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smzon Remind HN: Seattle Meetup at 6:30pm

Oh no, I didn't know about this. I show up at the weekly Monday rails meetup. I would definitely show up to the next one!

smzon SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaking about future plans to Mars

The talk is time sensitive, as it is live, but there are other commercial space talks being given as well (Pacific Standard Time):

  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Commercial Space Panel
  Gwynne Shotwell, President, SpaceX
  Jeff Greason, President and CEO, XCOR Aerospace
  Ronald Ramos, Vice President, Exploration and Launch Systems, Pratt & Whitney
  Daniel J. Rasky, Director, Emerging Commercial Space Office, NASA

  4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Opportunities and Challenges for Small 
  Businesses in the Energy and Aerospace Technology Fields
  Chair: Michael F. Pisczor, NASA Glenn Research Center

EDIT: I seem to have submitted the talk at the very end of his presentation, here's to hoping there will be a recording soon.

smzon Ask HN: Fun challenges for a 9 year-old math whiz?

At the very least you can have him progress through the mathematics tree at Khan academy which would further his education a bit. If you haven't heard of it, you can check khanacademy.com

The site includes exercises with a bit of a game element attached where you earn badges for completing certain achievements.

smzon Google docs for android

QR Code for the link:

http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=8&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmark...

smzon Ask HN: How do you do graphic design?

I understand your question is about icons and logos, but this might set you along the right path, as the post links to many other resources: http://paulstamatiou.com/startup-web-design-ux-crash-course

I'm still figuring it out myself.

smzon Living in the zone

I was thinking exactly the same thing (as others seem to have done). As a competitive gamer, what the post describes certainly sounds like flow. Unfortunately, as others have mentioned, it's not always easy to replicate. The best I can do is turn on music and let my fingers do the rest.

smzon The First Website of a Beginner Coder

It never ceases to amaze me how serendipitous I find the comments on HN to be. Like the dcpdx, I've also been working on my first website and have been looking for a feature exactly like the effects you've linked.

I've also been debating with myself on github vs svn (or in my case, bitbucket). Care to explain your choice?