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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's timeline of art history - jstrieb
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
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pradn
I wish I could see examples of art from around the world at the same time
period. I'd love to do a comparison of pottery styles and techniques in China
and the Americas. There's often surprising commonalities... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hello Opera 12 - Juha
http://my.opera.com/ODIN/blog/hello-opera-12
======
kevingadd
From testing out my demos in Opera Next over the past few months, I've been
really impressed with the quality of their JS runtime and the UI.
Unfortunately, their hardware-accelerated canvas support doesn't really keep
up and their Web... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
ZeroTurnaround's 2014 Decision Maker's Guide to Java Web Frameworks - Sharlin
http://zeroturnaround.com/rebellabs/the-2014-decision-makers-guide-to-java-web-frameworks
======
Sharlin
Full disclosure: I work at Vaadin.
| {
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} |
England first country to mandate programming in primary and secondary schools - juliangamble
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10410036/Teaching-our-children-to-code-a-quiet-revolution.html
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NAFV_P
_Many teachers will have to re-train, and some schools are likely to struggle
to provide the computing r... | {
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} |
(Virtually) No one should own an Echo or any other “voice assistant” product - walterbell
https://boingboing.net/2017/12/06/can-you-hear-me-now.html
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blacksmith_tb
Dupe -
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15852773](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15852773)
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colek42
I don't understand why this is ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Self-Driving Cars Have a Problem: Safer Human-Driven Ones - Bostonian
https://www.wsj.com/articles/self-driving-cars-have-a-problem-safer-human-driven-ones-11560571203?mod=rsswn
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ChicagoBoy11
As a private pilot it astounds me how the self-driving car industry has
seemingly taken every lesson we've learned from a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tech companies are helping bosses monitor everything you do at work - jrepinc
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/03/tech-companies-bosses-monitoring-surveillance-workers-technology
======
planetzero
15+ years ago, I was working on my first development job out of college and I
noticed that there was a strange process running ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Movable Type vs Wordpress? - alexknight
I've been contemplating for a while now moving my blog from Tumblr to my own hosted solution. I've been doing some research on both Wordpress and Movable Type, and they both look like excellent solutions.<p>What I can't seem to come to a conclusion though is the pros/cons weig... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Swarm robots can learn by simply observing - chwolfe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160830083653.htm
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phren0logy
Obligatory:
"I learned it by watching YOU!"
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} |
What is the true price of Rwanda's recovery? - gruseom
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8593734.stm
======
selflessGene
I am a part owner of a business in West Africa, and I'll say that I'm an
enthusiastic supporter of Kagame's leadership and hope to see similar leaders
rise in Africa.
The West and t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SpaceX CRS-5 launch aborted, next attempt Friday - kid0m4n
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2015/01/06/actuator-issue-triggered-abort/
======
ceejayoz
[https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/552432830912151552](https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/552432830912151552)
> Launch scrubs reassure me. It means that th... | {
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} |
Show HN: Deck of Cards – A playing card API - crobertsbmw
http://deckofcardsapi.com
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aarondf
Hey, you did a thing and told people [0]! Good for you. Is it perfect? No
idea, but from reading the comments here a lot of people don't think so. Who
cares though [1]! You're so far ahead of so many people because you a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN purchasing a new laptop. - levicampbell
Around the 16th or so, my laptop quit booting, and while it's being looked at by my best friend, I’m looking for a new laptop. I have two problems that will make affording a new laptop hard;<p>1. I take home around $670 a month. (SSI, because it’s next to impossible to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Current Article Popularity Trends on Hacker News - Cieplak
http://hn.metamx.com/
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bravura
I believe that the note on the bottom, about machine learning, is not germane
to the graph displayed. The graph is a straight visualization of hacker news
post rank.
The machine learning discusses this earlier blog post:... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Unfair advantages grow from irrational habits - llambda
http://thestartuptoolkit.com/blog/2012/01/unfair-advantages-grow-from-irrational-habits/
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beefman
It may not be evil but it is really stupid, because it means Google results no
longer give insight into the structure of the web (things like normalized
google... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Spreeder: Learn to Speed Read. - mustapha
http://www.spreeder.com/
======
cinitriqs
Excellent to quickly read some articles online, copy paste, set speed to what
u like, n go!
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} |
The Browser Cold War - mrsebastian
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/109127-the-browser-cold-war
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RyanMcGreal
If the browsers are going to battle each other by parsing javascript faster,
rendering styles more correctly and driving adoption of the newest version,
the 'collateral damage' will be a better web ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
27000 errors in the Tizen operating system - matthewwarren
https://www.viva64.com/en/b/0519/
======
edejong
This sounds so familiar. Some 6 years ago, I joined a team of engineers
developing a large (1.5M LOC) classic java/spring/hibernate application for
administration in higher education. The software was buggy and ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Grantland and the Surprising Future of Publishing - ghosh
https://stratechery.com/2015/grantland-and-the-surprising-future-of-publishing/
======
danso
Good piece, the OP sums up why even as analytics show that a diminishing
number of users visit news site homepages, I still will type in the URLs to
domains such as Gra... | {
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} |
Greasemonkey script to remove iPad stories from HN - tomh-
For convinience I also included the keywords "lisp" and "clojure" in the recommended version:<p>http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2196687/ybs-lisp.user.js<p>or you can download the ipad only version at:<p>http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2196687/ybs.user.js<p>Have fun!
======
... | {
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} |
Hulu a consumer success but still a small business: Est. $12.5-25mm net revs - fromedome
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/hulu-a-consumer-success-but-still-a-small-business
======
JimEngland
They need to 1) includes ads into small clips (3-5 min) and 2) vary the
advertising on full television episodes. Seeing the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Uber without Internet - natiginfo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.nicapp&ref=producthunt
======
natiginfo
Why I built this? I travel often, and I don't have internet access in every
country. If we consider internet prices are higher than SMS prices while
you're in roaming, this is much better for me. ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid' - grhmc
https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6050
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gnachman
Given the level of concern, I will change the default and release a new
version right away.
~~~
gnachman
This is done. A summary of the issue and apology can be found here:
[h... | {
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} |
NYC’s tech boom will turn it into a ghost town - pointillistic
https://nypost.com/2019/11/02/why-new-york-citys-tech-boom-will-turn-it-into-a-ghost-town/
======
gshdg
Yeah, that’s just the Post doing it’s usual scaremongering. Yes, what it says
about the character of the city is true. No, it has nothing to do with the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Senate’s new anti-encryption bill is even worse than EARN IT - DiabloD3
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/senates-new-anti-encryption-bill-even-worse-earn-it-and-thats-saying-something
======
abecedarius
Longer discussion at
[https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2020/06/there%E2%80%99s-n...](https://cyberlaw.sta... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What headless CMS do you recommend? - somtum
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feistypharit
I like forestry.io. it's not API based, so you just use stock Hugo backed by
git. The change you make get committed back to git. So the nice thing is
you're not tied to them. If they go away, you still have Hugo and can generate
manually. You can ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Best books you read in 2017? - gatsby
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mgos
1\. The power of a positive no 2\. Black box thinking 3\. Difficult
conversations 4\. Transcending loss 5\. Braving the wilderness 6\. Motherless
daughters 7\. The happy medium 8\. Deep work 9\. The golden sayings of
Epictetus 10\. The best interface is no inter... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Government to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year 84 percent jump from last year - gscott
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-spending-debt-analysis-20180203-story.html
======
seba_dos1
US government, in case you're like me and start with reading the comments
before checking out the article.
~~... | {
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} |
Ask HN: My company is about to get acquired, how do I best manage this money? - crcme
Hello.<p>I work for an Australian company based in Sydney. I'm not a founder, I'm just an early employee (engineer #2). I've been here since the start and we've been running for about 8 years. We are in data ana... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
U.S Justice Dept Reversal on Online Gambling Tracked Memo from Adelson Lobbyists - petethomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-departments-reversal-on-online-gambling-tracked-memo-from-adelson-lobbyists-11547854137
======
pseingatl
Doncha just love the rule of law?
| {
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} |
Maps that show how much time Americans spend sleeping, grooming, and thinking - ilamont
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/20/ten-maps-that-show-how-much-time-americans-spend-grooming-eating-thinking-and-praying/?hpid=z8
======
chatmasta
What about exercise?? Seems like a glaringly missing piece... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Vuzix to build 'Smart Glasses' with transparent displays - AharonH
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/6/2686410/vuzix-nokia-smart-glasses-transparent-display-hud
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dkersten
Head mounted displays with both transparent and opaque displays have existed
for a long time, but have so far been both expensive and low resolut... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Building a video distribution network in 48 hours - jon_dahl
http://railspikes.com/2009/8/28/buiding-a-video-distribution-in-48-hours
======
nopal
It's a slick site, but the lack of streaming from the CDN would be a deal
breaker if I were looking for a Web video hosting solution.
~~~
brandonarbini
Another developer... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Future Plans for Compelling Science Fiction - mojoe
http://compellingsciencefiction.com/blog/blog.html
======
mojoe
I've posted about my science fiction magazine side project here before, and
you all have given me great feedback:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11469135](https://news.ycombinator.com/ite... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
15 Incredibly Creative Resumes - onosendai
http://www.demilked.com/creative-resumes/
======
SenorWilson
If I were an employer these would make me laugh and annoy me.
------
mnicole
Most of these do more to underscore the lack of creativity in the candidate
than it does to emphasize it.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Decentralization Dilemma - molus
https://www.molus.org/blog/decentralization-dilemma/
======
gojomo
An important extra dimension is whether, within a certain system, the natural
tendency towards centralization-for-convenience also generates centralization
lock-in.
If there's a dependence on canonical global registrie... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
AES.png - galapago
http://thepiratebay.se/aes.png
======
nailer
So... what is this?
~~~
millzlane
[https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-domain-back-online-
wavin...](https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-domain-back-online-waving-a-
pirate-flag-141221/)
~~~
nailer
I've read that, but what specifically is this key?
~... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Compile Ruby into WebAssembly - pmontra
https://github.com/jasoncharnes/run.rb
======
_hardwaregeek
I'm a little confused by this. Did someone manage to write a YARV to WASM
compiler? I kind of doubt this is a wholly new Ruby to WASM compiler, so my
best guess would be a YARV to WASM compiler. Except...even that would... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Some Sessions from the Python Language Summit - lukastyrychtr
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/821412/9fbb4093d7945bdb/
======
miohtama
Nice points about the mobile Python. My old company ported Python to Symbian
operating system (Nokia phones) around 2008. The problem for Python in mobile
is the same as for JavaScript ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Haskell: mistakes I made (and how to fix them) - 0xmohit
https://jaspervdj.be/posts/2016-04-11-haskell-mistakes-i-made.html
======
0xmohit
Link to slides:
[https://github.com/meiersi/HaskellerZ/blob/a19f6c28cd999efda...](https://github.com/meiersi/HaskellerZ/blob/a19f6c28cd999efdae86d38b1871378cbc3c0645/meetups/201603... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Big Mac Prices Just Went Up 26% in Argentina - mattobrien
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/06/13/big_mac_prices_soar_26_in_argentina.html
======
jstalin
Argentina is the very definition of economic schizophrenia. People are put in
jail for reporting the actual inflation rate (instead of the "official"
inflat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How iTunes crushed music sales - mshafrir
http://money.cnn.com/interactive/technology/itunes-music-decline/
======
mikestew
The source for the chart is the RIAA (lower left, tiny gray print)? The data
may be accurate, they may not, but I'll consider the source. The full article
sounds a lot like a puff piece for the p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Right Response to the Libra Threat - hhs
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/regulating-private-money-facebook-libra-by-katharina-pistor-and-co-pierre-georg-2019-08
======
kashaiahyah85
Those seem like scenarios that would necessarily involve this crypto currency
actually being successful. That in itself ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
PDFKit - A PDF generation library for Node.js. - jenhsun
http://pdfkit.org/
======
jashkenas
The source code is a nice read, and quite illuminating, if you've ever wanted
to dig under the hood of a PDF:
<https://github.com/devongovett/pdfkit/tree/master/lib>
_edit:_ In particular, some of this TTF font handling s... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: An app that models a self-driving car intersection - Kamogo
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/self-driving-car-simulator/id956632055?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
======
Kamogo
Gifs: [http://imgur.com/a/h1RZT](http://imgur.com/a/h1RZT) Android:
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nealagarwa...](https://p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SQL for NoSQL: Couchbase N1QL Tutorial - porker
http://query.pub.couchbase.com/tutorial/#1
======
jchrisa
This is an interactive step by step introduction to our new SQL style query
language.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How I made $40K in 16 days with a technical eBook - DVassallo
https://twitter.com/dvassallo/status/1216175468681940992
======
Nicksil
This has been submitted a number of times in the last ~24 hours:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22024794](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22024794)
[https://news.ycombinat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Gulf Seasfood Deformities Raise Questions Among Scientists and Fisherman - wtvanhest
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/gulf-seafood-deformities-raise-questions_n_1434268.html
======
wtvanhest
I'm interested to see if other people think this may be over blown or not. In
any case it is interesting.
| {
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} |
Solving Nim, a mísere game - peter_l_downs
http://www.ams.org/samplings/feature-column/fcarc-games4
======
Tipzntrix
Your link to the rules of Nim is down.
([http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/home.pacbell.net/fran...](http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/home.pacbell.net/fransg/nim.htm))
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Developer Book Club - turingbook
https://henrikwarne.com/2016/11/08/developer-book-club/
======
cableshaft
We didn't introduce books to read at our company, but we did start what we
call 'dev learning sessions'. Once a week, one of the developers (it cycles by
name) has to prepare and present about a topic approved by... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How should I set up an online script review service? - Artifex
Hey HN, I'm hoping someone out there will be willing to guide me in the right direction.<p>I'm gearing up to launch a new screenwriting-related website soon. I'll be publishing many articles, but I will also be setting up a script review service,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
C.S. Lewis on Writing - taylorbuley
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/04/c-s-lewis-on-writing.html
======
danso
>> _In writing. Don't use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to
feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing
was "terrible," describe it so that we'll be terrif... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Updating Secure Boot dbx with fwupd and the LVFS - ohazi
https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2020/08/17/updating-secure-boot-dbx-with-fwupd-and-the-lvfs/
======
ohazi
BootHole woke a lot of people up to the fact that we don't have a a well-
tested approach to updating the UEFI revocation list on Linux systems that
doesn't... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Fundamental Laws of Sofware Engineering: A Satirical Short Paper - pedrodelfino
https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.07818
======
pedrodelfino
Best part:
"Take these two examples of desired universal laws of software engineering:
FU: every system, big and small, should have provisions that allow it to be
FIXED and UPDATED... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Like Button Ruined the Internet - jgrahamc
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/03/how-the-like-button-ruined-the-internet/519795/?single_page=true
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na85
Up- and downvotes did some damage, too.
I'm convinced that the best way to encourage creative and engaging content is
anonymity. Let the co... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Prefer being tracked and seeing ads, or pay small subscription? - elamje
I am curious, after seeing so many consumer tech companies in the news about data collection, if you would rather pay a small fee, (something like $1 a month) for all of the big tech companies you use that are currently "free" t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
NYC scientist fired after raising questions about a DNA test gets $1M settlement - ekovarski
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/nyregion/dna-testing-nyc-medical-examiner.html
======
sophacles
The people who criticized her and fired her need to be removed from their
positions and barred from working in the public secto... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Dali – A pure-Nim indie assembler for Android dex and apk files - akavel
https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/4840
======
dom96
Fun off-topic fact: the Nim forum that this announcement is hosted on is
written in Nim and completely open source, give it a go:
[https://github.com/nim-lang/nimforum](https://github.com/ni... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
High Performance SBC Alternative to the Raspi3: Running Linux on Khadas VIM2 - wolframio
https://medium.com/@tomac/from-tv-box-to-high-performance-single-board-computer-running-linux-on-the-khadas-vim2-max-5c00f6e95aa4
======
azurit
It runs an Amlogic CPU, Amlogic made a move for mainlinux support and GPU
support last... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Why is Markdown so difficult to work with? - libeclipse
I find it's inconsistent across services at best, and a complete pain at worst.<p>Github is one of the few places that render it beautifully. There are a few services that do this, but they never work with each other. They all decided to add their ow... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tech Startup Founder Says Women Are Like Men, Only Cheaper - tokenadult
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-22/tech-start-up-founder-says-women-are-like-men-only-cheaper
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steanne
not only stupid from an illegal point of view and from an offending-his-own-
employees point of view, but if his talk convi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What will Y Combinator look like in three years? - dwynings
http://areallybadidea.com/what-will-y-combinator-look-like-in-three-yea
======
aristus
Someone asked this question 4 years ago today. PG joked about getting Trevor
to build him a robot:
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7554>
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Samuel_Michon
Not ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Quantum Bogosort - __hudson__
http://www.mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/Issues/mn11103/QuantumBogoSort.php
======
JeffBain
I'm suprised to see that popping up everywhere. I was one of the editors of
that campus paper when that was written.
| {
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} |
How to Boil the Perfect Egg - Kaibeezy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/dining/how-to-hard-boil-eggs.html
======
Kaibeezy
tldr: steam 11 minutes
~~~
madacoo
Which apparently yields a boiled egg with not too tough whites that has a
relatively easy shell to peel.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Zuckerberg claims top spot Vanity Fair 100, followed by Steve Jobs - tyng
http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2010/10/the-vf-100-201010?currentPage=all
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tyng
Digital/Web entrepreneurs really are the new cool, claiming 6 of the top 10
spots on Vanity Fair 100. Warren Buffet is only No. 11
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Reflections on trusting SGX - darkmighty
https://www.sigarch.org/reflections-on-trusting-sgx/
======
Boulth
I wonder what effect does it have on Signal's Contact Discovery [0] (is this
in production yet?).
[0]: [https://signal.org/blog/private-contact-
discovery/](https://signal.org/blog/private-contact-discovery/)
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
TLDR pages: Simplified and community-driven man pages - signa11
http://tldr.sh/
======
JdeBP
For more, see
* [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7166257](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7166257)
* [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7308852](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7308852)
* [https://news.yco... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Agile is a Sham - willvarfar
http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/20054342100/agile-is-a-sham
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plinkplonk
I personally think Agile _is_ mostly a scam built around some very small
nuggets of common sense wisdom, which has then been propagandized by legions
of clueless methodology consultants to mediocre tea... | {
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Human-pig hybrid created in lab to help grow donor organs - hsnewman
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/human-pig-hybrid-chimera-stem-cells-experiment-mouse-rat-a7548001.html
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ohiovr
In 2019, we don't question bioethics in the news.
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hsnewman
Wasn't there a Seinfeld episode on this?
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Graveyard Keeper: How the graphics effects are made - thrower123
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SvyatoslavCherkasov/20181023/329151/Graveyard_Keeper_How_the_graphics_effects_are_made.php
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gavanwoolery
Note on the usage of lookup tables: Color transitions are _hard_ \- their
example here looks pretty good but in ... | {
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Elon Musk’s New Boring Co. Faced Questions Over SpaceX Financial Ties - adrianscott
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-new-boring-co-faced-questions-over-spacex-financial-ties-11545078371
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jonathankoren
Whoa. So he's diverting employees and equipment from investor backed SpaceX,
to a side venture where he o... | {
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} |
The Invisible Labor Economy Behind Pirated Japanese Comics - rockdiesel
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/meet-the-scanlators
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Torgo
Something that seems to have been overlooked in the article is that in
response to ubiquitous piracy and scanlations, Inuysha was released almost
simultaneously in English and Jap... | {
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} |
Heroku Reveals Cross-Region Followers for Disaster Mitigation - estromlund
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/disaster-mitigation#crossregion-followers
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pvh
We haven't announced cross-region followers. When we announce it, there will
be an announcement.
This is an internal feature we've been using for a wh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Forget that tired-old coffee ring effect: “Whiskey webs” are the new hotness - AdmiralAsshat
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/whiskey-webs-serve-as-fingerprints-to-distinguish-between-american-whiskeys/
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blaser-waffle
Is this that big of a problem? Is China pumping out tons of counterfit whiskey
along wit... | {
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} |
House pares NASA's 2013 spending back to 1959 levels, suggests Europa mission - evo_9
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/05/us-house-pares-nasas-2013-spending-back-to-1959-levels-potentially-forces-nasa-to-explore-europa.ars
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unreal37
Wow. That article is eye-opening.
I had no idea that Congress had so mu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Help Wanted: America’s love affair with amateur advice - behoove
https://www.weeklystandard.com/caitrin-keiper/asking-for-a-friend-review-help-wanted
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nimbius
As an auto mechanic by trade, ive got a theory about this. People love amateur
advice because they cant afford the shop rate.
In the US im guessing we li... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is Google+ just one big SEO play? - primesuspect
http://www.tmprod.com/blog/2011/is-google-just-one-big-seo-play/
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sippndipp
I think Google+ is the glue to connect all of google services (next to
search). Imagine Mail, Photos, Music, YouTube just tied together in one place.
It's not about SEO.
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} |
"If there's gold in them hills..." - gaika
http://one.valeski.org/2008/10/if-theres-gold-in-them-hills.html
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gabrielleydon
Thats why you build these things before you build your product.
| {
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} |
After 400 years, mathematicians find a new class of solid shapes - ColinWright
http://theconversation.com/after-400-years-mathematicians-find-a-new-class-of-solid-shapes-23217
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gus_massa
I still don't understand what the new class is. Convex polyhedral with all
equal edges? Some additional symmetry? The faces ar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How did you meet your cofounders? - mlejva
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jppope
I went solo... It's more likely that you'll succeed
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Best Practices for Bringing Devices Through US Customs? - marymkearney
Apparently a lot of folks entering the United States are being asked by Customs and Border Protection officials for the passwords to unlock their phones and laptops.<p>If you say yes, and you have the usual apps on your device, then CBP can... | {
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} |
Be More Productive: Avoid Task Switching - Kop
http://www.not-implemented.com/be-more-productive-avoid-task-switching/
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Ensorceled
It's called "cognitive drift" and it's was a critical concern when I was
working on medical imaging applications, there have been a number of studies
on it including this google ma... | {
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} |
No sessions on Hackernews? - handzhiev
Every single time I want to vote or comment here I have to login again even if another browser tab is open and I am logged in there (I use the Clickpass option). Refresh does not help. Anyone else having the same problem? I'm with Chrome on Ubuntu
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steventruong
I had this... | {
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} |
Something Borrowed: Kenneth Goldsmith's Controversial Conceptual Poetry - mrks_
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/05/something-borrowed-wilkinson
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willstepp
There's something hollow about this kind of art. It's too much of the
intellect. I prefer the writing of someone like Cormac McCarthy - done with
re... | {
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} |
Tailwind: style your site without writing any CSS - dankohn1
https://jvns.ca/blog/2018/11/01/tailwind--write-css-without-the-css/
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shubhamjain
How would have React adoption looked like if it wasn't backed by a tech giant?
React propounds a very controversial idea: to put HTML inside Javascript. Of
course, once y... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Who “triggered” the biggest stock decline in history? - xichu
Something like NatGeo Investigation Report on the Facebook stock decline.
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pandasun
Didn't Facebook break that record the other day? (Seriously, I could have
sworn I read that).
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xichu
Twenty Sixth of July but what happe... | {
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} |
Heist (Scheme in Ruby) 0.2 adds proper list support, better documentation - ionfish
http://blog.jcoglan.com/2009/04/02/april-fool-area-man-releases-worlds-slowest-scheme-interpreter/
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wheels
...running in JRuby in VMWare on an EC2 instance for an abstraction on an
abstraction on an abstraction on an abstractio... | {
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} |
Linux Malware “Drovorub” developed by Russian exposed by NSA and FBI - richardowright
https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/press-room/Article/2311407/nsa-and-fbi-expose-russian-previously-undisclosed-malware-drovorub-in-cybersecu/
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iLemming
Note that "drovorub" isn't even a Russian word, "drovosek" is. It means
"wo... | {
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} |
Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder - finphil
https://theconversation.com/vampire-myths-originated-with-a-real-blood-disorder-140830
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rurban
He should have least mentioned the Carmilla story, which was the origin of the
Vampire story. From an porphyria autopsy report from Graz, Austria about a
de... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
China's Google Maps (zoom out for best effect) - pc
http://shanghai.edushi.com/
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jmatt
Looks like SimCity.
I think the look adds something to the map. It's a bit easier to parse and
understand than satellite images and adds more information than a standard
overhead map.
For those of us who don't read Chinese... | {
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} |
Yakovlevian Torque - bookofjoe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlevian_torque
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twic
What's torquing my brain is that in the diagram, the left is on the right, and
the right is on the left!
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Someone
Left and right are defined from “1st person’s perspective”, but that’s not how
medics typically look at their... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
IPhone 4 in pure CSS3 - andrew_k
http://tjrus.com/iphone
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kulkarnic
Perhaps I'm missing the point: besides a cool demonstration for what CSS can
do (when aided by JS), why is this a useful idea?
For anything practical, would one not be better off not being a purist, and
using images etc? After all, image form... | {
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} |
Mt. Gox Blames Bitcoin – Core Developer Greg Maxwell Responds - charlesism
http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2014/02/10/mt-gox-blames-bitcoin-core-developer-greg-maxwell-responds/
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Microsoft Pushes IE8 With Ads That Are Actually Funny - profquail
http://www.pcworld.com/article/167617/microsoft_pushes_ie8_with_ads_that_are_actually_funny.html
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paul9290
Interesting that they are doing these commercials for browsers when only 10%
of the population or less could even tell you what is and or ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How to become a manager - technological
Hi everyone. I am currently working as senior technical support engineer (L3) and have like 7 years of experience in various fields like Process development, Accessibility web developer, test engineer and support engineer. How do I take next step to become a manager ? is... | {
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} |
Show HN: HackerBuddy.com - illdave
I built HackerBuddy.com with the idea of helping the Hacker News community get one-on-one help with fellow hackers that know their stuff. It matches up people that are good at a particular skill (Ruby on Rails, Python, beta-testing, general startup advice etc) with people that need... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
OS/2 2.0 LA - ASipos
http://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-2-0-xmas-91-edition/
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ASipos
Also see:
[https://www.landley.net/history/mirror/os2/history/os220/ind...](https://www.landley.net/history/mirror/os2/history/os220/index.html)
| {
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} |
Jason Fried: Never Read Another Resume - seanmccann
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100601/never-read-another-resume_Printer_Friendly.html
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tptacek
Broken down to bullets:
* Don't hire until you've had to endure the pain of doing the job well yourself. If you don't know how to do the job right, you don't know how... | {
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} |
Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing - falava
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html
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legulere
I think this is a bit extreme trying to change words to adhere to your own
worldview and makes real discussions impossible. There's nothing wrong e.g.
with speaking abou... | {
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} |
Show HN: MapMe.io, AR platform for IoT, primarily for transportation awareness - craigm26
http://MapMe.io, a AR platform for the IoT, primarily for transportation awareness. Original motivation was to create an all-software solution for the bicyclist to be more aware of something coming up from behind - as I... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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