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iKnowKungFoo··on Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches
I like it on desktop, not so much on iOS. The spacing is more of an issue for me on mobile.
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Have you found a good desk chair?
At a previous job, I had an Ergohuman chair for 8 years. https://ergohuman.com/ergohuman-high-back-chair-le9erg-w-hea... They are expensive at ~$800, but worth it if you can find one. About three years ago, I managed to get one for home via CraigsList for $75. Had to replace the casters and the arm rests, but the additional $85 (+ tax) was an easy spend. If you can find one with the leather seat, even better.
iKnowKungFoo··on Show HN: I Built Multiplayer Deathmatch Joust
Well, I'm done working for the day. :)
iKnowKungFoo··on Second-guessing the modern web (2020)
"Newgrads were trained in hadoop. New tools were Hadoop first. New research was all hadoop."

Reminds me of a job about four years ago: New hire, right out of college, "I studied Java". Surprise! Your team is PHP! Now learn that without any help from your team leader or we're gonna fire you. And they did. Poor kid.

iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Which headphones do you use while working?
Beats Studio Wireless (latest edition). The noise-cancelling is so good that I can't tell when somoenee has walked up to talk to me. On planes it manages to cancel out nearly all engine noise. The bluetooth connection is great and works over a surprising distance, this allows me to wander about my office as I'm pondering a problem. Had an issue with the original pair I purchased where the left ear got disconnected after a few months. Apple sent me a replacement pair and haven't had any other issues since then.
iKnowKungFoo··on Walmart planning self-driving carts
20% will have default programming to drive slightly off center to the left.
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: How do you manager your passwords?
I use 1Password with DropBox in order to share between my Windows desktop, iPhone, iPad and Macbook Pro. I also use 2FA with any account that makes it available.
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Has someone already built ShowMeNow?
Or maybe call a business on the same street? Next door?
iKnowKungFoo··on Starting from zero at 30
Also, get on Meetup.com and find user groups surrounding your interests. Lots of free instruction from experienced people.
iKnowKungFoo··on MyProfil.es
Without looking, how is this different from about.me, which has a much more easy to remember domain name?
iKnowKungFoo··on [dead]
TL;DR
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: What monitor do you use?
Definitely dual monitors. At home, I have a pair of 25.5" monitors: an ASUS and a Samsung. Both do 1920 x 1200 resolution.

At work, I have a 4 monitor setup (I'm a software architect):

* 19" @ 900 x 1440 (portrait)

* 2 x 27.5" @ 1920 x 1200 (a Hanns-G and a Hannspree)

* HP laptop @ 1600 x 900

You can find the latest Hanns-G @ NewEgg for around $260.

iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: I'm 23 and got a contract to write my first book, on HTML5, any advice?
If you're thinking 500 pages, consider breaking it into two books. One for the core functionality and one for Canvas and its uses. The audience for one is not necessarily the audience for the other.
iKnowKungFoo··on Recycle your old Mac for an Apple Gift Card
How much for my Apple IIe? :)
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Do you put your Git repositories in Dropbox?
What kind of weird conflicts? My GitRepos are in my My Documents folder and that folder is backed up to Dropbox. But I haven't synced the git folder to my laptop yet.
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Developing From Home
Stay off of HN. :)
iKnowKungFoo··on IPad app for Stack Overflow
Personally, I'd prefer SO update to a responsive layout and leave 3rd party apps out of it. I wouldn't mind paying SO directly for an app, but not a 3rd party.
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Should developers have access to production?
NO!

Edit: F--- NO!

iKnowKungFoo··on Which Multiple Desktop Tool should one use on Windows 7?
I use a couple of DisplayLink based USB-to-DVI devices to connect some large monitors to my laptop at work. DisplayLink is partnered with the company that makes the "Actual Multiple Monitors" software. I've not had a chance to try it yet, but you can get a trial on their site: http://www.displaylink.com/support/tools.php
iKnowKungFoo··on 1 in 3 Rogue pharma domains registered through one registrar, Internet.bs
<ComicBookGuy>Most aptly named domain registrar, ever.</ComicBookGuy>
iKnowKungFoo··on Apart from delicious any tool to track urls for read later?
I switched to PinBoard when the slide about "sunsetting" Delicious was leaked. I've got the archive plan which has worked wonders since a few bookmarked sites have died since then.

I have it tied to my Twitter account. Now anytime I retweet a URL, the URL gets "pinned" to my account and marked "unread".

In addition, I use Instapaper since it's integrated to various iPhone and iPad apps. Pinboard also imports anything from your Instapaper feed, so it becomes the end-all be-all for my bookmarks.

iKnowKungFoo··on Show HN: I made a social network for musicians
Wasn't that called MySpace? :)
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Startup jobs in Grails
http://jobsearch.monster.com/search/?q=grails
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Why don't enterprise software vendors show prices or screenshots?
Your screens are also your proprietary work. No reason to give your competitors any ideas.
iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: What web development conferences should I try to attend this year?
Designer/Developer/Mobile Workflow conference May 16-18, 2012 - Plaza Marriott, Kansas City http://d2wc.com/

AdobeMAX Oct 20-24, 2012 - Los Angeles http://max.adobe.com/

Your head will be swimming after either of these. I had a blast at both last year. :)

iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: How many offers do you try to get before taking a job?
For me, it depends on how many companies are hiring and who they are. I left my previous employer just over 2 years ago, found another that was hiring that evening. Once I realized I knew some of the people there, I didn't bother looking elsewhere since it was apparent they would give me an offer.

Previous to this, I tried to interview with at least three companies and have two offers before I decided. However, you have to tell any company that gives you an offer that you have others lined up for interviews. Try and figure out how soon they need a reply, but don't drag your feet. If you wait too long, they'll usually have someone else waiting in the wings.

iKnowKungFoo··on Technology Addiction Will Lead to Our Evolution--or Enslavement
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iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Aggregator intended for a certain market niche?
The sites I mentioned just aggregate the RSS feeds from other sites.
iKnowKungFoo··on Need some help on Codecademy.com
A switch statement handles multiple cases. You have a switch statement per case. Also, you misspelled "object".

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Statem...

iKnowKungFoo··on Ask HN: Aggregator intended for a certain market niche?
Sure. Ray Camden wrote an aggregator called ColdFusionBloggers.org as an exercise and it's been the go to site for ColdFusion programmers for years. He created jquerybloggers.com recently using the same code base, but it's not nearly as popular (yet?).

Of course, you have to let people know the site exists, you can't rely on SEO alone. But they can also be a good way to pick up some ad revenue.

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