medienjunkie

Re:Ask HN: How to make money while burnt out? on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @02:36PM (#8259315)

Thanks - it's the second kid so I know about the sleep deprivation. I certainly plan to spend as much time as possible at home (especially right after birth to help out).

Re:Ask HN: How to make money while burnt out? on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:59AM (#8258316)

Thank you. I'll go outside now and ponder things.

Ask HN: How to make money while burnt out?

Posted by medienjunkie on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:11AM
from the ask-hn dept.

My resources are running out fast, and I still find myself unable to work. I'm not up to date with the latest web technologies (like AngularJS which seems to be in high demand). I've started a project to learn it, but often find myself unable to type even though I already know what I should type. Maybe it reminds me too much of Java (Spring), but that's besides the point - such concerns...

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Re:Ask HN: How to overcome the compulsion to comment? on Friday August 29, 2014 @07:58AM (#8242116)

Thanks, framing it that way makes a lot of sense!

Re:Ask HN: How to overcome the compulsion to comment? on Friday August 29, 2014 @07:57AM (#8242111)

Good idea. I did that for a while, but somehow stopped eventually. I'll block HN on my desktop via /etc/hosts again.

Re:Ask HN: How to overcome the compulsion to comment? on Friday August 29, 2014 @03:31AM (#8241477)

Good idea - I did that sometimes and it worked. Will remember that.

Re:Ask HN: How to overcome the compulsion to comment? on Thursday August 28, 2014 @04:48PM (#8239621)

I don't comment to make myself feel better (I mean not to show off how smart I am or whatever). The topics that make me comment are the ones where I feel people are completely unreasonable. As xkcd says - someone is wrong on the internet.

Mostly political, which somehow has sneaked into HN by now against the original rules.

Ask HN: How to overcome the compulsion to comment?

Posted by medienjunkie on Thursday August 28, 2014 @02:46PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I know it is useless (xkcd 386 says it all), but I can't seem to stop. Some topics just push my buttons and I have to dive into a useless discussion. Reading news is often a waste of time, but commenting makes it a huge waste of time.I have cut out some push channels (like Facebook and Twitter), but I find difficult to block HN because it is my only news source.I have already tried blocking my...

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