Fworld%2Fpeace-corps-stories.html&c=5908059088113757429&mkt=en-usThe Peace Corps faces a number of challenges beyond the health care problems outlined in Sheryl Gay Stolberg’s Times article as it works to remake itself in the modern era. To reflect the diversity of ...Jul 25, 2014 11:49 AM
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Warwick Capper's life with bad-news Bearshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8aed08dc0d4799b78172fba2697d5e&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theage.com.au%2Fsport%2Fafl%2Fwarwick-cappers-life-with-badnews-bears-20140506-zr5hn.html&c=8372438902225045010&mkt=en-usIt's a laugh a minute when Warwick Capper recalls his three tumultuous years as a Brisbane Bear, but it's clear there are also pangs of regret for the one-time glamour full-forward. Many remember ...May 6, 2014 5:36 AM
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Ask HN: Need of a much better GitHub/Gitlab?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7618161Github [1] has become slow and the hosted solution (enterprise version) is too costly, so we have been using Gitlab which is a Github like repository hosting platform that also has issue tracking and merge/pull request based workflow and integration with its CI (gitlab-ci project).In the past couple of months, we've been facing a lot of problems for example -- Gitlab has broken our development workflow (due to bugs in it), the web hooks would stop working, the merge request diffs would be too slow to load, sometimes the ruby based backend would blow up and give us 500 etc. So, we've started working on a single page webapp based on Go and AngularJS that just does minimalistic things that we need. We wanted a tool that is easy to manage and install so we chose Go (single binary) and we wanted to keep the frontend easy to implement and use so we chose AngularJS (single page app).What are the pain points you've faced while using these tools, and what features etc. you want in it and will yApr 20, 2014 7:30 PM
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Help choose which Linux distro saves the earth from alien invasion.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6880434This post is for something I have made. So it is, by definition, self promoting. But I know many of you will be interested. So, with that in mind, I'm going to post it anyway.I have almost finished a novel. And I need help getting some dedicated writing time to get the last ~10k words down and final edits in place.The book, “Steve’s Laptop”, is a Sci-Fi Comedy about a developer named Steve who, while working at “the world’s largest software company” near Seattle, is trying to save the world from an alien invasion. Primarily with his laptop. Hence the title.If I were forced to compare it to something I would call it: “They Live” + “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” + “The IT Crowd“.I'm holding a "Help me finish this book" sale/fundraiser. A pay-what-you-want deal where you get my existing books, and get a chance to take part in shaping a small part of the book itself.Specifically, you get to vote on which Linux distro is used on "Steve's Laptop". If you want to see Arch save the world fDec 10, 2013 1:03 PM
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Show HN: seekr [StartupHacks hackathon, London]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6663516Background. We're a diverse team of students and young professionals that has just spent a productive weekend at StartupHacks London building seekr [1], and we'd love to have HN's feedback on it.Product. Put simply, seekr is a service (and iOS app [2]) that lets you find interesting events around you. Our aim is to figure out in real-time what's popular. By analysing publicly available social data we can avoid relying on 3rd party services, and also create some valuable data of our own. We also use the metadata to improve event detection accuracy and identification.Mobile. The iOS app can be used to submit photos (together with a "mood" rating) and to browse a map that displays photos grouped in clusters, their size being an obvious indicator of popularity.Platform. seekr is effectively a platform - by making our APIs public we can allow developers take advantage of the analysis we perform on the data. Our technology stack can be seen here http://i.imgur.com/t0gEYq0.png[1] Landing pageNov 3, 2013 3:45 PM
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Arrested in Port Harcourt, detained in Abuja, alleged notorious kidnappers seek freedomhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxNSDNYVUp5VHB6d2tHNy1HMzllbHMydFRlLVJRb3A5SWIxZkZ6UkZ4ZmE3TWdoS1I1QVpTdno3VXFrNENuYzVhZ0lBT3RqNXFhTGktRW1hS2w2Z3p1a3lJZEVNUjFiVFdKRnhsdmZkeFNtMUJHTGhtUzFxeDVMTE1UNkZMWjYyU2VpSEs5S3VyWkxBV1dPblgtUnV5dWc3SE00NkNyT0JDaVhZYS02ZXJrVTJNSEpXVUpQRl9KcmpzSDlmb0FfX2c?oc=5Arrested in Port Harcourt, detained in Abuja, alleged notorious kidnappers seek freedom Premium Times NigeriaOct 24, 2013 7:00 AM
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Critics React to Mecanoo's Birmingham Libraryhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ad4a537e64568a26631316bbc0d6a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F426491%2Fcritics-react-to-mecanoo-s-birmingham-library&c=522791251917940346&mkt=en-usFor Wainwright the building is "a modern behemoth" that, "given Birmingham council's lust for demolition", might also endure the same fate in time. Describing its physical presence, "standing ten ...Sep 8, 2013 5:00 PM
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World's Roundest Objecthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMByI4s-D-Y%3Fhd%3D1The world's roundest object helps solve the longest running problem in measurement -- how to define the kilogram. A kilogram isn't what it used to be. Literally. The original name for it was the 'grave', proposed in 1793 but it fell victim to the French Revolution like its creator, Lavoisier. So begins the tale of the most unusual SI unit. The kilogram is the only base unit with a prefix in its name, and the only one still defined by a physical artifact, the international prototype kilogram or IPK.But the problem with this definition has long been apparent. The IPK doesn't seem to maintain its mass compared to 40 similar cylinders minted at the same time. The goal is therefore to eliminate the kilogram's dependence on a physical object. Two main approaches are being considered to achieve this end: the Avogadro Project and the Watt Balance.The Avogadro project aims to redefine Avogadro's constant (currently defined by the kilogram -- the number of atoms in 12 g of carbon-12) and reverseAug 3, 2013 12:21 PM
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Tools to monitor website performance?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6068848Hi,I'm curious what the current state-of-art for website performance monitoring is?Most of the tools I've seen are either Pingdom-style applications, which simply tell you if a website if up or down, or they're like YSlow-style, which run a bunch of tests to see if you're following best practices.But is there something like say, Chrome's SpeedTracer that you could run as a service, and monitor your website's performance over time? Or before/after each commit?What would you guys recommend to track the performance of your own website over time, or gather deep-level metrics?Could you use something like PhantomJS to achieve this?Are there any existing open-source projects that already do this?Cheers , VictorJul 19, 2013 8:06 AM
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Ask HN: What makes the perfect office? I'm building one.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4739458I run a web development agency with 18 people. The building we're looking at moving to will need extensive refurbishment, so we have a chance to spec out our office 'wish list' and then build that!So: If you could completely design your office space (aesthetics, layout, furniture, lighting, flooring), how would you want it to be?(We're a Rails agency, working in scrum teams of 2 or 4, doing some pairing but not full-time, based in London).Nov 4, 2012 10:58 AM
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Releasing a Stuck Anchorhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8983c2376145e5b106f0d39ecccd8f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boatingmag.com%2Fhow-to%2Freleasing-stuck-anchor%2F&c=539776366864108078&mkt=en-usYou’ve anchored for a while to relax, but when it comes time to pull up, the anchor won’t budge. Don’t stress over that stuck anchor. Try these tips for using the boat to break a stuck anchor free.Aug 30, 2012 4:55 PM
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Tell HN: Please help Japanese Sculptor After His Guerrilla-Art Sparks Bomb Panichttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4007245Many of you might have read the New York Times article already about artist and designer Takeshi Miyakawa, who was arrested and charged this weekend for installing a piece of spontaneous public art in Williamsburg. Although it involved wires and electricity, it was completely harmless, he was charged for class D felony of reckless endangerment, the placing of false bombs, and criminal nuisance. He is being held at Riker's Island for 30 days and psych evaluation.If you haven't read it, here is the article:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/nyregion/police-arrest-artist-takeshi-miyakawa-thinking-tribute-was-fake-bomb.htmlHere is a slightly more sympathetic article on Art Infohttp://artinfo.com/news/story/805277/friends-rally-behind-japanese-sculptor-after-his-guerrilla-art-love-letter-to-nyc-sparks-bomb-panicThe lighting fixtures he was installing was designed to coincide with his commission for Designboom's booth at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. You can read May 22, 2012 11:04 AM
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Ben Folds - Lucky Breaks In Music Careerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3914810You can see it here : https://www.facebook.com/BenFolds/posts/10150705345312231----Lucky Breaks In Music CareerI got such wonderful responses to my blog about aspiring artists. Thank you. And also, you're all welcome. I do quite a bit of journal writing anyway so this is my idea of a good time. Here's what what fellow had to say.Emil Siravo wrote: "why is it that successful artists can never say how they made the leap from poor and struggling to rich and famous.... theres always that mysterious step that they never explain. I guess cause its very unflattering, that step being 'someone with connections got my ass in the door and gave me a golden opportunity'. I wish more artists would talk about WHO gave them their career and less about trying to hide the fact that to make it in the music industry you must rely on somebody getting you 'in' the door. Sure you have to work real hard and you must be ready to prove yourself when the opportunity presents itself,,,, but that Lucky break is stMay 1, 2012 3:31 PM
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Show HN: Premium Nature & Meditation Music Web App (my first solo project)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3845094>>>>> TimeForZen.comApr 15, 2012 11:08 PM
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My mission to solve the problem with Facebook, Google+ etc.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3838747Now I know everyone has their own issues with the current state of social networks. Some have issues with privacy, some have issues with too many friends, some have issues with spam. My issue is with all the above, but more importantly I am sick of the fact that I look like everyone else and I don't own the content. I am being controlled and it needs to stop.I am tired of feeling like I live in an apartment complex where I have no control over how things function or look. It's not even like a complex anymore. It's more like a prison.Best quote in a long time..."If you aren't paying for a product, you are the product."Your data is being sold to advertisers so they can find sneaky was to throw their ads in front of your faces. And who is going to take the time out to actually go through on FB and customize your ad experience so they are relevant to you? Not me.For the past year and a half I have been working on a solution to solve these problems and many others. It's been a very difficulApr 13, 2012 8:39 PM
