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Comment · 10 years ago
I'm not saying writing this kind of piece is bad. I want to read them, and they are a good reminder that sometimes we get caught up in our little rituals and take it way too seriously.

The fact that I was annoyed was exactly the point. I have my own days where I feel like all I am doing is meaningless, and in those days reading a post like this actually inspires me because I know I'm not alone in this feeling.

Maybe I didn't express myself correctly on the previous comment, but in no way telling you to shut up. Just saying that today you are the one feeling like this. Tomorrow, it will be me.

Comment · 10 years ago
Sure this kind of posts get pretty annoying. As the author keeps repeating "existential longing" I want to yell "get over it already" or "stop smoking pot".

But then I remember that I have my moments too. It's not everyday, but I definitely have times where I look at the mundanity of programming. Today, making these pages render in a few milliseconds gets me excited, but the other day I was watching a live feed from the international space station and simply switched the channel. Because what's is the damn point.

I don't find these posts meaningless. And don't be too quick to judge. Today it is him/her, tomorrow it is you!

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Comment · 10 years ago
When you get the one click wordpress install on some hosting companies, you also get a lot of preinstalled plugins.

These plugins only bloat your website.

Comment · 10 years ago
Is it bad because it's a blog post?
Comment · 10 years ago
This was quite a good read.

Since this is HN, it may be a good idea to port this to the tech community:

> Keeping up with the latest framework

I interviewed at a company that jumped on Silverlight on the very first day because they wanted to be "edgy". One of the interviewers was telling me how they used all resources to convert their enterprise CMS. But now most people left and they are having a hard time finding people who can convert it back.

Comment · 10 years ago
What I find interesting is how everyone has already accepted that antioxidants are amazing against cancer. Now with this information will be resisted and fought, whether it is true or false.

Every health nut (or enthusiast) praised antioxidants and will hold on to the belief because they already believed it for so long.

We don't believe in facts, we believe in whatever advertisers have exposed to us everyday on tv, radio, internet, and so on.

Comment · 10 years ago
Eu Cookie law. I think this law passed because it had the word Cookie in it. "Protect people's cookies", no one wants unsafe cookies.
Comment · 10 years ago

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