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Drilling Down on Depth Sensing and Deep Learning - jonbaer
https://bair.berkeley.edu/blog/2018/10/23/depth-sensing/
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stefan_
Why are structured light sensors not used instead of color camera images?
Because in sunlight it becomes impossible to see your own projected IR light.
So they stop working.
And projectin... | {
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Why Groupon Is Poised For Collapse - charlief
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/13/why-groupon-is-poised-for-collapse/
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cletus
This is one of the best and most damning analyses of Groupon I've seen yet,
which is kinda surprising coming from TC but I guess it is a guest post.
The biggest parts of this are the accoun... | {
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Australia could become the next California - resdirector
http://www.economist.com/node/18744197
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adamtait
I appreciate that The Economist takes a hard line on the reality of
Australia's position, as clearly a comparison to California is wild. Last I
checked California's population was roughly double the entire... | {
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} |
Wireless neutrino network could pass through the center of the Earth - SkippyZA
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/122535-wireless-neutrino-network-could-pass-through-the-center-of-the-earth
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archgoon
Well, it's nice to see that I'm not completely crazy ;). I'm happy to see,
however, that the article pretty much... | {
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Ask HN: Is Google Nose an April Fool Joke? - RohitS5
Has any one tried Google nose http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/nose/help.html?
to me it looks like an April Fool Joke, What is your take?
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evan_
Are you serious? You think there's a chance it's real?
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benjy1
But the women on the homepage is really s... | {
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Garbage Collection, Without the Noise or the Smell (2015) - vezycash
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/nyregion/garbage-collection-without-the-noise-or-the-smell.html
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furgooswft13
Indeed, the noise of panicking managers and engineers when our companies badly
designed Java apps seize up due to excessive GC indu... | {
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6 Ways Law Enforcement Can Track Terrorists in an Encrypted World - kawera
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/543896/6-ways-law-enforcement-can-track-terrorists-in-an-encrypted-world/
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tired_man
The article seems to forget that encryption isn't a requirement to perform
evil actions.
Code words/phrases and var... | {
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Ask HN: What daily habits help you to stay productive? - entelechy
For me it is going to the gym. What is yours?
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sillysaurus3
What's your gym routine? Does anyone happen to know one that you can do with
just a floor mat?
Consistent productivity is really hard. Especially when it's so easy to become
addicted to... | {
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} |
SPRINT declaring war on Adderall - tmrtn
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sprint-declaring-war-on-adderall
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b1twise
So because they studied CS they're qualified to design drugs? I didn't see any
testing/trials in their plans. I also think the drug they're fighting is
probably Modafinil--not Adderall. And I d... | {
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} |
Show HN: MentSpot – Connecting mentors and mentees - tekkertje
https://www.mentspot.com
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tekkertje
Hi Maurice here, I built this webapp.
The idea is that instead of searching for hours via LinkedIn, Facebook or IRL
to find a suitable mentor, this app makes it easier to connect with a
potential mentor in just a ... | {
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ending Poverty (2010) - aminok
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-ending-poverty/308134/?single_page=true
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poof131
Seems like we’ve entered some sort of post-modern neocolonialism. How do we
“fix” the broken countries of the w... | {
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} |
Show HN: SayHi – iOS App to see what your friend type while they're typing[Beta] - iSayHi
http://sayhi.io
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shreyashirday
doesn't the other user have to download this app for it to work?
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Cloud hosting is wickedly profitable - VonGuard
http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2010/05/11/At-last-the-truth-about-cloud-hosting.aspx
OpSource CEO lets the cat out of the bag: the cloud hosting business is waaaay more profitable than traditional hosting.
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ryanelkins
"We've all heard the story of the nightmare ... | {
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Peewee, a lightweight python ORM - coleifer
http://charlesleifer.com/blog/peewee-a-lightweight-python-orm/
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julian37
I haven't used Django ORM before but it would be interesting to see how Peewee
compares to SQLAlchemy: <http://www.sqlalchemy.org/>
I love SQLAlchemy: it is easy to use, rock solid, well docume... | {
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“SpiderOak just revoked my Unlimited Storage account for using too much data” - ValentineC
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/a7sqkd/spideroak_just_revoked_my_unlimited_storage/
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simonblack
Never put your data (or any other valuables, for that matter) in danger by
entrusting it to some 3rd-party organ... | {
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Go Doesn't Need Generics - Insanity
https://medium.com/@meeusdylan/go-doesnt-need-generics-6cb9cf0da9c
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setr
I've never understood the argument that someone can use a feature to add
complexity
The problem with C++ is the various features can interplay poorly, leading to
the "subset" language issue. Presumably, ... | {
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A Guide to Law Enforcement Spying Technology - lobo_tuerto
https://www.eff.org/sls
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confounded
It’s saddening but not surprising how much of this technology was developed
for killing people abroad, and is now being used against US citizens.
Deploying Predator drones that can detect a face at 25kft from Afghanis... | {
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"Great Algorithms" course taught by Richard Karp - amichail
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~karp/greatalgo/
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ivanstojic
I find it quite sad how many supposedly CS colleges fail to educate "the next
generation" on these classics.
The situation is really funny here in Croatia, where there is basically only
one "CS ... | {
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Essential Applications for Phd students - codemechanic
http://tangibletips.blogspot.com/2010/09/essential-applications-for-erudite.html
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alatkins
Meh. You don't need too many fancy tools.
The ones that got me through my PhD were:
\- LyX (<http://www.lyx.org>) for my thesis/conference papers etc. It's the
gr... | {
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Logic Production Systems runtime implemented in JavaScript - hkma14
https://github.com/mauris/lps.js
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hamlet86
rules system in JS I guess?
~~~
bonata2
looks like it
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Find non-linked directories and files on a domain - thefox
https://github.com/TheFox/httpdiscover
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elliottcarlson
By brute-forcing a full dictionary attack on a site? Seems a little too
invasive, can be seen as a hack attempt (especially since your dictionary
contains admin type folders etc) and/or a denial of... | {
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} |
Optimizing a php application in 5 minutes - edw519
http://giorgiosironi.blogspot.com/2009/10/optimizing-php-application-in-5-minutes.html
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jacquesm
while you're optimizing your PHP application anyway, if you have another 5 (or
maybe 10) minutes to spare have a look at:
<http://xcache.lighttpd.net/>
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Ask HN: What is the smartest career path to take? - bigJavaLava
I'm mid-twenties working as a Software Engineer. I'm still working at my first job out of college and making just about $80k. Not FAANG salary but supports my cost of living as of right now.<p>Currently, my job is very easy (mostly spikes and re... | {
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It Took Me 3 E.R. Visits to Get a Coronavirus Test in New York - vo2maxer
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/opinion/coronavirus-testing-new-york.html
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ponsin
So don't go to the ER when you think that you have a disease. That is not the
purpose of the ER. Not only will it make it harder for people in emergency
s... | {
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BlurryPeople.com/#hn - talk to awesome fellow HN'ers - sssparkkk
http://www.blurrypeople.com/#hn
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sssparkkk
Had a great conversation with a fellow entrepreneur a few days ago; so I
figured it might be nice to have a 'channel' on BlurryPeople that allows you
to talk to fellow HN'ers.
Let me know what you think... | {
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Was this Google Executive deeply misinformed or lying in the New York Times? - DyslexicAtheist
https://www.fast.ai/2019/05/28/google-nyt-mohan/
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DannyBee
For someone so pissed off about what they perceive as misinformation, there
are simple facts here that are just false.
"As background, Mohan first began worki... | {
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US bars friends over Twitter joke - ColinWright
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4095372/Twitter-news-US-bars-friends-over-Twitter-joke.html
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corin_
Have no more fear, your country is safe from all terrorists who tweet about
their plans.
Truthfully, I wouldn't have expected this from America, they're t... | {
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} |
Watch Atlantis rendevous with Hubble Live - geuis
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#
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dan_the_welder
I went down to Cape Canaveral to watch the Atlantis launch on Monday.
It was the greatest thing I have ever seen.
I have never felt that much emotion about an event in my whole life.
Only 7 la... | {
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} |
Will the real Silicon Valley North please stand up? - techvibes
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/will-the-real-silicon-valley-north-please-stand-up-2011-03-04
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rdrimmie
If you accept that Waterloo is part of the Golden Horseshoe (a possible point
of contention, but born and raised here I've always thought it was)... | {
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} |
Dallas health worker who tested positive for Ebola wore ‘full’ protective gear - cmrivers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/10/12/dallas-health-care-worker-who-treated-thomas-eric-duncan-has-tested-positive-for-ebola/?hpid=z1
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kyro
More people should understand that hospitals are messy. Real... | {
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} |
YouTube networks drop thousands of creators as YouTube policy shifts - PuffinBlue
https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/23/17268436/fullscreen-socialblade-youtube-mcn-multi-channel-network-creators-monetization
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Eridrus
> “[It] in effect forces MCNs to either watch every video uploaded by their
> partners, or at least ... | {
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Resources for understanding pointers? - zupancik
I'm looking for any resources that will introduce pointers to me (in C), preferably with many examples, and in increasing difficulty.<p>I have experience with Java + Python
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arh68
If I ever get confused, I'd check one of these two:
the Spiral Rule:
[http:/... | {
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I was a $200K VC, now I’m a $0 entrepreneur – first thoughts - nycmbacoder
http://tryingtohackit.tumblr.com/
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alexcabrera
Leaving a $200K position where you developed a network of people who's
business it is to fund companies in two of the biggest tech environments in
the country is hardly starting from the bott... | {
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Ask HN: What should you do or avoid when pivoting a startup? - aliabd
Stories welcome
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chriscatoya
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking a pivot is a failure and therefore
bad. What’s important is that by killing an idea, you’re giving yourself a new
opportunity rather than chasing after sunk costs.
Fear ... | {
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Pay With A Tweet - chaosmachine
http://www.paywithatweet.com/
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swombat
So, advertising/spam on Twitter. I'm sure Twitter's not going to be
implementing anything like that in the near future.
~~~
Tyrannosaurs
I thought that they'd pretty much announced that they were doing it?
Effectively placing adverts in th... | {
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EU Data Protection: Proposed Amendments Written by US Lobbyists - EdwardQ
http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/02/eu-data-protection-proposed-amendments-written-by-us-lobbyists/index.htm
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netcan
There are layers upon layers of problems here.
1\. EU democracy and governance is not great. Very fe... | {
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} |
Show HN: SoftwareBitBang, Data communication over human body [video] - gioscarab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWlhKD5lz5w
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gioscarab
More info here: www.pjon.org
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C++ is the most WTF language - tulsidas
https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=wtf&type=Code&ref=searchresults
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egwynn
This claim may be true, but I doubt it’s true simply because of the graph on
the left. The data needs to be normalized based on the quantity of code
written in each language. What we’re look... | {
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Job openings surge to a record high - adventured
http://www.businessinsider.com/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-survey-september-9-2015-9
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gay_genocide
But they neglected to mention there are a record 93 million working age adults
in the US not working. That's 29% of of the population. Cheerleading the race
to t... | {
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Remembering My Cousin, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1977) - pmatrix
http://www.unz.org/Pub/Encounter-1977aug-00020
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lukeasrodgers
The episode with the poker-assisted demonstration of the "simplicity of
matter" could probably be interpreted as an expression of Wittgenstein's
belief that metaphysics (which presumably a di... | {
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Why Lisk is inferior to Ethereum - cryptoctopus
https://steemit.com/lisk/@dan/why-lisk-is-inferior-to-ethereum
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bagholding1
I agree but Lisk can be great in theory if it can simplify these issues.
| {
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Ways to bootstrap a startup: “working in waves” - joelg87
http://joel.is/post/2106915988/bootstrapping-waves
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TimLangley
Good post Joel ;-) I'm generally in agreement with working in "waves" (it's an
approach I've used for past 10 years)
A couple of other thoughts that might be worth considering: 1\. Once you
d... | {
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Show HN: Quaderno.io – Invoicing for Stripe - polimorfico
http://quaderno.io
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zaroth
Is there an easy way to see some sample invoices/receipts? I didn't notice it.
You should let prospects enter their email and get some fake invoices sent
along to see how it looks. Sounds like a good incentive for me to give you... | {
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} |
Show HN: Wotop – Web on Top of Protocol - nishit_nm
https://github.com/nishitm/wotop
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jesiiewal
Well done!
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Visualize high frequency trading of ticker:JNJ (via Nanex) - jweir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5jJuMP84E
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snaky
geek porn FTW
| {
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DARPA red balloon viral sharing technique finds new uses for startup - ph0rque
http://talkto.com/win/1/?u1=e07M3ua
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SnootyMonkey
Here's the challenge by DARPA Network Challenge (Red Balloon Challenge) from
2009.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Network_Challenge>
The challenge was to find 10 red weather b... | {
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} |
Buying Failed Startups 5 to 50k USD - Clicklabs
Hey guys, we're looking to buy failed SAAS startups. We're a marketing company and often times the failure is due to lack of marketing. Let me know if you'd be interested in discussing this. We'd do an audit of the code (with NDA if you prefer). We&... | {
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Nominum Domain Correlation - pjf
https://www.nominum.com/tech-blog/domain-correlation-just-let-malware-beat/
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lolc
Unfortunately the piece is light on the technical details.
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minsight
If you're anywhere near France, and free in December, there's
[https://www.botconf.eu/2017/math-gpu-dns-cracking-locky-
seed.... | {
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} |
Uplink OS - etiam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZy_sBW7jz0
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etiam
Possibly the post should point directly to [http://www.moddb.com/mods/uplink-
os](http://www.moddb.com/mods/uplink-os)
but it's linked from the video description in a way that's reasonably easy to
find and I do think including the original dev... | {
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} |
All the things I hate about Python - wslh
https://medium.com/@natemurthy/all-the-things-i-hate-about-python-5c5ff5fda95e
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lvh
This starts off with a misunderstanding of what "strongly typed" means. Python
is strongly, but dynamically typed.
Static typing means you know the type of something at compile time. Dyn... | {
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} |
Is there a startup school recording anywhere? - Ian999
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vinhnx
I find one here, <http://www.youtube.com/user/mshelengelena>
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Ask HN: Why are social networks all moving to “what you missed” feeds? - spike021
I use Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. All three have stopped using (for the most part) chronological feeds in favor of a "what you've missed/what you'll find most interesting in the past few days" feed.<p>The p... | {
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Termtris: A Game Like Tetris in Ten Functions - tylerneylon
https://github.com/tylerneylon/termtris
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adamesque
Whoa! Love the idea of a hybrid lua/markdown file; I didn't realize that the
readme for the Github project WAS the source code till I noticed it was just a
symlink to the .lua file.
Very cool.
~~~
e... | {
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Re: Aol Exposed. You’re actually indicting Google. - jeremymims
http://ownlocal.com/newspaper-support-group/re-aol-exposed-youre-actually-indicting-google/
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mooism2
404.
~~~
jeremymims
Oops. Pesky apostrophe. Fixed.
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Show HN: Monadd – Automated Address Admin - svechinskyy
https://www.monadd.io/
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svechinskyy
Hi Yoni from Monadd here, Sharing a product with been working on for the last
couple of months.
We believe tech empowers individuals to gain control over their time. We make
address updating simple, help individuals save... | {
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} |
Why did Google choose Python? - desushil
http://curiousprogrammer.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/why-did-google-choose-python/
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dillon
Actually, I believe JRuby is comparable to the normal Ruby, some even consider
JRuby to be better than Ruby in some cases. Not disagreeing with any of your
points I believe you're de... | {
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} |
UN to pursue further inquiry into death of Dag Hammarskjöld - kafkaesq
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/03/un-to-pursue-further-inquiry-into-death-of-dag-hammarskjold
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anigbrowl
Numerous countries that were part of the 'western' bloc are turning fascist,
Russia is developing a taste for military advent... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Rubberduckzilla - cool augmented reality game - ujeezy
http://www.rubberduckzilla.com/
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ujeezy
The controls are rough, but it's a very cool concept.
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Extravagant Results of Nature’s Arms Race - tokenadult
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/science/24armo.html
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fleaflicker
Worth reading:
_Sexual selection was Darwin’s solution to a problem posed by the cumbersome
weapons sported by many species, and the baroque ornaments developed by
others. They seemed pos... | {
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} |
Proxino (YC S11): Automated Error Reporting For Your Client-Side JavaScript - schlichtm
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/22/yc-funded-proxino-automated-error-reporting-for-your-client-side-javascript/
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arnorhs
Seems to be an interesting product, but..
There seem to be a lot of questions in the thread regarding how... | {
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} |
Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, has died - mech4bg
https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102063979260811
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mech4bg
Dave was an excellent CEO and the nicest guy - everyone at SurveyMonkey liked
him and liked working for him. This is just devastating news.
I saw someone say on Twitter "Dave defined the word 'm... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How to know if hard disk failure is imminent on a Mac? - amichail
I've started getting beeping from my Mac Mini, which apparently means that the hard disk is about to fail.<p>Is there a way to get a rough estimate on how much longer it will last?
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minsight
You can also try running hardware diagnostics... | {
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Elon Accepts Nico Rosberg’s Offer to Drive Model S on the ‘Ring - garyclarke27
https://www.motor1.com/news/369477/nico-rosberg-model-s-nurburgring/
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GhostVII
For Elon, I don't think a tweet implies an acceptance. He frequently goes back
on things he says on Twitter.
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Ask HN: What are some good paid technical security/programming magazines? - nmuntz
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jtchang
Pretty rare for me to read magazines these days. Most of the time I read the
newsgroups.
~~~
nmuntz
can you recommend a few?
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Can an organisation request DCMA takedown of a shortened url? - sauravt
Given the contents of the url is just encrypted text.<p>Is it possible ?<p>has it been done before ?
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gus_massa
All (most?) the URL shorteners don't encrypt/hash the URL, because the
encrypted/hashed version would be too long and they may ... | {
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} |
About backdoors in crypto messengers - larma
http://blogs.fsfe.org/larma/2017/signal-backdoors/
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dbalan
Some observations, 1\. At this point its extremely hard to use XMPP - there
are too many competing standards that implements encryption (of which a subset
has forward secrecy), and if sender server doesn't imp... | {
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} |
How I nearly almost saved the Internet, starring afl-fuzz and dnsmasq - xorrbit
https://blog.skullsecurity.org/2015/how-i-nearly-almost-saved-the-internet-starring-afl-fuzz-and-dnsmasq
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joosters
The crossed out '2025' in the timeline is bizarre. Have I missed some joke
here, or does the author not like to use th... | {
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} |
Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again: The Story of Flowtown - benwyrosdick
http://maplebutter.com/down-the-rabbit-hole-and-back-again-the-story-of-flowtown
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petewailes
For me, the exciting thing here is not so much the story of what these guys
went through (though it's amazing and totally an inspiration!), but ... | {
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} |
Do We All See the Man Holding an iPhone in This 1937 Painting? - kafkaesq
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/xww5xd/do-we-all-see-the-man-holding-an-iphone-in-this-1937-painting
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warrenm
Not all of us
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Greg Mankiw's Blog: Educating Oligarchs - Anon84
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/11/educating-oligarchs.html
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jellicle
> [Education] does not guarantee that a person will end up in the top 1
> percent, but it increases the likelihood.
Only very slightly, which is the point that Krugman et al. are making. Th... | {
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} |
Google Faces E.U. Antitrust Charges Over Android Apps - axg
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/technology/google-android-eu-antitrust.html
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DiabloD3
They aren't going to make it very far with this. Phones are now required to
bundle these services, and Samsung ships phones that uses S replacements for
everything (... | {
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} |
See a week of Amtrak trips on this animated map - ENOTTY
https://ggwash.org/view/75340/see-a-week-of-amtrak-trips-on-this-animated-map
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91iejrj20310
Surprising to see how few trains there are. Compare with Flightradar24 at any
time.
Europe's network could have the potential to compete with flights, if the
opera... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How do you find iOS apps? - mikefriesen
Most people seem to find it difficult to discover quality apps in Apple's store. I find myself constantly downloading apps, finding out they are terrible and then delete them, rarely finding anything of quality. The best apps I find are one's that people tweet about o... | {
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} |
As Cities Woo Amazon to Build Second Headquarters, Incentives Are Key - tareqak
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-has-honed-its-site-hunting-expertise-with-in-house-team-1508405401
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tareqak
Techmeme summary: _[https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-has-honed-its-site-
hunti...](https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon... | {
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} |
Jonathan Schwartz says Google's Android didn't need license for Java APIs - taylorbuley
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57420304-94/former-sun-ceo-says-googles-android-didnt-need-license-for-java-apis/
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jimmyvanhalen
testimony of Sun co-founder Scott McNealy essentially nullified everything
said by former CEO J... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The My BMW Remote App stinks, so I fixed it. - natelyman
http://natelyman.com/the-my-bmw-remote-app-stinks-so-i-fixed-it/
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lobotryas
Good luck, man. The app looks awesome and I hope BMW gives you their blessing
to publish it.
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matsea
Sounds awesome! Hope to be able to try your app one day!
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By 2029 no computer or “machine intelligence” will have passed the Turing Test - fhinson
http://longbets.org/1/
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karmacondon
I was struck by the prescience and clarity of Mitch Kapor's writing. He
correctly predicted that a computer would be able to win on Jeopardy [0], 9
years before the fact. And he understood... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
This is how East-Berlin’s district Prenzlauer Berg looked like in the 80s - chrtze
http://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/prenzlauer-berg-1980-2016/
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kafkaesq
Nice, but the top foto (Kollwitz- Ecke Belforter Straße) can't possibly be a
match, location-wise.
The Sredzkistr lineup doesn't look quite right, either.
----... | {
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} |
New Features of Firefox Developer Tools: Episode 25 - blueveek
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/08/new-features-of-firefox-developer-tools-episode-25/
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conroy
The blackbox support seems like a killer feature. No more debugging minified
JQuery! I also can't believe that CSS auto-complete wasn't there before.
I've ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Docker file for Reason development - yunxing
https://github.com/facebook/reason/tree/master/docker
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jordwalke
Since the original link was missing some context:
Reason's goal is to make a great new "interface" to a language that is already
great.
Reason currently fixes the most widely cited issues with OCaml'... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Should we colonize space to mitigate existential risk? - julianshapiro
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/12/17/acc-should-we-colonize-space-to-mitigate-x-risk/
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simonblack
Sounds good in theory, but we don't have the expertise to do that. If we did,
trips to Mars wouldn't be classified as 'one-way suicide' certain... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Something Hacker News Taught Me - bane
http://banehn.blogspot.com/2014/09/something-hacker-news-taught-me.html
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Rubix117
I completely agree. Cyclists will always go on about how they have the right
to use the road, how they have the right to be in the middle of traffic how
they can block country roads by cycli... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Yahoo shuts down BOSS API (powering DuckDuckGo) - vincent_s
https://boss.yahoo.com/
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vincent_s
While DDG uses a myriad of data sources, it's main search functionality is
powered by Yahoo BOSS API. They should easily be able to switch over to BING
API as Yahoo BOSS has delivered 100% Bing results anyway. However,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
U.S. Supreme Court to hear civil forfeiture case - wcbeard10
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-civil-asset-forfeiture.html
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Someone1234
Civil Forfeiture is essentially "guilty until proven innocent." And I don't
mean that hyperbolically, I mean literally if the state takes property or ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Palm Pre: Two Months In - tvon
http://randomfoo.net/2009/08/25/palm-pre-two-months-in
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tvon
(via. Daring Fireball)
I realize this can potentially spawn all sorts of "that's not my experience"
and a point-by point counter-list of why this list may or may not be
bullshit... but all the same I find things like thi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: What do you think about this HN Redesign? - tablet
http://mdubakov.com/post/21644456227/hacker-news-redesign-v-next
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dclaysmith
I like the idea of a visual age/points indicator. Like a design from the other
day, your design omits the "flag" functionality.
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tablet
What is "flag" functionality?
~~~... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Classic WTF: Prisoner of Process (originally 2007) - billswift
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Classic-WTF-Prisoner-of-Process.aspx
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billswift
Maybe I have been spoiled by always working at places that did real work; has
anyone here seen shops that emphasized _The Book_ over actual results the way
this article... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
DeLoreans Coming Back to Production - chewymouse
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/27/luxury/delorean-coming-back-to-the-future/
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Gustomaximus
> new regulations are going into effect later this year that will allow the
> production of replica cars without requiring them to meet safety guidelines
> involving air bags ... | {
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} |
Show HN: I made a collection of kick-ass designs - drikerf
https://klart.co/pixels
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saurabh
This is awesome. Thanks!
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drikerf
Thanks! Glad you like it :)!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Senate to Google: How Did You ‘Forget’ About Nest Secure Microphone? - Varcht
https://www.geek.com/tech/senate-to-google-how-did-you-forget-about-nest-secure-microphone-1776530/
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jasonvorhe
Most likely: It was put in because of mics being a rather cheap component with
tremendous benefits for future use in a home... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Sequoia's Investment Memo on YouTube (2005) - yurylifshits
http://milesgrimshaw.com/sequoia-investment-memo/
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wslh
If you want to download the PDF document (for free!), it is available here:
[http://www.shadesofgraylaw.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/03/Vi...](http://www.shadesofgraylaw.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
LibriVox hits 100 Million downloads, looking for a PHP Dev - hughmcguire
http://librivox.org/2012/04/05/100-million-dowloads-and-a-mellon-foundation-grant/
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jnbiche
Congratulations on the landmark download. Seems like a very laudable service.
With that in mind, may I make a suggestion re: your PHP position? ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
GNU Guile v2.9.2 – an embeddable REPL for scripting your GUI - bleair
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2019-05/msg00030.html
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Riverheart
Anybody know what the high level overview of embedding guile into an
application looks like?
~~~
armitron
My team tried doing it once and we decided against it a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: My weekends project: Online flyers. Post something fun - ralphgoodtimes
http://sites.google.com/site/ralphgoodtimes/
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ralphgoodtimes
Phew! It took about one month and a half to complete from scratch.
I'm using Perl/MySQL and HTML/Javascript.
As far as I can tell, it works fine in Firefox, IE8, Safa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Firefox Considering Tor Integration - doublextremevil
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-September/007533.html
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aespinoza
I couldn't find any mention of Mozilla or Firefox for that matter in the
message thread. Is this just speculation about who the "vendor" is, or is
there something I am miss... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Early adopters and inverted social proof (2011) - lisa_henderson
http://ideolalia.com/early-adopters-and-inverted-social-proof/index.html
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hugh4
> But in a new social product, there is no social proof. The groups, if they
> exist at all, will be sparse and ill-defined. So with no social insights to
> be gained, ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why OpenSUSE 11.5 Might Never Come - skbohra123
http://techrights.org/2011/04/07/future-releases-of-opensuse/
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bioinformatics
That's a poorly written article. I'm still trying to understand it.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google Hangouts Browser Chat Down? - educanon
https://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=status
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p4lindromica
My Home started acting up around this time
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noahdesu
It's down for us in Palo Alto.
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anonacct37
It's down for me too.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
NectarJS: The first ever JavaScript compiler is launched on KickStarter - seraum
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adrien-thierry/nectarjs-compile-javascript-for-and-from-any-devic
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chrisdouay
Looks cool does it really work with WASM or asm.js ?
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seraum
Yes, it can compile JS to wasm, asm.js, exe, elf, ar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Silicon Valley’s New Pitching Competition Attracting International Competitors - axsar
http://agoratek.tumblr.com/
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axsar
Season 1 Finale Wrap Up Show and Party tonight 6-10pm at Pure in Sunnyvale.
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MainStartupIdol
The Awards ceremony tonight should be awesome!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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