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I use this technique as well, an additional benefit is the record of requests from specific individuals: "Hey boss, check out how many times X has emailed me asking to reboot his 'workstation' for him…

David Heinemeier Hansson: http://www.loudthinking.com/about.html

Don't forget theology. Otherwise, point well taken.

No DHH???

Rarely, but I wish I did more often just looking at New. I think a lot of worthy material never makes it to the front page.

Land surveying. Includes knowledge of civil engineering, trigonometry, cartography, hydrography, geology, law (boundary), and forestry. http://www.surveyingcareer.com/ P.S. We need your help!…

Second the book recommendation. Great title to read for HN denizens, I think.

You forgot the land surveyors and cartographers ;-) Great article, BTW. If only I had a hundred upvotes to give...

Perhaps not 'stab my eyes out' pain, but does snorting piping hot Darjeeling count?

Can I just say that I loathe the trend of speakers wearing headset mics? And since I don't like headset mics, it's plausible to conclude that I also don't like it when they walk around constantly w…

Point taken re: console support. I was thinking about the menu bars, too. Many users probably have them turned off, though.

4. Be able to sprint through vimtutor. You have to learn to walk before you can run. 5. Never, ever use gvim. Forget about the mouse.

there are a lot of network effects which make it easier to publish from within academia One of those effects is the intellectual sponsorship of people in legit academia, particularly professors whom…

When your job is almost entirely about providing immediate gratification for other people, smoking is something you do entirely for yourself and your friends. Even if it involves huddling in the co…

vim + screen + urxvt

Back in January when I was on my honeymoon, we stayed at a wonderful eco-friendly place on the island of Bohol in the Philippines. They use goats to keep the place they have carved out of the jungle …

"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne." -- Chaucer

Do they use those stand-up Anthro carts, or something else? I'm interested in standing desks. Winston Churchill used one, I think.

Do they use those stand-up Anthro carts, or something else? I'm interested in standing desks. Winston Churchill used one, I think.

Hardly a new phenomenon, even in Web 2.0. del.icio.us, to take one example, operated lean like this for years. Think plastic lawn chairs: http://www.petefreitag.com/images/blog/delicious_office.jpg…