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Doesn't work for me in Chrome (it unblurs a little, but not completely). Version 24.0.1312.57 on Win7. I think there's an update so I'll try that later.

Good point (and yeah I picked poor examples).

Seems like you could extend this same argument to file by arguing you are writing an interpreter for the PDF/GIF/AutoCAD/PSD notation.

Nearly every contract I've had (in Australia) prohibits discussion of the salary. Not sure on enforceability.

Ditto here (would just upvote but that's private now).

This is a hypocritical response and not directed at you or your comment specifically, but I'm personally a bit sick of the top comments in each HN thread being (often pedantic) sidenotes.

There's nothing wrong with sidenotes, and I don't think there are more sidenotes than previously, but it seems as though the level of relevant on-topic discourse has fallen leading to off-topic comments bubbling to the top. This is disappointing as the comments used to tell me more about the article than the article itself.

Doesn't this rely on the photographer having framed the photo with that in mind originally? Given a set of arbitrary photos I'm not sure the rule of thirds could be applied in any meaningful way to pick the "interesting bits".

I think their location detection code is lagging out a bit, but on every pricing page I've seen there's a bit to change your country to anything you like.

As I understood it a personal license is just a named license (you can still use it commercially).

Haha I just upgraded my Resharper license last night. That was a mistake.

Isn't this somewhat related to the goal of the Roslyn CTP (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/roslyn.aspx)?

It's a nitpick, but what kind of consulting pays $22k after tax from one month's work? Does Ruby/JS consulting really pay $500k a year in the US?

It's worth checking out Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (http://hpmor.com/). I know I avoided it for too long due to fanfic stigma but it really is a great read that makes you reflect on the way you think.

Wasnt even close for me. Not sure if the data's poor for my demographic or I'm atypical.

I haven't found any medical studies, but it matches the experiences of myself, others I've talked with, and online anecdotal sources.

A little off-topic, but does anyone know why Modafinil is so powerful on willpower (i.e. capacity to power through things one doesn't care about)? Anecdotally it's as though it removes all "willpower barriers" - those little objections one uses to avoid doing things (e.g. "but the water is cold").

I initially put it down to it being used when people are sleep-deprived (as I find willpower is easier when sleep-deprived) but it's even more effective when rested.

I think a lot of developers realise this, and resort to quick sugar hits to pump the brain up when working long hours (or maybe it's just me?). Of course this is a solution that quickly works against you.

I think (and this could be self-limiting) that powering through a lack of motivation is a limited process, but if you can line up the motivation (in the fulfilling sense, not a pep-talk) then there's no real limit.

I think this lines up with Marissa Meyer's thoughts on why burnout isn't "real", i.e. that burnout, in the pervasive "abandon all hope ye who enter" form, is not over-exertion but under-motivation. This matches my own experience where I feel energised by working hard on things I care about, and worn out by working even trivially on things I don't.

And I have a ticket. I love awesome people.

Either they've fixed it already or it must be resolution based.

And lacks documentation. Or the documentation that is there is wrong. Or it's there but missing fundamental details. Or it's right but you question how it could possibly be a good design decision.

Can you get in the zone with people watching and judging you intently? If you can't get into the zone with only a couple of people watching you, how will you get into the zone when the whole company is depending on your bug fix?

The pressure of judgement is not the same as the work pressure of a stressful scenario. It's why public speaking and job interviews are among the most feared activities people go through, but people consider meetings boring and mundane.

To be fair though, reversing a string is not the kind of thing a lot of people deal with - there's usually a library function. Now they should be able to puzzle it out, but if it takes them a moment I'd be generous because I at least put it into the box of "that sounds easy, but oh wait a minute it's slightly different from my usual dev pattern".

To put it another way - when I code it's rarely different from writing to me; code is simply an expression of thought. But when you ask me to do something that seems a bit artificial (reverse a string) it's like asking me to write a haiku - I can do it, but give me a moment while I count out my syllables.

It's a different kind of pressure though.

I'm playing from Aus, and yeah there are slight snapbacks but it's completely playable (and quite fun).

Seems to be a minimum 30 day stay unfortunately, though I'll get in touch.

Nah flying over for a few weeks. Happy to grab drinks with anyone keen (Aussies or otherwise)

Agree with your general point but with those kinds of savings it seems fairly irrational not to. With $2k in pocket I can't imagine being stuck in Des Moines with no options.

Any other Aussies going? (from Adelaide here)

Yeah, and using the lean startup method on a HN post like this is particularly deceiving (considering HN is usually for stuff that's been built).