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Robpike.io - gouggoug
http://robpike.io/
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notdonspaulding
Wondered how this was working and it appears to just leave your connection
open and continuously send a response of poo.
Here's a toy Node.js server that does the same thing:
[https://gist.github.com/donspaulding/224edec0232d13e32f33](https://gist.github... | {
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A mathematical trick allows people to scatter their computer files - eru
http://www.economist.com/science/tm/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=12081445
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jlouis
Reed-Solomon coding is an old fella. Whenever you have a link which is
unreliable and you can't afford to retransmit packets on the link w... | {
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The format of strings in early (pre-C) Unix - fcambus
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/UnixEarlyStrings
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Thomas_Lord
Slightly off topic. The article doesn't call it out but there's a lovely
assembly hack here. In:
bec 1f / branch if no error
jsr r5,error / error in file name
... | {
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The Norwegian Method of Tunneling (2012) - JimmyM
http://www.tunneltalk.com/Discussion-Forum-Sep12-NMT-definition.php
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dstyrb
I wish there was a way to put the text in the middle of my screen.
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How we get high availability with Elasticsearch and Ruby on Rails - konklone
https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/04/08/how-we-get-high-availability-with-elasticsearch-and-ruby-on-rails/
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shockzzz
I have no idea why the phrase "high availability" is in this post.
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mburns
>We call these extensions "high availability" bec... | {
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Show HN: Cyberspace — an iOS browser that fits in your workflow - quanganhdo
I posted about my Cyberspace web browser back in November, and received tons of helpful feedback from HN users. My third release is out today, and I'd love to hear your take on it: http://cyberspaceapp.com<p>If you haven't heard about Cyber... | {
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The Plot Against George Soros - coverband
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hnsgrassegger/george-soros-conspiracy-finkelstein-birnbaum-orban-netanyahu
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identity_zero
There's also a "Plot Against Steve Bannon" but that won't be written on
BuzzFeed because he supports the other side. Both are political strategi... | {
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Show HN: An ad-free news website with crowdsourced summaries - thekyle
https://news.hoxly.com/
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thekyle
Hey folks creator here. I often find on sites like HN/Reddit that I tend to
mostly just read the headlines/comments and not necessarily the articles
themselves.
I wanted to build a site that is more aligned w... | {
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Take A Trip into the Future on the Electronic Superhighway (1993) - iamelgringo
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,978216-1,00.html
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izaidi
"The same system will allow anybody with a camcorder to distribute videos to
the world -- a development that could open the floodgates to a wave of new
filmm... | {
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Facebook Privacy Policy Vote Fail - sparknlaunch
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112551484/lack-of-participation-makes-facebook-privacy-policy-vote-non-binding/
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kitsune_
What a load of horse shit. Who has actually heard of this vote taking place?
If you require 30% of your user base to participate, f... | {
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Ask HN: How can I use my software development skills to help people with Cancer? - max0563
I am a childhood cancer survivor myself, and I have recently been trying to find ways that I can use my software engineering skills to help people currently going through the disease.<p>I am wondering if anyone knows of any comp... | {
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Neural Network Learns to Identify Criminals by Their Faces - doener
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602955/neural-network-learns-to-identify-criminals-by-their-faces/
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stewbrew
A Nazi's wet dream.
In the submitted article, they say that 10% of the data was used as test data
set. I cannot find that info in th... | {
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North Korean defector fights Pyongyang with thumbdrive-laden balloons - mrmaddog
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/north-korean-defector-fights-pyongyang-with-thumbdrive-laden-balloons/
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codezero
I have a feeling that almost nobody in North Korea would even know what a USB
drive was, let alone have a ... | {
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Competitively Decentralized Internet - elisk
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1osU8vnuOW1eV3hdYMxg8hDh7E6kZLvf05uKvgYAE6SU/edit?pli=1#
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bstpierre
It seems ironic that a document that wants to avoid a "small group to have
oligopolistic control" is hosted on Google.
The primary problem with a "completely dece... | {
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Nyan cat built in 3D with WebGL and three.js - Aissen
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6213850/WebGL/nyanCat/nyan.html
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tuananh
YES YES
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Musician’s Jamming Software Makes the World a Slightly Better Place - elblanco
http://pavlovskitchen.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/jamming-software/
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dbEsq
Interesting way for the software developer to engage its users and promote
collaberation.
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Show HN: my evening project - "Urgency-Addict"-Style toDo-list - philfrasty
Getting a real productivity-boost from being short on time, I built a mashup of a toDo-application meets built in countdown-timer.<p>Hope it'll be useful to some "urgency-addicted" ;-)<p>Link: http://www.apps.bitsimple.net/urgency-addict/<p>... | {
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What's the best font for the Web? - tpimental
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/robert/200806/1494/
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tpimental
Sadly, Verdana and Ariel are winning. Sadder still, there aren't any better
options. :-)
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Data-Driven Flowcharts in R Using DiagrammeR - sonabinu
https://mikeyharper.uk/flowcharts-in-r-using-diagrammer/
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mbostock
Shameless plug, but here’s a live Graphviz editor in Observable:
[https://beta.observablehq.com/@mbostock/graph-o-
matic](https://beta.observablehq.com/@mbostock/graph-o-matic)
And here’s ... | {
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Cursor:none abuse (trick users into clicking Facebook 'like') - jackshepherd
http://jack-shepherd.co.uk/experiments/Fake-Mouse-Cursor/
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duopixel
A much more straightforward abuse would be pointer-events: none. Just position
an element over the 'like' button and let clicks pass through it:
<http://jsfiddle.net/rV... | {
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NYC Police union slashes number of ‘get out of jail free’ cards issued - aaronbrethorst
https://nypost.com/2018/01/21/police-union-slashes-number-of-get-out-of-jail-free-cards-issued/
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greenyoda
_" The city’s police-officers union is cracking down on the number of “get out
of jail free” courtesy cards distribute... | {
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Ask HN: I invented this but don't know how to market it. Any suggestions? - adsheltask
http://youtu.be/H1W20rcUxlc
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anigbrowl
You're going to have a hard time convincing people to use their $500 phone as
a hardware handle. I guess it means carrying only a phone instead of a phone
and a pocketknife, but most pe... | {
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Simple Dynamic Strings library for C - antirez
https://github.com/antirez/sds
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dmunoz
I think the library is great, and don't have a whole lot to say about it, but
wanted to mention one tangentially related thing:
The README on this repo is awesome. Opening up with advantages and
disadvantages? Awesome. Plenty ... | {
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Congressman introduces bill to end warrantless Stingray surveillance - rcurry
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/04/house-bill-end-warrantless-stingray-surveillance-jason-chaffetz
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JustSomeNobody
Why aren't there anti-stingray ROMs or apps yet?
In my, admittedly naive, understanding is that cel towers ha... | {
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Padrino 0.10.0 Released Rubinius support, speed and much more Check it out - DAddYEz
http://www.padrinorb.com/blog/padrino-0-10-0-routing-upgrades-rbx-and-jruby-support-and-minor-breaking-changes
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kaylarose
I find it surprising that Padrino hasn't gained more popularity. For me, it's
perfect for the times when... | {
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Stream time-lapse images in minutes from a Raspberry Pi or any other platform - lipis
https://pss-camera.appspot.com/lipis/green-plant/
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lipis
While you can download the executables for OS X or Windows from the downloads
page, you can also run it from the sources
([https://github.com/lipis/timelapse](https://git... | {
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Marketing Recommendations for 2019 from an Industry Insider - standrews
https://outfunnel.com/8-marketing-recommendations-from-industry-insider/
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visakanv
> If you look at the features pages of providers, most tools appear the same.
> But in practice, there are meaningful differences. Each email-sending tool
> h... | {
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Hacker Dosed with LSD While Restoring Historical Synth (2019) - wglb
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/hacker-dosed-with-lsd-while-restoring-historical-synth/
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Stratoscope
Related discussion, including a story of how I met Art Garfunkel on the way to
visit Don Buchla:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1999203... | {
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U.S. Navy Tests Robot Boat Swarm to Overwhelm Enemies - srikar
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/us-navy-robot-boat-swarm
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JoeAltmaier
Cool in principle. But in another more-informative article (posted on HN) they
mention each boat has sailors monitoring their activity 1-on-1 to prevent... | {
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} |
Why We’re Biased About Being Biased - dnetesn
http://nautil.us/blog/-why-youre-biased-about-being-biased
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golemotron
> The “moral credential effect” describes this compensation in the context of
> moral reasoning. When study subjects were given an opportunity to disagree
> with sexist statements, for example, th... | {
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Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way - komuW
https://voices.nationalgeographic.org/2013/01/24/dung-beetles-navigate-via-the-milky-way-an-animal-kingdom-first/
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pavlov
Ancient Egyptians considered dung beetles sacred, and believed that they were
responsible for rejuvenating the sun during the night. Egyptians ... | {
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Fish are eating lots of plastic - petethomas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-bad-news-is-that-fish-are-eating-lots-of-plastic-even-worse-they-may-like-it/2017/09/01/54159ee8-8cc6-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a_story.html
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userbinator
I really wish plastics were recycled/reused a lot more, beca... | {
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My Python Development Environment, 2020 Edition - suraj
https://jacobian.org/2019/nov/11/python-environment-2020/#atom-entries
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marmada
Does anyone else think this reflects badly on Python? The fact that the author
has to use a bunch of different tools to manage Python versions/projects is
intimidating.
I don't... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Can someone please review my code? - saq7
I recently did a work sample in Rails for a company which I will not name. I felt pretty good about it when submitting it, but I was ultimately rejected.
They did not provide any feedback because they wanted to keep the hiring process under wraps, and I respect that. T... | {
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} |
The Russian Government Runs a Troll Agency to Flood the Internet with Propaganda - raku1234
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-russian-government-runs-a-troll-agency-to-115389567389.html
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rorykoehler
So do the Israelis, Chinese, British, Americans and probably many more
countries. It's amusing to read propaganda l... | {
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} |
AMD Will Build 64-bit ARM based Opteron CPUs for Servers, Production in 2014 - skept
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6418/amd-will-build-64bit-arm-based-opteron-cpus-for-servers-production-in-2014
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zdw
AMD is no stranger to using busses and sockets that are compatible with
"other" hardware.
The original Athlon wa... | {
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Apps to Build in a Bad Economy - Readmore
http://embought.com/blog/show/17?t=Apps-to-Build-in-a-Bad-Economy
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timcederman
Frugality apps are cringeworthy. Thankfully the article finished with "Maybe
we should all start working on the "next big thing" that's going to change the
world and usher in the new new era... | {
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How long until Apple is bigger than Microsoft? - nickb
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2850
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satyajit
Actually, I would hate to see Apple in MS position. Let it remain small(er),
yet churn out innovative, compelling products as they have been doing in past
few years, and remain profitable!
| {
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Ask HN: join YC for a non-US resident - csomar
Hi, I have an idea in mind (which is very stupid and simple) but if implemented correctly, it can turn productivity on. So I'm a "geek", i worked mainely on C# and php/mysql/jquery; I thought of trying to apply for YC.<p>The problem is "I'm not a US resident"; YC doesn'... | {
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The Terrible Truth About Alexa - jbegley
https://gizmodo.com/the-terrible-truth-about-alexa-1834075404
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mikestew
"Why doesn't it work this way?"
"Why doesn't Amazon do this thing?"
"Why, why, why?"
Umm, why did you buy one in the first place, and after such revelations, why
do you continue to have one in your... | {
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} |
Memory-Efficient Search Trees for Database Management Systems [pdf] - ngaut
http://reports-archive.adm.cs.cmu.edu/anon/2020/CMU-CS-20-101.pdf
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willvarfar
A lot to digest. Presumably the compression schemes outlined in the paper
would benefit columns generally, and not just keys, and would have a positive
impact ... | {
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NoJPEG - danmaz74
http://nojpeg.org/
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atoponce
Please don't put into a presentation what can be put into a single HTML page.
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lcedp
Why not .svg instead of .eps?
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danmaz74
Personally, I would agree with you.
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EU privacy rules no obstacle to coronavirus fight; smartphone tracking a no-no - thg
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-privacy-explainer/eu-privacy-rules-no-obstacle-to-coronavirus-fight-smartphone-tracking-a-no-no-idUKKBN20X1LA
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savolai
Fun dark pattern on site : declining consent for trackin... | {
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Ask HN: Subscription Payment Gateway? - Slashed
I have developed a webapp which I'm planning to release soon.
Can you recommend any Subscription Payment Gateway?<p>I know about RBS WorldPay, Paypal and Amazon FPS. What do you use(or would use)?<p>Thank you in advance.
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sync
It depends on your demographic. I us... | {
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The CRAPL: An academic-strength open source license - budu
http://matt.might.net/articles/crapl/
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noelwelsh
This is fantastic. The author is absolutely correct: academic software is
crap. I've used software written by someone who wrote a well known tutorial on
Haskell, and his code was a pile of junk. This is ... | {
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} |
Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights - BWStearns
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/some-electronics-to-be-banned-on-some-us-bound-flights
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KirinDave
I see many people here trying to puzzle out why electronics are under a
partial ban _from cabins but not from checked baggage_... | {
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When to Avoid Using A.T.M.’s - petethomas
http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/when-to-avoid-using-a-t-m-s/
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albedoa
I thought this article was going to be about how to properly punctuate and
pluralize abbreviations.
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greatreorx
I thought this too at first, but now I think A.T.M.'s is okay in some
edi... | {
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Replacing tech recruiters with a very small shell script - lsh
I've just accepted a job offer from a company I think I'll be happy working for. The people are nice, experienced and the work sounds interesting. The pay is below average for the work, though. One of a few reasons I accepted this job was that I was abso... | {
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Ronald Sullivan Fired for Being Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer - mooseburger
https://reason.com/2019/05/12/ronald-sullivan-harvard-fired-student-mob/
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who-knows95
what a bad precedent to set, if you ever have to defend a accused criminal,
does that make you a criminal.
| {
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Advice for Early-Stage Hardware Startups - bsmith
http://blog.ycombinator.com/advice-for-early-stage-hardware-startups
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L_Rahman
Actually being in Shenzhen where the product gets made has been really
important for us.
I'm a biomedical engineer by training. My gut reaction in most phases of
product development i... | {
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} |
Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance - jonbaer
https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/23/16907238/artificial-intelligence-surveillance-cameras-security
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vinchuco
In other news: Technology will be used.
| {
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Doctor Who-Style Wi-Fi With Sentient Captive Portal - bonyt
http://blog.tonybox.net/blog/2013/03/31/doctor-who-style-wi-fi-with-sentient-captive-portal/
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lcampbell
> OSX tries to automatically detect if there is a captive portal login screen,
> like those commonly used by coffee shops and such, and open up a w... | {
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Controversial cartoons published by Charlie Hebdo - notsony
http://www.foxnews.com/world/slideshow/2015/01/07/controversial-cartoons-published-by-charlie-hebdo/?intcmp=trending#/slide/controversial-cartoons-1
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notsony
Note: A lot of people don't like Fox News but they are one of only a few
mainstream media out... | {
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Ask HN: Your Amazon Glacier strategy with versioning and de-duplication on *nix? - balladeer
Command line, or GUI (preferred).<p>Something that just sits in the background, monitors change and keeps backing up the change (while taking care of the de-duplication).<p>What do you use? (I know Arq which I believe has be... | {
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Simple Docker App Management for OS X - bill_bkr
https://github.com/kitematic/kitematic
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hackerboos
Previous discussion from 4 days ago:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8246240](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8246240)
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pearknob
Isn't there a policy against repeat posts? (although I get the url... | {
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Writing and Speaking - tlammens
http://paulgraham.com/speak.html
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apl
It's a bit too easy and somewhat condescending to brush off public speaking as
strictly inferior to written communication. In fact, I disagree strongly with
Graham's stance. Sure, pure information transmission is enhanced in written
form: ther... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Why is HN Search not working? - rajeemcariazo
Has anyone also experienced difficulties in using the HN Search?
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ymra
It seems to be working here. What symptoms do you have?
~~~
rajeemcariazo
failed to load resource
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Ask HN: Is this illegal? ICO question - asia92
Creating an ICO that uses the generated proceeds to invest in US equities and distributing the dividends to coin holders. Sounds like a good idea but could get into trouble with the SEC?
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greenyoda
If you're creating a vehicle that invests in equities and distribute... | {
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} |
Referential Accessibility is Critical for Experience of Books - marvindanig
https://bubblin.io/blog/referential-accessibility
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auggierose
Interesting concept, but flawed. I've been reading through your concerns page,
and it is very opinionated :-) Which is not bad per se, but I think in your
case you just refuse... | {
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} |
ML turns video of a 360° turn into 3D model of a person - mikeyanderson
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/watch-artificial-intelligence-create-3d-model-person-just-few-seconds-video
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symisc_devel
Link to the paper:
[https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04758](https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04758)
~~~
neonate
And to the ... | {
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GlobalSign Root Certificate Problems - tempspace
https://www.globalsign.com/en/customer-revocation-error/
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tempspace
Dear Valued GlobalSign Customer,
As most of you are aware, we are experiencing an internal process issue
(details below) that is impacting your business. While we have identified the
root-cause, ... | {
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Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School - 001sky
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/health/attention-disorder-or-not-children-prescribed-pills-to-help-in-school.html?ref=ushttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/health/attention-disorder-or-not-children-prescribed-pills-to-help-in-school.html
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paulsutter
ADH... | {
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Did you know that China is run by engineers? I didn't. - mtraven
http://omniorthogonal.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-chinese.html
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est
Chinese here. Did you know that China is run by assholes with an engineering
degree? Seriously, Chinese officials tend to buy a degree to make themselves
look... | {
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} |
Jacob E. Goldman, Founder of Xerox Lab, Dies at 90 - ukdm
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/business/jacob-e-goldman-founder-of-xerox-lab-dies-at-90.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
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DaniFong
It's really interesting to read this. I had no idea it was John Bardeen who
was instrumental in setting this up. Who knows how th... | {
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Šta je danas? - bnisevic
http://danasdatum.com/
Šta je danas? Koji je danas dan? Koji je danas datum? Pogledajte na http://danasdatum.com/
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tzaman
Wow. It shows current date. And a couple of ads. Bravo.
| {
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Ask HN: Sysadmin vs. engineering - 0x400614
To be a "sysadmin", does it require a degree? Also, is system admin more like being a technician (electrician), rather than say an engineer. What profession is more respected? Like say Dr. vs Nurse, the Dr wins.
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jeffmould
I don't think this is a fair compari... | {
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} |
City of Barcelona Kicks Out Microsoft in Favor of Linux and Open Source - SunShiranui
https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/7pva50/city_of_barcelona_kicks_out_microsoft_in_favor_of/
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blackflame7000
I could have sworn I've heard this story before in Germany. It didn't work
out:
[https://www.techrepublic.com/a... | {
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} |
Max Levchin Awards 2nd Annual Prize for Advancements in Real-World Cryptography - tptacek
http://press-release.levchinprize.com/
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tptacek
The prizes went to Joan Daemen, for AES and SHA-3 (on stage, Levchin pointed
out that his interest in cryptography had been piqued by a xeroxed copy of DES
when he was in scho... | {
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} |
New Social Media Network Launches Crowdfunding Campaign on Kickstarter - Groupinit
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/742350565/change-the-way-you-socialize
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sachindevji
How is it different from Facebook?
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Absolutely Unbelievable: Richard Stallman Crankin' Dat Soulja Boy in front of the Green Building at MIT [video] - pius
http://www.thenewfreedom.net/wp/2008/01/16/richard-stallman-cranking-dat-soulja-boy/
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Alex3917
"Please tell us something surprising or amusing that one of you has
discovered. (The answer need ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Should HN require you to click on the story link before commenting? - coderdude
I don't think it's a huge issue here, but I know it happens. (I know I do it occasionally.) You get people who just click on the comments and read them and then based solely on the title they begin to jerk their knee. You can't a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What book are you reading? - pibefision
Years ago, I discovered many great books to read here in HN. I wonder if asking this question again, some new books or interesting lectures can pop up. TKS!
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tomcam
"Start Small, Stay Small" by Rob Walling. Discusses how to get a one-person
business going for the l... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Greatest Game You Will Ever Play - llambda
http://thegreatestgameyouwilleverplay.com
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eropple
Eh. I've ascended in NetHack four times. It is a good game. It might even be a
great game. But to call it "the greatest game you will ever play" is hubris;
the game has really serious problems once you figure out ho... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Barobo launches the Mobot – a low cost modular robot - FEBlog
http://www.barobo.com/
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FEBlog
My first take on this, more to come.
[http://flexibilityenvelope.com/barobo-launches-the-mobot-
a-l...](http://flexibilityenvelope.com/barobo-launches-the-mobot-a-low-cost-
modular-robot)
| {
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} |
An always-available, online-capable Raspberry Pi in your pocket - incanus77
https://justinmiller.io/posts/2019/09/21/pi-gadget/
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rcarmo
I’ve been doing this via Bluetooth for a good while now - works great from the
iPad, too.
Here’s my notes:
[https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2019/06/27/0713](https://taoofmac.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Pentagon Expands Inquiry Into Intelligence on ISIS Surge - randomname2
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/us/politics/military-reviews-us-response-to-isis-rise.html?_r=0
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jimrandomh
People tend to think of there being a unified "US government", but the reality
is that there's a large number of mostly separate org... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Modern Language Wishlist - pchristensen
http://www.lispcast.com/modern-language-wishlist
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Dn_Ab
Most languages have most of the listed features. The most interesting uncommon
idea on that list to me is model of time. But only when it allows reversible
computing. I don't know how practical that is though. Anyways... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Op-Chart - How Green Is My iPad? - asnyder
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/04/opinion/04opchart.html
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nnutter
How the heck does this guy come to the conclusion he does? E-reader is
somewhere between 40 and 100 (N) books so that means books are more
environmentally friendly? The conclusion I draw is th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do you handle jealousy of well-compensated software engineers? - oefrha
This post is mainly targeted at HN readers who are good at programming but are not professional software engineers, with a focus on academics and aspiring academics. I know there are plenty of us here.<p>Say you were exceptionally smar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Cheerleaders and the NFL - enitihas
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/18/nfl-nba-cheerleaders-lawsuits-sports
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mark_l_watson
Another good reason to enjoy sports from local school teams. I still watch the
super bowl and a few World Series games, but for me watching professional
sports is not interesting.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Use GitHub as your Blog - sant0sk1
http://github.com/blog/164-use-github-as-your-blog
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mrtron
Just a warning because I always fall into this trap:
When you hold a large hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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there
is there a contest going on to see who can have the biggest rss icon on their
site?
~~~
ax... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Free to Play [video] - bowmanb
http://store.steampowered.com/app/245550/
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markus-rogue
yea yea yea
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"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Company in Oz replaces lightbulbs with CFLs for free - makes money selling carbon credit - jwilliams
http://www.lowenergy.com.au/eshd_index.html
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netcan
These guys must be making a mint. They caught me on my way out, scheduled a
time to come back, then when I cancelled at the last minute, came again. All
they ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Subsidiary for startups - danielzenchang
My cofounders want to establish a subsidiary company to spin off a new service. The only reason for doing that is to satisfy existing investors because we used their money to build the new service. I want more opinion about this issue... Personally, I don't think that is... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Computational science: ...Error - solipsist
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101013/full/467775a.html?ref=nf
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b_emery
Lots of good advice for scientists in there. The only new info for the typical
CS grad is the utter lack of _any_ programming training in most scientific
disciplines.
This is pretty classic:
> "... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Wada hacking scandal: debate turns to the use of powerful legal drugs - bootload
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/14/wada-hacking-abuse-debate-theraputic-use-drugs
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supergirl
> He points out a further worrying issue with TUEs: in the past some athletes,
> such as Lance Armstrong, have been allowed TUEs... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Covid-19 Vaccine Generates Antibodies and T-Cells in Phase I Trial - lowmemcpu
https://www.biospace.com/article/astrazeneca-s-early-covid-19-vaccine-data-show-a-double-defense-against-the-virus/
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bobblywobbles
This is promising news, nothing for certain, but promising. Thanks for
sharing.
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lowmemcpu
The F... | {
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} |
Zwift raises $450M investment; Series C round led by KKR - troydavis
https://news.zwift.com/en-WW/191648-zwift-raises-450-million-investment-series-c-round-led-by-kkr
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troydavis
The VC arm of Specialized Bicycles is one new investor. Zwift plans to start
making hardware:
> The investment will be used to acceler... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Think before you ask in mailing list - ronbeltran
http://groups.google.com/group/webpy/browse_thread/thread/fe57d2abd72f49fa
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chromejs10
I remember my AI Professor telling us about the teddy bear solution where,
before you ask a question to someone else, pick up a teddy bear and ask it.
More often than not, sa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Some hope for getting rid of patent trolls - FpUser
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/04/open_invention_network_will_pivot_to_take_on_patent_trolls/
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FpUser
I wish software patents were eliminated as a whole but here at least
something.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Protolol Jokes - angadsg
http://protolol.com
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mirkules
I once told an Objective-C joke, but nobody got the message.
The thing about NTP jokes is you have to get the timing right.
I broke up with Java last week, and I still couldn't get any closure.
(I could go on, but I'll spare you - yes, I just thought of... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Police sent warrant to Facebook for information on Philando Castile’s girlfriend - vezycash
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170623/06000037650/cops-sent-warrant-to-facebook-to-dig-up-dirt-woman-whose-boyfriend-they-had-just-killed.shtml
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SwellJoe
There are so many things I can't even believe about this case.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Generative Adversarial Networks Code in PyTorch and Tensorflow - diegoalejogm
https://github.com/diegoalejogm/gans
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rasmi
Take a look at TFGAN -- it might make these implementations much easier!
[https://research.googleblog.com/2017/12/tfgan-lightweight-
li...](https://research.googleblog.com/2017/12/tfgan-ligh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Know anyone who works at Facebook? Refugee aid group needs help ASAP - jtfairbank
Hey HN! I'm in contact with a fairly major refugee aid group in Europe. Someone maliciously reported a bunch of their posts as spam, and their page was unpublished. They appealed this, didn't get a reply for 48 hours... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Location-Aware Load Balancing - lmacvittie
http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2010/07/07/location-aware-load-balancing.aspx
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moe
Yet another piece from the f5 fluff factory.
Flagged for lack of content. It's simply a bunch of buzzwords chained together
for the sole purpose of collecting googl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SGI Unveils Octane III Personal Supercomputer - fogus
http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2009/september/octaneIII.html
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davepeck
"Price: Ask A Sales Rep"
In a past life, I was a full-time engineer at SGI. Have they learned nothing?
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ams6110
_Octane III is immediately available with Inte... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why does Heap's algorithm work? (2016) - signa11
http://ruslanledesma.com/2016/06/17/why-does-heap-work.html
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8bitpimp
I have converted the presented algorythm to a non-recursive yielding version
for what its worth:
[https://gist.github.com/8BitPimp/fb182d04f6c31cabdceb20f714b...](https://gist.github.com/8BitPi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
My first experience on public transportation - quanticle
https://medium.com/@sundaytakesbart/my-first-experience-on-public-transportation-4465409d023d#.3cidezkok
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DrScump
The attribution at the bottom says, "December 2009".
If that account _is_ 6 years old, bear in mind that things are much, much
worse now, giv... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Senior Engineers need more than just “8 years of experience” - thailor3
https://levelup.gitconnected.com/8-years-of-experience-isnt-the-definition-of-a-senior-software-engineer-f3ed904e3bc9
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koyote
I see this on a daily basis and have seen in at multiple companies:
"Non-Senior" engineers who have to pretty much... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Second Amendment and the Insurrection Myth - cpeterso
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2007/01/brin-classics-jefferson-rifle.html
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ChuckMcM
I really like this essay, but it shows its age. Some remarkably 'under armed'
rag tag militias have done a lot of damage to professional soldiers in Irag
and Afghanistan.
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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