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I guess that's how it would need to be. So, it's not perfectly neat. But I would probably be able to purchase COBRA to hold me off until 2014.

Still, individuals making more than roughly $45k (at current numbers) don't qualify for any subsidization. So purchasing through the government marketplace seems to be a moot point.

There's conflicting information out there. eHealthInsurance asks if this is for 2014 (or now), giving this reason for the question:

> With the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), plans in 2014 may be different from those offered now. You can no longer be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, but you may incur higher premiums and find more limited offerings. Many insurance companies are allowing you to purchase plans now that can automatically be extended through 2014, meaning you will be able to keep your plan (and doctor) without worrying about the tax penalty in 2014.

According to HealthCare.gov, any plans instated after March 23, 2010 will need to change to comply with the new laws when you have to renew your plan in 2014. At least I think that's how it's working. See https://www.healthcare.gov/what-if-my-current-individual-pla...

Even more confusing is when I may or may not enroll for health insurance, inside or outside of the government marketplace. It looks like if you don't renew your plan within 30 days, you're not allowed to enroll anywhere (and I bet they'll even fine you for it! How nice!)

This neatly coincides with my need to purchase my own health insurance: I just accepted an offer with a startup that does not yet have a company plan in place, but they are giving me a a monthly allowance to purchase my own.

May I solicit any recommendations from the other hackers and entrepreneurs out there? Where have you bought insurance from? What private equivalents to the Health Insurance Marketplace are out there?

Right now I'm running through the application on eHealthInsurance.com and it's looking like I can get some pretty sweet PPO health insurance + dental + vision for about $212 per month.

Which ROA causes it to act as a sedative? That's very curious, indeed!

Build a webapp for users to generate nice-looking, highly usable resumes. Host their resumes on public profile pages, maintaining complete openness (with an optional permissions model, of course). Offer a "Download Resume as PDF" option, so users can download their resume for emailing as an attachment. Let them own their data.

Create such an awesome experience, that everyone is compelled to use it. Absolutely no paywalls for individual users.

Design an awesome interface for companies to search through resumes. Implement algorithms for automated job-matching. Monetize on subscriptions to this, and on job postings, a la StackOverflow Careers.

Watch LinkedIn crumble.

A big help for me has been trying to fall in line with the natural circadian rhythm of sleep. Try to get to bed early, and make sure your room is as dark as possible. Turn off your computer and/or TV some time before bed (I hear recommendations of 30 minutes, I just try to go for ~15). Try to wake up with light, whether that's with a sunrise alarm clock that emulates the dawn, or the natural sunrise.

I really enjoyed this article on sleep optimization that was posted on HN recently: http://brianmartinek.com/2013/08/22/three-simple-ways-that-i...

Finally, working out is a tremendous help. Especially if you can try to do a workout that maximizes the release of hormones like endorphins and testosterone.

I had the pleasure of interviewing (and hiring) my first two team members just this past spring. To me, "culture fit" basically meant that the interview consisted mostly of us nerding the fuck out together. That really had nothing to do with sex, race, or any other prejudices.

(FWIW, those two guys have turned out to be truly awesome developers).

This is nonsense. I'll have a Jameson on the rocks, please.

I think the point is that the light signals your body to stop production of melatonin, waking you up naturally.

I suppose if I were to undertake it, all I would need is time (i.e., some savings) to produce a rough first version. To really build it, the help of other engineers on the back-end, especially to implement job matching algorithms. I'm mostly into UI.

Getting users would be a whole other challenge. I can see the web/tech crowd adopting something for its superior UX, but then you're up against Github, which provides far more utilitarian value and accomplishes a bit of the professional social networking in one fell swoop. When it comes to everybody else, I think that business partnerships, marketing, and sales are key. That's more help needed.

I think it's totally viable, I'm just not in the position to do it. I hope somebody is.

I hate LinkedIn. The pay walls and forced semi-hidden profiles are insanely annoying.

I wish I had the resources to build a competitor centered around openness and UX. It should monetize on really strong programmatic job matching, driven by the improved data from reducing all the UX friction. Somebody, please accept the challenge.

> carry on raising pints

I don't think that means you've learned much. The point is personal reflection.

I think it has to do with oversight. There's a strong precedent for the international community to hold a country's leaders as responsible for their military's actions. The chain of command reflects that.

Compare that to internal affairs in law enforcement. It's a terrible joke.

There are also fiscal pressures, in the way budgets are set, and with civil asset forfeiture. The US military budget is not set by how many kills they get, and units are not permitted to pillage and plunder the countries they invade.

Hahahaha. Oh man.

And if they violate the Rules of Engagement, it's going to hurt a lot worse than paid time off.

As an agency developer, I agree wholeheartedly.

You should require users to generate their own API keys. Problem solved! http://i.qkme.me/3r6sxj.jpg

As a fellow "Kevin," developer, and purveyor of underground parties, my hat's off to you guys!

I signed up for the beta, and I'm looking forward to checking it out. What do you think of listing events in search of a location?

gralbumcollective.com? Nice looking website, but you desperately need a clear and concise message on the home page that explains exactly what it is. I was heavily interested in figuring it out, but I had to click around several pages just to get an extremely vague idea that it's some sort of app that plays music and has an interactive graphical element.

Wishing you the best of luck!

I liken it to open source software: the intellectual property isn't the business plan/revenue source—rather, it enables a business model surrounding that IP (touring).

Pretty Lights, for example, is achieving some great success releasing his own music and everything else on his label for free. If your music is more accessible, and people enjoy it, then ticket sales are sure to go up.

And on that note, yes it's a terrible plan if you're just setting out to make money: these artists have INSANE touring schedules. Their passion for the music is what keeps them going.

Oh dear lord that's cute. Good on you for doing something right!

Well, fancy that. As a young child, I liked to play King's quest, but I couldn't quite read yet—so my mother wrote down the text commands on a sheet of paper, for my reference.

And before that, I got my computer time in by way of a baby sling in my father's lap. He said it seemed to calm me down and stop me from crying.

Start 'em young, I say!

Interesting...there was an article on HN recently that posited a major reason for the 'failure' of the Facebook Platform was an over-engineered attempt to mitigate spam and promote quality control through automation...instead of curating apps by hand, a la the iOS App Store.

(The article in question: http://pandodaily.com/2013/07/23/move-fast-break-things-the-...)

I would definitely recommend getting a VPS, learning how to manage one from the command line will be a fun learning experience in and of itself—and will make you a stronger developer in the process. I would recommend Linode. They have an excellent knowledgebase with guides and tutorials to help you get started.

Except, law is invariably perverted to provide an advantage to a select group.

So, you fixed the glitch?

How about a script that watches for such phrases (perhaps using Google Alerts), which sets off a timer for the release of the key. Then Snowden could disable it if there's a false positive.

The only problem is, that complicates the system with a critical point of failure.

My understanding is that's exactly what he's done. He's already distributed the encrypted documents, the kill switch will distribute the key.

Oh my, what lovely interaction design!

Bullshit. Being able to remotely nuke my data when my phone was lost (and found, but not returned) was an immense load off my mind. I don't care about the phone, I care about my data.

I'm a big fan of electronic music and the craft of DJing, and my favorite type of music to listen to while coding is UK Bass and its various subgenres. For this, I get my fix from the online "pirate-style" radio station, http://sub.fm, which has live DJs and an IRC chatroom where you can chat with the DJ and other fans. It's really great.

Note that this type of music is different from more mainstream (and American) dubstep—it has a deeper, more ambient quality to it. Great coding music.

Recently, I've also discovered a similar radio station for ambient music: http://stillstream.com/