16:[[3181416,{"by":"DaveChild","descendants":6,"id":3181416,"kids":[3182848,3181529,3201151,3181437],"score":5,"text":"One of my side projects has actually made it to the internet. Woohoo! My ability to scupper my own projects by overthinking them apparently does know some bounds. Anyway, I'd love to hear what HN thinks of the idea, execution, etc.

http://www.cheatography.com/

It's a simple cheat sheet builder and resource - you assemble a cheat sheet with lots of useful info, and the site generates a PDF and shares it with everyone.

At the moment it's all ad-supported, and I'm considering adding adverts to the PDFs as well. I'm trying to come up with better revenue ideas than the current (AdSense) advertising.

Things I'm already working on ... I'm not particularly happy with how the cheat sheets are exposed - if you visit a cheat sheet page, there's no above-the-fold route to other cheat sheets. The homepage links to new cheat sheets but not in a particularly enticing way. And I'm going to add a \"cheat screen\" - a live, full-page, JS-controlled cheat sheet you can bookmark.","time":1320143270,"title":"Ask HN: Could I have your thoughts on my Cheat Sheet Generator and Resource?","type":"story","url":""}],[3162328,{"by":"Hitchhiker","descendants":1,"id":3162328,"kids":[3162505],"score":3,"text":"","time":1319709417,"title":"I will only eat leaves picked by virgins in the moonlight","type":"story","url":"http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Biography-ebook/dp/B005J3IEZQ/"}],[3143319,{"by":"HackR","descendants":15,"id":3143319,"kids":[3143378,3144563,3143752,3143330,3143804,3152136,3146891],"score":6,"text":"Hey HN,

I'm a compSci major at a good compSci school, and while I've been taking classes and going through the motions of being a student, I feel like technically, I don't know very much.

I know Java from what we do in class, but that's about it. I feel like I can't really create a product or provide valuable skills/service from what I am learning in school.

How can I change this, and what tips, advice, etc would you give to someone like me? Is this normal? Can someone who has gotten a CS degree elaborate on this?

Also, why don't CS degrees teach you much technical skills? Seems more theory than anything else!","time":1319281262,"title":"I feel like I don't know anything --- CompSci Major","type":"story","url":""}],[3073640,{"by":"mrkmcknz","descendants":1,"id":3073640,"kids":[3074591],"score":2,"text":"I have two strong start up models at a point where I need to drop one and concentrate on the other.

I really can't pick between them.

What criteria would you personally use to separate the two?

Other than x has a bigger market.","time":1317774819,"title":"Presented with two paths.","type":"story","url":""}],[3067775,{"by":"spdegabrielle","descendants":3,"id":3067775,"kids":[3075978,3069977,3075982],"score":1,"text":"Rushkoff has been quoted as saying \"that the difference between being able to code and not being able to code, is like being the driver or the passenger (not, as some people think, the difference between the driver and the mechanic).\"\n( http://mulqueeny.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/teach-our-kids-to-code-e-petition/ )<p>I like the message, but am looking for a snappier quote. I was thinking 'the difference between being the farmer and being the cow', but that doesn't seem right. Can you think of anything better?","time":1317672274,"title":"Why teach (young) kids to code?","type":"story","url":""}],[3032942,{"by":"sathishmanohar","descendants":1,"id":3032942,"kids":[3069340],"score":3,"text":"Github and Google code has many open source projects, but most of them are just a few lines of code or abandoned.

Whenever I feel like doing redundant tasks (like signup and authentication flow). I look for code that is already implemented. But, I always have hard time finding them. How do you guys find, code to re-purpose and use in your projects.

Thanks.","time":1316859909,"title":"Ask HN: How to find quality code for re-purposing?","type":"story","url":""}],[3048006,{"by":"pawn","descendants":51,"id":3048006,"kids":[3048818,3048435,3049334,3048573,3048979,3048561,3048868,3048462,3048771,3048795,3048988,3050571,3050778,3086394,3049325,3050064,3049050,3049939,3053077,3048563,3048999,3048862,3048626,3048582],"score":84,"text":"$17","time":1317220419,"title":"Ask HN: Has anybody here ever successfully started a videogame company?","type":"story"}]]

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