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burnt1ceon Internet Archive is suffering from a DDoS attack

I think they are bringing down Internet Archive because ISIS are abusing it to spread their propaganda.

Does this justify their actions? I don't know and probably not. But it totally changes your perception about why they are attacking Internet Archive.

burnt1ceon Why So Many Smart People Aren’t Happy

I think people who believe to be smart and depressed might be a slave to their own pride/ego. They may have high expectations that comes with a high cost to their well being.

burnt1ceon Ask HN: How do you deal with professional jealousy and getting older?

You're comparing yourself to others and it's making you feel like shit. Honestly, the problems you're experiencing is small compared to the shit that's worth fretting about (degrading health, lost of family/friends). When you're 40 and you look back at your 20's, you will feel fortunate to have the problems you're having now.

Find ways to start enjoying life now. Don't let pride get into the way. Your ego may demand you to live up to an unrealistic identity. Compare yourself to your old self and not others. That being said, it's easier said than done. But if you habitually and intentionally change the way you view yourself (like how a recovering anorexic looks at him/herself in the mirror), your change in thoughts will change the way how you feel. It'll take time but you'll eventually get there.

burnt1ceon How to save datetimes for future events

I just did a project that implemented the same solution that author mentioned.

For those who need a web fron-tend implementation, I would like to recommend Moment Timezone (http://momentjs.com/timezone/).

burnt1ceon Ask HN: As a Full stack developer how do you keep up with all the technologies

I think being a full stack developer makes sense if you're an employee, working with the same platform/framework for at least a year. If you have to constantly switch from using Nhibernate to Entity Framework, Angular to ExtJs, ASP.NET MVC to webforms, C# to PHP, it'll be hard to retain knowledge and skill.

burnt1ceon Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

burnt1ceon How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends?

Play a co-ed sport. Through sports, you'll:

- improve your fitness and yourself confidence - meet new girls - have a socially structured environment. The sport you're playing is a topic you can talk about with your teammates.

There are few other reasons why you should play join a sport team in your situation but they are not coming to my mind at the moment.

Good luck