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A eulogy for Twitter - zabramow
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/a-eulogy-for-twitter/361339/?single_page=true
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teaneedz
I'm one of those exploring elsewhere. Twitter today feels even more
dysfunctional as a company. The pursuit to become algo driven and Facebooky
reached its limit for me ... | {
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Steve Jobs' old resume from his mac.com page - nikcub
http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20090204025538/http://homepage.mac.com/steve/Resume.html
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yoda_sl
Folks it was just a marketing page just to show what you could publish with
the web app HomePage which was part of the iTools suite. Don't take it
seriously !... | {
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YC Demo Day: Why I Pitched BARE Foot + Tips for Being Relaxed on Stage - jkresner
http://hackerpreneurialism.com/post/81222695099/pitching-airpair-bare-foot-tips-for-relaxed-on-demo-day
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swederik
This looks incredibly useful for researchers, though you'll need to offer a
lower price.
e.g. I'm a neuroscientist... | {
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NYC landlord obliterated dozens of graffiti murals – owes artists $6.75M - jnordwick
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/13/a-landlord-obliterated-dozens-of-graffiti-murals-now-he-owes-the-artists-6-7-million/
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joeblow9999
Insanity
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jnordwick
I actually a little sad this didn't... | {
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Crafty POSTBOX Jump On Sparrow Opportunity - oscar-the-horse
http://www.horsesaysinternet.com/marketing/postbox-jump-on-sparrow-opportunity/
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oscar-the-horse
TheNextWeb have also featured this story, with my image (giving me
attribution):
[http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/07/21/email-app-
creator-p...](http... | {
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Show HN: Make Me Work – a solution to procrastination - sixhobbits
https://make-me-work.com
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sixhobbits
Hey HN, creator here. I've been thinking about remote personal assistants for
a while, but it's quite a bit to get off the ground. After publishing a book
recently and realising how important the role of my ed... | {
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Update on Taking Tesla Private - chollida1
https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-taking-tesla-private?redirect=no
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hn_throwaway_99
> I left the July 31st meeting with no question that a deal with the Saudi
> sovereign fund could be closed, and that it was just a matter of getting the
> process moving. This is why I ... | {
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85% of Smartphone Users Would Rather Give up Water Than Mobile Apps - the_watcher
http://mashable.com/2013/02/26/smartphone-users-giving-up-mobile-apps/
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stackcollision
The people who answered this way have clearly never had to go a day without
water.
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rhizome
It's possible there are problems with the surv... | {
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How Artificial Intelligence Enables the Economics of Abundance - gooseus
https://medium.com/intuitionmachine/artificial-intelligence-and-the-economics-of-abundance-92bd1626ee94
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gooseus
OP disclaimer - I did not write this and do not endorse the claims personally.
I'm hoping to aggregate some expert responses f... | {
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Show HN: Counters – GUI for those who don't do GUI - okaleniuk
https://github.com/akalenuk/16counters
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Evidlo
Cool idea. Here's how to do it in Linux with files:
# create the "counters"
touch {01..16}
# use multitail to show all counters in a grid, 4 columns
multitail -... | {
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How Good Are UW Students in Math? - slackerIII
http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-good-are-uw-students-in-math.html
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lunchbox
As shown on the scanned answer key, this was an anonymous quiz. College
students have a tendency to put in pathetically minimal effort on things
they're not being directly graded... | {
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Ask HN: How do you use code to solve everyday (non business) challenges? - verumnoslib
I've been working professionally as a developer for some years and I've been wondering If/How do you use programming in your everyday life and solve challenges? Or to improve your routine?<p>Looking for ideas to use k... | {
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Luna Display turns your iPad into a second Mac display - helloworld
https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/10/luna-display-second-display-ipad-mac/
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helloworld
While Apple continues to resist integrating macOS and iOS, it's fun to see
this mashup, which gives a touch experience to a Mac.
Isn't it only a matter of time bef... | {
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Google drops three OS X 0days on Apple - snake_case
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/google-drops-three-os-x-0days-on-apple/
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cheald
Apparently Ars (or at least Mr. Goodin and his editor) don't know what a
"0-day" actually is. But hey, it sounds scary and gets traffic, so let's go
with it!
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Building Android first could make it harder to raise money - a4agarwal
http://sachin.posterous.com/android-gap
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pedalpete
This is another good reason to build web/mobile-web/phonegap first if your
product can be done (and almost everything can) with these technologies.
Not stirring the native/web pot, but web... | {
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Let's make visualization in markdown - geekplux
https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/6mxj6z/lets_make_visualization_in_markdown/
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geekplux
So excited to share a markdown-it plugin which let you generate a
visualization chart using several lines code.
The project homepage: [https://markvis.js.org/](https... | {
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Speed or quality? With Test and Delivery you don’t have to choose - thjmay
https://thread.engineering/speed-or-quality-with-test-delivery-you-dont-have-to-choose-a562dc2597c1
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danpalmer
I’m a little biased, but this process and the clarity it has brought to our
process at Thread has been pretty transformational.... | {
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Google Docs got tweets - gritzko
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/great-documents-come-from-great.html?m=1
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johnyqi
Google still rocks!
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Top C++ header file mistakes and how to fix them - debh
http://www.acodersjourney.com/2016/05/top-10-c-header-file-mistakes-and-how-to-fix-them/
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vikram_12
Excellent article. I feel there is a gap of good C++ physical layout
guidelines.
You might also want to look at :
[https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelin... | {
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DeepMind Achieves Human Level Performance in Quake III Arena Capture the Flag - replax
https://deepmind.com/blog/capture-the-flag-science/
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programmarchy
This is pretty amazing. One thing I wondered is if this is a glorified aim
bot, but it’s a “tag” version of CTF so that’s less of a factor plus they
reduced th... | {
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[deleted] - yasoob
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simonblack
I always found [edited] [deleted]
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Wildstar and the Case of the Too Pretty Alien Females - Mz
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/wildstar-and-the-case-of-the-too-pretty-alien-females
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Mz
Excerpt:
_There is a frustrating absence of weight to their characterization. Like
every woman in this universe, they stand wide-hipped and wasp-waisted. Their
... | {
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When CONSTants vary (critique of 'const' in C++) - samstokes
http://james-iry.blogspot.com/2010/07/when-constants-vary.html
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samstokes
I've argued in the past for 'const' being a feature of C++ that would add
value to other languages, but this article shows it's a more subtle and
confusing abstraction than it ... | {
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Ask HN: How to learn through freelancing? - vermasque
I want to become a full-time Ruby on Rails developer. I've read things like this (http://www.quora.com/Ruby-on-Rails/What-are-the-minimum-level-of-skills-for-an-entry-level-RoR-job#) that range from as little as throwing a few sample apps on GitHub to joining a... | {
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Ask HN: Stuff for dads and sons to build together? - marcamillion
I have a 2.5 year old son, and one of my dreams has been to build things with him. Preferably things that he would like to be able to use after we build it.<p>Any suggestions?<p>A variety of complexity, cost and time commitment would be appreciated.<p... | {
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Why the US can beat China: The Facts about SpaceX Costs - cwan
http://www.spacex.com/updates.php
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mixmax
Although it's a bit of an apple to oranges comparison Copenhagen suborbitals
are on the trajectory to launching a human into space in around three years
time. In a months time they'll have their first testfli... | {
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Ask HN: To kill or not to kill an Adsense account - maguay
I've got an Adsense account with a modest amount of money in it from when my site was using Adsense. Now my site is part of the Yoggrt network, so I'm not using Adsense on any part of my site, and I don't have any plans to use it in the near future on any o... | {
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WWIV 5.0 released - bane
https://github.com/wwivbbs/docs/blob/master/docs/WWIVNews_2015_12.md
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alrs
I'm psyched. I'd be even more psyched if it was Telegard. :)
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lamontcg
last time i logged into a WWIVnet BBS must have been around 1991...
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Twitter sets max user caps for 3rd party clients and limits rates - rkudeshi
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2012/08/17/twitter-4/
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danilocampos
Basic truth: New technology is driven by early adopters, who then influence
their less tech-savvy pals. Happened with Google, happened with the iPhone,
and it happened wi... | {
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Ask HN: Was Snapchat the first app of its kind? - Xcelerate
One of my problems in developing apps is that for every idea I think of, I do a Google search and almost always find an app that already exists for such a thing. Sure, there's always the potential to create a better app that does the same thing, but at lea... | {
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How to create Facebook fake login page for steal passwords - danishfareed
http://prohackersden.blogspot.in/2012/02/how-to-create-facebook-fake-login-page.html
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danishfareed
nice
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CDC employs social networking sites to educate people abut H1N1 (aka swine flu) - anigbrowl
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE57Q5T320090827
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anigbrowl
Also, an interesting Economist article on mathematical models, epidemiology,
and policy, which sheds some light on the CDCs vaccination policy... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Truth About Facebook Revenues, User Numbers, And Its IPO - icey
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-truth-about-facebook-revenues-user-numbers-and-its-ipo-2010-7
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jjantzen
Wow--had no idea they were generating those kinds of numbers--no wonder
Google's concerned.
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We're Headed For A Disaster Of Biblical Proportions - brandoncor
http://www.businessinsider.com/were-headed-for-a-disaster-of-biblical-proportions-2012-11?op=1
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stephengillie
Articles like this ignore the reductions in birth rates in recent years. This
type of article makes me think less of businessinsider.
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Eatsa, a fully automated restaurant, opens today - robbyking
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2015/08/31/fast-food-reinvented-eatsa-a-fully-automated-restaurant-opens-today/
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nfoz
> there is a team of about five or six back-of-house kitchen staff (or as I
> like to imagine, magical elves) who are hidden fr... | {
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List of company name etymologies - bjonathan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologies
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Nate75Sanders
Wow, no mention of Iomega, one of the most aptly named companies in history,
in my opinion. They were the makers of the Zip and Jaz drives, among other
things.
I/O Mega (input/output...mega)... | {
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Bootstraps vs. VC Funded — Who’s most likely to make the most money? - hillel
http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/07/29/bootstraps-vs-vc-funded-whos-most-likely-to-make-the-most-money/
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vaksel
VC funded will probably succeed more because they get more coverage. And if
you are in a niche that will only have 1-... | {
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China puts final touches to world's largest telescope - yexponential
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/china-puts-final-touches-world-largest-telescope-160703080236077.html
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gjkood
Can someone explain the following to a relative layman to the science of radio
astronomy?
a) How much more can this accomplish ... | {
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RESTful considered harmful - indy
http://www.nurkiewicz.com/2015/07/restful-considered-harmful.html?m=1
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herge
My 16 word rebuttal is: Shitty APIs are shitty, but shitty RESTful APIs are
better than shitty SOAP/CORBA/etc apis.
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bakhy
well, next time i plan to write a shitty API, i know what to go with. thank... | {
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Cameras are about to get a lot smaller - spuz
https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21724796-future-photography-flat-cameras-are-about-get-lot-smaller
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wallflower
> He was holding a small device in his hand, the size and shape of a lollipop.
"This is a video camera, and this is the precise model... | {
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Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition (Linux) Review - Lio
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2017/01/dell-xps-13-ubuntu-review-2017/
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overcast
These are definitely the awesome laptops Apple should have made. I just really
don't want to give up macOS. I've literally put this thing back and forth into
my cart, twenty times... | {
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Lenovo Just Released a New Laptop That Beats the MacBook on Basically Everything - jseliger
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/05/04/lenovo_s_13_inch_lavie_z_laptop_is_lighter_than_a_macbook_has_multiple_ports.html?wpisrc=obnetwork
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akhalr
Bait and switch title. Most of the comparisons in the article are c... | {
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Saudi Arabian Hackers Leak Credit Card Details of 400,000 Israeli Citizens - Ohadr
http://pastebay.com/150288
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yuvadam
I just gave a talk last week at 28C3 [1,2] about how all the personal details
of Israeli citizens are up for grabs for anyone inclined enough to get them.
I'm ashamed to see that we've learned ... | {
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document.f.q.focus(); The Billion Dollar Line of JavaScript - jkush
http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/blog/billion-dollar-javascript/
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vlad
The author confuses correlation and causation. Google has been setting the
cursor to the textfield since they were in beta and long before AdWords. I've
done the same.
It's funn... | {
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Why does the apple watch exist? Who knows - joering2
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/apple-watch-exist-dont-know/
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27182818284
Of the people I know with Android watches, most like it for the ability to
prioritize notifications. Every single one has said that. They can see if they
need to answer some reminder, mee... | {
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} |
The High-Flying Physics of a Plant’s Exploding Fruits - dnetesn
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/science/hairyflower-wild-petunia-seeds.html
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gshubert17
Dwarf mistletoe, a parasite on various pine trees, use hydrostatic pressure to
expel seeds at speeds up to 60 mph. (Years ago I worked on computer models of
f... | {
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} |
Show HN: A simple note-taking and blogging platform - leafbomb
https://notepin.co
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notheguyouthink
I like the UI. Wish it supported markdown, but I'm not really a blogger/writer
so my opinion prob doesn't matter :)
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leafbomb
Thank you! :)
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gitgud
Beautiful UI! I created a post in a few seconds, how do... | {
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Ajit Pai doubts Elon Musk’s SpaceX broadband-latency claims - ryan_j_naughton
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/elon-musks-promise-of-low-latency-broadband-meets-skepticism-at-fcc/
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ipnon
Ajit Pai is irrelevant to technical arguments. He has a plausibly deniable
ulterior motive. "Ajit Pai is proposing ... | {
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} |
The Maginot Line - devindotcom
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/the-maginot-line/
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revelation
The image of the Maginot Line article in full resolution:
[http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/maginotl...](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/maginotlinearticle.jpg)
Its better read... | {
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Ask HN: What can you recommend to Read for future startup founder? - genbit
I think it's good to read about some Tips&Tricks, before you start new company.<p>Business side, everything that can be useful to find partners, customers, raise funds.<p>Maybe you can suggest some books or read list.
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mindcri... | {
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Ask HN: How long can you actually work standing up? - Vivtek
Here's a question for people who are working at a standing-level desk - how long can you actually type while standing? Do your knees and feet get tired? I'm intrigued, but... I have to type a lot if I want to get paid.
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ukdm
Last year a hurt my lower... | {
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Show HN: Swift Programming Playground in Browser - kjhitcher
http://bananaide.com/
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croes
"Sorry! Something is wrong in the code. Will be back online shortly :("
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Motorola Droid hands on - alexandros
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/10/19/motorola-droid-hands-on/
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fjabre
It really hope it does well and I love the direct marketing blitz attack on
the iPhone... It's about time Apple had some real competition and Google is
really the only company that can give them that..... | {
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} |
IOS Apps: Identify when a user is driving easily and accurately with DriveGuard - bhonda
https://github.com/benhonda/DriveGuard
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jrowley
Interesting product. Small nit, but in the screen shots, "your" should be
"you're" or "you are".
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bhonda
Thanks for the feedback. Will make those changes
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Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starting bonus) - staunch
http://www.crunchboard.com/item/18800419-imoim-software-engineer
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bootload
unifying messaging. blog here ~ <http://imoim.blogspot.com/> pb is an advisor
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aston
Paul shares an office with this guy. I assume they're similar ages, and ... | {
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Ask HN: What's a good recent programming related movie you've watched? - mapierce
I've just watched Zero Days and it was awesome. Curious as to some other code/programming related movies out there.
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geekodour
This is by far my best computer/programming related movie/doc
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... | {
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Giving Away Our Recommendation Engine - kky
http://blog.mortardata.com/post/82195614895/giving-away-our-recommendation-engine-for-free
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mck-
Fwiw, here are two light-weight feature-based recommendation engines I built
for Node.js (for situations where you have the cold-start problem and
therefore can't rely on u... | {
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The 3 essentials to start up - moraitakis
http://manylogue.com/the-3-essentials-to-start-up/
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ccarpenterg
Truism is the right word for this? English is not my first language so I'm not
sure.
The word in spanish is 'perogrullada'.
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moe
Hmmm. Deja Vu.
Was this article copy/pasted from somewhere?
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Mexican Drug Gangs Kidnap Computer Hackers and Programmers - voodoochilo
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/mexican-cartels-infosec/
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dannyobrien
There's nothing in this article to confirm that headline, apart from the
sentence "Recent claims that computer programmers are being forcibly recruited
by Mexican d... | {
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Ask HN: Getting Eyeballs - kyro
Seems like Arrington's post has sparked some conversation about the community and founders' desperation for exposure. What's the problem? Are people not clever enough to come up with unique marketing plans? Or do most of them fail?<p>Coming from someone who hasn't been involved in a s... | {
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The Disaster of Python 3 - pcr910303
https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10053-the-incredible-disaster-of-python-3
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nas
I suggest taking this article with a grain of salt. The assumption seems to be
that it's totally fine that Linux can have filenames that are arbitrary byte
strings and that don't convert to... | {
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The End of Hosting Transfer Quotas? - 1SockChuck
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/09/03/11-goes-unlimited-with-hosting-bandwidth/
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lsc
Unlimited works great, as long as you are okay with the provider prohibiting
anything that might actually use a lot of bandwidth.
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Tell HN: Digital Ocean will start collecting fees for backups - jrs235
DO subscribers have received the following email:<p>Some Important News About Backups<p>Hi there,<p>We’re in the process of updating our backup system and we wanted to give you a heads up about some changes you’ll be seeing.<p>You may have noticed ... | {
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One device, 1TB of personal cloud storage - blaze33
https://www.spacemonkey.com/
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tckr
I was one of the kickstarter backers and I am quite disappointed in the
product … so far as I have dismembered the SpaceMonkey and the 2TB hard drive
now is part of my Synology NAS setup.
SpaceMonkey's features are at best ru... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Reddit CEO admits he secretly edited comments from Donald Trump supporters - idleist
https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/23/reddit-huffman-trump/
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Natsu
Related discussion can be found here:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13027031](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13027031)
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This could c... | {
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Airbnb CEO Rented Out His Own Unregistered Airbnb - lladnar
http://sfist.com/2016/01/14/airbnb_ceo_hasnt_registered_own_airbnb.php
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jedberg
I'm sure all those renters will be much better off and safer now.
I understand the need to register for safety and health reasons, but it seems
silly to require it for a co... | {
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Is Web 2.0 over and out? - python_kiss
http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/21/is-web-20-over-and-out/
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pg
How could a phrase that never meant anything in the first place be over?
What one would really have to ask is, is the Web over? And when you phrase it
that way you realize what a ridiculous question it is.
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Flywheel Raises $1.2M for Its Designer-Centric WordPress Hosting Platform - t_rave
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/05/flywheel-raises-1-2m-for-its-designer-centric-wordpress-hosting-platform/
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ecesena
I like the project, but I'm not convinced about the pricing model constrained
by visits. Especially the bulks/fr... | {
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Emerging seo platforms - khadim
http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/pages/emerging-seo-platforms.aspx
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MBeuser
Seriously, did anyone look at the BruteForce EVO website?
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How the EVE Online Servers Deal with a 3,000 Person Battle - JGM564
http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/planning-for-war-how-the-eve-online-servers-deal-with-a-3000-person-battle
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rauljara
The report of the battle they link to (<http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/28/eve-
online-battle-asakai/>) is even ... | {
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German Scientists Create Aerographite, the Lightest Material in the World - japaget
http://www.sciencespacerobots.com/blog/71720122
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rejuvenile
I used to make aerogels (a related class of materials) in high school; allow
me to give a (hopefully accurate) layperson's overview.
Aerogels formerly held the record f... | {
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} |
Processing Billion-Node Graphs on an Array of Commodity SSDs - gk1
http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/5/19/paper-flashgraph-processing-billion-node-graphs-on-an-array.html
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Smerity
I cannot recommend FlashGraph strongly enough. FlashGraph was one of the first
graph computation engines to enable near trivial ... | {
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} |
NIST declares the age of SMS-based 2-factor authentication over - Osiris
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/25/nist-declares-the-age-of-sms-based-2-factor-authentication-over/
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Matt3o12_
I don't think eliminating SMS authentication is a good idea. While it is
vulnerable to social engineering attack (and sniffing if ... | {
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} |
Show HN: Short unique ordered ID generator[Python] - gaojiuli
https://github.com/gaojiuli/orderid
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codegladiator
why not uuid ?
~~~
notduncansmith
or ulid? [https://github.com/ulid/spec](https://github.com/ulid/spec)
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World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease - oracuk
http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/08/19/world-renown-heart-surgeon-speaks-out-on-what-really-causes-heart-disease/
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th0br0
Dwight C. Lundell, M.D. lost medical license in 2008. Since that time he has
been promoting books that c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What docs to request from SaaS after being laid off? - saas-laid-off
I've recently been laid off from a Georgia-based SaaS. What documentation should I request?<p>I did not have any equity, so that simplifies things a bit.<p>Things that come to mind:<p>* compilation of permanent employment record
* lette... | {
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} |
Mpemba effect: warmer water can freeze faster than colder water - mike_esspe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect
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mattdeboard
I have no idea what this has to do with HN, but, one of the best "life hacks"
I've ever learned was from my Iraq tours: evaporative cooling.
If you're outside on a hot day and yo... | {
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} |
The 20 Best Startups from Y Combinator’s W20 Demo Day - ajaviaad
https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/18/the-20-best-startups-from-y-combinators-w20-demo-day/
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notlukesky
It’s behind a paywall.
| {
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} |
An inexpensive way to make great looking logos - jslogan
http://www.jslogan.com/content/view/174/
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SwellJoe
Cool idea, but all of the example logos look horrible. I'd be embarrassed to
have them on my website or product.
I think it misses the whole point that the biggest differences between a good
logo and a ba... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Do you think the "democratic Internet" is over-stated? - aridiculous
A recent TED talk explaining YouTube virality says that tastemakers determine the initial spike in views. If a celebrity tweets or a journalist writes about a video, that creates the conditions for virality.<p>It got me thinking that, despi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Complex Math Made Simple with Engaging Animations - jelliclesfarm
http://www.openculture.com/2019/01/complex-math-made-simple-with-engaging-animations.html
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Gormisdomai
This seems a little parasitic. It's just links to videos from 3blue1brown's
channel [1] with very little commentary and some advertising.
[1] T... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Choosing an open-source license that's compatible with selling? - speps
I am in the process of choosing a license for a projet I'm doing. I want that code to be used in other open source projects freely. However, if people need to use it for a commercial product, they should acquire the rights from me.<p>... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Extra domain names? Offer them to fellow news yc'ers here. - acgourley
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gscott
This is the most amazing place to get domain names <http://www.tdnam.com>.
Some of the recent ones I have registered using tdnam are ShareCircle.com,
RealtyGoLive.com, SharedList.com, SoftwareOutpost.com, UserLinks.com, and
AskShar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A site I made to make London look sunnier on Street View (Chrome only) - shmeano
http://www.ianbutterworth.co.uk/sun/
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quotemstr
Chrome only? No thanks. I'm not supporting the webkit monoculture.
~~~
shmeano
Just noticed that chrome allows the filter css3 property to be exercised on
street view. I assume this... | {
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} |
GoToMeeting Does Not Support MacBook Pro's with Retina Display - mrkuykendall
GoToMeeting has confirmed that their current version does not support Retina Display Mac Book Pros and there is no fix date in sight... or a workaround.
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GlennDCitrix
Hi, GoToMeeting does work on the new MacBook Pro with Retina displ... | {
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} |
Ethereum Foundation Researcher arrested for North Korea assistance. - cklaus
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3andj/researcher-arrested-for-allegedly-teaching-north-korea-about-ethereum
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elcaminocomplex
Discussed at length yesterday:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21665984](https://news.ycombinator.com... | {
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} |
Fiber.js - Lightweight JS inheritance model - krisk
https://github.com/linkedin/Fiber
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ltcoleman
I applaud the effort that was taken to build this, but I would hope that none
of my devs would approach me with wanting to implement inheritance in js. IMO
the use case is very very small.
I saw a presentation on th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Y Combinator And The Fresh Blood Of Innocents - dwynings
http://uncrunched.com/2012/03/27/y-combinator-and-the-fresh-blood-of-innocents/
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evan0202
Michael Arrington can find a way to make anything about himself.
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nchuhoai
pg, take my blood, I'm innocent
... Wow that sounds even creepier than I thought
| {
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} |
What's your opinion on websites that "force" users to use modern browsers? - ergo14
I'm about to launch my first SaaS application, it is geared specifically towards webshops, or owners of big sites, in short I don't expect general audience to use my services (basicly webdevelopers) would use it.<p>I strongly believe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The best time tracker you use - belvoran
Hey,
which software or online services do you use for tracking time as freelancers?<p>So far I have been using just a simple file with notes. However now I changes my work a little bit, and I'd like to send a nice pdf with detailed report.<p>I checked toggl, looks nice, ho... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
CRDTs: The Hard Parts [video] - benrbray
https://martin.kleppmann.com/2020/07/06/crdt-hard-parts-hydra.html
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benrbray
See also automerge [1], discussed at the end. They are currently working on
performance improvements [2]. Quoting from the repo, "automerge is a library
of data structures for building collaborat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Let me take care of that - hk__2
http://bobspace.com/let-me-take-care-of-that
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Procrastes
I agree it's a good way to take responsibility, but I can see it getting out
of control if you don't leave people the opportunity to learn. I've had a
problem going too far this way and creating a team where, no matter ho... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: API builder, user management, analytics and management platform - aoprisan
https://github.com/andreioprisan/apignite
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aoprisan
I'll improve the note on the repo as well, but basically the proof of concept
was to have something read PHP classes and parse out functions and parameters,
then output it to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Waterfalls - duffyred
https://vimeo.com/eagleisystems/rocknwater
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luck87
The video is really amazing. But try to remove the HD quality! ehhh.. what?!
it becames one of the ugliest video I've never seen.
| {
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} |
Too Much Tea Causes Unusual Bone Disease - uladzislau
http://news.yahoo.com/too-much-tea-causes-unusual-bone-disease-222359924.html
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anigbrowl
Oh no! I drink a lot of tea...
_47 year old woman...drank a pitcher of tea made from at least 100 tea bags
daily, for 17 years_
Whew, not even close. Also, WTF. Glad t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How long can you go without saying "I want"? - nate
http://blog.inklingmarkets.com/2010/04/how-long-can-you-go-without-saying-i.html
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RiderOfGiraffes
Trivial - I never say "I want ...".
I say "I'd like ..."
~~~
jodrellblank
searchyc.com for: RiderOfGiraffes "I want" - 36 results.
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nate
Rider! :)
~~~
Rid... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Review my Startup: Pitch - stop re-writing the same emails - Tawheed
I've been doing a lot of customer development lately, and so I built a little web-app that helps me templatize my e-mail pitches and send them faster.<p>I figure this can help a lot of other startups, so check it out and please share your f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Please sign petition to throw out Mandlesons Internet Bill (UK) - bumblebird
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/dontdisconnectus/
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Nekojoe
Is there any other action people in the UK can take? I don't have much faith
in the number10.gov.uk petition page.
The number 1 petition there was for Gordon Brown to resign... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
IPhone Push Notifications for any IMAP account - talison
https://msgpush.com/
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modoc
The privacy concerns here are obvious... Neat service otherwise, but I don't
trust too many people with my e-mail.
~~~
RK
People seem to be very loose with their account info these days when it comes
to convenience.
You'd neve... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
International Obfuscated C Code Contest Winners - lelf
http://www.ioccc.org/years.html#2012
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biot
Tromp's entry is amazing.
Source: <http://www.ioccc.org/2012/tromp/tromp.c>
Spoiler: <http://www.ioccc.org/2012/tromp/hint.html>
It's based on a minimal implementation of Binary Lambda Calculus:
<http://en.wikipe... | {
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} |
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