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Best of Vim Tips - adulau
http://rayninfo.co.uk/vimtips.html
======
BasDirks
I find that terse resources like this (and for example Code Like a Pythonista:
Idiomatic Python[1]) are the best learning resources. A true goldmine.
[1]:
[http://python.net/~goodger/projects/pycon/2007/idiomatic/han...](http://python.net/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Server Side TLS - MrRadar
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Server_Side_TLS
======
MrRadar
For context, Mozilla's TLS server configuration guide has been updated for the
first time in 2.5 years.[1] Here's a summary of the major changes:
\- TLS 1.3 has been recommended across the board.
\- The "Modern" configuration ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A better way to rate films - bootload
http://blog.goodfil.ms/blog/2011/10/07/a-better-way-to-rate-films/
======
wvl
I really disagree with the premise of this post. Emotional impact (United 93),
psychological impact (Black Swan), intellectual demands (Primer) all equate to
a lower rewatchability score, since watching ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Auction your time – startup - hirebid
http://HireBid.com
======
hirebid
We just launched. All feedback welcome.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Paragonie/Libgossamer: Public Key Infrastructure Without Certificate Authorities - andreareina
https://github.com/paragonie/libgossamer
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verdverm
CFSSL would be more recommended
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"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Video Recording From Your Mobile Browser - cdanzig
http://cameratag.com?
Hey guys,<p>Just a quick note to let you know that we just unveiled support for mobile web video recording / uploading. (iOS 6.0+ and Android 2.2+). You can check it out by pointing your mobile browser to CameraTag.com and clicking on the "click... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder - drewsing
http://www.inc.com/salvador-rodriguez/devschool-coding-bootcamps.html
======
Ayraa
A lot of the students enrolled hoping to get a job later.
The scam aside, this goes to show that too many people still believe in the
old system: learn skill ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Real-time payments. No interchange. An idea is now reality - Ataub24
http://blog.dwolla.com/real-time-payments-no-interchange-an-idea-is-now-reality/
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awakeasleep
This seems like an advertisement for dwolla credit masquerading as real-time
payments with no interchange.
Real time payments without interchange a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Standing up for cinema - prismatic
http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/film-making-martin-scorsese/
======
jasode
More of the Adam Mars-Jones quote from cited January 4 review[1]:
_> Even the most relentless book filters diffusely into the life of the
reader, while a film suspends that life for its duration. Th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
F1 designer Gordon Murray pens light-weight city car - alexandros
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11301831
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jimbobimbo
Why don't they just add wheels to the sardine can and be done with it?
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"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
GitHub's issuing CA has expired (DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA) - nlo
https://i.imgur.com/UuzvrIt.png
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jabroni
That's actually the cert on your computer allowing you to trust it that has
expired. [https://blog.digicert.com/expired-intermediate-
certificate/](https://blog.digicert.com/expired-intermediate-... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires - steeleduncan
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/08/uber-freezes-engineering-hires-amid-mounting-losses/?comments=1
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jfasi
This isn’t bad news. This is exactly the sort of cost cutting and fat trimming
a company in Uber’s position should be performing. From a tact... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The vanishing began at night, frightened families packed after hearing the news - babakian
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/us/after-ruling-hispanics-flee-an-alabama-town.html?hp=&pagewanted=all
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rick888
I feel bad for these families, but nothing really has changed. The officers
are just enforcing existing im... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
YouTube Stars Are Pushing a Shady Gambling Site - smacktoward
https://www.thedailybeast.com/youtubes-biggest-stars-are-pushing-a-shady-polish-gambling-site
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mabbo
I'm actually pretty impressed by how clever and insidious the "YouTuber"
advertising game is. All these 'personalities' and 'stars' put out whatever
c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple, Cisco, and Dow 15000 - ajaymehta
http://blog.adamnash.com/2012/02/13/apple-cisco-dow-15000/
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rdl
The big point to know about the Dow is that it's basically arbitrary and not
rigorous, but has a long history, so enh.
I personally watch NASDAQ Composite, S&P 500, and Vanguard VTI
(<http://www.google.com/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
France summons U.S. ambassador over spying report - stfu
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/21/us-france-nsa-idUSBRE99K04920131021
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hbbio
It's pretty hilarious situation after France denied fly-zone to the Bolivian
Presidential aircraft this summer when they "feared" that Snowden might be
inside...
Voltai... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A UK housing bubble? - jseliger
http://soberlook.com/2014/04/a-uk-housing-bubble-or-something-else.html
======
EliRivers
I can't speak for populations elsewhere, but the British public are fucking
idiots when it comes to houses. There is no limit, NONE, to what the British
public would agree to pay for a house if so... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
M2OS: A Small and Lightweight Ada RTOS for Microcontrollers - pjmlp
https://m2os.unican.es/
======
numlock86
This:
> allows to apply the advanced techniques used in high integrity systems (i.e.
> aircraft flight control, medical devices, critical industrial control) to
> the smallest MCUs used by industry and hobbyis... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Intel Thread Building Blocks - samjltaylor
https://www.threadingbuildingblocks.org
======
krapht
I'd be interested in reading about real world experience with Intel TBB, and
comparisons to Fastflow, which seems to be the nearest competitor.
~~~
danieljh
From what I can see in the scientific community it seems like TB... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Rockstar technologist wanted - Cambridge, MA - iowaBob
Rockstar technologist wanted to join a team of two in Cambridge, MA for an exciting startup. We currently have a beta site fully designed in XHTML & CSS with all the specs laid out and need you buckle down for the next two weeks and wire up the backend.<p>We... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Marissa Mayer, Fatherhood, and Having It All - glaak
http://www.technologywoman.com/2012/08/03/marissa-mayer-fatherhood-and-having-it-all/
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livestyle
By no means does she have it all..How can she have it all when she is going to
have her child raised by someone else for a majority of the time.
There are always ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Edward Snowden's First Day as a Free Man in Russia Involved Offers of Jobs - ktavera
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/08/01/edward_snowden_job_offers_russia_s_facebook_vkontakte_may_want_to_hire_nsa.html
======
WestCoastJustin
He should go work for Kaspersky.
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} |
The Pirate Bay is Offline. Where are Our Collective Guts Hiding? - rizzn
http://siliconangle.com/ver2/2009/08/24/the-pirate-bay-is-offline-where-are-collective-guts-hiding/
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DanielStraight
The Pirate Bay SHOULD be offline. Guts would've been blocking it because it
was illegal even though it pissed off half your ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Chris (Moot) Poole's testimony in the Sarah Palin hacking case - aresant
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/fbi/turns-out-4chan-not-lawless-it-seems
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frisco
The idea that "4chan isn't as lawless as it seems" is silly. Moot has always
said that he'd give the authorities logs and such if they came asking for it... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Spreading the gospel of entrepreneurship in the developing world - cawel
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11848444
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cawel
Interesting (as well as recurrent) property of the developing world, notably
different from the developed world:
“If Endeavor had been an investor, rather than an independe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Startups offering free products or services in response to Coronavirus - vccafe
https://www.vccafe.com/2020/03/18/100-startups-offering-free-products-and-services-in-response-to-coronavirus/
======
Kaibeezy
Thanks for posting this! If anyone knows of other resources and directories
for this kind of info, please commen... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Recasting Silicon Valley’s role in society - mathattack
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/23/recasting-silicon-valleys-role-in-society/
======
hueving
The author bashes ride sharing and home rental apps then goes on to talk about
how we should improve markets. Both of these served to discover the real
market value of thi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: BountySplit.com: UBER + Affiliate Marketing - sharemywin
Affiliate marketing for personal services? Earn 5-15% for referring others to post their project on bountysplit.com. Am I on to something?
======
sharemywin
would 2 tiers be better or worse?
visit [http://www.betterpro.net/](http://www.betterpro.net/) f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
If you die early, how will your children remember you? - zeristor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-47334604
======
zeristor
A thoughtful idea, the article is about an app:
RecordMeNow [http://recordmenow.org/](http://recordmenow.org/)
that prompts someone with questions that most children would liked to hear
answe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What is the Answer to 99 of 100 Questions? - startupdaze
http://startupdaze.com/post/804402
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youngnh
F=ma
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} |
'Abstraction' is a Dirty Word - Impossible
https://medium.com/@pjsdev/abstract-programmers-acada09df860
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warrenm
When you don't know why you're using the term .. yes.
But if you don't use abstraction, you get lost int he weeds in seconds
Always use the proper level of abstraction for the scenario at hand
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is it reasonable to assume all skype calls are recorded by Microsoft? - nyxtom
There's been an uptick in privacy policy articles lately targeted at Google. At work we always joke about how Microsoft and the Gov. has access to all Skype video calls, but I'm actually wondering seriously whether this is... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
High-risk video game venture has Rhode Island, Curt Schilling reeling - olegious
http://boston.com/business/technology/articles/2012/05/18/high_risk_video_game_venture_has_rhode_island_curt_schilling_reeling/?page=full
======
Steko
[http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/05/17/curt-
schillin...](http://www.bostong... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
JavaScript best practices for simple conditioning - mukech
http://codejets.com/javascript-best-practices-part-1/
======
madhanraj
Nice article.. one of the best reads..!! you can read this too.. :) it is
useful [https://github.com/stevekwan/best-
practices/blob/master/java...](https://github.com/stevekwan/best-
prac... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Move Your Money to Community Banks - robg
http://moveyourmoney.info/
======
midnightmonster
Or go the next logical step and move your money to a credit union, where the
dollars in your account are shares in the union. Unlike banks, the average
credit union isn't built to screw you in every way they think they can ge... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Sysadmin mistakes start-ups make - polvi
https://www.cloudkick.com/blog/2009/oct/20/three-start-up-sysadmin-mistakes/
======
DrJokepu
Here's one we made recently: Purchasing an array of hard drives (for storage
servers) and not making sure that not all of them are from the same batch.
Since they were made in the same ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Macie: Automatically Discover, Classify, and Secure Content at Scale - forrestbrazeal
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-amazon-macie-securing-your-s3-buckets/
======
avip
Dear aws,
Could you guys take it easy for a moment with spawning new weird services like
horny hamsters, reflect on the ~372 you already have... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
New Wyoming bill forbids utilities from using renewables - xkcd-sucks
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2017/0119/New-Wyoming-bill-forbids-utilities-from-using-renewables
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ghouse
The coal industry is one of, if not the largest industry in Wyoming. As wind
and solar become the least-cost source of new gen... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Taking the awkwardness out of a Prenup - A Game Theoretic solution - philh
http://lesswrong.com/lw/29w/taking_the_awkwardness_out_of_a_prenup_a_game/
======
JoeAltmaier
What a strange article. Only a geek could even think such a thing. "Taking the
awkwardness out"? To find out your impending spouse had signed a cont... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Entrepreneur or Hacker? Or Both - ajaimk
Trying to get a feel of who uses hacker news. So, are you an entrepreneur? A technical hacker? or both?
======
mahmud
Life long academic. I spend 4 hours a day writing business communication, and
about 6 or so programming. When I am speaking to people I am always teac... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
4coder, a modern text editor based loosely on Emacs - bwidlar
https://4coder.net
======
eggy
I bought it, because I wanted a light-weight and fast C-specific editor. I was
getting into it until I upgraded to Windows 10, and then the text rendered as
illegible characters. It was not a UTF font problem, but something el... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How does React hydration work? - Macintosh007
I've been struggling to fully grasp how React hydration/rehydration works. When using something like Gatsby, is React fully sent to to the client AFTER the static content? Looking for someone to explain it in an easy to understand manner.
======
pryelluw
... | {
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} |
Visualizing timelines of music mashups - pserwylo
http://mashupbreakdown.com/
======
pserwylo
From the about page [0]:
"Mashup Breakdown is an attempt to visually describe the musical wizardry that
goes into a mashup. For each track, you'll see the timeline of samples used,
and with the currently active samples hig... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
American Airlines earned an enemy - dsr12
http://david.heinemeierhansson.com/2013/american-airlines-earned-an-enemy.html
======
sjtgraham
The thing I hate most American is they decline all non-US issued cards or non-
US PayPal accounts for ticketing, but do so silently in the background while
appearing to have gone ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
PG Is Not a Fan of Shark Tank - bluker
http://www.inc.com/business-insider/mark-cuban-chris-sacca-paul-graham-twitter-feud.html
======
pedalpete
SharkTank and YC are different products for different people. What is the
biggest success SharkTank has had? Are they building multiple billion dollar
businesses?
How many l... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
My thoughts from IETF 96 - okket
http://blog.apnic.net/2016/07/28/thoughts-ietf-96/
======
daenney
For an entry that's titled "My thoughts on" it seems to mostly be a report on
what happened with very little comment or reflection, except for the 6MAN
section (and one or two other lines).
I'm not entirely sure what to... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right: On the Actual Ideology of the US Press - barrkel
http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2010/06/14/ideology_press.html
======
politicalist
I enjoyed this essay, but the author makes unnecessary divisions. Many on the
"extremes" have expressed all the positions he ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Twitter is the crystal meth of newsrooms - smacktoward
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-is-the-crystal-meth-of-newsrooms/2019/01/25/2bd5e0a2-20d9-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
======
mimixco
I'm I the only person who hates seeing what should be a blog post or an
article formatted as 27 tweets? This ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is an "Internet Kill Switch" Technically Feasible in the US? - privacyguru
http://www.securityweek.com/internet-kill-switch-technically-feasible-us
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bitskits
Wouldn't it just be a law requiring ISP's to kill peering upon the
government's request? Am I missing something here? If it isn't feasible, I
would thin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Man discovers glasses-free 3D tech in the blink of an eye (video) - pedrokost
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/15/man-discovers-glasses-free-3d-tech-in-the-blink-of-an-eye-video/
======
pedrokost
Is it healthy for the eyes to blink for a prolonged period at high
frequencies?
~~~
iwwr
Instead of glasses, electrodes h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How much are we worth? - savoy11
We are a small startup with two founders and no employees. Bootstrapped, no external financing whatsoever. We are selling software and making approximately $200K per year in sales, but we are also growing rapidly, at about 5% each month. We have $0 marketing budget - meaning ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Project Hierarchy is fusing Java with a Database - computerdork
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/986918042/hierarchy-the-future-of-programming
======
computerdork
Feel free to ask the devs of Hierarchy any questions on this Hacker News
submission!
| {
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} |
Network Neuroscience Theory of Human Intelligence - marchenko
http://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(17)30221-8
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Jeff_Brown
Graphs (networks, webs) are a data structure we have not exploited enough.
Tons of research is going into using graphs for artificial intelligence, and
for unders... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Building a Fashion Company on the Internet? Stop. Just stop. - rokhayakebe
http://melanie.io/?p=139
======
chime
> My guess is that the “back-end” supply chain / software / inventory
> management problems are just not as sexy as the “front-end” consumer-facing
> problems, or maybe the consumer-facing problems are ju... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Things I Wish I'd Known Before Using Vagrant - zwischenzug
https://zwischenzugs.com/2017/10/27/ten-things-i-wish-id-known-before-using-vagrant/
======
scrollaway
Here's what I wish I'd known before using Vagrant:
1\. How to properly do cross-platform, high-performance two-way synced folders
between host and guest. Mo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
High-Speed Rail – Japanese Shinkansen vs. TGV – Is One Better Than the Other? - Osiris30
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=p3zrqotjw7A
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mikixa
Over the Shinkansen's 50-plus year history, carrying over 5.3 billion
passengers, there has been not a single passenger fatality or injury due to
train accid... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
(Not so) Scary terms in offer letters. - wheels
http://venturehacks.com/articles/not-so-scary-terms-in-offer-letters
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timcederman
Fine when I checked.
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motoko
404? flagged for broken!
~~~
nivi
Fixed. =)
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Quitting without anything lined up? - jhatemyjob
Graduated college in 2018 and got a job at a startup immediately after graduating. After about a week I realized I hated it. Weird company culture, bad micromanager, disgusting codebase, no WFH. It's not terrible but there are certainly better jobs out ther... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Learning to Superoptimize Programs - chivalrous
https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.01787
======
sanxiyn
This work should be read in context of prior work, STOKE:
[http://stoke.stanford.edu/](http://stoke.stanford.edu/)
This work outperforms STOKE, and STOKE outperformed existing methods including
GCC, LLVM, ICC, traditional ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Accidental Room - garycomtois
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-accidental-room/
======
iambateman
The magic of 99pi is humanization.
If I found out people were living in an empty part of the mall in any other
context, my response would be: “ehh weird.”
But 99pi presents the story and by the end they se... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Developers should not be allowed to work overtime - techdog
http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2009/03/developers-should-not-be-allowed-to.html
======
chris11
I really agree with this. I had the good fortune of getting an internship at
an engineering firm that was managed really well.
Management did not seem to assign ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12 - anigbrowl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-I6XTVZXww
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ivan_ah
Oy mate! Don't you have a pint of cider to drink in a cozy pub somewhere
instead of producing videos of such bollocks?
The series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty n$ is divergent, so you can't say anything about
its sum. For more... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How ICE Picks Its Targets in the Surveillance Age - johnny313
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/magazine/ice-surveillance-deportation.html
======
mindgam3
Companies referenced in the article:
\- Vigilant Solutions
\- Giant Oak, whose founder was quoted in the article as saying "the better we
have entity resolution”... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Amazing robotic dexterity from Honda's ASIMO - dusanbab
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/honda-asimo
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dusanbab
Direct ASIMO demo video link:
[http://condenastl3cdn.cust.footprint.net/videos/53501be36970...](http://condenastl3cdn.cust.footprint.net/videos/53501be369702d3275860000/low.webm)
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hitler Quote Controversy in the BSD Community - animeseinfeld
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/11/21/1750218/hitler-quote-controversy-in-the-bsd-community
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rurban
Slashdot cannot even summarize the issue properly. FreeBSD just removed some
tasteless and offensive Hitler quotes from the fortune database. It did ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Does anyone remember websites? - dfps
http://tttthis.com/rememberwebsites.php/
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dogcow
Check out the search engine at [http://wiby.me](http://wiby.me)
From their about page:
_Search engines like Google are indispensable, able to find answers to all of
your technical questions; but along the way, the fun of we... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
In the World of Cryptocurrency, Even Good Projects Can Go Bad - petethomas
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/technology/envion-initial-coin-offering.html
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tlb
I missed the part where this was ever a good project.
Cryptocurrency mining has to use the cheapest available power, or else it
loses money because the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How Bitcoin made right-wing conspiracy theories mainstream - schrototo
https://www.salon.com/2018/06/08/how-bitcoin-made-right-wing-conspiracy-theories-mainstream/
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ve55
If you actually read this article in full, it seems quite inane to me.
>Now you have actual Nazi groups being in favor of Bitcoin. Weev, one o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't Start the Fire’ - underyx
https://www.tomlum.com/remember-the-fire
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mitko
I feel so surprised, didn't realize this song had such lyrics. Makes me really
want to come up with a modern set of lyrics and go to a karaoke. Something
like this:
~~~
Mitch McCo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Saying You Can't Compete With Free Is Saying You Can't Compete Period - ThomPete
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070215/002923.shtml
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fnid
The problem with this post is that it neglects recouping non-marginal costs.
If the factory costs you $100 Million to build and you sell the cars for
$20,000, which is the m... | {
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Node.js Best Practices Reloaded - gergelyke90
http://blog.risingstack.com/node-js-best-practices-part-2/
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filipedeschamps
I didn't know about Local Modules in NPM 2.0, that's an awesome feature!
| {
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Announcing Skynet Beta - ericflo
https://siasky.net/GADwbULtGj2NuBXJrQPBkivr6etO5uD4BSToixUUSCVhGw
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smt88
We already have tech brands named iRobot and Soylent. I guess we might as well
have Skynet now, too.
~~~
mtmail
There's a couple of
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyne... | {
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Ask HN: Is there a news startup for collating sources? - ig1
With the Prism story there was a hugely complexity of sources. Different news services had obtained information from both government insiders and the companies. There were also lots of direct primary source like companies or employees putting out statement... | {
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The boom in mini stomachs, brains, breasts, kidneys and more - sergeant3
http://www.nature.com/news/the-boom-in-mini-stomachs-brains-breasts-kidneys-and-more-1.18064
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twic
I grew a heart by mistake once.
I was studying the way cells move, and to make cells that moved, we would
dissect hearts out of seven-day-ol... | {
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Ask HN: Dropbox passowrd resets this morning? - nathancahill
I and more friends than normal got password reset emails from Dropbox this morning. Something related to the Dropbox hack a couple months ago maybe?
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stsic
I didn't get a password reset, but my password no longer worked, and 100% did
not change it.
--... | {
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Volkswagen’s plan to create a new car operating system - elorant
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/09/volkswagen-audi-porsche-vw-group-plans-one-os-to-rule-them-all/
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spanktheuser
I'm also aware of a project from a major automotive supplier to attempt the
same thing. From my understanding it's unlikely to succee... | {
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ISA Super VGA Card Project - peter_d_sherman
http://www.malinov.com/Home/sergeys-projects/isa-supervga
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gaspoweredcat
Nice. I always feel so old when i mention ISA cards and no one remembers them.
like pretty much everyone in that era i had a soundblaster 16 and my first
network card, a 10Base T card that used g... | {
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We Owe It All to the Hippies (1995) - daddy_drank
http://members.aye.net/~hippie/hippie/special_.htm
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justanother
If there's one thing I enjoy from music (and music videos) from the 1980s, it
is the unbounded optimism and bubbly nature. We were going to change the
world, "with _science_!" And I often think of t... | {
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And suddenly, you're hip - Phra
http://blogs.perl.org/users/su-shee/2011/01/and-suddenly-youre-hip.html
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msy
Thing is, while both Ruby & Vim have been driven by what she's describing she
neatly sidestepped why those movements got started in the first place. Ruby
gained huge traction primarily via Rails because w... | {
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} |
The Strange Theory of Coronavirus from Space - tapper
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-strange-theory-of-coronavirus-from-space
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giardini
FTFA: _" I would say, though, that the coronavirus-from-space theory is still
more plausible than some other theories of COVID-19. "_
IMO less plausible than that ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How to Make Money from Open Source Mobile App? - aswinmohanme
I'm currently working on a mobile app to be released to both the app store and play store. I am thinking about making it open source, cause OSS Rocks!<p>But some extra bucks wouldn't hurt, so how do I make some (coffee money) while making ... | {
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Triangle Startup Factory Goes Big – Graduates Spring 2012 Class - startupfactory
http://triangletechtalk.com/1/2012/06/triangle-startup-factory-graduates-spring-2012-class/
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rickcecil
As a co-founder to one of the companies (ruzuku) that went through the
Triangle Startup Factory, I can't recommend the program ... | {
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Newly identified computer virus, used for spying, is 20 times size of Stuxnet - heyitsnick
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/newly-identified-computer-virus-used-for-spying-is-20-times-size-of-stuxnet/2012/05/28/gJQAWa3VxU_story.html?hpid=z3
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ColinWright
For other discussions and stories, s... | {
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Ask HN: I'd appreciate advice on my current work situation - mb_72
I'm the sole developer for a product that has been selling as a desktop version for a couple of decades, with me 'on board' for around 15 years. During my time as the helm, I've implemented a number of improvements to the architectu... | {
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Show HN: Balanced Payments Client for Go - tpryme
https://github.com/bnoguchi/balanced-go
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mygrant
Unsure why there is neither a link to what Balanced Payments is (I had to look
it up: [https://www.balancedpayments.com/](https://www.balancedpayments.com/))
not a description of what it could be used for/example... | {
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} |
A super lightweight AMD-compliant JavaScript loader - jzeng
https://github.com/zengjialuo/kittyjs
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jzeng
only 2.8kb while requireJS is 6.2kb. The implement is naive so u can easily
read the source to understand how AMD works.
| {
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Denver's tax on web and app development draws ire from software execs - cdr
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_26006092/denvers-tax-web-and-app-development-draws-ire
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mschuster91
> "If we go out to Westminster to go to Costco to buy sodas for employees in
> the office in Denver, we're on the hook to pay the d... | {
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Scientist says aliens in UFOs might be Earthlings from the future - mmhsieh
https://thenextweb.com/science/2020/01/24/scientist-says-aliens-in-ufos-might-be-earthlings-from-the-future/
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bediger4000
Interesting. How do/did/will they solve the "space problem"?
[https://medium.com/swlh/the-space-problem-of-time-
t... | {
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Most VPN Services Are Terrible - dsr12
https://gist.github.com/kennwhite/1f3bc4d889b02b35d8aa
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rietta
I recently cancelled my PIA account. It was so incredibly slow as to be
unusable most of the time. Thought through my threat model and decided it
wasn't worth the hassle. I use tethering with my mobile provider ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is Immutable.js inactive/dead? - callumlocke
https://github.com/facebook/immutable-js/issues/1012
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HugoDaniel
"Immutable.js is still used heavily both within Facebook and in the broader
dev community."
That does not mean it is alive. It certainly looks like it is dead (dead as in
it is commonly used when referr... | {
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} |
What's an effective way to learn a new programming language? - hotz
You've got a "9-5" job and a family waiting for you at home. There's probably 2-3 hours of freedom, how would you use that time to learn a new language? With the idea of switching career paths - going from PHP to Clojure/Scala... | {
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Bowe Bergdahl, Army Sergeant Held by Taliban Since 2009, Is Released - ChrisAntaki
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bowe-bergdahl-army-sergeant-held-taliban-2009-released-n119271
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ChrisAntaki
"Bergdahl, 28, was freed from Afghanistan — in exchange for five prisoners who
were held at the Guantanamo Bay deten... | {
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} |
SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure test on its Texas pad - eternalny1
https://www.geekwire.com/2020/spacexs-starship-sn1-prototype-blows-pressure-test-texas-pad/
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grecy
Elon just said this 12 hours ago: "Failure has to be an option. What you want
is to reward success but there should be min... | {
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Google Domains DDNS Updater: Python - jasonslay
https://github.com/jasonslay/googleddns
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nadams
Not to be that guy - but did you test this?
parameters = {'hostname': self.hostname, 'myip': myip}
Change to:
parameters = {'hostname': self.hostname, 'myip': ip}
Chan... | {
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How to Survive the Apocalypse on $20 - feint
http://hsta.pen.io/
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electromagnetic
> We also put out a chainsaw, because you don’t want to go through a 2x4 with
> a hand tool.
I don't think buying a chainsaw is practical, buy a proper carpenters saw (AKA
cross-cut saw) and you'll be able to get through a 2x4 in ... | {
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} |
Show HN: I created a Python framework for fast Slack bot development - NFicano
https://github.com/nficano/gendo
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mjhea0
Nice! Just added to -> [https://github.com/realpython/list-of-python-api-
wrappers#sl...](https://github.com/realpython/list-of-python-api-
wrappers#slack---team-communication-platform)
| {
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Show HN: Socializing the YC way - phesse14
http://tiesport.com
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phesse14
Hi everyone!
I'm submitting my project to hear from you and see what you think about it.
We've developed it in Madrid (Spain) and I wanted to tested outside our city.
1) Write whatever you feel, either if you think is great or a piece o... | {
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What They Don't Tell You About Public Speaking - philipp-spiess
http://zachholman.com/posts/what-they-dont-tell-you-about-public-speaking/
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nostromo
"There’s one mistake I consistently see made by speakers both novice and
experienced: they’re not excited about their talk."
I'm a nervous presenter. The way I use... | {
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} |
The Apple Watch - benigeri
http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch/
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chipotle_coyote
While someone else already made the reference to this quote, it's hard for me
not to recall Commander Taco's (in)famous dismissal of the original iPod when
I browse these comments.
Personally I don't know that there's _any_ watc... | {
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} |
When Facebook was Fun - gammarator
http://bellm.org/blog/2012/12/02/when-facebook-was-fun/
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bhntr3
Will we ever solve the niche appeal vs. universal acceptance problem? Lots of
stuff has this problem: Movies, TV, music, games (all entertainment really
including Facebook.)
That's what this article highlighted th... | {
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} |
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