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50 Cent Tweets, Tiny Stock Soars - rwhitman
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/top-stocks/blog.aspx?post=c00e87b0-01a3-435e-8638-549e5d55170c?gt1=33009
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fleitz
Right now 50's lawyers are telling the SEC that he will never do this again
and apologizing profusely in efforts to at least stave off a trad... | {
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} |
42Floors Raises $5M, Expands Office Search Site To New York - darrennix
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/16/42floors-raises-5m-from-dave-mcclure-alexis-ohanian-others-expands-office-search-site-to-new-york/
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tomasien
Seeing <http://42floors.com/showroom> was one of the greatest "aha!" moments
I've ever had looking ... | {
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} |
You can't split-test human experience You can’t split test human experience - mooreds
http://justinjackson.ca/split-human/
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mooreds
Whoa, sorry about the double title. Nowhere near as cool as a double rainbow.
| {
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Protective Rain Hat - coldtea
http://protectiverainhat.com/
======
8ig8
> "THE PROTECTIVE RAIN HAT HAS FLEXIBILITY AND STANDS UP TO MOTHER NATURE"
[http://protectiverainhat.com/index.html](http://protectiverainhat.com/index.html)
> CAUTION: PLEASE DO NOT WEAR THE PROTECTIVE RAIN HAT IN HAIL STORMS. IT IS
> NOT HARD ... | {
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} |
Security Checklist for Full Stack Web Developers - benthehenten
https://blog.logrocket.com/security-for-fullstack-web-developers-part-1-a56340283f7c
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cl0rkster
I'm not sure that logrocket belongs on such a "security" checklist. While I
understand the value that they propose to offer, I'm not sure that wholesale
... | {
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} |
Ask HN: AWS lambda pricing/lock-in concerns - prmph
We are building a data analysis app, and AWS lambda seems to offer a scalable, secure, and easily administrable engine for the computationally-intensive parts of the app.<p>The pricing structure is reasonable for now, but we are uneasy about becoming dependent and lo... | {
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A little aspirin may prevent colon cancer - cwan
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727794.300-a-little-aspirin-may-prevent-bowel-cancer.html
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esponapule
so will being a vegetarian... I choose the latter.
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Show HN: NamesToFaces - Inspired from this weekend's "web app ideas" post. - mmacneil
http://www.namestofaces.com
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mmacneil
Original post: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2745371>
This was #6, thought it was neat so spun up something similar.
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Pakistan causes YouTube outage for two-thirds of world - denzil_correa
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4344105
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x38iq84n
Deja vu February 2008.
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Theremin’s Bug: How the Soviet Union Spied on the US Embassy for 7 Years - cronjobber
http://hackaday.com/2015/12/08/theremins-bug/
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DrScump
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10697244](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10697244)
| {
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Why Bosses at Google Are Not Allowed to Hire, Fire, or Promote Employees - bedros
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/heres-why-bosses-at-google-are-not-allowed-to-hire-fire-or-promote-employees.html
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dollaholla
Google: The only company where your potential colleagues and managers have no
say in whether or not you ... | {
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} |
What Makes the BBC's Zeitgeist Tick - hornokplease
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/researchanddevelopment/2010/09/what-makes-zeitgeist-tick.shtml
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chrislo
The app under discussion is:
<http://zeitgeist.prototyping.bbc.co.uk/zeitgeist>
It counts the number of times a link to some part of the BBC website has been
m... | {
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} |
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (2005) - tosh
http://webtypography.net/
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amluto
I read the paper version while I wrote my thesis because learning about
typography and making my thesis pretty was a great distraction from actually
writing the thesis. It was a fantasy book with one major, glari... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Recruiter took my money, what to do? - understanding
So the story goes: Somewhere in UK, I was hired through a recruiter a long time ago...
I have not signed or accepted any contract from the recruiter beyond period and day rate for the work.
My understanding is that the client did sign a contract with the rec... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bias in student evaluations of teaching - mariedm
https://threader.app/thread/1066721849734615041
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slededit
This happens in reverse too. Teachers assume high achieving students will
continue to achieve and give them more slack.
The trick to all my "writing" classes was to simply put the most effort in the
first... | {
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} |
Re: Modeling a Wealth Tax - h4kor
https://blog.libove.org/posts/wealth-tax/
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Hydraulix989
This posting doesn't address the compelling argument that people will go out-
of-state and do whatever they can to avoid this tax, especially in our tech
industry which is very rapidly become a remote-first one, even for st... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Httpie: A CLI http client - astro-
http://radek.io/2015/10/20/httpie/
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rodw
Nice. Ignore the haters, this is a wonderful _companion_ to curl.
As others noted, I'd revert to curl commands for sharing with others (or for
performance-sensitive tasks like downloads or quick-and-dirty load generation)
but this may b... | {
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} |
Google Translator Toolkit to be shut down on December 4, 2019 - tmikaeld
https://support.google.com/translatortoolkit/answer/9462068
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Qub3d
Per the email sent out this morning:
\---
Hello, Google Translator Toolkit launched over a decade ago to help our users,
translators, and the world create and share transl... | {
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} |
Making the Switch from Node.js to Golang - activatedgeek
http://blog.digg.com/post/141552444676/making-the-switch-from-nodejs-to-golang
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codingdave
Step 1 - Learn a new technology.
Step 2 - Use it until you find its achilles heel.
Step 3 - Learn a new technology which doesn't have that achilles heel.
Step 4 -... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
GDPR for Everyone Who Hates Reading Law - prabaths
https://medium.facilelogin.com/understanding-gdpr-9201e1356418
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prabaths
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the regulation 2016/679 of
the European parliament and of the council, which replaces the Data Protection
Directive 95/46/EC and was desi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Image Communication on Short Waves (2011) - dedalus
http://www.sstv-handbook.com/
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curiousfab
Good memories of the late 90s - decoding SSTV images on 14 MHz on my 386DX40
with "JVfax" (DOS - now also available for Windows
[http://www.jvcomm.de/index_e.html](http://www.jvcomm.de/index_e.html)). All
you needed was... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Data Monkey – data transformation made easy - TraceOn37
https://www.data-monkey.com/
======
TraceOn37
Hello, author here! At my last “day job”, I spent far too much time designing
interfaces between common data formats (i.e. flat files -> JSON or JSON ->
Excel) –– I felt like I was doing the same work ad naus... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Amazon Echo Show - artsandsci
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J24C0TI
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Flammy
> With eight microphones, beam-forming technology, and noise cancellation,
> Echo Show hears you from any direction—even while music is playing
I've never heard of 'beam-forming'...
From wikipedia:
> Beamforming or spatial filtering is... | {
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} |
Google Play Games leaks with achievements, cloud saves, and in-game chat - mikek
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/11/4322910/google-play-games-features-leak
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bookwormAT
Here is the original source of this story:
[http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/11/google-play-games-
le...](http://www.androidpolice.com/2013... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: I'm a college student and this is what I've made. - charlie_vill
http://app.sonic.al
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ColinWright
The address wasn't understood
Firefox doesn't know how to open this address,
because the protocol (itmss) isn't associated
with any program.
You might ne... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
CTRL-Labs: demo of human-computer control using electromyography [video] - startupsilike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WtM1yz34co
======
fapjacks
Previous discussion about CTRL Labs [0].
I am very interested in this technology, and I actually went in on the Myo
armband Kickstarter, hoping for something like this. ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: I want to unify my computing to a VM - RufusJacksons
I have a work PC, a personal MacBook Pro, and a desktop that runs my media server.<p>I’m tired of transferring files back and forth, and want to unify these machines. Beyond having my MacBook Pro permanently sitting there with VNC running so I can access it,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I Think You're Fat (2007) - glenstein
http://www.esquire.com/features/honesty0707
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buss
If you haven't figured it out already, this is a terrible, terrible idea. I
tried a variant of this for about two years in college and it caused way more
problems than it solved (actually, I don't think it solved _any_ proble... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Brief Guide to Philly Tech Scene - audace
http://williamrfry.com/2016/02/19/A-Brief-Guide-To-The-Philly-Tech-Scene/
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hodwik
Up in Fort Washington, so about 18 miles out of the city, is Feith Systems and
Software Inc.
One of the only tech companies in the world certified to sell Records
Management software to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A russian man is suing apple for “turning him gay” - sebastianconcpt
https://futurism.com/the-byte/russian-apple-iphone-turning-gay-lawsuit
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lowpro
The article mentions that in 2013 a "gay propaganda" law [0] was signed by
Putin, I wonder if this lawsuit is simply trying to take advantage of the
anti-LGBTQ movem... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
This Is When Successful People Wake Up - hiatuscc
https://medium.com/personal-growth/this-is-when-successful-people-wake-up-835a6a289f29
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contingencies
Sociopaths rise in the dark to feast on ambition and solitude, before they
subtly 'one up' everyone else by appearing in the office earlier.
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Boothroid
Pe... | {
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Kiddle – a search engine for Kids, by Google - bane
http://www.kiddle.co/
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LordWinstanley
A bit unfortunate that the name sounds like a portmanteau of "kiddie" \+
"fiddle", a "kiddie fiddler" being UK slang for a paedophile.
| {
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Copying data is wasteful, mutating data is dangerous - feross
https://pythonspeed.com/articles/minimizing-copying/
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DecoPerson
I'm not super familiar with interior mutablility, but I don't think this is
the same "interior mutablility" as used in Rust.
Interior mutablility:
A, immutable, points to B.
B, immuta... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Systems Software Research is Irrelevant (2000) [pdf] - tush726
http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/rob/utah2000.pdf
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zvrba
This paper is more than 10 years old. Since then a new systems research arena
has emerged: virtualization / hypervisors. (Not exactly new, but new on the
consumer market. Before, VMs wer... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
El Faro Sinking – full report [pdf] - mojomark
https://media.defense.gov/2017/Oct/01/2001820187/-1/-1/0/FINAL%20PDF%20ROI%2024%20SEP%2017.PDF
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cjensen
Reading that, at first it's just "oh that doesn't sound good" and then later
it's "oh that's bad", then "omg that's horrifying". All in very polite
language.
So ... | {
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} |
Andreessen Horowitz Sells a Third of its Facebook Shares - uladzislau
http://allthingsd.com/20131109/andreessen-horowitz-sells-a-third-of-its-facebook-shares/
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jhonovich
There's no value to A16Z's investors for A16Z to hold shares in publicly
traded companies. If the investors want to, they can buy shares direct... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Everything is broken (2014) - grey-area
https://medium.com/message/everything-is-broken-81e5f33a24e1
======
joesmo
Great article. This is the only way I can think about security. It leads to
only one conclusion. Nothing connected to a network is secure, therefore
nothing connected to a network is private. That's kind ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Semi amusing development stories - mattwritescode
Well last night was a fun evening. Spent over a hour (billable time) explaining to a client I was not being rude within their project code.<p>How did this come about? Well the client asked to see their project and being a good obedient developer I complied. I opened ... | {
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} |
Announcing Kindle Fire HD and Development Resources - dazbradbury
http://www.amazonappstoredev.com/2012/09/kindle-tablets.html
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fpgeek
Android 4.0.3 confirmed for the new devices:
<https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.html>
But does that also imply no update for the original Kindle Fire?
| {
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} |
The Cannons on the B-29 Bomber - seer
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a18343/the-cannons-on-the-b-29-bomber-were-a-mid-century-engineering-masterpiece/
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madaxe_again
This article makes it out like gunning computers as a whole were some kind of
new and revolutionary technology - while it's a feat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Flock is dead - idefix
http://www.flock.com/
======
lallysingh
"The Flock team joined Zynga in January, 2011 and is now working to assist
Zynga in achieving their goal of building the most fun, social games available
to anyone, anytime -- on any platform."
~~~
garagebander
No exceptions!
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cageface
Sorry to h... | {
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} |
SwiftTLS – A TLS implementation in Swift - andreasley
https://github.com/nsc/SwiftTLS
======
pharaohgeek
Better crypto support in platform-agnostic Swift is definitely #1 on my
wishlist. On macOS/iOS you have Apple's libraries to provide cryptographic
support. However, for server-side Swift running on Linux, your opti... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Can Facebook and Google+ survive..... - tomasienrbc
NBC.com now allows people to create accounts, add friends, and watch TV socially. Needless to say, I'm deleting my Facebook and Google+ accounts immediately, there's no way they'll be relevant by the end of the week.<p>Interesting UI strategy: throw up a ton of roa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
YT.com Acquired by Google - ESBoston
http://www.domaininvesting.com/yt-com-acquired-by-google/
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dhsb
"In 2010, Facebook acquired the FB.com domain name for $8.5 million."
Wow. And to think they only bought facebook.com for around $200k if I remember
correctly.
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Pmarca's advice – BitCoin/BlockChain and AI/ML in 2 hours a day - hackaflocka
Before vanishing from twitter, Pmarca, my favorite tweeter, posited that if he had to start from scratch today he would focus his energies on learning BitCoin/BlockChain and AI/ML.<p>I want to start devoting 2 hours each da... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Dividing Droplets Could Explain Origin of Life - eaguyhn
https://www.quantamagazine.org/dividing-droplets-could-explain-origin-of-life-20170119/
======
eddhead
I wrote a simulation that kinda behaved like this, without explicit code that
actually started to behave like a lifeform about 8 years ago, here's a video
[htt... | {
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} |
Stick a pin in it: Pinterest placing ads for itself via Chrome plugin - philfreo
https://posts.postlight.com/stick-a-pin-in-it-acf3a9051337
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nl
Umm.. wouldn't a Pinterest user actually _want_ this? It seems to me that it
be a useful tool for the users (who chose to install the Pinterest plugin)
~~~
aclimatt
Abs... | {
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} |
Vienna, City of Paradox - tintinnabula
https://aeon.co/essays/vienna-schoenberg-and-the-advent-of-musical-modernism
======
fit2rule
Vienna, ah what a place. It is the one city on Earth where you can find
someone who thinks its the best place to live on Earth, while ignoring the
fact that the city was built up to house... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is Java Still Relevant? - mikece
https://sdtimes.com/java/is-java-still-relevant/
======
mikece
I like the distinction that is made between Java the language and the JVM.
With the rise of languages like Kotlin, Scala, and Closure I think the JVM
will be around forever, even if Java as a language falls into general dis... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Please come beat on my automated video game recommender - luvcraft
http://reccr.com
A couple months ago I quit my day job and devoted myself full-time to learning Rails and starting up my exciting new web project: reccr, the amazing automated video game recommender! Rate the games you've played, and it'll tell you wh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
AWS Snowmobile – Move Exabytes of Data to the Cloud in Weeks - chang2301
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-snowmobile-move-exabytes-of-data-to-the-cloud-in-weeks/
======
wazoox
Previous discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13073176](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13073176)
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andrelaszlo
... | {
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Tron-Club, a monthly circuit-building kit - tronclub
http://tronclub.com
======
gergles
I really really really hate the separate shipping cost. We can't get it
without shipping. Don't quote prices that are impossible to achieve.
The pricing, BTW, is $20 a month or $18.33 a month if you pay a year in
advance.
~~~
jor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Closing the Gap – The Formally Verified Optimizing Compiler CompCert [pdf] - panic
https://hal.inria.fr/hal-01399482
======
SloopJon
A few things I notice from skimming the paper and perusing related sites:
1\. Although the source is available free of charge, CompCert is not free
software. I couldn't find pricing on ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Finland's Largest Trade Union Slams Basic Income as ‘Useless’ - elsewhen
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-08/-useless-basic-income-trial-fails-test-at-biggest-finnish-union
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nabla9
This is because unions think they would lose power if basic income is
implemented. Unions in Finland have abandoned p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Non-traditional background--am I employable, and, if so, how? - cprncus
I have sort of an odd career path, and have a college teaching job for this year, but after that, I'll be jobless. I am considering changing careers completely, and have some interest in technology, so I thought I'd ask here.<... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Useful online tool determines if men are talking too much - 6stringmerc
http://www.avclub.com/article/useful-online-tool-determines-if-men-are-talking-t-240158
======
andriesm
Geez, this is rather sexist towards men:
'If you have never thought to yourself “gee, there certainly are a lot of men
speaking right now,” th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Reclaim Tasks – automatic task scheduling on your calendar - Lightbody
https://reclaim.ai/tasks
======
Lightbody
Note: this service only works with Google Calendar and is free until January
1st, 2021.
Hello Hacker News!
A couple months ago I shared with you all our previous launch, which was all
about block... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Introducing Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access - cleverjake
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/introducing-project-loon.html
======
Mithrandir
I took a screenshot of one of the videos:
[http://i.imgur.com/nppgVPG.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/nppgVPG.jpg)
Perhaps Iridium refers to the Iridium satellite const... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Study Links Holocaust to Low GDP - robg
http://themoscowtimes.com/business/article/study-links-holocaust-to-low-gdp/408350.html
======
hga
In _The Wages of Destruction_ , the first economic history of Nazi Germany in
a long time, I stopped reading (at least for a long while) when it got to the
part where the Nazi econ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Forrst.me Teaser - kmfrk
http://forrst.me
======
kylebragger
Heh, this is actually about 33% of the entire service. One cool thing to note
is that it's entirely powered by our API; even authentication is done via
OAuth2.
~~~
quizbiz
Looks great. Having this feature would actually lure me into being a more
active us... | {
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} |
As HomePod launches, Spotify cuts off support for some speakers and receivers - sarreph
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/6/16979102/spotify-ends-support-speakers-receivers-pioneer-denon
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gmemstr
I'm not sure this change really affects the HomePod - I've heard from some
Siri still can't (or won't) p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Interview with Bradford Cross about FlightCaster (YC S09) Architecture - waratuman
http://www.johnmwillis.com/ec2/cloud-cafe-38-haddop-and-cascasding-with-flightcaster/
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chriskelley
The buzz is deafening right now, congrats guys!
| {
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} |
GDC 2013: Michael Abrash on “Why VR is Hard (and where it might be going)” - staunch
http://www.roadtovr.com/2013/03/31/gdc-2013-michael-abrash-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-presentation-slides-4415/all/1
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losvedir
Excellent talk. I got my rift dev kit on Friday and I can _easily_ see this
being the future of ga... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
End-to-End Encryption Isn’t as Safe as You Think - known
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-14/whatsapp-hack-shows-end-to-end-encryption-is-pointless
======
rahuldottech
Eh. Actually End-to-end encryption is the best thing we have when it comes to
secure communication. This is yet another sensationalis... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Best Online Business Brokers to Sell Software Business - AlikhanPeleg
======
jmhyer123
I've heard good things from multiple first-hand experiences (one buyer, two
sellers) about FE International
([https://feinternational.com/](https://feinternational.com/)) though I've
never used them personally.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
If you want your developers to be productive, learn to draw. - sthielen
http://p27.us/2014/05/if-you-want-your-developers-to-be-productive-learn-to-draw/
======
rpedela
I agree with the idea. One thing that is helpful, especially if you can't
draw, is using wireframe/mockup tools. My personal favorite is Balsamiq [1... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What every compiler writer should know about programmers [pdf] - pjmlp
http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/kps2015/proceedings/KPS_2015_submission_29.pdf
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DannyBee
One of the things this person misses is a lot of these are undefined _with the
explicit goal to let compiler authors take advantage of them_.
So his re... | {
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} |
Live from Apple’s virtual WWDC 2020 - jaredwiener
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/22/live-from-apples-virtual-wwdc-2020/
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afrcnc
Duplicate:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23601011](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23601011)
| {
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} |
Ask HN: What is the most underreported trend in software engineering? - carlmungz
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colept
Augmented Reality and Assistive technology.
We hear about it every once in a while but it's generally drowned out by the
white noise of virtual reality, new smartphones, and self-driving cars.
~~~
carlmungz
Do you have any... | {
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London Stock Exchange hires 81 C++ developers for delayed Linux system - DMPenfold2008
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/open-source/3249268/london-stock-exchange-hires-81-c-developers-for-delayed-linux-system/
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jey
Guess they've never heard of Fred Brooks...?
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JunkDNA
I am always amazed at the number of... | {
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The fallacy of volume and revenue: The iPhone difference - raganwald
http://counternotions.com/2009/01/30/revenue/
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jacoblyles
Did he subtract out profit from Apple's many other businesses before
calculation profit per iPhone sold? It sure doesn't look like he did. That
would make this an apples-to-beef jerky ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Frontend Development - The Right Way? - jhacks
I'm looking for a bit of guidance with frontend development.<p>I started out knowing very little... just a passion to learn and build my startup. I have been able to work through the frontend (I'm a competent designer) while my co-founder handled the backend.<p>... | {
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Wesabe Shuts Down - byrneseyeview
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/30/wesabe-shuts-down/
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rendezvouscp
Disclaimer: I run a competing service.
I’m sad to see Wesabe go; I thought they seemed to get the human aspect of
running a service right, and they were forward-thinking with regard to user
privacy and making a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
5 life-giving lessons for non-tech founders while working with developers - flaviuspop
https://medium.com/@f.p.a/5-life-giving-lessons-for-non-tech-founders-while-working-with-developers-765e235d01b5
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cornelia_ro
Valuable stuff. Especially number 2 for me.
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vladimirmiru
It's a must read :)
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mihaipo... | {
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Atom: free and open source for everyone to download - markhemmings
https://github.com/blog/1831-atom-free-and-open-source-for-everyone
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sciurus
See
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7704859](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7704859)
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carlosvergara
Couldn't get it running on my ubuntu 14.04. npm ... | {
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} |
Is Julian Assange still in the embassy? - N0RMAN
https://isassangestillintheembassy.me
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frantzmiccoli
Is this hard coded or is there any kind of smart object / processing involved
in that ? ;)
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N0RMAN
just hard coded at the momemnt, though I think I should make it self-updating,
maybe by twitter trends.
| {
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} |
Show HN: Visual Search using features extracted from Tensor Flow inception model - visualsearchsv
https://github.com/AKSHAYUBHAT/VisualSearchServer
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visualsearchsv
Inspired by the Pinterest paper at KDD on implementing Visual Search, I have
created this barebones but functional implementation of a Visual Search ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Top UK college to replace busts of founding fathers with ethnic minorities - vixen99
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/07/14/top-uk-university-replaces-busts-portraits-bearded-white-scholars/
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taylodl
Actions like this will always cary the risk of generating the response of
"political correctness gone ma... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Make HTTP requests over ZeroMQ with Zurl - jkarneges
http://blog.fanout.io/2012/09/26/make-http-requests-over-zeromq-with-zurl/
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tlrobinson
Nice. Does it use exactly the same protocol as Mongrel2? i.e. if I point
Mongrel2 at Zurl is the result a transparent HTTP proxy? If so, that's really
cool.
Having symmet... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Introducing TogetherJS - conductor
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/10/introducing-togetherjs
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ldn_tech_exec1
There is a 363 point discussion on this 26 days ago:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6415210](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6415210)
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alecsmart1
Shouldn't HN automatically remove duplicate... | {
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} |
Show HN: Mixable ambient sounds to help you concentrate - gabemart
http://asoftmurmur.com/
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gabemart
This is the first thing I've ever 'coded' (if you can call it that), so it's
pretty rough around the edges.
It's pretty similar to RainyMood [1] and Coffitivity [2] but with the added
feature that you can play... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How to unhide stories? - mattm
I'm on mobile and accidentally clicked hide for a story I wanted to read. There's no way to undo this?
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w3clan
Well, you can click on your username and click on hidden section. That will
give you all hided items.
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mattm
Thanks!
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dang
We're getting this ... | {
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Polarized X-ray scattering technique reveals structure of printable electronics - DiabloD3
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-polarized-x-ray-technique-reveals-printable.html
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lsiebert
Cheaper printable circuitry is going to bring down hardware construction
costs. You may even be able to prototype at home or in the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Theresa May Fires Defense Secretary over Huawei Leak - weinzierl
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/world/europe/uk-defense-secretary-huawei.html
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Arnavion
BBC report being discussed at
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19799426](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19799426)
| {
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} |
Ask HN: What do you use for job scheduling? - remotecode
Hi all,<p>I’m looking for a good job scheduler solution that fits my use case. In the past I have used the following:<p><pre><code> - Cron
- SOS JobScheduler (http://www.sos-berlin.com/modules/cjaycontent/index.php?id=osource_schedu... | {
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} |
Vatican magazine says hackers do God’s work - ffpaladin
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42459193/
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dgraunke
Here's the abstract for the article itself[1], translated by Google:
_It is now common belief that hackers are saboteurs, if not real criminals.
Talking about ethical hacker can then play even ironic. Th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Periodic Table of Elements in HTML5 - shirazi
http://disrupt.famo.us/periodic713c/
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cormullion
Who's Michael Arrington? Didn't know he was an element. And who or what is
Ravikantium?
| {
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} |
Conversations and Ideas - Harj
https://harj.posthaven.com/conversations-and-ideas
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Harj
_To improve the quality of your idea conversations be picky about who you
discuss ideas with._
I’ve now mostly figured out the right balance for me to do this in real life.
Where I struggle is with conversations online. I th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How can I write an interface like Gmail? - gotouday
I am a python hacker. I want to give a gmail-like interface to my web app. What tools are the best to consider??
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keyist
Imo, the most important technique (besides standard ajax with js lib of
choice) is making use of hashchange and organizing your behavior... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Z3 Theorem Prover - ____Sash---701_
https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3
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JohnStrangeII
This is not really meant as a critique, more of a general suggestion for
implementers to improve their docs. As someone who teaches logic and works
with standard logics from time to time (HOL with Lambek Calculus, normal and
cl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
GoodbyeDPI – Passive Deep Packet Inspection Blocker / Circumvention Utility - eternalny1
https://github.com/ValdikSS/GoodbyeDPI
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tptacek
So... this is basically fragrouter? [1]
If so, this is a very old idea (I, uh, co-invented it?). A lot of DPI gear
isn't built for serious security, but rather best effort, an... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Six ways to make Web 2.0 work - The McKinsey Quarterly - kirpekar
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Business_Technology/Application_Management/Six_ways_to_make_Web_20_work_2294
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kailashbadu
I have always had a feeling that McKinsey is hyped.
I am amused that the bought into the hyperbole that Web 2.0 is. Especia... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
[SH18] Humanity - tehsauce
https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XttcWn
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tehsauce
Make sure to try commenting out the first two lines to see if your computer
can compile the atmospheric scattering!
| {
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} |
I Dream of Genius: Herbal Drugs Promise Big Neural Gains - edw519
http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_studydrugs
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tokenadult
The article doesn't seem to consider practice effects (a common effect on most
mental tests) in any systematic way. Not a scientific way to look at the
issue.
<http://norvig.com/exp... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why that Windows 10 Update deleted files - amaccuish
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/10/09/updated-version-of-windows-10-october-2018-update-released-to-windows-insiders/#mdS5ob7Ao73Url36.97
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fermienrico
Ok so am I reading this right? They’re introducing Feedback hub for more data
siphoning of m... | {
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} |
My mom's experience with an iPad - alexknight
http://alexknight.net/blog/2010/12/25/my-moms-experience-with-an-ipad.html
======
nonane
We've been trying to get my mom to use a computer for as long as I can
remember. She tried a few times to learn how to 'get on the internet' on a PC
but never really used it herself. S... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Scrum Is Not for Humans - maroun-baydoun
https://maroun-baydoun.com/blog/scrum-is-not-for-humans/
======
aaron-santos
Would love to hear a generous explanation of scrum practices from the author.
> I dislike Scrum because it makes a few wrong assumptions. First, that
> developers are lazy and need to be micro-managed... | {
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} |
Oracle acquires Dyn - nixgeek
http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Oracle+(ORCL)+Enters+Agreement+to+Acquire+DNS+Provider+Dyn/12270020.html
======
coroxout
Inspired by other Oracle-bought products, perhaps they can make it so you can
only update your DNS if you use their proprietary Java client, which uses an
o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What are WebComponents and why are they important? - RevillWeb
http://www.revillweb.com/articles/why-web-components-are-important/
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metasean
@RevillWeb
Thank you for this write up!
I've been looking for an overview of WebComponents, including a simple example
and yours is the best I've seen yet.
You do stat... | {
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} |
Google is making better apps for the iPhone than for Android - digital55
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/8/12109832/google-apps-iphone-android-motion-stills-gboard-search-hangouts
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rogerbinns
I'm convinced that people at Google don't really use their own Android apps
much. There are fundamental obvious problems.
... | {
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} |
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