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Bartholomew L. Bartholomew - dhosek
https://masqueandspectacle.com/2017/03/01/bartholomew-l-bartholomew-d-a-hosek/
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Apocryphon
I like how you're never certain if Bartholomew is in the right for rebelling
against the arbitrariness of Agile practices and an overbearing paranoid boss,
or if the narrating manager is... | {
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Everything You Need to Know about President Obama’s New Fitbit - tomaskazemekas
http://www.onthedash.com/docs/obama/obama-fitbit/
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brudgers
Date: 2015
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Tabler: Free and Open-Source UI Kit Built on Bootstrap 4 - bevenky
https://github.com/tabler/tabler
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seanmccall14
Like the look - but lacking in depth before it can be used on real projects I
think.
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Lost suitcases, or how to DoS an airport - swombat
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/lost_suitcases.html
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ghyrtegbb
Like their plans for a new super sensitive detector that could pick up a
single molecule of explosive in the entire building - not quite though
through.
Happens here all the time, ai... | {
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I'm going to explain what's going on when data is encrypted - jxub
https://twitter.com/colmmacc/status/1101565626869407744
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johannsg
I hardly think that twitter is the right medium for this, so for your reading
pleasure, here is the dump of the tweets:
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b6Ulqo8Ja33x_bqvPtuOfz... | {
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Various Schemes of making $5,000/month at home (Quora) - yinso
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-make-5-000-per-month-working-from-home?share=1
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jscheel
If these people where making half as much as they claim, they wouldn't all be
selling snake-oil drop-shipping courses online.
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qbrass
But you can make over $5... | {
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Viewing Python 3.2 as the successor to Python 2.7 - mattyb
http://sayspy.blogspot.com/2010/10/viewing-python-32-as-successor-to.html
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jnoller
The short version is this: Python-Dev is working on the release we hope people
are using _in a few years_ , not the one we hope you use in a _a few months_.
Python 2.7 wi... | {
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On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to go to counseling’ - aburan28
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/04/30/i-wish-i-had-never-told-my-brother-to-get-help-from-our-college-when-he-was-suicidal/?tid=sm_fb
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nailer
Single sentence extract:
> He goes to the counselling centre b... | {
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Google Announces Q3 2011 Financial Results, Google+ has 40 million users - acak
http://investor.google.com/earnings/2011/Q3_google_earnings.html
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deltaqueue
Just a datapoint, but out of all the invitations I sent out when G+ first
launched (100-150, I don't recall), 40 or 50 friends signed up. ~3 of them
stil... | {
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} |
How to create an easy restful api for a simple model - edilio73
http://www.restapibuilder.com/blog/how-to-create-an-easy-restful-api-for-a-simple-model/
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jstoiko
So complicated compared to something like:
[http://ramses.tech](http://ramses.tech)
Disclaimer: I'm a co-author and huge fan of Ramses
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Is the cold fusion egg about to hatch? - jseliger
https://aeon.co/opinions/is-the-cold-fusion-egg-about-to-hatch?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AeonMagazineEssays+%28Aeon+Magazine+Essays%29
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Piskvorrr
And flying cars?
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...](... | {
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Ask HN: Is Tesla actually using customer data for training? - snrji
I've read many times something along the lines of "Tesla has an advantage in autonomous cars because they have the data of thousands of customers, which implies millions of miles".<p>However, I can't find any source detailing wheth... | {
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I wish there was a modern correspondence medium similar to letters - ingve
https://www.facebook.com/ibicking/posts/1085705508187383
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Cozumel
When I was at school I had a penpal in Japan, this was before email so we
corresponded through airmail and it took about 2 weeks between letters.
There's a lot to be said f... | {
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} |
House Flipper Zillow Lost $109K (37%) per Flip - SQL2219
https://wolfstreet.com/2019/05/10/house-flipper-zillow-lost-109k-35-per-flip-net-loss-triples-shares-soar/
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masonic
$20.8 million in sales and marketing expenses
$56K per house sold
$12.3 million in technology and development ... | {
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Homeless Lose a Longtime Last Resort: Living in a Car - coltr
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303847804579479930243974564?mg=reno64-wsj
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malanj
_Officials say these bans aim to prevent nuisances that can be created by
those living in cars, and most are enforced only on a complaint basis._
... | {
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BizSpark (free for startups) includes Office - niggler
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/4/15454442-CF17-47B9-A65D-DF84EF88511B/Products_by_Benefit_Level.xlsx
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polskibus
Not sure how it's now, but it used to be that you were not allowed to use
Office from Bizspark for tasks other than development fo... | {
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} |
ARM Mbed IoT Device Platform - fitzwatermellow
https://www.mbed.com/en/#
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Sanddancer
There is a glaring, painful hole in the current mBed IoT platform as it
currently stands which unfortunately is something recurrent throughout the IoT
ecosystem. There are no server functions. If your device is going to pulling
... | {
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} |
Facebook wants you to be stupid - ColinWright
https://plus.google.com/107808951807533655192/posts/gKkrrhM797i
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mooism2
He conflates "wants you to be stupid" with "controls the user experience"
without justifying it.
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Christoph Hellwig's case against VMware dismissed - gghh
http://lwn.net/Articles/696764/
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gghh
FAQ about the lawsuit, compiled by the Software Freedom Conservancy:
[https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vmware-
lawsuit...](https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-
faq.html)
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X is broken - jsbit
http://jsbit.ch/post/32667257037/x-is-broken
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nodata
(Your title is broken: I assumed "X" referred to the X Window System)
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duiker101
I totally did too... I was a bit disappointed because I expected a nice
article and not some random guy complaining about people trying to do
something.
... | {
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Blobstore: Twitter’s in-house photo storage system - ashishgandhi
http://engineering.twitter.com/2012/12/blobstore-twitters-in-house-photo.html
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acme
I wonder what the multi-data-center metadata store is. Sounds a little like
Cassandra...
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Dear Klout, This Is How You Measure Influence - kjhughes
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/21/science-social-contagion-klout/
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phant0ms
Klout is the most ridiculous thing ever. Sure, it helps you visibly notice who
could be considered an influencer, but the scoring system is completely messed
up and the topics you... | {
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} |
Mark Zuckerberg is the most powerful person on Earth. But is he responsible? - quincyla
https://medium.freecodecamp.com/mark-zuckerberg-is-the-most-powerful-person-on-earth-but-is-he-responsible-5fbcaeb29ee1#.80xo373xq
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secfirstmd
___" Mark Zuckerberg — Facebook’s CEO — is the most powerful person alive
today. H... | {
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Privacy Tools – Encryption Against Global Mass Surveillance - selmat
https://www.privacytools.io/
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jasode
_> All [vpn] providers listed here are outside the US, use encryption, accept
Bitcoin, support OpenVPN and have a no logging policy._
Yes but how does the average person _really know_ if those suggested for... | {
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} |
Simon’s Win32 Cheat Sheet (2016) - Tomte
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/win-32-cheat-sheet/
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peter_d_sherman
Excerpt:
Switch off the pesky MDM process
"On my laptop, a background process MDM.exe used to appear, which seemed to
cause hundreds of page faults a second even when I was doing a... | {
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China to ban online games because they are an “authority vacuum” - riazrizvi
https://www.videogamer.com/news/china-to-ban-online-games-because-they-are-an-authority-vacuum
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AnimalMuppet
And if there's one thing China abhors, it's an authority vacuum - in
particular, a vacuum of _their_ authority.
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musical... | {
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Prism and NSA Spying: why I don’t (entirely) believe it. - dfj225
http://www.brunton-spall.co.uk/post/2013/06/07/prism-and-nsa-spying-why-i-dont-entirely-believe-it/
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dTal
You know, there's a conspiracy theory angle here.
A tactic I have observed for dealing with awkward leaks is to allow the
speculation abou... | {
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} |
Facebook is rolling out new privacy controls Wednesday morning - nileshd
http://mashable.com/2012/12/12/privacy-controls-facebook/
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loceng
So when's the class action lawsuit start, and where can I sign up?
| {
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The Memory Area Network at the Heart of IBM’s Power10 - rbanffy
https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/09/03/the-memory-area-network-at-the-heart-of-ibms-power10/
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rektide
Absolutely kick ass article, just top notch talk over some of the first
efforts we've seen to revise how we might put together big systems. The ol... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Designers, please open up the library of stuff you've collected - tejaswiy
UX Designers, as a programmer trying to get better at this, I've realized designers generally try to collect various good pieces of design that they encounter and save them for inspiration. How about making it open for the community ... | {
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Microsoft tax break subsidized by 'opportunity to dance' tax in WA - anigbrowl
http://jeffreifman.com/2013/04/12/seattle-dance-clubs-fundraise-to-pay-microsofts-tax-bill/
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maxharris
The tax on Microsoft (the "software royalty tax") is just as unjust as the tax
on bars and clubs.
We are told that the money goe... | {
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} |
Hackers and Fighters - dpapathanasiou
http://www.lambdassociates.org/blog/hackers.htm
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Tichy
I must admit I don't consider learning a programming language something a
university is supposed to teach you. They should teach you about concepts, and
perhaps offer some optional seminars or workshops interested stud... | {
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} |
U.S., U.K. Move Closer to Losing Rating, Moody’s Says - gibsonf1
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=a0a8xAghPS8I
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arethuza
So this would be the same organization that gave AAA ratings to all of those
CDOs a few years back?
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j_baker
I wouldn't worry too much about this of considering buyin... | {
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} |
Jesse Jackson Is Taking on Silicon Valley's Epic Diversity Problem - blatherard
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/tech-industry-diversity-jesse-jackson
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ogreveins
To put it mildly he is a gaseous airbag with leech-like tendencies. I dislike
him and how he stands for issues that do not matter in techn... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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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} |
The fine art of wireless design: what on earth is a cavity resonator? - girishmhatre500
https://eengenious.com/cavity-resonators-the-fine-art-of-wireless-design/
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brudgers
Linked PDF with more detail:
[http://www.memoryprotectiondevices.com/documents/cavity-
choi...](http://www.memoryprotectiondevices.com/docume... | {
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} |
Google Has the Dumbest Interview Process for Hiring Engineers - starlineventure
https://medium.com/@dougdidntdoit/google-has-the-dumbest-interview-process-for-hiring-engineers-7bfbcdbec44d
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aburan28
I recently had the almost the exact same experience with Google recently.
First phone interview they called the ... | {
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} |
TempleOS: Naughty Fun with OS Internals [video] - sergiotapia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_b4zMxfLvA&utm=source
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reikonomusha
This is nothing short of amazing. We can of course ramble about how this is
unsuitable for a modern multitasking multi-user multi-use OS, but for an OS-
as-a-tool, it's amazing. The ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
U.S. Secret Service Uses Polygraph to Blackball Electrical Engineer with OCD - ap_org
https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1516077456/7#7
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the-red-herring
Why are trolls from the Netherlands interfering with US affairs?
| {
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People Hate Email That Names Them - iProject
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/06/15/hey-startups-dont-start-your-emails-with-dear-name-95-of-people-hate-it/
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pbhjpbhj
Using your name is expected. However it's absolutely wrong for a marketing
email that is from a company that doesn't have a well established rel... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The iPhone X’s notch is basically a Kinect - Tomte
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/17/16315510/iphone-x-notch-kinect-apple-primesense-microsoft
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supernumerary
Fun story... In December 2012 I bought a Prime Sense Carmine, The Kinect for
near-distance objects like a face ... mostly to play around wi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Graph of Netflix speeds shows the importance of net neutrality - Libertatea
http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/this-hilarious-graph-of-netflix-speeds-shows-the-importance-of-net-neutrality/
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lotharbot
I know some websites (like ESPN3) only allow you access if you're on a
subscribing ISP.
Could Netf... | {
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} |
Flickr is removing Facebook and Google sign-in - nyodeneD
https://accounts-flickr.yahoo.com/account/update/default/
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amirmc
This is (kind of) one of the reasons that I don't use third party services to
sign in to anything. I'd rather have an email+password option and use a
password manager (I'm aware that most p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Where to go in NY to see the startup scene? - martinshen
I'm in NYC until Monday... I want to go see Silicon Alley. Where should I go?
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andrewjshults
Dogpatch Labs (36 East 12th Suite 200) and General Assembly (902 Broadway 4th
Floor) both have a number of companies in them although they are really
wor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Sound Sensor Failure - bussetta
http://jacquesmattheij.com/sound-sensor-failure
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jbert
Another problem you might notice is a significantly reduced ability to pick
out signal from noise. e.g. someone talking against music or engine noise.
I think this is due to the brain being able to 'boost' signals based on
... | {
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} |
Show HN: An app that improves your vocabulary and feeds poor children - addydev
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.words.first
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dublinben
I think it's a little deceptive that none of your screenshots show ads, when
this app prominently displays ads.
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BuildTheRobots
So this is an app-based... | {
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} |
Show HN: Dompeg – bookmarklet to save Google search results as jpeg - projectant
https://codepen.io/dosy/pen/JrQgMY
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projectant
[https://imgur.com/sHWA4kp](https://imgur.com/sHWA4kp) example image of search
results
you can also save your github repository as an image
[https://imgur.com/1fqrCt2](https://imgur.co... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A New Era at the Tor Project - ehPReth
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-era-tor-project
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CatDevURandom
"Although we are sad to see Andrew leave, Tor is entering an exciting period
of growth. "
Why not stop at Andrew is leaving? The whole "exciting period of growth" thing
feels tacked on and forced. Reminds ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Reuben Hersh Has Died - ColinWright
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_Hersh
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ColinWright
Mathematician and author of popular maths books, Hersh's writings have
influenced me significantly, and I regret never having had the chance to meet
him.
| {
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Rise of the replicators - cwan
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627621.200-rise-of-the-replicators.html
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Unseelie
The article ends with the admonishion that they cannot print something more
accurate than the printer itself, but if that is so, is it a physical law?
If it is a physical law, how, for in... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hedy Lamarr’s Forgotten, Frustrated Career as a Wartime Inventor - danso
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/hedy-lamarrs-forgotten-frustrated-career-as-a-wartime-inventor
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lawnchair_larry
She absolutely did not invent frequency hopping. This seems to be a recent
meme, and it's fiction.
| {
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} |
Facebook is not your friend - RexDixon
http://www.rexduffdixon.com/2010/01/13/facebook-is-not-your-friend/
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indigoviolet
AFAIK, Facebook was one of the first users of "social" ads. The ad networks
would pull in your pic next to all sorts of shady distasteful ads, and because
Facebook couldn't control that, the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Lawmakers grill Uber, Lyft reps over fingerprinting pushback - jackgavigan
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/new-jersey/2016/05/8599690/lawmakers-grill-uber-lyft-reps-over-fingerprinting-pushback
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ttraub
Are Uber/Lyft passengers in such grave danger that these regulations are
necessary, or is this simply a w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Anyone interested in Iranian startup culture? - roshangry
I'm flying to Iran in approximately one week and spending about three months there -- possibly longer if I'm able to find work and land a work visa. I'd like to do some blogging if I can, and one of the facets I thought would be interesting to look at... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Test, automate, and debug web APIs and AWS Lambda - pytlesk4
http://stoplight.io/platform/scenarios
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pytlesk4
Stoplight Scenarios lets you use scenarios to test web APIs, automate
processes and tasks, mashup APIs, create demos, trigger lambda functions, and
more. If you are familiar with Postman, Paw, Zapier, or... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Choosing Ember over React in 2016 - Liriel
https://blog.instant2fa.com/choosing-ember-over-react-in-2016-41a2e7fd341#.ixkgrb5b1
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seshakiran
Very interesting insights on Ember. I am currently getting hands on with
Meteor and found it interesting. Was there any discussion on whether Meteor
suits your purposes?
| {
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Ask HN: What do you use to test latency, jitter, etc. between servers? - dot1x
What do people use to test various metrics between servers? (bare-metal or not). I'd imagine metrics like the following would be very useful:<p>- latency
- packet loss
- jitter
- Bandwidth
- All of the above, but with different QoS set... | {
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} |
In a cruel case of irony a MOOC crashes and burns - joeyczikk1
http://blog.clssy.com/post/42514119140/in-a-cruel-case-of-irony-a-mooc-crashes-and-burns
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donretag
Posted this the other day, but got no traction:
[http://computinged.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/gt-and-
courseras...](http://computinged.wordpress.com/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Proof by storytelling - CarolineW
http://chalkdustmagazine.com/features/proof-by-storytelling/
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javpaw
You can also learn more about this kind of proof in statistics 110 class from
Harvard:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbB0FjPg0mw&list=PL2SOU6wwxB...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbB0FjPg0mw&list=PL2SOU6w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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A replica of Path’s scroll widget - kentnguyen
https://github.com/kentnguyen/KNPathTableViewController
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aaronbrethorst
Here's another: <http://cocoacontrols.com/platforms/ios/controls/timescroller>
(shameless plug alert: I created Cocoa Controls, but not this component)
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wiradikusuma
Hi aaronbrethorst, I ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is TravelMap an app? Yes, it's a web app - clementmas
https://travelmap.net/blog/is-travelmap-an-app
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clementmas
Hey guys, I'm the founder of TravelMap.net. I built it as a PWA but if it's
not in the Play/App Store, I feel like people don't value it the same way.
What's your take on this?
| {
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BugMeNot - vinchuco
http://bugmenot.com
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Amir6
Excellent website, I use it (and try to contribute) all the time. I wish they
wouldn't ban some websites in the system.
~~~
JohnTHaller
It saves some websites the trouble of having to look up IDs on bugmenot and
manually ban them on a regular basis. BugMeNot origin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Just One File with Cappuccino 0.8 - sant0sk1
http://cappuccino.org/discuss/2009/11/11/just-one-file-with-cappuccino-0-8/
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milestinsley
This is the sort of fantastically elegant solution, to a tricky problem, that
we have come to expect from 280North and Cappuccino.
The killer feature here is that "you won’t h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Csv files with game-by-game outcomes for the college basketball season - pseut
https://gist.github.com/gcalhoun/5199478
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pseut
In case anyone else wants to estimate regression models to fill out their
bracket. Enjoy.
| {
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} |
How to recover from a start-up failure? - imasr
I'd love some suggestions. I'm still having dificulties to let it go, but all the signs are there.
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gigamon
I recently wrote up my own experience on how to recover from a startup
failure.
<http://www.lovemytool.com/blog/2007/10/riding-a-bike.html>
Hope it helps... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to cope with the Gmail redesign - jasoncrawford
http://jasoncrawford.org/2012/04/how-to-cope-with-the-gmail-redesign/
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pg
This article made me finally bite the bullet and convert. I've been using the
new design for the last several hours. I happen to have a window open with the
old design, so I know it's not... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
New AWS Region in Sao Paulo, Brazil - jeffbarr
http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2011/12/now-open-south-america-sao-paulo-region-ec2-s3-and-lots-more.html
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jbarham
Hopefully that means they'll be opening a data center in Australia before too
long.
EDIT: To expand on where I'm coming from, I'm the technical lead at a w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Cloud providers found to be leaking data cross-customer via dirty disks - marshray
http://www.contextis.co.uk/research/blog/dirtydisks/
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ben1040
Slicehost (now under Rackspace) sent a very cryptic email a few weeks ago
saying users needed to "migrate" their servers, but gave no reason why. Then
this mail went ... | {
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} |
Observations on Functional Refactoring - locopati
http://blog.objectmentor.com/articles/2009/08/05/functional-refactoring-and-you-cant-get-there-from-here
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mgreenbe
It's funny to see Haskell and TDD mentioned without QuickCheck
[http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Introduction_to_QuickChec...](http://www.haskel... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple pays $38B tax by onshoring profit and avoided $40B tax offshoring it first - turtlegrids
http://fortune.com/2018/01/18/apple-bonuses-money-us-350-billion-taxes-trump/
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turtlegrids
I mean.. $38B of $40B is still better than $0 of $40B. So, at least there's
progress...
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howard941
It's $38B of $78B
~~~
t... | {
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Is a professional looking website design crucial for success? - ggttaa
I think that a professional looking website design is becoming a standard for startups. All the famous startups have a nice design. It need not have to be complex, just simple. If I see a website with not so professionally looking design I do not... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Pair Programming and Germs - sfronczak
So I used to think I had a really strong immune system since I rarely got sick. After heavily pairing for 3-4 months and being sick twice, I now realize it was my lack of human contact that was keeping me healthy.
For those of you that pair, how do you manage with the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: MVP using an off the shelf product? - amerf1
Just curious to know if any of you built your MVP using an off the shelf product.<p>If you did were you successful?<p>For e.g.
Using discourse to start a community OR Word press to start a real estate brokerage page
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mtmail
We started our business with a sing... | {
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} |
Freedom of expression in serious danger in Italy - markup
Yesterday the italian Senate approved a modification to a "draft of law" (sorry, I can't translate it better), if this draft was actually approved by the Chamber it would <i>seriously</i> limit the freedom of expression here in Italy.<p>This modification basi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Emoji Bombs (send fun bursts of emoji) - AndreasPizsa
https://emojibombs.com/
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AndreasPizsa
Hey Hacker News, this is a fun side project that I built while learning vue.js
and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).
No two emoji bombs are alike: there are factorial 15 combinations for Happy
Birthday - that’s 1,307... | {
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} |
Bebo IPO - Possible? - python_kiss
http://mashable.com/2007/03/02/bebo-ipo/
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python_kiss
Here is my comment on Mashable: None of these social networks present a viable
business model to be attractive from a shareholders point of view.
That said, I think all similar startups should hold off until Facebook or
Li... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Benchmarking State-Of-the-Art Deep Learning Software Tools - cerisier
http://arxiv.org/abs/1608.07249
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dgax
It's not surprising that TF is the slowest in many cases. It has been widely,
sometimes harshly, criticized in the past for that reason. On the other hand,
despite its speed TF appears to be the only tool ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Currency, a Go package to do currency computations - bnkamalesh
https://github.com/bnkamalesh/currency
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bnkamalesh
Currency package helps you do exactly what it says, currency computations. It
lets you do sub-unit(e.g. cents is a sub-unit of dollar) manipulations as
well. It takes care of carry over val... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Denial of Service and Unsafe Object Creation Vulnerability in JSON Gem - ontoillogical
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/rubyonrails-security/4_YvCpLzL58
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mapgrep
>`JSON.load` should _never_ be given input from unknown sources. If you are
processing JSON from an unknown source, _always_ use `... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Elon Musk: Boeing 787 battery fundamentally unsafe - aaronbrethorst
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/elon-musk-boeing-787-battery-fundamentally-unsafe-381627/
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Camillo
This is a very smart move by Musk from a PR point of view. By accusing
Boeing's batteries of being fundamentally unsafe, he garners the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ubuntu Updates for the Meltdown / Spectre Vulnerabilities - dustinkirkland
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2018/01/ubuntu-updates-for-meltdown-spectre.html
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bredw
Are they independent from torvalds' kernel? I thought the kernel was patched
very quickly (KPTI)?
~~~
privong
> Are they independent from torvalds' ke... | {
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} |
I hate Matlab: How an IDE, a language, and a mentality harm - ingve
http://neuroplausible.com/matlab
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DanGPhoton
Funny, I agree with the structure of what his argument and the limitations of
Matlab but disagree with the pedagogical conclusions. I learned to drive on
automatic transmission cars, and found it a go... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Twıtter.com redirects to Turkey's ruling party's website - sorrythrowaway
http://www.twıtter.com
======
sorrythrowaway
I am terribly sorry to use a throwaway but I can't risk associating this kind
of posting with my real account as Turkish government has been arresting
people for speaking their minds on internet for... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The “Post-Mom” Economy - huihuiilly
http://bostonreview.net/gender-sexuality/sarah-sharma-going-work-mommys-basement
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towaway1138
Actual title is "Going to Work in Mommy's Basement".
Wanders from Roosh V to Damore to "gendered technologies", without really
making a point. Saved you a click.
| {
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} |
Save IE6 - orhanturkoglu
http://www.saveie6.com/
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massarog
This is like saying 'lets save the VCR'...it's a dying technology that no one
wants to save.
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buster
haha.. ok, that's awesome!
(The SaveIE6 campaign was launched on April 1, 2009 and will last until April
1, 2010.)
| {
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} |
Teaching data structures with real-world examples - gandalfgeek
http://blog.vivekhaldar.com/post/27259540482/teaching-data-structures-with-real-world-examples
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zem
Couldn't disagree more. This is precisely analogous to mathematics - you can
focus on "real world examples" in the exercises, but the basic course ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Telemetry in Linux and BSD – why is it important? - rodrigo975
https://www.facebook.com/notes/freebsd-users-group/telemetry-in-linux-and-bsd-why-is-it-important/341450173689706/
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jmnicolas
A call for telemetry on Linux written on Facebook ... is the author trying to
be nominated for the worst persuasion move of ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why You Need a Degree to Work for BigCo (2013) - bloomca
http://braythwayt.com/homoiconic/2013/12/28/why-you-need-a-degree-to-work-for-bigco.html
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imbeel
I've worked for BigCo and startups, and don't have a degree. It has never been
an issue, anywhere I've worked, ever. I've asked. They don't care. The only
time... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A message to PayPal, its customers, and our friends - ukdm
http://pastebin.com/LAykd1es
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wccrawford
LulzSec's message.
See also <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2811650>
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Panama Papers prove it: we can afford a universal basic income - mortenjorck
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/07/panama-papers-taxes-universal-basic-income-public-services
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cogware
This article is pure polemical, without any justification for its claims (not
even a back-of-the-envelope estim... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Who vacuums at 12:31 am? - insertcoin
Answer: My neighbor does.
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wehriam
I do too neighbor!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: ProfilePicture.ninja – Gravatar for Facebook - jurajmasar
https://profilepicture.ninja
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ummjackson
Nice! Curious - how are you getting an image back from FB with just an email?
Is there an open API?
~~~
Lanari
My guess is that it use the search... since you can search for users by
email...
------
fiat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Do you make money from newsletters? - ekpyrotic
Hi all - I wondered whether anyone on HN might make a reasonable secondary (or primary) income through newsletters?<p>Have you managed to distil any principles for getting started, growing your audience, and converting your subscribers?
======
WestCoastJustin
P... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (July 2011) - Aloisius
Since the whoishiring bot seems to have not run...<p>Please lead with the location of the position and include the keywords INTERN, REMOTE, or H1B if the corresponding sort of candidate is welcome. Feel free to post any job that may interest HN readers from executive ass... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to be an open source gardener (2014) - grey-area
http://words.steveklabnik.com/how-to-be-an-open-source-gardener
======
hga
Money quote:
" _See, people think working on open source is glamorous, but it’s actually
not. Working on open source is reading 800 issues over the course of a
weekend._ "
Sign that the a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Book discussion community for book lovers - __santoshg
https://discussbook.com
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__santoshg
Its a QA book discussion forum, you can ask questions and post notes on books
you read.... currently I am building the community.
~~~
qrv3w
Nice idea! Just curious, how will you go about creating the community?
... | {
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} |
Obituary: The File System 1973—2011 - invisiblefunnel
http://johntopley.com/2011/02/26/obituary-the-file-system-1973-2011/
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sophacles
Yes! Finally, now I can stop putting my data in stupid files. Back in the old
days I used to hate those things, they didn't work between programs all the
time and sometimes you ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Comparing Parallel Rust and C++ - mmastrac
https://parallel-rust-cpp.github.io/introduction.html
======
keldaris
This is a wonderfully written comparison benchmark and it deserves attention
even for that reason alone. It knows its target audience, explains what's
going on succinctly but completely, and avoids most of ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why global markets are collapsing right now, and who you should blame for it - js2
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-global-markets-are-collapsing-and-who-is-to-blame-2018-10
======
sharemywin
I always get mad when you read after the fact why a market crashed. Why didn't
you talk about all this before the market cra... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The company that owns the New Yorker is bleeding money - hhs
https://www.recode.net/2019/4/4/18295653/new-yorker-vogue-magazine-conde-nast-ceo
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clydethefrog
I am part of the problem, I only read the New Yorker at my library. I am
always shocked at the price tag on the cover. I guess they pay their writers
really... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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