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newbkoderon Ask HN: What was the biggest contributor to your happiness in the past year?

What do you do for the rest of the week? I assume you have some hobby or passion you pursue?

newbkoderon 'Finally, a virus got me’: Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects

What about fast, easy-to-administer, inexpensive and accurate tests becoming available, allowing procedures to be set up to test people at airports before departing?

newbkoderon Technical Debt Is Like a Tetris Game

The best analogy for technical debt is debt - that is where it got the name from! Just like financial debt, technical debt is not necessary a bad thing, but a tool - and something to manage, control and track. And just like financial debt, taking out too much technical debt without paying it back can crush you.

There is nothing wrong with taking out a mortgage (and thus getting into debt) to buy a house - you just need to understand how to pay it off. Similarly, if you start a startup trying to find product-market fit before running out of money, there is nothing wrong taking on technical debt to do so, as long as you understand what you are doing.