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Asana S-1 - sean_lynch
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477720/000119312520228462/d855753ds1.htm
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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
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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
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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'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!
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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_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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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dang
Discussed at the time:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7824588](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7824588).
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ianbertolacci
But can you play Doom on it?
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pavel_lishin
Yes, but the framerate is horrendous.
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gene... | {
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Show HN: Laundromatch – Community-based laundry services - hmaidasani
https://www.laundromatchapp.com/
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mydpy
Is it just me, or is this kinda gross? I totally understand if it's just me.
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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/
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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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/
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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
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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/
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SwellJoe
No.
This is an idiotic puff piece, I assume triggered by a nice phone call from
someone at Microsoft to someone at Forbes.
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electromagnetic
Agreed, Microsoft will be 'cool' when it... | {
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} |
IPFS is the Distributed Web - jasikpark
http://ipfs.io
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: LaunchWay - let's build a community-powered online startup incubator - Udo
http://launchway.net/posts/blog
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Even Google is Tired of Needlessly Paginated Content - flardinois
http://siliconfilter.com/even-google-is-tired-of-needlessly-paginated-content/
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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
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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/
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
UK universities comply with China's internet restrictions - nanna
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-53341217
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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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
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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
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The most important page on Flickr - ssclafani
http://blog.timoni.org/post/5557930029/the-most-important-page-on-flickr
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
ForgeJS launches first full stack JavaScript development school in Seattle - eastridge
http://forgejs.com
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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?
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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/
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3xblah
“For most users, it’s very hard to know where their DNS requests go and what
the resolver is doing with them.” sa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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generj
"If the jokes are true, the user does not exist in the programmer’s conception
as an active or independent player. Bu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Nebulo: Python Library and CLI for Reflecting GraphQL APIs from PostgreSQL - oliverrice
https://olirice.github.io/nebulo
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
AERO Token: Enabling the Drone Superhighway Using the Blockchain - mercurialshark
https://medium.com/@aerotoken/aero-token-enabling-the-drone-superhighway-using-the-blockchain-ce2cf5004a10
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meri_dian
Why does a blockchain need to be used here? A database would be sufficient.
Why restrict the service to a single ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google launches Endangered Language Project - sew
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/06/google-launches-endangered-language-project/
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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
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
TurnTable.FM DESTROYING SOPA - djohnsonm
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10021156/TurnTableFMnoSOPA.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10021156/TurnTableFMnoSOPA.png
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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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
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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/
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dkasper
Weird how it switches from MA to AM halfway through...
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
GrapheneOS - asymmetric
https://grapheneos.org/
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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/
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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/
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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'm a beginner javascript coder. Please give me some ideas for creating webapps.
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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/
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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/
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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
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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 & H were more pedagogic. Is there a good 'learning' book that would complement H &... | {
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Foreign Linux: Run Linux binaries on Windows without drivers or modification - anacleto
https://github.com/wishstudio/flinux
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Free icons search and generator - pratamishus
http://iconizer.net
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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/
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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/
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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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
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Prepare For The Geek Mafia - ph0rque
http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2011/01/prepare-for-geek-mafia.html
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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
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8cmj7A
here's the associated blog post:
<http://speirs.org/blog/2011/10/30/ambitious-ios-apps.html>
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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
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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
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Elixir Cross Referencer: new way to browse kernel sources - tryp
http://free-electrons.com/blog/elixir/
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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perfect5th
Is this just a feature of the Chromium browser itself, or is this a proposed
standard that will (eventually) extend to o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Adobe will finally kill Flash in 2020 - deca6cda37d0
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/25/16026236/adobe-flash-end-of-support-2020
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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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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
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bayes... | {
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Ask HN: Would you answer yes or no questions for 5 cents? - hsikka
I'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
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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'm good at what I do and I was able to bootstrap a small graphic design and app development firm with the funds I've earned from freelance... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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'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
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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
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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/
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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/
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cl42
The Economist's recent article on net neutrality and common carriage is
fascinating and related: [http://www.economist.com/news/l... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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