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Asana S-1 - sean_lynch https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477720/000119312520228462/d855753ds1.htm ====== supernova87a Wow, this is a torrent of IPOs today. Investors / boards are wanting to get money out before things turn south I feel. Aside from that, I'm surprised how much it costs Asana on engineering R&D,...
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Discover, understand and manage your data with Data Catalog, now GA In GCP - santhoshkumar3 https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/data-catalog-metadata-management-now-generally-available ====== mrwnmonm I have a feeling that over time descriptions of services like these get meaningless. "Discover, unde...
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Do not look at this on a Mac. - funstuff I was just reading about the "File:///" crash problem mac users are facing as of lately. I just wanted to point out that this one is even sillier and probably deserves to be looked at as well. If you are on a Mac (not sure which versions of the OS are affected), visiting this...
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Russia's New Secure Android Tablet Keeps Data From Google - techinsidr http://www.securityweek.com/russia-unveils-secure-android-tablet-keeps-data-away-google ====== Wilya The fact that a government would want a Google-free tablet makes complete sense, yet a quick search tells me nothing about any other of this ty...
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Ask HN: Did Hacker News just implement collapsible comments? - et-al Dang.. did we just get collapsible comments? I&#x27;ve been using the HN Special bookmarklet, but today I noticed a little [-] by the time stamp.<p>If so, thanks! And if this is old news, thanks and sorry! ====== selectnull Few days old, see [https:/...
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Uber Is Using AI to Charge People as Much as Possible for a Ride - aceperry https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/uber-is-using-ai-to-charge-people-as-much-as-possible-for-a-ride ====== minimaxir Granted, "charging people as much as possible" is a basic tenet of microeconomics (another related one being pricing t...
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How About Reel to Reel Tape Decks? - erric https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/8/17330324/ballfinger-reel-to-reel-tape-decks ====== taylodl It's better than vinyl, but these are pricey machines. Not to mention there's only one place in the world currently making tape and those aren't cheap either. The nosta...
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Tagstand (YC S11) Greases The Wheels Of NFC Development - canistr http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/19/yc-funded-tagstand-greases-the-wheels-of-nfc-development/ ====== kul HN folk: The discount code for a free pack is techcrunch4nfc, applicable here: [http://www.tagstand.com/collections/all- stickers/products/te...](htt...
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Feedback Fatigue - SparksZilla http://andysparks.co/post/34236881625/feedback-fatigue ====== noirman interesting series- keep it up!
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Clinging to Outlook, Only 25% of Yahoo Employees Willing to Eat Mail “Dogfood” - r0h1n http://allthingsd.com/20131124/while-users-lament-only-25-percent-of-yahoos-willing-eat-mail-dogfood-memo/?mod=tweet ====== mnkypete Until recently I was working for a big software company (40k+ employees), where we were also usin...
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Criticisms/comments? Beta v0.9.1 (find local drink/beer/liquor deals) - tomasienrbc http://thecityswig.com ====== tomasienrbc Couldn't fit this in the title, but I would love comments on the UI/UX and code. We're building something totally different out of this (a local recommendation engine for finding what to buy ...
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This Procedure May Improve Your Brain – and Uncover the Real You - robg http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/this-procedure-may-improve-your-brain-and-uncover-the-real-you/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 ====== BtM909 OT: I hate sources like this (no offense to you poster) that only allow you to read the news if yo...
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Chuck Peddle: Personal Computer Pioneer, Dies at 82 – WikiChip Fuse - rbanffy https://fuse.wikichip.org/news/3174/chuck-peddle-personal-computer-pioneer-dies-at-82/ ====== _0ffh In case you're interested, here's an interview with Chuck on the Amp Hour podcast (2015). [https://theamphour.com/241-an-interview-with-chuck...
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214ft seeding rig working in Australia - fanquake https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IsPkRJZXoow ====== fanquake This setup seeds at 2.5 acres a minute. In the video it's being driven by a Baldwin, but has also been run with dual JD track machines. It uses variable rate and section control; so there shouldn't be any input...
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The Downround Tracker - t23 https://www.cbinsights.com/research-downround-tracker ====== t23 Just scroll down on the page to see the entire list of companies. No need to sign up for email list.
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Hot-Desking Will Kill Your Company - walterbell https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonconstable/2019/06/20/how-hot-desking-will-kill-your-company/#35087b8232e9 ====== duxup At one point my company moved offices and the technical support team sat next to some of the HR people. It was a culture clash that never ended. The ...
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Why We Don't Like Our Underground House - wlkr https://dengarden.com/misc/The-Pitfalls-of-an-Underground-House ====== GauntletWizard If I ever build a house, I'm going to get oversized crawlspaces, cable ducts... Anything I can find to make maintenance easier. Maintenance on houses is the hardest thing we don't talk a...
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Plastic Bag Found at the Bottom of World's Deepest Ocean Trench - techrede https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/plastic-bag-mariana-trench-pollution-science-spd/ ====== mrb How can the author write that a plastic bag has been found in an (open!) database of photos and videos, and not actually show the photo?? ...
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Ask HN: Question for standing-desk users - MikeCapone Hi,<p>Because of RSI problems I'm seriously considering trying using a standing-desk. I'm curious about how long it usually takes to get used to it. Can those who've made the switch share their experience with us please? Please include how 'in shape' you were whe...
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Hippie physics student saved Apollo 13, cut out of history cos he had long hair - ColinWright http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/xove1/iama_97_year_old_that_worked_apollo_missions_1/c5oaobm ====== rst Apollo 8, 10, and 11 had all already used "free return" trajectories, which would have caused the spacecraft to "sl...
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Browserver: a node.js HTTP server, in your browser - jedschmidt http://browserver.org ====== arturadib TL;DR: This is a proxy server that routes HTTP requests from a unique subdomain (e.g. <http://m7rp3u2ntr9t3xr.browserver.org>) to a browser that's visiting browserver.org. The JavaScript in the browser then handles t...
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Congressman: To stop ISIS, let’s shut down websites and social media - dayon http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/congressman-to-stop-isis-lets-shut-down-websites-and-social-media/ ====== TrevorJ "ISIS and the terrorist networks can't beat us militarily, but they are really trying to use the Internet and all of ...
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Making your own iPad micro SIM - pwim http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/how-to-make-your-own-ipad-micro-sim-681020 ====== brk I did this with my iPhone SIM to fit my iPad in the US. You also need to change the APN from 'broadband' to 'phone' for it to actually work.
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How the language you speak changes your view of the world - wpietri https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/04/how-the-language-you-speak-changes-your-view-of-the-world/ ====== kazinator If you know several different languages, the advantage is not that your view is _enhanced_ , but rather you are more aware of the false cont...
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A New Framework for Flexible and Reproducible Reinforcement Learning Research - tzury https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/08/introducing-new-framework-for-flexible.html ====== tzury Here is the source code [https://github.com/google/dopamine](https://github.com/google/dopamine)
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European data protection ruling could impact Facebook and Google - fahimulhaq http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/02/landmark-ecj-data-protection-ruling-facebook-google-weltimmo ====== AdmiralACK Relevant: "The ECJ ruled* Thursday that if a company operates a service in the native language of a country, an...
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Patroni: A Template for PostgreSQL HA with ZooKeeper, Etcd, or Consul - vishesh92 https://github.com/zalando/patroni ====== ZalandoTech Zalando open source evangelist here. Some of my colleagues are on this thread, taking your questions. Meanwhile, wanted to plug a few other Postgres/K8s projects we're working on: \-...
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Dutch MPs vote for 'yes unless' organ donor register - janvdberg http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/09/dutch-mps-vote-for-yes-unless-organ-donation-register/ ====== r_smart On the one hand, I'm an organ donor and think it's a good idea. Once I'm dead, you can have what's left over. On the other, a person's bo...
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Pulley Logic Gates (2014) [video] - gballan https://vimeo.com/93042377 ====== dang Discussed at the time: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7824588](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7824588). ------ ianbertolacci But can you play Doom on it? ~~~ pavel_lishin Yes, but the framerate is horrendous. ------ gene...
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Show HN: Laundromatch – Community-based laundry services - hmaidasani https://www.laundromatchapp.com/ ====== mydpy Is it just me, or is this kinda gross? I totally understand if it's just me. ~~~ jbob2000 Ripe for abuse, but not gross in principle. This trend of "crowd-source everything" is getting a bit silly th...
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Ask HN: RSS Reader that doesn't suck? - guynamedloren So apparently I'm a bit late with the whole RSS thing. I've always had a general idea of what they were, but I've never really looked into them before. I thought RSS was only delivered through e-mail =) I had no idea RSS readers existed up until a few minutes ...
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Cinema 3D Perspective Seat Preview Experiment - sp3n http://tympanus.net/Development/SeatPreview/ ====== sp3n "Maybe you are familiar with those ticket booking systems where, at some point during the purchase flow, you have to choose a seat. This is usually done when selling tickets for games, movies, flights or conce...
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Scientists Reconstruct "Movies" from Brain Activity - aasarava http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2811%2900937-7 ====== aasarava A reporter's account, for a lay-person's description: [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/brain-scan-movie- sc...](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/brain...
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The Worst Amazon Horror Story I Have Ever Heard - pzxc http://www.startupnation.com/start-your-business/plan-your-business/amazon-fba-program/ ====== mcknz [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:voRF_fx...](http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:voRF_fxJYJIJ:www.fbamastery.com/the- worst...
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Planning for My Kidnapping - polote https://blog.luap.info/planning-for-my-kidnapping.html ====== sandworm101 >>For my credentials, I use keepassXC with a keyfile + a master password, the keyfile and the password db is synced using syncthingd with a server that I rent. My legal documents are all tied in one folder on ...
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Is Microsoft Suddenly Cool? - Garbage http://blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/2010/12/15/is-microsoft-suddenly-cool/ ====== SwellJoe No. This is an idiotic puff piece, I assume triggered by a nice phone call from someone at Microsoft to someone at Forbes. ~~~ electromagnetic Agreed, Microsoft will be 'cool' when it...
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IPFS is the Distributed Web - jasikpark http://ipfs.io ====== d--b I have a truly naive question about the distributed web: what makes the supporters of it think it will be any different from the original web. I mean, isn't it likely that at some point, there will be the need for a centralized search engine for it? Is...
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Show HN: LaunchWay - let's build a community-powered online startup incubator - Udo http://launchway.net/posts/blog ====== doubt_me Feedback: when editing or creating a post why is it just a plain text box and not a full one with options to link text/ use BB code and all that good stuff. The site is very easy to n...
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Even Google is Tired of Needlessly Paginated Content - flardinois http://siliconfilter.com/even-google-is-tired-of-needlessly-paginated-content/ ====== ENOTTY Why don't publishers put multiple ads on a long single-page article, such that the number of ads served is equivalent? ~~~ wccrawford Last I checked, ad impr...
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Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2018? - chirau ====== masonic I predict that there will be numerous duplicate _Ask_ submissions. [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16007988](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16007988) [https://hn.algolia.com/?query=%22ask%20hn%22%202018&sort=byP...](https://hn.algolia.com...
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Zoom Phone System experiencing issues - etxm https://status.zoom.us/ ====== etxm I’m curious if phone calls are more resource intensive than video streams or if there are a disproportionate number of callers.
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Show HN: Binge watchers checkout the best watchlist on hoblist - sachinanchan Movie fans, rejoice! Stop wasting hours deciding what to watch next. At Hoblist, the online community helps find your next movie or TV show. Browse crowd-ranked lists for your favorite genres. Instead of endlessly scrolling your queue, see w...
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UK universities comply with China's internet restrictions - nanna https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-53341217 ====== raxxorrax I think this is a bad development. I know the argument that some content is better than none, but I profoundly disagree. Currently we have countless other issues were wrong opinions and cont...
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Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day (2014) - dvt http://www.righto.com/2014/09/mining-bitcoin-with-pencil-and-paper.html ====== vinceguidry > It's clear I'm not going to make my fortune off manual mining, and I haven't > even included the cost of all the paper and pencils I'll need. He's not tak...
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The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon - aston http://www.damninteresting.com/the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon ====== brazzy Is there a name for the feeling experienced when you hear an expression with very strong and definite negative connotations used to mean something completely different, almost frivolous? Because that's wha...
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Ask HN: How does your startup organize roles and duties - kiddz ====== cpburns2009 You have a typo in your title. It should be "does" not "dose". ~~~ kiddz thnx. fixed
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The harm done by tests of significance (2003) [pdf] - luu http://andrewgelman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1154-The-Harm-done-by-tests-of-significance.pdf ====== capnrefsmmat I found this paper a couple years back when I was writing about statistical errors. I love the right turn on red example -- an everyday situ...
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The most important page on Flickr - ssclafani http://blog.timoni.org/post/5557930029/the-most-important-page-on-flickr ====== christoph It almost seems as though Yahoo are determined to make Flickr fail at the moment. I'm a paid pro member and I've been wondering why now for a while... Photographic content publishing...
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ForgeJS launches first full stack JavaScript development school in Seattle - eastridge http://forgejs.com ====== crabasa This is an interesting take on "full stack" JavaScript: * Advanced JS (core JS concepts I'm sure) * Node.js (server-side) * Backbone (client-side) Are there any other organizations focusing on t...
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Ask HN: How would you take over the world? - goodweeds Most of us have a little bit of evil genius in us, stuck in the back of our minds. Some of us go so far as to day dream about going further. How would you take over the world? Military action? The ballot box? Media? ====== nestlequ1k I'd use the United States as...
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NextDNS Joins Firefox’s Trusted Recursive Resolver - inception44 https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/12/17/firefox-announces-new-partner-in-delivering-private-and-secure-dns-services-to-users/ ====== 3xblah “For most users, it’s very hard to know where their DNS requests go and what the resolver is doing with them.” sa...
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What I learned about programmers by reading 200+ programming jokes - apico https://www.apico.net/blog/what-else-i-learned-about-programmers-after-reading-200-programming-jokes-part-2.html ====== generj "If the jokes are true, the user does not exist in the programmer’s conception as an active or independent player. Bu...
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MacBook Pro 2016’s Touch Bar – Apple’s Tease to Touch in Computers - WeirdoWizard https://medium.com/panda-blog/macbook-pro-2016s-touch-bar-apple-s-tease-to-touch-in-computers-d5702f0c7ad#.oio6bix6x ====== ciconia I guess it's difficult to form an opinion without having actually used this novelty UI, but on the face o...
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Nethack: The Greatest Game You Will Ever Play - flatline http://thegreatestgameyouwilleverplay.com/ ====== Natsu I love the challenge of the early game, but more than one character has died to bit rot once I've got a full ascension kit and something drags me away. It's just so tiring to slog through the last levels...
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Nebulo: Python Library and CLI for Reflecting GraphQL APIs from PostgreSQL - oliverrice https://olirice.github.io/nebulo ====== oliverrice Author here! Nebulo is very much a work-in-progress, but its reached proof-of-concept viability so I'd love to hear what the community thinks! At the moment, the motivation for t...
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AERO Token: Enabling the Drone Superhighway Using the Blockchain - mercurialshark https://medium.com/@aerotoken/aero-token-enabling-the-drone-superhighway-using-the-blockchain-ce2cf5004a10 ====== meri_dian Why does a blockchain need to be used here? A database would be sufficient. Why restrict the service to a single ...
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Google launches Endangered Language Project - sew http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/06/google-launches-endangered-language-project/ ====== systematical Who else thought this was going to be about dying programming languages?
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​Cyanogen Announces Strategic Partnership with Microsoft - sebgr https://cyngn.com/press/cyanogen-announces-strategic-partnership-with-microsoft ====== mkesper Compare that to: [http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/microsoft-and- cm12-1-nightli...](http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/microsoft-and- cm12-1-nightlies)
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Haxe 3 Released - raphinou http://haxe.org/download ====== dsirijus I've been haxing for some time now, and I know of at least one startup that uses/used it (Profitably). In short, Haxe can produce swf and neko binaries and C++, C#, JS, Java and PHP source. Language itself is, for my humble old school OOP taste, rea...
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TurnTable.FM DESTROYING SOPA - djohnsonm http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10021156/TurnTableFMnoSOPA.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10021156/TurnTableFMnoSOPA.png ====== swasheck we have very different definitions of destruction
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Surviving the coronavirus, then testing positive again - mudil https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-13/china-japan-korea-coronavirus-reinfection-test-positive ====== newfeatureok There are some questions I haven't been able to find good answers to in addition to the one posed in the article: 1\. Is it p...
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Ask HN: Opinions on the best PHP IDE? - grobolom Dear HN,<p>I'm having trouble finding an adequate IDE to use for my PHP development. I'm part of a small company that has a relatively very large project base. I've been going through the IDEs of choice, and haven't been able to pick one. Could you help me out?<p>Here a...
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Audio archive of the British Computer industry - chr15p https://www.bl.uk/voices-of-science/themes/designing-and-programming-computers ====== chr15p This is a whole series of clips from much longer interviews including snippets about working with Alan Turing on the Manchester Mk1, and Tony Hoare talking about the inve...
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Connect's Julian Gough: We're Being Algorithmically Sorted and Controlled - DanBC http://www.unboundworlds.com/2018/08/connects-julian-gough-algorithmically-sorted-controlled/?ref=PRH96C06AE639&aid=randohouseinc26226-20&linkid=PRH96C06AE639 ====== petermcneeley "Kids will use CRISPR, and the even better tools coming t...
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Ask HN: What startups are in Philadelphia? (Help me find a job.) - phillywork32 I'm looking for jobs in Philly.<p>While normally I would look for a job in Silicon Valley (and I am just in case), my girlfriend lives in Philly, and for a variety of reasons, cannot leave in the near future. Ideally, I'd like to be close ...
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Marco Arment & Instapaper’s Reading List - jmartellaro http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/marco_arment_instapapers_reading_list/ ====== dkasper Weird how it switches from MA to AM halfway through... ------ baconface This cache-hit data would actually be interesting to look through.
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Show HN: Fog Machine – Making hosting servers from home more accessible - mStreamTeam https://fogmachine.io ====== zzo38computer There are some other kind of servers that someone may wish to install, with or without RPN, such as: \- Mail server \- NNTP server \- Gopher server \- HTTP server \- IRC server I don't...
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GrapheneOS - asymmetric https://grapheneos.org/ ====== brudgers a few months ago, [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20148771](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20148771)
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Investing in Art for Commoners? - gtsnexp https://www.masterworks.io/ ====== gtsnexp This strikes me like a novel/bold way of granting access to an asset class that would be otherwise completely inaccessible to the average person.
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Adwords Triangulation Method - aundumla http://www.stompernet.com/blog/marketing/stompernet-going-natural-30/ ====== baltcode The link doesn't work ... gives me a timeout
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I'm a beginner javascript coder. Please give me some ideas for creating webapps. - udb I&#x27;m a beginner javascript coder. Please give me some ideas for creating webapps. ====== fesuffolk Make one that pulls data from a json feed and presents it. heres what i mean > [http://atleastimtrying.github.io/codeschool- re...
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Volkswagen ID3 has “massive” software problems - kozak https://electrek.co/2019/12/19/volkswagen-id3-has-massive-software-problems-as-company-begins-year-of-ev-introductions/ ====== kozak I immediately understood that this is the case once I heard that VW is manufacturing the cars, but intend to deliver them only half...
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Dolphins recorded having a conversation 'just like two people' for first time - Cozumel http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/11/dolphins-recorded-having-a-conversation-for-first-time/ ====== wonks "That's it for us monkeys." [http://www.theonion.com/article/dolphins-evolve-opposable- th...](http://www.theonion....
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The sixth mass extinction is here - ca98am79 http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-sixth-mass-extinction-is-here-say-stanford-researchers?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=eb6860a4ff-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-eb6860a4ff-281895037 ====== istvan__ It is very sad that we destroy the pla...
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Ask HN: An alternative to Horowitz and Hill? - jgrahamc Can anyone recommend an alternative text to Horowitz and Hill? Although I think it's a great reference text and is full of useful circuits, there are times when I wish H &#38; H were more pedagogic. Is there a good 'learning' book that would complement H &#38...
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Statement Regarding Recent Media Coverage [pdf] - rav http://www.mossfon.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Statement-Regarding-Recent-Media-Coverage_4-1-2016.pdf ====== rav In the end of the press release, Mossack Fonseca comment on "specific allegations in the media reports". Note how the list enumeration jumps fr...
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Foreign Linux: Run Linux binaries on Windows without drivers or modification - anacleto https://github.com/wishstudio/flinux ====== mappu Cygwin is impressively complete - if you haven't checked in on it recently, there are over 5000 packages in the official repo (that's more than Arch Linux's official repos), and add...
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Free icons search and generator - pratamishus http://iconizer.net ====== instakill I really like the first-time visitor overlay.
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Trust Is at the Core of Software Marketing - gk1 https://tomtunguz.com/trust-core-marketing/ ====== unlinked_dll I was once at an audio manufacturer that will be coming up on the 100th anniversary in a few years. I distinctly remember the presentation given to all of us where it was hammered home that the company was ...
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Why I'm Leaving America - username3 http://sailboatdiaries.com/wordpress/2012/07/20/why-im-leaving-america/ ====== rm999 This essay is pseudo-intellectual. I'm not here to defend the USA, my beef with this article honestly has nothing to do with its message. I've heard several reasons people move out of their home c...
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Tensions rise as the US is accused of cyberwarfare with France - derpenxyne http://www.extremetech.com/computing/141094-tensions-rise-as-the-us-is-accused-of-cyberwarfare-with-france ====== bediger4000 Classic use of re-cycled Mid-century Modern Technology: the picture is almost certainly of a Nike Ajax surface-to-a...
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Rails Rumble is Complete - Judge the Entries - michael_fine http://railsrumble.com/entries/all ====== damncabbage Not mine, but it hasn't been posted here yet and it looks so damn nice: <http://findthin.gs> (Made by @sutto, @sj26 and @levibuzolic; team page is here: <http://railsrumble.com/entries/148-grumpy-cat>) ~...
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My secret Hobby: Applying for jobs - irrlichthn http://www.irrlicht3d.org/pivot/entry.php?id=1223 ====== maayank "These companies don't notice that in this way, the good people a driven away, and only the desperate will apply." This. One of the reasons I chose my last employer (SAP, or more specifically, SAP Research...
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What’s the One-Stop PCB Assembly Service in Makerfabs? - Makerfabs https://medium.com/@makerfabs_he/whats-the-one-stop-pcb-assembly-service-in-makerfabs-ab66390ec753 ====== wbraun It is a shame that almost all of the low cost PCB and PCBA services are in mainland China. I do a lot of work with hardware and given recen...
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Prepare For The Geek Mafia - ph0rque http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2011/01/prepare-for-geek-mafia.html ====== JCThoughtscream Finding very little to disagree with here (except that odd stance on MDMA, but I don't so much disagree as find myself cold and uninterested on the issue). Patton Oswalt needs to spend more...
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Ambitious iOS Apps by Fraser Speirs - shivkapoor https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkcucdTp0vvNdGptN3FuQ0tURFEyMEdCcDhPT0REQkE#gid=0 ====== 8cmj7A here's the associated blog post: <http://speirs.org/blog/2011/10/30/ambitious-ios-apps.html> ------ netshade I wrote CollabraCam, flattering to see it there. A...
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Microsoft Bing Blocked in China as Tensions, Crackdown Intensify - petethomas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/microsoft-bing-search-engine-inaccessible-to-some-chinese-users ====== amaccuish And a day later, that it is a technical error, but way to jump to conclusions lol: [https://www.bloomberg.com...
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Simple Testing Can Prevent Most Critical Failures - luu https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi14/technical-sessions/presentation/yuan ====== yeukhon I really enjoy going to usenix and watching usenix presentations. Almost all of them include the PDF and a pretty good quality of the presentation (and plus audio for tho...
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Elixir Cross Referencer: new way to browse kernel sources - tryp http://free-electrons.com/blog/elixir/ ====== tryp As a longtime browser of cross-referenced source generated by LXR [0] I found this article on their new implementation of the backend interesting. [0] [http://elixir.free-electrons.com/linux/latest/sour...
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Google now highlights search results directly on webpages - kylebarron https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/4/21280115/google-search-engine-yellow-highlight-featured-snippet-anchor-text ====== perfect5th Is this just a feature of the Chromium browser itself, or is this a proposed standard that will (eventually) extend to o...
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Adobe will finally kill Flash in 2020 - deca6cda37d0 https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/25/16026236/adobe-flash-end-of-support-2020 ====== bluetidepro > “We will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player at the end of 2020 > and encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to > these new open fo...
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First detailed microscopy evidence of ‘nanobacteria’ - ca98am79 http://www.kurzweilai.net/irst-detailed-microscopy-evidence-of-nanobacteria-at-the-lower-size-limit-of-life?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8d0828414b-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-8d0828414b-281895037 ====== bayes...
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Ask HN: Would you answer yes or no questions for 5 cents? - hsikka I&#x27;m thinking of running an interesting economic experiment, where I charge an asker 10 cents per person to ask a number of people a yes or no question ====== quuquuquu Mechanical turk does already exist for this, so in terms of distribution, the p...
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Ask HN: What group activity can I do to get students interested in CS? - jrubinovitz Hi HN,<p>I'm giving a talk at a college with a NSF funded program to keep students pursuing STEM (science, math, computer science) majors. There are very few CS majors in the group, and I get the opportunity to lead an activity for ...
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How to become the "go to" expert? - sgerard Hey guys,<p>I am an artisan entrepreneur, so I am more familiar with my craft than I am with running a business. That said, I&#x27;m good at what I do and I was able to bootstrap a small graphic design and app development firm with the funds I&#x27;ve earned from freelance...
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Google Engineer Wins NSA Award, Then Says NSA Should Be “Abolished” - SingleFounderCo http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2013/07/25/google-engineer-wins-nsa-award-says-id-rather-have-it-abolished-than-persist-in-its-current-form/ Dr. Joesph Bonner&#x27;s quote:<p>I’d rather have it abolished than persist in its curren...
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Are MBAs the Problem? - dreamz http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/hbreditors/2009/03/are_mbas_the_problem.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-WEEKLY_HOTLIST-_-MAR_2009-_-HOTLIST0319 ====== robertdempsey I started my business many years ago with no formal business training and no business experience. I've learned a lot along the way. I am...
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A Boom Time for the Bunker Business and Doomsday Capitalists - mariojv https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/apocalypse-doomsday-capitalists.html ====== word-reader These are some cool bunkers, but it reminds me of an article from a few years back, maybe from HN? An expat had a nice house in some Central American coun...
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Stellar starts in South Africa with mobile savings for young girls - smn https://gigaom.com/2015/02/05/stellar-south-african-nonprofit-to-bring-digital-savings-to-young-girls/ ====== joyce This is Joyce from Stellar. One of the most interesting parts of this project for me is the fact that airtime (prepaid mobile mi...
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AT&T previews lawsuit it plans to file against FCC - Selfcommit http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/02/att-previews-lawsuit-it-plans-to-file-against-fcc-over-net-neutrality/ ====== cl42 The Economist's recent article on net neutrality and common carriage is fascinating and related: [http://www.economist.com/news/l...
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