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Diversity quotas suck. Here's why. - leeny
http://blog.alinelerner.com/diversity-quotas-suck-heres-why/
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emsy
> Instead of trying to manage outcomes by focusing on quotas, we should target
> root causes and create the kind of hiring process that will, by virtue of
> being fair and inclusive, bring about the dive... | {
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The solution to (nearly) everything: working less - csantini
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/18/solution-everything-working-less-work-pressure
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peatmoss
I really wish there were jobs out there that let you do this. My ideal work
week is 32 hours, with occasional bursts of more. I've met very f... | {
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Bioengineers turn mouse brains almost completely transparent - omnisci
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/11/clear-brain
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omnisci
This is a perfect example of taking a simple idea and making it big:) We
always clear our brain sections prior to imaging, it's a common practice, but
doing this throughout... | {
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} |
Phasing out C language to prevent heartbleeds - TwistVolt
Because of the well known yet uncaught mistake made by C programmers, causing heartbleed, should we look to other low-level languages like D, that have more forgiving memory management by design.
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solomatov
I think even D, Rust, and others aren't enough... | {
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Rivvr Brings Wireless VR to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive - yurisagalov
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/15/rivvr-brings-wireless-vr-to-the-oculus-rift-and-htc-vive/
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yurisagalov
So I had the chance to try this at the YC Alumni Demo day at the computer
history museum, and it was SUPER cool. Completely wireless and ... | {
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Show HN: Interactive london tube map for desktop and mobile, hammer.js/es6 - esoteric_nonces
https://tubermap.com
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esoteric_nonces
Hi HN,
We've just gotten finished pushing out a new mobile interface update for our
tube map and thought this would be a good opportunity to show it off!
We're using hammer.js for ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What custom hardware do you wish existed? - Austin_Conlon
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domnomnom
Open Source CPU
~~~
thepapanoob
well we're partly there: risc v
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Statement in Regard to DigiCert Revocation and Symantec Distrust - Neil44
https://www.trustico.com/news/2018/digicert-symantec-statement/set-the-record-straight.php
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gregmac
> As the only party other than Trustico® with access to the serial numbers for
> each certificate, only DigiCert® was able to undertake a m... | {
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Ask HN: OpenGateway for recurring billing instead of Chargify/Recurly/Spreedly? - tworats
I ran across http://opengateway.net/ , which is a $99 installable framework for recurring billing. In light of the recent Chargify pricing changes, it seems an attractive alternative since it's a one-time upfront cost and no mo... | {
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We won the Product Hunt Makers Festival 2018: 2-week overview and thank-you note - basilesamel
https://200wordsaday.com/words/so-we-won-something-apparently-2245c0618a5d5f23
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MordodeMaru
Congrats Basile Samel!
~~~
basilesamel
Thanks! :D
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Neural Networks and Suspicious Edge - kgwgk
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-28/neural-networks-and-suspicious-edge
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meri_dian
Computers asking their own insightful questions is a clearer indication of
their intelligence than the answers they give to human generated questions.
| {
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We Need This: A Maps App That Algorithmically Finds You the Scenic Route - cedias
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/we-need-this-a-maps-app-that-algorithmically-finds-you-the-scenic-route/?mbid=social_twitter
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zimpenfish
Unfortunately, the routes for London are rubbish. "Beautiful" goes down
Kingsway which is concr... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Open-source project as startup? - cool-RR
Would it make sense to apply to YC (or to one of its recent imitators) with an open-source project?
If not, then why?<p>It might be a weird idea, but after all, an open-source project makes something people want, it has leverage, and it can sure use some money.<p>So ... | {
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} |
New Radiohead Video done with Live Data - Google Code - dbreunig
http://code.google.com/creative/radiohead/viewer.html
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tlrobinson
Really freakin cool. They give you the raw data to visualize on your own, and
some sample code written in Processing.
I couldn't get the Processing code to work correctly, so I port... | {
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} |
Show HN: Cakcuk, a Command Bot Interface for building CLI on Workspace - isdzulqor
https://cakcuk.io
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isdzulqor
Hi HN!
I'm the creator of Cakcuk. I built Cakcuk for simplifying integration with
HTTP/S endpoints with CLI-based experience on Slack at first. But, preparing
as well to support the other workspaces.
... | {
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} |
Fusion Garage only sold 64 JooJoo Devices? - Hagelin
http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2010/04/14834/
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raimondious
[http://erictric.com/2010/04/23/fusion-garage-exposes-
email-a...](http://erictric.com/2010/04/23/fusion-garage-exposes-email-
addresses-of-all-64-joojoo-customers/#comment-22247)
| {
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CARB Finds New Audi Defeat Device, German Paper Digs Up Smoking Gun Document - B1FF_PSUVM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bertelschmitt/2016/11/06/carb-finds-new-audi-defeat-device-german-paper-digs-up-smoking-gun-document
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B1FF_PSUVM
Hat tip
[https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=aburan28](https://news.ycombinator.c... | {
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Wealthfront launches Bridgewater look-alike risk parity strategy - blobbers
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wealthfront-launches-risk-parity-strategy-designed-to-replicate-bridgewaters-all-weather-fund-300602673.html
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blobbers
This is a big deal in the sense that wealthfront started out as a fairly dumb... | {
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} |
NIL: An experimental eventually-valuable token, initially priced at zero - lun4r
https://0xnil.org
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al2o3cr
Play your cards right, and you too could be part of the _second_ billion-
dollar mistake related to nil.
| {
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Gothenburg's six-hour work day experiment hangs in the balance - ptaipale
http://www.thelocal.se/20160421/gothenburgs-six-hour-work-day-hangs-in-the-balance
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socalnate1
"Deputy Mayor and Moderate party spokesperson Maria Ryden, who is one of the
politicians behind the motion told The Local she felt it was "unfai... | {
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Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Big On International - talhof8
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/500-startups-batch-five/
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knes
This is great that they are starting to look outside of the US for startups.
However, in this batch there not one startup that bring some big innovation or
that ... | {
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} |
Police box: policing a walkable city - oftenwrong
http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2016/04/police-box-policing-walkable-city.html
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sandworm101
Borderline. Police boxes have their downsides. The OP missed one important
distinction between Japanese and North American police architecture: Guns. A
japanese police off... | {
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} |
All-Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV - clouddrover
https://www.thedrive.com/news/31073/the-all-electric-2021-ford-mustang-mustang-mach-e-suv-is-here
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tyingq
I'm mystified with the Mustang branding. There's 55 years of inertia behind
that meaning a 2 door sports car.
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mirimir
It's no worse than a Porsche SUV.... | {
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} |
What Does Mark Zuckerberg Mean When He Says He Wants to Cure Diseases by 2100? - evo_9
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/09/23/495184078/whats-the-prognosis-for-mark-zuckerbergs-3-billion-health-plan
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blackflame7000
It means he's realized he's not gonna live forever so might as well spend some
of his... | {
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} |
VM Computers - signa11
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/vm-computers
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CaptainBern
This was posted a while ago on the gaming subreddit.
The creator posted some interesting comments there so I'll link the original
post:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/h8ayq8/i_made_a_min...](https://www.redd... | {
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Readline in Vim's Insert Mode - resonator
https://github.com/jonhiggs/vim-readline
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thristian
> _Why am I always exiting from insert mode? Because I don 't know the insert
> modes special keys._ > _Why are those special keys so different from
> Readline?_
You were doing it right the first time. Vim's "insert mo... | {
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} |
How the BBB Seal Actually Negatively Impacted Conversions on an ECommerce Site - Oystersaremyfav
https://www.goinflow.com/bbb-seal-conversions/
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db48x
503 errors negatively impact conversions too.
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whatsnewonline
I totally agree with this blog... The BBB is a place people go mainly to
complain (unlike oth... | {
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} |
Doctors are tweeting about coronavirus to make facts go viral - ericzawo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/doctors-are-tweeting-about-coronavirus-to-make-facts-go-viral-11589558880
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user_50123890
How about tweeting these,
1\. The virus mostly spreads through BREATHING/TALKING/COUGHING.
2\. 80% of infections come fr... | {
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} |
Down the Mighty Columbia River, Where a Power Struggle Looms - kbrosnan
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/28/us/columbia-river-privatization.html
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kbrosnan
Privatization of the Bonneville dam's power distribution network will affect
major tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook and others with ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why I went from Python to Go (and not node.js) - grey-area
http://jordanorelli.tumblr.com/post/31533769172/why-i-went-from-python-to-go-and-not-node-js
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ColinWright
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4523611>
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Are Kilian Jornet's Speed Records Too Good to Be True? - gpresot
https://www.outsideonline.com/2324076/ultrarunner-kilian-jornet-everest-controversy
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runnr_az
No. (At least to anyone who's followed his career.) That dude is a total class
act.
As a side note, the article mentions a Seb Montaz-Rosset film that fe... | {
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} |
Tools as a catalyst for culture change - kiyanwang
https://medium.com/@BillHiggins/tools-as-a-catalyst-for-culture-change-f012b2c0b527
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dlwdlw
One issue i've seen is that bad tools create lack of accountability. People
seem perpetually jaded because there is shit down every street they try to
walk down. People s... | {
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} |
Show HN: Encrypted Forms - aytekin
http://www.jotform.com/encrypted-forms/
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aytekin
I am really excited about our new feature that makes forms much more secure
using public/private key encryption.
Here is how it works:
1\. You give us your public key (or we can generate public/private keys for
you on your br... | {
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} |
Why I Moved Back to India After 10+ Years in USA - filipmandaric
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-moved-back-india-after-10-years-usa-nupur-dave
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Inconel
Slightly off topic, but do many people working in SV or at Google find it as
daunting a task to fold laundry and clean their bathrooms as the author does?
... | {
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} |
Unisoftdev Forum - do follow links - Juro_
http://forum.unisoftdev.com/
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Juro_
Is there anyone wlling to discuss and make do follow links from the forum?
| {
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Being passionate is not enough, you must know how to execute - bigdisgrace
http://startupstunned.blogspot.com/2018/01/why-being-just-passionate-is-not-enough.html
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bob_theslob646
Props to the author for admitting past failures even if the blog post didn't
have a ton of substance.( Trying to get readers to check ... | {
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} |
The Day Merb Joined Rails - KB
http://rubyonrails.org/merb
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smoody
"On December 23rd, we decided to end the duplication and the paradox of
choice."
Let's be clear about one thing: They didn't eliminate "the paradox of choice,"
they eliminated "choice." The Paradox of Choice comes into play when there are
so m... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Should we give a discount to a billion dollar startup? - sec_throwaway
We are a 5 months old SaaS startup with a fairly high monthly pricing ($1000+/month) with 7 paying customers. A large startup signed up recently for a month and now wants to prepay for a year but is expecting a discount on the list pri... | {
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Show HN: Lines Galaxy Android puzzle game - cmntux
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tapgiant.linesgalaxy
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cmntux
Hi HN,
I built this Android puzze game, and since then I invested time in Instagram
and Facebook (and ads) and Google Ads but with no luck. The userbase did not
change.
I don't know... | {
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} |
Software is about people, not code - mooreds
https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/27/software-is-about-people-not-code/
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inkeddeveloper
Products are about people. Software is about code. Software accomplishes a
task determined by business (or people needs) defined in a product.
~~~
mooreds
I mean, what is... | {
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} |
Why all new tech startups have stupid names - earlyadapter
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/why-all-new-tech-startups-have-stupid-names/
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earlyadapter
I find this issue to be crazy yet creatively stimulating at the same time... I
have spent tons of hours trying to find alternative spellings of my start... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Do schools kill creativity? - sharpshoot
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66
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Alex3917
For some reason, every time I think of public schools these days the first
thing that comes to mind are all those learned helplessness studies that have
been done on animals.
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brlewis
I can't watch the video r... | {
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} |
Professors intentionally slow down science to make themselves look better - yummyfajitas
http://lemire.me/blog/2016/05/06/professors-intentionally-slow-down-science-to-make-themselves-look-better
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bytefactory
Seems like a manifestation of Moloch:
[http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-
moloch/](htt... | {
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} |
Informed Voters (1993) - chupa-chups
https://dilbert.com/strip/1993-02-07
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isthis1984
My New Years resolution is to avoid all nonsense sources of information - tv
news, reddit etc.
| {
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Ask HN: Should site navs be part of the browser's UI? - yellowboxtenant
Does anyone else find it frustrating that there's no consistent nav structure on all the websites they visit?
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tbirrell
No. Not at all.
The Browser is my portal between sites on the internet. The Nav is my portal
between pages on a sit... | {
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} |
John Carmack Argues Against Native Linux Games - seminatore
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121945-John-Carmack-Argues-Against-Native-Linux-Games
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adamors
The thing about Carmack and Linux is, that everything he says is based mostly
on the QuakeLive port id did a while back (edit: he says this here
<... | {
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Show HN: Netflix, Prime, Twitch, etc. video speed controller add-on Firefox - piyujai
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/speedify-netflix-prime-videos/
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piyujai
This works on all websites, no exception. We do not track user's data.
Improvements: Include in-app speed control buttons and quality contr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Uber’s Latest Experiment Is Uber Cargo, a Logistics Service in Hong Kong - dthal
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/08/uber-cargo/
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Someone1234
I want a version of this for large items which are going to the dump (e.g. old
washing machines, furniture, etc). We own a sedan and some items physically
won't fit in ther... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Best Punctuation Marks in Literature - shawndumas
http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/best-punctuation-marks-literature-nabokov-eliot-dickens-levi.html
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nswanberg
Victor Hugo's one character telegram to his publisher, asking about the
reception of _Les Miserables_ : ?
His publisher's response: !
| {
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} |
JavaScript to PHP source-to-source transpiler - endel
https://github.com/endel/js2php
======
daraosn
Nice project, but IMHO, PHP2JS would be more useful, specially for migrating
prehistoric php applications.
| {
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} |
Ask HN: End-to-end encrypted online spreadsheet tool - kanjus
I'm trying to identify end-to-end encrypted alternatives to the tools used by an NGO I work with that deals with sensitive data.<p>Tools for cloud storage, email, instant-messaging, collaborative text editing, hard drive encryption abound, they're... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
All Flint water crisis criminal charges dismissed by AG's office - colinprince
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/06/13/flint-water-crisis-criminal-charges-dismissed/1445849001/
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rmason
This is just a legal maneuver that can at first seem confusing. After taking
office the Attorney General's st... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: about multi-core computers and OSs - zxcvvcxz
What are the limits and problems associated with multi-core computers and the software that controls them?<p>Currently the top-of-the-line consumer products seem to be quad core computers, and I've read about octo-core and up computers existing (Intel's products:... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do I make a link clickable on HN? - am2267
I'm trying to make www.investopad.com clickable in a comment elsewhere.<p>Is it a karma thing?
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benologist
For comments you have to just type the url, no text or tags.
<http://google.com/>
For submissions you can submit a url _or_ text but not both, and UR... | {
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} |
Fixing the Internet for Games - gafferongames
https://gafferongames.com/post/fixing_the_internet_for_games/
======
AntiRush
Valve recently announced partner access to their network backbone which
addresses a lot of the problems mentioned here:
* Access to our network, giving your players protection ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Should H-1B Visas Be Easier to Get? - ed209
http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-h-b-visas-be-easier-to-get
======
tosseraccount
No. H1-B is just a subsidy to the wealthiest Americans. Besides, it turned out
that the biggest abusers of the guest workers was Indian outsourcing
companies. go figur. Sure, lots of f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Yoga: A cross-platform layout engine - emilsjolander
https://code.facebook.com/posts/1751945575131606
======
yladiz
One thing I've thought about recently is Facebook's Patent grants, and it's
one thing that makes me uneasy about using any open source technology from
Facebook like React (I currently do but am thinking ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Exclusive Data On Groupon’s U.S. Revenues And February Falloff - B-Scan
http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/23/groupon-u-s-revenues/
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reubenyeah
I think a far more interesting thing to know would be profits.
Revenue is essentially a vanity measure. A company with $10m in monthly
revenues with a 50% profit margin is... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Airlander 10: New pictures of world's longest aircraft - jjp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-35836218
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xikrib
The hull looks remarkably like an ass
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mchahn
And the second picture includes plug for the ass. (gross)
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coldcode
While its an amazing aircraft I wonder if we have enough... | {
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} |
Show HN: Twitter Photo Mosaic Creator - theli0nheart
http://twitter-mosaic.appspot.com/
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theli0nheart
For those of you who don't have Twitter accounts, you can check out the mosaic
it created for me at
<http://twitter-mosaic.appspot.com/mosaics/dwlz/>
Honestly, it could use a lot of work regarding the color ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How much of a concern is privacy/security in emails for you? - vu0tran
Having just recently watched Citizenfour and progressively rolling out the beta for my email app (www.slidemailapp.com), I wanted to take a moment to quickly poll HN on their viewpoint on email security.<p>1. Do you actively think about v... | {
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Tales of Science and Fiction - meanie
https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/tales-of-science-and-fiction/
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hirundo
> Heinlein’s 1959 novel Stranger in a Strange Land, which owned a species of
> cult-status through the 1970s, can be read today only with vicarious
> embarrassment.
The reviewer dislikes this genre. OK. B... | {
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} |
Management by laziness - frisco
https://medium.com/@maxh/management-by-laziness-b4a7e00dc808#.qj0gxqfud
======
quanticle
I’ve found that paradoxically I sometimes get the fastest, highest quality
progress by asking what’s the minimum control input I can give to be
successful?
There's a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Simple Psychology Behind Apple's Fall - mimixco
https://medium.com/s/story/the-simple-psychology-behind-apples-fall-66771889da10
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ackfoo
If the article is correct, then humans suffer from a common profound,
disabling and dangerous mental illness. The correct approach is not pandering
to this illness but atte... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Talktech.io – a search engine for tech talks - mstipetic
https://talktech.io
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andreygrehov
Would love to be able to sort the results by the tech talk publication date.
~~~
mstipetic
That's great, we'll add that soon
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sabbakeynejad
Nice idea, would like simple filters for level and language tho.
... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Does your tech job stress you out? - ikaria91
In my career I’ve done both data warehousing and DevOps work. Now more then ever the stress of whose ticket is of highest priority or what solution can we all agree on as a team has made the work less and less enjoyable.<p>To be quite honest it is making me second ... | {
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That sinking feeling - ttepasse
https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2018/07/that-sinking-feeling.html
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lozenge
Entertaining, but realistically the UK will just get a "bad deal". Life will
go on, political parties are blamed, then we get to repeat it all again
because the next party to be elected does it... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple’s Cool iPhone Fingerprint ID Means You’re Screwed - rbcgerard
http://blog.simplejustice.us/2014/10/31/apples-cool-iphone-fingerprint-id-means-youre-screwed/
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donkeyd
I just don't see how this changes much. You have to give them a finger print,
but nowhere does it say that you have to provide the fingerpr... | {
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} |
Journey – how jumping can be emotional - Gring
http://www.edge-online.com/features/opinion-designing-rapture
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Gring
This is already one of my favorite articles about videogames, ever.
| {
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} |
Node.js performance tips from Linkedin - gws
http://engineering.linkedin.com/nodejs/blazing-fast-nodejs-10-performance-tips-linkedin-mobile
======
ntkachov
I'm a little confused about this article. Its a little all over the place and
not very helpful. First of all #10 has nothing to do with node at all and is
quite ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Acxiom: the company that knows if you own a cat or if you're right-handed - vaksel
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5231752/Acxiom-the-company-that-knows-if-you-own-a-cat-or-if-youre-right-handed.html
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bitwize
"FYI man, you can sit at home and do absolutely _nothing_ \-- and your... | {
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} |
Vulnerability which we deserve (Eng. subtitles) - valentjedi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oLKZtK9IwM
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valentjedi
Talk with showing off some basics of XSS, also livecoding with Flask,
selenium, and pytest.
| {
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} |
Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science - lainon
https://github.com/ossu/computer-science
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ilaksh
Seems like a great list.
One criticism: I believe that the majority of programming jobs are software
engineering jobs (even if that's not in the job title). Since many are using
CS as prep for prog... | {
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} |
Show HN: Browse Slack message history beyond 10K limit, on Free plan - vsiden
https://slarck.com
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vsiden
Hi HN! My friends and I got annoyed with Slack's "Your team has more than
10,000 messages... but you can't see them" nag, and have put together a web
app to view and search history of a team's channels, with ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do you make sure your website can scale? - sharmanaetor
How do you test that your website can handle a certain load? Currently the website I handle sees around 120,000 active users a day. Half the site is marketing pages (mostly static HTML) and everything after login is dynamically generated.
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share... | {
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} |
A simple git branching model - _prometheus
https://gist.github.com/jbenet/ee6c9ac48068889b0912
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jamesrom
I still don't understand why everyone has this misguided quest for a clean
history. An accurate history is much more important.
Rebasing destroys historical information. I can't really see any advantages of
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Get Customers to Pre-Order a SaaS? - anishjain123
Hey everyone! I am working on a AI-powered marketing studio that helps create social media posts, blogs, and digital ads 10x faster. (www.aspireto.be). Currently, I am requesting folks to sign up for early access. I want to convert some of these folks into pre-orders w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Truckers soon may replace mirrors with cameras and video screens - samcampbell
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2019/01/15/truckers-now-can-replace-rear-view-mirrors-cameras-video-screens/2553460002/
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mimixco
I used a video rearview mirror on a 2019 Cadillac Escalade recently and it
drove me crazy. ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Speek – Embeddable, shareable voice notes for Twitter and websites - tyranitar10
https://speek.link/
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tyranitar10
Hi Hacker News!!
We made Speek because we wanted a way to quickly and easily share voice
recordings. Everything else we came across either required uploading audio or
registration and verif... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Racing to space, together - walterbell
https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2018/0129/Racing-to-space-together
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boznz
Just a small note. Map seems to have missed off NZ who have just launched an
orbital rocket.
Only mentioning it because I am from NZ and consider it one of the countries
most significant technical ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bitcoin Halving - askucher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGPY4dxAhZA&feature=youtu.be
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askucher
Thats amazing!
| {
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} |
A Skype founder on biomonitors, existential risk and simulated realities - norabean
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324412604578513472554236916.html
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norabean
In case you can't view the article, here is the full txt: Article by ALEXANDRA
WOLFE
"As we try to talk by Skype, Jaan Tallinn is fading ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I Hope Twitter Goes Away - mwcampbell
https://alexgaynor.net/2014/oct/30/i-hope-twitter-goes-away/
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AYBABTME
Alright, so twitter is terrible because its 'broadcast' instead of
'communities', and you don't like 'broadcast' but you like 'communities', so
twitter should go away.
a) "I hope Twitter... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Redeye VC: The Story of Francis Bates - jkopelman
http://redeye.firstround.com/2008/07/the-story-of-fr.html
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lurkage
_Francis Bates became one of the first Silicon Valley entrepreneurs_
More like he was an entrepreneur who, much earlier, happened to live in the
region that became Silicon Valley.
| {
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} |
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel invests in radical science innovation - MikeCapone
http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-11-21-paypal-co-founder-peter-thiel-invests-in-radical-science-innovation
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melling
This page is broken in Chrome?
<http://www.breakoutlabs.org/>
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bh42222
Interesting concept.
It is ... | {
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} |
Microsoft’s Mysterious ‘Modern OS’ - finphil
https://medium.com/futuresin/microsofts-mysterious-modern-os-7e2da93d3774
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karmakaze
> So is Microsoft really working on a next generation cloud-based OS? It
> certainly looks like it…
This would be awesome. Flutter on mobile & desktop would be nice to write once
run... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What SimpliFlying learned from forcing staff to take regular vacation time - pc86
https://hbr.org/2017/08/what-one-company-learned-from-forcing-employees-to-use-their-vacation-time
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pc86
To those coming directly to the comments, this is more than the "you must take
at least 2 weeks a year" thing we've all read a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Y Combinator News: Better than Digg and Reddit? (video also included) - domp
http://www.centernetworks.com/y-combinator-startup-news-a-better-digg-reddit-netscape-w-video
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pg
News.YC isn't trying to compete with Digg and Reddit. Really; the last thing I
need is to have to manage servers with that kind of traffic... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
2018's Top Python and R Packages for Data Science and AI - austin_kodra
https://heartbeat.fritz.ai/top-7-libraries-and-packages-of-the-year-for-data-science-and-ai-python-r-6b7cca2bf000
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malshe
Great list! I code using R and I have not used most of these packages.
~~~
disgruntledphd2
DALEX in particular, looks ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
President Obama 'Learned to Code' Using Method Patented by Microsoft in 1998 - theodpHN
http://slashdot.org/submission/4077123/president-obama-learned-to-code-using-method-patented-by-microsoft-in-1998
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dalke
Stop pushing your agenda.
You published essentially the same link the yesterday. Both go to Slashdot
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Performance: Node.js vs. IoJS 2.0.0 - traskjd
https://raygun.io/blog/2015/05/performance-showdown-node-js-vs-io-js-v2-0-0/
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chrisra
I feel like these stats are kind of misleading because of their questionable
usefulness. It's not like it's outright dishonest, but "performance showdown"?
What are the chances th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Accessing databases with PHP? - shire
What's is the preferred method for connecting with a database in PHP in 2014? I realize things move fast in the tech industry and there are always new updates and fixes happening but when building a websites in our era which is the best way to do.<p>Mysql, Mysqli or... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Gentle Introduction to the Nix Family (2019) - gurjeet
https://ebzzry.io/en/nix/
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burke
If this is of interest, I’ve been publicly releasing a series of educational
Nix videos I originally recorded for developers at Shopify that you may also
enjoy:
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGI9KQ3_HP_OFRG6R-p4.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
People with Depression Use Language Differently - toufiqbarhamov
https://theconversation.com/people-with-depression-use-language-differently-heres-how-to-spot-it-90877
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GlenTheMachine
My wife has depression, and for the first several years of our marriage it was
undiagnosed and untreated. Her use of language is,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Dropanon - pmilla1606
Written in React Native and available on the App Store. An anonymous, geofenced messaging application.<p>Medium article: https://medium.com/@pmargaritoff/dropanon-e6429e8ead5b<p>App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropanon/id114280... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What Do Jay Z and Warrenn Buffett Have in Common? - azeemk
https://medium.com/@findbridge/what-do-jay-z-and-warren-buffet-have-in-common-c5acd7292384#.gbwmdl7t5
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vezycash
They are both:
1\. Human beings 2\. Americans 3\. Popular 4\. Males 5\. Parents
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Finnish patent office uses graph-based patent search engine - kall_io
https://www.prh.fi/en/uutislistaus/2020/P_20635.html
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saimaannorppa
Great, thanks for sharing!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
HPE hasn't abandoned OpenStack, releases Helion OpenStack 5.0 - CrankyBear
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hpe-hasnt-abandoned-openstack-releases-hpe-helion-openstack-5-0/
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mechealg
I find the article to be interesting from beginning to end. It was very
informative but yet I applaud HPE for adjusting their take on... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
MacBook keyboard problems: Apple fails to halt class action over flawed design - sarcasmatwork
https://www.zdnet.com/article/macbook-keyboard-problems-now-apple-fails-to-halt-class-action-over-flawed-design/
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BossingAround
I could respect the design if it was working. However, the design
malfunctions, and theref... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2015) - whoishiring
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location and whether remote work is a possibility.
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jpwagner
SEEKING FREELANCER (part-time or full-time) Level Solar - Boston / Cambridge
MA / NYC -- [http://levelsolar.com](http://... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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