tommynazareth

nudist?

I also have no problem using GAE and Emacs. I just run the dev server from the command line and its all good. Make changes to the code in Emacs, refresh the browser, and the changes are there. Where would you run into a problem that'd make you switch editors?

Why not Craigslist? I've had so many good experiences with Craigslist that it is my default solution to anything involving "stuff".

Joseph Heller embodied this idea in Dunbar. When your life is in imminent danger, you can extend it a great deal by remaining exceptionally bored.

Thank God for Emacs ;-)

I can only think of one ad that I've responded to - a Reddit ad for the game Minethings. There are two reasons that I think I took the time to click on it: the Reddit ads appear like a normal post, but are at the top of the page and clearly labeled as advertisements, and for some inexplicable reason Reddit makes me feel warm and fuzzy. I've ignored countless advertisement, I have no idea why I'd be intrigued by the Minethings ad, but I've been playing Minethings ever since ;)

Yeah, right...

I know it's a real word. Now explain it to the masses on Facebook.

TextMate doesn't have split windows?!

Write a simple Android app and you'll start gaining experience in software development. If you want to balance that by studying some computer science, there are a wealth of top notch textbooks freely available. How To Design Programs is probably a good place to start.

There are so many directions to go and so much advice out there. To cut away all of the fat, I'd say 'Make Something'. Decide on something you want to make and finish a piece of it today. Eventually you'll find a technology stack that works for you, a niche you can serve, etc., but start today with just creating something. Learning involves a lot of consuming, but above all you need to learn to be a maker.

As a habitual tapper of things and singer of nonsensical syllables, I agree with the conjecture that music originates with the sound of people moving, but it also originates in everything we hear as we sit still and listen to other things move. And like spoken language (I think), as the music we produce grows from its roots, it is influenced by out exposure to cultural artifacts, including other music.

An interesting area for inspection is the spectrum between organic music, technical music, abstract music, and emotional music. Is the original music we produce from simply moving tied to an emotional experience? At what point do we begin understanding music as a language that can exist in absence of physical experience? It'll be a cool book if it delves into these kind of questions.

I have trouble reading this page because the background image makes me feel like I'm going to fall if I don't look at it.

Maybe something related to Dandelions?

No matter how easily resources are made available, capitalism won't break down When resources are freed, there is a new playing field for entrepreneurs to add value, for instance the availability of information and the profitability of search.

There will always be more significant barriers to embracing capitalism. Many people are comfortable with the existence of a welfare state and will never be capitalists no matter how easy it is to acquire resources and minimize risk. There is unprecedented opportunity today succeed in the game of capitalism, either as an entrepreneur or a skilled worker, but there is an obvious lack of initiative among large segments of the world's population. I doubt this situation will change no matter how low the barriers to entry are.

Of course. But when you use Emacs regularly, you start typing CTRL-X-S constantly, even when you're not in Emacs.

Can anyone suggest decent password manager that would have the advantages of being cloud based without the risk of someone stealing my passwords?

I like the idea to, but querying searchyc.com for 'ask hn' ends up being much more effective. The concept is great, and I'm sure the execution will keep improving.

The thing I'm most impressed with is the awesome domain name.

I especially like the point about quantifying what the worst thing that can happen is. We're afraid of the unknown, so the vague notion of failure can be terrifying, but when you really try to picture failure, there are few outcomes that are truly terrifying.

I'm pretty busy right now with web programming, but I'd like to design some games in the future. I've been planning on writing for Android, but seeing ther awesome stuff people are doing with JS/HTML5 is making me more interested in going that route.

This is a frustrating thing to witness. There are people close to me who would rather stay in a bad situation where they don't have to think for themselves instead of putting in some real effort to learn a valuable skill or identify a real opportunity. So much of the work environment in the United States to day is much more babysitting than gainful employment. It kills me to see the talented all around me that is wasted because of a lack of initiative and a preference for simply following someone else's directions.

This is an exciting problem space for the right entrepreneur. I'd be wary of dealing with government, because then you have political issues in addition to business issues, but I'm sure it's nice to have government contracts ;)

I like the idea, but that thing is way too busy for me. Personally, I find that I internalize editor commands as I start to use them more, and if I don't use them often enough then I just take a minute to look them up.

Good luck, this might be a great product for some people.

This is completely wack. Drinking is only a symptom of a much more serious problem. Taking a drug before you drink is not going to improve your psychological health. This is an obbvious scam, thanks Newsweek.

You can also share actual experiences. "Hey kids, let's climb this tree!"

I also think it is a fantastic plan.

I like you're first point. If a teacher is resourceful enough, than any topic is worth exploring and there is no limit to the breadth or depth of the exploration. Also, any learning activity can be a valuable experience in developing transferable skills.

The problem with the type of unschooling you're describing is that children don't have the experience and exposure to make optimal decisions. There is no good reason to be an absent parent. The style of education I'd like to provide is what I imagine a PhD program is like: plenty of guidance and advice that ultimately enables the student to take responsibility for themselves and make original contributions. It sounds like you're on the right track with your daughter, I hope you keep sharing your homeschooling experience.

It is a good article. I agree that unschooling is probably the most demanding form of education for a parent to undertake. I wouldn't insist everyone do it this way (maybe there.ls a possibility for unschooling tutors?).

This page isn't loading for me, but to answer the question: absolutely.

My whole goal of becoming financially independent is based on my desire for two things: the freedom to continue my own 'unschooling', and the ability to invest all of my time and energy into my family. Sending my children to a detention center five days a week is incompatible with the sort of family life I'd like to have.

The biggest argument for sending kids to school is that it gives them an opportunity to socialize. I'd agree with this in a limited sense. Yes, they get to be surrounded by other children, but socialization outside of sanctioned time periods is punished (I spent a lot of my time in school sitting in 'timeout' in the hallway), and the socialization that occurs in such an unnatural setting is probably not optimal - in fact, it's common in America to refer to immature social settings as being 'high school'. I have friends who were home schooled, and they had no trouble meeting friends during their school age years.

I'd let my kids go to school to see what it is like, provided they know enough not to buy in to it, and they are going just to have fun and make friends.

* I'm a little reluctant to make this claim, since I am not yet a parent, but it all boils down to this: there is no way in hell that anyone cares more about my children's education and personal development than I do, so I am the best candidate for assuming that responsibility.

I don't plan on ditching Dropbox, but I'm definitely interested in having a similar sort of automatic backup with diffs that I can host myself. This looks like it might be an option.

Does anyone else handle this in a different way?