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wesley··on The Men Who Stare At Screens (why going to the gym might not be good enough)
Sit AND stand: No position for a long time is ever good for you.
wesley··on 13yo "Spider Boy" scales walls using recycled vacuums
He got the idea from a TV show.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1qoINo2MPM
wesley··on Gave up a day job Now what? - Income report #3
You just sold your 2 biggest websites, bringing in the most cash. What now? Seems like it can only go downhill from here.
wesley··on Ask HN: I'm looking for a partner
Why would you need a partner for a simple affiliate site like this?
wesley··on Duck Duck Go Searches Are Now Externally Anonymous
What is the big deal with sending the referrer header? It's been common practice for many years. Why the upheaval now? And shouldn't this type of thing be a browser setting instead of a website hack?
wesley··on Ask HN: Review my diphur.com, think delicious + goog reader with revenue source
Site's not loading.
wesley··on Increase conversion rate by making your site ugly
Might want to fix your rss feed (the one defined in the <head> section). I was about to give up until I noticed your on site rss icon.
wesley··on Ask HN: Any health tips?
Is the microwave myth still going strong here?
wesley··on Purenode - The future of web programming?
Seems more complicated to me..
wesley··on Ask HN: Review my startup - Snapza.com
So, what differentiates this (at this point in time) from dailybooth? (Apart from having fewer features)
wesley··on Backtype Removes User Profiles
Meh.. What is the reason exactly?

"Note: comments will still be aggregated by BackType and accessible through our website; however, users will no longer have the ability to explicitly claim any comments"

Tbey're still doing all the server side stuff. This is a feature many people love and they take it away.

They're also keeping URL profiles but not user profiles. Seems arbitrary.

wesley··on Transmit 4 is Released
Sure is fast. That finder integration is sweet as well. Bought. (45% discount for those who own T3)
wesley··on Plainview - Fullscreen lightweight browsing experience
Use Megazoomer to make any app full screen:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21275/megazoomer

wesley··on Why Facebook will win the Internet & why that scares the shit out of me
Can't someone develop an extension that prevents cookies from being accessed inside iframes (white/blacklist)? Wouldn't that stop the whole problem?

Or simply block the facebook iframe urls?

wesley··on 23andme for only $99 today only
Can anyone tell me if this comparison is pretty accurate?

http://www.decodeme.com/product-comparison

Seems like the snp coverage is a lot lower (green = 23andme).

wesley··on 23andme for only $99 today only
International shipping is pretty expensive: $70 - does that include sending it back?
wesley··on A Desk That Allows You to Stand or Sit
These stories always make me think it's fabricated PR. Sit/stand tables existed before the geekdesk, but a story like this is of course good marketing.
wesley··on A Desk That Allows You to Stand or Sit
Unfortunately they don't supply this to all countries where they operate.
wesley··on A Desk That Allows You to Stand or Sit
I don't strike the keys with much force at all (I use the tiny apple keyboard).

It's because of my arms (and wrists) resting on the desk and transferring that force to the desk.

wesley··on A Desk That Allows You to Stand or Sit
Preventing a bad back (and numerous other health benefits) seem to be worth at least that amount.
wesley··on A Desk That Allows You to Stand or Sit
I have a similar looking one to the geekdesk model, but it was from a local company at a cheaper price.

Had to add some improvised shock absorbers and place it against the wall because my monitor would otherwise shake when typing...

Did investigate several other options after that, up to 1500 euros and they all shake (the expensive one even more so).

Does the geekdesk model also shake?

That said, with my shock absorbers (just two pieces of memory foam), and sliders under the desk to move it against the wall, it works just fine and a great investment for general health.

Also have a mini stepper to do an hour of stepping in the early morning, whilst I read my email and check my RSS reader.

I may upgrade to a treadmill later, see http://officewalkers.ning.com for inspiration

wesley··on Poll: Should HN add the Facebook like button?
What exactly would that add to the discussion? Nothing.

No.

wesley··on The scariest pricing idea ever. That works.
Google cache version (since site seems to be down):

http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:2VuRPkGxvVUJ:thefreelanc...

wesley··on ModSecurity: Allowing GoogleBot
So, if I simply fake my user agent to mimick googlebot, I can do whatever I want?
wesley··on Always remember the about page
It's hidden pretty well (not on the blog, have to click to their homepage first).

http://app.teppefall.com/about/teppefall

(And it doesn't have much info either (when did the company start, etc))

wesley··on Ask HN: From what countries do people use HN beside USA?
Belgium.
wesley··on Bringing Down a Copycat Site
Anyone know of any online tools to find those copycat sites? I know there's www.copyscape.com, but is there something similar for graphics/logos?
wesley··on Ask HN: got any food hacks?
You could try the morphy richards steamer:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Morphy-Richards-48780-Intellisteam-S...

It has several different compartments that can each have an individual timer. So just put the food in and wait for the alarm to ring. Voila!

wesley··on Ask HN: review our startup - Tweetsworth
Probably because it's intended as sarcastic.
wesley··on The greatest enemy of the programmer: hemorrhoids
Standing Desk + Sitting Ball + Time Out for Mac (5 minutes per hour) + daily exercises + mini stepper at desk and I don't have these issues.
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