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A Deeply Provincial View of Free Speech - iron0013
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/harpers-letter-free-speech/614080/
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rbecker
> That the signatories of a letter denouncing a perceived constriction of
> public speech are among their industries’ highest-paid and most widely
> published figures... | {
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Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing - qhoxie
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/06/netbooks-and-the-death-of-x86-computing/
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pmjordan
The end of the x86 architecture has been announced a couple of times now, even
by intel itself. (keyword: IA-64) I'd be surprised to see non-x86 chips
succeed in the netbook arena. The... | {
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} |
The unending quest to explain consciousness - hoffmannesque
https://www.bookforum.com/print/2604/the-unending-quest-to-explain-consciousness-23772
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mellosouls
My personal preference is for _panexperientialism_ (essentially a bare bones
panpsychism), with the idea that the phenomenon is somehow connected with
cha... | {
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} |
Design like it’s 1999 - oftenwrong
https://exclusive-design.vasilis.nl/design-like-its-1999/
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notahacker
In 99, the screenreader would have serenaded him with visitor counters "This
website has had over [graphic without alt text] visitors since July 1997" and
"This site works best in Microsoft Internet Explorer ... | {
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Google Techtalk: Financial Markets as Computer Networks - babyshake
http://youtube.com/?v=GtPNsDbv1V8
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playxx
I can not find the video. Do you know where it is ???
Thanks.
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Like it or not: Millennials are here to stay - athroop
http://blog.rypple.com/2010/10/millennials-are-here-to-stay/
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gaius
_Millennials grew up with constant communication through MSN, IM, BBM, Skype,
etc. And then things moved to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn everything and
everyone is at our fingertips._
You ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How can a mechanical engineer contribute to tech or any startup? - hotshot
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denismars
I studied Mech Eng. and Physics but now spend most of my time building
software related technologies. I think the big take away from my Mech Eng.
degree is that I've learnt how to solve technical and non-technical pr... | {
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} |
Stopify – An experimental, web-based code editor - sjrd
http://www.stopify.org/
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nomel
The VB6 IDE, in the 90's, had a great feature where you could arbitrarily drag
the execution point around. It was incredibly useful for basically zero
iteration time for development. Add a breakpoint, step over your code, and ... | {
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} |
AI May Have Finally Decoded the Bizarre, Mysterious 'Voynich Manuscript' - jkestelyn
https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-may-have-finally-decoded-the-bizarre-mysterious-voynich-manuscript
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qubex
Interesting.
Of course proposed Voynich Manuscript decipherments are a dime a dozen, and
even here on Hacker News account... | {
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Why Cruise Ships Are My Favorite Remote Work Location (2013) - syncopatience
http://tynan.com/cruisework
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okket
Previous discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6697416](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6697416)
(~3 yrs ago, 311 comments)
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legohead
Recently took a vacation on a cruise ship.... | {
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Jia Jiang's 100 Days of Rejection - francinemathews
http://act.mtv.com/posts/jia-jiang-100-days-of-rejection-interview/
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joelrunyon
First time I've seen an MTV link on Hacker News :)
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daliusd
That reminded me this. 100 rejections:
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyySRgrYsU](http://www.youtube.com/watc... | {
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Dozens of companies found open to SAP bug patched years ago - based2
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/dozens-of-companies-breached-through-sap-bug-patched-years-ago/
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based2
[http://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/797/SAP.html](http://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/797/SAP.html)
[http://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/50... | {
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Researchers wrestle with a privacy problem - cryoshon
http://www.nature.com/news/researchers-wrestle-with-a-privacy-problem-1.18396
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ClintEhrlich
This is an interesting dilemma, but it's only one minute example of the very
real toll that "privacy" inflicts on society. Reasonable people can disagree
about whether... | {
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} |
World Map Of Social Networks Shows Facebook's Global Dominance - iProject
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/06/10/facebook-is-eating-the-world-except-for-china-and-russia-world-map-of-social-networks/
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jgroome
I wonder why "Google+ stats are not displayed by Google Trends for Websites"?
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loceng
Well ... | {
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A Trip Down the Graphics Pipeline - ironchief
http://doc-ok.org/?p=1057
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chollida1
Rats, I thought this meant that this book:
[http://www.amazon.ca/Jim-Blinns-Corner-Graphics-
Pipeline/dp/...](http://www.amazon.ca/Jim-Blinns-Corner-Graphics-
Pipeline/dp/1558603875)
was being freely released:(
Great book, fo... | {
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} |
Core API – Hypermedia Driven Web APIs - St-Clock
http://www.coreapi.org/
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St-Clock
I found this today and I really like (1) how the document layer is decoupled
from the encoding layer, and how it specifies discoverability (HATEOAS?).
Here is an example of a server application using Django REST Framework and the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Review my idea - iwearyourtshirt.com - hellweaver666
Hi guys,<p>I'm off travelling later this year with my wife, it's something we've been dreaming of doing for many years and are now finally after five years of hard work clearing debt in a position to make it a reality. I really want to make this an amazing... | {
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Progressively loading CSS – changes coming to Chrome - jaffathecake
https://jakearchibald.com/2016/link-in-body/
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blairanderson
> At Chrome, we like the IE/Edge behaviour, so we're going to align with it.
> This allows the progressive rendering pattern of CSS described above.
Kudos for chrome giving a nod to MS... | {
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} |
Requests-HTML: HTML Parsing for Humans - ingve
https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests-html
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kmike84
+1 to make nicer APIs! It is always good to have more high-quality API designs
to look at.
That said, it looks more like an API experiment, not a practical solution for
a day job, at least in its current state:... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia - gscott
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/business/06dyslexia.html?ex=1354597200&en=bb1d155da82e2bb1&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
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Alex3917
"She attributed the greater share in the United States to earlier and more
effective intervention by American schools to help ... | {
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Samsung Had the Product a Year Ago - sanket04
http://rightrelevance.com/?q=tab_type%3D2%26value%3Dstartups%26searchType%3Dfeeds%26start%3D0%26rows%3D30%26location%3D%26isPerson%3D
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anigbrowl
HN Guidelines: Please submit the original source. If a blog post reports on
something they found on another site, submit... | {
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} |
Facebook Chat supports syntax highlighting - OisinMoran
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/5xq3jj/facebook_chat_supports_syntax_highlighting/
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OisinMoran
Note: This does not work on mobile or messenger.com
Does anyone here know of any documentation of this or other hidden gems in FB
chat?
| {
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Show HN: Backdoor – Security CTF Platform - abhikandoi2000
https://backdoor.sdslabs.co/
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abhikandoi2000
Hi. Admin here. Visit chat.sdslabs.co/ for queries.
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jakobdabo
CloudFlare is automatically blocking visitors from the Tor network. This being
a security CTF I suggest you enable Tor users from the CloudF... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Do you use a Video CDN? - Raed667
I'm looking into integrating short-video upload/streaming to a project built on top of Google Cloud.<p>I was wondering if anyone went through this path, and when did you start seeing benefits form using a CDN compared to serving files from GCS ?<p>If you used a CDN, ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Major Rights Org: Blizzard Doesn't Respect the Human Rights of Its Customers - rahuldottech
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3a5xx/blizzard-doesnt-respect-the-human-rights-of-its-customers-major-rights-organization-says
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jrockway
I am not sure how much HN cares about this story (it was mentioned twice, from
w... | {
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} |
Yarn 1.0: Workspaces, auto-merging lockfiles, selective versions resolutions - cpojer
https://code.facebook.com/posts/274518539716230
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orta
A big congrats are in order. Yarn came out just as I started working in the
node ecosystem, and it fixed nearly all my dependency manager problems.
Since then it's evolved ... | {
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} |
Show HN: I built this app to compare health insurance plans - sbashyal
http://pick-a-plan.appspot.com/
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azsromej
thanks, looks nice. I need to compare some plans in a couple weeks so I'll try
this.
~~~
sbashyal
Thanks for trying it out. I'd love to receive your feedback once you use it.
Since the open enrollm... | {
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} |
An NBA Fun Fact About the Shot Clock Software - luccastera
http://www.blogmaverick.com/2008/04/21/an-nba-fun-fact/
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ssharp
While it was indeed a "fact" I have to call into question the "fun".
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Ask HN: Org charts and job titles - aesthetics1
I work for an organization that is currently trying to update job titles and rework the org chart to split off technical versus managerial roles. Is there any information out there to help with this process? We have struggled to find a hierarchical structure that fits ou... | {
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Reverse Kickstarter - badkangaroo
https://plus.google.com/105956130649067247289/posts/4NVu6361GHV
Can someone make a reverse kickstarter web site? For instance, all of the fans of Fire fly pool together money and either ask for someone to do it, or someone offers to do it at specific price points. Then a group is ele... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Aldous Huxley: The Ultimate Revolution (1962) - hownottowrite
http://pulsemedia.org/2009/02/02/aldous-huxley-the-ultimate-revolution/
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Ar-Curunir
Here's a link to the actual interview itself. It's one and a half hours long,
so pretty long.
[http://youtu.be/RpwOmwysqJ8](http://youtu.be/RpwOmwysqJ8)
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domin... | {
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Grand Rapids has become a midwestern economic star generating industrial jobs - prostoalex
https://www.city-journal.org/html/manufacturing-comeback-15833.html
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karmicthreat
I currently work in GR as a software developer so if you want the inside scoop
contact me.
I will say Grand Rapids currently has some issue... | {
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} |
The “Shitcoin” Moment in Congress - ibz
https://twitter.com/Xentagz/status/1151587356425760774
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Fjolsvith
The speaker in the video is making the argument that the term "Shitcoin" is
used to denote a centralized cryptocurrency (as opposed to decentralized, such
as Bitcoin).
| {
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New SSD-Backed Elastic Block Storage - jeffbarr
http://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ssd-backed-elastic-block-storage/
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jcr
Great submission, but previous discussion is here:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7903097](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7903097)
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jacobscott
Will General Purpose (SS... | {
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Ahead-Of-time (AOT) Compiler Designed for Ruby - ksec
https://github.com/pmq20/ruby-compiler
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bjpbakker
This is /not/ AOT compilation of ruby code.
It simply compiles a ruby interpreter and adds your code to the executable (as
memfs).
The output is an executable that /interprets/ ruby code.
~~~
pmq20
Currentl... | {
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Show HN: The most beautiful places on earth - thlt
http://mostbeautifulplaces.org/
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steve8918
Nice, but you should change the rectangular boxes to rounded corners, the
corners look harsh and ugly.
Also, there's a distance underneath the link, but I have no idea what it means
nor how to change it.
~~~
nyellin... | {
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Ranger - tosh
https://github.com/ranger/ranger/
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bradknowles
From the link:
ranger is a console file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a
minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy.
It ships with rifle, a file launcher that is good at automatically finding out
which pro... | {
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} |
Gmail blacklisted by Spamhaus - fseek
http://blog.sucuri.net/2010/08/gmail-blacklisted-by-spamhaus.html
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jmathai
I work at Yahoo! and we've been blacklisted as well by Spamhaus. I wouldn't
say it's entirely inappropriate because of the sheer volume of email that can
pass through our (or in this case Gmail's) sys... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Cogs bad - willvarfar
http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/18065079081/cogs-bad
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delinka
Maybe people succumb to the hype. Maybe they want the latest shiny running
their own shiny new thing. I'm sure these things contribute greatly.
But I see another aspect to this whole "We Use Shiny Cogs" movement: high... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Progressive loading of high DPI photos - billowycoat
https://www.willmcgugan.com/blog/tech/post/progressive-loading-of-high-dpi-photos/
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hinkley
It's too bad none of the lossy image formats ever implemented a progressive
display mode. PNG has one but the overhead of lossless just isn't manageable
most of the tim... | {
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} |
Who Owns Kafka? (2011) - djoldman
https://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n05/judith-butler/who-owns-kafka
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gwern
> What no one could have predicted, however, is that a trial would eventually
> take place after Esther’s death in which her daughters, Eva and Ruth, would
> claim that no one needs to inventory the materials and ... | {
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Samsung Blu-ray players are rebooting in a loop and nobody knows why - pessimizer
https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-blu-ray-players-are-rebooting-in-a-loop-and-nobody-knows-why/
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mrlonglong
Got one myself but I've not used it for years. Maybe I'll dust it off and see
if it boot loops like a fruit loop!
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Why you should NOT get a free domain name from your web host - elorant
https://purely.space/do-not-get-free-domain-name-from-web-hosting-company/
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why-oh-why
This makes no sense. The domain is not free, there’s a reason why these plans
are yearly: you’re paying for the yearly domain registration as part of the
d... | {
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Do you keep a work journal/diary? How? - gt384u
I've observed over the years that people who I respected as "good at what they do" disproportionately often use a journal to keep track of their work.<p>I'm starting a job soon and want to try doing this for myself as I'd like to be able to reflect on what it is that I d... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Show HN: Notebook.js – render IPython notebooks client-side - jsvine
https://github.com/jsvine/notebookjs
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jsvine
Demo here:
[https://jsvine.github.io/notebookjs/demo/](https://jsvine.github.io/notebookjs/demo/)
| {
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3D Touch: Beyond Peek and Pop - dzlobin
https://medium.com/produkt-blog/3d-force-touch-beyond-peek-pop-c448edc2b1f5#.cb7le2r1w
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cheepin
One interesting thing he brought up is that as a developer, you can't develop
as if everyone is using a 3D Touch device, because they aren't so you just add
some enhancements to... | {
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} |
What we get wrong about time - quickfox
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191203-what-we-get-wrong-about-time
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netfl0
> The more memories you can create for yourself in everyday life, the longer
> your life will feel when you look back.
The article is about our perception of time passing, not really about ti... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Edward Snowden speaks at Sam Adams award presentation in Moscow - vrepsys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48zQ7q7VxYI
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Intimatik
I Wish I was there to shake his hand.
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Three Dead Protocols - englishm
http://blog.annharter.com/2015/07/15/three-dead-protocols.html
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userbinator
I think trivial protocols like this are a good thing to start with for
educational purposes, because implementing one correctly does require quite a
bit of effort for someone who has had no experience with... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Virtual Linux dev workstation: how to recover from crashes? - dredmorbius
https://plus.google.com/+TreyHarris/posts/8oysaczh9J2
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dredmorbius
More generally: Trey makes an excellent argument for the importance of _user
state_ , in a workstation context. This is a matter I've become increasingly
despondant on myse... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Leaked audios: US embassy and opposition organised coup in Bolivia (Spanish) - sudoaza
https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/politica/2019/11/12/revelan-audios-que-ligan-a-la-oposicion-y-a-eu-en-la-asonada-6709.html
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rasabatino
Evo Morales tried to run for a 4th term against the law (Bolivia has a 2 term
limit, but... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The "other mobile data" - danw
http://www.pikesoft.com/blog/index.php?itemid=170
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sanj
The problem I tend to have with cross platform "data driven" architectures is
that the interfaces (both UI and API) end up at the lowest common denominator.
Now, to be fair, this is more an issue of cross platform than of dat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to read Hacker News – what mistake I made for 2 years - nickfos
I am reading Hacker News for the last 2 years. It's been a really good source of information relevant to tech and startups, which I am interested. Recently I became a member to ask a question.
Not much feedback came back except from some kind advice... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is Facebook making an airplane? - sargun
https://www.facebook.com/careers/department?dept=infrastructure&req=a0IA000000CzHxYMAV
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sargun
There is also this position:
[https://www.facebook.com/careers/department?dept=infrastruct...](https://www.facebook.com/careers/department?dept=infrastructure&req=a0IA000000Cz... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Android development has its own Swift - hasseg
http://blog.futurice.com/android-development-has-its-own-swift
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jo_
I feel like this overlooks one of the more fundamental problems to Android
development. It's not an issue with Java, it's an issue of Android being a
cathedral of complexity. There are four dozen wa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Welcome To The Mytro - tcohen
http://launch.it/launch/mytro
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jdbiggs
Wow, thanks guys. I didn't expect to see this this morning.
| {
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Ask HN: Good resources on the Business / Legal side of a UK Startup - JohnLBevan
Having read a number of articles on how start ups come about I've decided to knock up some code and get something on line soon. I have a few big ideas, but reading these articles has suggested to me it's best to start with something si... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Venture Capitalists – Do your frigging job – Double Down - orenbarzilai
https://medium.com/group-11/ventures-capitalist-do-your-frigging-job-double-down-132b2b6f65b3
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verdverm
TL;DR crazy rant
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The Evolution of Character Codes 1874-1968 (2012) [pdf] - gumby
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.96.678&rep=rep1&type=pdf
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kryptiskt
"By January 15, 1915, the Western Union Telegraph Company had begun using a
printing telegraph system that combined aspects of the Murray and Morkrum
codes.... | {
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} |
Judge blocks top Uber engineer from working on self-driving vehicles - chrshawkes
https://www.hipstercode.com/blog/127/
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sushid
This is a poor "article." The commentary at the end is especially off-putting.
This [http://www.businessinsider.com/a-judge-just-banned-ubers-
for...](http://www.businessinsider.com/a-... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Rejected By Apple? Sell Your iPhone App Yourself, Profit - brm
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/9/rejected-by-apple-sell-your-iphone-app-yourself-profit-aapl-
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zain
The Ad-hoc model requires considerable effort for the purchaser and especially
the developer. The dev has to enter in the device UID for every si... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is Google Hiring? (and other big tech companies) - kernoble
Does anyone know what Google's current hiring outlook is? I know they slowed hiring a few months ago. So are they still reducing headcount growth? Are they only considering really exceptional or specialized candidates?<p>I know several people who... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tesla’s Earnings Indicate Some Customer Cancellations - neuralnetwork
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/teslas-earnings-indicate-some-customer-cancellations/
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calopetreep
A more cynical person might suggest the tone of this article was related to
recent events elsewhere in the NYT. The real meat of the ar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Should I quit now or wait for an hypothetical acquisition? - throwaway_gp
American company, New York. The company is sinking. Founders want to sell.
The company has mainly been funded by "SAFE" investments, with no ensuing VC round (series or seed). I think they raised around $2-3M total like that. T... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Any advice or resources for socially responsible investing? - khyur
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brudgers
It depends on what one considers socially responsible and the forms of
spending one considers investment. I mean, endowing a medical research chair
at a university is a form of investment, but it doesn't offer cash on cash
retur... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
BBC Radio 2 drops Michael Jackson songs from the airwaves - onetimemanytime
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6765963/BBC-Radio-2-drops-Michael-Jackson-songs-airwaves-child-sex-abuse-claims.html
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onetimemanytime
Interesting...on one hand it _appears_ that he likely molested children. On
the other hand he ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Leaving The New York Times - uptown
https://medium.com/@harrisj/leaving-the-new-york-times-bb3e73adc61f
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danso
Jake is one of the most forward-thinkingc and creative of the technologists in
the entire news industry...his essays on the potential and limitations of data
and digital applications are must-reads fo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is there a browser extension that re-flows heavily paginated articles? - brownbat
Readability and similar extensions reflow pages, but I haven't found one that pulls clickbait all onto one page yet, despite widespread hate for unnecessary pagination.[0] Am I missing one, or is it too challenging to have a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday? - guu
Subversion was created because the authors were frustrated with problems in CVS[0].<p>What's a piece of software you find essential that you wish you could replace or rewrite?<p>[0]: <a href="http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7&... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Young Greek entrepreneurs: 'We are unfazed' - YeGoblynQueenne
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/10/vc-money-pours-into-greek-start-ups.html
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thr34280998
I had some exposure to Greek startup scene and know most companies mentioned
here. Business is doable if your company is registered outside Greece, and
Greek branch i... | {
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Ask HN: What's going to be the next big thing? - livus
We have seen the emergence and potential disruption of VR, Autonomous cars and extensive research being done in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Mining et al in the past few years.<p>What according to you would be the next disruptive technology whic... | {
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Instagram Now Teens Most Used Social Platform - atlasunshrugged
https://piper2.bluematrix.com/sellside/EmailDocViewer?encrypt=3aac149e-6526-47aa-af46-f75b785e29cf&mime=pdf&co=Piper&id=kleswing@businessinsider.com
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atlasunshrugged
"Our 36th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey included results from
8,600 te... | {
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} |
Ask HN: have you ever marketed the same product under two different names? - Timothee
I remember that, a few years ago, two French smog check companies had ad campaigns explicitely comparing each other, even though they were actually owned by the same group and were providing the same service, just under two differe... | {
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Google Agrees to Censor Encyclopedia Dramatica Entry in Australia - stakent
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2010-01-17-n25.html
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jonny_noog
I just don't know what to say anymore. As an Australian, I am ashamed and
baffled at the way my government has been handling Internet policy lately.
Their treatment of the i... | {
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} |
Ask HN: The Best April Fools’ Day jokes - bartkappenburg
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scrollaway
AF has gotten annoying as hell. The only time it's actually cool is when it
ends up into cool tech but that is rare enough - Google's pokemon game is neat
I guess.
Like many people in tech, I dread Aprl 1st. I have to stay away from my news... | {
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} |
Eating out increases levels of phthalates in the body, study finds - pmoriarty
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/29/eating-out-increases-levels-of-phthalates-in-the-body-study-finds
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pluma
Sounds like this is mostly about fast food chains, not restaurants in general.
It also seems like this story shou... | {
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} |
In search of a European Google - SandB0x
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/06/europe-google-silicon-valley-digital-industry
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CM30
Personally (as someone from Europe), I'd say the general reasons we don't have
an equivalent tp Google or Silicon Valley or any of that sort of thing are
more that:
1\. ... | {
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} |
Can you beat a quantum computer? - efangs
https://mindi.io
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iliazin
Pretty cool, this took me awhile to solve.
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akosenko
took me 10 seconds, lol
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mskoenz
I can :D but larger instances might be tricky...
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winklerg
more levels please
| {
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Dear Apple: Please use these ideas to modernize the Mac - jseliger
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/06/back-to-the-mac-modernizing-apples-aging-computer-lineup/
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PhantomGremlin
The main problem is the way Apple is organized. It's what people have called a
“unitary organizational form”.[1]
Which means there isn... | {
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} |
For Workers, Less Flexible Companies - 001sky
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/business/for-workers-less-flexible-companies.html?hp
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patio11
Anecdotally: while the NYT suggests that two employees who are
indistinguishable from one another make it easier to grant them flexible
hours, I think that tactically, you... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
CPU.fail - razer6
https://cpu.fail/
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dang
Submissions of lists, like this home page, lead to lowest-common-denominator
discussions. People focus on what the list items have in common and its
gravity prevents specific items from gaining liftoff. Specific discussions
tend to go deeper than generic ones, so we're g... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google Now for Chrome - jaseemabid
http://www.google.com/landing/now/#
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jtokoph
I've had to disable Google Now in Chrome on my machines.
I check the Chicago weather where my parents live, once. Now I get constant
notifications about the current weather in Chicago.
I looked up a sporting event score for a frien... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Oregon Just Voted to Legalize Duplexes on Almost Every City Lot - jseliger
https://www.sightline.org/2019/06/30/oregon-just-voted-to-legalize-duplexes-on-almost-every-city-lot
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davidw
This was super stressful to follow along the whole path in the legislature. We
turned out some YIMBY's to meet our state rep here... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do you use rm safely or which trash utility are you using? - xstartup
I accidentally rmed files which I had not committed to a repo. I tested several other utilities which should send the files.<p>a) trash-cli python - didn't work, I got some error<p>b) nodejs one - worked but the files sent to trash ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Getty Images sues Microsoft over new online photo tool - wfjackson
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/04/getty-images-microsoft-lawsuit-idUSL1N0R52DI20140904
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leepowers
_The widget, he said, goes well beyond a search tool by helping websites embed
copyrighted images for commercial use. Getty 's own embedding... | {
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} |
If the Media Covers You, You’d Better Bring an Audience - WadeF
http://observer.com/2012/11/out-of-reach-if-the-media-covers-you-youd-better-bring-an-audience/
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dmor
This is exactly why simply hiring a PR firm when you want to build awareness
is never enough for a startup. I don't think what the Observer is po... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Checkout by Amazon now works without leaving your site - timf
https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business/cba
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vanessa
This comes without the bogus $30/mo Pro membership fee PayPal charges for
checkout on your site. I have limited experience with both, but sounds like a
score for Amazon to me.
~~~
nhebb
Ma... | {
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} |
Writing udev rules for development boards (2016) - luu
https://lab.whitequark.org/notes/2016-11-20/writing-udev-rules-for-development-boards/
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jhallenworld
Well one thing missing is ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1" for /dev/ttyACM
devices. This should really be the default, IMHO. Otherwise Linux tries to
send AT com... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple’s Lower Prices Are All Part of The Plan - px
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/technology/apples-lower-prices-are-all-part-of-the-plan.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all
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tatsuke95
Price is the reason why no manufacturer has been able to compete with the
iPad. It's not only a tremendous product as far as tablet... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The person(s) behind the mirror - CarolineW
https://www.josephkirwin.com/2015/09/16/person_behind_the_mirror/
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chinathrow
"When we published some simple byte matching detection, it appeared that an
“automated system” on that attacker's side would modify the previous version
by doing some simple code manipulation... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Our Space Policy Chickens Have Come Home To Roost - cbell44
http://www.openmarket.org/2011/08/24/our-space-policy-chickens-have-come-home-to-roost/
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michaelpinto
We really got into this mess more than ten years ago -- there hasn't been any
serious investment in NASA since the 70s and yet we expect miracles fro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
If you're drinking tap water, you're consuming plastic pollutants - oftenwrong
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-09-05/if-youre-drinking-tap-water-youre-consuming-plastic-pollutants
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iamNumber4
Also watch out for the dihydrogen monoxide, No matter how good your city's
water treatment plant is they can't get all o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What do you ask a potential employer - a_developer
What questions do you ask a potential employer during a developer interview? In particular, I'm interested in what you ask to see if you're walking into a poorly-run organization or a bad codebase. I'm also interested in what you ask in terms ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I'm fundraising for another billboard, this time for FCC. Save Net Neutrality - kn0thing
https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/save-net-neutrality-billboard-in-fccs-backyard
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vonklaus
While I think this is a great cause I think it is analogous to things like
security by trust v. security by design and the teach a ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mobirise Best Website Maker v2.9.7 is out - Mobirise
https://mobirise.com
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Mobirise
Mobirise Best Site Builder v2.9.7 is out!
What's new:
_Menu:
Now you can change hamburger button color in parameters
_Slider:
Added 'Show Bullets' parameter
Added slide overlay
Added content alignment
_Fixed Code Editor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Don't We Document Our Software? Part 1: False Excuses - jeffspost
http://lookatsoftware.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-dont-we-document-our-software-part.html
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ScottWhigham
Save yourself the time - he sums up at the end of this fluff by saying, "In my
next post I'll examine the real reasons we don't document our... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How are you monitoring source code for secrets? - dvdhnt
I've been researching Static Code Analysis and available implementations. One feature that'd be nice is flagging of secrets, API keys, and passwords. Amazon Macie mentions this as a use case but appears only to work with data in an S3 bucket [1... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Doctors Shouldn’t Be Punished for Giving Prostate Tests - DanBC
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/opinion/why-doctors-shouldnt-be-punished-for-giving-prostate-tests.html?emc=edit_ty_20160107&nl=opinion&nlid=17873594&_r=3
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DanBC
> these are nonlethal cancers that aren’t going anywhere. Screening is really
> g... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What is the emerging state of the art in fuzzing techniques? - hwhatwhatwhat
I'm fairly familiar with the popular tools such as afl and Codenomicon Defensics. But I find the academic literature very opaque and don't really know where to start.<p>If I want to understand the cutting edge of fuzzing tec... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
PeaCoq, a UI for Coq - geal
http://goto.ucsd.edu/~vrobert/coq-en-stock/blog/2015/06/03/introducing-peacoq/
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rubiquity
I can't think of a more perfect name for a UI library for the Coq programming
language. I'll show myself out now.
~~~
Ptival
I've always wondered why people building vim support for Coq did not ... | {
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} |
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