1
Don't Fly During Ramadan
A couple of weeks ago, I tried to fly from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles on JetBlue. I was racially profiled, detained, and interrogated for hours.
Topics /
Life, Learning & Writing
The most popular blog posts about life, learning & writing on Hacker News. 394 posts.
2
3
This is a web page
We've become obsessed with fancy designs, responsive layouts, and scripts that do magical things.
4
5
Depression Part Two
I remember being endlessly entertained by the adventures of my toys. Some days they died repeated, violent deaths, other days they traveled ...
6
Hi I’m Hank, and I bought a bus
Too few arguments to function WP_Widget::__construct(), 0 passed in /home/jevidon/hankboughtabus.com/wp-includes/class-wp-widget-factory.php on line 62 and at least 2 expected
7
8
9
My Friends and I Bought an Island
As long as I've remembered, I've wanted to buy a private island. Having a random patch of land somewhere holds almost no appeal, but an island is totally different. An island is li...
10
11
12
13
The Frameless Geodesic Dome I currently live in
It is 18 feet wide at the widest point and about 13 feet tall. It feels very spacious for it’s 209 square foot floor.
14
I Bought A Firetruck
Independent editorial coverage across technology, gaming, automotive, finance, health, entertainment, and 19 more verticals. Deep reporting, real expertise.
15
16
17
If I get hit by a truck...
This page was created by Aaron Swartz in 2003 detailing what, at the time, he would like to be performed in event of his decease. Aaron passed away in January 2013. This page was not updated between those dates, so it has now been updated to assist the general public.
18
Kids can't use computers, and why it should worry you
TL;DR? Why not just go watch another five second video of a kitten with its head in a toilet roll, or a 140 character description of a meal your friend just stuffed in their mouth. "nom nom" . This blog post is not for you.
19
20
21
22
What I wish I knew before moving to San Francisco
I moved to San Francisco 9 months ago from the East Coast bastion of Boston. Despite having experience living in a major US city, I found quite a few surprises coming here. Some have been great, w…
23
OK, Milt Olin, I'll start writing again
Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
24
Hacker News Folks Get Long Overdue Thanks
Well over a year ago, the Free Software and Linux Communities came together for a focused cause. To save my life. For those that d...
25
I Knew a Programmer Who Went Completely Insane
Not long ago one of our programmers just lost it and he lost it good. He walked into the manager’s office and began screaming strange things...
26
The microhydro plant
setting up a microhydro installation
27
28
29
30
An Apology to my European IT Team
In 2008 when we were opening the US office for a European maker of membrane production equipment, we had all of the early IT choices someone has to make when first opening a business. How should we…