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Take Naps at Work - aarohmankad
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/smarter-living/take-naps-at-work-apologize-to-no-one.html
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rectang
For the last 8 years at work, I napped for 12-40 minutes basically every
afternoon. I headed out into the parking lot and slept in the back of my car.
(I bought the model I own af... | {
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IBM is hiring developers for numerically intensive libraries - edelsohn
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6520052849932529664
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daly
Are they planning to implement "The End of Error"
([https://www.amazon.com/End-Error-Computing-Chapman-
Computati...](https://www.amazon.com/End-Error-Computing-C... | {
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Vintage “Soviet Santa” Postcards Were Propaganda for the Space Race (2018) - lermontov
https://hyperallergic.com/476788/vintage-soviet-santa-postcards-were-propaganda-for-the-space-race/
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deanCommie
As someone who grew up in the Soviet Union/Russia, this brings back a TON of
nostalgic memories. The entire aesthe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hacking Dunkin' Donuts - craigts
http://notcraig.blogspot.com/2011/01/hacking-for-love.html
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jrockway
I would be more concerned about not moving to a grocery store hole, which is
surprisingly easy to do in Chicago. All of Hyde Park, for example. (When I
worked at UofC and we wanted to do our semi-monthly soda ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Recommended CI System to run on cloud server - whobar
I'm the single developer of a medium sized project. Currently I'm using a Centos 7 droplet on DigitalOcean to run a collection of scripts using systemd services which makes up the CI system.<p>I'm looking to expand to use a more extensive CI ... | {
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Everything You Need to Know About Custom Mechanical Keyboards - mgiannopoulos
http://www.tested.com/tech/606152-everything-you-need-know-about-custom-mechanical-keyboards/
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brianjking
Actually a pretty decent writeup. If you're interested in learning more,
emptying your wallet, joining in on the fun and more che... | {
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} |
Are Your Goals Holding You Back? - Charles__L
http://lifehacker.com/5941753/are-your-goals-holding-you-back
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ColinWright
Discussion: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4482044>
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737 Max pilot training should include simulator time: Marc Garneau - eigenvector
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/737-max-training-flight-simulator-garneau-1.5102010
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eigenvector
For reference, Marc Garneau is the Canadian minister of transport (the
regulatory authority for aviation in Canada), as well as a form... | {
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} |
Freedom of Information needs your help - mgalka
On the eve of his retirement, Senator Rockefeller is single-handedly killing a FOIA reform bill that otherwise has near unanimous support.
http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/12/05/bipartisan-foia-reform-is-on-the-ropes-and-sen-ro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Delivery Startups Face Road Bumps in Quest to Capture Untapped Market - mgav
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/technology/delivery-start-ups-face-road-bumps-in-quest-to-capture-untapped-market.html?ref=technology
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timrpeterson
y2016_2017 == y1999_2000; // return true
Notice I didn't do ===.
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FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extradition to U.S - bdehaaff
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/sports/soccer/fifa-officials-face-corruption-charges-in-us.html?_r=0
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austenallred
It seems like the DOJ is doing the same thing they would do against a gang;
get a few lower-level people to take a... | {
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} |
CSIRO megatrends report - wisty
http://www.csiro.au/resources/Our-Future-World.html
The five interrelated megatrends identified in the report are:<p><pre><code> 1. More from less. This relates to the world’s depleting natural resources and increasing demand for those resources through economic and population growth... | {
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Glenn Greenwald To Testify Before Congress On NSA Surveillance - 01PH
http://www.mediaite.com/online/glenn-greenwald-to-testify-before-congress-on-nsa-surveillance/
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mrbuzer
What can he inform congress of that congress can't ask the NSA? I wouldn't be
surprised if this were a trap.
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malandrew
He's doing it... | {
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Good tools to search for domain names - sirteno
What are some of the best domain search / brainstorming tools out there? ...both web and mobile Apps.
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dstainer
For domain search, I personally like <https://domize.com/>.
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sirteno
Any scripts out there that people have used to search for availability of
d... | {
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} |
Marc Cuban Is Psyched About Cable - noor420
http://www.cnbc.com/id/30015381/
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Caligula
Tru2way is a crock of shit.
It is the re-branding of OCAP that was touted as the internet killer for a
decade but never got deployed. I got sucked into wasting time about three
years ago learning it.
Tru2way sucks because ... | {
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} |
The Technology for the Workforce of the Future - FumariiTech
42% of workers have plans to begin remote work within the next 5 years
50% of on-site workers want to start working remotely
Since 2016, job posts that offer work flexibility rose 78%
By 2025, 70% of the workforce will work remotely at least 5 days per year
... | {
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} |
Ask HN: My friend wants to translate interfaces. How would these be delivered? - thecooluser
A friend of mine has recently started doing translation work and I want to help her setup a website where she could translate interfaces for web apps, and then maybe mobile apps later on.<p>I'm only technical enou... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Did everyone notice iOS now has Covid-19 tracking? - CPLX
I didn’t realize that this had been added. I don’t have automatic updates on but it seems to have shown up anyways, under Settings > Privacy > Health.<p>Looks like it’s set to off by default.
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throwaway851
If you want to know how it works, y... | {
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There's somebody missing from the Hacker News leader list - getp
There's somebody missing from this list:
http://news.ycombinator.com/leaders<p>Who?
http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pg<p>That's right, according to his karma score PG should be number one, ranking about 2000 points above the current number one. Is ... | {
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OSX Lion: Where the flip are my spaces? - daspecster
Just did the OSX Lion update...So spaces are gone in OSX Lion?? Noooooooo
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csteinbe
Spaces and Expose are in Mission Control. Enter Mission Control and drag an
application to the top of the screen.
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wkearney99
Steve says take it and like it. So shut u... | {
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} |
The Secret Thinkpad Powerbutton Code To Bring Dead Laptops Back To Life - ice_man
http://www.masnick.com/2007/09/07/the-secret-thinkpad-powerbutton-code-to-bring-dead-laptops-back-to-life/
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ice_man
Betsy, my trusty 6-year-old T41 died on me today. She wasn't much of a looker,
but she was built like a tank and ... | {
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} |
List of Hacker Spaces Around the World - mahipal
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces
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27182818284
Glancing at the US portion, I find it interesting that a lot of the states
that traditionally think of themselves as the "Git 'r' done" and "Do it
yourself" states have fewer hacker spaces. (e.g. Ne... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Long Way to the Top: Significance, Structure, Stability of Internet Top Lists - rinze
http://export.arxiv.org/pdf/1805.11506
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bagrow
For those interested in some related theory, there is a nice paper on ranking
processes in complex systems [1,2].
Also of interest is extreme value theory [3], a cool--but hard!... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Rich & Dynamic or Simple & Fast landing pages. - maverick2
We usually see the landing pages with al sorts or bells and whistles. Color changes backgrounds while scrolling, fancy navigation etc. So my dilemma is should the landing page just deliver the message fast(page load) & simple. Or the design/UI of... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Microsoft bought 'Minecraft' because it's perfect for HoloLens - snehesht
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/01/microsoft-bought-minecraft-because-its-perfect-for-hololens/
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wimagguc
...and Unity announced support for HoloLens just two days ago:
[http://blogs.unity3d.com/2015/04/29/announcing-support-
for-m...](h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Smart Contracts (1994) - TriinT
http://szabo.best.vwh.net/smart.contracts.html
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grellas
A true "smart" contract effectively "tells a story" and is customized for the
deal at hand. A mechanized contract can save costs but will never be anything
other than a set of boilerplate clauses that have been pre-determin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Patriot Act extended four more years, USA in fourteen year state of emergency - ck2
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55341.html
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ck2
How can we look down on governments that have kept their country in a bogus
"state of emergency" for decades to restrict rights, when the US is kept in a
state of emergenc... | {
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} |
Buy $1000 of Bitcoin a Day in 31 States with Your Debit or Credit Card - trucoin
https://www.trucoin.com/press/trucoin-increases-daily-purchasing-power-to-an-unprecedented-one-thousand-dollars-a-day-and-adds-six-more-states-including-california
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TimSchumann
I think part of the stigma of bitcoin is all of the h... | {
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} |
Installing Firefox on a Fresh Windows Install Without Using IE - laktak
https://goughlui.com/2018/08/29/note-installing-firefox-on-a-fresh-windows-install-without-using-ie/
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mhd
I'm doing quite alright with Chocolatey[1], a NuGet based package manager for
Windows. Helps skip all those annoying '90s installer wiz... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
3D Ajax Preloaders - peter123
http://ajaxian.com/archives/forget-chuck-preloaders-3d-right-now
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tlrobinson
They're just animated GIFs. Nothing to see here, move along.
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satyajit
Yea, anim gifs, but at least you don't have to steal a spinner from another
site - here you can create one of your own.
----... | {
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} |
Rust for C++ Programmers – Part 9 - valarauca1
http://featherweightmusings.blogspot.com/2014/07/rust-for-c-programmers-part-9.html?m=1
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thristian
I appreciate this is "for C++ programmers" but as a Python programmer I'm
still interested.
I'm trying to figure out why destructuring something into multiple varia... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Soros calls Facebook and Google a menace to society and obstacles to innovation - SirLJ
http://www.businessinsider.com/george-soros-calls-facebook-google-menace-society-obstacles-innovation-2018-1
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IBM
Soros is the ideological enemy of the Bannon wing on the political spectrum
and yet they both agree on regulat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
That Time a Guy Tried to Build a Utopia for Mice and It All Went to Hell - ZeljkoS
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/12/that-time-a-guy-tried-to-build-a-utopia-for-mice-and-it-all-went-to-hell/
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notjustanymike
Thank you for this, it's fascinating. Anecdotally, I worked for a company that
was very well... | {
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} |
Good way to find a passionate early stage startup looking for innovation help? - SVPMguy
The last few years I've been working for a major Silicon Valley software company, but have become frustrated by the relatively slow pace of innovation and lack of passion among co-workers. I'm itching to get back in at... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Matz's Ruby Developers Don't Use RubySpec and It's Hurting Ruby - mikecarlton
http://rubini.us/2014/12/31/matz-s-ruby-developers-don-t-use-rubyspec/
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gus_massa
Previous discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8821015](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8821015)
(291 points, 244 days ago, 112 comments... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Partner start-up equity - clspringer
I read this post (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=877589) and am looking for advice from the other end.<p>The company's founder has personally invested $15K and raised $50K for 7.5% equity. He is offering me 15% vested over 3 years. Also offered for me to invest my own mon... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Alan Watts lecture on Death and the Afterlife [5:04] - Benferhat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VN8jwM4HbI
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Benferhat
Who was Alan Watts? <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts>
His TV show also did an episode on Death [27:09]:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUpYD_Ze_E>
| {
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People of the Web - Teen Millionaire - jyu
http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/52250/teen-millionaire
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wallflower
I give her credit for taking initiative - timing/she was lucky, yes, but smart
enough to build a her own "brand", whateverlife.com (I think we can learn from
her that you don't have to be perfect/have ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Introduction to Complex UIs Using the jQuery UI Components Library - reybango
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptjunkie/hh127352.aspx
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RedWolves
Login form online demo <http://jsfiddle.net/RWhitbeck/9s4x6/>
To-do app online demo <http://jsfiddle.net/RWhitbeck/ZyYFG/>
They'll be added to the article tomorr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Microsoft Working On Social Network For Students - FluidDjango
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_working_on_social_network_for_students.php
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p4bl0
Watching the video presentation it seems to be a Google+ like social network.
But I'm still wondering what makes it targeted at student, apart that it sa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
To manage wildfire, California looks to what tribes have known all along - jweir
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/24/899422710/to-manage-wildfire-california-looks-to-what-tribes-have-known-all-along
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white-flame
The US and state governments have long done controlled burns as well; this
isn't some lost native american... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
In France, School Lessons Ask: Which Twitter Post Should You Trust? - tysone
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/technology/france-internet-literacy-school.html
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justtopost
Nothing on twitter carries any implicit trust. Certainly not a checkmark or
even the professional standing of the individual. You might as we... | {
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} |
Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward Snowden - ghosh
http://poy.time.com/2013/11/25/vote-now-who-should-be-times-person-of-the-year/slide/edward-snowden/
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lignuist
Poll 2010:
[http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,288...](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/art... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Increase Revenue with Friendly Credit Card Errors - martinnormark
http://blog.milkshakeshop.com/post/Increase-Revenue-with-Friendly-Credit-Card-Errors.aspx
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potatolicious
Personal anecdote: I was booking a room with Delta Hotels recently, and it
declined my card repeated saying that my expiry date was wrong (i... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Remote work: an engineering leader's perspective - seikatsu
http://dec0de.me/2014/11/remote/
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paul_milovanov
posted in article comments: ============================
Quote: "Over time, we’ve encountered some remote candidates who want London
rates whilst living in a lower-cost country. I don’t mean them any h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Open Call: How do we exit surveillance capitalism in digital life? - jt0
https://www.eyebeam.org/rapidresponse/
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jt0
Electronic Frontier Alliance member Eyebeam seeks applications that consider
how art and technology can challenge dominant notions of access and how
together we can shape a more equitable future. ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Culture Against Dropouts, Deviants and Troubled Young Adults - jimsojim
https://medium.com/@levlinds/a-culture-against-dropouts-deviants-troubled-young-adults-a-mcgill-dropout-s-perspective-d3b201cfcbd2
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gozo
I'm always split when reading stories like this.
On the one hand, I really feel for the person and ap... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
When Women Engineer - annekate
https://medium.com/winnie-labs/when-women-engineer-b7bfd6837e58#.6gwk70az2
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smustin
Love the culture you've built at Winnie.
| {
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} |
Ask HN: What do you do online? - kushan2020
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giantg2
In order:
Browse news, research something I'm working on or buy stuff for a project,
browse stocks/options, reddit stocks and wallstreetbets, this site, and a
little bit of reading Facebook.
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kmclean
Mostly waste time browsing HN, reddit, and the variou... | {
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} |
Google Wage - ilaksh
Just got this email about Google Wave (mispelled as Wage in subject, lol) sunsetting on April 30.<p>They mention Apache Wave and Walkaround.<p>Honestly, I am more interested in Wave-ish stuff that is running on Node rather than Java-based, just based on having more positive experiences with Node... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
“Our current initiative to try to teach girls to code is misguided” - ahmadss
https://medium.com/@hardaway/why-women-shouldnt-code-82205165e64a
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minimaxir
This article is justifiably getting a very large amount of criticism on
Twitter.
[https://twitter.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40h...](https://t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Analyzing Hunger (ends 03/26): perception and empathy - trainiac
http://monkspie.com/hungersurvey?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hackernewspost
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trainiac
Hunger is the world's greatest problem even today. Help us in our analysis by
answering a few questions and we will FEED ONE PERSON for e... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
NameCheap Overtakes Go Daddy In Google - tnd
http://www.elliotsblog.com/namecheap-overtakes-go-daddy-0675
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OzzyB
_1,019 people +1'd this_
That's what I see under the NameCheap listing, which is number 2, Wikipedia is
#1, with GoDaddy at #3.
The GoDaddy listing doesn't seem to have any _+1s_ under it.
Could th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Animals conscious say leading neuroscientists - jamesbritt
http://mindhacks.com/2012/08/20/animals-conscious-say-leading-neuroscientists/
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lutusp
Granted that this isn't science, it's less controversial than it may appear,
because it doesn't identify a border between "conscious" and "unconscious."
Most people ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Avoiding game crashes related to linked lists (2012) - davedx
http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/avoiding-game-crashes-related-to-linked-lists
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sillysaurus3
_Then I’m going to share techniques (with source code) to make your game
engine code simpler, faster, more memory efficient and more reliable. Wow!_
But it ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Naborly: Taking advantage of Coronavirus to drum-up business - bernardv
https://www.torontonews.online/2020/04/04/this-company-is-encouraging-landlords-to-report-tenants-who-didnt-pay-april-rent/
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bernardv
Quite appaling. This looks like a Ycombinator company given the board
composition.
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} |
The Power of Shutting Up and Sitting in Silence - prostoalex
https://longreads.com/2018/10/12/the-power-of-shutting-up-and-sitting-in-silence/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
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theDoug
3400 words about how one person smuggled in a book to read, instant coffee,
M&Ms, and champagne-soaked gummy bears, and somehow sti... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers - fseek
http://fseek.me/2010/05/duck-duck-go-my-new-search-engine/
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pavs
I like Duck Duck Go. Mostly because, there is someone out there who is
courageous enough to give it a go, single-handedly, into the search engine
market. So props to him, I can support so... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
You’re Paying into a Broken System Whenever You Buy Something on iOS - quark33
https://onezero.medium.com/youre-paying-into-a-broken-system-whenever-you-buy-something-on-ios-3f3aa88ecf8c
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nerdjon
>On no other platform would we accept a scenario where the owner of that
platform dictated not only the tools develop... | {
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} |
Galaxy Nexus Available In US - ghempton
http://www.google.com/nexus/#utm_campaign=us&utm_source=ha-bk&utm_medium=sem&utm_term=%2Bnexus
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untog
Maybe I'm alone, but I won't be getting the Galaxy Nexus because it's too damn
big. My current phone is 4.3", and it annoys me because it's a struggle to
reach the top o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Avoid News - tintin
http://dobelli.com/?page_id=827
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tintin
One thing that struck me:
_"Out of the approximately 10,000 news stories you have read in the last 12
months, name one that – because you consumed it – allowed you to make a better
decision about a serious matter affecting your life, your career, yo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ripple had $2.5B money transfer, now second biggest virtual currency - aabalkan
http://coinmarketcap.com/?ripple
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joshbaptiste
[http://ripplescam.org/](http://ripplescam.org/)
~~~
deweller
You realize that there are statements posted on this website that are out of
date and patently false, right?
Like: "Firs... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We know what you're doing - chaosmachine
http://www.weknowwhatyouredoing.xyz/
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bitbanksy
Funny website! these status updates or posts are pulled direct from Twitter's
API and are available to anyone with knowledge of how to use the API and a
little web programming knowledge. Whether these status updates come fro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Announcing CEO Office Hours - mattjung
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1973-announcing-ceo-office-hours
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markbao
Hmm. 37signals is in an interesting position that offering phone chats is
actually a _feature_ not a bugfix. Although the point is to ask the CEO stuff
about 37signals, there's a big perspective factor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What are your thoughts on Facebook's Open Graph concept? - slindstr
Did anyone watch the F8 keynote today? I think the "Like" buttons are alright and the social bar will be annoying, but Open Graph has a lot of potential to do some amazing things. I'm not sure how I feel about Facebook being the hub of all... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The One Place in the US Google Earth Stopped Mapping - foolrush
https://motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/gye79x/google-earth-stopped-mapping-this-military-installation
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thinkling
> "So we are ending this piece by asking Google directly: why?"
Where by "directly" they mean, "indirectly in this article". As... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Scientists may have discovered fifth force of nature, laboratory announces - ryan_j_naughton
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dark-matter-particle-hungary-atomki-nuclear-research-force-nature-a9210741.html
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nabla9
Evidence of a ‘Fifth Force’ Faces Scrutiny (2016)
[https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-bos... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Which Bank - nuao
I'm completely unsatisfied with my current bank. The online interface is poor the range of services is narrow.<p>Can anyone recommend a decent small business bank? I'd prefer a bank with at least a west coast presence.<p>Credit Unions have nice terms, but don't always have the best online... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Not All Mentors are Created Equal - harlox
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/not-all-mentors-are-created-equal-2013-03-12
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benologist
Not all HN submissions are created equal:
<https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=harlox>
<https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=joeyczikk1>
<https://news.ycombinator.com... | {
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Painting made out of CSS rules - jordigh
http://diana-adrianne.com/purecss-francine/
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jordigh
She also made two more:
[http://diana-adrianne.com/purecss-vignes/](http://diana-adrianne.com/purecss-
vignes/)
[http://diana-adrianne.com/purecss-zigario/](http://diana-
adrianne.com/purecss-zigario/)
She's avoiding... | {
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The Coronavirus and Carbon Emissions - jelliclesfarm
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-coronavirus.html
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sigmaprimus
I made this exact observation last night in a comment on another thread and
was virtually crucified for stating it.
It is a horrible disease but a reduction in emi... | {
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C/C++ Low Level Curriculum Part 7: More Conditionals - marcieoum
http://www.altdevblogaday.com/2012/04/10/cc-low-level-curriculum-part-7-more-conditionals/
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excuse-me
Another higher level and more useful use of the ?: operator is to set const
values
const int bytesPerPixel = haveAlphaChannel() ? 4 : 3;
This ... | {
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Dear Comcast, I'm leaving you because... - bgentry
http://bgentry.posterous.com/dear-comcast-im-leaving-you-because?
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jayferd
In the East Bay, I highly recommend LAN Minds (LMI.net). One of their support
guys actually advised me to select a cheaper package because the old wiring in
our house wouldn't support the... | {
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Honda's 130mph Lawnmower - Claudus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23342347
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cx_cf
They should replace the lawnmower blades with an inverted fan blade. >the
chaparral 2j would literally suck itself onto the track, like a vacuum, giving
itself unparalleled traction. (was later banned from racing)
[http://... | {
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Free CTO School by New York Tech Community and NextNY - rmah
http://nextny.org/CTO-School-F2010
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rmah
If I may quote from the email I got that references these classes:
"I see a lot of tech teams of 1 or 2 people where the lead dev is called the
CTO... It's their first time in that role, they've never managed... | {
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A Trick to Remember Names - jaysonfeltner
http://jaysonfeltner.com/remember-names.html
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mathattack
The trick that I've used is saying the name 3 times in the initial
conversation. That usually works for me, and people like to hear their own
name in conversation. Otherwise I have to use the "Have you met..."
in... | {
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Bell Announces 360 Invictus for U.S. Army FARA Competition - bouchard
http://news.bellflight.com/en-US/182601-versatile-lethal-sustainable-bell-announces-360-invictus-for-u-s-army-fara-competition
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bouchard
Here's the product page:
[https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-360](https://www.bellflight.com/product... | {
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Problems with Object/Relational Mapping (2006) - jwdunne
http://blogs.tedneward.com/post/the-vietnam-of-computer-science/
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neilk
It's a good description of the problems of ORM and their possible resolutions.
Personally, I prefer to interact with a relational database via a good query
builder. The advantage of a... | {
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Why I left Japan after 10 years - LluisGerard
http://blog.uchujin.co.uk/2017/07/death-thousand-cuts-1-year-later-series/
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patio11
I have had approximately 10 involuntary interactions with the Japanese cops
over the years. Here's my typical advice for foreign residents: you can pick
your battles but you can't pic... | {
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Ask HN: Engineers, what brings meaning to your life? - eric-hu
I'm taking some time off to figure out my next direction and am looking for some inspiration. Instead of jumping into the next high paying or skill-boosting job, I'd like to evaluate if I'm optimizing for my happiness.<p>What are major cont... | {
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Ask HN: Coolest Gists that you have, or have found? - ericb
I feel like Gists are not very discoverable, by virtue of the current github UI.<p>Personally, I'm interested in handy gists for ruby, rails and mysql, and javascript, but anything that made you say "neat" would be worth posting. Anyone have fun gists?
====... | {
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Red programming language switched from markdown to asciidoc for documentation - stesch
https://twitter.com/red_lang/status/817720495214727168
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bostand
I wanted to switch from markdown to org-mode since it has great tool support
;) but maybe asiidoc is a better choice?
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throwaway7645
Can someone explain th... | {
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Netgear router exploit detected - merah
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34491583
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dingdingdang
Which models are affected by this exploit issue?!
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The Prospector - nominalprose
https://medium.com/@nominalprose/the-prospector-2fdf68b2d6a2
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nominalprose
A short musing about time and getting what you want
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Twitter Open-Sources Clutch.IO, Mobile A/B Testing Service - playhard
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/11/twitter-open-sources-clutch-io-the-mobile-ab-testing-service-it-recently-acquired/
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misiti3780
hope they zeroed out those amazon keys:
[https://github.com/clutchio/clutch/blob/master/clutch/settin...](https:... | {
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How is your refactoring done? - makecheck
I've done plenty of refactoring in my code (usually C++), but I'm still hesitant to invest in tools to help. I limit myself to global "find"; even doing global replacements cautiously, one by one.<p>I think it's because I can't imagine a tool being able to handle all the "q... | {
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Ask HN: Is it likely a Berlin startup would hire an international student? - alphanumeric0
Anyone familiar enough with the Berlin or Munich startup scene to comment on whether or not a German startup would hire an international student studying in Germany?<p>Asking for a friend - a Perl/Python engineer with 7+ ... | {
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The College Dropouts Who Rode Credit Cards into the Billion-Dollar Startup Club - andygcook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-dropouts-who-rode-credit-cards-into-the-billion-dollar-startup-club-1538740851
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neonate
[http://archive.is/O7CeA](http://archive.is/O7CeA)
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Show HN: SunOpps – Go solar the easy way - husseiny
http://www.sunopps.com/
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husseiny
We just launched the first version of SunOpps a week ago. I would love to hear
your feedback. Thanks, Hussein!
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allenguo
This is pretty cool! The app store buttons aren't showing up correctly for me
though.
~~~
hussei... | {
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Show HN: hint.css – a tooltip library in CSS - chinchang
http://kushagragour.in/lab/hint/
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cstuder
For reference: Doesn't work on Internet Explorer 7, always shows the hints on
Internet Explorer 8 and works fine on Internet Explorer 9 (Minus the
animations.)
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taf2
very cool, use of css3 attr function. all... | {
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Refactorator: Xcode Plugin That Refactors Swift - ingve
https://github.com/johnno1962/Refactorator
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sparky_
Very cool. But the fact that a (fairly complex!) third party plugin was
required to do things like rename constants is tragic. Where is the first-
party support for basic edits in Xcode, two years after th... | {
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Ask HN: Which YC startups have launched before joining YC? - raychancc
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neuen
I know COLOURlovers had been around for a while before joining YC. Airbnb did
a re-launch after joining but had been around perviously as well.
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sebastianhoitz
As far as I know rapportive also already launched. They did just ... | {
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Marriage Costs in China Are Out of Control - tango24
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-29/why-marriage-costs-in-china-are-out-of-control
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puranjay
I would like to see an equivalent study on Indian weddings. All the people I
know who got married recently spent between $50-$100k on their wedding. My ... | {
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An Unexpected Ass Kicking - ragweed
http://joelrunyon.com/two3/an-unexpected-ass-kicking/
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ColinWright
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4342790>
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Next-Generation GPU-Powered EC2 Instances (G3) - janober
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-next-generation-gpu-powered-ec2-instances-g3/
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lars
They say "next-generation", but these are M60 GPUs, which are very much
"previous-generation". Current generation would be P100 GPUs.
I am in the market for a cloud G... | {
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nnn v1.2 – The missing terminal file browser for X - apjana
https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/tag/v1.2
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apjana
## What's in?
\- Use the desktop opener (xdg-open on Linux, open(1) on OS X) to open files
\- Option `NNN_USE_EDITOR` to open text files in EDITOR (fallback vi)
\- Bookmark support (maximum 10, k... | {
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Ask HN: AI that automates sales, support and hiring - bloodcarter
I've built an AI that is indistinguishable from talking (by voice or text) from real human and got 200 leads out of 600 cold calls in 20 hours.<p>Does it make sense? What would be your advice?
======
IAMsterdam
If these are qualified leads and can ... | {
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The tricky math of Covid-19 herd immunity - Anon84
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-tricky-math-of-covid-19-herd-immunity-20200630/
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learnstats2
I feel uninterested in R-nought (or R) when there is evidence for a huge
variance around how many people each person will infect.
Infections seem to happen at large ... | {
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Raise from the right investors - tomerdi
https://www.investorintelligence.io/
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gzeus
Do you just add machine learning everywhere to get hype nowadays? There is
nothing written about machine learning on the landing page, even if it is
there. I don't think it does anything that a normal db look up can't do.
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A python script to repair music files by adding metadata and album art - Inetenbr
https://github.com/lakshaykalbhor/MusicRepair
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eliaspro
What does it offer, that beets doesn't?
[http://beets.io](http://beets.io)
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