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iguvnbiugbon [dead]

I know, I know, I have no sense of humor, and I'll lose what little karma I have, but oh how I wish I had enough karma to flag this. I came to HN because I was told it was the preeminent site for computing, technical material, and insight into startups and entrepreneurship.

I think I was mis-informed.

I also don't understand why it's being upvoted, unless it's just adolescent schoolboy humor. Is it true that on average, and with some exceptions, geeks generally have a maturity of 5 to 10 (or more) years less than their chronological age?

Is there a technical site with a more mature audience?

iguvnbiugbon The Usability of Passwords

Much discussion at the previous submission:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2450972

iguvnbiugbon [dead]

Indeed. It's not new, it's not news, and it's not really interesting.

iguvnbiugbon Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats

http://searchyc.com/submissions/rosling?sort=by_date

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2073553

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2048229

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2040859

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2021752

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1973202

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1957024

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1954315

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1906265

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1774797

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1774186

iguvnbiugbon What If Feels Like to Be Rich

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346338 <- Over 100 comments.

http://searchyc.com/what+it+feels+like+to+be+rich

iguvnbiugbon Ask HN: How Would You Start (Technically) Writing an Ebook

write it in markdown of some flavor and make it as simple as you possibly can. then you can convert it to any target format you want.

start simply, use as little markdown or markup as you can get away with, and just start writing. futzing with the package or syntax or style or layout or anything else is a great way never to get actually writing.

iguvnbiugbon Google Modifies HTTP, Makes Chrome 50% Faster

Would be great, except I can't use Chrome anymore as Flash crashes every time, and no one seems to know why.