Ask HN: The Reddit strike has begun. Where do we go now?

I realized today I’ve got a few questions around niche hobbies that typically I’d go find a subreddit for to ask. This ranges from programming in a new framework I’m learning (React Native) to questions around where I can learn more about the cosmos and why we’re here from a physics standpoint, to some health questions around a condition I […]

Ask HN: How is the tech market in SF? How does it compare to remote?

Obviously there’s been many, many layoffs at the FAANG / Big N tech companies. While the biggest names may be downsizing or reshaping or whatever euphemism you prefer, there are many more tech companies in the Bay, who may have different situations. As someone who used to live in the Bay, and is considering returning (had to move for family […]

Ask HN: Great text based games to play?

I’m of a younger generation, and have seen a lot of references to text based games in popular media. Games where it gives you a prompt like “You are in a forest” and you can type things like “I climb a tree” or “I look around” and it responds to that. I’d love to try one of these out. I […]

Ask HN: Are headlights getting brighter or am I getting old?

I swear driving around recently that headlights are getting brighter than they used to be It’s like either 30-40% of folks are driving with their brights on or (what I’m guessing) is that the average brightness of headlights is going up. Is that a true hypothesis? Story Published at: January 12, 2023 at 01:34AM