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Ask HN: What happened to flutter? - sourabh86 There is this awesome app at flutterapp.com, I have been using this since some time now, but there have been no updates to it since they were acquired by Google. I thought now there might be frequent releases and many more supported gestures, but nope nothing! Anyone kno...
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Facebook & Twitter down? - philco http://www.facebook.com http://www.twitter.com - I get a page with the following text on it "www.weblogsinc.com"<p>and on Facebook.com I get 404 not found...? ====== jacobr <http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/facebook.com> ~~~ philco Yeah, both twitter and facebook are down for ...
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CDN Comparison - turrini https://www.codeinwp.com/blog/maxcdn-vs-cloudflare-vs-cloudfront-vs-akamai-edge-vs-fastly/ ====== havliktom If you'd like a comparison from a customer point of view - here's a great summary: [https://www.thetoptens.com/best-content-delivery-network- cdn...](https://www.thetoptens.com/best-cont...
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Untangling the mechanics of knots - kercker http://news.mit.edu/2015/untangling-mechanics-knots-0908 ====== Mithaldu MIT has been confusing me to no end. Over the past year i've seen them act like the worst scum of PR by using clickbait tiles, and weird actions like disabling the fullscreen button so you don't leave t...
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The mystery of Google+ - pascal07 http://www.elezea.com/2013/07/google-plus-mystery/ ====== diydsp Google Plus is like the movie Dark City. It's a group of technical aliens picking apart the human experience, trying different scenarios in order to find out what the human soul is. Once per day, humans wake up and find...
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HOPE Conference Criticized for Allowing Far-Right Harassment - AndrewUnmuted https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2018/hope-conference-criticized-for-allowing-far-right-harassment/ ====== sp332 A couple more details: [https://twitter.com/zenalbatross/status/1021429246047158272](https://twitter.com/zenalbatross/status/1021429...
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Show HN: Breakapart: simple gestures on a physical keyboard - aehtyb https://github.com/fanfare/breakapart/blob/master/README.md ====== wingerlang You should allow it to be any number of keys. Imagine if touchpads had you do gestures exactly in dedicated areas, it would kinda ruin the experience. E.g. I thought it wa...
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A Short Talk about Richard Feynman (2005) - danso http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/short-talk-about-richard-feynman/ ====== georgemcbay Decent read but I vastly prefer W. Daniel Hillis' "Richard Feynman and The Connection Machine" as it is actually more about Feynman (in his later years, around the same time...
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Bypassing UAC on Windows 10 Using Disk Cleanup - djsumdog https://enigma0x3.net/2016/07/22/bypassing-uac-on-windows-10-using-disk-cleanup/ ====== ocdtrekkie Pardon if I don't understand something obvious, but how is UAC "not a security boundary"? ~~~ zamalek That's news to me too. Fixing this should be as simple as c...
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10 Scientific Expeditions That Were Doomed From the Start - nickcobb http://brainz.org/10-scientific-expeditions-were-doomed-start/ ====== infinity The story of the expedition of Burke and Wills is also part of the History of the camels in Australia - a story which is really something special. In the year 1860 the ...
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Spring Hibernate Integration - javabuddy http://java-diaries.blogspot.com/2011/02/spring-hibernate-integration.html ====== DerekH Did you reverse engineer your entities from a database? If not, you should add that as well. That way, if the database changes, you can automate the creation of those entities. I like to...
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Mentat Wiki - pmoriarty http://www.ludism.org/mentat ====== dunkelheit These are useful techniques but they kind of miss the point. They all concentrate on the question of how to do something, but completely ignore the (much more interesing in my opinion) question of what to do. Besides raw intellectual ability good a...
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RFC 2119: Key Words for Use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels - zaksoup http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119 ====== zaksoup Was digging through the RFC for HOTP and came across this. Thought it was very interesting that there are actual definitions for these terms, or that they (the definitions) were apparently n...
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Experts Want to Give Control of America's Nuclear Missiles to AI - ForFreedom https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59n3y5/experts-want-to-give-control-of-americas-nuclear-missiles-to-ai ====== hacktember "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should." ----...
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Super long-term kernel support - _emacsomancer_ https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/749530/86a6011785a95659/ ====== znpy > The first SLTS kernel will be based on the 4.4 LTS release and will be > maintained by Ben Hutchings That guy is a genius: he probably managed to secure a job for at least the next twenty years.
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Token Fixation in Paypal - johnterry_cfc http://homakov.blogspot.com/2014/01/token-fixation-in-paypal.html ====== pothibo I'm annoyed every time homakov posts a vulnerability. He writes in a way that belittle his target, like everyone is stupid except himself. Also, I really dislike how he handles his disclosures. ~...
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FBI will no longer accept FOIA requests by email - rmason https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/06/fbi-foia-fax-march-2017/ ====== shawnee_ Previously-accumulated USDA data (that has already been paid for and is technically a public good) has been blacked out also. Source: [https://sunlightfoundation.com/tracking-u-s-governm...
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Ireland Lacrosse sacrifice place in 'Medicine Game' tournament for greater good - bryanrasmussen https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2020/0905/1163463-iroquois-nationals-lacrosse-ireland-world-games/ ====== chrisbennet Reminds me of Jack Sock vs. Lleyton Hewitt act of sportsmanship: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J...
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Bash on Ubuntu on Windows - aymenim https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2016/04/06/bash-on-ubuntu-on-windows-download-now-3/ ====== siscia I am a little scared from the distinction we are start to make between "computers" and "developers' computers" In most computer nowadays you cannot code (tables and smart...
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Dead Coins – A list of dead cryptocurrencies - jurgenwerk http://deadcoins.com/ ====== zekevermillion Definition of dead should be "can't connect to a node" not based on market cap. For example, BlakeBitcoin is alive as far as I can tell, bc merge mined with Blakecoin. You can totally fire up a client and transact in ...
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Kaminsky, Mitnick pwned on Black Hat eve - madair http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/29/kaminsky_hacked/ ====== jacquesm <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=730664>
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This app turns sketches into working computer games [video] - cdvonstinkpot http://www.springwise.com/forget-coding-app-turns-sketches-working-computer-games/ ====== VPrime PixelPress is really cool. Their OCR technology is a neat idea to making levels. However users are not really making games. They're making level...
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Ask HN: How do you “own your private keys” for cryptocurrencies held Exchanges - justboxing Context: In light of the Coincheck Exchange&#x27;s hack in Japan, @VinnyLingham‏ tweeted this =&gt; https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;VinnyLingham&#x2F;status&#x2F;938830553477824512<p>Text of Tweet<p>&gt; #1 most important...
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What's in a Parser Combinator? (2016) - pythux https://remusao.github.io/posts/whats-in-a-parser-combinator.html ====== ckok Every few years I look at the latest parser combinators, parser generators, compiler compilers. And every time they seem to lack in some huge vital way (not always all of them, but always at lea...
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How China Turned a City into a Prison - sajid https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/04/world/asia/xinjiang-china-surveillance-prison.html ====== mstaoru I live in China for 10+ years now, and I believe it is turning the whole country into a prison. Here are some of my observations from Shanghai: \- while walkin...
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The MTHFR Gene Mutation and How to Rewire Your Genetics - amelius https://www.bulletproofexec.com/the-mthfr-gene-mutation-and-how-to-rewire-your-genetics/ ====== diminish Refactoring your DNA mayh help too..
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Wild IIlusions: 5 startups experiments I like to try - zaveri http://ac-idealog.blogspot.com/2009/04/5-startups-experiments-i-like-to-try.html ====== dmix Startups or applications? Scanning the list I see twitter, bit.ly tags, and firefox plugin. These might be experiments in creating products but I don't see any co...
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How Fear Can Derail an Entrepreneur - T-A http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-fear-can-derail-an-entrepreneur-1440381701 ====== lglassop As a mature female founder who started her business at age 55 I think I have fear under control...NOT! I think fear is also a motivator, without it, you could be a bit reckless.
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Microsoft’s new ‘M’ programming language - nickb http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/archives/74 ====== cosmo7 So you are imagining what this language is and then complaining about it?
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Show HN: Redux JSON Router – Declarative, Redux-First Routing for the Browser - mksarge https://github.com/mksarge/redux-json-router ====== mksarge I started this project to learn about Redux middleware and client-side routing in React/Redux. It's my first open-source library, so tips/suggestions are greatly appreciat...
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Ask HN: Trigger finger and tendonitis - odammit I tend to get extremely painful forearm tendonitis and trigger finger from my Mac&#x27;s trackpad to the point my finger will stop functioning and I have to get cortisone shots every year or so.<p>I generally use shortcut keys, but inevitably I use my trackpad when I&#x2...
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Ask HN: I'm a contractor, how do I find good work? - Ixiaus Short and simple: I'm a contractor, I'm not in dire straights, but I want better work that is stimulating and pays well. I also want to get out of the "PHP rut", I've been enchanted by Python (my favorite language second to Scheme) and also consider Ruby to...
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What does it take to get a PC with XP? - procyon http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1496591483;fp;2;fpid;2 ====== jasonkester I ordered an XP "downgrade" box from Dell just yesterday. It was just a tick box on the OS list, and didn't add any cost or force me to jump through hoops. Speccing the same machine ...
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Wasted Creativity in the GNU/Linux Distribution Diversity - gnuarch https://write.as/text/wasted-creativity-in-the-gnu-linux-distribution-diversity ====== jlarocco Not this self-centered, ignorant complaint again. Even if this time really is 100% wasted, it's not _your_ wasted time, so it's none of your business anyw...
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Tom Scott: How the First Ever Telecoms Scam Worked [video] - lifthrasiir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPeVsniB7b0 ====== lifthrasiir I'm not a fan of video-first contents, but I'm linking to Tom Scott because he commissioned various source materials and their translations just for this video as it turned out that a...
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Incorporation and stock sharing dilemma - atiw Hi everyone, This is my first post here. I have been just a silent reader all this time. Finally I get to post something as well. Hope this helps others as well.<p>So, let's get started. (P.S. - I am avoiding mentioning names of stuff like university etc, since it will...
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Self-Driving Cars May One Day Face Decision of Who to Save or Kill - jaequery http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/driving-cars-day-face-decision-save-kill/story?id=40072003 ====== jaequery "Would you get into an automated self-driving vehicle, knowing that in the event of an accident, it might sacrifice your life if it m...
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Assessing a Company: Questions you need to ask in an Interview - mikeinterviewst http://blog.interviewstreet.com/2011/12/assessing-a-company-questions-you-need-to-ask-in-an-interview/ ====== jacques_chester Interviewers do "leak" information to interviewees. I once turned down a lucrative job offer because, during the...
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Show HN: Team collaboration on anything on the web – Skarpline - Storbaek https://skarpline.com/ref/hacker-news/ ====== Storbaek Hi HN, We built Skarpline after scraping a product we had built. We focused on solving our own need and the challenges we saw in modern communication and collaboration. One of our early us...
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Is Amazon Unstoppable? - elsewhen https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/21/is-amazon-unstoppable ====== wahern > Amazon pays all U.S.-based employees at least fifteen dollars an hour—more > than the minimum wage in many places—and full-time warehouse workers have > access to the same health and retirement plans a...
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Ask HN: Who do you follow on Twitter? - goldbabelfish I just got Twitter and thought this community would have a great selection of people who make great things or say great things. ====== DrScump I don't.
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Hiring Is Broken – My interview experience in the tech industry - sahat https://medium.com/@evnowandforever/f-you-i-quit-hiring-is-broken-bb8f3a48d324#.yankhfx9h ====== sagichmal Hiring isn't broken, dude. You just don't interview well, and you seem antagonistic even to the idea that your cachet and skills, insofar as...
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Does working at home make you more productive? Yes (with data)! - ojbyrne http://blog.rescuetime.com/2009/11/18/does-working-from-home-make-you-more-productive-yes-with-data/ ====== mark_l_watson I have mostly worked from home for the last 12 years. There is a real trick to it: identify projects that are mostly self...
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Ask HN: Have a Happy Christmas - vinnyglennon ====== harianus You too
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Managed Kubernetes Node Groups for EKS - groodt https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/eks-managed-node-groups/ ====== verdverm Still waaaaay behind GKE and never likely to get closer. GKE supports multiple versions of nodes and today began offering release channels to further simplify version management. There pool...
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French officials accuse US of hacking Sarkozy's computers - rpm4321 http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/europe/268995-us-accused-of-hacking-into-french-presidential-computers ====== mtgx US just loves making friends.
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Array Vs. Linked List - neduma http://stackoverflow.com/questions/166884/array-vs-linked-list ====== DenisM Reposting my own answer here, maybe it will spark a discussion: Suppose you have an ordered set, which you also want to modify by adding and removing elements. Further, you need ability to retain a reference ...
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The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age - okket https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/29/declare-anthropocene-epoch-experts-urge-geological-congress-human-impact-earth ====== lagudragu Related Nature link regarding this interesting topic: [http://www.nature.com/news/anthropoc...
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Calvin and Jobs (comic) - nickb http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2723090810_6501c93ae2_o.png ====== Prrometheus I hope that I am so famous and successful one day that people find it amusing to lampoon me using classic cartoon remixes. ~~~ adnam "Calvin and Prrometheus" doesn't ring, but you might pass as an extra ...
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What every programmer should know about memory - haskellito http://lwn.net/Articles/250967/ ====== klochner Does every programmer really need to know the physics behind dynamic ram? What every programmer _should_ know is the latency of the various memory types (cache, RAM, virtual) and their respective sizes. Here's...
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Dave Winer: An open Twitter-like ecosystem - aaron-lebo http://scripting.com/stories/2012/07/25/anOpenTwitterlikeEcosystem.html#theresBeenALotOfDiscussionLatelyAboutWhetherAForpayOrAdsupportedModelWorksBetterWhatsBeenOverlookedIsThatTheresAThirdOptionUseTheWeb ====== michaelpinto I wish more people would embrace what ...
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Apparently Bing Is Something Of A Hit - vaksel http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/01/apparently-bing-is-something-of-a-hit/ ====== calambrac I've been using Bing as my default search in FF all day today, just as an experiment. I can't tell if what frustration I am experiencing is just due to not being used to it, but I...
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Child geniuses: What happens when they grow up? - MikeCapone http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/15/child-geniuses-prodigies ====== tokenadult "an IQ that is, at 160, the same as Stephen Hawking's" [citation needed] I'm not so sure that there is an attested IQ figure for Stephen Hawking, based on this ...
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Ask HN: Site That Parses “Who's Hiring?” Thread Replies for Keywords/Buzzwords - myrloc Do any of you know of a site that does this? Something even as simple as a table organized by keyword (e.g. blockchain) and posts that include the word. ====== IlyaStam somebody built shared this a few months ago: [https://hnjobs.e...
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Ask HN: Best way to get started freelancing? - k00b How did you or someone you know get started? Why did you choose freelancing (so I can see if I&#x27;m doing it for the right reasons)? If you could go back would you pick that career path again? ====== imsky I got started on Freenode IRC channels - someone had a ques...
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How to be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary - hhm http://samizdat.mines.edu/howto/HowToBeAProgrammer.html ====== aceregen I pay my due respects to all programmers if this article summarized what you have all went through.
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Ask HN: Rideshare’s obligations to notify passengers of C-19 affected drivers - hindsightbias ====== hindsightbias Lyft: If we are notified of a rider or driver testing positive for COVID-19, they will be temporarily suspended from using Lyft until they are medically cleared. In this event, we will also follow guidance...
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First app for audio transcription base on your mobile and speech recognition - comprobot https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/agile-dictation-audio-file/id979463309?mt=8 ====== comprobot It is a first app to let people convert the wav, mp3 which more than 3 minutes to text!
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Ask HN: Email client alternative to Nylas N1? - sreenadh I am currently using Nylas N1 and I did see some alternatives last month. I decided to try them after I was done trying out N1. Well, now I cannot find the links and I think my browser messed with my bookmarks ;). So, kindly list the alternatives any of you are ...
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Finding deserialisation issues has never been easier: Freddy the serial(isation) - based2 https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/about-us/newsroom-and-events/blogs/2018/june/finding-deserialisation-issues-has-never-been-easier-freddy-the-serialisation-killer/ ====== based2 [https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/8p9gqy/fredd...
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Brew stopped accepting custom options for packages and installing from source - ChrisCinelli https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/31510 ====== ChrisCinelli This started be a problem when I could not compile curl anymore with --with- http2 option. See [https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew- core/commit/7f9bf...
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Show HN: Socks, a super-light WebSocket wrapper - maemilius https://github.com/chall8908/socks ====== jprince What happens when they get dirty? ~~~ maemilius I usually wash mine.
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RE42927: System and method for obtaining and using location specific information - caf http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=RE42,927.PN.&OS=PN/RE42,927&RS=PN/RE42,927 ====== caf Reading through the claims, the requirements for ...
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Personal Reason for Hating Facebook (2015) - renegadesensei https://righteousruminations.blogspot.com/2015/06/hating-facebook.html ====== brianfitz I remember reading this when it was originally posted years ago and have had time to think about the implications. I am just over 40, so most of my class reunions were org...
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Serverless Scope: Get a customizable bird's eye view of your GitHub projects - AlaskaCasey https://serverless.com/blog/scope-the-open-source-serverless-status-board/ ====== josh_carterPDX Curious what the difference is between Scope and using something like Waffle.io. ~~~ pmelendez Functionally speaking, probably are...
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Cobra Effect: Lionfish-style - kaptain http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/science/earth/10fish.html ====== blackboxxx I don't like the editorial slant on the title kaptain. You're declaring it a bad idea when you likely don't have anywhere near the credentials to make such a call. Either we continue to eat the same ...
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BritRuby conference cancelled due to gender equality outrage - relix http://2013.britruby.com/?hn ====== relix Apparently the non-profit conference had thus far a 100% white male line-up and got a lot of negative tweets about that recently. Example: <https://twitter.com/joshsusser/status/269863520135421952>
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Ruby vs. Python, the Definitive FAQ - choult https://hackernoon.com/ruby-vs-python-the-definitive-faq-5cb0046292be ====== informatimago Not a serious comparison. The point that matters for me (if I'm to avoid the subject of significant whitespaces), is that in Ruby there are only expressions while in Python there's a...
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Ask HN: Your primary source of inspiration? - pizza Gah, I feel like I know Python 2.6.2 enough to make something I'm proud of, but I lack so much inspiration it's fairly pathetic.<p>Thus, HN, where is your prime source of inspiration? ====== riffer What would you do more of on the web if it didn't take so long, and...
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Ask YC: Where to order business cards? - BenS Hi, I'd like to pick up some simple, but good looking business cards for meetings. Does anyone have suggestions? (Note: I don't care for Moo cards) ====== timr I've used both vistaprint.com and overnightprints.com. Overnightprints has better paper stock and printing opt...
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How did a business get a .edu TLD? - Gabrielfair https://www.academia.edu/advertise ====== Gabrielfair I meant to submit this as an "Ask HN" post. ~~~ detaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academia.edu#Domain_name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academia.edu#Domain_name)
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The Commercial Satellite Imagery Business Model Is Broken - jofer https://medium.com/@joemorrison/the-commercial-satellite-imagery-business-model-is-broken-6f0e437ec29d ====== aurizon Cube sats are about to shake this business up. In the past the cost of entry was very high = few entrants, that went to fewer by predat...
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The psychological appeal of charismatic political candidates - anigbrowl http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/15/i-asked-psychologists-to-analyze-trump-supporters-this-is-what-i-learned/ ====== anigbrowl This is ostensibly about Donald Trump for the hook value but goes on to make general observations...
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Show HN: Yet another “Pocket to Kindle” service - oboroten https://pocket2kindle.petprojects.space ====== adibalcan Not working :( I have an error after link at pocket ~~~ oboroten :( Try again, please. UPD: I found a problem :)
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The Secret of Success: Suck Less - e1ven http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/suck-less/ ====== ilyak I wonder if the crashing software he mentioned towards the end of essay was amaroK. ~~~ ilyak "Hahaha, it wasn’t."
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Now you see it, now you don't (Google rolls out fade-in homepage) - andrewpbrett http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/now-you-see-it-now-you-dont.html ====== thaumaturgy Hah! A couple of weeks back I was working (face-time) with a client, trying to figure out some bizarre website behaviors on a project. Every tim...
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Simulation class: 2D wave equations (in browser) - jedp http://encinographic.blogspot.com/2014/05/sim-class-wave-equation-in-2d.html ====== gballan Love it. Perhaps you'll like this nonlinear wave equation (in browser) [http://puzlet.com/m/b00f0](http://puzlet.com/m/b00f0) . ------ SeanDav I wondered what language ...
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With MP3 patents seemingly expired, Fedora to begin shipping MP3 encoder - kibwen https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/KM557DP7OR2UEEPYQRNHJU7T45XDSXYJ/ ====== kibwen Given the uncertainty regarding whether or not MP3 is truly patent-free at this point, I figured that this...
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Ask HN: How do you find interesting companies to apply to? - 666lumberjack I monitor StackOverflow Jobs, HN Who&#x27;s Hiring and a few language-specific sites already, but I&#x27;m aware that a lot of the most interesting jobs never go up on aggregators. I&#x27;m wondering if there&#x27;s a good list of interesting s...
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Innovative technology for better decision-making - hpereira http://www.d-sight.com ====== deniseadeva Interesting indeed! Useful insights. ------ juanp Very interesting technology :)
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C64 Keyboard Prototype - erickhill http://www.breadbox64.com/blog/c64-keyboard-prototype/ ====== vardump Keyboard is pretty amazing for C64 preservation efforts. Perhaps lessons learned could be applied to other same era systems. There's one part in C64 that's becoming more and more rare — the amazing SID sound chip....
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Show HN : Slogan Generator [weekend fun project] - rk0567 http://slogangenerator.co/ ====== mjhoy Silly, but made me think: what words are the most slogan-like in my life? _We build peanut butter._ _fatwood is fully of joy!_ Couldn't think of much. ~~~ rk0567 sorry for the typo! ( _fully_ ). I'll fix that.
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Show HN: Automatic VPN Generator – Protect Yourself at Sochi and Starbucks - borski https://www.tinfoilsecurity.com/vpn/new ====== chrissnell A couple of things that I'd like to see in this script: 1\. Go ahead and apply all of the software updates. The RAX Ubuntu images are behind on a lot of security updates. ...
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NBCOlympics’ Opening Ceremony Tape Delay: Stupid, Stupid, Stupid - rythie http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/27/nbc-olympic-opening-ceremony/ ====== ComputerGuru My problem isn't just the delay, it's the fact that they were pretending the rest of the world does not exist. The NBC "newscasters" were _lying_ on air, saying ...
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Show HN: Lego, a fast static site generator built in JavaScript - misterxi https://astronomersiva.github.io/lego/ ====== misterxi Released v3 of lego, a JavaScript based static site generator. Supports Liquid and Nunjucks for templates and Markdown for posts, and YML, JS and JSON for data. Produces an optimised websi...
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What Is Wireless Charging Good For? - vermilingua https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/technology/personaltech/wireless-charging-pros-cons.html ====== byoung2 If you have a waterproof phone and you get it wet (I am an avid jet skier), the charging port will not work for several hours afterward (moisture detected warning...
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$2 Test Identified Bird Shit as Cocaine. Cops Keep Using It to Arrest People - kyleblarson https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj89n/this-dollar2-test-identified-bird-shit-as-cocaine-cops-keep-using-it-to-arrest-people ====== Simulacra There should be penalties for false arrests; mandatory payouts to victims for start...
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Problems looking for solutions - olalonde http://webapps.stackexchange.com/unanswered ====== ultrasaurus Some of these seem like genuine weekend problems: [http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/6841/is-there- a-w...](http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/6841/is-there-a-way-to-see- tweets-from-only-people-...
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Apple's Tim Cook says 'I'm sorry' to Chinese customers - nekojima http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21996134 ====== nekojima Whether Cook means he is "sorry" or not, this type of kowtowing is what is required in mainland China in situations like this. Otherwise the corporate harassment would continue until products...
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San Francisco Hacker News meetup happening this Thursday - lowglow Hi Everyone,<p>I'm organizing a SFHN meetup this Thursday, November 29th. It will be at the Coderwall offices on 480 2nd Street, Suite 302 from 6pm-8pm.<p>Refreshments will be provided!<p>-<p>Please RSVP at http://sfhn.eventbrite.com/ and join our FB...
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FriendBinder Launched - rythie http://blog.friendbinder.com/2009/09/friendbinder-launched.html ====== joshu Adult FriendBinder? ------ j2d2 What makes this one better than the similar services that already exist? ------ ssn Is it like FriendFeed? What differs? ~~~ rythie It automatically gets your friends from th...
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Robert Scoble's Galaxy S II vs iPhone 4S camera test - nextparadigms https://plus.google.com/photos/111091089527727420853/albums/5663472490008529457 ====== obeattie This a dreadful comparison. There is nothing to show depth of field; there's no comparison between performance in low-light and harsh-light conditions; ...
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Show HN: My Android App - Quotes - europa https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quotes.app ====== zethus You should consider grabbing the 4.0 UI Kit
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Comments more like slander than libel - astrec http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/04/comments-more-like-slander-than-libel/ ====== blogimus One wrinkle in calling defamatory online comments slander rather than libel is that even though the comment is made offhand and then the discussion "moves on" (not formall...
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AWS S3 Having Problems Again? (Monday 12PM Pacific) - RyanGWU82 We&#x27;re seeing similar problems to last night -- lots of 503s from S3. Anyone else? ====== wbharding Indeed. As I write this we're in the midst of our third S3 outage of the day. The past two were eventually documented on the AWS Service Dashboard. The...
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Open Sourcing Microsoft's C++ Standard Library Implementation - matt_d https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/open-sourcing-msvcs-stl/ ====== moron4hire >> As C++ Standardization accelerates, with more large features being voted in every year, we believe that accepting major features as open source contributions will ...
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Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology - diodorus https://spectator.us/robots-ancient-greeks-loved-alexa/ ====== psiops All this further supports the theory that the gods of old were in fact a highly advanced civilization quite apart from but meddling with nascent human civilization. I love...
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Show HN: Census – Sync your warehouse data to any app - borisjabes https://www.getcensus.com ====== borisjabes We're launching a service that helps growth/ops teams get data about customers into go-to-market tools (a HN-worthy description would be "Fivetran in reverse"). Census connects directly to your data warehouse...
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I would never send my kids to school (2017) - garaetjjte https://supermemo.guru/wiki/I_would_never_send_my_kids_to_school ====== NikolaNovak Have to read more to be able to comment meaningfully, but an early red flag is distilled in this statement: "I am looking for a formula for mass-production of little Nobel Prize...
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Stock-market legend who predicted 3 financial bubbles says this is Real McCoy - danboarder https://www.marketwatch.com/story/guid/A157512A-B0D0-11EA-B693-BE36DDFAF8A6 ====== magicnubs > The great bubbles can go on a long time What he said may be true, but that doesn't mean it's useful. By this logic, you can just say...
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