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Painless Decorators in Python - Suor
http://hackflow.com/blog/2013/11/03/painless-decorators/
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Goopplesoft
>to reduce clutter and expose your intentions. However, there is usual cost.
This as any abstraction brings an additional layer of complexity on top of
python. And python could be seen as a layer on top of ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How do you fight elitism in startups? - diminium
How do you fight elitism in startups?
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se85
I have dealt with it in the past by using their egos against them to force
them to be accountable for their actions to the point where they back
themselves into a corner which is usually when the lies and decei... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Men Don’t Want the Jobs Done Mostly by Women - markwaldron
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/upshot/why-men-dont-want-the-jobs-done-mostly-by-women.html?_r=0
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jenkstom
Ohhh... now they've done it. As an EMT, I can attest to the fact that
"Ambulance Driver" is insulting. "Drivers" don't know how to provide pa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Two million Facebook, Gmail and Twitter passwords stolen - swasheck
http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/04/technology/security/passwords-stolen/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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codeka
2 Factor Authentication, 2 Factor Authentication, 2 Factor Authentication!
I've had 2 factor authentication enabled on my gmail account for over a... | {
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} |
Typing the Technical Interview (2017) - guiambros
https://aphyr.com/posts/342-typing-the-technical-interview
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platz
2017 -
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14078852](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14078852)
> This is the Old type art.
Modern Haskell makes this sort of think nicer. Of course, if one ... | {
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Show HN: Interactively View, Categorize, and Tabulate the Russian Facebook Ads - phrixus
https://qunc.co/russia_facebook_project/
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phrixus
Some stats about the data set: There were 3,419 ads. They had approximately 40
million impressions. Approximately 3.7 million clicks. And, surprisingly to
me, cost only aroun... | {
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} |
His Mood Changed and Our Marriage Imploded. Then He Took a Blood Test - heshiebee
https://www.elle.com/life-love/sex-relationships/a27608740/his-mood-changed-and-our-marriage-imploded-then-he-took-a-blood-test/
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Double_a_92
Summary: He had hyperparathyroidism (some small gland in the neck being
overproductive) w... | {
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} |
What it took to save the Twinkie - alwillis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/07/05/what-it-took-to-save-the-twinkie/
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hedora
I've seen a lot of stories that blame robots and unions for the job losses,
and praise the new managment's tough choices, but it is all a distraction.
They reformulate... | {
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} |
Why Ubuntu’s creator still invests his fortune in an unprofitable company - MarcScott
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/08/why-ubuntus-creator-still-invests-his-fortune-in-an-unprofitable-company/
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toblender
Once Linux gets full PC game support, Ubuntu will be profitable.
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} |
IFIII – If I Invested In - jbigmac
http://www.ifiii.co.za
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PhaZZed
Good share! :)
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} |
Alan Greenspan: Economy will 'fade' dramatically because of entitlement burden - hhs
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/12/alan-greenspan-says-economy-will-start-to-fade-out-because-of-growing-us-entitlement-burden.html
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efficax
Why would anyone listen to greenspan after 2008? A dotty old randian who
doesn't know what... | {
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} |
The Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist (2009) - zakelfassi
http://archive.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/17-04/ff_diamonds?currentPage=all
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ondiekijunior
Is it just me or it doesn't render well in 4 inch screens?
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ablation
It's an old article. Doesn't appear to be ported over to Wired's new,
respo... | {
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} |
Evolutionary gene loss may explain why only humans are prone to heart attack - rjzotti
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723182255.htm
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crabLouse
Since the driver of the selection against the related gene seems to be
malaria, I wonder if this is linked to prevalence of body hair on human
ancestors... | {
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} |
The Facebook API Craziness - Nikos
http://blog.socialcaddy.com/the-facebook-api-craziness
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Mistiki
I don't get it - so is the old FQL query still valid but in a different
format? I can't believe there is not more documentation about that. Good job.
| {
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} |
Ten apps is all I need - sant0sk1
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2959-ten-apps-is-all-i-need
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jdietrich
The iPhone had sold millions of units before the app store launched. A
significant proportion of iPhone and iPad users have downloaded less than a
handful of apps.
I'm very much of the opinion that apps were ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I wish this was hosted at hackernews.com - iammerrick
I always type in hackernews.com only to find some weird blog. I wonder how much traffic that guy is getting, anyone else fall into this trap?
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OedipusRex
If CloudFlare didn't prevent it you could just edit your host file on Windows
to make hackernews.com pu... | {
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} |
Ask HN: If anyone can code, why does hardly anyone pass interviews? - fitpolar
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davismwfl
I'd argue the premise that anyone can code. Yes anyone can type what they saw
in a book or online, but not nearly as many can comprehend what they typed and
understand what they are doing and the implications of it long term... | {
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} |
How to Stay Focused When You’re Working from Home - rbanffy
https://hbr.org/2017/09/how-to-stay-focused-when-youre-working-from-home?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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skate22
Paired programmining in a skype call is not ideal, but it keeps me on track.
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Interface Design with a Homeless person - MIT_Hacker
http://www.delian.io/post/26331301430
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weego
This rather confused me. Even more so because some of the details seem to
being live edited.
A cycle courier for legal documents that gets to read the documents. He crewed
on a sub (initially im sure it said comma... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mountain Lion Mail Perturbs Sending Behavior - superchink
http://tidbits.com/article/13189
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smparkes
Royal PITA
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Seven Reasons Why the New iPhone Sucks - transburgh
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/37/52271-seven-reasons-new-iphone-sucks
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aggieben
I always like a good, consumer-informing post like this, but this seems overly
reactive:
5. Wimpy 2 MP camera.
In the world of 5 MP Smartphones and 10... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I Developed a $3.5K/Month Tool That Converts HTML to PDF - cx42net
https://www.starterstory.com/convert-html-to-pdf
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totaldude87
Nice to see details around the implementation and decision process, would it
be possible for you to share your architecture/monthly expenditure?
| {
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Apple releases iOS 13.5 to the public with Exposure Notification API, Face ID - raybb
https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/20/ios-13-5-released-features-exposure/
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aavalle
This is pretty incredible! I'm excited to see some of the innovative projects
that public health agencies build around this. I applaud Google and Appl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What should I do? - stasy
I've been making a game for iOS and have recently made some pretty good progress. After I release this game, I'm going to start working on a social app which I have been planning for about 6 months on sketches and notebooks.<p>There is an app that has a similar purpose to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
From Doom and Gloom to BOOM and Bloom (2016) [video] - espeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voQKPymcCfA
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jdonaldson
This is actually a much older talk from 2011.
| {
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} |
IRS electronic filing system breaks down hours before midnight deadline - cos2pi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/irs-electronic-filing-system-breaks-down-hours-before-tax-deadline/2018/04/17/4c05ecae-4255-11e8-ad8f-27a8c409298b_story.html
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sp332
Official status page, if anyone wants to keep an ey... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Facebook Is Worth More Than ... - Interactive Feature - taytus
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/05/18/business/dealbook/facebook-is-worth-more-than.html
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kristopolous
Let's play this game again in 7 days.
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kristopolous
and 7 days have lapsed! FB is down 28%. Wonderful.
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johnrob
While I'm not go... | {
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Ask HN: Work as .NET independant contractor in SF/Bay Area? Or re-specialize? - ThrowawayUry
I wanted to ask you if you think if there's interest for a SF/Bay Area company to hire a senior .NET developer as a semi-remote independent contractor / consultant, or if it's better to shore up other skill... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Review my project (1000memories for pets) - msencenb
Hey guys,<p>I submitted a show hn 5 days ago that only managed to garner 1 upvote so I thought I would ask you guys for some feedback instead.<p>Basic idea here is 1000memories for pets. There are actually a number of other sites (go ahead and search onlin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
IPFS gateway blocked by some ISPs in Spain - Sirikon
https://twitter.com/cfenollosa/status/912057183159951361
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basicplus2
"IPFS is The Permanent Web A new peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol"
Until it is blocked by everyone because DRM
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alexandrerond
Except it's not about DRM.
Except the P2P network is not bl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
W – A simple programming language - networked
https://www.vttoth.com/CMS/projects/49-w-a-simple-programming-language
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vorg
I particularly like the keywordlessness of W's syntax. Virtually every other
language divides identifiers into 2 arbitrarily defined classes: the somewhere
from 20 to 100 special identifiers... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Harvard, MIT sue govt over order revoking visas for foreign students - samizdis
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-harvard-mit-sue-trump-govt.html
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ra7
Dupe:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23769558](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23769558)
~~~
dang
Comments moved thither.
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Show HN: Fix All Conflicts – command line app for fixing merge conflicts - mkchoi212
https://github.com/mkchoi212/fac
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topher200
Discussion here:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16056271](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16056271)
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Decision theory and the Underpants bomber - wallflower
http://www.samefacts.com/2010/01/terrorism-and-its-control/decision-theory-and-the-underpants-bomber/
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jacquesm
The more information authorities have to deal with the bigger the chance
they'll miss the needles. After all, there is a relatively constant num... | {
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} |
A deep and fuzzy dive into search - janemanos
https://www.arangodb.com/2020/07/deep-and-fuzzy-dive-into-search/
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gnusi
Hey, I'm the author, if you have any questions feel free to ask me
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Anyone read Tibetan Book of Living and Dying? - rblion
Just curious. I've met a lot of interesting people through this discussions about this book.
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kunley
This book is actually a tibetan manual for a dying person on how to proceed
with his mind during the process. It's not a poem nor mystical metaphor... | {
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} |
Social.com launches - BlueSkies
I just completed the launch of a new site at Social.com. This is a collection of the same tools (bookmarklet, WP plugin, widget, Google Reader integration) that was formerly called BigTweet. The bookmarklet in particular is useful for posting to Twitter, Delicious and Ping.fm withou... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is Hackernews still using the file system as database? - tosh
I'd love to learn a bit about what the current hosting/tech stack setup looks like. IIRC the posts were stored in files on the file system and scaled quite well vertically. Is that still the case?
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dchuk
While on the "how HN works" t... | {
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} |
Hackers steal card data from Neiman Marcus - panarky
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/01/hackers-steal-card-data-from-neiman-marcus/
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nikcub
Notice the pattern to all of these - the hacks are only discovered _after_ the
cards have already been charged and the card companies piece together where
the possible sou... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Pogo – Host your own podcasts - gmemstr
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/pogo-3
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bernardhalas
Nice presentation page, but it doesn't explain how does this work. It says I
can host my own podcasts. What exactly is meant by that? I can host podcast on
a hard-drive on a machine with public IP. Or I can ho... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Internet Companies: Confusing Consumers for Profit - DiabloD3
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/internet-companies-confusing-consumers-profit
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Animats
A few days ago, I posted "Unicorns aren't ad-supported" on HN.[1] There, I
pointed out that, of a list of the top 50 "unicorns", non-public startups with
> $1... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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California to become first U.S. state mandating solar on new homes - SQL2219
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/05/04/california-to-become-first-u-s-state-mandating-solar-on-new-homes/
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Eridrus
I have to imagine this will get voted down.
Home solar is a kludge that is basically only workable because of subsidies.
... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Active Common Lisp communities? - jobeirne
I've recently been exposed to CL. Hacked up a few trivial evolutionary computation problems, but I'm itching for something else; alas, I haven't any ideas of my own. I'd really like to contribute something to CL community (to help revive Lisp, etc.) but I'm not sure... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Gordon Murray-designed ‘OX’ flat-pack truck - kaishiro
http://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/can-flat-pack-truck-save-world
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sandebert
”Three trained (but not necessarily expert) people can put an OX together in
approximately 12 hours.” (from [http://oxgvt.com/the-ox-all-terrain-
vehicle/](http://oxgvt.com/t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Oristand – A New Kind of Stand Up Desk - devNoise
http://oristand.co
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embro
I wish this could hold a 27 inch monitor.
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devNoise
This looks good if you're using a laptop. Unfortunately this doesn't work as
well for people with a large monitor or dual monitor setup.
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burnallofit
A better, cheaper opt... | {
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} |
Fitbits seem to be haiving issues with time - tiernano
https://twitter.com/tiernano/status/953511144693616645
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tiernano
was woken up 2hrs earlier than usual this morning by my fitbit thinking it was
6am, when it was only 4... phone the fitbit is connected to shows correct
time, so does everything else in the hou... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Most engaging forms of online interaction between strangers? - neel980
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neel980
Trying to understand the most effective ways in which users online engage with
each other, especially with people we don’t know. They could be games, groups
/forums or comment threads. Conscious that this is context depend... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: project ideas for a noob - kunqiana
Hi, I just learned programming for about a year. I am familiar with a few programming languages such as python, scheme and java. My experiences with them include 1 OO programming course using Java and 2 courses using scheme and python. I feel I want to advance working on som... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Alphabet-made Chrome extension is designed to tune out toxic comments - lnyng
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/14/18265851/alphabet-google-jigsaw-tune-chrome-extension
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etayl
About the same matter, can I suggest trying out my own (private, safe, fun)
extension which blocks comments and turn them to cute cats?
[h... | {
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} |
Qt 5.8 released - reddotX
http://blog.qt.io/blog/2017/01/23/qt-5-8-released/
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lultimouomo
New features:
[https://wiki.qt.io/New_Features_in_Qt_5.8](https://wiki.qt.io/New_Features_in_Qt_5.8)
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justinclift
Weirdly, the download page is busted (for me) on both Firefox ESR & Opera
(latest versions, on OSX).
... | {
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} |
Show HN: PDF.co virtual reality pdf reader - eumm
https://pdf.co/en/virtual-reality
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eumm
Hi all,
This online tool takes PDF document (from url or from file) and creates a
virtual reality room with up to 12 pages from the document flying around. It
should work on Gear VR and Oculus as well as in Chrome and othe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Levi Felix, a Proponent of Disconnecting from Technology, Dies at 32 - xwowsersx
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/obituary-levi-felix-digital-detox.html
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xwowsersx
Digital Detox [1] is an interesting idea. I think that we, as a species, still
don't have a great handle on how to use technology without being ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
New Documentary Features Y Combinator-funded Wattvision - jtflesher
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1480255348/sourlands-stories-from-the-fight-for-sustainabilit?ref=live
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d136o
Savraj is innovating on many fronts, from being a hardware based startup, to
entering a field that hasn't seen much disruption in... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Largest Known Prime, 49th Known Mersenne Prime Found - taylorbuley
http://www.mersenne.org/#resubmit
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sp332
Discussion from yesterday
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10931234](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10931234)
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kazinator
Google "hacker news 49th mersenne prime" ... and here it is:
[htt... | {
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Ask HN: What are you currently working on in your spare time? - SoundAndBug
I have a lot of spare time at the moment and I'm thinking about a new project to add to my portfolio.<p>I'm exploring the Canvas and WebGL APIs. I'll probably do something with it and add WebSockets for multiplayer functionality... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Airtel,telecom provider in India breaking net neutrality and web censorship - koolhead17
http://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/2qabsd/airtel_breaking_net_neutrality_and_web_censorship/
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anuj_nm
Thanks for bringing this up. Hate to see how unethical telecom companies
across the world can be.
| {
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Is Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS)responsible for the Epsilon Breach? - teksquisite
https://twitter.com/#!/BruceHallas/status/55373394945912832
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teksquisite
According to a comment made in USA Today by OnAnIsland "...Alliance Data
Systems Corporation (ADS) as the company responsible for the data loss.
Eps... | {
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} |
What I Learned Building LittleIpsum - k-mcgrady
https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/f03b96aa6533
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madsravn
I like small apps like this. They do their job and they don't try to reach
outside of their domain.
However, I felt like the article was misrepresented by it's title. No real
talking about what wa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Anthropology of Hackers (2010) - christianbryant
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/09/the-anthropology-of-hackers/63308/
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peterwwillis
They seem to fail to mention BBSes, which is arguably the most important
influence on the creation of the hacker underground, and IRC, which is today
still... | {
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} |
Conway Law(1967)-sys/app design is a copy of the org's structure that designs it - sztwiorok
http://www.melconway.com/Home/Conways_Law.html
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sztwiorok
defined over half a decade ago and it is still up to date. I think many IT
organizations should seriously think about it
~~~
masonic
half a decade ago
... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Learning webdev - sillysaurus3
If you had to re-learn all that you currently know about webdev, what would your path toward re-acquiring that knowledge look like?<p>For example, which toy projects would you build as a way to learn it? Which tools would you focus on learning, and in what order? Which resources ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
FPGA and Xeon combined in one socket - jsnell
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/intel_fpga_custom_chip/
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pjc50
The barrier to adoption of FPGAs is not so much the hardware issue as the
toolchain issue. The toolchains are closed, frequently windows-only, slow, and
not friendly to newbies.
(Not that shader ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How Not to Sell Bitcoin on eBay for 300% Profit - dysruption
http://whatilearnedtoday.jameslarisch.com/?action=view&url=bitcoin-ebay-profit
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JumpCrisscross
Venue (space) arbitrage in illiquid, disconnected markets necessitates holding
collateral at each venue. In this case, it means holding USD and BTC at _both_... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Janitor Monkey - Keeping the Cloud Tidy and Clean - Pr0
http://techblog.netflix.com/2013/01/janitor-monkey-keeping-cloud-tidy-and.html
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purephase
This is very cool. Thanks for sharing, and thanks to Netflix for opening up
resources like this.
Edit: If only Amazon would offer something similar...
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pinko
I... | {
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} |
Algorithm to enhance low-res muscle mesh with high-res muscle mesh in real-time - flacle
http://www.visualacuity.nl/2016/02/a-scalable-geometrical-model-for-muscle.html
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austinjp
Very interesting. What are the ramifications for improving the understanding
of biomechanics? Does this allow for better investigation... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
WhatsApp Business API Sandbox - smranta
https://autochat.io/whatsapp-api-sandbox
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smranta
Quick Start Guide added. Now trying out WhatsApp API is super easy. Please
share your feedback.
| {
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} |
The truth about trade - walterbell
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/10/16/the-truth-about-trade/UWtu8jpAo8LTsTFlffaZ0K/story.html
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sharemywin
of course if your in the wrong bracket and your income is flat your screwed.
of course, taxing trade goods and services directly is considered bad.
| {
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} |
Paypal and Authorize.net: Help End the Credit Card Hostage Situation - browser411
http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/blog/open-letter-to-the-ceos-of-paypal-and-authorize-net-help-end-the-credit-card-data-hostage-situation
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browser411
Braintree is one of the most forward thinking payment providers out there... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Startpad.org Lessons From Singularity University - Tues, Nov. 3rd in Seattle - Dmunro
http://startpad.org/countdown/lessons-singularity-university
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Dmunro
It's free but I think there is limited seating. Anyone planning on going?
| {
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} |
Unix - The Hole Hawg - ibejoeb
http://www.team.net/mjb/hawg.html
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hollerith
If you have patience, you will probably find like I did that anything
computers can be understood without resorting to analogies, and that
understanding is deeper without them. Stephenson's nonfiction about computers
is _all_ analogies... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We flightless primates (2009) - curtis
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2009/07/13/we-flightless-primates/
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ramgorur
Interestingly, bat penis looks astoundingly similar to that of human. Of
course, that has nothing to do with phylogeny, but with convergent evolution.
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sliken
Title should mention th... | {
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Developing Backbone.js Applications – a Creative Commons book - getcontext
http://addyosmani.github.io/backbone-fundamentals/
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jcadam
While I wouldn't want to use _just_ Backbone anymore, I've found Backbone +
Marionette to be quite nice.
About a year ago, I was beginning a new (personal) project, and thought m... | {
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Show HN: Source release for “Is this loss? A TFLite app to detect Loss.jpg” - eigenloss
<a href="https://github.com/eigenloss/isthisloss" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/eigenloss/isthisloss</a><p>Original thread: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16... | {
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Google San Jose HQ Plans Expanded - gok
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/11/google-expands-plans-for-second-hq-in-san-jose.html
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lacker
I hope this encourages more tech companies to locate in San Jose. San
Francisco is getting worse over time as a place to live, but there are plenty
of nicer spots around the bay.
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Functionless event handlers in jQuery - johns
http://james.padolsey.com/javascript/functionless-event-handlers-in-jquery/
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chops
Even though the author didn't like it, I quite liked the ultra-chaining
approach presented. So what if the readability relies too much on indenting,
practically every language relies o... | {
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The Life of the Queen Bee: Superb Macrophotography - prakash
http://www.scienceray.com/Biology/Zoology/The-Life-of-the-Queen-Bee-Superb-Macrophotography.302147
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dc2k08
With bees disappearing in the U.S., beekeepers have to regularly order new
queens.They order new queens from China. And China is now taking over ... | {
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EPIC Sues DHS Over Covert Surveillance of Facebook and Twitter - nextparadigms
http://epic.org/2011/12/epic-sues-dhs-over-covert-surv.html
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josephmosby
Hate to be the bearer of bad news to the interwebs, but this probably won't go
anywhere.
Facebook and Twitter are public outlets, and if you aren't monitoring... | {
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Current Senior Google Engineer Goes Public: Tech Is “Dangerous,” “Taking Sides” - Fjolsvith
https://veritas.cmail19.com/t/j-l-mdtyujl-trihjlhlc-r/
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pashabitz
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Veritas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Veritas)
The group's productions have been widely criticized and dis... | {
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Dark Patterns at Scale: Findings from a Crawl of 11K Shopping Websites - mxfh
https://webtransparency.cs.princeton.edu/dark-patterns/
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dspillett
_> Countdown Timer_
This, and its equivalent "stock level countdown", has become an instant red
flag for me. If I see one I cancel all interest in ordering that produc... | {
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Ask HN: Which keyboard do you use? - wojtczyk
I am considering getting a new keyboard and am curious to learn what you use and what you value about yours.
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auslegung
I use the ergodox ez Shine with cherry mx clear switches. [https://ergodox-
ez.com/](https://ergodox-ez.com/). This is my current layout (tweaking ... | {
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Ask HN: Should we apply for YC Fellowship if YC has funded similar company? - ismail
We have launched a company but it has not been going as expected and have a few problems with the model.<p>See online Office hours that was held a while back. Since then we have been doing customer research and have been testing a f... | {
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Apple sued over 'shrinking' gadget storage - sdouglas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30655176
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coralreef
A fair enough lawsuit. I usually get the cheapest models (16gb) and if you
take photos + videos (including slow mo 120fps) your storage is virtually
useless. They really shouldn't even make 16gb model... | {
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The pitfall of using PostgreSQL advisory locks with Go's DB connection pool - gsempe
https://engineering.qubecinema.com/2019/08/26/unlocking-advisory-locks.html
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zeroimpl
Seems like if you tried to use transactions, you'd have the same problem?
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karmakaze
A transaction executes all commands using the same co... | {
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UK metal detector enthusiast finds ancient Roman bronze artefacts - curtis
http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/uk-metal-detector-enthusiast-finds-ancient-roman-bronze-artefacts-807584.html
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empath75
I don’t really understand why archeologists always assume every single statue
from the ancient world is religious in ... | {
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Schema migrations merged into Django master - Spiritus
https://github.com/django/django/commit/9aa358cedd1ad93c0f4c20700db7016651dc0598
The Kickstarter:<p>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewgodwin/schema-migrations-for-django
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andrewgodwin
I'd like to point out that this is just ... | {
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How to generate a double-precision floating-point number in [0, 1] uniformly - danieldk
http://mumble.net/~campbell/2014/04/28/uniform-random-float?
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bhickey
If you can live with [0, 1), there are simpler ways of doing this. Generate a
number [1,2) by filling the 52-bit fractional component with a random integer... | {
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TSA halts private screening program - bconway
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/01/29/tsa.private/index.html
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jdp23
Wow. It's like waving a red flag in front of the new Congress. Talk about a
tin ear ...
EDIT: Here's the FlyerTalk discussion: [http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-
safety-security/117809...](htt... | {
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Citibank hacked? - mtnboy
I logged in and saw this note in my account. Anyone else can verify this? I tried searching but didn't see any public details.<p>Your Citi® Dividend Platinum Select® Visa® Card account ending in xxxx was illegally obtained as a result of a data compromise and is at risk for unauthorized use... | {
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Who do I trust and why? Digital Ocean, Google Chrome and Motion Sensors - lemonberry
I just logged into Digital Ocean to update some DNS records. I notice a new icon in the address bar that looks like it represents radar or radio waves with a red square and a white x in it. When I click it I get "This site has b... | {
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Of Course It’s Already Been Taxed - hodgesmr
http://matthodges.com/2014/07/of-course-its-already-been-taxed/
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murbard2
Not all taxes have this effect. A land value tax, a poll tax, a value added
tax, or a wealth tax do nothing of the sort.
Income tax, corporate tax, capital gain taxes are some of the worst, m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: BOSO (Best of Stack Overflow) - marcamillion
http://boso.herokuapp.com/
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gus_massa
Remember that the names of the authors should be linked to the S.O. profiles:
<http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/06/attribution-required/>
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marcamillion
Someone on reddit just pointed that out to me.
Gonna fix tha... | {
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“Where do you get your ideas?” by Charles Stross - zzkt
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=24831
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DarkShikari
I've found that writing is a lot like programming.
For a skilled programmer, programming is easy. Designing a complex system
might be hard, understanding complex programs may... | {
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} |
Launch HN: Latchel (YC W19) – Rental Property Maintenance as a Service - wilbo
Hi HN!<p>We're Ethan, Jullian, and Will. We're the founders of Latchel (<a href="https://latchel.com/" rel="nofollow">https://latchel.com/</a>). We handle 24/7 maintenance for residential propert... | {
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NZ government leaks on TPP: copyright terms will go to life plus 70 years - sea6ear
http://boingboing.net/2015/10/06/nz-government-leaks-on-tpp-co.html
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marssaxman
Why not 700 years? 7000? We all know that in practice they're going to keep
extending it every time early-20th-century works near the end of copyrigh... | {
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Blacklist.co - Power to the People - valefebvre
http://www.blacklist.co/
Hi guys, here's a beta version of a new Startup that is called Blacklist.<p>Blacklist empowers consumers to react and impact, while creating for brands this opportunity of “Defensive Marketing” channel.<p>Blacklist is a web application where use... | {
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A case for something, anything more simple than WordPress - cdevroe
http://colin.getbarley.com/5466/a-case-for-something-anything-more-simple
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homosaur
I'm so weary of people pitching the solution to WordPress and then tossing a
proprietary cloud hosted thing at me. That's a complete non-starter.
All the time I... | {
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Clicktofriend: click a button, make a friend in real life - shuzhang
http://clicktofriend.co
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halleym
Webpage copy is great... worth a chuckle.
I've mulled over some sort of 'tinder for friends' and not had any new ideas.
This seems straightforward enough to work.
| {
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Airlander 10: Longest aircraft damaged during flight - teh_klev
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37174417
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JoeAltmaier
A spokesman said: "The flight went really well and the only issue was when it
landed."
Well, that's kind of every air flight ever. Its sticking the landing that's
the hard ... | {
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} |
Wow: Craigslist loses Craigslists.com domain dispute - ilamont
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/10/wow-craigslist-loses-craigslists-com-domain-dispute/
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gmyachtsman
Sounds like one of the Craig's needs some new lawyers.
| {
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Tell HN : SparkFun Electronics $100 Give Away Tomorrow - kqr2
Just a reminder that SparkFun's give away is tomorrow.<p>http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id=305
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migpwr
Why didn't anyone make something like a best bang for 100$ on sparkfun.com
guide? I'll show up to anything that's free but I'm not real... | {
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} |
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