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The superstar effect - tortilla
http://orgtheory.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/the-superstar-effect/
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chrisduesing
Does this imply hiring a rock star programmer brings down the productivity of
the team?
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[CVE-2016-2098] Possible remote code execution vulnerability in Action Pack - jdleesmiller
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/ly-IH-fxr_Q
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hderms
Wrote a simple proof of concept to illustrate the vulnerability in action:
[https://github.com/hderms/dh-CVE_2016_2098](https://github.com/hd... | {
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Four Years of Initial Coin Offerings, Visualized in One Graphic - brakmic
https://elementus.io/token-sales-history
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elsen
Thanks for sharing, I'm curious to see these circles lighten depending on
project activity (releases, conferences, etc).
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Kazamai
Looks very bubbly. Would be interesting to see what bu... | {
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} |
Fraternity of the Wired Works in the Wee Hours - donohoe
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/technology/26night.html?_r=1&src=twr
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zkarcher
I suddenly feel less alone in the world.
Does anyone know if such a group exists in Portland, Oregon? If not, I might
have to start one. I do all of my creative hacking betwe... | {
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} |
Tech Bubble 2.0? I don't think so - dtyleryork
http://davidtyleryork.tumblr.com/post/4420599941/there-is-no-bubble
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kovar
1) "But as you already know, I am here to argue that this is not in fact a
bubble."
So get on with it. Dump the first two paragraphs.
2) "First of all, most of the overheating is going on... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Old people are an increasing burden. Must our young be the ones to shoulder it? - howard941
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/27/ageing-retirement-work-taxation-social-care
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jimrhods23
These sorts of articles seem to be primers for a socialist government and a
scary reminder that there is no utopian f... | {
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} |
Waving Our Tentacles -- A demo of Tentacles, a Github API library - Rayne
http://blog.raynes.me/blog/2011/12/02/waving-our-tentacles/
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zmanji
After browsing the source, I am amazed at how wonderfully simple it is.
Clojure really made writing this simple.
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Ask HN: How to get started with AngularJS - robbiet480
I asked this previously for Backbone [1], now I'm asking it for AngularJS. Send me your best resources!<p>[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4434553
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clockwork_189
These two are really useful:
[http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/arch... | {
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Tonido is your personal cloud, providing live streaming access to all your data - tteam
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/22/tonido-is-your-personal-cloud-providing-live-streaming-access-to-all-your-data-and-media-everywhere/
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LandoCalrissian
This is a good idea. Is there anything similar to this that I could com... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Potato Pirates – learn coding without computers - adityabatura
http://www.potatopirates.game
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adityabatura
Potato Pirates is a swashbuckling card game that envelopes 10 hours of
programming in 30 minutes - all without any computers. Raising close to $200K
on Kickstarter with 48 hours to go!
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System Internals of Windows; OS X; Linux; ARM - SE_Student
https://github.com/rmusser01/Infosec_Reference/blob/master/Draft/sysinternals.md
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mayankkaizen
Looks like a good resource. Can someone more knowledgeable comment on the
quality of it?
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rolph
it is a draft work in progress. its really great that there... | {
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} |
The Pirate Bay to Become a Distributed Storage Cloud? - nreece
http://www.computernerds.co.uk/blog/?p=3205
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jacquesm
copy of a /. article, if you want the article it's here:
[http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/17/1739239/The-
Pira...](http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/17/1739239/The-Pirate-Bay-
to-... | {
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Show HN: Mentat, webapp that helps jobseekers reach out to companies (YC S16) - fy822
https://thementat.com/?utm_source=HN&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=614
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fy822
Hi Hackers,
We built this service after realizing the best way to land a job is to network
through personalized emails. Our platform links job postin... | {
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} |
Apache considered harmful - jm3
http://www.futurealoof.com/posts/apache-considered-harmful.html
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ncw33
I have to say, without knowing any people involved with Apache, hindering
projects from moving to git for any reason is hard to fathom. Why _wouldn't_ a
new project use git? In the old days of subversion, any... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple may replace Touch ID with 3D face scanning on the next iPhone - jonbaer
http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/16/14641990/apple-iphone-rumor-touch-id-3d-face-scanning
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mtgx
Terrible, terrible idea.
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Website has unemployed profs writing students' essays - edtechdev
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/we-make-your-papers-go-away-website-has-unemployed-profs-writing-students-essays
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ddebernardy
> It just seems to hinder the academic process. The focus should be on
> acquiring skills, not trying to get an ... | {
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How to Generate Secure Random Numbers in Various Programming Languages - CiPHPerCoder
https://paragonie.com/blog/2016/05/how-generate-secure-random-numbers-in-various-programming-languages
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sjclemmy
A few years ago I worked for a gift card manufacturer and I was tasked with
creating random PAN numbers for a gift... | {
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} |
Rails Without Webpacker - btables
https://www.firehydrant.io/blog/rails-without-webpacker/
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iamjwc
Yup. About to do exactly this. Thanks for being my guide.
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Eventbrite announces its new iPad app that will revolutionize ticket sales - sahillavingia
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/06/08/eventbrite-announces-its-new-ipad-app-that-will-revolutionize-ticket-sales/
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janesvilleseo
We use eventbrite for to manage ticket sales for our seminars and it is a
great product. Whil... | {
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} |
The Ocean Cleanup Is Starting - walterbell
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2018/08/28/the-ocean-cleanup-is-starting-aims-to-cut-garbage-patch-by-90-by-2040/#69796ad0253e
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mockingbirdy
Boyan Slat was 19 years old when he started this project. He raised over $2
mio. for this project and worked with his unive... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Seattle Is Winning the War on the Car Commute - kevinyen
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/02/seattle-keeps-slashing-its-downtown-driving-rate/553280/
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aaronbrethorst
Psst, Seattle also has a reliable, free, and open source pair of apps for
knowing where you bus is and when it’ll arrive. These apps are... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Bank 2.0. How would you build a better bank? - dkokelley
I was thinking about consumer banking while reading this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=948460<p>I came to the conclusion that consumer banks have a lot that are in need of fixing/improving. I posted a comment about how I would build Bank ... | {
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Google's AutoML: Cutting Through the Hype - redman25
http://www.fast.ai/2018/07/23/auto-ml-3/
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minimaxir
At Google Next (which happened after this post was published), Google
explicitly positions their AutoML product as a _beginner_ approach to model
building to get companies up-and-running with machine learning... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What is the correct percentage of single family zoning in Seattle? - mji
https://medium.com/@15kwhm2a/what-is-the-correct-percentage-of-single-family-zoning-in-seattle-7db6af731c21
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Findeton
Zero. Don’t do zoning, just don’t regulate the market.
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Ask HN: Is our universe constantly expanding or constantly shrinking? - jmtame
Just read the book Zero, does their final conclusion still hold up? They say our universe is gradually expanding, which will inevitably leave to a freeze of everything? Did anyone else read this? What did you think?
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russell
The lat... | {
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The Best Way to Reduce Research Bias Is Hiding in Plain View - rl3
http://nautil.us/blog/the-best-way-to-reduce-research-bias-is-hiding-in-plain-view
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jrapdx3
For sure, blinding is an important tool for reducing bias and essential for
optimum experimental validity.
I'm more familiar with the medical field but... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google Killing Google Play Music for YouTube Music in 2020 - ceejayoz
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/05/12/google-play-music-shut-down-how-transfer-tunes-youtube-music/3112297001/
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jeffbee
Announced just short of 2 years ago.
[https://www.musicpressasia.com/2018/05/22/youtube-music-
will...](https://w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Please review my iPhone app (icons recognition) - codesink
http://itunes.apple.com/app/appsnap-snap-icon-to-get-app/id349832873?mt=8
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BoppreH
I think it's faster than looking by the name, but you really should stop using
the word "share". The 1-star review guy is a great example.
Sure, for anyone that underst... | {
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} |
A new way to hire: contributing to open source projects - Callicles
https://medium.com/datalogue/open-source-hiring-84df05fdb357
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wink
This sounds horrible. And I say this as someone who's been contributing to
open source since.. like 15 years? What does meaningful even mean? I sometimes
spend hours and days try... | {
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} |
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence is now in - pseudolus
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/upshot/alcoholics-anonymous-new-evidence.html
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dang
So far the comments have been about people's prior experiences with the topic
(which is great), or prior opinions about the topic (which is ok). But... | {
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} |
German patients get drugs for just $11. Can such a model work in the U.S.? - Tomte
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-lower-drug-prices-germany-20190619-story.html
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chupa-chups
German patients pay around 700€/month (depending on income), every month, even
if they are not patients. You can get down to 300... | {
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} |
I can't believe someone built "A pure JavaScript video player" - bdfh42
http://ajaxian.com/archives/jsonvid-pure-javascript-video-player
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mlinsey
I think what some of the other comments here are missing is that this was
supposed to be a "wouldn't it be cool if we could actually do this" project as
opposed to a... | {
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Online Development Studio - CodeRun - jmonegro
http://www.coderun.com/studio/
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deppp
Cool? Yes. But is there anything besides "cool"? Probably not. Seriously,
what's the reason to build web ide? The reason for some sort of web word
process, i.e. google docs, is clear. But IDE? Thinking about pros of this tool
... | {
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} |
The Last True Hermit - archagon
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201409/the-last-true-hermit
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dang
It's a good article. But it has been posted here several times recently:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8205993](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8205993).
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Squarespace Developer Platform Beta - arc
http://developers.squarespace.com/
Squarespace's developer platform is now in beta, featuring Git and SFTP access, total template code control, less.css on the server, JSON behind every URL, and more.<p>http://blog.squarespace.com/developer-platform-beta<p>Developers also get... | {
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} |
Small But Important Details To Get Right On Your Website - caffeinewriter
http://www.leawoodward.com/8-small-but-important-details-to-get-right-on-your-website/
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csense
Sites that don't have human-readable URL's make me sad.
Also, I'm not entirely sure that having a picture makes that much of a
difference.
A... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How close are we, really, to general AI? - hhs
I'm curious how close the research community really is to general AI. And, are there good books or courses that dig into the first principle points of general AI?
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Communitivity
I work closely with applied semantic reasoning, deep learning and other
re... | {
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} |
Do we need, and does the web want, a new reddit-like site? - dood
I've considered making a new reddit style site, incorporating a variety of improvements (probably like many readers here). Is there strong demand for such a service? How hard would it be to replicate the strong and thoughtful community reddit initiall... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I want to learn Lisp, but don't know where to start - jerome_55
I have never really programmed, except for some basic and html back in the day. I'm not very familiar with text editors/compilers etc..<p>I want to learn programming and would like to start with lisp for personal reasons.<p>However, when I go... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Ask HN: Mass SMS text message services? - catone
I'm asking a question on behalf of my brother who runs a youth non-profit org in Providence, RI. He's looking for a way to send text messages, en masse, to an opt-in network of constituents (mostly teens).<p>Can any recommend any good services to handle that?<p>He's ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Average salary for a Software Program Manager - seshagiric
1. what is the current average salary for a software program manager?<p>2. I have around 8 yrs of exp as a Sr. Dev and now want to move to Program Management. For such cases, any idea of what the avg. salary can be?
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blurry
glassdoor.com has pretty goo... | {
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} |
Industrial (durable) laptops with matte screen and without manufacturer malware? - hellbanner
Lenovo thinkpad is a great laptop. But I want something without malware and just as industrial: Metal frame in the body, matte screen, drop-proof casing.<p>Where do I find this?
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jimmies
Get a thinkpad, install coreboot... | {
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Pentadactyl, improved vim bindings for Firefox - enduser
http://dactyl.sourceforge.net/pentadactyl/
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evantravers
I really really want to love pentadactyl, but the interfering with google app
shortcuts is a major fall through. I just don't see the huge advantage, when
most of my browser tasks already have short... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
My First Hackathon - pfista
https://pfista.io/hacktx-2013/
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robitor
this is tight, i see a lot of potential in this product
| {
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What are the missing features in App Engine? - surendra_sedhai
i think fulltext search is very fundamental and essential thing for a web application . i put a lot of effort to bring fulltext search to my site.<p>what are things which are essential for a web application is not present in App Engine?
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miloco
Abi... | {
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} |
Ebay is 'seriously considering' accepting Bitcoin - atrudeau
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ebay-seriously-considering-accepting-bitcoin-164410989.html
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DrScump
_eBay_ accepting Bitcoin (for fees) is different from eBay _sellers_ accepting
Bitcoin for merchandise.
Note that in most cases, eBay _requires_ seller... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
PlaceRaider: Virtual Theft in Physical Spaces with Smartphones - DocFeind
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1209.5982v1.pdf
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idm
The specific attack described (reconstructing a 3d environment from a collage
of phone-camera images) might also be feasible using social network image
data. Although the article actually discuss... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Android is almost fully supported with Linux kernel 3.3 - DallaRosa
http://www.androidcentral.com/linux-kernel-33-released-android-support-almost-complete
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krakensden
Don't be too hopeful- Binder is still a big sticking point, and nothing is
going to work without it. The two schools of thought on it are:
* It... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Let it BDD: a song about testing - henning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvJi1E730HA
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dws
"This video is no longer available." That didn't take long.
| {
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Microsoft joins HTML 5 standards fray in earnest - Flemlord
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10305822-92.html
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jamesbritt
Dupe. <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=749330>
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Ask HN: How to Get Good at Sales? - AndrewHart
In Sam Altman's recent blog post, "How To Be Successful", he talks about "Getting good at sales":<p><i>Self-belief alone is not sufficient—you also have to be able to convince other people of what you believe.</i><p><i>All great careers, to some d... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
7 Top CRM Trends for 2017 - Optimove
http://www.optimove.com/blog/7-top-crm-trends-for-2017
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Optimove
With the growing appreciation of existing customers’ role in today’s super-
competitive digital markets, the CRM space is experiencing an unprecedented
growth surge. CRM technologies have become an essential com... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Compatible with $big_vendor_product - seven
Hi,<p>I am thinking about turning a customer product of mine to a saas business. The software configures other devices/programs and manages access to them.<p>My question:<p>Am I allowed to write something like '$my_product is able to configure $big_vendor_product' ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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AppRater – Discover new web apps - andreiluca
https://apprater.net
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andreiluca
I've been running this website for many years, any tips on how I can make it
better? AMA
Thanks!
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"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is Lisp still relevant? - MeghdeepRay
Is Lisp still relevant ? I'm trying to get into AI, I keep hearing about Lisp. Is it still relevant ? Additionally if it is, should I go for Lisp or Prolog or Scheme ?
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dionidium
I doubt there's much new to say that justifies a conversation here. Just start
go... | {
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} |
Data Migration Strategies Depends On Size - existbi
http://existbi.blog.ca/
Informatica is the company which will differentiate the types of data according to their strategy. They will provide informatica training classes also for the starters. There are different informatica training classes provided for different p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Cool Startup, Bro - steeples
http://www.coolstartupbro.com/
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minimaxir
autoplay=1 ? Seriously?
[http://www.coolstartupbro.com/data.js](http://www.coolstartupbro.com/data.js)
| {
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} |
Ask HN: Who would be up for a co-founder meeting in San Francisco? - montbonnot
Hi, there's no real solutions out there to meet a co-founder so what do you guys think about old fashion style meetups? We all get together in one place and chat.<p>How many people are looking for a co-founder here? A lot I bet. Havin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: CurlHub, API Traffic Inspector - cdeutsch
https://curlhub.io/
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bgdam
Not sure how this works exactly. The FAQ page mentions a proxy server. Do I
have to route all API responses through the proxy server?
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cdeutsch
You route all API requests through the proxy server.
So, say your API is `api.company.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hacker News Secret Menu - sixQuarks
I just learned that you get to down-vote submissions once you reach 500 karma points.<p>I'm now wondering what other hidden features there are. Anyone have some good ones?
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cdvonstinkpot
Check out <http://news.ycombinator.com/lists>. When you visit these links,
they show up... | {
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} |
LZH Compression Algorithm to conclude development due to vulnerability - ukdm
http://en.gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20100607_lzh_end/
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teilo
"de-facto standard"? Where? I haven't seen an LZH/LHA file since I stopped
using Fidonet. In Japan, maybe?
Or is this more of an obscure thing that is exploite... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Releasing Packem v0.2-pre-alpha - saddam96
https://packem.github.io/
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saddam96
Finally, Packem v0.2 is released! Leveraging a compiled context mechanism for
bundling your source code.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
MPs call for jail sentences in data breach cases - strawberryshake
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3313856/mps-call-for-jail-sentences-in-data-breach-cases/?cmpid=sbycombinatoranguyen
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nickolai
From reading the title I thought it would be jail sentence for the blatantly
incompetent people in charge ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Softsign - sign for documents on your mobile device - webmonkeyuk
http://www.softsignltd.com/
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phlux
You know what would be an interesting e-siganture method; QR Codes.
You would have an app that would have some special info from you, a password
and a pin. The app would generate a unique QR code and URL for e... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Apple will buy Twitter - AlexMuir
http://www.alexmuir.com/2011/08/why-apple-will-buy-twitter/
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michaelpinto
I think if it was going to happen it would have happened by now -- the problem
is that at the end of the day Steve Jobs believes in professional content over
user generated content. So either you're ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Not Jordan Peterson - HNLurker2
https://notjordanpeterson.com/
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Rolivaw
I NEED one of this for Richard Feynman! Every time I read something of his I
try hard to imagine his accent and style.
| {
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} |
Stanford quantifies the privacy-stripping power of metadata - zbjornson
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/17/stanford-quantifies-the-privacy-stripping-power-of-metadata/
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jrcii
An MIT project reached the same conclusion a couple years ago
[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-
tech/mit...](http://www.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What dinner time looks like across the USA - simulate
http://www.huckmagazine.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/lois-bielefeld-photography-weeknight-dinners-usa/
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metalliqaz
I'm disappointed that my demographic wasn't represented: standing at the
kitchen sink, eating room temperature baked beans out of the can, ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
You're free to go home - bobds
http://www.johnon.com/744/try-or-stay-home.html
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devmonk
I miss racquetball. Good post!
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} |
First Impressions: Swift Away from Objective-Freaking-C - bjchrist
https://evoknow.com/ios/first-impressions-swift-away-objective-freaking-c/
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pckill
> A decent web programmer can pick up the basics of Swift in a few weeks
Should this imply that a decent web programmer can not pick up the basics of
Objective ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Sex, Pizza, or Self-Esteem? - c0riander
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/choosing-self-esteem-over-sex-or-pizza/
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fooandbarify
Is there any data behind the stated trend towards narcissism in recent
generations or is it just a guess from some cranky old people? Any study
performed on today's university ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
DA: Internet mogul hit girlfriend 117 times over a half-hour period - btimil
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/attorney-for-internet-mogul-gurbaksh-chahal-call-domestic-violence-charges-overblown/Content?oid=2540544
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danielrpa
Hitting someone with your hands and feet isn't hacker news worthy. You can let... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do you remember things without tests? - text_exch
I find it hard to remember things that I'm not tested on later. For example, I'm currently reading a fascinating textbook about compilers. I would like to remember the information later on, but without a formal test and the deadline it poses I don... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google-AT&T-Apple fight over Net calls draws FCC interest - sgrove
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-08-20-google-internet-calls-apple_N.htm?csp=usat.me
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sgrove
_"Android does not support a full-featured version of Skype...Google's
explanation would seem to suggest that T-Mobile requested the block on Sky... | {
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Building a USB protocol analyzer - wglb
http://rdist.root.org/
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gus_massa
permalink: [http://rdist.root.org/2010/12/27/building-a-usb-protocol-
ana...](http://rdist.root.org/2010/12/27/building-a-usb-protocol-analyzer/)
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Murkin
Not sure what is so interesting about this post, the brilliant bit is the link... | {
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Canadian natural disaster sparked 'Big Freeze' in Europe 12,800 years ago - ojbyrne
http://www.canada.com/technology/Canadian+disaster+sparked+Freeze+Europe/2225992/story.html
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jaddison
I, as a citizen of Canada, hereby apologize for the devastation caused by my
geographical area of the world.
Seriously thoug... | {
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} |
Rule #1 for beta invites: remind me what you do - scootklein
http://scottkle.in/rule-1-for-beta-invites-remind-me-what-you-do
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andybak
Not just beta invites.
I often get emails along the lines of: "Annoucement! Spluttr adds 25% more foo
to free plans!" or similar.
Now I probably signed up to Spluttr 6 months a... | {
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} |
Student Invents Bottle Made of Paper (video) - keltecp11
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/06/12/dnt.wa.paper.water.bottle.king
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michael_dorfman
Not to rain on his parade or anything, but didn't he really just invent
putting water into a cardboard milk carton?
~~~
noonespecial
Ahh yes, but that's got... | {
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What Is Microsoft So Afraid Of? MS "Not Just Scared But Fears for Its Existence" - nickb
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/Story?id=5489335&page=1
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bkbleikamp
They are afraid of: Google, cloud computing, online office applications,
Linux, OS X, and any competitor who can develop applications faster and... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Germany's car industry faces a perfect storm - lawrenceyan
https://www.handelsblatt.com/today/companies/automotive-crisis-germanys-car-industry-faces-a-perfect-storm/24026414.html
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edem
About time. I had the "luck" of working for multiple German companies
(including Volkswagen) and I'm surprised how these behemo... | {
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} |
Anonymous-OS - a response from SourceForge - thenextcorner
http://sourceforge.net/blog/anonymous-os-response/
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paulhauggis
"However, as the day progressed, various security experts have had a chance to
take a look at what’s really in this distribution, and verify that it is
indeed a security risk, and not mere... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How long do your unit tests take to run? - buildops
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benjiweber
20 seconds for about 5000 unit tests and 5 minutes for full suite of
integration/end to end tests.
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topherific
Exactly the same situation -- the actual unit tests are fast but when we run
our integration tests it takes (relatively) fo... | {
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} |
Datacoup – Unlock the Value of Your Personal Data - potench
http://datacoup.com
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the_duck
I briefly considered connecting my credit and debit cards to Datacoup, but
their dialog box set of warning bells. It asked for my card number and my
online banking password. These are the same as my online banking credentia... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hey HN: I'm proud of this CSS3 CL Jobs Post, check it out - vessenes
http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/sof/1772248892.html
I was browsing the typically ugly posted-by-a-recruiter Craigslist job postings, and thought to myself "I'm sure I can do better." So, I hand-coded the above. I'm interested in improvements, hit ... | {
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Neom - tosh
http://discoverneom.com/
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ColinWright
Extensive discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15543404](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15543404)
| {
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Brebis, the fully automated backup checker - carlchenet
http://www.brebisproject.org
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carlchenet
fsniper:
Thanks for your remarks. They are really much appreciated. Below are some
answers I hope can help:
Extensive list of supported features:
[http://brebisproject.org/projects/brebis/wiki/Extensive_list...](... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Zynga’s Real-Money Online Casino Is Now Live In The UK - esalazar
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/03/zyngas-real-money-online-casino-is-now-live-in-the-uk-with-minimum-bets-starting-at-0-01/
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sksksk
I used to work as a developer in the gambling industry in the UK so have a bit
of experience in this field.
The UK ... | {
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} |
Nokia New Asha 305,306,311 - himanshujs
http://itechnoholik.com/2012/06/06/have-a-touch-nokias-new-asha-smartphone/
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himanshujs
Have a Touch: Nokia’s new Asha Smartphone
The firm (Nokia) has unveiled the 3.5G Enable device with 1GHz powered Asha
305, dual-SIM, 2MP camera featuring Asha 306 and the Asha 311 Ph... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Two billionaires on the university - mjn
http://www.bogost.com/blog/two_billionaires_on_the_univer.shtml
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rubidium
The blog post unfairly juxtaposes two different aspects of the university
(research and getting undergrads degrees):
Bloomberg is focusing on research: he understands the academy, the
intellectua... | {
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} |
Gutter Oil - tosh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutter_oil
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hinkley
Seems like a better market for biodiesel or tallow would solve a lot of this
problem by raising the price of the raw materials.
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bifrost
eeeeew I know I'd heard about this but I quickly forgot.
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wnmurphy
See, this is why we have re... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Why you do open source? - shintoist
We're working on our bachelor's thesis and we're looking at what motivates open source developers.<p>There's only one question, please write as little or much as you can. Thank you!<p>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MtXwd4kVF6kSuC4q_4rDaUksBRckLaCfgJGP6_JKSnY/edit
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bu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Why do checkout pages still explain CVV numbers? - chiefofgxbxl
Every time I purchase things online with a credit/debit card the checkout page asks for my CVV number. It is absolutely guaranteed that said CVV entry box has a little [?] next to it to help explain to users what this number is and where to f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What are your favorite tools for getting work done? - cjbarber
I have this repo on Github, though it's more of an all inclusive list.
https://github.com/cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade<p>What I'm really curious about is -- what tools do you love so much that you recommend them to others ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
David Lee From SV Angel: “Foursquare Is One Of The Most Misunderstood Companies” - swohns
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/28/david-lee-from-sv-angel-foursquare-is-one-of-the-most-misunderstood-companies/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
====... | {
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Review: 23andMe DNA Testing for Health, Disease & Ancestry - PStamatiou
http://paulstamatiou.com/review-23andme-dna-testing-for-health-disease-ancestry
======
rfreytag
My first job out of college was with a startup that did health risk
assessments. Part of this involved the use of new genetic markers for disease.
This... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Admitting this is beyond what I can understand in this lifetime - codepunker
Hi,<p>I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of new things I need to learn. Today it happened again when I tried to understand what happens here (https://github.com/levskaya/jslinux-deobfuscated/blob/... | {
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} |
I Was Taking Pictures of My Daughters. A Stranger Thought Otherwise (2014) - indigodaddy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-was-taking-pictures-of-my-daughters-but-a-stranger-thought-i-was-exploiting-them/2014/08/29/34831bb8-2c6c-11e4-994d-202962a9150c_story.html
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hanging
“I would be remiss if I didn’t as... | {
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} |
Liquid-Cooled Supercomputers, to Trim the Power Bill - digital55
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/business/international/improving-energy-efficiency-in-supercomputers.html?ref=science
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josh-wrale
In my experience, RAM needs to be replaced VERY OFTEN in HPCs. I seem to
remember reading somewhere that motherboa... | {
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} |
Show HN: QuaggaJS, a barcode scanner written in JavaScript - serratus
http://serratus.github.io/quaggaJS/
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chime
Invariant to scale and rotation in JS on mobile? That's fantastic! I just
tested the Red Laser native app on my phone and it can handle scale/rotation
too. But I never thought about rotation for the R... | {
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} |
Too Many Passwords and No Way to Remember Them. Until Now. - rkudeshi
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/technology/personaltech/too-many-passwords-and-no-way-to-remember-them-until-now.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&partner=socialflow
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aroch
Is this a sponsored ad for Dashlane?
| {
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} |
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