I made a spaced repetition social media website - <AUTHOR> The idea is that people see a lot of stuff that they find insightful, but then promptly forget.  My social network (named Perennium) is a place for people to post insightful stuff and interesting ideas they find or think of, and others can "spotlight" those so they'd see them again every once in a while and it sticks in their mind.
It's basically a social network centered around spreading timeless insights and interesting ideas that utilizes memory techniques to help you remember what you've learned.
The website is called Perennium and here's the link to it: http://perennium.io (currently only works well on desktop)
I'd really appreciate if you could join it and give me some feedback.  I hope it will be useful for you!
(I don't know if this belongs in Show HN or regular HN, since it is a product I want to show you, but it's not in beta.  I'll repost as Show HN if that's where it belongs.) <comment><USER2> I used to work for a firewall company in the 90's. Their product's original name was "Janus" until they discovered Europeans pronounce it without the J sound -- like Anus. They renamed the firewall to literally avoid sounding like ass (a startup story that unsurprisingly does not appear on their corporate ABOUT page).

Now, about "Perennium": Taint the kind of name I would use for that very same reason.

This isn't meant as an insult and hope it doesn't come across that way. I love the project idea.

</comment><comment><USER3> I don't understand how items get in my "feed" to start with. I don't understand the flow of items, display, work, or attention.

Some of the words you're using make me want to join in, others make me want to run.

Make me want to play: timeless insights, memory techniques, insightful post, timeless content.

Make me want to run: social network, community of your peers.

But really, I don't know how it works, how I'd interact with it, how content is submitted, ...

... and I don't have time to sign up as an experiment to play.

Personally, I like a bullet list that conveys the usage flow.

Hope that helps.

<comment><AUTHOR> Thanks for the great feedback.

Posts in your feed upon signing up are the ones with the most spotlights. Once you follow people, you'll start seeing posts by them. I'll have to work on conveying this I guess.

Why would "community of your peers" turn you away?

Thanks a lot!

<comment><USER3> > _Why would "community of your peers" turn you away?_

I've seen it in so many places, mostly on things that turn out to be "Meh" at best, and occasionally "Ew".

But I don't want a "community of my peers", I want a community of people who find insights I otherwise wouldn't have found. My peers are people with whom I share interests, but I want insights from people who are interesting.

<comment><AUTHOR> Changed accordingly. Thanks!

<comment><USER3> Cool - better (I think).

Also, you have this:

> _" It's easy to forget the occasional insightful post on Twitter ..."_

That made me think your site somehow links with or takes content from Twitter. I'm starting to think that's not the case. If not, if you are in fact independent, you might want:

"On other social media sites it's easy to lose or forget the occasional insightful post, but on ..."

Also, you really should be using https. With LetsEncrypt it shouldn't cost anything except time, and learning how to set it up.

<comment><AUTHOR> Good point. I'll take that into consideration. Thank you.

I have the SSL and people can change pages to https by changing the URL, but I'm still trying to get a hang of making all pages automatically https. Thanks!</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment>


Ask HN: Image processing as a service (IpAAS?) - <AUTHOR>

With all the client-side infrastructure as a services that are popping out lately, I think it is an exciting time to be able to put up a quick prototype and host the entire thing in a CDN.
But some things still require non-JS, backend infrastructure to run. Image processing for one. Do you peeps know of any service out there that does image processing as a service and also happen to provide a javascript sdk or REST api?
Thanks in advance! <comment><USER2> Look into Iron.io [http://blog.iron.io/2012/05/best-practices-scaling-image- pro...](http://blog.iron.io/2012/05/best-practices-scaling-image- processing.html)

<comment><AUTHOR> I'm actually using iron worker for some of my projects. They are awesome :)

But you will still need python/php/etc to process the file upload, as shown in the linked article itself.

</comment></comment><comment><USER3> I am currently working on processing images at scale(maybe small) and would be also be interested in knowing this.

</comment><comment><USER4> Speaking of image processing, is anyone aware of any libraries or APIs that check image quality?

<comment><USER3> identify -verbose <filename> if you have imagemagick installed.

</comment></comment><comment><USER5> nginx has a module that can provide some simple operations via REST api :)

edit to add link: <http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpImageFilterModule></comment>


Disqus Face Palm - <AUTHOR> http://disqus.com/embed/profile/undefined#

<comment><USER2> Looks like it cycles through a bunch of different animated gifs. Is the title Face Palm because it was a Face Palm for you, or is there some actual face palm action going on with this link?

<comment><USER3> Number 3: [http://media.disquscdn.com/errors/img/3.gif](http://media.disquscdn.com/errors/img/3.gif)</comment></comment>


10,000 steps a day: Might there be something better? - <AUTHOR> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42864061 <comment><USER2> Any amount of walking is good for you. The steps help certain personality types get it done, but isn't for everybody. Just park your car the furthest from your office and you'll feel better.

I walk to lunch and the round trip is about 20 minutes. I feel better after every one. Sometimes when I need a break at work, I'll just take a 5-10 minute walk and I come back ready to go.

It's quite amazing.

<comment><USER3> > Any amount of walking is good for you. _The steps help certain personality > types get it done, but isn 't for everybody._

Yes, I think this is where either most recommendations go wrong, or possibly how people read those recommendations.

You probably strengthen some ligaments and a few muscles from walking, but I assume most of the benefit comes from slightly raising your V02max.

If the recommendation is walking, that filters out anyone who doesn't like walking.

If the recommendation is raising your V02max, that applies to anyone who can learn what that means, and then apply it to anything they can enjoy doing, whether that is to:

* drop your hat and pick it up from the floor 200 times a day, or

* take the stairs a few times and only use every other step, or

* put on a short playlist of your favorite songs to dance to when no one is watching

* etc

It's a difficult balance between recommending something that focuses at the heart of the issue, or using extremely lossy compression on your recommendation to distill it down to "do X Y times a day".

<comment><USER4> I think most people prefer to use the "do X Y times a day"; I mean take dieting, it boils down to eat less than you use - cut calories. But figuring out the how and what is both hard and boring, and not something you can drop in conversations. Instead, doing keto, primal diet, gluten-free (as a diet choice), vegetarian/vegan, and a fuckton of branded diet programs both tell you exactly what to eat (or what to not eat in some cases), instead of telling you to eat less calories and/or move more.

"Take 10K steps a day" is a lot more actionable than "Move more". It's making a chore SMART ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria))

<comment><USER3> Like I said, I'm torn on it, and I agree with what you're saying.

But as someone who people usually come to for advice on this (as a hobbyist), I can't understate the amount of people who reads keto as "eating more fat" (instead of cutting carbs), and gluten-free as "i'll find as much crap food as i can that says 'gluten free' on it".

If they get a complete meal plan _and_ they're disciplined it works fine, but I think at some point if you don't understand why something is a recommended diet, it's probably because your heart isn't really in it to do it, meaning you won't stick to it either way.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> I'm partial to daily burpees [http://joshuaspodek.com/js_blogseries/burpees](http://joshuaspodek.com/js_blogseries/burpees), having done them daily for about 7.5 years. No equipment necessary, weather doesn't matter, no reason not to do them.

<comment><USER6> So, the "one exercise you should NEVER do"?

[http://www.structurepersonalfitness.com/dont-burpees- probabl...](http://www.structurepersonalfitness.com/dont-burpees-probably- shouldnt-either/)

[https://www.wellfitandfed.com/fit/burpees-read-this-and- you-...](https://www.wellfitandfed.com/fit/burpees-read-this-and-you-will- never-have-to-do-them-again/)

[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/burpees-exercise- fit...](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/burpees-exercise-fitness- personal-trainer-why-not-do-muscles-gym-session-patrick-murphy-a8183906.html)

(...) The move, which incorporates jumping, tightening, speed, and fat burning, is often touted as the one move that incorporates all your muscles - and can be done by almost anyone.

But according to Murphy, they make more sense in the military - where the exercise originated, and where the risk of a bullet coming towards you is more likely.

Murphy told Men's Health: "Burpees aren't good for the human body. You know what burpees are good for? They originated in the military as a way of dodging bullets. They're good for relocation."

And although the move does burn fat, Murphy isn't a fan - especially if your career is more office focused and less about dodging enemy fire.

He said: "Imagine you're doing burpees and then going to your sit-down job in an office all day. It's not good for the wrist, and the spine is not in the proper position."

<comment><USER7> This didn't explain to me why you shouldn't do burpees. So I clicked on the article to see if you had missed quoting the meat of the guy's point. Found out... nope, you got it. So we shouldn't do burpees because it came from the military as a way to dodge bullets? I don't get how that says we shouldn't do them. His point that it's not good for the wrist, and the spine is not in the proper position? The burpees or the sitting in the office? I'm not clear. If the sitting in the office causes the wrist and spine issues, how is this relevant to whether or not I should do burpees? If the burpees cause the wrist and spine issues, how do burpees cause that? There's no explanation in the article. But there ARE a lot of fitness trainers who claim that burpees are great. So I'm guessing it's clear why I'm still thinking that burpees are OK.

<comment><USER6> > _So we shouldn 't do burpees because it came from the military as a way to > dodge bullets?_

Was the part where it says: "Burpees aren't good for the human body" or "It's not good for the wrist, and the spine is not in the proper position." missing?

<comment><USER7> Per my above comment, should I accept what anyone has to say about random things without asking themselves to explain themselves, including allegations about why it's not good for the wrist, and how it puts the spine in an improper position?

<comment><USER6> > _should I accept what anyone has to say about random things without asking > themselves to explain themselves, including allegations about why it 's not > good for the wrist, and how it puts the spine in an improper position?_

No, but a trainer's advice is better to accept than random internet suggestions.

If you want to question those, by all means, go to the medical literature and papers and see if those give more exact reasons or even disagree with said advice. Do you ask for those from your trainer or doctor too though, or usually just follow their advice?

<comment><USER7> I'm not sure why you keep ignoring what I wrote, and I'm not sure why I keep replying at this point. A lot of trainers recommend burpees. They're not random Internet suggestions. They also recommend burpees because there are scientific explanations for how it stresses the body well. Perhaps it's not for people whose bodies aren't ready for it, but that goes for any exercise.

[https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/burpees-best-exercise- for...](https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/burpees-best-exercise-for-burning- calories)

 _Burpees make everything burn: Your muscles, your lungs, and most importantly, a ton of calories. The exercise—which entails going from pushup position to a jump and back to a pushup position again—is so tough that performing about 10 fast-paced reps is just as effective at revving your metabolism as a 30-second all-out sprint, according to a recent study published by the American College of Sports Medicine.

In the study, researchers enlisted ROTC cadets for something called the Wingate Anaerobic Power Test: a 30-second sprint with 4 minutes of rest in between for 4 rounds. Some cadets performed 30 seconds of sprinting on a stationary bike while the others did 30 seconds of burpees as quickly as possible. The result: Both high-intensity exercises resulted in serious metabolic and cardiovascular spikes.

But here's the difference: "Pedaling on a stationary bike is a relatively simple motor pattern, whereas the burpee involves some degree of agility, balance, coordination, and total body strength" thanks to the exercise's multiple steps, says lead researcher Nicholas H. Gist, Ph.D., deputy director of the Department of Physical Education at the U.S. Military Academy._

[http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/31/burpees-really-one-exercise- ne...](http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/31/burpees-really-one-exercise-never- attempt-7275306/)

 _Laurence Hannah runs Metabolic London – a functional group training gym – that certainly loves handing out burpees, just when you think the pain is over.

'I think if it's done incorrectly – like anything – it can be bad for you…but isn't that what coaching is all about?' he tells Metro.co.uk.

'If we as coaches show you the correct method, and then forget to stretch you off before you go and sit at the desk, then what's the problem. If you squat heavy and sit at a desk, if you spin and sit at a desk, if you box and sit at a desk without stretching afterwards then you'd have tightness.

'As long as you perform the move correctly, have the right flexibility and strength AND look after yourself when the training is done, THEN I think it's a powerful move.'_

One could say that the above has so many caveats. Well, no, the above caveats exist for all exercises, whether lifting weights, running, playing basketball, everything. That doesn't mean that all exercises should be ignored, and it certainly doesn't mean that burpees should be ignored. Patrick Murphy is making the claim that burpees are bad in the face of explanations of how burpees are good. The burden of proof is on him to explain why they're bad, as well as anyone on who cites him.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> The 10k steps approach takes an activity that people already do out of necessity and turns it into a goal. There may be better ways to get fit, but this one doesn't require a big behavior change. That approach will be more successful for more people than a specific exercise routine since it's just "do a little bit more of what you're already doing".

<comment><USER9> And I always thought the point wasn't necessarily 10k steps (you can set your goal to any number), but rather the tracking. Being aware that you aren't as active as you used to be might be all it takes to reverse the trend.

So if the journalist wants to ask if there's something better, I'd have to ask what the constraints are. You might be able to be active for even less time if you are willing to buy a ROM machine. Is that better?

IMHO, it's hard to beat counting steps because it's a pretty decent proxy for activity level for lots of people. The counters are cheap and walking is easy and fun, especially if you have a dog.

</comment></comment><comment><USER10> There is a Michael Mosley BBC documentary "BBC Horizon: The Truth About Exercise" in which they find you can get most of the health benefits of aerobic exercise in about 3-10 minutes of HIIT exercise, high intensity here being going completely flat out (absolutely maximum effort!) for three 20 second burst with rest to catch your breath in between. The summary is here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEc7QFc5vIQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEc7QFc5vIQ) I cant locate the full Doc online right now.

</comment><comment><USER11> Has anyone been "successful" at step counting? I've been in athletic shape since high school (7+ years) and have maintained a healthy lifestyle since-- but keeping track of anything like steps or calories seems like it would be a burden, could become compulsive, and/or possibly lead to long-term failure.

I'm also pretty young and have time to run&lift 5-7 times a week, so maybe I'm biased.

<comment><USER12> Anecdotally it's a bit of an interesting statistic for me where after a particularly active day (or a day as a tourist) it's interesting to see how many steps were registered. I'm not doing it for fitness. It's no burden since it comes for free with just wearing my watch. I probably wouldn't do it if I didn't have a smart watch for other reasons.

On the other hand, my mother is a bit compulsive about her fitbit, though I see some real benefit. On days where she sees she's below her target, she opts to walk when she otherwise wouldn't or goes outside for a walk to make sure she meets the target. It's definitely causing her to be healthier than she otherwise would be.

<comment><USER13> It's kind of amazing how much more active you can be on vacation, and not even notice it. I've racked up over 25000 steps wandering leisurely around Paris in one day. By comparison, if I don't go out of my way to get some extra walking in on a regular work day, I struggle to crack 2500. Which is just kind of sad, but I sit at a desk all day, walking a few dozen feet to the water cooler or the conference room at a time.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER14> Think some of the comments don't have some context. This is a piece of news from the BBC about a BBC TV programme that is part of a wider education campaign to deal with an inactive population. This link [1] has more details about the reason that the UK population is being 'nudged' into being more active. \- 6 million adults aged 40-60 do not achieve 10 minutes of brisk activity in a month; \- population is 20% less active than in the 1960's \- the campaign is aimed at the low active (not the fit)

For more about the campaign by Public Health England [1] [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/6-million-adults-do- not-d...](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/6-million-adults-do-not-do-a- monthly-brisk-10-minute-walk)

</comment><comment><USER15> Thankfully the second part of the headline wasn't "...you actually need 20,000 steps."

<comment><USER16> plus a healthy diet, plus a good dose of sleep, plus ...

Really need a balanced lifestyle to have a good life. No single item will have significant effect.

</comment></comment><comment><USER17> The amount of exertion that a brisk walk gives you will vary hugely from person to person. This is a very important point in the article:

>The Active 10 group were also told that their aim was not to amble but to get their pace up so that they would be working their heart and lungs. Prof Copeland told them: "You are aiming to walk fast enough so that you can still talk but not sing."

I think for a lot of people walking won't be enough to get to this state. In my experience you get a much bigger effect (especially on mood) if you make sure that you are getting to a point that you are almost gasping for air at least once or twice a day. Burpees, sprints, biking uphill hard, and rowing machine are good for this.

</comment><comment> yoz-y This is one of the areas where I wished there were some collusion and journalists and scientists always published stories that recommend more movement than is actually necessary.

I get the point of the article, but to me it seems that every time there is some new research on "how to achieve okay results with less movement and/or time" people will move less.

Not that I do that much of physical activity myself, but I am not complacent about it.

<comment><USER18> Evidence is important. The goal is to have improved health, not 10k steps. If you want more adherence to interventions you want to constantly review better evidence.

Collusion would require that the answer be known already.

<comment> yoz-y Well we do know part of the answer. The 3x Active 10 is better than 10k. I do not have a problem with the results, but with the fact that search for "how little can one move and still remain somewhat healthy" is a thing.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER19> So did they compare the _total_ number of steps in the 2 groups? Although the 3x 10 minutes only counted for 3,000 steps, the participants in that group could easily have walked 7,000 steps outside of that 30 minute window.

Also, do people really think walking 10k (or indeed n-k) steps is a substitute for intense exercise?

<comment><USER6> > _So did they compare the total number of steps in the 2 groups?_

Considering that between mobile phones, smartwatches and dedicated devices, it is less than trivial to do that, I doubt that is something they overlooked.

</comment></comment><comment><USER20> 10k steps worked really well for me but I would plateau a lot and not lose anymore. It was also hard to find the time to put in the 10k, it would typically mean walking somewhere for lunch and coffee and almost all the time I had to run 2-3 miles in the evening.

The thing thats worked better for me and actually led to noticeable changes in body composition has been olympic lifts and intermittent fasting. I try to at the very minimum do 3x5 of any of the big lifts at high intensity, and barbell complexes 3-4x10 for volume about 4-5 times per week. It helps having all the equipment in the garage.

</comment><comment><USER21> If you access to a stationary bike. Go as hard as you can for 30 seconds every other minute for 5 minutes. You might not see results but your insides will love you for it.

</comment><comment><USER22> Looks like they are proposing a mild form of High-intensity interval training (HIIT). It seems there's extensive research on this topic.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High- intensity_interval_traini...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High- intensity_interval_training)

<comment><USER23> Yes: the article's author, Michael Mosley, has written a book on HIIT and is constantly advocating for HIIT (and similarly the 5:2 diet) via his employment at the BBC.

</comment></comment><comment><USER24> So how about doing 20 push-ups and 30 sit-ups daily. Wouldn't that take even less time (just 2 minutes) and have an even higher effect?

But sure, it would take a lot more discipline and will power as those aren't normal every day activities. So in the end its just a trade about time for will power.

You better have at least one of them.

<comment><USER25> Sit-ups are not a good exercise, they put too much pressure on the spine and can result in injuries such as herniated discs, there are much better core exercises.

You can check my source here: [https://uwaterloo.ca/applied-health- sciences/hes-got-our-bac...](https://uwaterloo.ca/applied-health-sciences/hes- got-our-backs)

</comment></comment><comment><USER26> TL;DR doing 3x 10min brisk walks every day is (a) easier and (b) healthier than aiming for 10k steps each day

 _Rob then split them into two groups. One was asked to hit the 10,000-step target - around five miles - in a day, while the other group was asked to do three sessions of "Active 10" \- which adds up to around 1.5 miles - more like 3,000 steps. [..]

The Active 10 group actually did 30% more 'moderate to vigorous physical activity' than the 10,000-step group, even though they moved for less time_

<comment><USER27> The editorialised TL;DR

An experiment was set up for a TV show using a very small sample to achieve a particular outcome. Sure enough, said outcome was achieved.

I appreciate it's not intended to be science, it's a TV show. And I'm sure that there are likely to be actual studies that do actually show that the effect is real. I understand all that (though a link would have been nice, it is the internet after all).

But for some reason I find it bloody irritating. Don't know why. Maybe I'm not getting enough exercise.

</comment></comment><comment><USER28> I have never met a person who obsessed over 10k steps per day, who didn't also eat like total shit.

<comment><USER29> Hello. Now you have :)

<comment><USER28> Color me skeptical, but I'm not inclined to believe an anonymous person on the internet, who brings no evidence to the table. What's your TDEE and macro ratio?

10k steps a day is a marketing gimmick designed to sell fancy pedometers, rebranded as "fitness trackers". Literally everyone I have ever met who talks about this as a real world metric is terribly out of shape.

<comment><USER30> Here's another counterpoint for you.

Former US Ski Team member, XC running, Cycling, Mtn Bike, and auto racing compeititor, still do some competitions.

Used Fitbit extensively for several years until it died and I felt like I'd learned enough from it to not get another one (although I was more interested in its stairs/altitude gain tracking than the steps).

Very big on high intensity training as well as overall activity level (really non-stationary level), intermittent fasting, etc.

And no, I don't find TDEE and "macro ratio" very useful at all.

Yes, there's some examples of what you cite, and yes 10K/day was originally a mktg gimmick, but your generalizations are crap. Also, unnecessarily uncharitable against people who are at lower levels. Better that a couch potato starts to count steps and get out a bit more, and so discover they can do more than they thought, and grow into better fitness, than be ridiculed for not doing enough.

I could just as well criticize you for being some kind of idle geek for focusing on numbers I find only marginally relevant compared to HR-Max (186 these days), HR Recovery rate, Jump Height, etc., but I'll go with the hope that what you are doing works for you.

<comment><USER28> You may not find TDEE and macro ratio very useful, but the scientists and nutritionists that work with high end human performance do, very much. Also, why track the metric of your steps, but not the fuel that powers them?

I bought and extensively used the top level Fitbit, with GPS, when it first launched. It can be used to effectively track activity, but only by people who already have an understanding of the metrics.

The point I was making is that "10k steps" is a Dr. Oz style fitness metric, mainly for people to feel good without actually solving their problem. The problem that 99.9% of people who "get their steps in" have is a complete lack of understanding of diet and fitness.

I also have a lot of empathy for people at the beginner level. My statements might seem harsh, but they are about the snake-oil salesmanship that exists in the fitness industry, which I spend an large amount of time in, being a gym rat. Marketing these false, "simple solutions" without educating people on their health is reckless.

And yes, every single person I have ever met who got a Fitbit and talked about "getting their steps in", didn't change a single long term thing about their diet. Half the time they jumped on some no-carb fad, and acted like the ground beef, egg and cheese casserole they ate 2k calories of was healthy.</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment>


What's Really Killing Newspapers - <AUTHOR> http://www.slate.com/id/2196485/

<comment><AUTHOR> Newspapers are dying because the half-life for headlines today is much, much shorter today than it was in the past and because other options are faster and free. Today's printed newspaper is by definition yesterday's news. Who wants to pay for old news? Imagine a web site that charged for yesterday's news. Wouldn't it fail miserably too?

The problem is that online news isn't really free -- it requires funding from the dying offline business because online news doesn't have a viable business model. In fact, a lot of people don't start with the news provider's site at all -- we start with news aggregators and then do quick dives into provider sites without leaving a trace of revenue in their pockets. This simply can't last. The offline business will go broke before the online business can be made workable at this rate.

Successful news providers in the future will need to start with a much cheaper cost structure to match a much lower revenue model. Current media companies may not be able to make that transition. None of them are moving fast enough, and most won't even acknowledge the simple reality that there is simply no future for the printed daily newspaper.

<comment><USER2> "The problem is that online news isn't really free -- it requires funding from the dying offline business because online news doesn't have a viable business model."

Very True. An online reader is just not worth much. Even if they do get you onto their site.

"Successful news providers in the future will need to start with a much cheaper cost structure to match a much lower revenue model. " The business model might just be collapsing. And that does not necessarily mean a new one takes its place. I mean I can't take the 'new music business models' (t shirts and personalised songs & stuff) seriously. Sometimes industries collapse. Print news might be one of them.

"Successful news providers in the future will need to start with a much cheaper cost structure to match a much lower revenue model"

How about 0 cost (99% of blogs) & 0 direct revenue. BTW, for writer I think the alternative business model is more feasible. Books, appearances, lectures etc. A good few big name journalists could pull this off. Quite a few bloggers (in the business blogging field at least) do.

</comment></comment><comment><USER3> Shafer's a friend and a very sharp guy. There's a lot to his point that newspaper no longer carry as much social currency.

But I tend to agree with kennyroo's point about cost structure a lot more. Newspapers are used to spending X to get the news out there and making X+1 on the transaction. Now they're making X-1 on the transaction, but are still more or less spending X to get the news out there.

They're trying to change, but they need to more or less lay off their entire print production staff to really make it work. The unions will never allow this. So major papers will continue to drift downwards until they either shut down or take the steps necessary to be profitable, lean businesses.

As a journalist who recently finished up a master's degree and had to decide what to do next, I chose to turn down my job offers, teach myself Drupal, hang out on Hacker News and bootstrap a new Chicago news site at <http://www.windycitizen.com>

More than a few classmates, most of whom are now writing for B2B publications, dailies and magazines thought I was being foolish, but it seemed like the best bet out there in the long run. The papers are only going to keep falling apart. I believe I can develop something from scratch with a cost structure that will let us either become an acquisition target for an existing media company or get back to X+1.

The Citizen is a blog network focused on Chicago, produced by a growing community of local media makers who want to expand the local conversation.

This past weekend, we attacked Lollapalooza (<http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/lollapalooza-blog>), and by approaching our coverage with a startup mentality, the two of us who attended scooped the big dogs all weekend long with video, pictures, reviews, links and news from the festival.

If there are any Chicago-based hackers out there interested in getting involved, hit me up through the site. Scooping MTVNews at one of the major music festivals is a real rush.

There are a lot of reasons why newspapers are dying. My vote is for the "our business model fell apart" explanation. And unlike most of the journalists I've met, I'm putting my money where my mouth is by trying to bring something new to the table.

<comment><AUTHOR> <http://www.windycitizen.com> is really interesting. Someone will figure out how to make local work online, and this looks promising. Good luck!

<comment><USER3> Thanks. Chicago's got quite a lot on the news startup/citizen news front, we're trying to bring new stuff to the table.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER4> Most still have big profit margins, which is one of the reasons they are getting their ass kicked. For the first time in decades they are faced with a strategic threat, and instead of cutting margins a bit and investing their way into better position they've been cutting full time beat reporters, their only advantage over the talking heads. (I used to be a Newspaper Guild member, but never worked for a paper per se. It's complicated.)

<comment><USER2> A good few are not as hot as they used to be. The 'cream' areas, mostly classified ads, are drying up. And they were the areas with big margins.

</comment></comment><comment><USER5> I´m not really sure we can talk about news as a single entity.

News are made of many different kinds and groupings of information. For example financial, sports, classifieds, tech, auto, regional, local, international, entertainment , ... oh programming and hacking, etc.

I think newspapers have fullfilled diverse roles such as, Aggregating, Distributing, Reporting, Investigating, Opinion writing

Some of these are now irrelevant, such as aggregation and distribution. While others are still up for grabs.

</comment><comment><USER6> People have it stuck in their minds that cews companies are unchangeable or something???

Newspapers are in or moving to all the new media places as much as anyone. They've been blogging for ages, have facebook pages, use twitter, have reader comments and voting ala /. or reddit, or HN, produce video, host live chat/blogging, etc. Or at least the one I work for does.

Technology and industry is changing. Newspapers are trying to change with it, just as they have with other tech innovations. Unlike say Music Industry who is fighting tooth and nail to keep their broken ass business model.

<comment><USER2> Down here (Australia), 'Fairfax Digital' the online version(s) of 'Fairfax Media' - the 1 ton gorrila of Aussie media, probably has kept it's market share of the key areas online. The have the #1 job site, real estate & they are doing ok with cars, personals, buy/sell and other traditional media cash cows.

In terms of market share, I wouldn't be surprised if the (society's) move to online media has not been a net gain for them.

However, they were in a pretty cushy position before. They had to compete with 2-3 other media giants. Now they are in constant danger of assault from under the radar. Google maps may make real estate sites useless.

It seems improbable that 5 more years will pass & noone will figure out an online dating or car selling or something that will take out their sites.

Basically, if I were them I'd feel like it's almost impossible for them to hang on to dominance for long.

</comment></comment><comment><USER2> Here's a potentially interesting angle: Digital print isn't killing newspapers.

One major barrier to entry (bottleneck) was printing. You needed a certain volume & a certain infrastructure to print papers.

Digital print really lowered that barrier. You can now get in at a fraction of the distribution volume. But we haven't seen a proliferation of papers. What does that mean? Could this mean that they are already dead in the air?

What're the other options? That the bottleneck they used to control is not something they've been leaning on? That seems unlikely.

</comment><comment><USER7> Interesting read and some good points. My own opinion on newspapers (mostly tabloids) is that they are generally full of reams of inane comment, sensationalist reporting, and too much space is given to celeb culture.

With the internet I can skip all that rubbish and not have to pay for the privilege.

</comment><comment><USER8> Interestingly a lot of the social currency has shifted to usergenerated news sites such as HN, Slashdot and Reddit. Maybe this is where the future of news lies?

<comment><USER9> LOL! In the real world _no-one_ cares about Slashdot "news". Stuff that matters indeed. Yes it matters a lot to the tiny demographic of self- proclaimed "Linux nerds" but to 99.99% of the population it's utterly irrelevant.

</comment></comment><comment><USER10> Onlline aggregators are great but what will replace those deep-digging articles done by journalists?

And then I am not talking about tech stuff, professors and business people have an income.

I am talking about investigative reporters. How will they get financed?

<comment><USER2> \- Maybe amateurs (some future form of blogger).

\- Maybe free lancers building a name & readership for monetisation via books, lectures etc. (This should at least salvage the top tier journalists)

\- Maybe none. Who said a change has to be 100% for the better. When the printing press was born, illustrated books (hand illustrated) died.

</comment></comment><comment><USER11> Now instead of asking someone I met, if they like soccer, i have to ask them if they read HN :D

</comment><comment><USER12> Worth a read if anything for the concept of "social currency."

</comment><comment><USER13> The author clearly knows next to nothing about Facebook.</comment>


Show HN: Convoy iPhone app for driving in groups. Backend uses NodeJS/MongoDB - <AUTHOR> http://blog.rodhowarth.com/2011/07/general-convoy-iphone-app-now-live-on.html

<comment><AUTHOR> I apologize if showing mobile apps is frowned upon (I rarely see them discussed here, so I thought maybe they were, but couldn't find anything).

Here's the links: Website: <http://convoyapp.net> App Store: <http://budurl.com/ConvoyIOS></comment>


Somalia has elected their first new president since 1986. Meet Xasan Maxamuud. - <AUTHOR> http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/09/201291083927688186.html

<comment><USER2> This is FAR from the truth. We have had several presidents since, including Cali Mahdi, Cabdulaahi Yusuf and Sheikh Sharif. All "ruled" out of armored vehicles on foreign financial life-support. This new guy is no different: we will see him get chased around by opposing factions, including Islamists, and much of the North and North East of the country is semi-autonomous.

<comment><USER3> Maybe it refers to direct election. As best as I can tell from Wikipedia, Cali Mahdi was chosen by a conference in Djibouti, and Cabdulaahi Yusuf and Sheikh Sharif were both elected by a national assembly, not by the people. I'm not clear on whether even the national assembly representative were elected, so by the standard of direct democratic election it might be correct to say Cali Mahdi and Sheikh Sharif were not elected.

Now that I think about it, the problem is that the English wording doesn't mean what it logically ought to. When it says Somalia has "elected their first new president since 1986" it's easy for me to read that in context as "elected a president for the first time since 1986" (which seems to be correct if "election" means "direct election") even though a more logically straightforward interpretation is that the person they elected is their first president since 1986 (which you pointed out is false.) Just another bug report to file against the English language :-/

<comment><USER4> Being elected by parliament is not being directly elected. It is closer.

Also, I didn't really see any mention of how much of Somalia the government actually controls. Last time I talked to my Somali friends from back in Minnesota, it was like 10% - most of Mogadishu and some of the surrounding area. (That info is years out of date though)

So I take this with a grain of salt.

<comment><USER5>
        Last time I talked to my Somali friends from back in Minnesota

In case this catches anyone by surprise, here's some background: [http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/01/19/good-question- why-d...](http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/01/19/good-question-why-did- somalis-locate-here/)

The Twin Cities also have surprisingly large populations of Bosnians and Hmong. After living in Minneapolis for 21 years and Seattle for 9, I can easily say that Minneapolis is, by far, the more diverse of the two.</comment></comment></comment></comment>


Three by Kafka - <AUTHOR> http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/09/14/three-by-kafka/ <comment><USER2> Kafka is a lot of fun to read. All these stories are available online already, by the way [1]. First story's title is translated as "On Parables" in this version. Presumably the letters/journal entries are what will be new with this book. I've always been a fan of his story "A Little Fable":

"Alas", said the mouse, "the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I am running into."

"You only need to change your direction," said the cat, and ate it up.

1\. PDF warning: [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class- materials/Franz_Kafka.p...](http://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class- materials/Franz_Kafka.pdf)

<comment><USER3> see also, David Foster Wallace on "Laughing with Kafka", which discusses that story. [http://harpers.org/wp- content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-1998-0...](http://harpers.org/wp- content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-1998-07-0059612.pdf)

<comment><USER4> Funny you should mention DFW. When I read the "Give It Up" story it reminded me of one of the films in his book Infinite Jest called "Wave Bye-Bye To The Beaurocrat", where a man hurries to the train late for work and knocks over a child who mistakes him for Jesus Christ. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the short films in the book were inspired by Kafka.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER3> >What annoyed him the most—indeed the principle source of his displeasure with the job—was the image mankind made of him forever gadding about with his trident in the tides. While all the while he sat there in the watery depths endlessly crunching numbers, a trip every now and then to check in with Jupiter was his only break from the eternal monotony, a journey from which, moreover, he generally returned in a rage. He hardly ever got a chance to enjoy his journey through the seven seas, just sped through them on his way to Olympus, never pausing to look around. He liked to joke that he was waiting for the end of the world, then he'd find a free moment right before the end, after completing his final calculation, to take a quick spin in the sea.

see yesterday's thread on the parodox of idleness: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12534067](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12534067)

</comment><comment><USER5> I also recommend "Before the Law" by Kafka. Very short prose and it never fails to give me pause.

[http://www.kafka-online.info/before-the-law.html](http://www.kafka- online.info/before-the-law.html)

<comment><USER6> Elaborate a little bit. I read it, and I'm not sure what to take from it. I feel like I need a bit more context.

<comment><USER7> It's very deep. I wrote an analysis of this story when I was 14, that got me the nickname le philosophe with my literature professor. Unfortunately, 22 years later, things don't look as bright, including me, and I fail to ask the right answers. I think I were more of a man or boy then of faith, and could draw the right analogies with light. Now I am worn, I sat on a stool with my back facing the law in a twisted and forgetful demonstration of respect for too long but maybe not long enough.Yet.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> Very brilliant. Somehow Kafka's writing appeals to many people around the world, and everyone feels it's close to their experience, even though of course there is no 'right' meaning in the stories. After reading his work for a long time, I think he touched upon some general psychological mechanisms, which is why we can relate.

Really beautiful prose too - feels like you can't change anything without making it worse.

<comment><USER9> _Somehow Kafka 's writing appeals to many people around the world, and everyone feels it's close to their experience_

I remember visiting his grave in Prague years ago and ahead of me, already at the grave, was an older woman with plastic shopping bags draping heavily from each hand, her head bowed deeply and silently as she stared at the grave. I stopped and waited. Five minutes later, she lifted her head slightly and turned and went on her way with her heavy shopping.

</comment></comment><comment><USER10> If you like these excerpts, you should definitely check out Kafka's novels. "The Castle" is my favorite book of all time.

</comment><comment><USER11> I thought this was about Apache Kafka.

</comment><comment><USER12> > What annoyed him the most—indeed the principle source of his displeasure

Shouldn't that be "principal"?

<comment><USER13> Sure seems like it.

</comment></comment><comment><USER14> Interesting translation: "humongous".

</comment><comment><USER15> [Not the message broker]

<comment><USER16> Wonder if a posting bot miscategorized the article...

<comment><USER17> I wonder if people are voting the story up without reading it, mistakenly thinking it must be related to the broker.

<comment><USER16> Gasp! The bot is us! Soylent is people, man!</comment></comment></comment></comment>


The philosophy and practicality of Emergent Ventures - <AUTHOR> https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/11/philosophy-emergent-ventures.html <comment><AUTHOR> I'm particularly fond of the idea of doing something different than conventional foundations. Current foundations are almost all run the same way, by the same _kinds_ of people: [http://seliger.com/2008/01/23/foundations-and- the-future](http://seliger.com/2008/01/23/foundations-and-the-future). This is obvious to anyone who interacts with them. EV may to be conventional foundations what YC was to conventional VCs (although there are some key differences between nonprofits and businesses).</comment>


Why Kids Shouldn't Sit Still in Class - <AUTHOR> https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/well/family/why-kids-shouldnt-sit-still-in-class.html <comment><USER3> HS science teacher here. I'm lucky in that I have lab tables that are standing height(there are of course stools as well).

All the other teachers are not so lucky. One of the reasons that a typical classroom has desks in rows is because that's all the school provides. Most teachers at my school would love actual tables to group kids at. Tables are so much more flexible; you can have stations, group discussions, combine them for a round table discussion, etc. Kids and teachers can move around to the different tables much more easily than desks in rows.

Your average school desk is also just a POS. They are too small for most HS students (and not just because "The Yanks are fat" you rude foreigner :P ). They are lousy build quality. They are too low to the ground. ADA height tables are actually taller than student desks. This also kills teachers' backs when we have to bend over the check student work.

I would love if we had standing tables but they are expensive (especially for "school grade" tables) and schools would rather spend money every year replacing crappy desks and buying smart boards.

Edit: Also as teachers we are told to be "more engaging" but then when administrators do walk throughs and observations we get docked for having the kiddos moving around the classroom and talking because some of the admin are not used to anything other than teachers lecturing to a quiet, obedient classroom.

<comment><USER4> Oh dear. SMART Boards. I hadn't thought about those for a while. They were all over my high school, and they were such a waste of time and money. One of my favorite memories from high school was when a teacher mistakenly drew on one with a permanent marker.

<comment><USER3> Smart boards are the Microsoft or IBM of schools.

"No administrator has ever looked bad in front of parents for buying smart boards."

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> Also reminds me of parents who are hurried, and say, 'Ok I'll just throw my kid in the stroller for today, even though they are old enough to stand/walk around today... Its just that I'm in a rush and I cant move as slow as them, i need to speeeeed down the streets to do all my errands.' So the kids are already sitting down when they are 4/5 years of age and the body is really , really trying to develop and get a sense of bone/structure/alignment but is already being corrupted by having been locked into a stroller every day mom/dad goes out for errands with them. Sheesh!

<comment><USER6> I find this sort of attitude to be fairly insidious, you're suggesting that kids should become the entire focus of a parent's life, which is actually just as harmful.

<comment><USER7> Should they not be?

<comment><USER8> IMO, no.

We care (well, IMO) for our kids, but my wife and I continue to have our own individual interests and we do family or couple things that the kids would prefer we didn't.

Just because we could lavish our children with 16 hours of undivided attention per day (entire focus), doesn't mean that's healthy for the kids or the adults. The kids need to learn that they live in a collective world that does not revolve around them, and the adults need to have time and space to live their adult lives as well.

<comment><USER9> I don't know how or why people do this. My parents made us ride in the car with them on weekends as they spent hours driving around looking at real estate to invest in. We hated it but did it. It was quite beneficial (I just wish they bought some)

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER10> Sitting still is important for children. Restricting movement builds will power through strengthening the pre-frontal cortex.

That doesn't mean there shouldn't be regular activity or exercise, just that sitting still is very important.

<comment><USER11> Even if that is true, does that mean we should make children sit still and quiet for the better part of _7 hours a day_ 5 days a week?

I don't think so.

<comment><USER10> On a side note: Breaks and activity are necessary.

And maybe, through developing better ways to develop a strong PFC, which is crucial to a non-violent society. I do believe that compulsory schooling, and increasing rates of schooling, lowered the rates of violence somewhat. I don't have proof for that idea, unfortunately, but it is plausible just from the idea that school builds discipline or strengthens the attention network in the brain, and that this kind of strengthening has been linked to better self control and less aggression.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER12> > "We need to recognize that children are movement-based," said Brian Gatens, > the superintendent of schools in Emerson, N.J. "In schools, we sometimes are > pushing against human nature in asking them to sit still and be quiet all > the time."

Exactly: Schools are bending and breaking kids so that they will be perfectly quiet persons later in life - let's face it, not many people will do work that will require moving around in the future. Also, these kids are likely to not rebel later in life or question authorities, when their resistance has been broken early in their youth.

Honestly, I'm 25 and I had ample time after school to go out and play (or, in later ages, get wasted). Now, when I'm looking at young school children - <USER2> the fuck? Sitting all day in school (in Germany we call it "Ganztagsschule") and after school on homework? Or in the US, where regular threads on HN show up about parents getting into all sorts of trouble with CPS because they let their kids play unsupervised? What dystopia is this?

And this "let the kids have some movement through the school day" stuff from the article. What a looooad of bullshxt, it's the same "bend and break them" again. Let the children have time on their fucking own and not their entire wake day dictated from above (0800-1600 or such school, then sports being forced by their parents from 1600-1900 and then homework until midnight).

I'm scared for the future of our society.

Oh, and the biggest joke from the article is this masterpiece:

> "We are not thinking about the child as an entire person, how physical > activity helps them cope with the stresses of school and actually benefits > them in the classroom."

What the ...? THEN REDUCE THE STRESS THEY GET IN SCHOOLS YOU ... INSTEAD OF "TREATING" THE SYMPTOMS.

<comment><USER13> Can we please stop promoting this stupid meme that education is entirely about controlling people and making them docile? It's not. It's about education.

The idea that children 'do homework until midnight' is similarly stupid.

<comment><USER14> Read UN human rights list.

It states right there that schools should be mandatory and mandatory teach about the UN. And in another section of the document it says rights are "universal" to people that aren't against UN interests.

Many countries happily follow these "guidelines" in the school sense... how is that education?

From my personal experience school was just a indoctrination tool, to make people subservient to state, employers and the UN. All useful stuff I learned, even decent basic maths and language was learned outside school (example: my parents taught me maths, my grandmother taught me how to read and write, I learned English, Lua, C, etc... on my own, learned physics and chemistry by reading books)

<comment><USER12> > example: my parents taught me maths, my grandmother taught me how to read > and write, I learned English, Lua, C, etc... on my own, learned physics and > chemistry by reading books

Which proves only one point: that you had the advantage of an extremely interested, caring and knowledgeable family.

Many people, especially PoC and "poor people", do not have this advantage (be it because parents or other family are locked up in jails, or because parents have to both work two jobs in order to make rent) - public schools are the only education resource for kids in these families. We as a society must not let them down or we will face the harsh consequences in the future.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER15> Most important line to me: "Adults aren't wired that way either."

</comment><comment><USER16> I think it's safe to replace kids with humans here. See: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12166415](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12166415)

</comment><comment><USER17> Elementary school has recess Middle/high school has PE High school / college has I'll get up when I want and stretch, thank you. Personally, I vibrate my leg a lot and get up and stretch every hour or two. Some people make fun when I Pace, but it helps.

</comment><comment><USER18> Some schools here have kids run a treadmill then they have no problems with sitting still or concentration [https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2011/05/19/schools_takin...](https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2011/05/19/schools_taking_fitness_action.html)

They also use group desks [http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/new- brunswick/treadmills-...](http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/new- brunswick/treadmills-put-n-b-students-on-learning-track-1.993215)

</comment><comment><USER19> Waldorf schools understand this!

<comment><USER20> Waldorf schools have some good ideas but they come with a lot of wacky Steinerism like Anthroposophy which they swear up and down they don't push on the kids.

</comment></comment><comment><USER21> Finally, i always move in circles when i think. Expecting results from me sitting still.. that is just not happening.

</comment><comment><USER22> Basically, pomodoro for kids.</comment>


Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission - <AUTHOR> http://www.spacex.com/webcast/?2 <comment><USER2> Aborted second time -0:48; engines didn't start this time and someone on the live stream called "abort"

listened back to the stream

"abort abort abort - props con(?) abort"

at about 1h:58m in the stream

EDIT : announcer did say that engineering stopped it because they hadn't done their review. Maybe the "abort abort abort" wasn't as dramatic as it sounded

"We called manual abort. Better to be paranoid and wrong. Bringing rocket down to borescope engines ... Elon Musk (@elonmusk) "

[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/406209289494462464](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/406209289494462464)

<comment><USER3> I believe they call it the "net", not the live stream. What is to us a "live stream" is to them their real life!

</comment></comment><comment><USER4> Abort $%&#!. Aborted on time T+2 seconds. At least it is safe. Shutdown was made after ignition.

Update: Problem was the slow ramp up of the thrust of the rockets. Engineers are looking at the data. Rocket is on stand-by to launch today, but the commentator sounded skeptical.

Update: Clock was restarted with T-00:25:10, still some problems to resolve.

Update: Aborted on time T-48 seconds. Done for today. The rocket will be inspected and another launch attempt will be in a few days.

</comment><comment><USER5> Thanks for submitting this now rather than 15 minutes from now! Moments like these are historic, and it's wonderful to experience this in realtime rather than watching a replay.

T minus 10min. Go SpaceX!

EDIT: It's impressive they were able to abort safely after ignition. That's historically rare, isn't it?

<comment><USER6> Looks like they'll make a second attempt. He just said "resetting to t-13 minutes"

<comment><USER7> The operations team are getting ready in case the engineering team give the green light

<comment><USER8> Musk seems to think they're going forward.

[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406194506011525120](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406194506011525120)

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER9> Elon Musk just tweeted: "Launch aborted by autosequence due to slower than expected thrust ramp. Seems ok on closer inspection. Cycling countdown."

[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406194506011525120](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406194506011525120)

<comment><USER8> Countdown just started up for a 6:44 launch time.

</comment></comment><comment><USER10> Maybe a knowledgeable person can answer this question: What is the white stuff fluttering down from the rocket?

<comment><USER11> If you watch some of the video footage from Saturn V launches you see some fairly large sheets of ice. Quite impressive scale compared to this!

<comment><USER12> The super slow motion footage is _fantastic_ : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HcnmthntUo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HcnmthntUo)

<comment><USER13> This version has an interesting commentary instead of silly music:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPW7ZqtW5U4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPW7ZqtW5U4)

The footage is indeed amazing though.

<comment><USER14> [http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/rocketry/home/what...](http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/rocketry/home/what- was-the-saturn-v-58.html#.UpiP3tJdWOE)

> The Saturn V rocket was 111 meters (363 feet) tall, about the height of a > 36-story-tall building, and 18 meters (60 feet) taller than the Statue of > Liberty. Fully fueled for liftoff, the Saturn V weighed 2.8 million > kilograms (6.2 million pounds), the weight of about 400 elephants. The > rocket generated 34.5 million newtons (7.6 million pounds) of thrust at > launch, creating more power than 85 Hoover Dams. A car that gets 48 > kilometers (30 miles) to the gallon could drive around the world around 800 > times with the amount of fuel the Saturn V used for a lunar landing mission. > It could launch about 118,000 kilograms (130 tons) into Earth orbit. That's > about as much weight as 10 school buses. The Saturn V could launch about > 43,500 kilograms (50 tons) to the moon. That's about the same as four school > buses.

To get some rough idea of scale, this blueprint shows a person near the engine / nozzle / thing.

[http://jleslie48.com/0206pr/saturn5allclean2.jpg](http://jleslie48.com/0206pr/saturn5allclean2.jpg)

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER2> Just said that they're putting a bit more fuel on in the hopes of trying again if the engineers can figure out what went wrong, their window is about an hour.

Also said that if not today, they have more or less the same window tomorrow

EDIT: someone just said starting the clock momentarily ... looks like they might be going again

</comment><comment><USER15> > Increasing helium spin start pressure. Probably <50% chance of passing all > aborts, but worth a try. Countdown resuming ...

[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406205240040771584](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406205240040771584)

</comment><comment><USER16> Can anyone explain what happened?

<comment><AUTHOR> At T+0, the flight computer ignites the engines, but the vehicle doesn't liftoff yet. Instead, it is held down for two seconds while the flight computer verifies that all engines are working correctly (to prevent blowing up both the vehicle and everything in its surroundings).

It seems that the checks failed here and the flight computer aborted launch at T+00:01.

<comment><USER3>
      if enginesOperational {
              // TODO(rocketman): Remove this before the actual launch
              panic("bail out for testing")
      }

<comment><USER17> I imagined this in William Shatner's voice.

<comment><AUTHOR> Then you will probably enjoy this exchange:

[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406211326282055681](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406211326282055681)

<comment><USER17> Brilliant!

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER18> Somone must have had their finger on F8 when it was starting. Now in safe mode.

</comment><comment><USER19> Countdown clock reset! T minus 25min!

</comment><comment><USER20> >If launch aborts, we will bring the rocket down for engine inspection, so probably a few days before next attempt

[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/406205904141697024](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/406205904141697024)

<comment> Tuna-Fish Just aborted.

</comment></comment><comment><USER21> A Great Education Here! Space the beginning of an infinite destination. Some day we will move beyond a geosynchronous transfer orbit because no one have measured the equator of the universe :) as of yet :)

</comment><comment><USER22> Elon Musk: "If launch aborts, we will bring the rocket down for engine inspection, so probably a few days before next attempt"

</comment><comment><USER23> Just love to see things like this. Makes me wonder what it was like to look at those huge rockets for the apollo missions...

<comment><USER24> I was eight, and it was awesome. And I don't mean the kind of "awesome" people use these days when they find out the fries don't cost extra; I mean the "inspiring actual jaw-dropping awe" kind we used back then. Scale made no sense; it was huge in ways that rockets (who hasn't fired a rocket of some kind as a kid?) shouldn't be, and your brain told you that it wasn't up to walking speed yet when it cleared the tower, so it was definitely coming back down any second now. Unfortunately, the best I could come up with at the time was "ho... ly... cow!!!"

<comment><USER25> I'm about your age and, yeah ... at this remove I'd use the word majestic, how the huge Saturn V stack would _slowly_ start climbing and accelerating.

Compared to later programs, there's also a "wow" in that NASA was "going to put some men on the moon", vs. the "space truck" paradigm of the Shuttle and other launches which at best send probes to far off planets and such. A different scale in every way.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><AUTHOR> We're past T-3:40 where the previous attempt failed.

Edit: Flight computer has aborted after engine fireup.

<comment><USER11> They say that after every failure. It's part of the abort sequence that they confirm - not necessarily the cause of the abort.

<comment><AUTHOR> Sure, but in this case it was the actual flight computer that aborted the launch. No human had a part in it :)

<comment><USER11> Oh I see what you're saying. That's cool!

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER26> Clearly this is rocket science.

</comment><comment><USER27> I don't think the launch window has closed yet though, has it?

<comment><USER4> Caster said they have about 65 minute window today. Another attempt tomorrow if today won't succeed.

</comment></comment><comment><USER28> Looks like it failed :(

Edit: Failed was the wrong word, aborted is the correct term.

<comment><USER29> By failed you mean successfully aborted.

<comment><USER30> Let's not exaggerate. It's impressive that their self-test could abort successfully, yes. Though it's not certain yet whether there was anything wrong and it _should_ have aborted.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER23> nothing, another abort.

</comment><comment><USER31> Abort abort abort

</comment><comment><USER32> Another abort at about T-00:00:50 by prop.

</comment><comment><USER27> Hopefully it's a go this time!

</comment><comment><USER33> stream repeatedly stops for me :(

<comment><USER11> I had a similar problem with Firefox on Linux. Chrome worked better. Possibly the version of Flash they bundle...

</comment></comment><comment><USER15> calling `ABORT ABORT ABORT`

</comment><comment><USER34> Aborted at +00:02

</comment><comment><USER35> Aborted. Bummer.

</comment><comment><USER36> aborted at 0

</comment><comment><USER37> Who is that announcer guy they keep using? He just drones on and on while a hot chick sits opposite him looking mortified.

<comment><USER38> His title was Falcon 9 Program Manager, but I don't remember his name.</comment></comment>


Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics - <AUTHOR> http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/31199-robot-ethics-the-ethical-and-social-implications-of-robotics/

<comment><USER2> One thing I'm missing here is a much more immediate effect, namely the effects of automation on modern economies. I am personally of the opinion that automation needs to happen, and we must make as much human work as we can optional. A number of people I have talked to about this feel this is morally wrong as it destroys jobs. I think we SHOULD destroy jobs. I believe making people do automatable work just to survive is an insult to humanity. A treatment of this is, in my opinion, much more immediately important than what this book is trying to do.

</comment><comment><USER3> <http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1012/1012.5594.pdf> Something that I wrote in high school. Hope you enjoy it :)</comment>


Real Time Debt Clocks from Around the World - <AUTHOR> http://www.nationaldebtclocks.org/ <comment><USER2> I'd like to see these numbers using GAAP.</comment>


Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios? - <AUTHOR> I've been considering creating a personal website where I can post software projects I've done and write blog posts about them.  I've found a couple inspirational engineers that produce a lot of interesting projects and content on their personal pages, but I'm sure there's a ton of people who have great blogs that I've never heard of.<p>Who are some of your favorites? <comment><USER2> At the risk of sounding pompous. I really like my portfolio site: [https://jefflombard.com/](https://jefflombard.com/).

Why? I built it for myself. Not for what I thought recruiters/employers wanted to see. I simply wanted a place to collect some of the projects I work on. And more importantly one that captured my personality a bit. It's not perfect, I look at it and see a ton things I'd refactor. But it get's people to laugh or start a conversation about something I've done. That to me makes it all worth it.

My $0.02: Don't build a portfolio site because you think you need one, build one if it serves a purpose for you. i.e. learning a new skill, organizing your work, or just having fun. I think the results are much more interesting that way. (Also, don't be afraid to iterate. I think this is the 5th one I've attempted to make)

<comment><USER3> As a non-coder it feels like the learning curve for building a website portfolio is super high - even though I am told by coders that it is not. Could anyone lend some guidance on where to start?

<comment><USER4> I mean, if you really want the easy way out, just pay Squarespace or another WSIWYG website builder. That's what a lot of my artist and photographer friends use.

<comment><USER5> That's what I was going to suggest. If you're a non-coder who needs a portfolio site, you already have a body of work ready to show. Put that up on a Squarespace site with a nice template instead of wasting time going through HTML/CSS video courses to create one from scratch.

If you're genuinely interested in building from the ground up, definitely go ahead. But if that's not really your goal, you will almost certainly be disappointed with your first site. HTML/CSS courses don't cover design (typography, element spacing, color palettes), so you'll look at your site, you'll know it's ugly but you won't know why. And you won't want to put it online, thereby wasting even more time.

Don't do that. Let your work speak for you, and don't feel embarrassed about using a template. Your audience cares about the quality of your content only, they will be completely oblivious to what is happening behind the scenes.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER6> Highly recommend patio11's site and blog: [https://www.kalzumeus.com/](https://www.kalzumeus.com/)

His post on salary negotiation should be mandatory reading for all software engineers: [https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary- negotiation/](https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/)

<comment><USER7> Not only his site, but his comment history is also a gold mine too.

[https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=patio11](https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=patio11)

He has helped countless people by giving great advice. I'd really suggest reading his "You Can Probably Stand To Charge More" posts. This should be essential reading for any contractors. This personally helped me double my income.

Read here:

[https://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/14/you-can-probably- stand-...](https://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/14/you-can-probably-stand-to- charge-more/), [https://www.kalzumeus.com/2015/05/01/talking-about- money/](https://www.kalzumeus.com/2015/05/01/talking-about-money/), and [https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/consultin...](https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/consulting_1)

<comment><USER8> Thanks, that made my morning!

<comment><USER7> Honestly, thank you! Just checked my email. I chatted with you all the way back on Oct 17-22, 2014!

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER9> Julia Evans' blog is one of my favorites: [https://jvns.ca/](https://jvns.ca/)

<comment><USER10> Seconded. Julia's blog looks nice, has great explanations, and did a LOT for me as a junior developer about feeling confident in all the things that I didn't know at the time but was excited to learn.

</comment></comment><comment><USER11> Here are some relatively lesser known blogs that I can recommend, apart from the usual suspects (worrydream, John Baez etc.)

[https://jeremykun.com](https://jeremykun.com)

[http://colah.github.io](http://colah.github.io)

[https://mathwithbaddrawings.com](https://mathwithbaddrawings.com)

[https://www.allendowney.com/blog/](https://www.allendowney.com/blog/)

And yeah I finally decided to inject some character into my personal website and spent a couple of days wrangling with css and made this --- [http://linkdot.link](http://linkdot.link) . Not much content really though and it is mostly probability puzzles that I solve every now and then.

Edit: Formatting

<comment><USER12> Love your site - ty for sharing.

<comment><USER11> Just checked your personal website. So glad to have stumbled upon it. Been a while since I've some come across something so refreshing. Thank you!

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER13> [https://blog.jessfraz.com/](https://blog.jessfraz.com/) is my favorite depiction of pure passion for software. Deep dives, home hacking, intros to topics… Jess is great

</comment><comment><USER14> My favorite is [http://worrydream.com/](http://worrydream.com/)

Here's a twitter thread containing some 'quirky' personal websites, not quite portfolios though.

[https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/10026747950313267...](https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/1002674795031326720)

</comment><comment><USER15> I'm on the same boat, here are some UX Designers portfolios that I found interesting and bookmarked. Even if it's a different profession, you may find inspiration there:

[http://jaredgranger.com/](http://jaredgranger.com/)

[https://danielkorpai.com/#work](https://danielkorpai.com/#work)

[https://katiemacoy.com](https://katiemacoy.com)

[https://www.vanschneider.com](https://www.vanschneider.com)

[https://heyshawn.co](https://heyshawn.co)

<comment><USER16> I burst out laughing while reflecting on how good the Tobias van Schneider design is. The use of typography is absolutely marvelous. Thanks for sharing!

<comment><USER17> The page design is absolutely amazing, although its weight is 33MB.

Which makes me think, where do we draw the line in terms of web page size? What's acceptable as of 2019? Also considering mobile?

<comment><USER5> > Which makes me think, where do we draw the line in terms of web page size?

We look at the business case. TVS' website would be a disaster if it was targeted at the general public, with millions of hits each day. But it's not. His work on Spotify however does have to be optimized for that audience.

His personal site however can be whatever. It's showcased on industry sites like awwwards.com and the like, and those sites are all form, no function. In this environment, Pretty = useful, because it makes his work more noticeable, which is good for getting consulting work.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER18> Jeff Atwood's blog is great and still (very infrequently) updated.

[https://blog.codinghorror.com](https://blog.codinghorror.com)

</comment><comment><USER19> Probably one of the most unique designs for a personal blog I have ever seen (the animated page headers, page transitions, and a lot of genuinely great articles and talks): [https://acko.net](https://acko.net)

<comment><USER20> Wittens' posts on culture in tech and the rise of postmodernism are especially important. Storms and Teacups is excellent, and I'm pleased to see he has a more recent one too.

[http://acko.net/blog/storms-and-teacups/](http://acko.net/blog/storms-and- teacups/)

[http://acko.net/blog/falling-into-faith/](http://acko.net/blog/falling-into- faith/)

</comment></comment><comment><USER21> Do a quick search here on Designer News: [https://www.designernews.co/](https://www.designernews.co/) (it's like HN but more design focused). They have hundreds of posts of amazing portfolios and personal sites. You'll get a ton of inspiration there.

</comment><comment><USER22> I really enjoy Drew DeVault's blog: [https://drewdevault.com](https://drewdevault.com)

</comment><comment><USER23> Dan Luu is _really_ great. [1]. He also has a "list of programming blogs" which lead me to find even more interesting ones [2].

[1] [https://danluu.com/](https://danluu.com/)

[2] [https://danluu.com/programming-blogs/](https://danluu.com/programming- blogs/)

</comment><comment><USER24> I highly recommend Nayuki's site: [https://www.nayuki.io/](https://www.nayuki.io/)

Lots of content (made mostly for themselves), but the writing style is pretty nice and there's a large variety of projects.

</comment><comment><USER25> [https://flaviocopes.com/](https://flaviocopes.com/) should be here too

<comment><USER17> Thank you for the mention!

</comment></comment><comment><USER26> I'm a fan of Patrick Collison's blog: [https://patrickcollison.com/](https://patrickcollison.com/)

And I use my personal site ([https://www.mdolon.com/](https://www.mdolon.com/)) for sharing projects and writing, the design is based on a free Jekyll theme that I've customized. You're welcome to build on it if you'd like: [https://github.com/mdolon/mdolon.github.io/](https://github.com/mdolon/mdolon.github.io/)

</comment><comment><USER27> Following @jefflombardjr example, I would like to share an example of my personal website: [https://lukaszkups.net](https://lukaszkups.net) .

Why do I like it? Because I've literally built it by myself from scratch - starting on design (all the graphics, even the map in experience tab) to the static site generation tool that I use to manage content (will release it soon as my first truly open source project).

Btw. Any feedback will be highly appreciated.

<comment><USER28> Like the multicolored texts in the homepage. Good Colors choice. I like bright Colors but if you are going to be seeing it a lot better to go with Colors that doesn't spoil the eyes and page designs get darker over time.

</comment></comment><comment><USER29> The OG [https://joshuadavis.com/](https://joshuadavis.com/)

Not engineering, but poetry. Circa 2004. I thought it was so novel back in the day. Maintain a site just to self publish ;)

[https://web.archive.org/web/20050324004506/http://geegaw.com...](https://web.archive.org/web/20050324004506/http://geegaw.com/)

</comment><comment><USER30> This portfolio showcase page doesn't contain software project blog posts per se but has a lot of solid designer portfolio examples that might be interesting to check out: [https://www.semplice.com/showcase](https://www.semplice.com/showcase)

</comment><comment><USER31> [https://www.michaelfogleman.com](https://www.michaelfogleman.com) discussed here [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14445587](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14445587)

</comment><comment><USER32> This one is from my coworker. One of the best engineers I have ever worked with. It amazes me how they can be so productive at work and be so prolific with this blog. It goes back a log time.

[http://writeasync.net](http://writeasync.net)

</comment><comment><USER33> Ask and ye shall receive...self promos! My blog is a smattering of personal development and increasingly more about content strategy as I try to find a niche.

[https://www.ozchen.com/fuck-balance/](https://www.ozchen.com/fuck-balance/)

[https://www.ozchen.com/hanlons-razor/](https://www.ozchen.com/hanlons-razor/)

[https://www.ozchen.com/what-is-content-strategy- definition/](https://www.ozchen.com/what-is-content-strategy-definition/)

To my own surprise, it was through writing that I landed gigs in UX, UI and content strategy, and now parlayed into a full time content strategy job.

</comment><comment><USER34> Self-promotion: [https://christine.website](https://christine.website) powered by [https://github.com/Xe/site](https://github.com/Xe/site)

<comment><USER12> Looks great. Super solid palette. I like the raw markdown colored. Keep writing - you're doing good.

</comment></comment><comment><USER35> [http://ctrl-c.club/~philips/](http://ctrl-c.club/~philips/) [https://felipetavares.com](https://felipetavares.com)

<comment><USER12> Oh man - love the bullshit stories section! Great stuff.

</comment></comment><comment><USER36> Here's some of my favorites, pulled from this list of 12: [https://www.thevectorimpact.com/personal-brand- examples/](https://www.thevectorimpact.com/personal-brand-examples/)

\- [https://jackmcdade.com/](https://jackmcdade.com/)

\- [http://rog.ie/](http://rog.ie/)

\- [http://sarahcpr.com/](http://sarahcpr.com/)

\- [http://laurenholliday.com](http://laurenholliday.com) (Mine)

</comment><comment><USER37> I revamped my portfolio/freelance page recently if anyone wants to borrow any ideas from it or has any feedback:

[https://www.seanw.org/](https://www.seanw.org/)

I tried to get all the important details on a single page and isolate the tech jargon to appeal to non-technical clients. I personally found and had non- technical friends agree with me that a lot of developer portfolios focused too much on the tech (e.g. "I'm a Node developer who loves React!") or go into too much detail about project specifics so I tried to avoid that.

<comment><USER38> This looks great. You're spot on with the feedback you've received about technical jargon and I think you've struck a great balance.

I like the single page and I think the content fits nicely. But, I'd be lost with more content on a single page—in terms of navigation and keeping a mental model of what I've seen.

</comment></comment><comment><USER39> Whooa did you see this guy's website: [http://sakibccr.com/](http://sakibccr.com/) This is awesome! (Just kidding. It doesn't contain anything yet.)

But this is a really nice website: [https://mango.pdf.zone/](https://mango.pdf.zone/) Especially this post: [https://mango.pdf.zone/operation-luigi-how-i-hacked-my- frien...](https://mango.pdf.zone/operation-luigi-how-i-hacked-my-friend- without-her-noticing)

</comment><comment><USER40> I'll throw my hat into the ring: [http://ivanish.ca](http://ivanish.ca)

What makes my site interesting is that.. I work in web dev and graphics, so I got to have some fun combining the two for my portfolio. I'd love to see more programmers taking advantage of web technologies to make their portfolios more visually interesting, and playful.

As much as Flash caused headaches and was a thorn in the side of the open web, there sure were a lot more interesting portfolio sites in the Flash days than there are now.

Thanks for creating this fun thread!

</comment><comment><USER41> If self-promotion is allowed in this context, I'd like to suggest my own website as a good example: [https://barrowclift.me](https://barrowclift.me)

<comment><USER42> I love it. My minimalistic blog is build using pandoc. Would it bother you if I plagiarized your blog styles.

</comment></comment><comment><USER43> Some interesting hardware sites I have come across. No nonsense, interesting content, etc

[http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/](http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/) [http://omeganaught.com/](http://omeganaught.com/) [http://krazerlasers.com/](http://krazerlasers.com/) [http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/](http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/)

</comment><comment><USER44> i've been looking to rediscover a particular tech blog for a while. It's formatted to look like it was written in LaTeX. i think it's even two-column but i can't recall.

unrelatedly, eric lippert always has fun stuff. "Wizards and Warriors" a five part series was a revelation: [https://ericlippert.com/2015/04/27/wizards-and- warriors-part...](https://ericlippert.com/2015/04/27/wizards-and-warriors- part-one/)

</comment><comment><USER45> I've been following Robert Heaton's blog for a while: [https://robertheaton.com/](https://robertheaton.com/)

</comment><comment><USER46> I'll also post my own site, which I do a lot of personal technical blogging on - [https://www.jvt.me](https://www.jvt.me)

<comment><USER28> Nice.

</comment></comment><comment><USER47> I'm going to go the other way with my comment and ask for feedback on my portfolio page.

[https://www.iancollmceachern.com](https://www.iancollmceachern.com)

Please feel free to email feedback to the contact info on my page or post it here. Thank you in advance.

(Edited to add that I'm a hardware product designer, providing mechanical and systems engineering services for medical devices and other mission critical hardware)

<comment><USER48> Here were my first impressions: \- It is very gray. The blog looks much better with it's white space.

\- I don't get what the shopping cart is for.

\- The header isn't centered.

\- The font is very heavy feeling.

\- I like the contact page. I feel like that should be your main page, with the side bar links moved to be across the top of the page.

I'd also like to get feedback on my personal website: [https://raemond.com](https://raemond.com)

</comment></comment><comment><USER49> I built my personal website using Google Docs. [https://navchatterji.com/](https://navchatterji.com/). This was a fun weekend experiment where the aim was to build a quick, usable website (in this case a blog) and host it without having to type in a single line of HTML/CSS or terminal command. The instructions on how I made it is near the bottom.

</comment><comment><USER50> Dan Abramov's is very good: [https://overreacted.io/](https://overreacted.io/)

</comment><comment><USER51> Derek Sivers has a great blog: [https://sivers.org/blog](https://sivers.org/blog)

</comment><comment><USER52> Not really great but in a hope someone might think it is, this is one is mine: [https://diessi.ca](https://diessi.ca) Built it myself, I am a Front-end Developer anyway.

Began writing about programming but honestly now I just write about whatever I want. Last post was about my sensory depravation experience so I expect anything.

</comment><comment><USER53> I've been blogging about my life as a software engineer, dad, husband, entrepreneur, and now (new!) youtube vlogger for a long time. blogging 18 years, actually: [http://john.do/](http://john.do/)

my hope is to simply share what i'm working on and share how those things are actually working.

</comment><comment><USER12> I'm going through these and reviewing some here: [https://www.kickscondor.com/hrefhunt/](https://www.kickscondor.com/hrefhunt/). Love it when these threads come up. Keep posting - even if this post is days old, I'll look at all of it.

</comment><comment><USER54> It's finished, but the prog21 archives have some real gems: [https://prog21.dadgum.com](https://prog21.dadgum.com)

I also recently read through Eevee's blog and greatly enjoyed it: [https://eev.ee](https://eev.ee)

</comment><comment><USER55> I really like [http://hergert.me/](http://hergert.me/)

</comment><comment><USER56> I recommend Sam Altman's blog. Especially his post about productivity: [http://blog.samaltman.com/productivity](http://blog.samaltman.com/productivity)

Everytime I want to do something meaningful, I think about Sam Altman and I feel inspired.

</comment><comment><USER57> dan wang. he wrote why so few people major in CS. interesting dude. [https://danwang.co/](https://danwang.co/)

bill gurley, investor [http://abovethecrowd.com/](http://abovethecrowd.com/)

<comment><USER58> I discovered Dan Wang through Tyler Cowen's Marginal Revolution Blog (a great blog for folks with omnivorous interests).

Dan seems to be a deep thinker (philosophy major). He doesn't write about engineering so much, but what he does write about he goes deep.

<comment><USER57> that's exactly how I found him... Did you major in Econ or something?

<comment><USER58> Not really. I have no econ background at all but I still find Tyler's blog interesting.

<comment><USER57> That's great to hear! I always thought only econ people read that blog. Did you find stratechery through MR yet? If not...Ben Thompson is worth a read for sure.

<comment><USER58> I've known about Stratechery for some time. I understand the content is very good, but my interests aren't quite in that space.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER59> Fabrice Bellard: [https://bellard.org/](https://bellard.org/)

For non-software projects: Tatjana J. van Vark [http://tatjavanvark.nl/projects.html](http://tatjavanvark.nl/projects.html)

</comment><comment><USER60> Hey personally love this one. It is colourful and expresses my skills and experience in an Amazon way [https://uicard.io/products/hugo- uilite/](https://uicard.io/products/hugo-uilite/)

</comment><comment><USER61> [https://justmyfreak.com](https://justmyfreak.com)

My own website. I use medium as it is easy write on. Also, I don't need to hustle with template, UI, etc. Pardon me since I didn't update the content for like 2 years.

</comment><comment><USER62> I found this quite fun, not sure if it still works.

[http://blog.soulshake.net/2016/04/command-line- resume/](http://blog.soulshake.net/2016/04/command-line-resume/)

</comment><comment><USER63> Great Ask HN. I plan on looking through all the links here for ideas.

I just restarted my blog after a few years away: [http://larrywright.me](http://larrywright.me) \- feedback appreciated.

</comment><comment><USER64> [https://philosopher.life/](https://philosopher.life/)

I'm uploading my mind into my wiki, and so, of course, I like my wiki in general.

</comment><comment><USER65> Shameless self promotion [https://vankessel.io](https://vankessel.io)

Still have work to do on it, but I would love to hear feedback.

</comment><comment><USER66> [https://brandur.org/articles](https://brandur.org/articles)

Very clear technical writing, mostly about web technologies.

<comment><USER67> I've long used his site as an inspiration as well. It's just pretty clean and interesting.

</comment></comment><comment><USER68> If you're interested in PL and blogging, mine night be of use to you.

[https://bernsteinbear.com](https://bernsteinbear.com)

</comment><comment><USER69> I run a site focused on a very narrow niche (pricing strategy)... [https://taprun.com](https://taprun.com)

</comment><comment><USER70> Design-oriented: [http://draftss.com/portfolio](http://draftss.com/portfolio)

</comment><comment><USER71> I am a fan of [https://dave.cheney.net/](https://dave.cheney.net/)

</comment><comment><USER72> [https://www.lucasazevedo.com](https://www.lucasazevedo.com)

</comment><comment><USER73> [http://www.socialhacker.com](http://www.socialhacker.com)

</comment><comment><USER74> [http://stevelosh.com/](http://stevelosh.com/)

</comment><comment><USER75> sharing my blog - [http://mandeepjanjua.com](http://mandeepjanjua.com)

I like to blog about as many things as you come across in life. Because why not? We just don't do only programming

</comment><comment><USER76> Slate Star Codex: [https://slatestarcodex.com/](https://slatestarcodex.com/)

Martin Shkreli: [http://martinshkreli.com/](http://martinshkreli.com/)

Casey Muratori: [https://caseymuratori.com/](https://caseymuratori.com/)

</comment><comment><USER77> scripting.com by Dave Winer, who pioneered web logs, podcasts, outlining, RSS, et al

</comment><comment><USER78> matthewrayfield.com is one of my faves. Old-school web with fun tech.</comment>


Linux Containers Coming to Windows Server Though Hyper-V Isolation - <AUTHOR> https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/hybridcloud/2017/04/18/dockercon-2017-powering-new-linux-innovations-with-hyper-v-isolation-and-windows-server/ <comment><USER2> I can't help but think the real endgame for the Windows Subsystem for Linux is when Windows transparently supports running Linux Docker and Windows Docker containers natively side-by-side without the VM.

</comment><comment><USER3> Missing why? Linux free and very efficient. Why?

</comment><comment><USER4> s/Thought/Through/</comment>