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Smear Campaign Ramps Up Against Protect IP Opponents - d0ne
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110705/02174514963/smear-campaign-ramps-up-against-those-who-believe-free-speech-is-more-important-than-hollywoods-obsolete-business-model.shtml
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danssig
I wonder how far we can go with placing all value on the short... | {
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ASk HN: I made some changes to my app. Can you please review it again? - maserati
http://jamafriend.com/LargeMap.aspx?er=4
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maserati
Like a week ago, I submitted this weekend project of mine for critique. So I
submitted it again to know if I did an improvement or made it worse. Sorry if
I ask again but I don't... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Why do banking websites break the web and are generally crappy? - thinkloop
This probably doesn't apply to all banks, but it does apply to all <i>my</i> financial institutions:<p>- browser back/forward doesn't work<p>- can't ctrl+click to open a link in a new tab<p>- logging out often gets ... | {
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Git 1.7.7 released - LiveTheDream
http://code.google.com/p/git-core/downloads/detail?name=git-1.7.7.tar.gz
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ropiku
Link to the release notes:
[https://raw.github.com/gitster/git/master/Documentation/RelN...](https://raw.github.com/gitster/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.7.txt)
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anonova
What makes th... | {
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Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event - Geee
http://www.apple.com/live/2014-sept-event/
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IkmoIkmo
First no video, then constant mixing between the TV Truck schedule, a video of
the crowd, a video of the presentation screen showing the apple logo, a
message showing apple copyright.
Refreshed a few times, g... | {
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} |
How One Employer Stuck a New Mom with a $898,984 Bill for Her Premature Baby - smacktoward
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-one-employer-stuck-a-new-mom-with-a-bill-for-her-premature-baby
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bernierocks
The difference with government care is that you won't get a bill..but you may
not get coverage either.
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Why Do You Need PGP? (1994) - raldu
https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/crypto/cypherpunks/zimmermann-why-pgp.html
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christianbryant
Phil is still as vocal now as he was then:
[http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/e-regulation/phil-
zimmermann...](http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/e-regulation/phil... | {
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Server hack prompts call for cPanel customers to take “immediate action” - shawndumas
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/02/server-hack-prompts-call-for-cpanel-customers-to-take-immediate-action/
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sucuri2
Some more details here too:
[http://blog.sucuri.net/2013/02/cpanel-inc-server-
compromised...](http://blo... | {
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} |
Show HN: Creating a to Do App with VuetifyJS and Back EndLab - chris140957
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bidkat
Did you forget a link?
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Underscore Perl - zeeone
https://github.com/vti/underscore-perl
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jerf
This is... not useful. Perl doesn't have a (weak) functional-programming gap
that needs fixing that badly in the first place. The big clue should have been
when map had to be defined in terms of... map. Perl's map can be used directly
to do ... | {
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Ask HN: Starting over after business failure - throes_death
I'm a little burnt out after my business failed after 4 years of hard graft. I'm looking for a new online opportunity but feel as if I've run out of ideas, problems and general creativity.<p>I'm not sure how to start again. Any advice?
===... | {
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Man threatens to shoot Iphone; escorted to Genius Bar - gtani
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/02/man-threates-to-shoot-iphone-at-genius-bar/
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steamer25
Assuming the story is complete, I hope they're lenient on him. From where I'm
seated, it doesn't look like he threatened anything besides his own property.
Since h... | {
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} |
I quit social media and now I want a cigarette - supr_strudl
https://hadalin.me/blog/i-quit-social-media-and-now-i-want-a-cigarette
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moksly
I’ve always found these articles fascinating on HN, because while anecdotal,
hacker news is easily the social media that has wasted the most of my time and
been the source o... | {
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} |
Magnus Carlsen VS Bill Gates - jonbaer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84NwnSltHFo
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NigelTufnel
It took Carlsen 12 seconds and 2 piece "sacrifices" to mate Gates. That was
fast.
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How to be happy – Princeton course review - JasonCEC
https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/how-to-be-happy.html
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JasonCEC
I found the article quite poignant and well written. I think a class like this
would do most people well, and could break individuals out of the social-media
surface-level dopamine cycle that drives... | {
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} |
Simkl: It’s Time to Build a Better TV, Anime, Movie Watchlist and Tracker - skipass
http://simkl.com/
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SideburnsOfDoom
I hear the words "It's time to build a better ... tracker" and right away the
author is at a disadvantage - they have an uphill battle to convince me again
that there is a benefit to being tra... | {
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} |
Does Google's PageRank algorithm scale? (Presented at Microsoft Research) [pdf] - dvd03
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~dvd03/Documents/DoesPageRankScale.pdf
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dvd03
For more details, the corresponding paper may be found at:
<http://tinyurl.com/ksbobg>
| {
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Ask HN: A languishing startup with a great product - thoughts? - jodrellblank
I found http://www.senseboard.com/ a few years ago. It's a keyboard-substitute that clips over the back of your hand, and interprets the tendon movement as you "type" into text.<p>The device is elegant and compact, but better yet it's an e... | {
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You’ve got an idea for a startup, now what? Seven actions to create momentum - sgignoux
http://www.ideastostartups.com/entrepreneurship/you%E2%80%99ve-got-an-idea-for-a-startup-now-what-seven-actions-that-will-create-momentum/
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bpeters
Build and ship code. Get feedback, build and ship code. Rinse and repeat un... | {
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} |
Life before Google: What was it like? - kbyatnal
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44871028
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smofnoopttzzaaa
I thought this article was going to be about AltaVista, The Mining Company,
Lycos, Dogpile, etc. and of course Yahoo!'s human-curated indices.
| {
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Algorithm for Drawing Trees - mfbx9da4
https://rachel53461.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/algorithm-for-drawing-trees/
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slavik81
> I recently wanted to take a hierarchy of items and draw them in a nice tree
> structure. For example, a Family Tree.
In general, a family tree is a directed acyclic graph. Branches of the... | {
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} |
More UFOs Than Ever Before - prismatic
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/08/26/more-ufos-than-ever-before/
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archgoon
> Lazar believed these were the components of a nuclear reactor powered by an
> element then unknown on earth: element 115, which, once dismissed as
> fantastical, was synthesized into exis... | {
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A Better Way to Do Daily Standup Meetings - CCs
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/a-better-way-to-do-daily-standup-meetings
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raybeorn
seems like discourse would be a useful tool to do standups as well.
| {
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Before Straight and Gay: The discreet, disorienting passions of the Victorian era - Vigier
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/before-straight-and-gay/513812/?single_page=true
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Glyptodon
To a certain extent I certainly find the current/modern fixation with
classifying gender and orientation odd.... | {
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Nim Programming Language Tutorial - j-b
http://nim-lang.org/tut1.html
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beagle3
I've just read through the Nim manual. On the surface, it looks as simple as
Python - but it is ridiculously deep when you look at all the template, macro,
term rewriters, etc.
Whether or not you can make use of it without being awar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Creating a query builder for end users - systematical
Our product is starting to get lots of requests for custom reports from our customers. I've taken some steps to really stream line the creation of the reports and exporting reports to PDF / XLS format. This has really helped and most reports can b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader - mrzool
https://miniflux.app/
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dsr_
There's something terribly wrong when the first feature listed is "optimized
for readability" and it's written in light-gray on white font so that I can
barely make it out.
Higher contrast is a necessity.
Also, "No depend... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
There Isn’t a Single Down Stock in the S&P over Last 10 Weeks - aazaa
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-08/there-isn-t-a-single-down-stock-in-the-s-p-over-last-10-weeks
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spendavis12
While this might be true, their value is lower now than it would have been had
the market not crashed.
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Fed: Americans' wealth dropped 40 percent - adventureful
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fed-americans-wealth-dropped-40-percent/2012/06/11/gJQAlIsCVV_story.html
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minimax
The report they are attempting to summarize covers the period from 2007 to
2010. It was just released by the Fed yesterday. It'... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
An Update on the GitLab Situation - mlaccetti
https://medium.com/@mlaccetti/an-update-on-the-gitlab-situation-c30452d6474f
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DrScump
"We aren’t actually losing features due to things changing tiers as much as we
are losing features because we ourselves have forcibly downgraded our
license."
Then common decency s... | {
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} |
Monty Hall strategies - coinomega
https://gist.github.com/cedricbellet/c07136ecdb3524ab802a679c916f5bb6
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coinomega
Very simple script, and only confirms what has been posted several times here.
However interesting scenario when the game master reveals a door with a goat,
and the player does not know if the game... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Lightning Strike Triggers Amazon EC2 Outage - 1SockChuck
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/06/11/lightning-strike-triggers-amazon-ec2-outage/
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maximilian
Can't those people just spin up new instances on different servers?
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Ask HN: Getting payed internationally as a freelancer - 0xsven
We are a group of freelancers from Europe that regularly work for US companies. Every time we send them an invoice there is a huge discussion about how to send the money starting. Somehow the Americans don't like wire transfer in Euros and so they alw... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Moss Hills – My Story of the Sinking (2013) - randycupertino
http://www.oceanossinking.com/index.php?page_id=15
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randycupertino
This story by Moss Hills about the Oceanos shipwreck is incredible. I can't
believe I've never heard about it before or that there hasn't been a big
blockbuster movie made about the wre... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How to find business partner in US? - IvarsIndriks
In order to increase odds of building scaleable tech business I want to partner up with someone who is based in US.
I'm nodejs developer (and other skills) and have been building online product for over a decade. I'm base in Eastern Europe, but woul... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
If Teaser Rates Work for Buying Houses, Why Not for Online Music? - prakash
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/if-teaser-rates-work-for-buying-houses-why-not-for-online-music/
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MaysonL
It's a great idea - and my favorite band (the Evangenitals) seems to have
discovered it already - I picked up thei... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Scary Line Has Been Crossed For VCs - transburgh
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/12/a-scary-line-has-been-crossed-for-vcs/
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pwk
In a down market, investors should be buying and not selling. In the context
of VCs, it's probably a good time to fund ventures because the equity they get
for their cash will be hi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Elixir v1.6 released: code formatter, dynamic supervisors, and more - josevalim
https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2018/01/17/elixir-v1-6-0-released/
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losvedir
I'm really excited about the code formatter. I'm glad more and more projects
are following Go's lead on this.
How was the default style decided? And very impo... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Would you give $5 to a wikibook project about github? - techbio
I would, for one.
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techbio
<http://www.wikibooks.org/>
<http://www.github.com/>
EDIT: ok, <http://progit.org/book/index.html>
As the more general question: How does a unified docs project sit with the
open source community?
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pjhy... | {
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React 16: A look inside an API-compatible rewrite of our front end UI library - darwhy
https://code.facebook.com/posts/1716776591680069/react-16-a-look-inside-an-api-compatible-rewrite-of-our-frontend-ui-library/?utm_source=codedot_rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS+Feed
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kendallpark
> With today's release... | {
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HEIST: HTTP Encrypted Information Can Be Stolen Through TCP-Windows [pdf] - jerf
https://tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf
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niftich
The techniques are interesting and clever, but isn't this "attack" only
possible on websites that fail to properly protect against unapproved cross-
origin requests, meaning they... | {
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} |
Handwriting to LaTeX maths - yannis
http://webdemo.visionobjects.com/equation.html?locale=default
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gpakosz
Hi folks,
A small note on what we don't support _yet_ :
no cube roots, no nth roots either
square root's top line must be a single line (make it wide enough up front)
no matrices
no system of equatio... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Book a 1-on-1 call with a company insider - tbotnar
https://www.studentment.com
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tbotnar
Hi there, a little background on Studentment:
I started to think of Studentment when I was at the career fair in my school.
I waited 30 minutes in line only to speak to a company employee for 30
seconds. How was I ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Nobody will Train You but You | webapplog - azat-co
http://www.webapplog.com/nobody-will-train-you-but-you/
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vampirechicken
You can find the original via railsconf. The video is of Zach Briggs.
Webapplog is merely linkjacking the content to try to sell stuff.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do I get a crowd sourced web app off the ground? - macinjosh
I am working on a web app that in order to be useful requires that a critical mass of data be present. The application is crowd sourced so this data will come from my users and can only really come from them.<p>How do I get users to contribute ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Picka – Fuzzy File Finder for OS X, Bash and Zsh - byronl
https://getpicka.com
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jawngee
I downloaded the trial and gave it a spin.
The indexing is super fast, even when I had it index a 4TB external drive.
Nice.
Can't move the input and it always shows on the second monitor, no matter what
one I am wo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Growing Up Sexually in Europe - gwern
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/HISTORYCHHS.HTM
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infogulch
For me, this redirects to:
[http://www.sexarchive.info/GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/HISTORYCHHS.HTM](http://www.sexarchive.info/GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/HISTORYCHHS.HTM)
Which is blocked at my workplace. So, pos... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Speak Human - karjaluoto
http://www.youtube.com/speakhumanbook
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huhtenberg
Yeah, Buckley's... riiight.
Good ads, but they feel forced. As if someone in the marketing dept. said
"let's not add any sweeteners, let them have Paracetamol (or what have you) as
is and then build whole marketing pitch around its awf... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Christmas carol penned by an AI via “neural karaoke” - kibwen
http://www.avclub.com/article/ais-attempt-write-christmas-carol-absolutely-bone--247140
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konart
Is it GLaDOS?
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Top Seattle-based Startups - s_reid9
http://blog.500miles.io/2016/02/11/top-seattle-based-startups/
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GFK_of_xmaspast
I continue to be amazed that (a) Algorithmia is still around and (b) anybody
takes them seriously.
| {
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} |
First US Exascale Supercomputer Now on Track for 2021 - jonbaer
https://www.top500.org/news/first-us-exascale-supercomputer-now-on-track-for-2021/
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arcanus
But who will build it? The article hints that Intel (KNL) and Nvidia(+IBM) are
_not_ the front runners.
| {
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} |
Abbott receives approval for test that can detect coronavirus in 5 minutes - smacktoward
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/27/abbott-receives-approval-for-test-that-can-detect-coronavirus-in-as-little-as-5-minutes.html
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smacktoward
Abbott's official statement is here:
[https://abbott.mediaroom.com/2020-03-27-Abbott-L... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ellen Pao’s Gender-Bias Odyssey Ends as Kleiner Drops Judgment $276k Legal Fees - irl_zebra
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/ellen-pao-s-gender-bias-odyssey-ends-as-kleiner-drops-judgment
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tdylan
Proud that the jury followed the evidence, and not the knee jerk mob justice.
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soneca
I could... | {
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GB Designs Launch - grantburke
http://gbdesigns.ca
A new graphic design and illustration company has launched out of Toronto, Canada called GB Designs. The site features the artwork of Grant Burke, which is confined to three main categories: illustration, branding & identity, and print design. GB Designs offers c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
California’s ‘hydrogen highway’ never happened. Could 2020 change that? - fortran77
https://calmatters.org/environment/2020/01/why-california-hydrogen-cars-2020/
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catsareok
I hope so. Numbskulls love blaming Obama for all kinds of ridiculous shit, but
I was legitimately crushed when he killed off funding for hyd... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Cloud-based animated GIF generation - nadavs
http://cloudinary.com/blog/cloud_based_animated_gif_generation
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nadavs
This blog post details a programmatic way to easily create image compositions,
build image-based animations and generate animated GIFs. All image
transformation, layering, effects and animation g... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
YouTube’s mobile app will soon better display all video formats, add messaging - janober
https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/23/youtubes-mobile-app-will-soon-better-display-all-video-formats-add-messaging
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knight17
I want two features from the YouTube Android application: Firstly, the ability
to increase the video pl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Supercharging Android Apps with TensorFlow (Google's Open Source ML Library) - jalammar
https://jalammar.github.io/Supercharging-android-apps-using-tensorflow/
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yazin
Great post Jihad! I like the original photo examples you share .. but also
your outside-in approach (describing the different bits in a clear, but... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Leaving your job to go create something awesome - vlokshin
http://blog.darwinapps.com/post/44264524021/10-observations-leaving-your-job-to-go-create
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dredmorbius
> If your team’s hourly rate is $150/hr, that’s what they’re worth. Don’t
> skimp on them or on yourself. That $100 savings isn’t worth it if two tea... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Do you always FULLY understand the code you are working with? - DrinkWater
I wonder if other devs have the same problem as me: i am extremely uncomfortable doing work on code i dont FULLY understand and grasp. Mostly this is due to lack of time, something needs to be fixed urgently, something needs to be ext... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Wanted: Male teachers in U.S. schools - akg_67
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/22/male-teacher-shortage-affects-boys-who-need-role-models/103585138/
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lovich
This article ignored the fact that male teachers are discriminated against by
many parents. Simple behaviors that female teachers can do without... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SHOW HN: Listered.com lists of user-defined objects. Share, sort, follow - cstefanovici
http://www.listered.com
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cstefanovici
Listered lets you define a thing that you would like to make a list of and add
items to that list. People who are interested in what you are listing can
follow one or more of your lists... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Setup for JavaScript desktop app - fsloth
It's nearly mid 2015 and Javascript is steaming ahead. What setup (platform/library combo) would you use to develop a desktop-friendly Javascript application that facilitates composability over convention (i.e. easy to add own widgets without getting lost i... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How Google Glass Will Change Porn - sakuraa
http://www.technewsdaily.com/17654-google-glass-change-porn.html
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dizzystar
I really want to like the concept of Glass, but I can't shake the idea that it
is pointing in the wrong direction. First Utopia and now Utopian Porn. There
are so many things that are revolut... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google Instant Coming Natively To Browsers “In The Next Few Months” - Shakattack
http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/08/google-instant-chrome/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch)
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Shakattack
This is what I actually want...think many people don't actually visit
Google.com ... | {
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Computer Sales in Free Fall - Quarterly Shipments Drop 14% - cs702
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324695104578414973888155516.html
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jstanley
This counts as free fall? Somebody show these guys bitcoin.
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The New York Times Introduces a Web Site (1996) - nishantmodak
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/22/business/the-new-york-times-introduces-a-web-site.html
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bradgessler
From the way back machine
[http://web.archive.org/web/19961112181513/http://www.nytimes...](http://web.archive.org/web/19961112181513/http://www.n... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Flying at No Mechanical Energy Cost: The Secret of Wandering Albatrosses - nkurz
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0041449
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pg
Could an aircraft do it?
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marvin
Wow, a chance to reply to pg! Yes, it could and has been done. Glider pilot
Helmut Reichmann describes the techniq... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Look at the Box S-1 - mblakele
http://kellblog.com/2014/03/27/burn-baby-burn-a-look-at-the-box-s-1
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jcampbell1
This title is obnoxious, but the content is really good. The title refers to
"burn rate", not that the company is a house on fire.
I did a similar calculation... they are spending about $40M/quarte... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Infinite Silences of Japan - acsillag
https://lithub.com/pico-iyer-on-the-infinite-silences-of-japan/
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9nGQluzmnq3M
When reading any of Pico Iyer's drivel about Japan, remember that he can't
read or speak the language:
_" And the virtues of when I got to Japan, finding that I was essentially an
illiterate.... | {
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Why it's dangerous to liken DNA to computer code - fortran77
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/21/why-its-dangerous-to-liken-dna-to-computer-code
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aiscapehumanity
Articles like these ultimately say nothing new either. It points to the
uncertainty in the implications of genemoddings future where ... | {
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Show HN: Tyk – Open Source API Gateway written in Golang - jively
http://tyk.io
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nodesocket
Looks awesome, but curious if you are going to continue to support and develop
Tyk? It seems like it was a side/weekend project. If we are going to integrate
this in-front of our API (expose to our paying users), we have ... | {
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The Future of College - ph0rque
http://www.gatesnotes.com/Education/The-Future-of-College-NACUBO-Remarks
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xiaoma
I don't agree with his reasoning here:
> _" The data we see shows that, unless you’re given the preparation and
> access to higher education, and unless you have a successful completion of
> that hig... | {
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I need a hacker. - ballred
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ballred
(I searched this site for a better way to post this, but didn't find anything.
Please let me know if there is a more appropriate forum for this type of
request.)
I'm an Internet business/marketing guy with a prototype. I'm looking for a
hacker to be my cofounder.
I first he... | {
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Lesser Known Traits of Successful Founders - joshuacc
http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/09/16/lesser-known-traits-of-successful-founders/
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ancornwell
Actual Lesser Known Traits of Successful Founders: 1\. Private high school 2\.
Supportive parents/mentors/friends (most likely parents, if on the younger
side) 3\.... | {
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COSMOS remake (2014). Produced by Seth Macfarlane. Hosted by Neil D. Tyson. - rblion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBTd9--9VMI
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peatmoss
I'm assuming this is a joke? Please? Or maybe it's not, and I'm just woefully
behind the times on how much zazzle is needed in edutainment?
| {
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Show HN: A social platform to record and debate predictions of the future - tompec
https://www.predibly.com/
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Emma_Goldman
The problem with this is that predictions should, ideally, be clearly
specified, offer a percentage estimate (0-100% likelihood), and have some
reliable method of validating the outcome.
Th... | {
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} |
Apple Announces Beatles Collection - ankushnarula
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-beatles/id136975
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sigzero
I am at a loss for words. Mostly because they are bads ones and I don't like
being negative.
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modernerd
Worth noting that the dispute dates back to 1978, so it's a big deal for many
that it'... | {
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} |
BP Removed from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes - moolave
http://inspiredeconomist.com/2010/06/02/bp-removed-from-dow-jones-sustainability-indexes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+inspiredeconomist/com+(The+Inspired+Economist)&utm_content=Seesmic
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alecco
A few years ago I researched a... | {
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German Addresses are Blocked: www.gutenberg.org - cydanil
http://block.pglaf.org/germany.shtml
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detaro
previous discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16511038](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16511038)
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CamTin
Maybe somebody can explain why this US-based project has to respond to German
c... | {
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} |
Why I hate Spring (2014) - neverminder
http://samatkinson.com/why-i-hate-spring/
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stevesun21
I am not big fun of spring except JDBCtemplate. Overall, I think that too much
XML/annotation configuration based tools fill in Java community and make a lot
of people believe they know how to program, but actually just ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google's new OnHub home Wi-Fi router: What is it and who might need it? - stevep2007
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2972815/internet-of-things/google-onhub-home-wi-fi-router-what-is-it-and-who-might-need-it.html?nsdr=true
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stevep2007
Home Wi-Fi routers are often designed as unattractive, dumbed-downed ver... | {
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} |
Good idea or not: freecycle for domain names - tedshroyer
I have two domains that are expiring in a month that I bought thinking something was a great idea. Domain names are inexpensive, so why not? Now it's been a year and I don't really remember why I bought these domain names (pseudoactuality and questionablyva... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
RubySource » Everything About Ruby On Rails Development and Database Programming - niyas
http://rubysource.com/
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comi9
hi there!
| {
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Silicon “sandwiches” make for lightweight, high-capacity batteries - praveenscience
https://newatlas.com/energy/buckypaper-sandwiches-lightweight-high-capacity-silicon-anode-lithium-batteries/
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prideout
I wonder why the researchers are more excited about space applications than
electric cars.
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philipkglass
I... | {
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Ask HN: Cassandra and Tableau or Cassandra and Elasticsearch and Kibana - sd_sangit
I'm a student studying software engineering at San Jose State University. As a part of side project, I'm developing an application where data (NoSql) from Apache Cassandra needs to be visualized.<p>I'm having trouble com... | {
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} |
US health insurers doubled profits in second quarter amid pandemic - ProAm
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/14/us-health-insurers-coronavirus-pandemic-profit
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beckler
Friend of mine works at Anthem doing dental contracts. He said they were
making money hand over fist for the last few months, because ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is HTTPS://Basic.lol Legit - scorchingsun
https://basic.lol/
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JMTQp8lwXL
If you look at any other marketplace, gift cards typically sell somewhere from
10% less original value, to the oddball occasional dollar or two over nominal
value.
I wouldn't trust this.
| {
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AnalyticsMD (YC W15) Applies AI to Optimize the ER - muditgarg
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/28/analyticsmd/
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tdaltonc
I know a lot of ER doctors. They all hate the software that they have to work
with; especially the "resource control" software that stands between them and
the drugs and tools they need to tre... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Virtual Femto Photography - wallflower
https://benedikt-bitterli.me/femto.html
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luckystarr
This is utterly beautiful. The first example (very simplified) shows a very
simple pulse of light and what arises is of intriguing complexity.
I immediately thought about Feynman talking about the "TREMENDOUS mess"[1]
bou... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Anyone ever had a business coach? - l33tbro
Anyone ever had a business coach?<p>Interested to hear the context and how you found the overall experience.
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JacobAldridge
Biased response - I am a business coach, and have used one as well. Happy to
answer any questions if anyone has any.
Warning: a LOT of... | {
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} |
In-Memory Performance for Big Data (2014) [pdf] - lichtenberger
http://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol8/p37-graefe.pdf
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Rafuino
Has this pointer swizzling concept been adapted by any big data-focused
databases?
Would be interesting to see how this works with bigger pools of volatile and
persistent memory (disclaimer: I ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Researchers hack Siri from 16 feet away - dosapati
http://www.businessinsider.com/siri-silently-hacked-from-16-feet-away-by-french-researchers-2015-10
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ChuckMcM
Interesting inducing audio on the wire of a connected pair of headphones.
(lousy shielding, coax wouldn't work but nobody seems to have coax headphone
c... | {
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} |
London Stock Exchange under major cyberattack during Linux switch - DMPenfold2008
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/open-source/3258808/london-stock-exchange-under-major-cyberattack-during-linux-switch/
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badwetter
Let me get this straight; Which system was hacked Linux or MSFT?
| {
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"I’m starting another content company, and I plan to make a fortune" - kerno
http://pandodaily.com/2013/03/04/im-starting-another-content-company-and-i-plan-to-make-a-fortune/
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kevbam
Anyone here making money from a content website? I have often thought of
starting one, but I am unsure whether or not they coul... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Art Could Become Currency in a Cryptocurrency World - jchrisa
http://thenewstack.io/why-art-could-become-currency-in-a-cryptocurrency-world/
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jchrisa
This is a follow up to an earlier article on the idea.
[http://www.wired.com/2014/07/document-
coin/](http://www.wired.com/2014/07/document-coin/)
TLDR: Bitc... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Fukushima accident was preventable - Oatseller
http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/373/2053/20140379
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bsder
Of course it was, as were things like the explosions afterward.
However, _management_ always gets in the way--either up front, because there
is profit pressure, or on the backend, because t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Docker Now Part Of Red Hat OpenShift - KenCochrane
http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/19/dotcloud-pivots-and-wins-big-with-docker-the-cloud-service-now-part-of-red-hat-openshift/
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hosay123
Are you shitting me? Docker is a horrible little Go binary that doesn't even
clean up after itself properly when you CTRL+C it.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Remote debug and live update tool for Unity - bananaboy
http://u3d.as/sHr
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bananaboy
This is a tool that I'm selling on the Unity asset store. It's a live update
tool for builds that have been deployed to a device (e.g. phone, HoloLens
etc). It's mostly transparent; it uses reflection to find all public... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Easy sorting in Go - miolini
https://github.com/miolini/easysort
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zzzcpan
Yeah, OO interface for sort from Go's standard library is crap. But why
reflect and all that magic? I was expecting something based on function
literals as a decent way to sort truly arbitrary data and not break context.
~~~
miolini
Could... | {
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} |
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