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The Accident That Changed My Priorities: One Entrepreneurs Story - johnjlocke http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229735 ====== jacalata Didn't read, too many popovers.
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Apple, ARM, and Intel - jonbaer https://stratechery.com/2020/apple-arm-and-intel/?href= ====== throwawaygh The most important paragraph in this piece is last one, which plugs a $22.8 billion bill to support domestic semiconductor manufacturing in the USA and suggests the need for new entrants. Semiconductor manufactu...
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Do you keep a work journal/diary? How? - gt384u I've observed over the years that people who I respected as "good at what they do" disproportionately often use a journal to keep track of their work.<p>I'm starting a job soon and want to try doing this for myself as I'd like to be able to reflect on what it is that I d...
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12 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Building a Web App - luccastera http://www.slideshare.net/carsonified/12-things-i-wish-id-known-before-building-a-web-app/ ====== danw This would be more useful with the audio from the talk: <http://cdn2.libsyn.com/carsonsystems/Ryan_Carson.mp3>
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An Illusion with a Future [pdf] (2004) - dredmorbius https://www.jstor.org/stable/20027925?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents ====== dredmorbius SciHub or LibGen deliver, for those interested.
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Ask HN: Why use Docker and what are the business cases for using it? - dmarg I recently did a very basic tutorial on Docker. Afterward, when talking to the tech lead of the project I am working on, he asked me &quot;What are the business cases for using Docker, how could it save us money, how could it make us more eff...
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Show HN: Serial communication using the WebAudio API - ecubed https://github.com/cteubank/AudioSerial ====== ecubed I'd appreciate any feedback, especially from more experienced devs. I built this JS class to send serial commands over the headphone port of an iPhone using Javascript and the HTML5 WebAudio API. This ...
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URL query parameters and how laxness creates de facto requirements on the web - todsacerdoti https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/DeFactoQueryParameters ====== drewcsillag Accepting random stuff like this is in the spirit of the protocols of the internet. Postel’s Law: > Be conservative in what you do, be lib...
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How trolls are born: Research on why people turn bad when they go online - ohjeez https://mosaicscience.com/story/why-good-people-turn-bad-online-science-trolls-abuse/ ====== russdpale The definition of an internet troll has been tainted badly. Everyone thinks it means going on twitter or facebook or reddit and being ...
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Ask HN: What can be some really unconventional use cases of Apple Watch - neel8986 We are entering a new era of computing. But sometimes it is difficult to think of a use case which can not be solved by conventional smart phone or tablet app. Health seems to be popular area. What else? ====== opless Why not admit po...
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It's Not Orwell, It's Brave New World - fmihaila https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/feb/02/amusing-ourselves-to-death-neil-postman-trump-orwell-huxley ====== tronreg "the average weekly screen time for an American adult – brace yourself; this is not a typo – is 74 hours" ------ jamesmcintyre Throughout this entir...
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Microsoft, stop sending user identifiers in clear text - ramen-hero https://annoyedmicrosoftuser.blogspot.com/2015/10/microsoft-stop-sending-user-identifiers.html ====== eponeponepon Intriguing that this renders Tor essentially transparent in some contexts - that could almost seem by design. I guess (unless Tor is co...
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Why is the Dallas startup community turning on itself? - HillRat http://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/headlines/20160722-why-is-the-dallas-startup-community-turning-on-itself.ece ====== maxharris What percentage of those potential investors in Dallas have lived and worked in the Bay Area for a significant len...
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SEO for expiring pages - bee Hello, I have a q regarding SEO<p>I have a free classifieds websites, with categories/ads. Each ad is active for 30 days and then is marked as expired. How should I handle this better from SEO point of view?<p>1. Display the ad and put a message that this ad is expired? 2. Make a 301 red...
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Ask HN: review my app idea: easily get comments on wires/designs - petervandijck My idea is this: an app that lets you get comments on your documents (I'm thinking wireframes/designs). Works like this:<p>1. Email a PDF to us.<p>2. We email you back a url and a password.<p>3. Go to the url, enter password and your na...
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An Instagram star with 2M followers couldn't sell 36 T-shirts - paulpauper https://www.businessinsider.com/instagrammer-arii-2-million-followers-cannot-sell-36-t-shirts-2019-5 ====== emsy Previous discussion: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20063667](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20063667) ------ derefr ...
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An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 - j_s https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2 ====== bbx For all RCT2 fans here: check out RCT Classic on iOS [1] and Android [2]. It's _fantastic_. I thought the size of the device would be an issue, but I've been playing on an iPhone SE with surprisingly great...
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Google Goggles released for iPhone - wiks http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/10/05/google-goggles-for-iphone/ ====== wiks Here is the direct link for it. goo.gl/aLzQ
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Generating and Visualizing Alpha with Vectorspace AI Datasets and Canvas - angrysponge https://www.elastic.co/blog/generating-and-visualizing-alpha-with-vectorspace-ai-datasets-and-canvas ====== Radeo Love the hidden relation between news data and stocks. Can't wait what's the next step. Could you find correlation bet...
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Wayward Satellites Test Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity - pseudolus https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wayward-satellites-test-einsteins-theory-of-general-relativity/ ====== greeneggs Science stories that don't cite their sources are shabby. Here are some links. The Phys. Rev. Lett. articles are paywa...
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Ask HN: Button UI behaviour - FiatLuxDave I have observed a certain behaviour with on-screen buttons in a number of different environments (Android, PC, Browser) which perplexes me, and I&#x27;m hoping someone on here can explain it to me. I&#x27;m not a UI developer, but I did try googling before asking with no luck...
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At what point do you quit your startup to find a day job? - menloparkbum ====== juwo Actually, this question is 100% relevant. <http://juwo-works.blogspot.com/2007/02/has-juwo-failed-or-how-can-it- turn.html> ------ inklesspen (Ignore; I incorrectly stated this was a dupe.) ~~~ danielha Reversed question. ~~~ ink...
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Pandora signs up with rights admin company as it plots on-demand service - 6stringmerc http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/pandora-signs-up-with-rights-admin-company-as-it-plots-on-demand-service/ ====== 6stringmerc > _Music Reports, the rights administration company that was bragging at SXSW > earlier this yea...
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Practical quantum key distribution protocol - christianbryant http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v509/n7501/full/nature13303.html ====== christianbryant I was very fascinated with this article and apologize that it isn't fully readable by non-subscribers. I'm looking to see if there is another place the authors ha...
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Ask HN: What's your advice for someone who's raising capital for the first time? - certainstartup I&#x27;m a noob founder raising Angel&#x2F;VC for my startup, what are the common pitfalls and other things that I need to be aware of? ====== coffeemug Speak softly and carry a big stick. VCs constantly talk about suppo...
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Western Academia Helps Build China’s Automated Racism - sexy_seedbox https://codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/western-academia-china-automated-racism/ ====== ETHisso2017 I hate to be _that guy /girl_, but aren't all facial recognition algorithms by definition racist? In the case of China, it seems like the real issue ...
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Posix Abstractions in Modern Operating Systems: Old, New, and Missing [pdf] - bshanks https://roxanageambasu.github.io/publications/eurosys2016posix.pdf ====== bshanks By way of [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11791636](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11791636)
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The Programmers Guild, a professional society - omouse http://www.programmersguild.org/ ====== scott_s This organization has a pronounced anti-foreign worker stance. Since almost all of my colleagues are not American and are here on visas, I cannot support this organization. ~~~ geebee Not a problem, you are comple...
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EPA chief signs proposal limiting science used in decisions - clumsysmurf https://apnews.com/f25e1975b1ea4417a5995cc2b8d87a8e/EPA-chief-signs-proposal-limiting-science-used-in-decisions ====== kolpa The hypocrisy would mind-boggling if it weren't such an established pattern of twisting good words to cover evil deeds, ...
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The quickest path to $50m in revenue? Build fun. - babyshake http://nabeelhyatt.com/post/172687318/the-quickest-path-to-50m-in-revenue-build-fun ====== jdrock Doesn't include data on % of companies in each category that fails. ~~~ nod Should it? Isn't that irrelevant to how fast the "best of the best" can get to 50 M...
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Hyper-Realistic CGI Is Killing Photographers, Thrilling Product Designers - replicatorblog http://www.wired.com/design/2013/03/luxion-keyshot/ ====== jstanley This reads a lot like a marketing page for KeyShot. ~~~ hexagonc Especially since it doesn't provide any actual stats or data or back up the claim that photo...
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Betaworks Launches iPhone App Promotion Ring - moses1400 http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/02/betaworks-launches-iphone-app.php?sms_ss=hackernews&at_xt=4d65bcc54a243fb3%2C0 ====== gyardley This looks a bit like AdBrite's now-defunct Spottt, but brought to iPhone applications. I'm a little skeptical, because ove...
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Show HN: A Voice-Controlled Party Game for Kids Using Speech Recognition - danielhitome https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id998827609?mt=8 ====== tomtai I have to say I quite like this. It looks nice and plays through well. One thing I noticed though is that when one player loses both of their lives the whole game is...
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Exceptional: Exception-Handling in C99 Using (Black?) Preprocessor Magic - qqwy https://github.com/Qqwy/c_exceptional ====== hasahmed Black magic to indeed
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Amulet's New Type Checker - hydraz https://hydraz.semi.works/posts/2018-02-18.html ====== skybrian I wonder if this approach results in good error messages?
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Ask HN : Write a Payment Gateway - mvantmur Hello: Having very less funds to give to payment gateway, I am planning to write my own payment gateway for a web application. Could you please help me to list some important steps involved in that? Thanks. ====== Travis You're not going to be able to write your own paymen...
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Ask HN: [Help] How do I become under performer to a decent developer? - aryamaan In my last job- which lasted for 2 years (it was also my first job)- I was given &quot;needs improvement&quot; rating. After that, I changed my job.<p>In my current job (it has been 1 year), my first 6 months have been fairly productive, ...
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How To Hire Great Business Development People - eladgil http://blog.eladgil.com/2013/02/hiring-great-business-people-is-hard.html ====== pkaler I interview Business Development people just like I interview developers. I want to see them "code". I have them open up their CRM tool of choice. Then I have them explain ...
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Game of Thrones cinematographer: it’s not me, it’s your TV settings - Tomte https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/4/30/18524679/game-of-thrones-battle-of-winterfell-too-dark-fabian-wagner-response-cinematographer ====== morkfromork Same kind of artistes think light gray text on a white background is easier to read. Make ...
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TSV Utilities: Command line tools for large, tabular data files - bryanrasmussen https://github.com/eBay/tsv-utils ====== JimmyRuska I've been noticing more swiss army-knife-like cli tools in the last few years. It would be cool if there were some that could support avro/parquet/orc formats. This one is notable becaus...
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David Simon: Newspapers could emulate HBO and charge for content - rms http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/04/david-simon-newspapers-could-emulate-hbo-in-charging-for-content/ ====== boundlessdreamz Isn't this the exact business model of magazines like NewYorker and Economist? ~~~ _pius Yes. ------ knightinblue _part of...
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Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy work culture (2016) - DiabloD3 http://www.vox.com/2015/7/21/8974435/switzerland-work-life-balance ====== manarth Deja-vu. [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13303544](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13303544) ~~~ manarth And in 2015 (although that sour...
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Mysterious Go Master Blitzes Competition (Master said he's AlphaGo's Aja Huang) - jrwan http://www.sixthtone.com/news/mysterious-go-master-blitzes-competition-rattles-game-community ====== jrwan The identity of Master could be Aja Huang of AlphaGo. [https://twitter.com/oth_mirai05/status/816641830234112000](https://t...
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Domino's Pizza unveils U.S. infrastructure project filling potholes - dsr12 https://www.pavingforpizza.com/ ====== jotto Reminds me of how Stephenson describes Los Angeles in Snow Crash "Los Angeles is no longer part of the United States, as the federal government of the United States has ceded most of its power and ...
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Underscores are stupid? Get a Japanese keyboard - recurser http://recursive-design.com/blog/2012/05/16/underscores-are-stupid-get-a-japanese-keyboard/ ====== vorg If youre going to use a Japanese keyboard, why not go all the way and use Kanji in your code also? Instead of (courtesy of Wikipedia)... ...
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Find the lowest airfare (and have fun doing it) [Tripeedo - YC 08] - adudley http://blogs.computerworld.com/find_the_lowest_airfare_and_have_fun_doing_it ====== jgrahamc Hmm. I don't think the natural language input is a very good idea. It's very error prone and only works correctly if you actually know what langua...
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Dropbox Can Now Automatically Sync Your Android Photos - newman314 http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/23/dropbox-introduces-automatic-image-upload-on-android-and-it-has-more-up-its-sleeve/ ====== tdtran Sync is a misleading term here. What the new Android Dropbox app added is an Automatic photo/video uploader, to a pre-d...
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Monodraw – Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac - robin_reala https://monodraw.helftone.com/ ====== tedmiston The support for ER diagrams etc looks pretty cool.
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The Five Biggest Threats To Human Existence - ghosh http://www.popsci.com/article/science/five-biggest-threats-human-existence?src=SOC&dom=tw ====== lutusp Let me guess -- they'll list five issues, each to a greater or lesser degree derived from the world overpopulation problem, but won't mention overpopulation as a p...
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A Cartoon Intro to Redux - elithrar https://code-cartoons.com/a-cartoon-intro-to-redux-3afb775501a6 ====== sotojuan Very nice! Redux is really great and simple but visual aids like these can help understand the data flow to someone not used to it the idea.
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The Quest for the Perfect Dark Mode (Gatsby/React) - joshwcomeau https://joshwcomeau.com/gatsby/dark-mode/ ====== joshwcomeau Hey thread, author here. I don't have the energy to debunk some of these replies, but let me quickly say: 1\. The reason that this is a hard problem has nothing to do with React, or Gatsby. I...
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Qooxdoo: a javascript UI framework for rich Internet applications - yummyfajitas http://qooxdoo.org ====== digamber_kamat hush! There is this another one now. How many more js frameworks do we need? ~~~ mahmud qooxdoo has been around for ages. tried and true technology.
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Study shows men just as likely to be depressed as women - antimora http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-depression-men-20130829,0,2605342.story ====== elnate "In addition to familiar depression symptoms such as sadness, difficulty sleeping, feelings of guilt or worthlessness and loss of interest in pleasurable acti...
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Show HN: GitHub Inbox, a Chrome extension that shows your unread GitHub messages - pedromenezes https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lliahakgdhnopceclokooacmcgimcdoo ====== Pewpewarrows I'd enjoy this much more if it also integrated GitHub Notifications, not just private messages, or at least had an option to d...
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What I don't like about JSON Web Tokens - timmclean https://www.timmclean.net/2015/02/25/jwt-alg-none.html ====== zaroth If there are libraries that silently accept an unsigned JWT with alg:none, even when they are provided a secret key to verify, that's a serious CVE right there... If a secret or public key is pas...
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Ask HN: Engineer compensation and job security after a startup is acquired - up_and_up When a startup is acquired some people (founders, investors etc) might get rich, but what happens to the engineering team? Obviously there are tons of factors at play. What has been your experience/or do you have any stories to te...
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Apple releases Web-based RSS reader prior to Google Reader shutdown - fountainla http://irss7.com ====== rb2e If this is an apple product, why is it built by web design firm called fountain? And why is there nothing on it that says Apple etc though the OP says apple has released it?
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Sample Google Chrome Extensions ‎(Chromium Developer Documentation)‎ - jmonegro http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/samples ====== johnnybgoode I'll ask the question on everyone's minds. Can an ad-blocking extension be made? ~~~ brkumar Adsweep (almost similar functionality as Adblock) is a...
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3D visualization of binary data - playeren https://codisec.com/veles/ ====== playeren Some sample views: [https://twitter.com/doegox/status/811934445330714624](https://twitter.com/doegox/status/811934445330714624)
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D.C. Court: Accessing Public Information Is Not a Computer Crime - sohkamyung https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/dc-court-accessing-public-information-not-computer-crime ====== m-watson It is nice to see this ruling, it makes scrapings legitimacy more concrete. There was the court's rejection back in 2017 for Linke...
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Microsoft Recommends You Use a Third-Party Antivirus - sheldor http://www.howtogeek.com/173291/goodbye-microsoft-security-essentials-microsoft-now-recommends-you-use-a-third-party-antivirus/ ====== smacktoward In their defense, Microsoft has a tough line to walk here. On the one hand, they have a responsibility to pr...
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If you aren’t doing these 3 things you’ll never make it as a freelancer - brentgalloway http://brentgalloway.me/if-you-arent-doing-these-3-things-then-youll-never-make-it-as-a-freelance-graphic-designer ====== schrodingersCat Short and to the point. These are things that could be applied to freelance anything, not j...
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Can i learn to code? - alexilio79 I am 34 and i have a business administration background. Is is difficult to pick up coding at that age ? I am taking CS50 online classes at Harvard in order to pick up some coding. But i have a full time job which i cant quit for the next 1-2 years, thus i can only devote up to 1 ho...
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Zomato finds advertising on porn sites is cheaper and has higher ROI - elssar http://blog.zomato.com/post/135236716946/this-post-is-probably-safe-for-work ====== alttab I was going to say this sounds a lot like Eat24, and they did a way better blog post about it... but then he footnoted it. Sucks, because if zomato re...
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How Children Change the Way We See - dsr12 https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-children-change-the-way-we-see ====== tenkabuto This touched on it, but I'd love to read more about parents' indoctrination of their children. It strikes me as both creepy and sad, but mostly sad, for how much delight could b...
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The Internet Trolls Have Won. Sorry, There’s Not Much You Can Do - dredmorbius https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/technology/personaltech/internet-trolls-comments.html ====== Anita_kiss Everybody is going to hate this comment. People are going to be assholes, Always. They will yell at you for standing in their way Th...
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Saying Goodbye to Louisville - seanclayton https://fiber.googleblog.com/2019/02/louisville_7.html ====== maxxxxx "For that, and many other reasons, we are deeply grateful to Mayor Greg Fischer, the City of Louisville and its residents for their partnership and spirit of innovation over the past two years." That's why...
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Indian version of Y Combinator... - prabodh http://iaccelerator.org/ ====== plinkplonk "Indian version of Y Combinator" Yeah Right! From the FAQ "When the company is formed we set up a bank account. When the bank account is set up we deposit a check for the full amount of our commitment ie. 5 Lakh directly into i...
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Anyone got YC invite for summer batch,2017? - jayanthsugavasi ====== GlennJoe [https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=krishnanvs](https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=krishnanvs) got an invitation ------ GlennJoe it is now 4:48 am 18 April in Silicon Valley ------ acurti Not yet ------ ys1715 Not yet ------ bummed No...
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Is the Ebola Crisis a Reason to Skip Randomized Controlled Trials? - tokenadult http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/is-the-ebola-crisis-a-reason-to-skip-rcts/ ====== gus_massa Just an idea. Let's supouse that "doing nothing" is not political aceptable. If there are two proposed treatments A and B, is it possible to...
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Ask HN: Needs advice on learning NLP - navyad I&#x27;m just starting to learn NLP through book natural language processing with python.<p>I don&#x27;t want to complete the book without knowing essential parts of the book. It would be great if you guys can point out which one are important concepts to grasp on and ther...
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Ask HN: Should I include my GPA and/or transcripts when applying for jobs? - CoryG89 I am set to graduate with my BS in Software Engineering from Auburn University in December. I am currently trying to get my resume in order and start sending out tons of applications for jobs in the next month or so. I have been progr...
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Washington to sue over 3D printed gun plans - aaronbrethorst https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-to-sue-over-3d-printed-gun-plans/281-578608817 ====== polski-g The problem is that there was no way to ban them without violating the first amendment. So what precisely do you plan to sue for? ------ jstew...
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Hey HN, where do you go for good ideas? - jfasi I'll admit this is sort of a vague question, but I think it will make for more interesting conversation. Where do you find interesting ideas for things to work on? Universities? Friends? Internet? The shower?<p>I'm finding myself in something of a creative slump, and I...
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Of Algebirds, Monoids, Monads, and Other Bestiary for Large-Scale Data (2013) - adamnemecek http://www.michael-noll.com/blog/2013/12/02/twitter-algebird-monoid-monad-for-large-scala-data-analytics/ ====== mikekchar I find that monads are easier to explain in the context of programming that in category theory. First, ...
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OAuth.io - OAuth that just works. - thyb http://oauth.io ====== comex With respect, this is yet another library that should be a small piece of open source software rather than a hosted service which I'll probably eventually have to pay for and which is likely to eventually go defunct, requiring me to rewrite my code ...
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Pugmarks: A Smart Browser for Android - bharath_mohan https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.pugmarks ====== bharath_mohan Browsing on a mobile or tablet can be painful. Its hard to type, and simple things like copy-paste are hard. On the other hand, mobiles - with their touch interfaces are extremely amen...
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Space giants join forces to battle SpaceX: This is how cheap space travel begins - cryptoz http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/184434-space-giants-join-forces-to-battle-spacex-this-is-how-cheap-space-travel-begins ====== Gravityloss There's no link to the original release, that's not very good journalism. [http://ww...
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Twitter will exceed 500 million users on Wednesday - 4dd3r http://wewillraakyou.com/2012/02/dynamic-chart-shows-twitters-exact-growth/ ====== murdan I wonder how many of those accounts haven't been accessed in several months or a year. I thought previously twitter was primarily run by a small percentage of power use...
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Ask HN: Has my IP been banned from HackerNews? - sebkomianos I can&#x27;t access HackerNews since last night. Any page I try to access gives me the error (502) message below:<p>&quot;Yeah, that didn&#x27;t work. Try again, perhaps later?<p>Web server is returning an unknown error<p>There is an unknown connection iss...
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LastPass warns users to exercise caution while it fixes 'major' vulnerability - rickboyce https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/30/lastpass-warns-users-to-exercise-caution-while-it-fixes-major-vulnerability ====== rickboyce LastPass recommending [https://blog.lastpass.com/2017/03/security-update-for- the-la....
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The Dark Pool Iceberg - helper http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/opinion/sunday/lawsuit-against-barclays-shows-need-for-more-scrutiny.html ====== marcinw Matt Levine sheds more light on this story[1], backed by evidence whereas the NYTimes is just hearsay. Why would Barclay's screw over institutional investors who a...
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Federal workers earning $150,000 or more has risen tenfold in past five years - chailatte http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/11/13/2010-11-13_the_fat_of_the_land.html ====== ENOTTY They should really compare industry to industry to see if the pay with benefits are similar. For example, with all these new regu...
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Help me become a web developer, 10,000 ft. in the air - flys2much I graduated with an electrical engineering degree and am familiar with programming (C/C++, VHDL, Assembly, etc). But now, I want to start developing web apps.<p>I am a Management Consultant and spend 15 to 20 hours a week on a plane. So as a personal ...
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The creator of Monkey Island plays and narrates his game, 20 years later. - shadytrees http://grumpygamer.com/8280380 ====== daveungerer Am I just looking at the past through rose-coloured glasses or have they stopped making games like these? Spent hours on games like Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Space Quest...
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Judge: Fifth Amendment doesn't protect encrypted hard drives - Feanim http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/judge-fifth-amendment-doesnt-protect-encrypted-hard-drives.ars ====== ctdonath It's a variant of what's called "rubber hose cryptology": sometimes it's technologically a lot easier to just beat the pas...
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Optimizing Content Quality Control at Netflix with Predictive Modeling - hepha1979 http://techblog.netflix.com/2015/12/optimizing-content-quality-control-at-netflix-predictive-modeling.html ====== binxbolling So much (great) emphasis on viewing experience, so little emphasis on browsing experience. I've been a custome...
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I work in an Amazon warehouse in West Sacramento - juokaz https://quillette.com/2019/07/19/the-problem-with-tourist-journalism/ ====== vharuck I like the author's take on warehouse work, probably because it squares with mine. I went to high school with almost entirely white peers, was going to college without having t...
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IBM builds 15nm model of Matterhorn - dreemteem http://news.techworld.com/sme/3221422/ibm-builds-15nm-model-of-matterhorn/?cmpid=TD1N3&no1x1 ====== AdrianMiller If anyone's interested in more information on the science behind this story, we've set one of the original research articles that it's based on free to access...
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Need technical co-founder for interest-based social network - mylogic http://angel.co/mylogic ====== mylogic I have more than idea - first prototypes done, NLP technology there, detailed understanding of the product and interest from Ron Conway and co-investment commitment from one of VC in Silicon Valley. I'm very ...
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Balanced: A Third-Generation Payments Provider - jordanmessina http://whit537.org/2013/04/balanced-third-generation-payments.html ====== BitcoinStore Dismissed Bitcoin far too quickly.
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Khan Academy Computer Science - wave http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=36E7A2B75028A3D6 ====== jgrahamc I've really enjoyed watching the MIT 6.00 course (Introduction to Computer Science and Programming): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6U-i4gXkLM&feature=relat...](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6U-i4gXkLM&f...
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How the Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Stereotype Is Killing Entrepreneurship - tryary http://www.tryary.com/news/1236/how-the-silicon-valley-entrepren ====== mfishbein Blocked by signup form
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New CocoaPod, JiffyLogger (developed at goTenna) enables BTLE device logging - jmyaunch http://blog.gotenna.com/post/133417331180/meet-jiffylogger-real-time-ios-logging-for ====== daniper > Anyone who’s worked with BTLE knows field-testing can reveal results quite > different from what’s observed in the lab — and what...
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Drones Used to Find Toy-Like “Butterfly” Land Mines - prostoalex https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/drones-used-to-find-toy-like-butterfly-land-mines/ ====== darkpuma > _" More than a million Russian-made PFM-1 land mines—the most common > butterfly type, possibly inspired by similar U.S. weapons deployed duri...
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Can a New Website End Tech Meetup Sexism in DC? - chippy http://dcinno.streetwise.co/2016/11/09/can-a-new-website-end-tech-meetup-sexism-in-dc/ ====== chippy The moratorium on political submissions on HN has been lifted. see: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13131251](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13131251...
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Pebble CEO: An Apple Smartwatch Won't Stop Us - 6thSigma http://www.cnbc.com/id/100453508 ====== 6thSigma > Migicovsky said he couldn't comment on whether or not Apple or other > companies had approached him about a possible acquisition of Pebble. Interesting.
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Show HN: KubeDB – Kubernetes-ready production-grade databases - tamalsaha001 http://kubedb.com/docs/0.9.0 ====== dkoston Thanks for putting this together, it's great to have something that covers backups and restore and operation all in one package. I'd recommend updating the name to be more descriptive. Anything xDB...
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Trump’s War with Amazon (and the Washington Post) Is Personal - dsr12 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/trump-war-with-amazon-and-the-washington-post-is-personal/amp ====== padseeker It's not be just because of the Washington Post, although that is certainly a contributing factor. There is also reason to believ...
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Goatse.cx Is Reborn… As An Email Address Provider - acremades http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/goatse-cx-is-reborn-as-an-email-address-provider/ ====== Tekker I would never use that domain, except as a suitably appropriate throwaway account. ------ FreeKill wow, who would ever use that for their email? I'd want a f...
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