artist and programmer, sometimes at the same time.
Computer-wise, I'm interested in functional programming (Scheme, usually) and distributed systems.
Art-wise, I'm interested in the way people interact, or fail to interact one-on-one and in groups.
I'm not exactly trying to be snarky about this, but basically, there's a subset of content on HN that I actually care much about, what I'd describe as the hard facts and interesting invention components. I do want to read articles from totally disparate fields, but I don't give a damn about entrepreneurship and start-ups as a culture... usually. I want to read technical papers and reporting, I want blog posts on new frameworks and languages and robots, but I could happily dispense with the "My favorite language is better than your favorite language" posts. Simply put, the usual business of software is tiresome, but software and science are not. Is there an aggregator out there for me, momma?
I'm currently a dev at a small company in New York, but am about to leave to pursue a graduate degree in LA. I'm wondering if anyone has advice on how to start up and run a limited software consulting business. Since I'm committed to the graduate program, I want to make sure I don't launch into something that'll suck up all my time, but I also know that programming websites (or anything else, i've diverse skills and experience) is going to pay far better than any of the work-study jobs I'm going to pick up. Is this a pipe dream, or could I get away with working 10-15 hours a week in software whilst doing an intense graduate program?
I'm interested in finding a good set of resources for creating a comprehensive, personal fitness plan. I ask here because I saw an interesting article posted here on interval training which got me thinking about this. Essentially, I have a pretty good idea about what I need in terms of strength and endurance _exercises_, but one key point of this (and every other) article on the subject seems to be that diet is the other key component; however, every time I search, I just end up wading through a sea of fad diets and bizarre voodoo solutions. I just want some places to look for well-founded and human principle for a diet, ideally with some clear explanation of how exercise fits in with it.
