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Book imagines what animals might look like if humans went extinct (2018) - Tomte
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jolmg
[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Book+imagines+what+animals+might+l...](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Book+imagines+what+animals+might+look+like+if+humans+went+extinct&t=ffab&ia=web)
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_Schizotypy
Is this supposed to link somewher... | {
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HashiCorp Consul 1.2: Service Mesh - onnimonni
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/consul-1-2-service-mesh
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syllogism
If you're using Consul for web services, I really recommend the Traefik web
server: [https://traefik.io](https://traefik.io)
Traefik replaces Nginx: it's the reverse proxy that maps the incoming requ... | {
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An Inside Look at a Flat Organization That Serves Millions - jodooshi
http://firstround.com/article/An-Inside-Look-at-a-Flat-Organization-That-Serves-Millions
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mkramlich
When employee count is small enough you can make just about anything work.
That's the key ingrediant here, not any particular management para... | {
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Has the internet run out of ideas? - Sigma0
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/29/internet-innovation-failure-patent-control
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computerslol
No; we have run out of the type of companies that can both encourage
innovation AND provide the resources (money and time) to get good ideas
transformed into gre... | {
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} |
A blockchain is a specific set of choices suitable for a narrow set of use-cases - BerislavLopac
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/987266940887535616.html
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kmc059000
I was recently at an "Emerging Technology" conference for emerging
technologies that was targeted at non-technical entrepreneurs and innovators.
9... | {
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Migrations and Future Proofing - w01fe
https://github.com/Prismatic/eng-practices/blob/master/swe/Migrations_and_future_proofing.md
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spoondan
This is a really good write-up.
In consulting and mentoring on this topic, I've found a lot of engineers push
back against how "dirty" it is to have multiple copies of th... | {
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A Primer on Web Caching - renownedmedia
http://thomashunter.name/blog/a-primer-on-web-caching/
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latch
Weird stuff in here...
Makes it sounds like Redis is "closer to the metal" with a lower-level API
than Memcached. Also how can you be "more persistent"...you're either
persisten or not, unless you are being c... | {
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Inequality and Skin in the Game - danielam
https://medium.com/incerto/inequality-and-skin-in-the-game-d8f00bc0cb46#.bz1692rjs
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dkarapetyan
> Blindness to ergodicity which we will define a few paragraphs down, is
> indeed in my opinion the best marker separating a genuine scholar who
> understands something about... | {
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Say Hello to X64 Assembly Part 3 - valarauca1
http://0xax.blogspot.com/2014/09/say-hello-to-x64-assembly-part-3.html
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userbinator
I think something isn't quite right with int_to_str/print; in int_to_str, each
converted char is pushed onto the stack as _8_ bytes, and while the total
length is calculated correct... | {
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What one engineer learned when he stopped taking photos and started drawing - taneem
http://www.fastcompany.com/3036378/my-creative-life/slowgrams-what-one-silicon-valley-engineer-learned-when-he-stopped-taking-p
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zeruch
This is quite cool. I actually have worked from the opposite in that I've
started taking m... | {
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The future of Raphters, a web framework for C. - DanWaterworth
https://github.com/DanielWaterworth/Raphters/wiki/Architecture
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JoachimSchipper
Personally, I'd want to have a --disable-v8 option. If I'm writing a web
application in C, I must have had tight speed/memory/code size requirements; a
JSON-based v8-ba... | {
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What's the hardest part in the job searching process in the tech industry? - aginovski
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duxup
Making meaningful contact with someone on the other end who is TRYING.
Most contacts I have with recruiters of all types involve indications they
haven't read my resume (or anything about me) and effectively are a sort ... | {
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Orwell’s Last Neighborhood - anarbadalov
https://theamericanscholar.org/orwells-last-neighborhood/
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ptah
Jura is certainly interesting [https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-
culture/music/why-did-the-...](https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-
culture/music/why-did-the-klf-burn-1-million-in-cash-on-scots-island-of-
jur... | {
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Ask HN: What are the roadmaps to becoming a kernel dev or Security analyst? - sigkrieger
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n_t
I can speak only for kernel development part of question. Assuming your
question is about Linux kernel -
1\. You must have good systems understanding, and I assume you already know
basic computer organization/architectu... | {
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Job applicants over 40 filtered out by employers - fraqed
https://www.uu.se/en/media/news/article/?id=9014&typ=artikel
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zebraflask
I just turned 40. There is an unfortunate grain of truth, especially among
start ups, but it would be a mistake to think the situation that dire.
I am constantly pestered by recruit... | {
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Ask HN: What does a good Google AdWords campaign cost? - cdvonstinkpot
Hi,<p>I'm busy developing a startup capital estimate in preparation for talks with an investor, and am at the part where I detail my marketing plan.<p>I don't know how to get a handle on what I can expect to spend on Google AdWords.<p>Could reade... | {
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Why Python Runs Slow, Part 1: Data Structures - Sauliusl
http://lukauskas.co.uk/articles/2014/02/13/why-your-python-runs-slow-part-1-data-structures/
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jnbiche
If you're using Python for performance-critical applications, simple use of
the integrated ctypes module (uses libffi in background) can make a world of
d... | {
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Ask HN: Recommend a contract to sell a website? - dustyreagan
Does anyone have a good recommendation of a sample contract for the sale of a website? Perhaps one you've used yourself?
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minalecs
might want to look on docstoc
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Webhooks Level Up - Zikes
https://github.com/blog/1778-webhooks-level-up
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skywhopper
Here's an example of the kinds of features Github's staff is working on that
takes a significant amount of time and coordination, and it's why we don't see
100 new "who of your friends also starred this repo?" features each we... | {
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Ask YC: Examples of freemium companies that did not work? - iseff
After the recent discussion on the freemium "business model", I'm doing some research (for a future blog post as well as just personal interest) into what makes companies successful or not using freemium.<p>The funny thing: though it's very easy to fi... | {
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Chinese Hackers Bypass 2FA - Husafan
https://gizmodo.com/chinese-hackers-bypass-2fa-in-attacks-spanning-10-count-1840613473/
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crmrc114
Bad title. RSA tokens are named but almost no technical details are given in
the article.
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Recession Already Grips Corners of U.S., Menacing Trump’s 2020 Bid - edwardfrank
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-09-09/a-manufacturing-recession-could-cost-trump-a-second-term
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gumby
"job" measurement isn't an adequate metric as some jobs are high earners and
some jobs pay so little that you need mo... | {
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Cuban youth build secret computer network despite Wi-Fi ban - markmassie
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_CUBA_SECRET_NETWORK?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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chris_overseas
I stayed in a casa particular in Baracoa, Cuba, a couple of years ago. The
owner had an illegal Internet connection that was... | {
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} |
‘Zuck Buck’ Grilled in the House: Facebook CEO Defends Libra in Hearing - hinchlt
https://sociable.co/technology/zuck-buck-grilled-in-the-house-facebook-ceo-defends-libra-in-hearing/
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egusa
“Facebook is about putting power in people’s hands… Giving people control of
their money is important, too. A simple, secur... | {
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Lightworks - necenzurat
http://www.lightworksbeta.com/
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ibotty
what's the news here? that's only advertisement, isn't it?
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The Australian National Broadband Network board have submitted resignations - xelfer
http://www.smh.com.au/business/entire-nbn-board-resigns-20130922-2u835.html
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contingencies
Sad, really sad.
Despite being an Australian, I rarely follow the news there, so if someone
closer to the action could confirm and clari... | {
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Headless Chrome support in Cloud Functions and App Engine - idoco
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/introducing-headless-chrome-support-in-cloud-functions-and-app-engine
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rmdashrfroot
I wrote a collection of Dockerfiles for images running Python 2.7 or Python
3.6 + Selenium with either Chrome or Firefox... | {
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A gentle introduction to return-oriented programming - iamwil
http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/03/12/a-gentle-introduction-to-return-oriented-programming/
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iamwil
Looked it up because of <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1217310> and
hadn't heard of it before.
As a side note, Morris worm mentioned in the diagr... | {
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Ask HN: Interested in a site for listing startup ideas you want done? - haliax
I know there are a lot of experiences out there that frustrate people, and that they'd like to see done better (think cloud storage pre Dropbox), but unless you <i>have</i> one of those problems, it's pretty tricky to know... | {
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Necunos is selling FOSS phone today - drctee
From their web store
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snazz
Interesting. Having heard so much about the Purism phone, I’m surprised that
this slipped under my radar. The price does seem a bit much, though, for what
it is.
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pkphilip
Its ridiculous. It is not even a dumb phone let alone a smart... | {
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Unsigned apps on High Sierra can programmatically dump and exfil keychain - EwanToo
https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/912254053849079808
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0x0
So.. is this specific to macOS 10.13? Or is 10.12.6 also vulnerable?
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gondo
"other versions of macOS are vulnerable too" the author confirmed it on
twitter
[ht... | {
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15-Inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Has Non-Removable SSD - noarchy
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/15/macbook-pro-touch-bar-non-removable-ssd/
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static_noise
>90% of Apple customers wouldn't replace their SSD anyways and why should
they? In a cloud connected world local storage doesn't matter like it used to.
I... | {
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Why Draw Something Is A Hit - hamey
http://www.bonobolabs.com/the-7-sneaky-reasons-why-draw-something-is-a-hit/
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msluyter
I've enjoyed the game, but it seems to have a short shelf life. I started
playing with about half a dozen co-workers last week, and now almost all of
them have quit playing. This may in par... | {
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Chat messages in bytes? - chintan39
Has anyone tried benchmarking various chat application and measure the bandwidth usage?<p>I am building a chat app with smallest footprint. It would be great to know how much data other apps uses.
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yrezgui
Did you have a look to Protocol Buffers, Apache Thrift or Cap’n Proto f... | {
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ECMAScript 2016+ in Firefox - robin_reala
https://blog.mozilla.org/javascript/2017/02/22/ecmascript-2016plus-in-firefox/
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shadowmint
Realistically, when are we going to see the modules situation resolved?
ES2017?
ES2018?
I know, I know, just use a transpiler and emit a bundle... but really?
It's been a draft... | {
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} |
Airports are normalizing facial recognition in the U.S. - pslattery
https://onezero.medium.com/airports-are-normalizing-facial-recognition-in-the-united-states-dd4c9659945d
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pluma
There are a few different sides you could take from this article. 1) this
could improve flight experiences and help find individuals ... | {
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Show HN: Understanding the Monty Hall paradox through code - deeg
https://github.com/DeegC/monty_hall_paradox
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drewm1980
If you phrase it adversarially it makes more sense... 2/3 of the time you
select a goat and force Monty to reveal the other goat. For those 2/3, you're
guaranteed to get a car by switching. Th... | {
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Ask HN: What apps are on your phone, and why? - Jaruzel
Hi all, just a piece of curiosity...<p>There are millions of phone apps out there. If you wanted to highlight one (or a few) apps on your phone that have made your day to day life better which would they be, and why?
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ceezuns
Spotify... Probably the most ga... | {
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Ask HN: Where can I learn about Linear Programming - unwantedLetters
I recently feel like I've been stagnating, writing code that requires no thought (sort of like writing longer versions of FizzBuzz). I want to do something a bit more challenging, and feel like Linear Programming will be a great thing to learn.<p>I... | {
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How to thrive as a solo non-technical founder - limedaring
http://weddinglovely.com/blog/how-to-survive-as-a-solo-designer-founder/
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patio11
In addition to making all the necessary steps to deal without a technical
cofounder (problem: can't iterate without code, solution: crash course in
Python programming the... | {
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The first photo on the Internet - denzil_correa
http://musiclub.web.cern.ch/MusiClub/bands/cernettes/firstband.html
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geldedus
you mean "on the Web"
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denzil_correa
Errr... yeah you are right.
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Ask HN: More background on these Brave browser findings? - humanetech
Interesting thread on the fediverse about Brave browser, but lacking more background and sources. This toot [0] and this msg:<p>"first, they sold exceptions to privacy tracking to Facebook and Twitter, now it comes out they've got a header... | {
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Ask HN: If you have had a FTTN broadband rollout, how is it? - samuellevy
Brief background. I live in Australia, where, as many people may know, we were getting a Fibre To The Premises broadband rollout, organised by the government.<p>As many people are likely also aware, we in Australia had a change of government l... | {
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Animate NBA shot events with Paper.js - yukiegosapporo
http://opiateforthemass.es/articles/animate-nba-shot-events/
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FroshKiller
This is very, very cool! After looking at this, I was interested in how this
data is acquired and used and found this podcast episode that touches on it:
[http://radar.oreilly.com/2014... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Show HN: Over 120 places to promote your software - mypresences
https://www.mypresences.com/services/#Software%20Company_
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v4violetta
I think the location part is not so relevant these days. Also, I would love
there to be sub-categories because a "software business" can mean many things.
Just my 2 cents.
~~~
... | {
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How long does it take to make a context switch? (2010) - majke
http://blog.tsunanet.net/2010/11/how-long-does-it-take-to-make-context.html
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luckydude
Pretty sure that he's just rediscovering what I did in lmbench back in the
early 1990's. All written up and open source (and got best paper in the 1995
Usenix):
[... | {
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How to launch and defend against a DDoS attack [pdf] - jgrahamc
http://www.secure.edu.pl/pdf/2013/D1_1530_A_Graham-Cumming.pdf
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MichaelGG
SIP is a particularly terrible protocol using UDP. A single SIP packet can
generate significant processing, generally with IP address as the only sort of
authentication. Most ... | {
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} |
India authorises sale of electric vehicles without batteries - baybal2
https://www.electricmotorengineering.com/india-sale-of-electric-vehicles-without-batteries/
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taneq
From [https://www.indiatoday.in/auto/latest-auto-
news/story/morth-...](https://www.indiatoday.in/auto/latest-auto-
news/story/morth-allows-the... | {
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College is a waste of time - dalejstephens
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/03/stephens.college/index.html?hpt=op_t1
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zppx
This was posted yesterday: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2617379>
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Turn a snorkeling mask into a respiratory mask for assisted ventilation [video] - ggurgone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Csqdxkrfw
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Tepix
Can a snorkeling mask also be used as a PAPR?
Here's a DIY project by Shen Ye:
[https://twitter.com/shen/status/1240478370619629568](https://twitter.com/shen/status/1240... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mark Zuckerberg on SNL (video) - moses1400
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-real-mark-zuckerberg-confronts-a-surprised-jesse-eisenberg-on-snl/
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sayemm
I really applaud Zuckerberg for positively embracing all the attention that's
been shouldered on him, really. I think stuff like this SNL skit or him taking
his cor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask YC: Do you know of any web 2.0 sites where most users are computer illiterate? - amichail
And do these computer illiterates contribute much content to the site?<p>This is interesting because the ad revenue from such a site could be much greater than average as computer illiterates are more likely to click on ad... | {
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Might be as good as Old Spice Marketing...pleaseshutup.com - keltecp11
http://www.pleaseshutup.com/hidden-videos/#/video/amishcountry
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byoung2
Aren't these the same skits from Trigger Happy TV?
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHqdz-g8tQk>
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Scientists in Germany, Peru and Taiwan to Lose Access to Elsevier Journals - rvern
http://www.nature.com/news/scientists-in-germany-peru-and-taiwan-to-lose-access-to-elsevier-journals-1.21223
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biehl
How about "Scientists in Germany, Peru and Taiwan to Rightfully Dump Elsevier
Journals" ?
Or maybe "Librarians in... | {
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Don't return null; use a tail call - ranit8
http://joelneely.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/dont-return-null-use-a-tail-call/
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ufo
The important thing here is not that passing onOK and onError callbacks is a
good idea. The real issue is that NULL pointers are the most dangerous thing
invented in the 20th century and... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to sell your side-project/startup? - anmolparashar
Hey guys,<p>A lot of times makers/founders want to sell their business, but don't really know how to do it without later regretting it. Sometimes it's because they sell it to the wrong person (someone who's just looking to resell it in a few mo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Government Thinks This Couple Isn't Smart Enough to Be Parents - greedo
http://reason.com/blog/2017/07/20/oregon-has-decided-this-couple-isnt-smar
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legostormtroopr
The source article from "The Oregonian" paints a much bleaker assessment of
the parents abilities.
"According to child welfare records provided ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Duke University research fraud settlement: $112M payment to U.S. government - danso
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/03/duke-university-settlement-research-fraud-president-price-announces-research-fraud-settlement-with-substantial-payment-to-u-s-government
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Jerry2
Retraction Watch has an interesting li... | {
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} |
San Francisco Subway Muzzles Cell Service During Protest - hornokplease
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20091822-245/s.f-subway-muzzles-cell-service-during-protest/
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nettdata
Am I the only one who doesn't see a problem with this?
They provided a cel phone repeater as an amenity/courtesy to their passengers.
I... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Vbcc is a highly optimizing portable and retargetable ISO C compiler - doener
http://sun.hasenbraten.de/vbcc/
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hyc_symas
Amazing that folks are still developing for the Atari ST, I miss those days on
mine.
Surprised they haven't done an ARM backend yet. I wonder if this is a suitable
base for a no-undefined-beh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Uberzet : The First File-Sharing Network built on Dropbox - uberzet
http://uberzet.com/?src=hn
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mukyu
I seem to recall there being an HN post about people doing this same concept
and they just ended up with their accounts being unable to share files.
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uberzet
Hm - not sure I recall that. I went through a f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Garry Kasparov arrested outside Moscow court - instakill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19300149
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ck2
That was almost civil.
USA will give them a lesson in abusive police power at the end of the month at
RNC convention and then again at the DNC next month.
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} |
Jacoby Jones was the Super Bowl MVP on Twitter. Not Joe Flacco - martinroldan
We all know Joe Flacco is the official MVP of Super Bowl 47, as stated by CBS and the NFL. But the popular vote on Twitter says otherwise. Joe Flacco was more mentioned as MVP material at the beginning of the game, and during the fourth qu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Splitting water molecules for a renewable energy future - bookofjoe
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-molecules-renewable-energy-future.html
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bookofjoe
>Phase segregation reversibility in mixed-metal hydroxide water oxidation
catalysts
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-020-0496-z](https://www.nature.com/artic... | {
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Smallest Hard Disk to Date Writes Information Atom by Atom - scriptdude
http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2016071815570027.html
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CarolineW
Several submissions of this item:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12116686](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12116686)
(nature.com)
[https://news.ycombinator.co... | {
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Asbestos – A Matter of Time (1959 film by the US Bureau of Mines) - YeGoblynQueenne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVQVfIB4MIc
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mimixco
I love these old educational films. First, the music is absolutely hilarious.
Everything had to be accompanied by a Disney-style orchestral soundtrack. Of
course, there's no me... | {
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} |
Launch HN: Hackernoon 2.0 - jayzalowitz
http://hackernoon.com
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octosphere
Might need to fix the default banner slot at the very top. I'm seeing:
{{ad.banner.text}}
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The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil - bootload
http://wonko.com/post/jsmin-isnt-welcome-on-google-code
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simonw
The problem here is simple: there is no legal definition of good and evil,
which means that the final decision on whether or not you can use the software
belongs to Douglas Crockford, the ma... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why we[The helios project] insist on Linux on the desktop - sagarun
http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-we-insist-on-linux-on-desktop.html
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zdw
I feel that linux has reached parity with other OS's in all ways but these:
1 - Continuity of applications. For example, in updating Ubuntu on a laptop I
use fo... | {
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} |
Visual COBOL 2.0 for Visual STudio 2012 RC - thibaut_barrere
http://www.microfocus.com/plus/visual-cobol-beta/_visual-cobol-beta.aspx
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thibaut_barrere
While plenty of people here are using Ruby, Python etc, I found interesting to
report that completely different tools exist, too!
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Why do we hate wasps and love bees? - siberianbear
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45566304
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nutcracker46
We love bees because they go out and pollinate flowers, and work hard. Their
motto is, "Don't fuck with people."
Wasps, on the other hand, are hateful, badass, sting you 50 times insects that
d... | {
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Popcorn-app - ilhackernews
http://github.com/Yify/popcorn-app/releases/tag/v0.2.7-beta
======
jeswin
Popcorn Time (or the next leeching app) isn't good for torrents and sharing in
general. If everybody switched to this type of software, there won't be enough
seeds. Or maybe seeders will predominantly be those with som... | {
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} |
Matt Taibi: The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia - martythemaniak
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-scam-wall-street-learned-from-the-mafia-20120620
======
johnny22
I think i can thank Matt Taibi for both making me easily recognize and
completely turning me off of hyperbole.
Thanks Matt.. now i a... | {
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Show HN: Basilica – word2vec for anything - hiphipjorge
https://www.basilica.ai/
======
mlucy
Hey all,
I did a lot of the ML work for this. Let me know if you have any questions.
The title might be a little ambitious since we only have two embeddings right
now, but it really is our goal to have embeddings for _every... | {
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How to Build a GCC Cross-Compiler for the Raspberry Pi - bezzi
http://blog.felipe.rs/2015/01/20/how-to-build-a-gcc-cross-compiler-for-the-raspberrypi/
======
dima55
Heh? Debian cross toolchains work fine:
[https://packages.debian.org/sid/gcc-4.9-arm-linux-
gnueabi](https://packages.debian.org/sid/gcc-4.9-arm-linux-gnu... | {
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Parse makes large many-to-many relations more efficient - bjornick
http://blog.parse.com/2012/05/17/new-many-to-many/
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DavidAbrams
There seem to be regular posts about this for-pay service...
~~~
markerdmann
The service is great and I'm interested in hearing about the new features,
which is why I personally v... | {
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} |
How do you tackle fear? - hekocelsius
How do you drown your fears?
======
jammygit
I think you need to do things that build your self efficacy. If you start with
small wins, larger things will not be as intimidating.
~~~
hekocelsius
Thanks
------
cloudking
(F)alse (E)vidence (A)ppearing (R)eal
~~~
hekocelsius
Most ... | {
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The Sounds of Sorting Algorithms - detaro
http://www.caseyrule.com/projects/sounds-of-sorting/
======
detaro
Not my work, after seeing one of those animations of sorting algorithms I
wondered about turning it into audio instead. And of course someone else had
already done it in a very comprehensive way.
Try the recom... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Why do Hackers always (it seems) go after Sony? - desouzt
Hey guys,<p>I read another article today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30373686 where the Playstation network has been hacked. What is with all the hacks to Sony? Are they perceived to be easy to hack or are they a company t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio - zbravo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHe0bXAIuk0
======
caprock
Dalio has also written papers on this and related topics [0]. Originally,
there were three separate papers, but it looks like they've been combined in
to a new draft. The three main sections:
* How the Ec... | {
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} |
Frustrated Musk Shakes Up Autopilot Team [Unlocked for HN] - ballmers_peak
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/frustrated-musk-shakes-up-autopilot-team?pu=hacker39uvpw&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock&utm_content=autopilot-shake-up
======
ballmers_peak
Hi, this is Jay from The Information. We're big fans of... | {
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The New 10-Year Vesting Schedule - genieyclo
https://zachholman.com/posts/the-new-10-year-vesting-schedule?sr_share=facebook
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a3n
> This is a top VC and luminary advocating for the position that people who
> end up wanting to make some money on the stock that they’ve worked hard to
> vest are disloyal.
Loyal or... | {
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} |
Ender’s Game is Already a Reality for the U.S. Military - robabbott
http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/enders-game-is-already-a-reality-for-the-us-military/?utm_source=techalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=110713
======
hosh
Is it just me, or does this article (and the people it talks about) get
fixated on ... | {
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} |
Vim GIFs - shawndumas
http://vimgifs.com/
======
kartD
Great idea, vim is intuitive ( -ish?) once you understand what each character
means ( y for yank being a simple example ). If anyone is looking to learn vim
or any IDE really, check this place out.
[https://www.shortcutfoo.com/app/dojos/vim](https://www.shortcutfo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
BetterExplained - mshafrir
http://betterexplained.com/
======
samstokes
"I want to share hard-won “a ha!” moments in clear and simple language."
I looked at a couple of articles and they seem to achieve this pretty well.
[http://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-quakes-
fas...](http://betterexplained.com/art... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Earth just experienced its hottest-ever October - reddotX
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-just-experienced-its-hottest-october-ever/
======
adamiscool8
Headline: Earth just experienced its hottest-ever October
Report:
>0.69°C warmer than the average October from 1981-2010, making it by a narrow
margin the warmest... | {
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} |
Slick CSS3 overlay system (js) - rgbrgb
http://blog.learnboost.com/blog/a-css3-overlay-system/
======
WiseWeasel
I loaded the site in FF4b8, and was wondering why the demo was so
unimpressive, and then decided to try it in Safari, where I saw how it was
supposed to work. Seems nice and easy to implement, but unless ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
If you’ve got it, flaw-nt it: flawed medieval manuscripts - diodorus
http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2018/03/if-youve-got-it-flaw-nt-it.html
======
thisacctforreal
At first glance of the title I thought it was a clever name for a Windows
vulnerability.
But I definitely like this more :)
~~~
jwilk
Can you exp... | {
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} |
Show HN: Scoopinion, The Weirdly Accurate Newsletter - villesundberg
https://www.scoopinion.com
======
seltzered_
so...this thing tracks my browsing habits?
| {
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CGCATTCCGTTTCGCGAAGATAGCGCGAACGGCGAACGC - e0m
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=CGCATTCCGTTTCGCGAAGATAGCGCGAACGGCGAACGC
======
e0m
This is a repost of:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6769202](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6769202)
because the title got changed to something fairly useless. This more ... | {
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} |
The State Of Railway e-Ticketing In India - mindprince
http://mindprince.blogspot.com/2011/10/state-of-railway-e-ticketing-in-india.html
======
todsul
I just spent 6 months in India, which included a 12,000km circumnavigation of
the country by rail. A team of 20 of us, half rail enthusiasts, half
travellers and entr... | {
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} |
Open Source Game Clones - madc
http://osgameclones.com/
======
daeken
Not quite ready to submit this to the list yet, but I've been working on a
Quake 3 engine clone from scratch in C# with Bridge.NET, targeting the browser
and WebGL. It's been a super fun project so far -- a few days of part-time
work and I have leve... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Have you noticed this peculiarity on vending machines? - glaberficken
[advance apologies for the trivial nature of this post. Hope it finds a fit on your Saturday =]<p>A vending machine at my workplace has a 10 item row with water bottles (all same brand and label) numbered in the range [51-60].<p>As is custom... | {
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} |
A writer leaves Microsoft Word - gw666
http://stevenpoole.net/blog/goodbye-cruel-word/
======
latch
I know this is in a different league..but I wrote Foundations of Programming
in Word, and then The Little MongoDB Book in Markdown + Textile (in Textmate).
Writing in Markdown was a much more liberating experience as it... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
WordPress Core is Secure - austingunter
http://wpengine.com/2013/05/wordpress-core-is-secure-stop-telling-people-otherwise/
It’s time to clear up the debate once and for all. Despite all the doubts (and some haters), WordPress core, is without a doubt one of the most incredibly secure platforms you can choose to put ... | {
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} |
Police use new tool to source crowds for evidence - a_olt
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CROWDSOURCING_EVIDENCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
======
calcsam
"Designers say users can post anonymously and should strip metadata from files
they send."
Talk about poor design. Instead of automatically ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Y Combinator Demo Day: The Ultimate Roundup - brendanlim
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/23/y-combinator-demo-day-the-ultimate-roundup/
======
zhyder
My Picks for:
\- Most likely to succeed in a big way: Parse
\- Most interesting/clever (want it to succeed): Verbling
\- Most scary (wary of it succeeding): Double Re... | {
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} |
The Pleasure of Practicing: A Musician’s Account of Overcoming Impostor Syndrome - sexbomb
http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/01/07/glenn-kurtz-practicing/
======
gull
A big takeaway:
Everyone who gives up a serious childhood dream — of
becoming an artist, a doctor, an engineer, an athlete —
... | {
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} |
You Don't Know JavaScript - mwbiz
http://www.w2lessons.com/2011/04/you-dont-know-javascript.html
======
raganwald
This 'irritating problem' of people claiming that they know _____ when they
actually don't, is best solved with... drum roll... Source code. Don't tell me
you know _____, show me what you did with _____.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The mercury doesn’t lie: We’ve hit a troubling climate change milestone - kafkaesq
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/03/04/why-degree-temperature-jump-more-important-than-trump-hands/
======
tokenadult
Paywalled? I tried to reach the page, but got a page not found notice using
either of two different Web browse... | {
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} |
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