What have you learned from Hacker News?
jacoblyles: I don't know yet. Certainly, it has given me a broader view of the world of computer science, which is edifying and has allowed me to speak intelligently with recruiters. It is also motivating me to do risky things (left a good job in finance to go back to grad school for CS, applying to Y Combinator this summer). Mostly, it has taught me that I am easily influenced by people I admire, and people I admire include entrepreneurs, scientists, and engineers.Basically, I am what your children will become if you allow them to read too much sci fi growing up.