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wusteron Ask HN: I've got a full time job I love & extra cash, I want to invest.

some of this may conflict with employer/employee agreements at many of the large companies - conflict of interest and such.

wusteron Map-Reduce in JavaScript, working on client Browsers

Don't have time to verify this until the weekend, but if it works as advertised, this is brilliant.

wusteron As Tech Deals Boom, Talk Turns to Bubbles

Question for those of you working inside of big companies:

I am sure many of you are getting recruited to join startups. What's the general sentiment in this demographic - are you guys torn between feeling like you should join a hot opportunity now, but in some ways afraid that you might give up that 6-figure salary only to get hit by a burst bubble in mid-2011 and would have to crawl back to a more stable corporate gig?

wusteron Ask HN: Deciding absolute vs. relative URLs, and related issues

For option 1, if you're generating pages with templates, just hand off the domain portion to a util method, so if the domain ever does change, it should be a one-line change.

wusteron Ask HN: How are you swifting through Hacker News content overload?

I discover many new and interesting projects on HN, but there isn't enough time to sift through all the github projects I want to see, download that cool framework to get a hello world working, or just read some long articles. It's a zero-sum game against having a day-job and maintaining meaningful meat-space relationships.

I'm not alone on this right?

wusteron Ask HN: I'm struggling and need some advice

Working 8 hours a day, 1 hour commute each way, and up to 4 hours on personal projects... do you manage to achieve this while maintaining a relationship and friendships? =)

wusteron Ask HN: Web API for Payroll Withholdings

Sounds like a good Gov2.0 open data project.

This may be a good start for someone who finds time to build one =) http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/n1036.pdf

wusteron Ask HN: Best place to start in San Francisco?

I moved from Seattle to SF in 2008 and have lived in 3 places in the city.

Border of Bernal Heights / Mission district - shared a Victorian with 2 roommates, paying a total of $3700. Large house, more space than what we knew to do with. 10 min walk to the Mission & 24th BART. Neighborhood safety is spotty - my car was broken in twice that year.

6th and Howard - $3200 for a 3br (cramped) apartment. Very nice foot commute if you happen to work for in the SoMa or financial district. Very close to Westfield Mall and downtown shopping. East/West wise, the difference between 5th and 6th is vast. North/South wise, I would consider Folsom street the south end of the shadiness in the Tenderloin Market area, so we didn't quite avoid the crackheads and homeless. One night some homeless guy broke into my car and slept there. The stories of some guys laying turds on the street in broad daylight are true, I've seen it, I've smelled it, I put up with it as a neighbor for a year. If you have lady friends, it's not a very nice place to invite them over to. I can only describe 6th and Howard as an eyesore.

25th and Judah in Sunset district - I moved here in August. Really love the proximity to the park and ocean. I'm from Seattle so the fogginess is fine, don't see what the big deal is if you just want to live well and work on your hobbies. Cheap food, safe neighborhood, win.