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The revival of sensory deprivation tanks (2014) - dnetesn
http://nautil.us/issue/16/nothingness/postcards-from-the-edge-of-consciousness
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Kristine1975
The headline is click-bait, the article itself interesting. As it says,
sensory deprivation is nothing new (there was even a Simpsons episode about
it; Lisa in an... | {
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Ask HN: What do we do about the leap second? - briandear
Really basic question: do we need to do anything about the leap second coming up on June 30? I am specifically referring to typical web apps running on platforms like Heroku, etc. Does it make sense to just put our apps into maintanence mode for that particula... | {
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A/B test case study: call to action button increases conversions by 62% - paraschopra
http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/cta-button-increases-conversions/
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courtneypowell
I find it hard to believe that adding a CTA that resulted in an increase in
conversions would come as a "surprise" to an e... | {
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Show HN: Releasy is a semver CLI tool to release versions - gadr90
https://github.com/vtex/releasy
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gadr90
It's based on the also excellent grunt-release.
[https://github.com/geddski/grunt-release/](https://github.com/geddski/grunt-
release/)
It was kinda abondoned, though.
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uchoa
Good work.
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How to Delete Your Data from 23andMe, Ancestry, and Other Sites - pfarnsworth
https://www.consumerreports.org/health-privacy/how-to-delete-genetic-data-from-23andme-ancrestry-other-sites/
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IfOnlyYouKnew
As some recent stories showed, the problem (if any) isn’t so much your DNA, as
that of relatives. Deletion req... | {
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Software Predicts Which Companies Are an Easy Sell - jacobscott
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/514111/software-predicts-which-companies-are-an-easy-sell/
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sjg007
Proud to be the 4th comment on team jacob's HN posts.
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lawl
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Former MUNI mechanic proposes sailwing engine design to replace windmills - waster
http://www.sfweekly.com/2013-06-19/news/mike-cheney-muni-sailwing-san-francisco-examiner/
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waster
What I'd like to see is a review of his plans, i.e., is this truly feasible?
And also, I'd like to see the critique balanced agai... | {
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James Altucher: Claudia Is Worried I Will Be Killed For Posting This - kanamekun
http://jamesaltucher.quora.com/Claudia-Is-Worried-I-Will-Be-Killed-For-Posting-This
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patio11
Apropos of nothing: One of the classic elements of successful frauds is making
the mark believe that they are pulling one over on the fraud... | {
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Ask HN: Share your audio programming knowledge? - eagerNewb
Hello Hacker News,<p>I have been learning programming for 4 years now, primarily involved in the field of web development. Have some decent knowledge working with php, javascript, ruby, css and html.<p>I'm self taught. The main disadvantage of this is ha... | {
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Pilots reveal safety fears over Boeing’s fleet of Dreamliners - truemilk
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/15/boeing-dreamliner-b787-safety-fears
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nwmcsween
> ...900 quality control inspectors with smart technology.
Does Boeing just think people are dense? Considering the various news articles
with ... | {
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A general technique for automating NES games - milesf
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom7/mario/
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madethemcry
Wow! Thanks! Watched the video, glimpsed through the source and now reading
the paper- so entertaining!
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jstanley
This is really awesome! Thanks for sharing.
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Read your Standard Libraries - bcjordan
http://blog.codingforinterviews.com/reading-code-standard-libraries/
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unwind
This is great advice, since in general you would like to assume that the
standard library is implemented well, i.e. by people who know the target
language.
Unfortunately, for C this is pretty har... | {
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What is a good book for learning math from the ground up? - felipellrocha
http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/69060/what-is-a-good-book-for-learning-math-from-the-ground-up
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Iamahippie
A school book, like holtz, or something, i have a few books from highschool,
like math books
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Static presentations of sorting algorithms - RiderOfGiraffes
http://www.hatfulofhollow.com/posts/code/visualisingsorting/index.html
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RiderOfGiraffes
I've picked this out of the item on animated presentations of sorting
algorithms because I think it's right on the money. The static presentations
give you real i... | {
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Storm courts I/O lovers with 96GB, 32-core cloud server - bbr
http://gigaom.com/cloud/storm-courts-io-lovers-with-96gb-32-core-cloud-server/
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swombat
At over $986/m, it's a damn sight more expensive than a Hetzner box.
Granted, Hetzner's €89 servers only have 24GB of RAM, not 96, but you can
basically have 7 ... | {
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A Conversation about Artificial General Intelligence - dchacke
https://soundcloud.com/doexplain/11-a-window-on-intelligence-with-dennis-hackethal
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dchacke
Full disclosure: I'm the interviewee. I'm interested in critically discussing
the interview.
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Pareto Principle-Based User Research - adamfard
https://uxmag.com/articles/pareto-principle-based-user-research
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helph67
Anyone operating any business should be aware of the importance of this
principle. It's also relevant to those of us merely trying to survive `normal'
life.
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Show HN: LeanSentry - Better Monitoring for Windows Server Apps - ivolo
https://www.leansentry.com
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btb
Interesting product, considering trying it out. A few questions
1\. I gather from reading the How-it-works pages that the monitoring service
is not invasive. How about the optional agent, how invasive is th... | {
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Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell - MichaelAO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell
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MichaelAO
Of particular interest is the Stand Alone Complex:
"Stand Alone Complex eventually came to represent a phenomenon where
unrelated, yet very similar actions of individuals create a seemingly
con... | {
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Death to Javascript Rock Stars - riklomas
http://jquery.com/blog/2008/08/29/death-to-javascript-rock-stars/
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rglullis
To me, this is just to show how nerds are kind of hypocrites when it comes
about looks vs substance. They want to believe they are not affected by
marketing and focus on actual value, but it al... | {
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Founders: Stop Pitching, Start Engaging - ccrystle
http://diggingintwo.blogspot.com/2012/12/founders-stop-pitching-instead-of.html
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dmor
I agree, and I'd add that if you have some common ground (e.g. Your company is
in a sector that is the investors expertise) say so. There is an initial
"should I care" filter t... | {
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Yishan Wong hypothesizing(?) on the Reddit saga - ub
https://np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3cs78i/whats_the_best_long_con_you_ever_pulled/cszjqg2
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AndrewKemendo
Archive in case these guys recant:
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150711233921/https://www.reddi...](https://web.archive.org/web/20150711233921/h... | {
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Sell to Teachers - Jarred
http://blog.jarredsumner.com/2011/09/18/sell-to-teachers/
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patio11
As kind of an omnibus response to this and the comments:
1) A portion of teachers will spend money on software. Reports of teachers
being universally poor and stingy have been greatly exaggerated. You may know
a sting... | {
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Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking' - gibsonf1
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/mobile-phones-more-dangerous-than-smoking-or-asbestos-802602.html?r=RSS
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tptacek
The best medical evidence is _always_ published "exclusively in the
Independent on Sunday".
~~~
whallib... | {
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PlayPozz makes any game educational - jamesntoy
http://www.playpozz.com/
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jamesntoy
PlayPozz launches today! Solo non-technical founder and YC W13 reject, but
rolled with it. Would love to know what everyone thinks.
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ludicast
I think it's a fantastic idea, congrats. My son is 1.5 yrs and loves playing
w... | {
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If Women Were More Like Men: Why Females Earn Less - makimaki
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847194,00.html?xid=rss-topstories
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mkn
The difference in pay between FTMs and MTFs was 1.5% in this study, and the
article seems to suggest that this explains the 29% difference in pay between
biological... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Dialogue system – books to read and some advice for Python developer - frankyy
Hello,<p>Me and my team were given financing for the project of building a system of dialogue assistant (narrow domain, non-English language, text communication). We have extensive experience with NLP from previous companies, and we... | {
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AT&T updates firmware to block access to 1.1.1.1 - antoinefink
https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r31901625-New-BGW-210-700-Firmware-1-5-11
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jaas
I'd say there is a 98% chance this is a bug in some firmware and a 2% chance
AT&T is intentionally trying to block Cloudflare DNS.
I get why people are paranoid about I... | {
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How did governments lose control of encryption? - abhi3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35659152
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progressive_dad
What breaks my heart about this "cold war" becoming a "hot war" is it will
probably stifle school age curriculum. If its a hot button political issue
then teachers won't be encouraging little jo... | {
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Ask HN: How to get a music player to always play in mono? - yesenadam
I recently lost my hearing in one ear..and discovered VLC can play stereo tracks as mono. But you have to manually turn it on for every track, it seems, no preference setting for that. Does anyone know a player that can be set to always play mono, o... | {
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MandarineTS. A minimalist, decorator-driven, MVC, TypeScript framework for Deno - ramirez001
https://github.com/mandarineorg/mandarinets
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ramirez001
Mandarine.TS is a framework that allows you to create applications.
Mandarine.TS provides a range of built-in solutions such as Dependency
Injection, Components, OR... | {
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An appeal for unremarkable women - jgrahamc
http://www.jgc.org/blog/2010/03/appeal-to-unremarkable-women.html
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davidw
I don't know... these debates seem to go round and round, and at the end of
the day, I grow weary of them. My resolve is to do what is in my power to help
out other people, be they men or women... | {
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CBP says traveler photos and license plate images stolen in data breach - tlrobinson
https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/10/cbp-data-breach/
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dang
Comments moved to
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20150688](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20150688).
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jolmg
more commented duplicate:
[https://news.yc... | {
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In some areas, USPS will soon email you scans of envelopes you get in the mail - cipherkittens
http://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-us-postal-service-will-now-email-you-scans-of-your-mail/
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Albright
Can I click a button to immediately send junk mail to the trash?
Will the system heuristically learn which mail is ju... | {
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Work has started on the next generation of Apache web server - Tsiolkovsky
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Work-has-started-on-the-next-generation-of-Apache-1203465.html
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powertower
The 2.3 branch is a testing branch (that was alpha before 2.3.11, now is beta
after 2.3.11).
What we will see is 2.4 (gen... | {
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Warming Up to the Officeless Office - orky56
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304818404577349783161465976.html?google_editors_picks=true
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dsr_
Instant reaction: wow, I don't want to work for a company that would treat
anyone that way.
Second thought: why aren't these people working from home? Wha... | {
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Migrated WordGap from Python to Go 1 - voidlogic
http://blog.zmxv.com/2012/03/migrated-wordgap-from-python-to-go.html
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waterside81
We're going through the same thing right now. Porting a few thousand lines of
Python to Go. It's almost a line for line port, with the odd exception here or
there. One thing I really... | {
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Ask HN: ARM micro server colocation in U.S.? - hoodoof
I would like to buy an ARM based micro server that has a cable ethernet port and a 64GB SD slot and colocate it in the U.S.<p>Can anyone suggest such a machine (not a Raspberry PI please, I would like something with a case), and also if there are any companies t... | {
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Escher Waterfall Machine Solved - finemann
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/18/is-this-how-the-esch.html
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MattJ100
Unfortunately the assertion that "liquid never touches B" is false (see a
surge in the flow at 1:06 that does reach it). Therefore I don't reckon the
break can be where they assume it to be.
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How Poverty Taxes the Brain - jonbaer
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/08/how-poverty-taxes-brain/6716/
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ritchiea
I can speak to this. For a while in 2010 I was completely broke after leaving
my first job out of college, which I hated, and having some other employment
opportunities fall thr... | {
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Run Windows and Linux without virtualization - sant0sk1
http://www.linux.com/feature/131753
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t0pj
I'm not able to reimage my desktop PC at work due to draconian IT policies
(darned support and compatibility).
I really would love to completely rid myself of WinXP and replace it with
Ubuntu. However, this looks l... | {
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Lenovo UEFI Only Wants To Boot Windows, RHEL - mtgx
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIyOTg
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Munksgaard
That's unfortunate, but judging from Lenovos tweet[0], it could be a mistake,
and they're looking into it.
[0]: <https://twitter.com/lenovo/status/268962425917816832>
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Should LOPSA "lead the march" to DevOps? - MPSimmons
http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2013/07/a-considered-reply-to-mark-burgess/
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beat
Wow, that's a lot of different directions all in one discussion!
Anyway, it seems to me that DevOps is more about management than technique. It
starts with management ... | {
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Ask HN: Stripe Atlas alternative that's more suitable for lifestyle businesses? - arikr
For example, one that allows LLC setup in your state so that you don't have to pay Delaware state fees in addition to your state<p>Does it exist?
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kjksf
It's unclear what it is you think Atlas gives you and therefore wha... | {
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} |
Free Hotel Wifi with Python and Selenium - janvdberg
https://gkbrk.com/2018/12/free-hotel-wifi-with-python-and-selenium/
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danilocesar
There might be an easier workaround for this:
Some hotspots only blocks new TCP connections when that time expires. So I
used this workaround a few times in the past:
You open a... | {
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A Better Way to Manage CSS and JS (+ source code) - legierski
http://blog.gathercontent.com/combine-and-compress-css-and-js-on-the-fly
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stinky613
While I don't mind the concept proposed, a few things immediately caught my
eye:
1) How often are changes made to these CSS files? It seems to me that caching
would... | {
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} |
Itertools in Python 3, by Example - dbader
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brettkromkamp
I presume this is the URL: [https://realpython.com/python-
itertools/](https://realpython.com/python-itertools/)
| {
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Literacy may have stolen brain power from other functions - abraham
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/11/literacy-takes-over-the-brain.ars
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jerf
"Stolen"? Seriously? I suppose the next article I can expect to read is "Why
Your Ability To Read Is Just An Illusion".
(I dislike the titles that invoke the ... | {
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The Case for Calling Terrorists Nitwits - inmygarage
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-case-for-calling-them-nitwits/8130/
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GiraffeNecktie
I liked this part of the article "... it’s fair to say that the Taliban employ
the world’s worst suicide bombers: one in two manages to kill only hims... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Google vs Romney - mikeland86
https://www.google.com/search?q=completely+wrong&hl=en&safe=off&authuser=0&site=imghp&prmd=imvnsu&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Grx1UNaxGqPOiwLMi4CoDw&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=679#q=completely+wrong&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&authuser=0&site=imghp&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsu&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r... | {
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Why Startups Are Helping The Economy More Than You Think - esharef
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/14/are-startups-empty-buzz-or-a-way-to-kickstart-the-economy/
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Sambdala
I don't really like the fact that this article more or less accepts at face
value the metric of "jobs" as being the relevant measure of "helpi... | {
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Ask HN: Anyone using an iPad Pro as your daily driver? - ethanpil
I'm still not convinced its worth it to shell out $1500-$2000 for "less than a laptop" but perhaps I don't have all the facts. Are there any HN users that have seen the light? Is a 12.9" iPad Pro with keyboard/pen truly eno... | {
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Are birds smarter than mathematicians? - rglullis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175592
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andrewcooke
That's interesting. Unfortunately the text isn't free. Do they have any guess
as to why?
My guess is that there's some fairly simple heuristic that gives the right
answer, which birds are using but which ... | {
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WebAudioSynth - Web browser based synthesizer application - matsuu
http://aikelab.net/websynth/
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postfuturist
Very fun, needs a keyboard -> piano key mapping for maximum pleasure. Oh, I
see it's open source, too bad I'm at work right now.
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kevincennis
Worth noting that this will only work in Chrome, sin... | {
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Could Apple become the next Comcast? - 001sky
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/could-apple-become-the-next-comcast/2015/03/18/a90a8e9c-ccc3-11e4-8c54-ffb5ba6f2f69_story.html
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yunyeng
Apple is developing really slow after Steve Jobs, but if they play their cards
smartly they will dominant this Onl... | {
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} |
The Parents Who Give Their Children Bleach Enemas to 'Cure' Them of Autism - middleclick
https://www.vice.com/read/parents-are-giving-their-children-bleach-enemas-to-cure-them-of-autism-311
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ars
That's what happens when parents are so desperate to help their kids that they
will try absolutely anything if someo... | {
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} |
Ancient “su – hostile” vulnerability in Debian 8 and 9 - l2dy
https://j.ludost.net/blog/archives/2018/06/13/ancient_su_-_hostile_vulnerability_in_debian_8_and_9/
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tedunangst
For those unaware, ioctl(TIOCSTI) allows injecting characters back into the
tty, where they will be read by the next process to read from t... | {
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Bank of America is looking for Ethereum developers - nestlequ1k
http://careers.bankofamerica.com/job-detail/17051863/united-states/us/java-developer-card-and-payments-technology
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j0e1
I can't in any way see how this ad means they are looking for 'Ethereum
developers' other than it being a desired skill. Please r... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How do you deal with managing cocky programmers? - tn_
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jonny_storm
Adam Savage once said he distrusted anyone that hadn't failed, and I share
this sentiment. It's likely that, if you haven't failed spectacularly, then
you've not had the opportunity to internalize the lessons that come from
failure: humil... | {
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} |
Kids using Facebook is an issue, but how can network operators truly verify age? - gkwelding
A good question. Apart from credit card verification methods (I'm sure that would go down like a lead balloon o n Facebook) what other methods are available to organisations such as Facebook (they claim a minimum age of 13 f... | {
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BrandColors – Official color codes for the world's biggest brands - qzervaas
http://brandcolors.net/
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elasticode
cool resource :) thanx!
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} |
Google Ventures' Copious Launches Social Marketplace For The Facebook Era - snikolic
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/15/google-ventures-backed-copious-launches-a-social-marketplace-for-the-facebook-era
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amac
This is similar to a marketplace website I co-founded, Lifemall.com.
The relationship between social and... | {
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} |
The Elements - A Perfect Coffee Table Book for Nerds - 3pt14159
http://zachaysan.tumblr.com/post/315148493/the-elements-a-perfect-coffee-table-book-for-nerds
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DrJokepu
I thought he meant Euclid's Elements - now that's an awesome book.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclids_Elements> (the link doesn't work becau... | {
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Ask HN: How to solve remote engineers appearing lazy to other departments? - ngngngng
A recurring issue I've seen throughout my career is engineers wanting to have more remote flexibility. Often the upper technical leadership is in favor of it but concerns throughout the company come up that other departments wil... | {
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Vermin Supreme - mmhsieh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermin_Supreme
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Quequau
This man's positive role in defusing tense stand-offs at political rallies and
short circuiting bad faith discussion derailing with incredibly skilful humour
is tragically underrated.
| {
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OneWeb about to launch its first internet satellites to connect the unconnected - deanalevitt
https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613043/oneweb-is-about-to-launch-its-first-internet-satellites-to-connect-the/
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deanalevitt
_Today’s launch, scheduled for 4:37 p.m. US Eastern time_
There's a link to watc... | {
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} |
Similarities between Musicians and Entrepreneurs - earbitscom
http://blog.earbits.com/online_radio/5-similarities-of-musicians-and-entrepreneurs/
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seiji
People struggling to succeed are all the same. Startups, writers, script
producers, musicians, ...
See how much of this write-up rings true with you: <http://m... | {
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} |
Google is working on a new AI-enabled messenger, its answer to Facebook M - chlestakoff
http://www.businessinsider.com/report-google-is-working-on-a-new-smart-messaging-app-2015-12?op=1
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thebladerunner
So much hype and confusion in this space!
| {
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Dropbox handler on Amiga [video] - erickhill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6lFjQFg-I&feature=youtu.be
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jeena
The funniest thing is that he uses a fetish s/video/demo with half-naked
bondage women in it to demonstrate running a program directly from dropbox.
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djsumdog
It had a file_id.diz file in the dire... | {
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Airlines Defend Dormant 737 Max Jets from Corrosion, Insects and Time - DamnInteresting
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/08/12/boeing-737-max-desert-storage/
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BitwiseFool
Even after they re-certify the aircraft, stories like this make me want to
totally avoid flying on a 737-Max.
Despite the che... | {
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The WannaCry Ransomware Hackers Made Some Major Mistakes - taylorbuley
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-hackers-made-real-amateur-mistakes/
======
draw_down
We can laugh as long as we like, but maybe the next attackers won't make such
simple mistakes. Or maybe this was just a test that got out of hand... | {
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Audio processing in TensorFlow - dariocazzani
https://medium.com/towards-data-science/audio-processing-in-tensorflow-208f1a4103aa
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rryan
Anyone interested in machine learning for audio (or any other signals) should
keep a close eye on tf.contrib.signal. I just checked in some code to do
efficient framing, window... | {
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Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory - j_b_f
http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory.html?awesm=on.ted.com_8Ads&utm_medium=on.ted.com-twitter&utm_source=direct-on.ted.com&utm_content=site-basic
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j_b_f
The speaker argues that your memory of an event is based l... | {
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Arbitrage Discovered (2015) - Tomte
http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-02-27/arbitrage-discovered
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chollida1
If you haven't heard of this contract, its really amazing. It allows the
holder to buy a portfolio of stocks up until the Wednesday of the following
week based on last weeks prices.
So essential... | {
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} |
Choosing Ubuntu Fully Compatible Laptop Is Easier Now - tzury
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/makes
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bmastenbrook
tl;dr: don't believe it, at least not for any recent Intel ThinkPads.
I have the ThinkPad T420 with Sandy Bridge graphics that they list as
"Certified" under 11.04. This is at best highly mislea... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole - furcyd
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/einstein-general-relativity-theory-questioned-ghez
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idlewords
This is a weird title given the content of the article, which is that
researchers observing a supermassive black hole got a result completely
c... | {
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} |
How we track customer costs in Mixpanel - tdumitrescu
https://mixpanel.com/blog/2018/06/14/how-we-use-mixpanel-to-put-a-price-on-our-data-usage/
======
donavanm
Nice take on granular cost accounting. Interesting that its per customer
attribution, as opposed to per component. Need the latter to talk about
efficiency an... | {
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} |
Show HN: Polar 1.5 /w Cloud Sync. Manage your reading /w annotations and tagging - burtonator
https://getpolarized.io/2018/12/16/polar-1.5-with-cloud-sync.html
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burtonator
This is a big release for us.
You guys really liked our first release:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18219960](https://news.ycombin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The TikTok War - migueldemoura
https://stratechery.com/2020/the-tiktok-war/
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kpennell
I'm not sure how I got sucked into Tiktok but I was quickly hooked. There's
something so refreshingly playful, authentic, and raw about so much Tiktok
content compared to Instagram. Instagram (explore/discovery) is generally
pr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology - jgarmon
http://people-press.org/2011/05/04/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology/#
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viggity
Not hacker news
| {
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A Camera Lens Made from an Iceberg - tbgvi
https://www.mathieustern.com/blog/2018/10/22/l437fjpq58g619vlkm6t1iwhk8s6dr
======
deanclatworthy
> I needed to find pure ice.
No you didn't. You could have done this with warm distilled water, then
frozen, at home and had better results. But I suppose it's a good excuse to ... | {
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} |
What Does Sound Look Like? - choult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px3oVGXr4mo
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JoeAltmaier
Air currents are not 'what sound looks like'.
| {
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} |
Panopticlick: browser fingerprinting research - datico
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/help-eff-research-web-browser-tracking
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samdk
In public browsing (in Firefox) I'm unique. In private browsing I'm 1 in
~17000.
Interestingly, removing some of the non-standard fonts I have installed made
me unique, eve... | {
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} |
Is China Taking the Lead in AI? - sarapeyton
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/is-china-taking-the-lead-in-ai/
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nick_meister
scary
| {
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Ask HN: what are some good companies to work for on the west coast? - quietthrow
Looking to hear about innovative companies that take a keen interest in employee development abd have good employee development programs, well funded and stable. Basically what else is out there besides google amazon and Facebook?
=====... | {
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Novell (yes, Novell) ports Xbox 360 game to the iPhone - technologizer
http://technologizer.com/2010/03/12/xbox-games-on-your-iphone-yes-but-not-from-microsoft/
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benologist
This is really no surprise, Novell's been working really hard on building a
simple bridge for developers to use Mono and C# for building i... | {
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} |
Mimesis, Violence, and Facebook: Peter Thiel’s French Connection - simonb
https://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2016/08/13/mimesis-violence-and-facebook-peter-thiels-french-connection-full-essay/
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carsongross
Girard will be looked back on as a Father of the Church:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzF2OG2ejI... | {
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} |
Show HN: OhMyBet – AI predictions of professional tennis - samfromshire
https://ohmybet.com
======
samfromshire
OhMyBet! is an information service with AI-driven predictions of the outcomes
of professional tennis matches given by machine learning algorithms not human
experts. The core of the system is a self-improving... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Robocallers Target Chinese Speakers in Latest Phone Scam - JumpCrisscross
https://www.wsj.com/articles/robocallers-target-chinese-speakers-in-latest-phone-scam-1528128363
======
tonyquart
Well, I can just suggest everybody to hang up or even ignore calls if they
don't know the numbers. I personally always look up the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Open source, open markets - cadalac
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=39c69e41-bf90-4925-925f-c9dde6e7bfec&p=1
======
rw
The summary at the beginning of the article reads:
"Michael Whitehead is selling the idea of collective software wisdom. The
Goal: be quick and cost-effective. blah"
Notice the f... | {
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} |
Spreadsheet on Google doc to help victims of Mumbai attacks - zalthor
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?hl=en_US&key=tE-okpwwYgQavia5opgZSEA&hl=en_US&f=true&gid=0
======
poojanichani123
Pls let me knw if any sort of help needed .. If short of blood... ready to
donate... my blood group is b+ve... Contact... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Far UVI breather instead of filter face mask? - bwilli123
Would a portable far-UVI breathing apparatus be a better approach to virus proofing than particulate filter face masks or respirators?
Background info links
https://www.hepacart.com/blog/effective-uv-disinfection-lights-4-benefits-o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ray Tracing Jell-O Brand Gelatin (1987) [pdf] - gcv
http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~ago820/cs395/Papers/Heckbert_1987.pdf
======
kens
This article is by Paul Heckbert, who is also known for writing a raytracer
that fit on the back of his business card.
[http://fabiensanglard.net/rayTracing_back_of_business_card/](http... | {
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} |
How to Digitize a Graph - jeffmiller
http://bendeaton.me/2010/11/15/how-to-digitize-a-graph/
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celias
The program is actually named GraphClick. I am a happy user. One nice feature
is the ability to adjust the coordinate frame to work with graph images that
are distorted.
| {
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Ask HN: Functionnal programming for UI? - yogsototh
Hello,<p>I wanted to make a complete javascript web client. The standard usage with imperative language is to use the MVC pattern.
I used object oriented programming but the javascript syntax for OOP was a really poor experience. I had the feeling that using a func... | {
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Show HN: RSS/Atom Feed Reader in Go - nergal
https://github.com/Lallassu/gorss
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themacguffinman
Looks like this feed reader is a CLI application. OP, you might want to
mention that in the title to attract the greybeards.
~~~
nergal
True, can't change that now though :/
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nergal
Just a quick update, I've f... | {
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How I changed the world in 2013 - sherm8n
http://planscope.io/blog/how-i-changed-the-world-in-2013/
======
gexla
> As an example, today my admin dashboard popped up with a notice that Fred
> had closed an estimate for about $30k. I tabbed over to GMail and wrote Fred
> a quick congratulatory note and asked him if th... | {
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} |
Tell HN: Moniker increased the price of .tc domains from $28 to $140 - tinyProton
I've a couple of '.tc' domains bought through Moniker. Up until very recently the price for '.tc' domains were only $28. They increased the price of this domains from $28 to $140 without sending any notice. The... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What are the best marketing resources as a developer running a Startup? - cnivolle
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quahada
Best resource in my experience is a business cofounder who will do all that
for you.
Marketing is more than just getting the word out, but also who to get the word
out to, want to say, etc. There isn't enough ... | {
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} |
Day 18: Pong - PurpleRose
http://www.nicolewoo.ca/2015/05/day-18-pong/
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dpcan
Going back to day 1, it looks like she's doing 180 games for 180 days.
I love watching these unfold! My only suggestion is that with every game you
make, try to stray from the norm a bit, and a splash of creativity, or a twist
on th... | {
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} |
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