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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week2 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2021-02-13 04:45:57 UTC to 2021-08-02 07:53:46 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012021-02-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-02-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsFeb 82021-02-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-02-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-02-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-03-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-03-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-03-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-03-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-03-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-03-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-04-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-04-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-04-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-04-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-04-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-04-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-04-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-04-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-05-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-05-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-05-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsMay 32021-05-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-05-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-05-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-05-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-05-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-05-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-05-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-06-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-06-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-06-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-06-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-07-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-07-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-07-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-07-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-07-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-07-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-07-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-07-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-08-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-08-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-08-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsAug 2

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Feb 82021-02-08 00:00:00 UTC2021-02-15 00:00:00 UTC110
Feb 152021-02-15 00:00:00 UTC2021-02-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 222021-02-22 00:00:00 UTC2021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 12021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-03-08 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 82021-03-08 00:00:00 UTC2021-03-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 152021-03-15 00:00:00 UTC2021-03-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 222021-03-22 00:00:00 UTC2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 292021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC2021-04-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 52021-04-05 00:00:00 UTC2021-04-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 122021-04-12 00:00:00 UTC2021-04-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 192021-04-19 00:00:00 UTC2021-04-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 262021-04-26 00:00:00 UTC2021-05-03 00:00:00 UTC000
May 32021-05-03 00:00:00 UTC2021-05-10 00:00:00 UTC000
May 102021-05-10 00:00:00 UTC2021-05-17 00:00:00 UTC000
May 172021-05-17 00:00:00 UTC2021-05-24 00:00:00 UTC000
May 242021-05-24 00:00:00 UTC2021-05-31 00:00:00 UTC000
May 312021-05-31 00:00:00 UTC2021-06-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 72021-06-07 00:00:00 UTC2021-06-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 142021-06-14 00:00:00 UTC2021-06-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 212021-06-21 00:00:00 UTC2021-06-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 282021-06-28 00:00:00 UTC2021-07-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 52021-07-05 00:00:00 UTC2021-07-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 122021-07-12 00:00:00 UTC2021-07-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 192021-07-19 00:00:00 UTC2021-07-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 262021-07-26 00:00:00 UTC2021-08-02 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 22021-08-02 00:00:00 UTC2021-08-09 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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sylvain_kerkour·Aug 2, 2021
Hey, For me the worst part was not the job itself (I did ML related stuff) but the environment (commuting, artificial light all day long...). Since I moved to the (solo) entrepreneurship track I'm way more happy. At first it doesn't pay so you need to have savings, but after some time (depends on the person) you start making a living and you decide what to work on. Today, half of my time is dedicated to writing software that I genuinely believe have a positive impact on the world (https://github.com/skerkour/bloom), and half of my time is dedicated to writing and sharing (I'm writing a book). The best thing that I've understood is that even if my primary skills are programming and security related stuff, it doesn't mean I have to code for a living. There are a lot of jobs related to programming that you can switch to. As a side note, I wo
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uld add that programming is way too much undervalued in most companies. Programming is very demanding physically and mentally, and if you spend 6hours+ on a chair in front of a screen, you should take a few steps back, and start exercising and leaving the screen a little bit more.
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