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Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on. - sjtgraham
http://www.apple.com/?hn
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JoeCortopassi
_Yesterday_ : "Apple is a worthless patent troll. All of their 'inventions'
are things that were invented somewhere else. The only thing they did was
patent other people's work, then charge twice as much for it to a b... | {
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I met Jack Dorsey in South Park, and all I got was this blog post - cmbaus
http://baus.net/i-met-jack-dorsey/
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danso
> _It was a different time in the Valley back then, and Williams ended up
> selling Blogger for a paltry sum of $10s of millions to the only company
> with any resources in 2003 — Google._
So A... | {
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Stephen Wolfram Aims to Democratize His Software - prostoalex
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/stephen-wolfram-seeks-to-democratize-his-software/
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macmac
This is a remarkable change for a man who famously inserted a fairly esoteric
copyright notice in his book "A New Kind of Science":
"Copyright © 2002 ... | {
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Drug prices to soar nearly 50% over next few years - ourmandave
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dont-expect-prescription-drug-spending-to-fall/
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cogentleman
Genuinely don't understand how the medical systems in place throughout Europe
are also socialized but so much more stable than ours. Is their quality of
care lo... | {
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} |
Leaving “gifts” behind on dedicated server hosts - weinzierl
https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/14/flash/
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wahern
> I don't have an easy solution for this one. Building your own box and doing
> the co-lo thing is just far too annoying for a lot of people.
VPS on Vultr: $2.50/month.
Additional IP address on V... | {
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Hints for computer system design (1983) - luu
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/blampson/33-Hints/WebPage.html
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mikebike
Here's a talk he gave on this topic, from 2013: [http://www.heidelberg-
laureate-forum.org/blog/video/lecture-...](http://www.heidelberg-laureate-
forum.org/blog/video/lecture-fr... | {
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Gruveo announces WebRTC Embed API, accepts beta applications - jamix
https://www.gruveo.com/developers/embed-api/
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arnaudbud
Cool! feel free to post the news on [http://rtc.news](http://rtc.news) ;)
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Robots Learn to Push Heavy Objects with Their Bodies, Just Like You - spectro
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/robots-learn-to-push-heavy-objects-with-their-bodies-just-like-you
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digikata
"Next, the researchers plan to 'apply the proposed method to other tasks with
whole-body contact,'" \-- ... | {
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} |
Stop It. Google Won't Buy Twitter. - lotusleaf1987
http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/09/stop_it_google_wont_buy_twitter
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yhvh
Could someone make all scientific journals free to read, I'm super fucked off
stealing access through various student friends accounts.
~~~
yhvh
I definitely value the fact that ap... | {
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} |
Scientists have found a way to help learn skills faster - davidiach
http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-a-technique-that-helps-you-learn-new-skills-twice-as-fast
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gwern
If anyone is curious, the psychologists discovered this long ago; it's related
to spaced repetition, but in education & sports & p... | {
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} |
My First Year of Coding - jenniferDewalt
http://blog.jenniferdewalt.com/post/81451670618/my-first-year-of-coding
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enraged_camel
Jennifer, I was going through the top 10 stories, saw the jenniferdewalt.com
domain, and thought, "oh, it's that girl who sat down and taught herself how
to code!"
In my mind I've sort... | {
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The Future of Web 3.0 According to Yahoo - qhoxie
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_the_future_of_web_30.php
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danielh
It comes down to even more APIs while giving the user control over his data.
So, Web 3.0 == Web 2.0 + Privacy? Sounds more like Web 2.1 to me.
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abless
Web 3.0 = mobile web
---... | {
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How to Develop a Sense of Scale - nickb
http://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/
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mattmaroon
"Bill Gates earned over $3000 per minute [$50/second] since Microsoft was
created. Spending 5 seconds to pick $100 off the floor is literally not a good
use of his time." How does it take 5 se... | {
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} |
Chromium/Blink – Intent to Implement: Experimental Framework - lucideer
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/experimentation-dev/GsPtuFt8XqA
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andrewstuart2
Yikes.
As far as I can tell, the only meaningful thing this adds is the ability to
require developer registration in order to use experime... | {
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Investors Must Confront the On-Demand Economy’s Legal Problem - prostoalex
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/12/investors-must-confront-the-on-demand-economys-huge-legal-problem/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
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lsiebert
It's not just the On-demand econ... | {
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Redis Core Team Update - itamarhaber
https://redislabs.com/blog/redis-core-team-update/
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antirez
Both Madelyn and Zhao are _terrific_ programmers. In case you wonder, they are
not random people put there for reasons, like for example since Madelyn is a
woman so there was some pressure to add she. She deserves th... | {
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} |
Git - Linus is a designer - muriithi
http://www.ivy.fr/blog/index.php/2008/02/25/82-git-linus-is-a-designer
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fiaz
I've recently switched from SVN to git. The posting mentioned Mercurial, and
I've heard Linus mention Mercurial in his talk at Google. What is the
difference between hg and git?
~~~
dehowell
I can... | {
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Dodgeball dead. - far33d
http://www.valleywag.com/tech/dodgeball/aaaaand-its-dead-255399.php
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jey
False alarm. Works for me.
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danw
Still works here, I checked the link when I read it on valley wag :D
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Princeton theoretical physicist Steven Gubser has died - tlb
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2019/08/06/princeton-theoretical-physicist-steven-gubser-outstanding-scholar-string-theory-and
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ahelwer
Same weekend as Ann Nelson, a physicist at the University of Washington. Both
died in outdoor accidents; Ann stepped ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Naveen Selvadurai, Foursquare co-founder is leaving - tilt
http://gigaom.com/2012/03/04/naveen-selvadurai-foursquare-co-founder-maybe-leaving/
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LiveTheDream
Strange that the post's title changed from "may be leaving" to "is leaving",
though the content still says he "is likely" leaving. Is it confirmed or just... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Children Need Chores - prostoalex
http://wsj.com/articles/why-children-need-chores-1426262655
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kendallpark
> Like a videogame, start small and have young children earn new “levels” of
> responsibilities, like going from sorting clothes to earning the right to
> use the washing machine.
I feel like kids are ... | {
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} |
The Power of Mechanical Turk - mittermayr
http://mittermayr.tumblr.com/post/12783989865/the-power-of-mturk
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antonioe
This is actually in violation with Mturks TOS. You cannot ask for personally
identifiable information. They could ban your Amazon account.
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mittermayr
really? oh man, those TOS are killing m... | {
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} |
Being gay is no longer a crime in Australia - thisrod
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/sexual-age-of-consent-standardised-to-age-16-by-queensland-government-20160915-grhiby.html
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flukus
Terrible headline, it should be "Age of consent for anal sex lowered".
| {
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OST or Theme Songs Suggestions? - gj0
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gj0
Here are some from my side :
\- TVF PITCHERES SONG-THE RELEVANT SOUND :
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvEG3Ac1qHg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvEG3Ac1qHg)
\- Lord of the Rings :
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJT12-wrCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJT1... | {
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Schneier on Security : Risks of Cloud Computing - billswift
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/risks_of_cloud.html?nc=11
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GiraffeNecktie
Actually it's just Schneier providing a link to this New York Times article:
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/opinion/20zittrain.html?_r...](http://www.nytimes.c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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What’s Wrong with Bayes - luu
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/12/03/whats-wrong-with-bayes/
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signalsmith
For me, I really appreciate the Bayesian approach because it makes it very
explicit that you pick a prior.
Perhaps my experience is limited, but every (supposedly non-Bayesian) model
I've used in... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What is the worst thing about Google search? - firatcan
Hey everyone,<p>I hate google search when I am using it for learning a subject. It is hard to find relevant and time worthy resources, because there are a lot of fluff/SEO content out there.<p>I have to open dozens of tabs and check them to find 1 gr... | {
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Ninth Circuit rules NSA's bulk collection of Americans' call records was illegal - AndrewBissell
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/02/court-rules-nsa-phone-snooping-illegal-407727
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AnonHP
Whenever I see such news and then look around at what they’ve been doing and
continue to do (revealed sometimes in congre... | {
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} |
You can’t “turn off the borrow checker” in Rust - ngaut
https://words.steveklabnik.com/you-can-t-turn-off-the-borrow-checker-in-rust
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kibwen
I think there's mental mismatch between groups of people who talk about
"turning off the borrow checker". The borrow checker is a tool to validate
references. Sometimes peo... | {
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} |
Deploy ChicagoBoss applications on Heroku. Easy and free hosting. - cstar
https://github.com/cstar/heroku-buildpack-chicagoboss
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cstar
The tutorial (<http://www.chicagoboss.org/tutorial.pdf>) is running on heroku
here : <http://calm-peak-8284.herokuapp.com/greeting/list>
| {
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The byte order fallacy - enneff
http://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2012/04/byte-order-fallacy.html
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astrange
His point is that instead of byte swapping input, we should always use single-
byte load operations because "it works for him."
But Plan9 is not a system known for its graphics, and I think performance
wo... | {
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} |
Warhol’s Bleak Prophecy - well_i_never
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/andy-warhol-pop-art-whitney/576412/
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kirsebaer
Not mentioned at all in this article: Warhol was a devoted Catholic his entire
life.
"He attended Mass almost daily. Other days he would just slip into St Vincent
Ferrer on ... | {
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} |
No such thing as “real programming” (2015) - yumaikas
http://www.brightball.com/development/no-such-thing-as-real-programming
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lxe
When I first entered the workforce I started off doing embedded Linux
programming. Device drivers, kernel hacks, small systems with limited
resources, FPGAs, etc... This was difficul... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Facebook asks DEA to stop impersonating people - sp332
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1336541-facebook-letter-to-dea.html
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devbootcamp
This is done on LinkedIn by LEO also. Fun stuff :)
| {
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Progress Towards Mammalian Whole-Brain Cellular Connectomics - brainrecon
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2016.00062/pdf
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gwern
A better link would be
[http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2016.00...](http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2016.00062/full)
----... | {
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Ask HN: Ok, I want to create a site this weekend, which framework/platform/tech? - drudru11
Ok, I want to create a working site this weekend. A minimum viable product. I have a few ideas, but they could all be done as a simple web app in front of a mongo database. No need for comet or exotic stuff. I want to write the... | {
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The Mindfulness Conspiracy - Osiris30
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/14/the-mindfulness-conspiracy-capitalist-spirituality
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lubujackson
There are some fudgy leaps of logic here, trying to make sweeping insights but
it is just undermining the whole thing for me. Like: "The ideological message
i... | {
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} |
Should You Tell the World How Much Money You Make? - 1PlayerOne
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/business/salary-transparency-ask-a-manager.html
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ergothus
I worked in a state govt office in Virginia some years ago and the local paper
did a FOIA request for everyone's salaries in the state...and published an
on... | {
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} |
Apple slips below $600 in first trading day after exec shakeup - uladzislau
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57542903-37/apple-shares-drop-below-$600-in-first-trading-day-after-exec-ousters/
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stcredzero
This demonstrates the difference that contextual knowledge makes. Exec ousters
are generally a decent indic... | {
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} |
Show HN: Codewars - exolxe
http://Codewars.com
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mhoad
Reading through some of the comments here I feel like you just posted a video
series of running over cats in your SUV to Reddit.
Personally, I love it, I think its great, has a slick feel and experience to
it. The site wasn't as responsive as you might hope ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
5G: EE launches UK's next-generation mobile network - jfk13
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48458280
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jfk13
And for a followup, see "Live BBC broadcast over 5G network on launch day
fails"
([https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20051345](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20051345))
| {
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Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms - rms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/16/AR2007121601900_pf.html
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trekker7
you can't fuck with nature, not this much...
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maxwell
Biohacking.
| {
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Retention of early Slashdot users - _delirium
http://www.kmjn.org/notes/early_slashdot_users.html
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davidu
I'm one of those early users (uid == 18). I find the site too hard to navigate
these days. I don't know where to click or how to filter it back to just the
nerdy stuff. I guess I deserve my uid==18 since I... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Hologram Shows How Space Could Pop into Existence - dnetesn
http://nautil.us/issue/75/story/a-hologram-shows-how-space-could-pop-into-existence
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t0mbstone
"What if the whole universe was just a hologram?"
Well, a hologram is a photograph of an interference pattern which, when
suitably illuminated, produces a ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why do prime numbers make these spirals? - dsr12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK32jo7i5LQ
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Mageek
Such an amazing video. Really interesting how the primes and the spirals are
actually (basically) unrelated, but how it nevertheless leads to an
interesting concept on the distribution of primes. Love the visuali... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: I got bad news about my housemate - hack_hacker
I got bad news about housemate it's related to his work stress. Any advice for me please ?? News below is encoded due to its sensitive nature. Please only decode only if you are mentally strong.<p>bXkgaG91c2VtYXRlIGNvbW1pdHRlZCBzdWljaWRlIGxhc3QgbmlnaHQgOigga... | {
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What Lazy Evaluation Really Means - r4vik
http://michaelrbernste.in/2013/07/09/what-it-means-to-be-lazy.html?utm_source=hackernews
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Shivetya
I am not so sure the example provided helps me understand its real use. To me
his example resembles something the compiler would handle by filtering out
code that is neve... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
US Centcom Twitter Account 'hacked by Islamic State' - oulipian
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30785232
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ChuckMcM
That pretty much defines "awkward" right there.
| {
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Spiekermann on Typography - colinprince
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://spiekermann.com/typografie-im-lokalfernsehen/&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&usg=ALkJrhhNZVucPwcTb5VvRfYckLaFbapWfw
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colinprince
Original:
<http://spiekermann.com/typografie-im-lok... | {
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Salesforce embraces standards with new Lightning Web Components - jlward4th
https://medium.com/@ccoenraets/salesforce-embraces-standards-with-new-lightning-web-components-ddbff8f0669b
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edwin_hustle
Great to see a big company adopting web standards.
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m1117
ES6 -- great!!!
~~~
elfogris
ES7+ :)
| {
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Now for My Next Trick, I'll Turn Brand into Cash - raju
http://www.sarahlacy.com/sarahlacy/2009/01/why-brand-doesn.html
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jamesbritt
I've been enjoying the ideas put forth in Branding Only Works On Cattle
<http://www.baskinbrand.com/>
| {
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Ways to break your systems code using volatile (2010) - leafario2
https://blog.regehr.org/archives/28
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raphlinus
This should say 2010. I believe much of it is out of date, as C11 _does_ have
a memory model, and _does_ provide both atomics and barriers. Many, if not
most, uses of volatile should probably be repla... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Zune HD features Apple should steal - newacc
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10363037-27.html
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jsz0
The problem with wireless sync is you still have to plug in the device to
charge it -- especially after using wifi to transfer gigabytes of data to the
device. I can see how it would have some value for quick... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Oxford Scholar: Facebook Won't Widen Your Social Circle - rvcamo
http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2012/07/18/oxford-scholar-facebook-wont-widen-your-social-circle/
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sp332
Facebook is about mapping your social connections for advertising purposes.
It's not about helping you have a more successful social... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Woolly mammoth will be back from extinction within 2 yrs say Harvard scientists - petethomas
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/02/16/harvard-scientists-pledge-bring-back-woolly-mammoth-extinction/
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mc32
It's pretty cool that they might be able to bring something like a mammoth, or
rather mammoth-elephant h... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Know any solid but affordable freelance mobile developers? - mayava
I'm a designer looking for help implementing some simple app ideas. All the flows and UI are done and pixel perfect. Just checking in with the HN community to see if you have any recommendations for solid but affordable iOS and Android ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Barack Obama: Why we must rethink solitary confinement - nols
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/barack-obama-why-we-must-rethink-solitary-confinement/2016/01/25/29a361f2-c384-11e5-8965-0607e0e265ce_story.html
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ThomPete
Coming from Denmark where life is max 16 years and where people rarely go to
jail just b... | {
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} |
Analysis of GPS logs uncovers multimillion $ NYC cab scam - MykalMorton
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/city-cabbies-gouge-passengers-out-of-millions-agency-finds/?hp
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oldgregg
And we all wondered why they so adamantly opposed having GPS installed...
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sliverstorm
No. No, we didn't wonder. We k... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How do you keep a physical community alive? - 2rsf
I'm a test lead in a medium large financial organization. As part of adopting SAFE (yes, i know...) and the Spotify model I am reviving a professional community under the COP or Guild hats respectively.<p>We have the basics- an ongoing leaders community, ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Inexpensive 800 number solutions like Twilio? - ericb
I'm looking at twilio for an 800 number solution currently. I would also consider easy to configure voice mailboxes with 800 numbers.<p>Can anyone here give me their experience with twilio? For people with 800 numbers, do you find it helps with credibilit... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Secret UFO files? In Canada the truth is out there – online and searchable - aspenmayer
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/07/27/secret-ufo-files-in-canada-the-truth-is-out-there-online-and-searchable.html
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aspenmayer
The database:
[https://www.bac-
lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/unusual/ufo/Pages/def...](https:/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: UI Widget to access graphically represented data - mikemajzoub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkXgcS6kT4U&feature=youtu.be
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mikemajzoub
Hi HN,
I'm exploring a UI idea, and I'm posting it here in search of some critique
and feedback. I'll jot down a few stringths and weaknesses I'm thinking of so
far... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Royalties from Writing a Hit Song with Justin Bieber - microtherion
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2017/10/03/hit-song-justin-bieber-royalties/
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peapicker
If each radio spin at 347,820 spins hit 10,000 radio listeners average (a
Denver hit station has about ~250,000 weekly listeners, a popular rush
hour/drive ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Do microservices just shift complexity from app to ops? - quezzle
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joeblow9999
no. so-called 'microservice architectures' increase the complexity of the
platform in terms of ops AND the code
| {
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Perl is not Dead, it is a Dead End - brunov
https://speakerdeck.com/stevan_little/perl-is-not-dead-it-is-a-dead-end
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nmcfarl
This is worth reading, in spite of it's inflammatory title, as it's really
about a new project: moe ( <https://github.com/stevan/moe> ) an "ultra-modern
perl 5" written in Scala.
~~~
ho... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The trick Max Levchin used to hire the best engineers at PayPal - jkopelman
http://firstround.com/article/the-trick-max-levchin-used-to-hire-the-best-engineers-at-PayPal
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npalli
How long is Max Levchin going to milk the Paypal story. For crying out loud,
it was 12 years ago - an eternity in the industry. How com... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Desperate Plea for a Free Software Alternative to Aspera (2018) - fanf2
https://www.ccdatalab.org/blog/a-desperate-plea-for-a-free-software-alternative-to-aspera
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ncmncm
Ex Aspera Dev here. I did the encryption and early parallel work.
There is a lot of good science behind fasp. An advantage it has over IETF
... | {
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Ask HN: If a previous startup failed with your same idea, is that a bad sign? - johndoe786
The app we are currently wanting to develop has competitors, but none of them have any traction on the app store. Hardly any downloads or reviews.<p>Is this a sign that no one wants this type of app or is this a sign that they f... | {
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Why Revolution Can’t Come to North Korea - adampludwig70
http://techonomy.com/2012/11/why-revolution-cant-come-to-north-korea/
======
shin_lao
Right. Because no country ever had a revolution before Twitter and Facebook
existed.
~~~
crusso
The problem is that the government has access to near modern levels of
commun... | {
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} |
Designing a RESTful Web Application - RyanMcGreal
http://quandyfactory.com/blog/65/designing_a_restful_web_application
======
troels
"This collision between the inclination to regard PUT as creating and POST as
updating is a significant source of confusion about how to well-design a
RESTful system, and deserves more a... | {
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} |
Now is the Time to be Afriad - mattmireles
https://mattmireles.com/be-afraid/
======
kaazhan
There is some truth in it : The US (or most of the european) healthcare is not
able to handle the number of cases there will be. There will be a lot of
deads.
The truth stops there, the rest is "science" fiction. It would be ... | {
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} |
Sweden leads the race to become cashless society - eplanit
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/04/sweden-cashless-society-cards-phone-apps-leading-europe
======
sheraz
House of cards. Cashless societies mean:
the unbanked are further isolated and prevented from engaging in commerce.
Older generations are l... | {
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} |
57 Buffalo Police Resign from Riot Unit in Protest of Officers' Suspension - mehrdadn
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/06/05/57-buffalo-police-resign-from-riot-unit-in-protest-of-officers-suspension/#576a5d31473e
======
badRNG
>the top message on the Buffalo's police union webpage read: "These guys did
noth... | {
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} |
TDD is Behavior Specification - kevingoslar
http://blog.originate.com/blog/2014/02/20/tdd-is-bs
======
JanezStupar
I had a very similar outlook.
However since I have been doing a lot of development for cloud platforms
(Google App Engine for instance), I have realized that without tests you don't
really have a sane ... | {
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} |
The IPO is dying – Marc Andreessen explains why - ascertain
http://www.vox.com/2014/6/26/5837638/the-ipo-is-dying-marc-andreessen-explains-why
======
wpietri
I have enormous respect for Andreessen when he's talking on topics of his
expertise, as in the first half of the article. And it's not just his talk,
either; A16... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask YC: Capistrano help w/ sudo - halbertn
Hello All,
I'm at my wits end here...
I'm using capistrano 2.1.
I'm overwriting the finalize_update task in my deploy script to run sudo so that I can perform some misc linux calls. Here's a sample call:<p><pre><code> task :finalize_update, :except => { :no_release =&#... | {
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} |
No More Records - mblakele
http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2013/12/120313-no-more-records.html
======
mblakele
Anyone who has studied the history of the music industry is familiar with the
strike and how it disrupted the industry. But David Byrne's interpretation is
worth reading.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Things I Love About You: San Francisco Edition - noahrsg
https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/e3a07f716c27
======
nextstep
Everything seems great when you compare it to some place worse. That's why you
won't find many transplants from big cities in SF, but instead lots of people
from tiny Midwestern and Southern towns that mo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bots kept winning T-Mobile’s promotional contests - mjs33
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/16/bots-kept-winning-t-mobiles-promotional-contests.html
======
luminadiffusion
These were developed and run by a company called PrizeLogic out of AZ. They
had to keep costs down, so they mostly used new programmers. It is not
surpr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Can foreign tech companies win in China? - endswapper
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/28/can-foreign-tech-companies-win-in-china/
======
endswapper
My takeaway from this is to treat China like a partner not an opportunity.
"China is not easy. It’s tough for everyone, no matter if one is foreign or
not." Experiences wi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
5 Cool Unix Hacks - danielrm26
http://nathanleclaire.com/blog/2013/10/27/5-cool-unix-hacks-for-fun-and-productivity#22blAbh
======
plus9z
In regard to the first tip, I use `git add -i` even more often, because it
gives you an interactive prompt that asks you which files you want to add to a
commit (i.e. you don't ha... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Actix project postmortem - dabj
https://github.com/actix/actix-web
======
tsukurimashou
"Ok... So that was unprofessional. If you don't want to maintain a project
anymore, you give it to someone else and link to that repo in your README.
This just screwed me over big time."
[https://github.com/actix/actix-
web/issue... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Wildbit launches dploy.io: Ship code from GitHub, Bitbucket, anywhere - dsabanin
http://wildbit.com/blog/2013/09/17/dploy-io-our-third-product
======
dsabanin
I'm a developer who has brought this to life. If anyone has any questions,
I'll be glad to answer.
~~~
vigeek
Hello kind sir, can you please explain to me qu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Over 20 percent of Harvard undergrads do not intend to enroll in Fall 2020 - hhs
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/8/7/harvard-coronavirus-fall-enrollment-numbers/
======
uberman
This is going to be common across almost all institutions.
If you have family that are entering college this fall that had hoped to
a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
addict – the Python dict with attribute access is now in v2 - mewwts
https://github.com/mewwts/addict/releases/tag/v2.0.0
======
brudgers
If it meets the guidelines, this might make a good 'Show HN'. Show HN
guidelines:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html](https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html)
~~~
mewwts
Go... | {
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} |
The Turducken model of why programming is hard to learn - nreece
http://imprompt.us/2007/turducken/
======
ubudesign
if the person you are teaching has a more mathematical background, then you
will not have that much problem getting them used to functions calling self,
and loops inside other loops, etc. The trick wo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Noobs-Term – A cross-platform terminal configuration for everyone - aaronkjones
https://noobs-term.com/#/
======
Pawamoy
I'm currently building a list of resources that I want to use to customize my
terminal and improve my productivity. This is definitely something I will dig
into. Thank you for sharing!
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Junior Full Stack Dev from PhD? - thorowwwwwaway
I am planning on defending my thesis in a STEM field at the University of Michigan this year (advisor is very flexible with timing) and trying to figure out what comes next. I am considering doing a full stack boot camp (such as app academy). I have some program... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple takes on German café over logo - jamesbritt
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8858333/Apple-takes-on-German-cafe-over-logo.html
======
jamesbritt
#apfelkind has become a hashtag of interest on G+, too.
<https://plus.google.com/u/1/s/%23apfelkind>
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Dream Homes from the Past Century - pseudolus
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190521-10-dream-homes-from-the-past-century
======
freetime2
Recently my idea of a dream house would something in the traditional Japanese
style with wood, tatami, shoji, and a beautiful garden. I remember being
really blown away by th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Next-Gen GPU Powering Tiger Lake CPUs Spotted - rbanffy
https://wccftech.com/intel-iris-xe-graphics-next-gen-gpu-for-tiger-lake-cpus/
======
PaulHoule
... And it can just about handle wolf3d but it struggles to play doom.
American car manufacturers abandon their failed small car brands, I can'... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Reddit Declares Itself a ‘Government’ - eplanit
http://betabeat.com/2014/09/reddit-declares-itself-a-government/
======
paulhauggis
yes, another government that actively squashes anything pro-religious, pro-
capitalistic, and the community regularly takes part in witch hunts that many
times lead to people getting hurt... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
1000Memories (YC S10): The Internet Adds New Dimension to Grieving Process - Bretthuneycutt
http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_16278589?IADID=Search-www.siliconvalley.com-www.siliconvalley.com&nclick_check=1
======
oscilloscope
I don't like the emphasis these companies place on "forever". To me, the
tragic part about d... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The age of loneliness is killing us - kareemm
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/14/age-of-loneliness-killing-us
======
_rpd
> British children no longer aspire to be train drivers or nurses – more than
> a fifth say they “just want to be rich”
British socialism is the least comprehensible of all socia... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Next-Gen iPhone to include significant camera improvements - ironeus
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/52422
======
keltex
Next generation device X to have improved feature Y.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How essential is Maths? - jackson_1
I'm in my final year of studying computer science/programming in university. I'm pretty good at programming, infact I'm one of the top in my class. However, I struggle with my math classes, barely passing each semester. Is this odd, to be good at programming but ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Washington State Lawmakers Scramble to Exempt Themselves from Public Records - DubiousPusher
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/without-debate-state-senate-approves-open-records-bill-that-keeps-many-lawmakers-records-closed/
======
mrguyorama
Another instance of State legislatures ignoring their consti... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Sokoban levels design programming contest - _yosefk
http://sokoban-gild.com
======
adultSwim
I'm curious about the backstory to this contest. Who is running it and why?
Group of puzzle enthusiasts banding together to push the envelope? Tech
startup wanting to off-load design work for a future game?
~~~
dgreensp
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
New XPS 15 and 17 inch launch imminent - heinzemann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2020/05/10/15-inch-dell-xps-15-9500-2020-and-17-inch-xps-17-9700-imminent-could-put-hurt-on-16-inch-macbook-pro/
======
heinzemann
According to Forbes, launch of the new developer-nirvana laptops from Dell is
imminent!
~~~... | {
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} |
How a Dubious Forensic Science Spread Like a Virus - shawndumas
https://features.propublica.org/blood-spatter-analysis/herbert-macdonell-forensic-evidence-judges-and-courts/
======
Cpoll
See also: The dubious accuracy of fingerprint analysis, errors and
contamination in DNA analysis, and the fortune telling that is cr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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