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The 'Tootsie Pop' Model for Unsafe Rust Code - GolDDranks
http://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2016/05/27/the-tootsie-pop-model-for-unsafe-code/
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GolDDranks
There has been a lot of discussion (and critique, and confusion) about using
"unsafe" in the comments of HN threads concerning Rust. One should reme... | {
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A Visit to the R&D Dept of the New York Times - keltecp11
http://www.headshift.com/blog/2009/03/a-visit-to-the-rd-deparmtent-o.php
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bkudria
This is the same exact coverage of the R&D lab we hear about every time - the
large collection of gadgets (look at us! we can spend money!), the living room
of the "future... | {
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Ask HN: Huge enterprise customer wants to see our source code - throwawaysource
We are a small 5-person enterprise software startup, operating in the data analytics/ML space. We are working on starting a proof-of-concept with a huge potential customer ($50+bn in revenue). We recently identified our first use case... | {
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AI winter – update - lwhsiao
https://blog.piekniewski.info/2018/10/29/ai-winter-update/
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kankroc
I think the author makes a point but also misses (or voluntarily glosses over)
important counter points.
1) Machine learning (which includes deep learning) still hasn't been applied
to a lot of field that would draw... | {
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Ask HN: Why doesn't HN use tags? - itchyjunk
Are tags bad or counterproductive? I mean tags like "computer security", "law", "biology" etc. I ask because I am sometimes in the mood to read specific topic rather than just front page. Was curious if this would help new posts get more eyes a... | {
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The magic of HTML5 and S3 - jessaustin
http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/march/somethingTechiesWillAppreciate
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nodata
I thought S3 wasn't suitable because it doesn't return http status codes that
browsers expect? Anyone know?
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mbell
One problem is that S3's object availability is only 99.99%, which sounds... | {
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Seth Roberts has died - martharotter
http://blog.sethroberts.net/2014/04/27/seth/
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geuis
For those of us who don't know who Seth Roberts is, who is Seth Roberts?
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influx
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Roberts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Roberts)
He was well known for self experimentation and writ... | {
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Scientist who won Nobel Prize for discovering HIV says SARS COV2 created in lab - rpiguy
https://www.pourquoidocteur.fr/Articles/Question-d-actu/32184-EXCLUSIF-Pour-Pr-Montagnier-SARS-CoV-2-serait-virus-manipule-Chinois-l-ADN-de-VIH-podcast
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Ghjklov
It's amusing how some people are like "trust the science" and t... | {
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} |
The secret truth about holiday travel, a letter to the traveling public - jaf12duke
http://blog.flightcaster.com/the-secret-truth-about-holiday-travel-a-lette
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alex_c
I must confess I don't get this post. The argument seems to boil down to
"things could be worse, so stop complaining".
~~~
diego_moita
There's ... | {
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Why doesn't FB to implement restriction/ACL for accessing uploaded photo? - hrasyid
Facebook claims to allow restrict sharing to friends, certain network, or even custom when I upload photos.<p>http://i.stack.imgur.com/673Bu.jpg<p>But it appears that this security is only in effect for the... | {
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Amazon’s colorful new towers will put a bold stamp on Seattle’s skyline - eccobay
http://www.geekwire.com/2012/images-amazons-colorful-towers-put-stamp-seattles-skyline/
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ineedtosleep
For an article that's just repeating words from the official document[1], very
little is said.
tl;dr: Amazon's planning on bui... | {
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Courage - duck
https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/07/courage/
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BatFastard
The last sentence summed it up.
"It’s not a conspiracy theory, it’s a business plan."
Apple has a habit of killing tech they can't control.
Headphone jack is eliminated so they can license and control what talks to the
phone.
Safari is int... | {
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Why does everyone want to build a bill-splitting app? - manggit
https://medium.com/@useledger/why-ledger-is-excited-about-bill-splitting-54dd440209a8
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HarryHirsch
_Bill-splitting is exciting!_
Helloplease?
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Hey HN: I made something to add Help to your startups. Thoughts? - markchristian
http://helpbubble.com
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Tichy
Couldn't you provide a demo without me having to change the source code of my
web site?
Not sure what it is yet, but I don't think I would open up my site to external
JavaScript just for popup bubbles... | {
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How can SOPA or Protect IP hurt a small social networking site? - ivanbernat
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nextparadigms
If one or more users link to some infringing content, the rightholders can
demand the seizure of the domain if they feel the users' actions are damaging
enough to them.
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AMD needs 1000 Developers with Linux Skills - Newky
http://career-resources.dice.com/articles/content/entry/amd_ramps_up_hiring_for
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bx_lr
Notice the following "AMD says it maintains a start-up mentality even though
it's a large company".
This is becoming a trend now, hardly the only company touting this. My cu... | {
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Ask HN: How to expand in China? - tstegart
We've just launched our iOS app (an iPad travel magazine) and I've started to think about how to expand in china and other east Asian countries, like Japan and South Korea (the biggest App Store markets in the region). Does anyone have experience doing this? I would love to... | {
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Intel NUC 10 First Impressions - ingve
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/231146/intel-nuc-10-first-impressions
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BubRoss
The biggest priority with small computers like this is thermal throttling.
This doesn't talk about that at all, but whether you are buying a tiny case
that barely fits a mITX motherbo... | {
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} |
What Really Drove 23andMe And The FDA Apart - jerryhuang100
http://www.fastcompany.com/3022891/innovation-agents/exclusive-what-really-drove-23andme-and-the-fda-apart
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macspoofing
23andMe is incredibly naive.
>The FDA has been asking 23andMe for specific studies on the reliability and
efficacy of its DNA test... | {
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Moon Water Discovery Hints at Mystery Source Deep Underground - peterkelly
http://www.space.com/22553-moon-water-mystery-source.html
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coolnow
With the presence of (liquid) water, is there a high chance of simple alien
life on the moon? I mean, i can't think of any place in the sea that's
downright hostile to l... | {
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} |
The French Genocide That Has Been Air-Brushed from History - Melchizedek
https://quillette.com/2019/03/10/the-french-genocide-that-has-been-air-brushed-from-history/
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astine
This article is about the massacre in Vendee, which was a particularly nasty
chapter in the already nasty French Revolution. I feel that 'g... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Make-Believe Analyst and the Six Costs of Testing With Cucumber - jackkinsella
http://www.jackkinsella.ie/2011/09/26/why-bother-with-cucumber-testing.html
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btaitelb
I don't think the example story in this post is good for several reasons: 1\.
it was written by developers instead of the product owner -- goo... | {
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Woz says there's an acceleration problem with his Toyota Prius - siculars
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10445564-64.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0
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AngryParsley
I've driven a Prius a couple of times, and I concur that they have an
acceleration problem. I step on the gas pedal and the car has problems
a... | {
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How would you invest $500k at 30? - dawhizkid
I want to more aggressively invest some cash but unsure where to put it.
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nutcracker46
Do some serious homework on the markets before putting that 500k on the line.
Some, but not all, and probably not half of the stocks in the S&P 500 will
continue to gain this year.... | {
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Ask HN: Serial job rejects - touristonroad
I'm a graduate student with 2.5 years industry experience as data scientist at SAP, I moved to US to pursue masters. I applied for summer internships at Github,Google,Schneider in machine learning. All the technical rounds went fine. The interviewer would say be all the ... | {
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How to know you've been coding too long in .Net - plurby
https://lachlanbarclay.net/2015/04/coding-too-long-in-dot-net
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jacob9706
#22 got me
"Have you ever tried to use the xaml designer for... like... anything? Yeah I
thought you'd enjoy that one."
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Ask HN: Do you think the web is really dying? - dbosch
Apps have won the mobile platform.
Can we expect the web to rise again?
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claudiulodro
I think the web is the _only_ viable platform for new things.
If you look at the data[1], the most usage is on apps but nobody is
downloading new apps. Everybody is using ... | {
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} |
Show HN: GetScreenshots.io: Screenshots for continuous integration - juanpabloaj
http://getscreenshots.io/
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mazmanr
Any plans to open-source this? Looks like a useful service.
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juanpabloaj
thanks mazmanr. not yet, maybe we'll opensourcing part of the code.
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ganessh
Just wondering to find a usecase f... | {
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Ask HN: Grants for personal development/engineering projects? - pharaohgeek
I was looking for a way to keep my kids' minds engaged this summer (instead of letting them watch TV for 30 hours per day), and decided that a family summer project would be a great way of having fun as well as learning some new things (f... | {
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Star wars theme played by a floppy disk hack. - cfontes
http://vodpod.com/watch/799407-hacked-floppy-disk-plays-star-wars-music-as-awesome-as-it-
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extension
Maybe this is the right time to pimp my "Super Mario Bro's theme for laser
engraver":
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq4VLwLFXaE>
I'm very interested i... | {
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Native Client (NaCl) on ARM - nealabq
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/google-nacl/
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nealabq
Related link:
[http://blog.chromium.org/2013/01/native-client-support-on-
ar...](http://blog.chromium.org/2013/01/native-client-support-on-arm.html)
| {
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Fake news and false rumors reach more people than truth - yegor256a
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/largest-study-ever-fake-news-mit-twitter/555104/?single_page=true
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tlb
"By every common metric, falsehood consistently dominates the truth on
Twitter, the study finds: Fake news and false ru... | {
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Q: How is software created at Microsoft? A: Very slowly (from the horse's mouth) - henning
http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive/2007/07/15/how-do-we-write-software-at-microsoft-a-pm-intern-s-perspective-1.aspx
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joseakle
I guess this is why they have been unable to understand the internet, they
live in an era w... | {
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Terrorism is not about terror - Artistry121
http://www.gwern.net/Terrorism%20is%20not%20about%20Terror
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nabla9
Biggest problem with analyzing terrorism is in the definition.
Classifying both Hezbollah and al-Qaeda as terrorist groups means that you
have spread the definition for any group that may have bombed c... | {
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} |
Apple Turns Its Back on Customers and Nvidia with MacOS Mojave - redial
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2018/12/11/apple-turns-its-back-on-customers-and-nvidia-with-macos-mojave/
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zimpenfish
Headline blaming Apple and then, in the 8th paragraph,
> At this point, it’s somewhat unclear exactly as to ... | {
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Solar activity predicted to fall 60% in 2030s, to 'mini ice age' levels - aethertap
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150709092955.htm
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tim333
Seems pretty dubious, at least the mini ice age bit
| {
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Coal plants emit more radioactive waste than nuclear plants (2007) - ChuckMcM
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/
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ChuckMcM
And as has been pointed out to me offline the article compares 'radioactivity
release' of an operating nuclear plant to an operating ... | {
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Ask HN: How people get Ethereum - kureikain
Hi all,<p>I don't know how do people get Etherum at first place. I aware of CoinBase but all google just says bad thing about them. Recently CoinBase eat $5,000 of some guy[0] on Hacker News.<p>So I would like to know how do people get into Ethereum<p>---<p>[0] https:&#... | {
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NY Times recommends ad blockers after CEO mulls ad-block ban - BWStearns
http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/ny-times-recommends-ad-blockers-after-ceo-mulls-banning-readers/
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BWStearns
Whatever else it shows is that the editorial and business obligations are
extremely well segregated at the NYT, so bravo on ... | {
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} |
30-Day Timelapse at Sea [video] - rafaelc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ
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TeMPOraL
This, and the recent timelapse video of Earth's atmosphere from GOES-16[0],
made me realize just how a dynamic phenomenon clouds are. They look so much
different at this timescale than when watching them real-time.
\... | {
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What Opera is about to Unveil? - techdog
http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2009/06/heres-what-opera-is-about-to-unveil.html
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lucumo
Hmmmm... This fellow's suggestion may sound far-fetched, but if you look at
the source code of the page by Opera:
<!--
We start our little story with the inv... | {
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Freelancer is cheating on you - martadella
Hello, sometime ago I participated in a contest on freelancer. The contest ended without choosing the winner so the payment was supposed to be automatically shared between the top entries. As I was the only one person who had the top entries the guaranteed price of 429 dollar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Major Release of OpenSource Content Management System Nodebeats, v1.0 - nodebeats
The Nodebeats Team is very pleased to present you a Major release version v1.0 of Nodebeats, the Content Management System built using MEAN Framework. This release includes the angular-cli implemenation to make building angular code extr... | {
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Google Begins Soft Censorship Of Arbitrary Piracy-Related Queries - solipsist
http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/26/google-begins-soft-censorship-of-arbitrary-piracy-related-queries/
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r3demon
It's obviously worsening user experience with Google search. Why would Google
need it?
| {
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Hack Your Speaking Skills - ziadbc
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/volume_10/v10i4_yaffe.html
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jmtame
Tips for hacking your speaking skills:
1) Most importantly, practice it out loud. Do it about 20 times and you'll be
comfortable enough to deliver it with only glances at note cards. 90% of being
nervous comes from... | {
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The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - Herring
http://cato.org/pubs/pas/pa594.pdf
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thomaspaine
[http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Rational-Voter-Democracies-
Polici...](http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Rational-Voter-Democracies-
Policies/dp/0691138737/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
MergeSort Example using Python Multiprocessing - pajju
http://devopslog.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/mergesort-example-using-python-multiprocessing/
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SEJeff
Now _this_ is the kind of thing I'd call devops. Thanks for the post
| {
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Electric current to the brain 'boosts maths ability' - mayutana
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11692799
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RiderOfGiraffes
Cross-references:
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1870798>
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1869772>
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Does Apple want to buy Facebook? - kylelibra
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/19/does-apple-want-to-buy-facebook/
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jsz0
_Facebook is something that Apple couldn't compete against even if it wanted_
They can't compete against Boeing either but I don't think anyone expects
Apple to buy them. Seriously though I think... | {
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} |
I still don't know how to share a story on Hacker News Homepage. Please help - KangLi
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pitzahoy
Submit a title. And then the URL. That's it
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KangLi
under which tab from the top?
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pwg
The one labeled "submit".
~~~
KangLi
Yeah but it goes to "new" tab, and not the Y Homepage...
~~~
grzm
Submissions are ra... | {
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Hello HTTP/2, Goodbye SPDY - Nimi
http://blog.chromium.org/2015/02/hello-http2-goodbye-spdy-http-is_9.html
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drderidder
I got a copy of Paul-Henning Kamp's critique "HTTP/2.0 - The IETF is Phoning
It In" off the ACM website before the link went dead. Here's a bit of what he
said about it:
"Some will expect a maj... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How to get a job at a Big Company? - freework
For the past 5 years I've been working primarily at startup companies. The one I'm at now is in the process of imploding. I am YET AGAIN having to go on the job hunt. I just turned 30 and am getting tired of this. I'm at the point where I just want... | {
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Prospecting for High Profile Consultants or Agencies - frankv
This question is to the leads or owners of high volume consulting or digital agencies. My consulting business is about 1 year and a half old and I still feel like we haven't developed a working prospecting or sales generation method.<p>Considering the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Startup School 2014 Recap and Videos - katm
http://blog.ycombinator.com/startup-school-2014-recap-and-videos
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kevin
Thanks to Nick Sivo for turning these around so fast. I think it takes YouTube
awhile to add automated closed captions to the videos (couple of days if I
remember last time). Because they're not ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Searching old post: make startup prototype in 9K$. Anyone bookmarked it? - techaddict009
Few days back someone had posted that they will make startup protoype for 9k USD. I am searching that post. Can anyone help me in finding that?
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ColinWright
OK, I found this:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10... | {
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Image Scaling using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks - hlfw0rd
http://engineering.flipboard.com/2015/05/scaling-convnets/
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deepnet
John Resig used a Convnet to upscale japanese prints, waifu2x
[http://ejohn.org/blog/using-waifu2x-to-upscale-japanese-
prin...](http://ejohn.org/blog/using-waifu2x-to-upscale-j... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours - mrzool
https://www.c82.net/werner/
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tveita
The descriptions are nice but unfortunately the sRGB gamut won't do a book
like this justice.
Hopefully monitors will improve - I'm sure if you got used to a full gamut
screen, it would be as hard to go back as it is to go back to a 6... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Being Bold - dariusmonsef
http://bubs.co/being-bold
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jpadvo
Marketplace as a Service? If that's what this is, and it sounds like it, that
would be fantastic. For the last year or two we've thought that a marketplace
would be a great potential fit for our app, but simply don't have the
resources to build and ma... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Flightaware live view of unresponsive plane (possible hypoxia) - snupples
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N900KN/history/20140905/1215Z/KROC/KAPF
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snupples
Short background blurb: [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unresponsive-
aircraft-tw...](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unresponsive-aircraft-
tw... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Ask HN: Whats stopping Crypto widespread adoption? - eternalcode
What are the concerns related to the adoption? security? stability? infancy?
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UncleMeat
Surely it is applications. When I think about my tech friends and family I can
think of few applications of cryptocurrencies that appeal to their needs. When
I ... | {
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} |
Let's Play Half-Life Upside Down [video] - Zirro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5VTWEQdVhA
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Zirro
Games are not the usual fare on Hacker News, but with this creative twist I
believe it would qualify as something hackers (and nostalgic Half-Life fans)
find interesting.
Part two and three are located here:
[... | {
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X264's abstraction layer for cross-platform x86 assembly: now free to use - DarkShikari
http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=191
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jacquesm
That's really neat Jason, what with all the 'assembly is dead' stuff that gets
bandied around it's nice to see people keeping the art alive and collaborating
at this level.
~~~... | {
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} |
Gamma-ray burst 'hit Earth in 8th Century' - arethuza
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21082617
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arethuza
The Wikipedia page on the 774-774 C14 spike even mentions that there _might_
be an eye-witness account of a "red cross" in the sky:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/774%E2%80%93775_radiation_burst... | {
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Blogspot banned in Turkey - Uncle_Sam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12639279
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makmanalp
This is absurd. As a Turkish citizen, I find the actions of my government
regarding matters of the internet horrifying. As it stands, the process is as
follows:
1) Receive complaint.
2) Shut down website. Usually thr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
64 High-Ranked Blogs for Developers - mrshoe
http://help.dottoro.com/blog/64-high-ranked-blogs-for-developers/
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bcl
This list is useless to me. I don't have the time to check out each one of
them to see if it is interesting enough to add to my list of RSS feeds. What
would be more useful is a short paragraph a... | {
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Idris: Type safe printf [video] - kenhty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVBck2Zngjo
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bronty
You can check format strings in Java at compile-time using the Checker
Framework: [http://types.cs.washington.edu/checker-
framework/current/che...](http://types.cs.washington.edu/checker-
framework/current/checker-fra... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN:have moore's law slowed innovation in chip manufacturing? - hershel
There's this contrarian conversation in reddit about the possibility that moore's law has greatly slowed innovation in the chip manufacturing industry[1].<p>What does HN think about this ?<p>[1]http://www.reddit.com/r... | {
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Dungeons and Dragons somehow became more popular than ever - petethomas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/how-dungeons-and-dragons-somehow-became-more-popular-than-ever/2019/04/18/fc226f56-5f8f-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html
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s_m_t
I think the best explanation for the rise in popularity of dnd in t... | {
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} |
Open Source Motion Comic Done Entirely with Blender, Krita and GNU/Linux - zlatan_todoric
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pepper-and-carrot-motion-comic#/
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rootlocus
David Revoy is an extremely talented illustrator and a long time supporter of
free & open source tools. He released _" Chaos & Evolutions"_[1] a... | {
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Show HN: Reach your daily goal one email at a time - KevinBongart
http://mydailygoal.net
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KevinBongart
This is what you get when you click the link in the daily email:
[http://cl.ly/TEj7](http://cl.ly/TEj7)
| {
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Webcam spying without turning on the LED - svenfaw
https://www.grahamcluley.com/webcam-spying-without-turning-led-researchers-prove-possible/
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jzd131
This is from 2013, I would bet it is not possible in 2016. Anyone find
anything that proves otherwise?
~~~
oxguy3
Given what I've heard about the secure enclave o... | {
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Programming Challenge: spreadsheets vs. code. Which is faster? - hackerews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dutxDn9fQkk&feature=youtu.be
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DougMerritt
Clarification: Clicking through, I see they are talking about speed of
development to create a mashup, not speed of execution.
| {
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Simple pixel animator - indatawetrust
https://github.com/indatawetrust/pixel-animator
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indatawetrust
live demo
[https://jsfiddle.net/indatawetrust/2zsqmfab/7/](https://jsfiddle.net/indatawetrust/2zsqmfab/7/)
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indatawetrust
color selector added [https://github.com/indatawetrust/pixel-
animator](https://git... | {
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Who’s Been Accessing Your Facebook Account? - knaox
http://marketaire.com/2011/02/01/whos-been-accessing-your-facebook-account/
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kalpeshjoshi
Is there a super secret feature which keeps ol Mark Zuckerberg from accessing
my info?!
But on the whole, good info to know about finding out other devices who may be
a... | {
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} |
Google to Invest $10B in India - jmsflknr
https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/13/google-to-invest-10-billion-in-india/
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amrrs
There's been a recent surge in American companies investing in India primarily
through Reliance Jio (owned by Mukhesh Ambani who's got a good connect with
the current ruling Government). It's ... | {
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} |
Show HN: ZIP Foundation – A libcompression-based Swift framework for ZIP files - weichsel
https://github.com/weichsel/ZIPFoundation
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weichsel
I wrote an accompanying blog post about the performance characteristics of the
framework here:
[https://thomas.zoechling.me/journal/2017/07/ZIPFoundation.ht...](https://th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
“Python already replaced Excel in banking” - stablemap
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/3002556/python-replaced-excel-banking
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axisofpleasure
Certainly seen a huge rise in Python use in private banking sector where I
work. The problem is that we get people who aren't devs writing Python code
against sour... | {
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} |
Justworks raises $40M to build a simpler business operations suite - spac
http://techcrunch.com/2018/03/06/justworks-raises-40m-to-build-a-simpler-business-operations-suite/
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spac
I'm curious about people's experience with Justworks: does it scale
effectively after a certain size? What are potential drawbacks?
... | {
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} |
Why the Apple UDID had to die - taylorbuley
http://corte.si/posts/security/udid-must-die/index.html
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kennywinker
<https://github.com/ylechelle/OpenUDID>
Replacements are already popping up. Seems like this will only mildly fragment
the issue. I think they're all based on hashing the MAC address.
| {
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Can't resolve time.nist.gov - emin-gun-sirer
The popular NTP server time.nist.gov is having DNS problems, at least from our vantage point on the US east coast. For us, this has meant that regularly scheduled security reports could not be sent, but there may be other consequences. Now is a good time to check your NTP s... | {
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Ask HN: What do you think about or landing page? - svirelka
Hi there, we are going to update our LP. Please, advice http://to-round.com/
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exolymph
I really like this idea, and I think the landing page is pretty darn solid.
Curious though -- what's your business model?
~~~
svirelka
Thank you! Now ... | {
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} |
Younited - all your content 100% alive - noyesno
http://www.younited.com
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Touche
I've been using a Dropbox alternative for years:
[http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_dav.html](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_dav.html)
~~~
carlesfe
Can you please elaborate a little bit more on the key
similarities... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Feedback on Brand New Social Online Dating Site - SoWink
SoWink brings you the next generation of social online dating, an unparalleled experience unlike any other. Sign up today and discover for yourself how SoWink will revolutionize your dating world!<p>http://sowink.com<p>Please take a moment and provide ... | {
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} |
Can the West’s economies ever escape China’s magnetic pull? - throw0101a
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-can-the-wests-economies-ever-escape-chinas-magnetic-pull-the-story/
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throw0101a
Mirror:
* [https://archive.is/E9LII](https://archive.is/E9LII)
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Podcast: POODR and Beyond with Sandi Metz Part 2 - dadwagon99
http://www.codenewbie.org/podcast/poodr-and-beyond-part-ii
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dadwagon99
The first half of the podcast was great and this one is too. I've really
become a fan of hers thanks to this podcast.
| {
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} |
Software development final exam answers: Part 3 - tmoertel
http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2013-01-26-software-development-final-answers-part-3.html
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Tekker
A number of these have to do with statistics and calculus, but really isn't
pertinent to overall software development. Yes, a math background helps with
c... | {
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} |
Justin Kan's founders guide to raising a series A - rmason
https://blog.atrium.co/the-founders-guide-to-raising-a-series-a-venture-financing-1de4f5aff312
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rmason
It's been quite a few years since I tried to raise a Series A but this account
really resonates with me. Probably the best guide of its type that I've ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Red Team internship idea - adamzerner
The idea: hire a bunch of interns to act as your Red Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_team). They try to outdo your business. If they do a good job, you hire them to implement those ideas for you.<p>The motivation: I was just thinking that so ma... | {
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God Mode Unlocked – Hardware Backdoors in Via C3 CPUs (2018) [video] - MagicPropmaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eSAF_qT_FY
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oil25
This is about ancient VIA C3 CPUs processors - not your modern Intel/AMD. This
isn't to say backdoors are implausible on modern processors (vulnerabilities
in Intel ME/AMD PSP ... | {
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} |
Paper Towels v. Air Dryers - mhb
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/paper-towels-v-air-dryers.html
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gnok
A point often neglected in such comparisons (regardless of the actual
conclusion), is that paper towels are useful for more than just drying hands.
What if I'm at a restaurant and I wish to ... | {
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} |
Does the news reflect what we die from? - fezz
https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/05/Causes-of-death-in-USA-vs.-media-coverage.png
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fezz
[https://ourworldindata.org/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-
die...](https://ourworldindata.org/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from)
| {
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General Electric Develops a 500GB Optical Disc - shard
http://www.physorg.com/news160061435.html
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ShabbyDoo
By the time this gets to market, won't I carry a one TB thumb drive in my
pocket? They apparently haven't heard the Gretsky quote about "skating to
where the puck is going to be."
More generally, it see... | {
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} |
Unthink.com - Anti-Facebook Network Launched Today - rkalla
http://unthink.com/
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beforebeta
I don't get it! How does this network work? What value does it provide? Why
would it make me move away from FB? How is this different from diaspora?
~~~
philbarr
I wasted about 3 minutes of my life just now trying to w... | {
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Velodyne’s VLS-128 offers more resolution, smaller package, lower price - deepnotderp
https://www.spar3d.com/news/lidar/velodynes-vls-128-offers-resolution-smaller-package-lower-price/
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tibbon
Where's the "buy" link?
Maybe I'm just missing it for this one in particular, but I really dislike it
when companies hi... | {
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} |
Renowned hacker 'tessa88' identity revealed, Hacker a Russian - akosipops
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/417500-security-firm-unveils-identity-of-renowned-database-hacker-tessa88-to-be
======
diegoperini
> "All share similar social media photos that are nearly identical to a
> passport photo of Maksim Donako... | {
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What happens to tech workers when their skills become obsolete? - seagullz
https://qz.com/work/1702462/what-happens-to-tech-workers-when-their-skills-become-obsolete/
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codesushi42
Flash was one of the first tools I ever started programming for. Today I work
in AI.
This article is a thinly veiled advertisement f... | {
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} |
Programming Is Not Fun - Garbage
http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?ProgrammingIsNotFun
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wccrawford
I got news for you: Yes it is.
I love it. It was my hobby when I was young. So much so, that I thought
working in the field would kill the fun of it, so I avoided that. Eventually,
needing a career (and not just a job)... | {
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} |
Quintuple: a Python 5-qubit quantum computer simulator - EvgeniyZh
https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.09225
======
adrenalinelol
Source code for those interested:
[https://github.com/corbett/QuantumComputing](https://github.com/corbett/QuantumComputing)
~~~
OJFord
Oh great, it's a single >2k line file...
~~~
leetrout
I real... | {
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} |
Hovercraft ferries could be coming to Silicon Valley for your commute - nradov
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/new-ferry-south-bay-hovercraft-sf-bay-san-jose-13571389.php
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zunzun
Would these be solar powered, does anyone know? I should think a few solar
cells on the roof would easily power a multi-ton loade... | {
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} |
NPM module to prevent use of eval() in JavaScript - asciifaceman
https://asciifaceman.github.io/noevaljs/
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naftulikay
This is so important to JavaScript. This changes everything. This makes me
weep with joy. To see a language conceived in 10 days by a bunch of caffeined-
up Netscape engineers evolve into somethi... | {
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} |
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