ZanderEarth32

I usually just use the search function

http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=show+hn

Looks great. I currently use news:yc app for HN but don't love it. I am constantly confused on which icon to use to comment.

Might give yours a shot soon!

Glad I moved to Buffer for my link shortening. They also have the best Tweet scheduling tools I've ever used.

So, is this the issue with the way the request is phrased? Or with the principle of trying to increase your Twitter followers?

Become the facilitator of the conversation, like an interviewer. Listen and ask questions. This works because most people enjoy talking about themselves or their interests.

I've always valued my time more than whatever salary I collected. I designed my life so that my financial and social responsibilities have little effect on the type of job I have to take in order to support that lifestyle. I had to make a conscious choice to get this outcome though.

Thanks, I think I finally understand how to build a 'Class' but I am still not sure when, or why I would ever use them. Haven't come across a situation where I would need it yet.

I don't understand what a 'anti-habit' is. It sounds like the author is just creating new habits to replace the old ones. Am I missing something?

Might want to add 'Show HN:' to your title to garner a little more attention. From previous experience, 'Show HN' articles get more attention.

Why exactly would Kickstarter make unsuccessful projects easily found? Nothing can be done with a project that has been unsuccessful, so Kickstarter is actually providing a better experience to it's users who are looking to fund projects that still can be successful.

The reason eBay might keep already sold, or not sold items indexable is because they just might not care if users find those items. eBay also deals with 'commerce' on a completely different scale than Kickstarter. They sell millions of items, daily I would think. One unsold copy of a book doesn't tarnish the service. As for Amazon, if an item is sold out it doesn't mean the item won't become available at a later point. The shopper can probably add the item to a wish list, find a used version or be notified when the item is available again. You can still perform an action on the item, unlike Kickstarter where there is nothing that can be done with the unsuccessful project.

Like a lot of people, exercising right after work is what helps me. Diet seems to help as well.

Timing of my caffeine is also critical. I usually try to have caffeine (2 shot Americano) in the morning and something towards the end of my work day around 3, maybe a single Americano or some sugar free energy drink. Then by the time I workout and get home I have a nice, sustainable stream of energy and can focus. I run into problems with caffeine if I have it too close to the time I really need to work. I get jittery and can't focus.

I also don't put too much pressure on myself. Some days I'll feel like working and get a lot accomplished. Other days I don't, or can't be productive later in the day, that's just life. No reason to beat myself up over it.

I've recently noticed that less planning and 'life hacking' in certain areas of my life have opened doors to more progress. For example, my desk at home. I used to have to have it sparse and minimal. Nothing could be on it but my keyboard, mouse, monitor and laptop. So, I'd spend time every day or week cleaning it off, making sure nothing ever got it on it, actually getting distracted from what I was working on for fear of something getting on my desk.

Around the first of the year I read a post about 'minimal porn' and 'desk porn' and it made me feel really petty and stupid. So, I decided to let my desk 'live and let live'. Whatever ended up on my desk (within reason) could stay. After a week or so, I was over the minimal desk thing. It never even crosses my mind now. My desk is for work and concentration, not staging of photos.

Nice idea, but the first thing that comes to my mind is there is nothing on the landing page that puts my privacy concerns to rest. I see that you mention you won't do anything shady with my data, but that is only mentioned once I click through a few pages. Maybe a small link on the homepage detailing your privacy terms and use of my data. Remember, email is one of the most privately guarded possessions one can have on the internet. It isn't something I will give random services access to without some serious vetting prior.

I find this article kind of sad. When they look back on their lives, will they regret sacrificing so much for work? Will they even remember or be remembered for the extra work they put in? Or would they rather have remembered traveling?

Not exactly the drama I think everyone was looking for, but I never expected any reaction other than this from Dan. Whether this is the 100% complete truth, we'll never know and we shouldn't care. Time to move on folks, nothing else to see here.

Very nice looking app dude. One question, what sets this apart from the Reminders app that comes with iOS already? Not trying to put you out, genuinely interested to see the advantage of your app so that maybe I can switch.

So, going from zero programming knowledge or experience to this in 3 weeks? If that is the case, it's pretty amazing. I would never have pegged this as a 'first app'. Great job.

Productivity...well, kind of. If the show is an hour long you get 45 minutes of madness with Mann and Dan talking almost incoherently but then you get 15 minutes of brilliance from Mann. I always walk away with some useful quip or anecdote about life or work.

Why is being allowed to create a work environment that best suits them given engineers? Wouldn't this improve most anyone's productivity who works in an office? Besides that, isn't it fair that if the engineer gets to hand pick his chair and his lighting levels shouldn't the bus dev, HR or PR person get the same?

I seriously doubt I would have had as much progress with trying my hand at programming if it hadn't been for the SE community. Very helpful.

Audible, Rdio

I think the question of if the users are loyal is still up in the air. Facebook hasn't been around long enough on this massive scale to prove if the users are loyal. I personally don't think it's user base is loyal. The younger, more tech-savy generation on FB will jump ship as soon as something better comes along like some were doing already to Instagram or Twitter. The older generation might not necessarily be loyal to FB either, they are just too scared to move, or don't have the ability.

Assuming that the Pebble will cost $150 once (if) it becomes available for retail, and factoring in the fact that some of these watches might never actually ship, I'd rather invest an extra $40 once the watch comes out and I know the quality rather than risk $115 now to save $40.

Anyone have experience with either of these books

Programming Python http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596158118.do

and

Learning Python http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596158071.do

Not sure where I fall with these books in terms of skill and knowledge. Looking through the table of contents for Learning Python I recognize everything and know what they are, but don't have a great masterful grasp of most of the stuff but I am afraid too much of it will be stuff I already know. On the flip side, Programming Python might be too advanced for me.

EDIT Seems Programming Python is mainly geared towards Python 3.x but I'm still using 2.6.

In contrast to this 'cool office' wave, when the company I work for was acquired, we moved to a new office and we used furniture that the company who had bought us had in storage.

Cool, but the immediate warning dialog flashing in red is kind of a turn off. I haven't been on the site for more than 1 second and I already feel like I did something wrong or I am not wanted.

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Awesome stuff, blows my 'learning to code' tumblr out of the water. I'll definitely use in the future. Any background on how you put this together? I've got a vertical I think this would work really well in.

This is incredibly cool. Having a blast messing with it.

Very nice, love the idea of sharing this type of graphic with friends on Twitter.

Any plans to integrate data from non-hardware based tracking devices (like Fitbit, Fuelband, etc.) but from other apps like Nike + GPS?