RickJWagner

This is not a bad thing. Sometimes people worry about overpopulation, and overcrowding. A quick drive through a rural state will confirm that there are reserves available, waiting for the right time…

Hope in the afterlife. Having such a hope has been shown (in numerous studies) to have many benefits.

Silly me, I thought this would be an article about manufacturing. Of course it's really poorly written political propaganda. Ugh, a minute lost.

Could also be the homeless, needles-and-feces-on-the-street and high cost of attendance at the usual conference venues. I'm looking at you, San Francisco. :)

The number of programmers who leave the ranks after age 30 is staggering. Some go to management, some leave for another career type, some are fired. For whatever reason, there's a sharp decline …

Agreed.

Ugh. Higher interest rates and inflation will work against those on the lower end of the poverty scale. (Yes, wages will go up. But not enough to match increases in the price of goods.) Those who …

The secret to wealth is easy. Spend less than you earn, and invest in the market. Over time, wealth will surely (surely) accumulate. There is no unfairness. You can read the same thing in books that…

My mother is a wise woman. She's in her late 80s and is living comfortably. (She has since her mid 60s, when she retired. Dad died years before.) Her advice: Don't retire too soon. You&…

Yeah. I remember when 4GLs were going to replace COBOL, too.

"US venture capitalist Sam Altman, who runs start-up funder Y Combinator, is organising a basic income experiment." Interesting. Also: Those uber-rich guys who like the idea should pony up …

I find it interesting that nobody seems interested in studying the characteristics of people who have trouble with guns versus those who don't. I was born and raised in a midwest state that relie…

Awesome story. More power to this guy, he's an inspiration.

There are boatloads of studies that show heavy marijuana use is tied to brain damage. Caution is warranted.

No matter your politics, Barbara Bush was a classy first lady and a great stateswoman. Also: Only the slimy NYT would save some of the article to gripe about Trump. There really is a sickness about t…

Slimy hit piece at Trump. But it does raise some interesting points for discussion. As a consumer, I love Amazon. The convenience and selection are incredible. But jobs have clearly suffered. (This…

As programmers, we tend to make a lot of money. If you feel guilty about it, give some to poor people. But please don't pollute Hacker News with articles.

According to the non-profit Brookings Institute, there are 3 keys to avoiding poverty. (Of those that follow these rules, only 2% are in poverty.) - At least finish high school - Get a full-time job -…

According to the non-profit Brookings Institute, there are 3 simple rules to avoid poverty: - At least finish high school - Get a full-time job - Wait until age 21 to get married and have children Of…

Nice ideas, from a person with their heart in the right place. I like the 'microcolleges' idea, I hope this and MOOCs can help solve this problem.

Some nice ideas from a montivated individual. I hope MOOCs can play a part, too. They seem to hold hope for large-scale change in the outdated college system.

To be a great joke, it has to be delivered to the right audience. There's no joy in a joke that's too clever to be understood by the listener. Sometime's that unavoidable, but sometime…

Hacker News paydirt! Good read, cool programming. :)

Ah, cool! Hacker News paydirt.

I'm surprised the article didn't note Little Rock's "Thanks but no thanks" PR blitz (mostly free) they announced early on.

I absolutely believe it. Warren Buffet is working to fight this, he's made a series of "Secret Millionaire's Club" videos designed to educate kids about money. I think it's a…

Interesting! Articles like this make Hacker News stand out. Thanks, poster!