15:[[6052075,{"by":"desouzt","descendants":83,"id":6052075,"kids":[6052328,6052642,6052604,6052633,6052290,6052282,6052524,6052822,6053098,6052374,6052148,6053105,6052618,6053167,6052904,6052603,6053785,6053458,6075388,6052709,6053601,6052454,6055641,6052309,6052839,6052864,6055173,6052780,6053502,6052535,6053121,6052852,6052274,6052339,6052673,6068615,6054464,6052513,6054185,6052699,6059131,6053413,6053532,6079101,6055151,6052739],"score":137,"text":"Hi there,

I am close to finishing my book and keen to get it published. I figured it would be easier to self publish (could be a wrong assertion), and wondered if anyone had any advice? Have you done it before? Anything to avoid? Anything I should definitely do? Any good sites to promote it on?

N.B. The book isn't a technical book. It is a comedy book set out in the style of a blog.

thanks!","time":1373985026,"title":"Ask HN: Has anyone here self-published a book? Any advice?","type":"story"}],[5548177,{"by":"lonelyhacker","descendants":35,"id":5548177,"kids":[5548357,5548483,5548498,5549478,5549230,5549749,5549122,5562365,5548513,5548678,5549026,5548689,5562112,5552089,5548310,5549061,5566139,5549624,5549062,5567323,5549147,5555129,5548677,5561767,5548193,5592407,5553255],"score":34,"text":"$16","time":1365971846,"title":"Ask HN: How do hackers make friends?","type":"story"}],[5558802,{"by":"offdrey","descendants":26,"id":5558802,"kids":[5558994,5559707,5560029,5562496,5558831,5560784,5558848,5559066,5560251,5559088,5562036,5559100,5559072,5560547,5559666,5565039,5558841,5558863,5560189,5559621],"score":15,"text":"I am currently trying to choose a product for making UI prototypes. So far I've found these : Balsamiq, FlairBuilder, Moqups, JustInMind, Axure RP. So I was wonderng if anyone had any experience with them or other ones?","time":1366127172,"title":"Ask HN: what tools do you use for UI mockups?","type":"story","url":""}],[5540705,{"by":"contemplating1","descendants":24,"id":5540705,"kids":[5540733,5540757,5541899,5543887,5542574,5541191,5540810,5543265,5540849,5541249,5541798,5561446,5540883,5542247,5541877,5541192,5542505],"score":11,"text":"I am looking to tack on a minor to my CS major, and I am curious to hear what opinions you guys have. It would be easy to do a math minor as well, but pure mathematics isn't my thing. Other common majors/minors include IS, physics, statistics, etc..

I mainly want to know if you have run into developers with a unique major that has actually benefited them - even if just in a niche area.

I am very much interested in Philosophy, I love writing, and written/oral logical. However, this seems really \"out there\" for a CS major to pick up. Other options include business degrees, which I think is somewhat common, however I feel with a strong background in a technical area I could pick up an MBA if I wanted to later in life. Right now I plan to continue web development, and get into entrepreneurship real soon.

Do you know someone with a random major that can apply those skills to programming?","time":1365797323,"title":"Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?","type":"story","url":""}],[5549803,{"by":"trez","descendants":16,"id":5549803,"kids":[5551073,5549818,5550018,5550062,5552886,5549911,5555141,5551139,5553630,5549814,5549932,5550063],"score":3,"text":"I have never been too talented to find a good name. Which tool/technique did you use to find one?","time":1366001423,"title":"Ask HN: How to find a good startup name?","type":"story","url":""}],[5545532,{"by":"simonsarris","descendants":8,"id":5545532,"kids":[5545717,5545971,5545863,5545722,5545795,5555118,5568776],"score":13,"text":"More to the point, how does a developer meaningfully evaluate such a phrase?

Even more importantly, and I wish I made this the title: How do you determine if any particular offer is fair or even good, in the absence of a lot of offers?

This is inspired by the Teespring (YC 13) ad on the front page right now that states, \"Good salary, good benefits and good equity.\"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5545443","time":1365904799,"title":"Ask HN: What are market rates for \"Good salary, good benefits and good equity\"?","type":"story"}],[5550366,{"by":"Xcelerate","descendants":49,"id":5550366,"kids":[5550955,5550652,5550600,5550402,5550590,5550585,5550503,5550550,5550583,5550664,5550538,5550701,5550949,5550816,5550534,5550731,5550729,5550541,5550565,5550801,5550753,5550755,5552948,5550671,5550603,5555092,5551014,5550532,5550956,5550868,5550455,5550673,5554737,5550802,5550822,5550690,5550597],"score":64,"text":"$17","time":1366014074,"title":"Ask HN: Those with intense focus, how do you do it?","type":"story"}]]

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