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Why Echo Chambers Are Useful [pdf] - crunchiebones
https://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/materials/jm_papers/921/echochambers.pdf
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austincheney
The problem with echo chambers isn't so much verification (is the information
accurate?) but rather validation (is the process of acceptance rational or
qualified?).
Echo cham... | {
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Data on what poor people buy when they’re just given cash - kafkaesq
http://qz.com/853651/definitive-data-on-what-poor-people-buy-when-theyre-just-given-cash/
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rcdmd
The "definitive data" is a meta-analysis of economic studies and hidden behind
a paywall[1]. The linked article doesn't have any data or charts.
[... | {
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} |
StickNFind - Bluetooth tracker to stick anywhere - equilibrium
http://www.sticknfind.com/
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laserDinosaur
"Of course, because we don't really know direction, the radar Screen can only
be used to approximate the distance of the Stick-N-Find to your phone, but not
direction."
That seems really pointless then. "You... | {
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} |
Rapamycin’s secrets unearthed - sohkamyung
https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i29/Rapamycins-Secrets-Unearthed.html
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tominous
/...they needed to modify the molecule.. because the initial patent on
rapamycin expired in 1992. The company would need a novel compound to market
it in oncology./
So they had a good drug ... | {
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TheStartupBus.com - ca98am79
http://www.thestartupbus.com/
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puppetsock
Can we declare this "startup scenester" thing to have officially jumped the
shark now?
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rossover
Agreed!
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goodgoblin
I guess hellonwheels.com was already taken
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gregdetre
if the number of users drops below 50, will the bus... | {
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Ask HN: How do you receive USD for work abroad without getting ripped off? - waterlooalex
To those that work for a US company (but live elsewhere), how do you get paid, and do you manage to avoid horrible fees?
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mdekkers
We use transferwise for almost all of our international payments. transferwise
rocks. We u... | {
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} |
We have lived and worked in an Airstream for the last few years - alexcasalboni
http://live.watsonswander.com/
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timmaah
Thanks for submitting. Too bad it didn't take off.
(I'm the creator of linked page)
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Monitoring service/server with Arduino microcontroller - helwr
http://burnsforce.com/original-guides/project-arduino-nagios-server-monitoring/
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jellisjapan
Really cool, but I'd love to see the code you use to monitor your gmail
account as well.
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Ask HN: Open Source equivalent of Kindling app? - dawson
Can anyone suggest/recommend an open source equivalent of Kindling app (MindTouch etc)? Thank you
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dawson
<http://www.kindlingapp.com/>
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Koobface worm infects Twitter - abennett
http://www.itworld.com/security/71349/koobface-worm-infects-twitter
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bcl
How does a Twitter account become 'infected'? From reading the article this
sounds like a Windows virus that has infected the user's computer and is using
their Twitter credentials to spread it to th... | {
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} |
Show HN: Gun v0.1.0 – The Easiest Database Ever - marknadal
http://gundb.io/#step1
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barakm
From the blog:
> Because gun is not a database (NoDB), it is a persisted distributed cache.
This I believe.
> The fatal flaw with databases is that they assume some centralized
> authority. While this may be the case in... | {
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Getting Started with WordPress Static Site Generators - illuminea
https://snipcart.com/blog/wordpress-static-site-generator
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illuminea
Covers the exciting growing trend of WordPress and Jamstack and how they can
actually go together.
| {
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} |
MinimaLT: Minimal-latency Networking Through Better Security [pdf] - m0nastic
http://cr.yp.to/tcpip/minimalt-20130522.pdf
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ableal
Worth a look (authors include D.J. Bernstein):
_We describe here MinimaLT, a secure network protocol which delivers
protected data on the rst packet of a typical client-server conne... | {
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What and where are the stack and heap? - gs7
http://stackoverflow.com/a/80113
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derefr
If this article is news for you, this might be a helpful corollary:
_Threads_ and _processes_ are both units of execution. (A unit of execution
is like a virtual processor -- a separate instruction pointer that makes its
way ... | {
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} |
Mixing Signals - sebkomianos
https://samgentle.com/posts/2015-10-02-mixing-signals
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SNvD7vEJ
If equipment would enter active state instead of standby state when power is
applied, all devices left in standby mode in the house would be turned on
after a power glitch, wouldn't it?
So, you might wake up in the midd... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Real Men and Intentions - zacjszewczyk
http://zacjszewczyk.com/Structure/Real%20Men%20and%20Intentions.htm
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woah
Is that all you wrote?
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Apple's investment into Clangd and refactoring tooling - artisdom
http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-dev/2018-April/057668.html
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DannyBee
So, just because there seems to be confusion:
Clangd already exists. It already supports LSP. It is already part of the llvm
project. It was written by !Apple, and used by a... | {
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} |
Wifi antenna made from a tetra-brik juice box - pizza
http://www.drivebywifiguide.com/TetraBrikHowTo.htm
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Kaibeezy
OK, what was the sci fi story with the aliens that lived on a planet with an
opaque atmosphere, so they had box-shaped antenna heads and “saw” with strong
microwave(?) beams?
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pewdiepotpie
no... | {
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NetBSD Kernel Drivers Compiled to Javascript and Run in Browser - self
http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/kernel_drivers_compiled_to_javascript
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jfaucett
this is extemely cool :) I didn't know about emscripten, I just found many
nice projects on that link so here it is again:
<https://github.com/kripken/emscript... | {
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It’s a rails world babe and it ain’t magic - mlitwiniuk
https://prograils.com/posts/its-a-rails-world-babe-and-it-aint-magic
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inkkin
It's so nice to remember those memories. The good old days. Im kindda moved to
tears.
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Windows 8 for software developers: the Longhorn dream reborn? - hugorodgerbrown
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/06/windows-8-for-software-developers-the-longhorn-dream-reborn.ars/
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larsberg
This article gets more than a smidge of its history wrong. For instance, it
makes it seem as if WPF (nee Avalon)... | {
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} |
How Id built Wolfenstein 3D using Commander Keen tech - Impossible
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/344672/How_id_built_Wolfenstein_3D_using_Commander_Keen_tech.php
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Jayschwa
Hovertank and Catacomb, the games between Keen and Wolfenstein, are both open-
sourced:
[https://github.com/FlatRockSoft/Hovertank3D](... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Government responded to the petition against UK new surveillance laws - vvvv
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/173199?reveal_response=yes
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GordonS
> It protects both privacy and security
I literally spit coffee all over my monitor when I read that, so thanks UK gov
:/
> The Government is clear that, at ... | {
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} |
"I Won The Windows Phone Challenge, But Lost 'Just Because'" - AgentConundrum
http://skattertech.com/2012/03/i-won-the-windows-phone-challenge-but-lost-just-because/
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Lewisham
Microsoft has a knack for choosing (and approving) the most boneheaded PR
stints in the business... do they pay companies for this nonsen... | {
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} |
Tor: 'Mystery' spike in hidden addresses - escapologybb
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35614335
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dacox
Bitcoin Core v0.12.0 was just released.
From the release notes,
Starting with Tor version 0.2.7.1 it is possible, through Tor's control socket API, to create and destroy 'ephemeral' hidd... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Sharp sues Hisense over a foreign “gag order” - ssheth
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/sharp-sues-hisense-over-a-foreign-gag-order/
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Boothroid
I have a Hisense TV and it's pretty good - 50", 4k, £400 - I can't complain. I
don't know what Sharp is like in the US but over here they've always been a
mid... | {
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} |
WebUSB API - cosenal
https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/03/access-usb-devices-on-the-web
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EJTH
Interesting, but what practical uses does this have, besides for authenticator
hardware (like two-factor "usb sticks" etc) ?
| {
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C hyper reference - adamnemecek
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/~simpsons/char/
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Cheyana
This is great, thanks for posting it.
| {
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Where in the world is Eduardo Saverin (story from early Facebook) - wmorein
http://larrycheng.com/2009/06/15/where-in-the-world-is-eduardo-saverin/
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byrneseyeview
Looks like Ben Mezrich (fiction author who sold a lot better when he relabeled
his books nonfiction:
[http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The JustDecompile .NET decompiler engine has been open-sourced - jbevain
https://github.com/telerik/JustDecompileEngine
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exhilaration
How does this compare to dotPeek from JetBrains?
[https://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/](https://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/)
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felickz2
Much better for newer features... f... | {
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} |
Relicensing the GraphQL specification - Sujan
https://code.facebook.com/posts/121714468491809/relicensing-the-graphql-specification/
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dfee
This is huge news. The specification is licensed via the OWFA
[http://www.openwebfoundation.org/legal/the-
owf-1-0-agreement...](http://www.openwebfoundation.org/legal/the-
o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Osquery Security Audit - hiby007
http://yahoo-security.tumblr.com/post/118445868880/osquery-security-audit
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kbar13
It would be cool if there were links to the reports and/or more detail about
the issues they found.
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lstyls
Agreed, without details for others to learn from this post seems little more
than se... | {
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} |
Jonathan Riddell forced out of Kubuntu against the Kubuntu Council's wishes - amyjess
http://lwn.net/Articles/645973/
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sciurus
There's a good explanation of the players involved at
[https://kver.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/making-sense-of-the-
ku...](https://kver.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/making-sense-of-the-
kubu... | {
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Misleading charts of 2015, fixed - mikek
http://qz.com/580859/the-most-misleading-charts-of-2015-fixed/
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freditup
I would argue the last "good" chart example, a chart of mass-shootings per
president, is misleading as it compares four two-term presidents (Obama, W.
Bush, Clinton, and Reagan) to a single-term pres... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to build something that lasts 10k years - wpietri
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190611-how-to-build-something-that-lasts-10000-years
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vincnetas
Finland is building nuclear waste storage facility which is planned to last
for 100.000 years.
There are quite few interesting design decisions to be made takin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Where is the fashionable mathematics? - karlicoss
https://xenaproject.wordpress.com/2020/02/09/where-is-the-fashionable-mathematics/
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dwheeler
Article says:
> 1\. There is a large community of mathematicians out there who simply cannot
> join these communities because the learning curve is too high and much of
... | {
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} |
HTC Willfully Violates the GPL in T-Mobile's New G2 Android Phone - peter123
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/sjs/htc-willfully-violates-gpl-t-mobiles-new-g2-android-phone
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Osiris
What I don't understand is _why_ phone manufactures are even worried about
rooting. If it's about service and warranty, they can... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How Kimberly Clark hacked Redshift optimization saving over $250k - yanivleven
https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2018/2/how-kimberly-clark-saved-250k-platform-powered-tableau-amazon-redshift-and-panoply
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Johnc314
what can you optimize on Redshift? I mean you still need to define data type,
schema distribution k... | {
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} |
Entire Japan coast shifted 2.4 metres, earth axis moves ten inches - kevruger
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Japan+earthquake+factbox+Entire+Japan+coast+shifted+metres+earth+axis+moves+inches/4425617/story.html
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tokenadult
For someone who has lived through a massive earthquake (as I did in Taiwan in
1989), the... | {
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} |
Freelance: Junior Data analyst - reggiepret
Hi,
I am currently living in Boston, MA for around 4 months and can remotely help out with data analysis and a bit of model building. I am fresh out of the Udacity Data analyst nano-degree and Stanford Machine Learning Edx (Andrew Nq's course). My background is in Chemi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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What happens when GitHub decides you're not a human - type0
http://www.stevenmaude.co.uk/posts/what-happens-when-github-decides-youre-not-a-human
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mekicha
It would be interesting to know how the 'harmless' bot came to that
conclusion. On a serious note, I do entertain the fear of losing my work or
files on a ser... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Nushell – A New Type of Shell - diablo1
https://www.nushell.sh/
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_jal
> For a quick start we recommend you to read our book
That... is not a good way to entice me to try something.
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mden
Just curious why you think so. Bash manuals tend to be pretty long and it
seems they also provide a quick reference for c... | {
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} |
Tell HN: Couldn't Sleep Last Night, Wrote a (No-Flash) HTML5 Viewer for YouTube - ComputerGuru
http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/watch-youtube-videos-in-html5/
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ComputerGuru
I was bored last night and browsing YouTube in bed on my MacBook, and as
usual, when I reached an HD video the fans kicked in and the laptop ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple and Cisco Partner to Deliver Fast Lane for iOS Enterprise Users - davidbarker
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/08/31Apple-and-Cisco-Partner-to-Deliver-Fast-Lane-for-iOS-Enterprise-Users.html
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mtgx
Fast lane? Really?
~~~
ocdtrekkie
It doesn't sound like this is actually a net neutrality thing, just a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
WeWork calls time on free beer and wine at North American sites - pseudolus
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/30/wework-ends-free-beer-wine-north-american-sites
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mpochwat
Given the cost cutting situation with Softbank, not that surprised.
I've worked in a dozen different Wework locations (as a digit... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: HackerNews user search engine - sideproject
https://hackernews.club
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sideproject
Hello HN'ers,
I wanted an easier way to search for users of HackerNews, view their
submissions and comments.
There are lots of things I wanted to include, but just wanted to get this out
there to get some feedback. Would ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Graylog2 v0.20.0 released - lennartkoopmann
http://graylog2.org/wow/such/0.20.0/
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atmosx
By going through the page I understood:
* Graylog2 is probably version 2 of Graylog (fair enough) * It's a data analytics platform, where you can feed your syslog. * Has a REST interface
What I would like to understand b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How long to commit to your startup? - akg
It's very common that I hear, "most startups fail because the founders gave up too early". Surely, determination and tenacity goes a long way in creating a startup, but at what point do you decide to cut your losses and move on.<p>I find that the more time I put into... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Norwegian ISP: dig your own fiber trench, save $400 - tewks
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/norwegian-isp-dig-your-own-fiber-trench-save-400.ars
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abstractbill
_The obvious downside is that passionate customers are more likely to complain
whenever they see shortcomings in the product._
That is... | {
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} |
Texas cancer researcher was called ‘foolish’, then won the Nobel Prize (2018) - new_guy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/25/texas-scientist-was-called-foolish-arguing-immune-system-could-fight-cancer-then-he-won-nobel-prize/
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gojomo
In the very early 80s, as a middle-school student in the suburbs of... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Alexis and Steve are leaving Reddit - shimon
http://blog.reddit.com/2009/10/fare-thee-well-reddit.html
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zck
On one hand, I'm a little surprised. On the other, I'm not:
[http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9clji/where_did_m...](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9clji/where_did_my_post_about_searsc... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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ReMarkable MicroSD Hack - davisr
http://www.davisr.me/projects/remarkable-microsd/
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davisr
This is my hack. I submitted it hoping that it will inspire a discussion about
other cool hacks.
| {
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} |
McDonald's All-Day Breakfast Takes Toll on Jack in the Box - makphir
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-17/mcdonald-s-all-day-breakfast-takes-toll-on-jack-in-the-box-sales
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herbst
Would be interesting as you are a specific target audience.
Do any of you guys even eat at McDonalds? I mean sure i did ... | {
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} |
Anatomy of LinkedIn Options Bet That Probably Lost Money: Chart - princeb
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-13/anatomy-of-linkedin-options-bet-that-probably-lost-money-chart
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princeb
posted in reference to
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11895582](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11895582)... | {
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Why are more than 10M homes vacant in India? - koolhead17
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32644293
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chdir
For a working class person with no black income (unaccounted/un-taxed), home
buying experience has deteriorated in this housing boom. Builders often don't
sell you directly. They forward you to a mi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Conference Codes of Conduct: Is 'Ladies Lingerie' a Harmless Joke or Harassment? - rustcharm
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/is-this-old-lingerie-joke-harmless-or-harassment/559760/?single_page=true
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rustcharm
This is our future.
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Best Way to Get Started with ML Using JavaScript? - ___karim
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sonabinu
Andrej Karpathy's blog has examples of JavaScript implementation of Neural
Networks.
[https://github.com/karpathy/convnetjs](https://github.com/karpathy/convnetjs)
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adriansky
Have you try Tensorflow.js to run ML on the browser. ... | {
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} |
Complete, Persistent Compromise of Netgear Wireless Routers - Hoff
http://shadow-file.blogspot.com/2013/10/complete-persistent-compromise-of.html
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zdw
This, along with bufferbloat [1], is why you run OpenWRT or another similarly
modern, fully open source distro on your home routers.
Right now, the best suppor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What do you think of Cloud Computing? - alexcasalboni
I would like to keep this question open and span both technical and non-technical aspects/values/problems/doubts, gathering both direct users' and outsiders' thoughts.
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lucasjcm
You should Dale Carnegie's book, How to Win Fr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Lessons learned from declined job applications - thomson
https://medium.com/business-startup-development-and-more/553c44bb57ca
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jonsterling
A lot of good lessons to be found in here---but not necessarily the ones the
author intended to write about, perhaps.
This entire post seems like a last-ditch attempt to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Here's Why You Read Reviews First, BEFORE Buying (read the comments) - edburgess
http://jaypeeonline.net/wordpress-plugins/wp-member/
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DisposaBoy
> don’t know what the plugin is like as i’ve not been able to use it!
Not to detract from the issue here but that quote seeed a little strange to
me. Something's no... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Real-time simulations of muscle-based locomotion - mh-cx
http://vimeo.com/87494655
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mh-cx
More details:
[http://www.goatstream.com/research/thesis/index.html](http://www.goatstream.com/research/thesis/index.html)
| {
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Ask HN: How do you see Ask HN question beyond last 84? - techsin101
There is no way to sort, or go back. But links are alive, if you saved them. I literally can't view questions asked a month ago.<p>Is there a way to go back to older ask hn
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kentbrew
[https://web.archive.org/web/*/news.ycombinator.com](http... | {
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DAG Rosenstein’s “Responsible Encryption” Demand Is Bad - DiabloD3
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/deputy-attorney-general-rosensteins-responsible-encryption-demand-bad-and-he
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liquidise
This is a well-written piece that takes a step toward clearly discussing tech
security issues in laymen's terms. Which i... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
This Stripped-Down Blogging Tool Exemplifies Antisocial Media - jonbaer
https://www.wired.com/story/this-stripped-down-blogging-tool-exemplifies-antisocial-media
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Simulacra
Sounds like the very early days of web logging.
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Request for developers: Freeciv web client - roschdal
http://code.google.com/p/freeciv-forever/wiki/FreecivWebClientRequestForDevelopers
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roschdal
Developers are hereby invited to participate in this open source project with
the aim of creating a version of Civilization which can be played online in a
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Twitter open sourced twemcache, its memcached fork - zxypoo
http://engineering.twitter.com/2012/07/caching-with-twemcache.html
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facorreia
The Memcached maintainer's reaction to this sudden, large code drop of a fork
and the way it was communicated to the community:
<https://github.com/twitter/twemcache/issues... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The day I became a millionaire - dsr12
https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-day-i-became-a-millionaire-55d7dc4d8293
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krallja
Post: (2015)
The actual day it happened: 2006
| {
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} |
Gowalla MILF (terrible linkbait, but clever) - jacquesm
http://gowallamilf.bram.us/
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jacquesm
That's a really clever thing, to take an existing and very catchy acronym,
then to tack on a new meaning. There has to be a better use for that trick!
If you could somehow get rid of the feeling of 'I've been tricked' ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Startup School Radio: How Optimizely Knew It Was on to Something Big - loyalelectron
https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-startup-school-radio-how-optimizely-knew-it-was-on-to-something-big
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lubos
People who paid them up-front were basically companies they've done some
business with before.
It's good to work your ... | {
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Most time management is rubbish - oscardelben
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2009/03/26/most-time-management-is-rubbish-here-are-ten-things-that-work-for-me/
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chime
Overall, I agree that time management does not work for everyone in the same
way. I certainly hate Outlook yelling at me 10 times a day about doing ... | {
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A Primer on Bézier Curves, §39: B-Splines - TheRealPomax
https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/#bsplines
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TheRealPomax
After several years of people asking for a section on B-Splines in the "Primer
on Bézier Curves" I've finally been able to add the maths, graphics, and
explanations for how these type of curves wor... | {
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Bullshit jobs and the yoke of managerial feudalism - wyclif
https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/06/29/bullshit-jobs-and-the-yoke-of-managerial-feudalism
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perfunctory
One of my most favorite essays on the subject: [0]
In February 1968 New York City sanitation workers went on strike. After just
six days a ... | {
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New FreeBSD Code of Conduct - ksec
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2020-June/001959.html
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mkl
See discussion from a few hours ago:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23471365](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23471365)
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kstenerud
Good! I like seeing a short CoC that describes t... | {
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Cruz, Lee, Duffy Increase Scrutiny on Obama Planned Internet Giveaway - gist
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2765
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gist
For reference:
[http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/13/ted-cruz-asks-doj-
revie...](http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/13/ted-cruz-asks-doj-review-com-
pricing/)
| {
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Google should highlight all similar places on maps - rajeshbatra
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dalke
As in, all the places with a karst topography in one color, all the places
with a population density of more than 1000/sq km another color, and those
places with wild rabbit populations a third?
In other words, what does "similar" mean, how ... | {
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} |
The Rise of the 1099 Economy: More Americans Are Becoming Their Own Bosses - edward
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2012/07/25/the-rise-of-the-1099-economy-more-americans-are-becoming-their-own-bosses/
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jacquesm
More people starting out for themselves can have several causes, and one of
those strongly cor... | {
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} |
Web developers: Help us with our market analysis - tzaman
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2FTRC55
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tzaman
Hey, we are conducting a small market analysis and we kindly ask if you could
take 2 minutes to answer 16 short questions. (The target market are web
developers)
| {
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} |
Trump's executive order targets political bias at Twitter and Facebook: draft - tobltobs
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trumps-executive-order-targets-political-bias-at-twitter-and-facebook-draft-idUSKBN2340MW
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pr_nik
The gameplan might be to build a direct connection bet... | {
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Please – A Cross-Language Build System - nikolay
https://please.build
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qznc
I'd say meson is the most direct competitor. They don't mention it in the FAQ
though.
[http://mesonbuild.com/](http://mesonbuild.com/)
~~~
lolikoisuru
>supported languages include C, C++, D, Fortran, Java, Rust
So it isn't general pur... | {
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} |
Livejournal Done Right: The Case for a Social Network with Built-in Privacy - randomwalker
http://33bits.org/2009/09/09/livejournal-done-right-the-case-for-a-social-network-with-built-in-privacy/
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neilk
Thanks for writing this, Arvind. I've often tried to explain what was good
about LJ to other technologists.
... | {
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Corkboard app, all in HTML/CSS/Javascript - timothyjcoulter
http://corkboard.me
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timothyjcoulter
Hey! Go to <http://corkboard.me> instead of the link set by ycombinator.
corkboard.me automatically gives each person their own personal corkboard, but
it does this through a 302 redirect. I should probably change ... | {
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} |
Show HN: Blackhole – semantic and modular SASS / CSS framework - alinseba
http://www.html5depot.com/blackhole
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blackhole
This looks like a nice CSS framework, but I am beginning to regret my choice
of username.
~~~
alinseba
Hehe, no problem. Thanks for the feedback.
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mosselman
I like Jane Doe
| {
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The top 25 UK web 2.0 start ups | The Register - brett
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/16/the_top_25_uk_web_startups/
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sharpshoot
I don't think these are the "top 25" UK web 2.0 startups. I think i'll write
an alternative list.
~~~
danw
"With no agenda other than they're interesting, here's 25 UK-based sta... | {
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} |
100 Awesome PR Tools Which Get Press and Exposure for Startups - dannydonchev
https://justreachout.io/blog/pr-tools-which-get-press-exposure-for-startups/
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joshmn
Nice list. Comprehensive list. Obviously, they'll put themselves first, but I
don't mind especially considering the transparency:
> Cons: “Free demo”... | {
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Why rats can't vomit, and why humans do - marketer
http://www.ratbehavior.org/vomit.htm
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ojbyrne
My sister has pet rats, and I had to babysit them for a while. They're
actually really cool, smart and interesting. I recently finished the book "The
Omnivore's Dilemma" which draws a lot of parallels between rats ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
An AI can simulate an economy millions of times to create fairer tax policy - doener
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/05/1001142/ai-reinforcement-learning-simulate-economy-fairer-tax-policy-income-inequality-recession-pandemic
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rodiger
I'm all for more data-driven policy. However, I think it's tough for ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Update your Kindle or it will stop working - blahedo
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/your-kindle-is-going-to-stop-working-unless-you-update-by-22-march/ar-AAgBBrq
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tzs
That's a bit of an overstatement. If you don't update your Kindle it will
continue to work as an e-reader. Content already on it will k... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
San Francisco homeless tax helps spur departure of another high-profile company - jackfoxy
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2019/11/san-franciscos-homeless-tax-helps-spur-departure-of-another-high-profile-company/
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Fjolsvith
Capitalism allows freedom to escape socialism.
| {
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} |
Ask HN: What are your recommended books from 2015 - hobolord
What books have you read in 2015 that you'd recommend to others, fiction and nonfiction both welcome.<p>I'll start with a fiction book of "A Fine Balance"- Rohinton Mistry and a nonfiction book of "The Psychopath Test"-Ron Jonso... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Dissastisfied, Some Wall Street Technologists Flee for Start-Up Life - sak84
http://www.observer.com/2010/media/programming-dummies-dissastisfied-some-wall-street-technologists-flee-start-life
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nsoonhui
But even quants are not immune to the feeling that what they're doing for a living is not adding... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Do you think it is a good idea to invest in an Apple Computer? - sanosuke
I'm only interested in taking a look at the Swift programming language. And there is some articles saying that it will become Open Source later in this year. So I don't know if it is a good investment, Apple computers are expen... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Important Changes to Mandrill - ceylanismail
http://blog.mailchimp.com/important-changes-to-mandrill/
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rwhitman
Seriously cannot trust a new product offering from _anyone_ these days.
Newsletters and transactional emails are _not_ the same service. I signed up a
client for transactional emails on Mandrill becau... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Reclaim your abandonware - bradleybuda
https://alva.link/post/reclaim-your-abandonware/
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bradleybuda
Since the page title isn't very clear: this is a mini-tutorial on how to us a
disassembler to patch the recently abandoned Twitter for Mac app to support
280 character tweets. Mods, feel free to update to a more ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Migrating from Google Analytics - gorkemcetin
https://thomashunter.name/posts/2018-12-28-migrating-from-google-analytics
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georgewfraser
If you are thinking of migrating away from GA, I highly recommend you move to
a data warehouse based solution, where you store each _event_ permanently in a
data warehouse like ... | {
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} |
Most volunteering is a waste of time for anyone except the volunteer - jseliger
http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/most-volunteering-is-a-waste-of-time-for-anyone-except-the-volunteer/
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ghshephard
The article mentions this, but it certainly bears repeating - the _best_ kind
of volunteers are the ones who h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Gradberry Spamming GitHub Users - JoshTriplett
Gradberry appears to be mass-spamming contributors to various github repositories. See http://pastebin.com/mmjkUY0w for one example, and https://twitter.com/jacobian/status/585287293860093952 for another.
======
swang
Omniref also ... | {
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} |
Extraordinary support? You’d better blow my mind. - mootothemax
http://tbbuck.com/extraordinary-support-youd-better-blow-my-mind/
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nmcfarl
Personally I’d never claim to offer extraordinary support - the expense is
insane. There are cheaper ways to brand - with much smaller downsides.
My experience is that peo... | {
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} |
Professional racial discrimination testers in St. Louis, circa 1992 - Alex3917
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6921625143558152171&q=%22true+colors%22+discrimination&total=6&start=0&num=100&so=0&type=search&plindex=5
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byrneseyeview
That is an interesting story. What would be _really_ interesting, thou... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Any companies allow 2-3 months off/year - anonhippie
I genuinely love software engineering and am pretty good at it but am not an internet famous engineer. I also love travel/adventuring and don't want to wait for retirement before I can take long, frequent (annually) hiking/climbing/surfin... | {
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} |
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