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Ask HN: Staying Happyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10104051I really remember it, back to the time when i was in college, i have so much tasks. I needed to attend campus club. Lots of assignment. But the fact i was happy still surprises me.It has been ~1.5 years since i graduated from my college and got to work as a software engineer. I got decent job with decent salary (at least pretty good in my area). The workplace itself considered as a "fun" environment: sleeping pod, ping pong table, coffee machine and no cubicles. Also, workload is lighter than class assignments. But it seems like i am not happy anymore -- i don't know why. (Btw, yes, i do love coding. I do some of my pet projects in weekend)I tried to do so much things (to try) making myself happier: Cycling around the city, playing some game with friends; but none of them seems to be working.After all, i want to create happiness, not to "do something" or "buy something" to make myself happy. I know happiness is intrinsic and subjective. Two persons doing a same thing may perceive that Aug 22, 2015 10:41 PM
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How To Leave A Legacy Where You Workhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a41e8ed4a4b92bbf2902695b6c045&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fnextavenue%2F2015%2F08%2F12%2Fhow-to-leave-a-legacy-where-you-work%2F&c=1253238670922377572&mkt=en-usAlmost everyone wants to leave some sort of a legacy — to be remembered for something meaningful. In my work with organizations that have employees looking toward retirement or encore careers, lately ...Aug 12, 2015 7:08 AM
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Ask HN: Blockchainshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10032099More and more noise seems to be appearing about blockchains. I see the small benefit of use in transactions between organisations, but am struggling for the case for private blockchains and some points of cryptocurrency in general. I don’t know if this is the best place to ask, but everything online is full of jargon and is inaccessible to me.I have a few questions:- What are the benefits of using a private blockchain (should I be thinking of it as a replacement to a General Ledger?)? Is this just another name for a ledger with auditable history?- Can a blockchain exist without mining or without a currency/coin? Will all private blockchains need a “coin”? (eg the Goldman Sachs coin or ABC plumbing coin?)And another couple of broader questions- What keeps people interested in a blockchain (and currency) once all of the easy mining is done eg, for people joining later?- I see that transaction costs for bitcoin keep rising, is that related to the size of the blockchain?- I thought bitcoinAug 10, 2015 12:27 AM
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MacOS is the new Windowshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9816994I'm typing this on my late 2010 MacBook Air. Recently I was starting having problems with it (you know when you type your password and the system does not recognize your key presses, etc.). And I thought, “Oh, ok, I have to accept that we live in a world of planned obsolesce (how else faster-than-a-gigahertz multi-gigabyte-RAM machine could become slow? If it is capable of real-time response to user's actions, it should respond in real-time) and I have to upgrade to get my job done”.So I switched to this new aesthetically marvelous wonder: an early 2015 13 inch MacBook Pro. In 5 days I'm using it the machine restarted two (or three?) times "because of problems" though it has much less software installed than my old rock-stable-in-comparison MacBook Air. And now I'm installing an OS update which already restarted my system twice. First it restarted the system, than it said, “Ooops, I cannot verify the update”, fiddled with it for several more minutes, restarted-downloaded-restarted... WJul 2, 2015 5:20 AM
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What does the Confederate flag mean? The history and design explained.http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8974cb07774e08ab0cc9b3dfb1aee2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fhistory-of-the-confederate-flags-190828285.html&c=16028769065321972004&mkt=en-usAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Confederate flag flies on the Capitol grounds on June 23, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina (AFP Photo/Win McNamee) ...Jun 24, 2015 12:08 PM
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7 Ways to Make Everything You Cook Deliciously Creamyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ce4f97b44bb999bf2848007d0d76&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2flifestyle%2f7-ways-to-make-everything-you-cook-deliciously-121688076504.html&c=14013937138747616202&mkt=en-usIt’s the mashed potatoes so silky you mistake them for butter. It’s the cream whipped into triumphant peaks that stand tall for a second before gloriously oozing out onto whatever you desire. It’s the ...Jun 23, 2015 7:00 AM
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7 Ways to Make Everything You Cook Deliciously Creamyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ca15b6a94727a039e6d252b2bbc4&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2flifestyle%2f7-ways-to-make-everything-you-cook-deliciously-121688076504.html&c=14013937138747616202&mkt=en-usIt’s the mashed potatoes so silky you mistake them for butter. It’s the cream whipped into triumphant peaks that stand tall for a second before gloriously oozing out onto whatever you desire. It’s the ...Jun 23, 2015 7:00 AM
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7 Ways to Make Everything You Cook Deliciously Creamyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ca71c1074af181c1ab1f59df4d20&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2flifestyle%2f7-ways-to-make-everything-you-cook-deliciously-121688076504.html&c=14013937138747616202&mkt=en-usIt’s the mashed potatoes so silky you mistake them for butter. It’s the cream whipped into triumphant peaks that stand tall for a second before gloriously oozing out onto whatever you desire. It’s the ...Jun 23, 2015 7:00 AM
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7 Ways to Make Everything You Cook Deliciously Creamyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85c88af5444d78afa8a2fa76f9e696&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2flifestyle%2f7-ways-to-make-everything-you-cook-deliciously-121688076504.html&c=14013937138747616202&mkt=en-usIt’s the mashed potatoes so silky you mistake them for butter. It’s the cream whipped into triumphant peaks that stand tall for a second before gloriously oozing out onto whatever you desire. It’s the ...Jun 23, 2015 7:00 AM
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7 Ways to Make Everything You Cook Deliciously Creamyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85cc59160641a0b248125bc6df76b2&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2flifestyle%2f7-ways-to-make-everything-you-cook-deliciously-121688076504.html&c=14013937138747616202&mkt=en-usIt’s the mashed potatoes so silky you mistake them for butter. It’s the cream whipped into triumphant peaks that stand tall for a second before gloriously oozing out onto whatever you desire. It’s the ...Jun 23, 2015 7:00 AM
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7 Ways to Make Everything You Cook Deliciously Creamyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85cdebfb754e1d8882186dd3a29d57&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2flifestyle%2f7-ways-to-make-everything-you-cook-deliciously-121688076504.html&c=14013937138747616202&mkt=en-usIt’s the mashed potatoes so silky you mistake them for butter. It’s the cream whipped into triumphant peaks that stand tall for a second before gloriously oozing out onto whatever you desire. It’s the ...Jun 23, 2015 7:00 AM
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7 Ways to Make Everything You Cook Deliciously Creamyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85cc000858439bac7fa380a15c6e23&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2flifestyle%2f7-ways-to-make-everything-you-cook-deliciously-121688076504.html&c=14013937138747616202&mkt=en-usIt’s the mashed potatoes so silky you mistake them for butter. It’s the cream whipped into triumphant peaks that stand tall for a second before gloriously oozing out onto whatever you desire. It’s the ...Jun 23, 2015 7:00 AM
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Show HN: Minimalist HN reader with material designhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9755681Hello everyone!, this is a app I have being working on recently. I know there are number of HN readers on android. But couldn't find a one suitable for daily use. So I started developing this app. News articles, comments open in default browser of the device. Click on title of the item to open the article and anywhere else to open comments. Pull down to refresh. Swipe left and right to change the tabs. This is only the first phase of application. Lot of functions yet to be implement (you can read more in Google play listing). Before developing further I would love to have some feedback. BTW I'm a CS undergraduate.Thank you.Image :http://www.kasungamlath.com/assets/hnyc_framed.png Application :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kasungamlath.hackernewsAny feedback is appreciated, thanks!Jun 22, 2015 1:12 AM
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Ask HN: Why doesn't hn have a notification mechanism?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9502725//Half rant, half ask hn...please forgive.Why doesn't hn have a notification mechanism equivalent to reddit's orange-red?When someone posts something sensible in response to one of my comments on (any) social platform then I'd like to know about it so that I can thank them/respond/decide to ignore.hn does not do this - worse...recently responding to old comments was disabled.Now I appreciate hn's minimalistic design and that they don't bug me with adverts and random ad notifications...but this just seems broken when viewed in terms of the forum's broader purpose of facilitating dialog...May 7, 2015 12:47 AM
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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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Potentials for Wallpaper market in India until 2018http://www.marketreportsonindia.com/consumer-goods-market-research-reports-11561/wallpaper-marketdia-forecasts.htmlIndia has always had a giant industry for home decor stuffs, wallpapers are one of the most in demand among them. This report is an independent complete coverage of the niche and its market share in the Indian markets. It indicates the present trends and also puts through most likely trends for the industry until 2018. Therefore, the report is an essential "must have" document for the wallpaper industry business indulgers from India.Jan 24, 2015 12:20 PM
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WeMo’s CES 2015 Lineup Prefaces Big Advances For Home Automationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a2b43e50645058a1e028b4f149d50&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2015%2F01%2F09%2Fwemos-ces-2015-lineup-prefaces-big-advances-for-home-automation%2F&c=188948721043706145&mkt=en-usBelkin’s WeMo home automation gadgets started off pretty modest in scope, but over the past few years they’ve launched more and more WeMo devices, first on their own and later with partners who have ...Jan 9, 2015 4:00 PM
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Ask HN: Finding a technical lead in Cambridge, MA?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8675900Over the last several months, I have tested and validated a business opportunity in the legal space. Customers are very interested - 4 or the last 5 have asked to be part of a paid Beta as soon as possible. I'd like to get something workable into customers hands as soon as possible, but am hamstrung by my technical skills.I'm by background and skillset much more business than technically oriented. I know enough Python/Django to be dangerous and have built a working proof-of-concept / demo. However, I know when I'm at the limit of my capabilities, and to take it from POC to working product, would like to bring on someone to help buildout a real product.Some of the problems that need to be solved for (many of which I've been dealing with in one capacity or another): - web scraping. Done mostly with BeautifulSoup to date + lots of custom regexes. There are a lot of corner cases to deal with. - regularly scraping 10,000s of pages and watching for changes on those pages - entity and person Nov 30, 2014 3:42 AM
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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
