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Google, eBay kiss, make up -- sort of / Auction site will resume ads but reduce spending - gibsonf1
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/23/BUG3OQKAOA1.DTL
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vlad
I don't think eBay had any problems growing for the first 6-8 years before
AdWords even existed. eBay started using Google AdWords ... | {
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Design Trends: Coolest iPhone APP Website Designs - jonphillips
http://spyrestudios.com/design-trends-25-coolest-iphone-app-web-designs/
They generally all follow the same plan of attack (for good reason) but it makes me wonder – are these sites being built to just blend in with the rest of the pack or are there some... | {
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As Democrats gather, allegations of Russian subplot raise intrigue - jboydyhacker
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-emails.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
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gtrubetskoy
From NYT I'd expect som... | {
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The Best 404 Error Pages Of All Time - mediagearbox
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-404-error-pages-of-all-time-2013-3#whoops-we-caught-techcrunch-with-its-pants-down-on-this-one-1
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lutusp
I hate sites like this that dole out content one quantum at a time in order to
expose you to more advertising. Once ... | {
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} |
37signals Finally Launches Highrise - python_kiss
http://mashable.com/2007/03/19/highrise/
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floozyspeak
they did away with a-typical quicktime videos to explain the thing this time
around, now its follow the GREEN arrow... i dunno if i like that, though it
does appear simpler in my head vs a movie telling me how... | {
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} |
Heroku Casts - screencasts series on how to use Heroku - quan
http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2009/10/6/heroku_casts_creating_your_first_app/
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pospischil
anyone using Heroku? I was so excited about it when I first saw the beta --
but then, never really felt compelled to shift my behavior to developing in a
bro... | {
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} |
DHS proposes to repeal Work Authorization to Spouses(H4) of H1B visa holders - nikhilalmeida
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201710&RIN=1615-AC15
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product50
This is a really cruel move. It honestly only affects a small population of
spouses from Indian and Chinese immigrants who have to w... | {
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} |
Amendment: Possible Remote Code Execution Exploit in Rails Action View - jbaviat
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/rubyonrails-security/zRNVOUhKHrg/GmmcVXcmAAAJ
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jbaviat
What was supposed to be a file disclosure turned into a remote code exécution.
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Comic Strip Tour of the Wild World of Pandemic Modeling - jonbaer
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-comic-strip-tour-of-the-wild-world-of-pandemic-modeling/
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ykevinator
This is so unsatisfying, they are basically concluding that it's unknowable.
Not even estimatable. That means there is no expertise. Then w... | {
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} |
After 12 years and endless fights with Google, HubPages finds a buyer - adventured
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/06/hubpages-sells-to-maven-giving-venture-investors-exit-after-12-years.html
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neya
I used to be an avid HubPages fan. At its peak, it was mildly useful, kind of
like instagram where you'd be able to di... | {
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} |
Go += Package Versioning - f2f
https://research.swtch.com/vgo-tour
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aleksi
Main discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16421966](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16421966)
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High-Fidelity Quantum Logic Gates - gk1
http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.060504
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doener
"Oxford team achieves a quantum logic gate with record-breaking 99.9%
precision, reaching the benchmark required to build a quantum computer"
[https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/4wghmo/oxfo... | {
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} |
A 4-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result - jcrabtr
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/world/asia/four-day-workweek-new-zealand.html
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imh
This fits very well with my experience. Moving job to job, I've been in plenty
of places with different expectations around hours. If anything, hours with my
butt... | {
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} |
Science Exchange (YC S11) Raises $3M in Series A Financing - bmahmood
http://blog.scienceexchange.com/2013/04/science-exchange-series-a-financing/
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rdl
Science Exchange is awesome -- I hope in a time of declining grant funding,
it's possible for researchers to use this to lower their costs and do the
same/more... | {
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} |
Show HN: Scenery — Asynchronous communication for teams - davidkim
http://scenery.app
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quickthrower2
It’s not clear what it does, and not a clear enough benefit for me to be
interested to give my email. I’d suggest explaining a bit more about what it
does or will do. Comparing to team chat and wiki solutions wou... | {
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} |
Nokia moves Symbian to Accenture & more. - guruz
http://press.nokia.com/2011/04/27/nokia-starts-measures-to-align-workforce-and-site-operations-with-new-strategy/
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JarekS
Press release in plain english:
Nokia will fire 4000 people and 3000 will be moved to Accenture so there will
be 7000 badges less in Nokia ... | {
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} |
CEO of Cleo resigns after it was discovered that her resume contained lies - guyhance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2019/06/18/exclusive-investigation-how-lies-and-a-troubled-workplace-brought-down-shannon-spanhake-cleo/
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bsg75
"There was not enough hustle..."
Canned phrases from company leadership is ... | {
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} |
6 Bootstrapping lessons from a 20-year veteran business owner - Sujan
https://medium.com/@JoshDoody/6-bootstrapping-lessons-from-a-20-year-veteran-business-owner-dcaf141e6aa5
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jimnotgym
Am I alone in feeling nauseated every time I hear the term 'bootstrapping' for
starting a business?
1) Bootstrapping has other... | {
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} |
Blight wiped out the American chestnut. Scientists are close to bringing it back - jseliger
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/two-plans-to-bring-back-the-american-chestnut--one-by-hybridization-one-by-genetic-engineering/2019/12/17/8fc28ff4-16c7-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html
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KingMachiavelli
Arti... | {
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} |
Welcome to 'the Matrix': At FedEx's sorting hub, 1 night, 1.5M packages - zachlatta
https://www.cnet.com/news/at-fedex-sorting-packages-1-5-million-at-a-time/
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CaliforniaKarl
Should be marked (2014), but otherwise it's good!
| {
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Chrysler Destroys Its Historical Archives; GM to Follow? - edward
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/editorial-chrysler-destroys-its-historical-archives-gm-to-follow/
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vaksel
With little notice and no planning, Cerberus literally
abandoned the engineering library at the Chrysler
Techni... | {
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} |
Democrats Unveil “Internet Bill of Rights” - joeyespo
https://boingboing.net/2018/10/06/democratic-technology.html
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masonic
Strange that is doesn't exist in the system:
[https://www.congress.gov/member/ro-
khanna/K000389?q=%7B"spon...](https://www.congress.gov/member/ro-
khanna/K000389?q=%7B"sponsorship"%3A"spo... | {
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} |
Gaussian Processes for Machine Learning (2010) - privong
http://www.gaussianprocess.org/gpml/
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vladislav
There are some interesting connections between GPs and neural networks. Deep
neural networks with random weights concentrate about gaussian processes, so
the two may not be so far apart in practice.
[https:/... | {
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} |
The Building Block Web - bootload
http://staynalive.com/articles/2009/10/15/web-3-0-the-building-block-web/
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Scriptor
Note to the blog's owner: I do not like getting a popup thrown in my face
telling me I'm "required" to login via Facebook.
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} |
Ask HN: What's the least expensive service to host a new SaaS platform? - WheelsAtLarge
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tony-allan
It really depends on the resources your service will consume: cpu, memory,
storage, bandwidth, etc.
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WheelsAtLarge
I'm thinking in terms of a proof of concept with hopeful expansion in the
future.
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_bxg1
He... | {
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Problems with Paywalls - csvoss
https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/06/04/problems-with-paywalls/
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rrrrrrrrrrrryan
Access to quality investigative journalism is more important than ever. With
the decline of printed newspapers, the lowering of the barriers to publish
online, the increasing sensationalism of TV news, ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What's the best way to setup an always on video conference? - kabuks
My parents are overseas, and my son is growing way too fast. I want to setup a dedicated, always-on video portal between their living room, and my son's play room.<p>What's the best way to do this?<p>Bandwidth is a constraint (ADSL connecti... | {
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} |
C++ unified call syntax: x.f(y) vs. f(x,y) [pdf] - tpush
http://isocpp.org/files/papers/N4174.pdf
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lokedhs
Oh great. More magic syntax that makes one thing look and behave like another,
while not actually being that other.
Every time C++ gets new features, I feel like the designers must never have
looked at a C... | {
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} |
Play Super Mario in 14kb Javascript - rglullis
http://blog.nihilogic.dk/2008/04/super-mario-in-14kb-javascript.html
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ph0rque
This is amazing. I kept thinking about whether it's possible to use javascript
to make a simple game (instead of flex/actionscript). This proves that it is.
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Hexstream
Here's something... | {
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} |
Is miio.com the real facebook killer? - Kilimanjaro
http://www.miio.com
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pedalpete
that link doesn't work so well, try this one. <http://miio.com/>
the 'groups' page isn't exactly enticing as there is very little content
<http://miio.com/tabs/groups>
So in short, no miio isn't a facebook killer yet. not even... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Be Careful How You Override - carbonica
http://carboni.ca/blog/p/Be-Careful-How-You-Override
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mooism2
It's a draft? OK. In the final version, could you remove the words "pe" and
"nis" and respell "butt" as "but"?
| {
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I am going to start automating my life one email at a time. - tosbourn
https://plus.google.com/108259413842523229630/posts/WRNd4zzmMep
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billehunt
No suggestions, but I'm interested to hear what you learn in this. I've wanted
to do similar, but email broke for me because I can't arbitrarily sort the
list. I cou... | {
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} |
Shimport: Use JavaScript modules in all browsers, including dynamic imports - octosphere
https://github.com/Rich-Harris/shimport
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blauditore
The author highlights support of dynamic imports multiple times. But why; is
there something particularly interesting about it? Other module systems did
this ages ago, e.g.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Warren Buffett Keeps His Billion - mightybyte
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201403200443
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mightybyte
In the VERY FIRST game to finish, 11 seed Dayton upsets 6 seed Ohio State.
Nate Silver had given Dayton a 25% chance of winning, so just about everyone
who used his numbers as a guide is ... | {
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} |
Perkeep: Lets you permanently keep your stuff, for life - getdreambits
https://perkeep.org/
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getdreambits
Curious if someone has tried this, and if so, what their experience has been
like?
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brudgers
A past discussion,
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15928685](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=159286... | {
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} |
Yahoo acquires Astrid - tamersalama
http://blog.astrid.com/blog/2013/05/01/yahoo-acquires-astrid/
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general_failure
I don't want to take anything away from Astrid.
I keeps dismissing my ideas as trivial and already done. When I think I have a
new idea, my friends would dismiss it as trivial and already done. T... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
My Nexus 5 was stolen by UPS - geekrax
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/332139-my-nexus-5-stolen-ups.html
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SpikedCola
I have friends that work at the UPS distribution center in Toronto, and this
happens more often than you'd think. Usually with consumer electronics but
also with new video games, e... | {
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} |
Operating System Development - Zolomon
http://wiki.osdev.org/Main_Page
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exDM69
Doing your own toy operating system is a great learning experience and I can
recommend it to anyone who has the right hacker attitude and a little bit of
prerequisite knowledge.
OSdev is a pretty good starting point for basic resourc... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A little discussed effect of therapy: it changes personality (2017) - gfmio
https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/01/19/a-little-discussed-effect-of-therapy-it-changes-your-personality/
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lkadr
After years of depression, I'm sure my personality is one of the cause of me
still being depressed. And if I went to therapy, I... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How would/do you find your niche... - grumps
I've been having issues for the past year or so determining where I'm headed (career wise).<p>I'm not really sure how to approach finding my Niche, and building on it. Let me give some background:
Degree: BS engineering management (basic courses in most engineerin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Choice of (romantic) partner - big impact? - throwme
Hi all,
since my question and content is a wee bit personal I've decided to post using a temp.<p>I am a 28 years old male and, as many here, both interested in and involved with tech and startups.
I am currently working daytime as a coder, and spend rest of ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I think this is ready for GitHub lovers - likeaboss
http://liuwenchao.github.io/github-explorer
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pedalpete
I just keep getting 'Path error or limit API' error
| {
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"will establish secure connection from … cloud to the site … on your behalf" - donohoe
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html//ref=amb_link_357584342_3?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200775440&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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donohoe
Full text from bottom of that page:
What about handling secure (https) co... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Subdomains you don't want your user to have - sandipagr
For my web app, each user get their subdomains. Are there any list of subdomains that you want to keep for yourself and not have your user to register?<p>Example. blog, mail, www (duh!) ...
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mooism2
Anything listed in /etc/services.
All 2 letter ... | {
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} |
Vinyl Revival Causes Discord - jamesbritt
http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/4433/full
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huxley
I have no problem with people enjoying the medium of their choice and if vinyl
turns your crank more power to you, but as far as revivals go, this is not
gigantic.
For 2011, a grand total of 3.6 million vinyl records... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What are better alternatives to Meteor? - artur_makly
looking to quickly build a SaaS platform MVP that can scale. No need for real-time socket stuff. thanks
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sgdesign
It's not an alternative to Meteor since it's built on top of it, but you could
look at VulcanJS: [http://vulcanjs.org](http://vulcanjs.or... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Do startups actually do data science? - shazam
I'm a Stanford MS candidate in CS. Are there any startups actually hiring for real data science positions? The term seems so overloaded to the extent that recruiters are ready to label anything from Excel to "data infrastructure" as data science. ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Microsoft trademarks 'Windows 365' - paralelogram
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-trademarks-windows-365
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vortico
How to count, according to Microsoft:
1 2 3 95 98 2000 7 8 10 365
Alternatively: 1, 360, One
| {
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} |
Why Programming is Hard - msarmento
https://raygun.io/blog/2015/07/programming-is-hard-is-it-a-problem-with-my-brain/
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simonblack
Let the computer work for you. If you can't remember the key sequence to start
the terminal, install an icon once and click on that thereafter.
It's the 'mental blindness' that is ... | {
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} |
How an unknown Taiwanese server maker is eating the big guys’ lunch - protomyth
http://gigaom.com/2013/03/16/how-an-unknown-taiwanese-server-maker-is-eating-the-big-guys-lunch/
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gruturo
Quanta. Unknown. What? Maybe unknown to mr Jordan Novet. They've been out
there for what, 25 years, and are like the biggest no... | {
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} |
How the Netflix prize was won - bootload
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/how-the-netflix-prize-was-won/
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roundsquare
Neat. I wonder if it would be possible to do something like this...
Create a website where anyone can upload their algorithm. The website takes it
and runs it on the data set. Depending ... | {
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} |
Apple Thinks a Day Has Only 18 Hours - jbverschoor
https://9to5mac.com/2019/09/10/apple-unveils-apple-watch-series-5-with-always-on-display/
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iamNumber4
Funny title, especially considering its 9 to 5 Mac’s article.
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rafaelvasco
For me it has ~ 17 hours ;)
But yeah, if you want to live with it 24/7, it ca... | {
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} |
Some coronavirus patients haven't gotten their senses of smell or taste back yet - samspenc
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-patients-lose-senses-of-taste-smelland-havent-gotten-them-back-11591007522
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bashinator
I lost my sense of taste a few years ago, from a combination of extreme stress
and the flu. L... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites that Use Annoying App Install Ads - zhuxuefeng1994
http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/death-to-app-install-interstitials/
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jacquesm
Does that mean they'll block youtube? Try playing a video on a phone that does
not have the youtube app installed, it's just about imposs... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Outlier Detection Techniques (2010) [pdf] - olooney
https://archive.siam.org/meetings/sdm10/tutorial3.pdf
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graycat
The OP has a problem: The algorithms don't give any significant, meaningful
results. E.g., can run one of the algorithms, and it can report that there is
an outlier or not, and in either case we hav... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Triumphant motel owner slams Carmen Ortiz - hudibras
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/01/triumphant_motel_owner_slams_carmen_ortiz
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tokenadult
It's interesting to see the Institute for Justice,
<http://www.ij.org/>
"the nation's only libertarian, civil liberties, public interest law fir... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apache's Projects are all ugly and hard to use with tons of config - kingname
They don't know what is out of the box.<p>if you agree with me, vote me and comment me.
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snazz
I think that this is more than a bit of a misunderstanding and a
generalization. Most of the Apache projects are designed to fix large-... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Visualizing Time with the Infinity Hour Chart - Garbage
http://dougmccune.com/blog/2011/05/07/visualizing-time-with-the-infinity-hour-chart/
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gt384u
The use of the infinity symbol seems really confusing. I would think a circle
with midnight mapped to the top and noon to the bottom would make for a
considerably... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bayer CEO: Nexavar cancer drug is for "western patients who can afford it.” - denzil_correa
http://keionline.org/node/1910
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mullingitover
> Bayer Chief Executive Officer Marijn Dekkers called the compulsory license
> “essentially theft.”
He's a bit mixed up. Government enforcement of your temporary monopoly is ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bouncing Beholder: JS1k winner explained - sant0sk1
http://marijn.haverbeke.nl/js1k.html
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glhaynes
_At the start of the program there is a for/in loop that goes over the
properties of the canvas context, and adds a new property, with a shorter
name, for each of them. It took some experimenting to find an abbrevi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
CareerBuilder acquires semantic recruitment company Textkernel - winterismute
http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/21/careerbuilder-acquires-dutch-company-textkernel-to-help-bring-semantic-job-searches-to-recruiters/
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flarg
I actually built a semantic engine for CV/job ad matching last year but I
could never get ove... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I Am Pressing the Space Bar and Nothing Is Happening - VirtualAirwaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdS3tjEIqUA
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techdragon
Love it.
On a related note... The keyboard in my 15" 2016 MBP is definitely the most
"persnickety" electromechanical device I've ever owned. While still fully
functional, it has develop... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Conditions for the possibility of exit - enkiv2
https://medium.com/@enkiv2/conditions-for-the-possibility-of-exit-c38ea186abf1
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PaulHoule
Is "enkiv2" a spammer? It seems like they only post posts from Tedium.
| {
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} |
A Math Geek's Ride to the High Court in Landmark Patent Fight - grellas
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202435264768&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=Law.com&pt=LAWCOM%20Newswire&cn=NW_20091109&kw=A%20Math%20Geeks%20Ride%20to%20the%20High%20Court%20in%20Landmark%20Patent%20Fight
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modeless
_"Our revenues ar... | {
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} |
5 + (-sqrt(1-x^2-(y-abs(x))^2))*cos(30*((1-x^2-(y-abs(x))^2))) - sajithdilshan
http://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=5+%2B+%28-sqrt%281-x^2-%28y-abs%28x%29%29^2%29%29*cos%2830*%28%281-x^2-%28y-abs%28x%29%29^2%29%29%29%2C+x+is+from+-1+to+1%2C+y+is+from+-1+to+1.5%2C+z+is+from+1+to+6&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Browser based IDEs. Do they work? - circuiter
Does anyone here work predominantly with a browser based IDE? There seems to be a lot of them popping up lately so I was hoping you could share your experience with which IDE you use and what you use it for.
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danpalmer
I'd love to be able to use a browser b... | {
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} |
The Manchester prototype dataflow computer (1985) [pdf] - luu
https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/csep548/05sp/gurd-cacm85-prototype.pdf
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saganus
I think it needs [1985] added to the title. That's the date of the paper's
publication.
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DonaldFisk
Thanks to whoever submitted this. The paper, and the mach... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Should I pay Product Hunt to promote my newsletter? - eibrahim
I subscribe to the Product Hunt daily newsletter and anyone can sponsor a newsletter edition.<p>I have a weekly newsletter called Frontend Weekly at http://frontendweekly.co/ and I was wondering if it would be worth it to spend money... | {
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Five methods for Filtering data with multiple conditions in Python - min2bro
https://kanoki.org/2020/01/21/pandas-dataframe-filter-with-multiple-conditions/
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danpalmer
Title should probably clarify that this is with Pandas, that's much more
specific and less generally useful than "in Python".
Original title: "P... | {
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Huawei proposes to replace TCP/IP at ITU - zoobab
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2020/discussion-paper-an-analysis-of-the-new-ip-proposal-to-the-itu-t/
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jlgaddis
I'm pretty sure this is the "New IP, Shaping Future Network" proposal that was
unceremoniously squashed by the IETF a few months ago; th... | {
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What we found when we tested tools on the world’s least-accessible webpage - robin_reala
https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2017/02/24/what-we-found-when-we-tested-tools-on-the-worlds-least-accessible-webpage/
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jandrese
That page was way more accessable than plenty of sites I have seen. I mean
content shows up ev... | {
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Ask HN: Would you accept a job offer without salary negotiations - dermybaby
If you were presented with an offer letter with your prospective salary, would you take it knowing that you had had no negotiation prior to that? Especially if the offer is a semi-overseas offer? Like, nobody talked or setup any conversations... | {
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NASA might put a drone on Mars - yawz
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/01/26/nasa-might-put-a-drone-on-mars/?tid=sm_tw
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ggreer
An aircraft on Mars would be quite an engineering feat. The average
atmospheric pressure on the surface of Mars is 600 pascals, which corresponds
to an al... | {
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How to ask your boss for help without looking stupid - gvajravelu
http://www.climbuptheladder.com/how-to-ask-your-boss-for-help-without-looking-stupid/
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gigatexal
I liked what I read here. Going to give some of these points a shot. Thanks.
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Apple Said to Plan $17 Billion Bond Offering in Record U.S. Sale - bane
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-30/apple-plans-six-part-bond-sale-in-first-offering-since-1996-1-.html
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washedup
Not a good sign for Apple. This plan may work just fine, but definitely speaks
to the recent struggles. Also, they belie... | {
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Dr. Carla Hayden Nominated for Librarian of Congress - jobu
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/02/24/meet-president-obamas-nominee-librarian-congress
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jobu
There doesn't seem to be any information about her views on Copyright or the
DMCA, but she's definitely been a vocal proponent of privacy rights:
_As ALA... | {
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Monoprice now has $400 3D printers - ck2
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13861
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rottyguy
What are the more practical uses of 3D printing at this point? Is it still in
early adopter phase? Are (everyday) users saving any money by having their own
3D printer?
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at-fates-hands
I actually had a friend who w... | {
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Harvard, 4 Other Schools, Make Up Most MBAs at PE & VC Firms - JumpCrisscross
http://blog.pitchbook.com/harvard-4-other-schools-make-up-most-mbas-at-pe-vc-firms/
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rayiner
PE/VC firms are arms of the finance industry, and largely recruit from analyst
classes at traditional investment banks (either directly, or ... | {
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How to be like Steve Ballmer - drb311
https://medium.com/@drb/how-to-be-like-steve-ballmer-cf4c9803d74c#.xfttmyket
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bigdipper
Let me add some color to the speculation here, I worked under Ballmer for
sometime leading a product.
Ballmer was a math genius, he was also a spreadsheet whiz and knew as much as
a CFO ... | {
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Andrew Chen: 5 factors that determine your ad CPM rates - andrew_null
http://andrewchen.typepad.com/andrew_chens_blog/2008/04/5-factors-that.html
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webwright
While it makes sense, it's sad that creating a site that gets frequent return
usage and a lot of user passion results in poor monetization.
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cperciva
... | {
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KDevelop 5.4 beta 1 released, testing appreciated - cullmann
https://www.kdevelop.org/news/kdevelop-5380-released
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ognarb
Nice and the change to Kate to support LSP are awesome.
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Urbit Is for Communities - jlehman
https://urbit.org/blog/urbit-is-for-communities/
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the_mitsuhiko
More than anything Urbit is impossible to comprehend. All I understood from it
is that it's some bizarre distributed something with an alt right attachment.
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ghostpepper
Where did you get anything remotely "alt... | {
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What are the legal implications of PleaseRobMe? - morisy
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/03/what-are-the-legal-implications-of-pleaserobme067.html
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billswift
>In coming to its decision, the court noted that Paladin's book was "so
comprehensive and detailed that it is as if the [author] were literally
presen... | {
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Department of Redundancy Department - akakievich
https://billwadge.wordpress.com/2015/12/16/department-of-redundancy-department/
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addled
I liked the note at the end about Pair Instructing. I forget many disciplines
haven't embraced pairing to the degree programming has.
In college I took an elective course taug... | {
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The music you listen to impacts your creativity - DannyGroner
http://www.shutterstock.com/blog/2013/06/songs-to-design-by-vol-9-step-by-step/
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anigbrowl
Spam masquerading as an article. Flagged.
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Zynga takes more funding... from Softbank this time - friendstock
http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/07/29/zynga-confirms-150m-investment-from-softbank/
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friendstock
Question: why is Zynga taking in hundreds of millions of dollars from
strategic partners such as Google and Softbank? Assuming Zynga is alread... | {
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Gitlab is down - aao
https://gitlab.com/users/sign_in
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ploggingdev
I get the impression that Gitlab focuses a little too much on releasing new
features at a rapid pace with every release. Maybe they should spend more time
on running their infrastructure reliably and getting their engineering
practices up to spee... | {
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Whatsapp now for free in iOS - rohu1990
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997?mt=8
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terhechte
May fit with earlier reports that they plan to create a monthly subscription
where the first year after the initial install is free, and after that you
have to pay $n per month.
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rohu1990... | {
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Xobni for Blackberry Launches (with really cool demo video) - adamsmith
http://www.xobni.com/mobile
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jzycrzy
Does anyone know if Xobni has been updated on Outlook?
I used to love the program until one day it crashed my outlook, as well as
someone I recommended the program to (made me look horrible). It turns ... | {
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FB closes 11% below IPO price - akg
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120521-713832.html
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tosseraccount
The social web is dead. The spying became too scary. The question is who pays
for the funeral.
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Tell HN: booking.com is looking for 40+ Perl programmers (in Amsterdam) - thibaut_barrere
Note: I'm not affiliated with booking.com - they mentioned these offers at the open-source developer conference in paris/france this week-end, so I'm forwarding the information.<p>Booking.com is looking for more than 40 perl prog... | {
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Ask HN: MacBook Pro or Air+Cinema - tamersalama
This would be my main setup. recommendations?
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baxter
Based on reviews such as Ars Technica's[1], I'd say that the Air could be used
as a primary machine provided you are happy with the modest CPU and willing to
upgrade the RAM from 2GB to 4GB.
[1]: [http://arst... | {
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Show HN: I Am Pickle Rick - haldora
https://iampicklerick.com
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haldora
Hey HN!
This is a silly site based on the Rick and Morty clip of Rick turning himself
into a pickle [1] (because ??? he could). The amusement comes from Rick
revealing he is the pickle, so I turned that into a command line 'surprise'.
When y... | {
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The closest thing to a wonder drug is exercise - hvo
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/upshot/why-you-should-exercise-no-not-to-lose-weight.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=MostViewed&version=Full&src=mv&WT.nav=MostViewed
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whack
I particularly found the following section in the article ver... | {
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E-Waste Innovator Will Go to Jail for Making Windows Restore Disks - montrose
https://gizmodo.com/e-waste-innovator-will-go-to-jail-for-selling-windows-r-1825518742
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mwnivek
Larger discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16921634](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16921634)
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dleslie
The real... | {
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Ask HN: Concept for a call anonymization setup similar to TOR - voiceTOR
I've been tossing around an idea tonight about a service that could anonymize phone calls in sort of the same way that TOR anonymizes internet traffic.
The basic set up would involve a lot of asterisk boxes hosted all over the world that w... | {
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Ask HN: How much time in your working day do you spend in actual work? - wowsig
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malux85
As founder: about 12 hours, I take about 4 hours total breaks in the day to
swim and often an hour or two nap in the middle, nap required because two 6
hour chunks is quite strenuous
This is not rigorously followed - sometim... | {
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On the Origin of Circuits: GA Exploits FPGA Batch to Solve Problem - davelnewton
https://www.damninteresting.com/on-the-origin-of-circuits/
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davelnewton
Oldie but a goodie; was reminded by the neural network article which is the
same but different.
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The rubber hand illusion - kostandin_k
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16809-body-illusions-rubber-hand-illusion/
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jbob2000
One of the best TED talks, in my opinion, was given by Vilayanur Ramachandran
and it touches on this topic. It's a great presentation loaded with tidbits
about how the brain works. F... | {
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Why code in C anymore? - zwieback
http://www.drdobbs.com/cpp/why-code-in-c-anymore/240149452#
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tgflynn
I wonder why the linked benchmark site shows g++ to be 27% slower than gcc. Is
this just compiling the same C (as subset of C++) program with two different
compilers or are they comparing two distinct impleme... | {
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