Hacker News is my jam.

I found HN a couple months back, about mid summer. As Im sure you all know what it has on it, I will not reiterate, but what it provides? Specifically to me? So much than I could have ever imagined from a web site.

It really does amaze me. I prefer to check a serious, one stop shop, legitimate news site. And then a hobby site. No social sites. Call it a day and get to work. But by finding HN, and having it go from not on my reg list, to on it, to the top of it, and almost be the only one on it anymore, I'm amazed.

It is everything that I longed for before, all in one place. I almost wish to list all of the things I wanted from my imaginary, number one site before finding HN, but it can really be summed up by stating that in terms of accurately finding a site in which the majority of community thinks just like me, I doubt that another will ever beat out HN.

The final straw if you will, that gave passage to this post was the 'Bootstrapping- the Secret Work Week'. Not that this post is a 10 out of 10, or my favorite post ever, but it solidifies a pattern I've been observing. I think it, desire it, wonder about it.... and then all of a sudden, I find it. Right here, on HN. It happens over and over and over again.

From coding, to physics, to philosophy, to staying in shape, to getting my mind in shape, to finding direction, to loosing direction, to giving me dreams, to motivation, to answers, there is too many to name.

It is solution after solution. I'll give examples.

Lately I've been feeling like an actress. Funny to say, not so funny for me to think about. WhY? well the valley of course. I FEEL like if I want to make it bigger in SW then I need to go to the hub. This weighs on me, for days and weeks, until I have this FEELING that I need to get to CA (just like an actress). So I contemplate, and contemplate, and then I come to HN, where there is a post with Zuck stating he would have stayed here, on the East Coast. Contemplation over.

My SW Eng master degrees thesis idea was thought by me to be a new invention. Good thing I check HN, where I found browerid.org, or I'd still be working on a thesis idea that was already out there.

My brother hints at contemplating giving up his business path for SW. Come to HN, find this http://bufr.tumblr.com/post/12126279275/you-are-the-average-of-your-five-closest-friends. Motivation. Steps. Hope. Answers. Solutions. Done.

Have been shy for as long as I can remember. Have read. Sought. But never, have I ever, found something so helpful in this area then this http://rejectiontherapy.com/one-rule-to-transforming-your-life-and-the-big-lie/ Found where? RIGHT HERE

Writing an ordering system for my office's cafe. Client would prefer FAX not email. Solutions, solutions. Visit HN? == hellofax.com. Solved. Again.

This is a good one. Need some motivation? Answers on how THEY do it? Come to HN: http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2011/10/be-on-fire.html (I LOVED that article)

Want something to really chew on ? Blow your mind? Come to HN: http://dyske.com/paper/945 --think about that one really, think about how all your town's restaurants would survive if McDonalds could beam you a burger anywhere, anytime. Man did I like that one.

Ideas: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204294504576615371783795248.html?mod=e2tw Experienced solutions: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/06/the-true-cost-of-commuting/ Experts: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4943/the-iphone-4s-hspa-when-hspa-is-real-4g

I find books on here, ideas on here, products on here, strategies on here.

In no other place in my life can I almost be guaranteed to satisfy my intellect than here on HN.

So THANK ALL OF YOU for making my day. Everyday.