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Microfunds as a way to gain early insight into promising startups - chat
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/marc-andreessens-secret-weapon-for-finding-startup-investments?pu=hackernews6zx36c&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock
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michaelbuckbee
The micro funds as listed in this article seem more like a re... | {
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Show HN: Linguaquote – Professional Translation Management - luxpir
https://www.linguaquote.com
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luxpir
I'm on hand over the weekend to discuss any of the details, stack, market fit
or strategy. Basically an against-all-the-odds single founder, bootstrapped
startup needing not very many paid accounts to be profi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Static Analysis of Open Source .NET Projects - aespinoza
http://www.codingblocks.net/programming/static-analysis-of-open-source-net-projects/
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_random_
Hopefully with the Roslyn release static analysis will gain even more ground.
Producing hundreds of unit tests shouldn't be the only strategy.
| {
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How Hard Could it Be?: Adventures in Office Space - terpua
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20080601/how-hard-could-it-be-adventures-in-office-space.html?partner=fogcreek
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ambition
Rent was 15% of revenue, now it's 2%. Conclusion: Fog creek revenues have
increased around 7.5x since they moved into their current space... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Progress Bar Badge for GitHub README Files - fka
https://github.com/fehmicansaglam/progressed.io
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kator
Why a service? Seems the images are static coded from 0 to 100 and could
easily just be a CDN reference rather then burning a service on every hit?
URL/progress/1.png .. 100.png done.. :)
~~~
lukeholder
I a... | {
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Tim Ferriss's Speed Reading Method, in a Chrome Extension - ntoscano
http://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speedreader/jigjffjnfiikefbmfcnffbinngepkaik
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Nadya
Tim Ferriss's method focuses a lot on eye movement. I question the decision of
lines/keeping lines over making the words move instead of your eyes. On ... | {
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} |
Off the Rails: GOP Opens Reign By Killing Jobs - jeremybythesea
http://redgreenandblue.org/2010/11/05/off-the-rails-gop-opens-reign-by-killing-jobs/
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variety
You know, there are often hidden fallacies embedded within these "massive
spending == job creation" arguments.
Chief among these being, all of the regio... | {
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} |
Shrimp Are Testing Positive for Cocaine and Scientists Don’t Know Why - okket
https://www.newsweek.com/shrimp-are-testing-positive-cocaine-and-scientists-dont-know-why-1412562
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okket
See also discussion from 3 days ago:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19800321](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19800321... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Lamborghini Aventador: A case study in poor dashboard design - robbiehudson
http://blog.geckoboard.com/the-lamborghini-aventador-a-case-study-in-poo
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angdis
The author fails to realize that except for a few thrilling seconds a year (if
that) the typical Lambo owner drives no faster than any other car. "Sup... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Microsoft Courier on iPad - simplezeal
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57405317-75/the-ipad-app-that-will-remind-you-of-microsofts-old-courier-project/
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simplezeal
Video went too fast for me, but the concepts looks good - ability to drop
maps, contacts in notes, annotate documents? Ability to take handwritte... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
~/.osx updated — sensible hacker defaults for OS X Mountain Lion - mathias
https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx?os-x-10.8
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oacgnol
As with any dotfile repo, I wouldn't recommend installing the entire thing at
once. Instead, try and take the time to read through it and select settings
that y... | {
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} |
Purple Cow Redux - immad
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/03/purple_cow_redu.html
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immad
Fascinating story. Really liking interesting marketing / distribution
strategies now days.
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} |
Show HN: Simple YouTube Downloader - 3xblah
test $# -gt 0||exec echo usage: echo youtube-url\|$0 fmt \[saveas\];b=$(exec sed 's/http:/https:/; s/m.youtube/www.youtube/;s/youtu.be./www.youtube.com\/watch?v=/;s/hooktube.com/youtube.com/;s/embed.&... | {
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Time Line for Diaspora - chegra
http://chegra.posterous.com/time-line-for-diaspora
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bradleyland
I bootstrapped my start-up using a three step process:
1) Spent less than I made at my "job" so I could save up a few months of a
cash-buffer
2) Start my own simple business with a bulletproof business plan (ultra... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Snapvine.com: Thanks for the memories - cryptnoob
http://snapvine.com/
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cryptnoob
I'd love to know what happened. $20M is a lot to pay, to then shut the doors.
~~~
truebosko
Talent acquisition? [Not cited, just a guess.]
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PIMPD - Perl Interface for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) - trapd00r
http://code.google.com/p/pimpd/
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jrockway
People are still using MPD instead of XMMS2? Why?
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chronomex
I haven't actually used XMMS2, but I really like not having the music stop if
I have to log out. Also, having it play when I'm not even ... | {
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} |
Audiophiles - jaybol
http://xkcd.com/841/
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Umalu
I was an audiophile until I realized I couldn't upgrade the key component in
my system: my ears.
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} |
Show HN: Hollow, an interactive documentary - arxpoetica
http://www.hollowdocumentary.com/
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mutant
You know.. There is a reason people despise IE, and one of those reason is
"Must be viewed in IE."
This isn't a web page, it's a chrome app, go put it on the chrome store.
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malandrew
If anyone here is int... | {
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Camerata: The Origins of Opera and the Future of Programming (2018) - pugio
https://blog.atomist.com/the-origins-of-opera-and-the-future-of-programming/
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pugio
The notion of a "camerata" (organized serendipitous space of people working
towards a similar idea) is especially relevant right now, when everyone is
co... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Is it still doable to make money in the App Store? - cronjobma
With people downloading fewer apps, I'm wondering if it's still doable to make $5k+ a month from an app in the store? Has anyone had recent success?
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WheelsAtLarge
The answer is yes but it's no longer a just post and hope it catches... | {
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} |
ZyLAB - zylab
https://www.zylab.com/
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zylab
ZyLAB ONE eDiscovery uses Artificial Intelligence and Data Science tools to
facilitate fact-finding missions through large or small electronic datasets
related to the business-critical projects of governmental agencies, law firms,
and companies of any size.
| {
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} |
Internet companies should not be monitoring terrorists or anyone else - primitive
http://techfruit.com/2014/11/26/internet-companies-not-monitoring-terrorists-anyone-else/
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rwmj
It's also impossible. "I'm going to kill some soldiers when I get back" might
refer to my super secret terror plot, or my PlayStation-r... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
UC Davis pepper spray cop gets $38G worker's compensation settlement - lukashed
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/24/uc-davis-pepper-spray-cop-gets-38g-worker-compensation-settlement/
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bonemachine
He certainly didn't deserve any death threats.
But I wonder how much compensation the students got for being mace... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
When a New Cell Phone Almost Ruins Your Relationship - ikeboy
https://features.wearemel.com/when-a-new-cell-phone-almost-ruins-your-relationship-c4f876ecd43d
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AdmiralAsshat
Dear god, no! They had to communicate through _standard SMS_!!! The horror!
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Sega says hackers stole data of 1.29 million users - unwantedLetters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13829690
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smhinsey
These data breaches are getting to the point where I am expecting politicians
to start getting involved.
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dmix
These vague assertions comes up in every single thread about hacking.
Ho... | {
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} |
Clever bike lock scales light posts - yread
http://www.dothegreenthing.com/blog/a_clever_bike_lock
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unwind
Conrad is a catalog-based mail order company for electronics, tools and so on.
From the final image of the video, I think this is a commercial for the Conrad
company, showing the cool things you can build... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Make Firebug's JavaScript debugger break inside dynamic JavaScript - archon810
http://beerpla.net/2009/12/17/how-to-make-firebugs-javascript-debugger-break-inside-dynamic-javascript-using-the-debugger-keyword-ie-chrome-too/
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archon810
As a side note, this works with IE and Chrome too.
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nym
I kept thinki... | {
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Jenna Abrams, Russia’s Clown Troll Princess, Duped the Mainstream Media and World - iamben
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jenna-abrams-russias-clown-troll-princess-duped-the-mainstream-media-and-the-world
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Sangermaine
It's stories like these that make me so glad I never used Twitter.
| {
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} |
What language would you use to teach a beginner to program? - Androsynth
http://jclinton.posterous.com/what-language-would-you-use-to-teach-a-beginn
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DanBC
I'd be interested to see the results of giving students something like "Learn
Python the hard way" in a classroom situation. The tutor would try to avoid
g... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Paper-thin printed solar cells could provide power for 1.3B - prostoalex
http://inhabitat.com/paper-thin-printed-solar-cells-could-provide-power-for-1-3-billion/
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OneOneOneOne
Do these contain lead? I wonder if this is good for export.
Additionally, this looks like a plastic film. Don't most plastics break down... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Reid Hoffman: My Rule of Three for Investing - terpua
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/19/reid-hoffman-my-rule-of-three-for-investing/
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zenlinux
If you liked this article you'll probably also enjoy this interview with Reid
on the VentureVoice podcast:
[http://www.venturevoice.com/2006/11/vv_show_40_reid_hoffman... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Thinking Parallel, Part I: Collision Detection on the GPU (2012) - setra
https://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/thinking-parallel-part-i-collision-detection-gpu/
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Animats
Coarse collision detection is only expensive if done from a cold start every
time. In practice, there's a startup cost of ordering the bou... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Profanity Helps One Tolerate Physical Pain Better - fiaz
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=profanity-bleeps-physical-pain-09-07-13
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gjm11
The note at the start says "This is an exact transcript of this podcast". The
actual content is full of "@$#%!" and suchlike. So does the speaker in t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Trillion-Dollar Vision of Dee Hock (2012) - twic
http://www.fastcompany.com/27333/trillion-dollar-vision-dee-hock
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th-ai
Dee Hock wanted to extend ownership, defined as 'nontransferable right of
participation', to merchants and cardholders, but that was too much for the
mental models in 1970, and even challe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Now Can We All Agree That The "High Quality Web Content" Experiment Has Failed? - ColinWright
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/27/who-wouldve-thought-it-figures/
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_delirium
This hides a significant range of issues:
_And, even on niche sites, the number of salable page impressions required to
even break even is ... | {
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} |
Warp Speed Engine Designed - iamelgringo
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/28/warp-speed-engine.html
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ajross
Hacker News seems to be going down hill if a link to a mass media explanation
of a clever gedankenexperiment suddenly becomes a design (!) for a "warp
engine".
~~~
d0mine
It is an interesting idea f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is there a regular expression to detect a valid regular expression? - joshbaptiste
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/172303/is-there-a-regular-expression-to-detect-a-valid-regular-expression
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andrewaylett
See, this is one thing that annoys me about so-called 'regular' expression
engines: they're not actually ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Modern Functional Programming: The Onion Architecture - Roxxik
http://degoes.net/articles/modern-fp-part-2
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slashdotdash
Gary Bernhardt describes a similar architecture using a "Functional Core,
Imperative Shell" in his Boundaries talk[1].
"Purely functional code makes some things easier to understand: because ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Technical Details: What's New - mariana
http://www.redhat.com/rhel/server/details/
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chuhnk
There are some extremely impressive changes being made within redhat 6. This
distro I assume will be what represents redhat for the next 4-5 years.
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nailer
Btrfs is in there as a tech be... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Does season affect Y Combinator results? - malanj
The summer versus winter batches makes for an interesting experiment in seasonal effects.<p>I would think that longer days mean more distractions, but perhaps also more energy. Personally I find that I'm somewhat more productive when I have longer days.<p>... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Service to remind me to ping people? - aiurtourist
Does anyone use a service to remind them to contact people?<p>I have lots of contacts that I'd like to keep in contact with at different frequencies. I'd like to have a service where I can fill out a name and a frequency (every 2 weeks, every 45 da... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
UK to science publishers: don't follow recording industry down the tubes - evo_9
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/05/uk-to-science-publishers-dont-follow-recording-industry-down-the-tubes.ars
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ivan_ah
The original speech° is very well worded. The science publishing industry is
definitely going to see som... | {
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} |
Ask HN: My CTO just left me 2 angry voicemails... - zz1senk
I recently joined a startup in San Francisco about 3 months ago. We launched our product and it has been a great success (many customers, a lot of buzz, tons of traffic).<p>Before the launch, I was working until midnight everyday, 6 days a week. After the l... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Here are the 20 games shipping with the PlayStation Classic - bdcravens
https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/29/here-are-the-20-games-shipping-with-the-playstation-classic/
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CM30
Disappointing, but it kind of showcases that the PS1's biggest strength was in
its third party support. This then provides an issue for any ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Worse - shawndumas
http://www.marco.org/2014/03/15/worse
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tptacek
As an aside: for me, Amazon Instant Video is _much_ better than Netflix
Streaming. I pay for both (Amazon unintentionally, because I bought Prime for
the shipping), watch both on a PS3, and spend 2x the amount of time in Amazon
as I do in Netflix.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Our 4th startup landing page.Looking for feedback fintech b2c product - shapiro92
https://quma.io/
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onuryavuz
1\. How do I spend the reward points w/o a card? 2\. Also, you should post it
to Show HN.
~~~
shapiro92
the rewards will be given to you to your Quma account and then you will be
able to apply them on a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
New Jersey becomes second state to ban cashless shops and restaurants - chadmhorner
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/new-jersey-becomes-second-state-to-ban-cashless-shops-and-restaurants/
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jtlienwis
I am having trouble finding an injured party here.
~~~
chews
There are lots of humans who transact in ... | {
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} |
Cars and Robust Cities Are Fundamentally Incompatible - wallflower
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/02/cars-and-robust-cities-are-fundamentally-incompatible/4651/
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aharner
Brings to mind a quote from the mayor of Bogota, Colombia: "A developed
country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's wh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Amazon Customer Service - metra
In a word: wow. I just got off the phone with Amazon customer service. It's 10:15 PM.<p>I called about a UPS Package that couldn't be delivered because I hadn't specified the apartment number. Since the package had already shipped, the Amazon rep said it was out of Amazon's hands.<p>I... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
China's Position on the China-US Economic and Trade Consultations - ezequiel-garzon
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/02/c_138110404.htm
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Thetawaves
.doc? Is this some kind of joke? A poorly disguised hack?
| {
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A winning solution for SimCity - gasull
http://m.ammoth.us/blog/2010/10/magnasanti/
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kj12345
"The ironic thing about it is the sims in Magnasanti tolerate it"
I don't think any irony or toleration is going on here, at least not more so
than the players in Madden "tolerate" being forced to play football again an... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Let's go and work remotely for couple of weeks? - raunometsa
I'm living in Estonia and I really like it here. Except for the weather. Ok, we have some nice summers after every five years or so, but most of the time it's too cold for me.<p>I've been thinking to go and live somewhere else for a couple of ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Jeff Bezos credit Montessori education as a major factor in their success - brlewis
http://www.michaelolaf.net/google.html
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farmer
Montessori schools seem ideal. But this looks like a bogus site. There's
practically no content here. He even has Larry & Sergey mixed up.
~~~
vegashacker
Y... | {
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} |
MI5 criticised over 'unlawful' use of data gathered - jfk13
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48597111
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ncmncm
Ultimately, all surveillance, if used, ends up used for some form of
extortion.
It doesn't matter why it was collected. It's the spooks' counterpart to
"information wants to be Free."
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ironic_ali
"c... | {
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} |
Salton Sea Notes: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s California Travel Journals (1961) - Thevet
http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/09/18/salton-sea-notes/
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AlexMuir
I drove down to Salton City and wandered around the beach of fish bones. It's
a surreal place - grids of streets but almost no houses, and electricity pol... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Kicking the Bukkit: Anatomy of an open source meltdown - avandeursen
http://www.slideshare.net/RyanMichela/kicking-the-bukkit-anatomy-of-an-open-source-meltdown
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RKoutnik
Bukkit made a lot of mistakes (don't we all), but I think that this talk tries
to pin them on the wrong thing. Bukkit was in a failure state t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Law of Conservation of Complexity - angrygoat
http://nomodes.com/Larry_Tesler_Consulting/Complexity_Law.html
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cestith
Having non-modal interfaces seems simpler for the user in a simple
application, sure. But when I consider all the power in the classic example of
vi/vim command mode I'm unconvinced.
If you ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Massive Mystery In Google's Finances - Straubiz
http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2011/07/goog_analysis_p.php
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patio11
Some combination of:
1) Panda, which redirected hundreds of millions in revenue from some content
farms to other parties (including, likely, the ether) which do not show up o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
meme2txt: A shell script to make memes right in your terminal - dmadisetti
https://github.com/dmadisetti/meme2txt
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dmadisetti
``` meme2txt distracted_boyfriend.png \ \--meme "the internet" 9 68 black \
\--meme "classic memes" 16 80 black \ \--meme "$(toilet "meme2txt" -fsmblock)"
30 40 white ```
Sure, it seems ... | {
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} |
How I created passive income in a week, by over-delivering value - robwilliams88
http://letsworkshop.com/blog/how-i-created-passive-income/
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Jemaclus
> I spend 3-5 hours every single day and come up with the best freelance jobs
> of the day from all over the web.
So it's not really passive income, is it?
~~~... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How would you use a multipoint laser range finder? - GrantHunter
Hello,
We are a group working on a project for 3day startup event (http://nait.3daystartup.org/). We want to develop a cheap multipoint laser range finder. Currently laser range finders measure distance by measuring the time it t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Delicious acquired by YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen - stevedewald
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/feeds/will-delicious-get-tastier-after-its-departure-from-yahoo/3855
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stevedewald
I, for one, am excited to see Delicious under the control of some capable
people again. I used to use it all the time.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Java Clojure Interop: Integrating Clojure into Your Java Project - va_coder
http://java.dzone.com/articles/java-clojure-interop
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ericlavigne
The article doesn't even cover gen-class?
You can use Clojure to create a Java library. Then the Java (or Scala or JRuby
or Jython) code that calls it doesn't even need ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How can I foster a "hacker culture" at my university? - wrt54g
I'm in my 4th year of 5 at a state university that isn't quite known for its CS program. The internet helped me to fall in love with programming- I always have a few projects going on the side, and I feel like I've taught myself more than I've learned in... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Notepad++ v7.8.9: Stand with Hong Kong - ngcc_hk
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v789-stand-with-hong-kong/
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ngcc_hk
First thanks. And not like NBA and Disney I guess. Purely from the heart.
Still it is a surprise. Given it is always the 2nd thing to download in
windows (the first is chrome, sorry edge), I fe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Americans Are Experiencing Racism - elsewhen
https://www.axios.com/racism-in-america-pew-research-aaa8002d-736f-4203-8139-5119da845a44.html
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threatofrain
> In only two instances were black people not the most likely to have
> experienced discrimination: Asians were the most likely to say they were the
> brunt of... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Insults of Age - diodorus
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/may/1430402400/helen-garner/insults-age
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doki_pen
It's interesting that I've had the complete opposite experience as a white
man. The older I get the more respect I get in public, for no apparent reason.
The painting example was so apt. No on... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do you hire people who get equity - god_bless_texas
I seem to have horrible judgment in partners. I've now had 2 partners that I brought in and gave equity to. I thought they hung the moon and then stuff went south. One thankfully quit in a blaze of glory and forfeited any equity. The other one wa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Self-Checkout in France Sets Off Battle over a Day of Rest - ingve
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/business/self-checkout-automation.html
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Nextgrid
When reading this keep in mind that the job market & work culture in France is
quite insane, so a cashier job there is way more important than in your
typical fir... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Recommendations for awesome podcasts - OafTobark
Interest are startups, tech, code, and hardware hacking related. Prefer those that include technical details over weekly opinion pieces if those exists. Thanks
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krrishd
[http://DRT.fm](http://DRT.fm) is a good one.
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Should I build this? - dustball
There isn't a full podcast-in-a-box solution that I can find. Many of them are focused on recording, or hosting, but none do a Good job of combining them the way YouTube does with videos, or even Tumblr for that matter.<p>http://complete.audio is the landing page.<p>Look... | {
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Ask HN: Would you take a job that you may not want? - justinv
As a soon to be (non-tech) new grad, I have one full time offer on the table from a big tech firm that expires soon. My background is working in tech in various forms and I love the tech industry.<p>However, the position doesn't excite me and, althou... | {
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Perl is Free Software's COBOL, and That's Ok - hachiya
http://www.ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2012/12/18/perl-cobol.html
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cms07
This again? Perl is actively used (by choice) by a good portion of the
competent developers of this world. See Dancer and Catalyst for good examples
of active web development. Perl being free ... | {
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Apple says game streaming services violate App Store policies - oblio
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-explains-why-xbox-game-pass-is-not-on-iphone-2020-8
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mimsee
> Basically, Apple wants to be able to review every game that graces an
> iPhone’s screen, even if it’s streamed from a game server somewhere in ... | {
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Concealing the Calculus of Higher Education - jseliger
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/16/your-money/concealing-the-calculus-of-higher-education.html?mabReward=CTM&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine
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jimrandomh
This isn't mysterious. The easier it is to co... | {
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UK supermarket TV advert on palm oil banned for being too political - cirrus-clouds
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/nov/09/iceland-christmas-tv-ad-banned-political-greenpeace-orangutan
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black-tea
People will tell you that consumers have the ability to cause change. They say
that if we care enough we can j... | {
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Essence of linear algebra [video] - adamnemecek
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab
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jasonwatkinspdx
Hopefully some friendly admin can come along and fix the link.
The rest of the videos from 3Blue1Brown are pretty awesome as well:
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_e... | {
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Show HN: Sausage Cat – simple SVG animation - bamblehorse
https://codepen.io/Bamblehorse/full/Qrpjwv/
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bamblehorse
I have updated the sausage cat with repeating-linear-gradients
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Offload: Build seamless multiscreen interfaces - martinrolph
http://offload.strikingly.com/
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beardicus
"Offload is a toolkit: a set of APIs and libraries for developers to add
multi-screen functionality to their apps. It enables seamless communication
between apps running on smartphones, tablets and PCs using ... | {
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} |
Have You Disabled Extensions? - ChrisMorrisCo
http://chrismorris.co/2012/02/11/have-you-disabled-extensions-a-story-of-javascript-debugging-with-a-shocking-twist/
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ChrisMorrisCo
I figured this may help as I had also seen a fair few results for people who
couldn't figure out what was causing the issue.
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Lark Suite - um304
https://www.larksuite.com/
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nikisweeting
Looks cool but sad to see the chat system isn't threaded/topic-based to make
it more async-friendly like how Zulip or forums do.
IRC/Slack-style channels make remote work on different timezones really
difficult because all the convos are mixed together... | {
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} |
Australia Cuts 110 Climate Scientist Jobs - nkurz
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/australia-cuts-110-climate-scientist-jobs/
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lukevdp
This is part of a head count neutral reorganisation of CSIRO. The move is away
from climate measurement towards "what can we do about climate change?". Here
is an interv... | {
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Nitrogram turbocharges brands’ Instagram campaigns with powerful analytics - spolu
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/10/04/nitrogram-allows-brands-to-take-instagram-analytics-and-marketing-campaigns-to-the-next-level/
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sink
I wonder if anymore people even pause to think, does the world need this?
before t... | {
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Build Your Own Z80 Computer - parenthesis
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbill/159064314/
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sfphotoarts
I build a kit form of the ZX-81 back in the early 80's. It was a terrific
machine for me at the time. Now I think these chips are still sold into
traffic lights.
Who else here remembers their Z80 opcodes? I r... | {
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Ask HN: what is Chrome Native Client good for? - willvarfar
This is a bit of a protest since I got all excited about doing some WebGL goodness with native client, but then realised that whilst 3D is the very first thing on the features list, it isn't actually supported any time soon:<p>"Run native code modules that ... | {
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Lacking DRM, WebM May Lose Out to Flash - kqr2
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363980,00.asp
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bediger
The article rather un-critically accepts the necessity of DRM. That very
necessity is quite questionable, given that almost all video uploader to
YouTube don't really care about their "property rights", a... | {
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New MacBook every 90 days - andrewfromx
Has anyone tried to get a new MacBook like every 90 days via:<p>1) buy new MacBook from apple<p>2) sell old one on http://www.sellyourmac.com<p>3) figure out the price you "rented" your new MacBook for.<p>Repeat. Any service that automates this?
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wmf
I ... | {
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Most Black Media Don't Have Tech Sections - UnFundedHype
For the past year I've been trying to call out the fact most black media do not have tech sections or talk tech. Not bet, essence, vibe, global grind (co-founded by the same dude who was on cnn's black in america silicon valley episode), the list goes on. I'm ... | {
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Show HN: Japan Rent Calculator - franciscop
https://japan-rent-calculator.com/
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franciscop
I created this because renting an apartment in Japan is very complex. There
are fees for everything that the renter has to shoulder, so with this tool
it's easier to find out how much you are really paying per month. It st... | {
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} |
Backdooring JavaScript using minifier bugs - joshsharp
https://zyan.scripts.mit.edu/blog/backdooring-js/
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yoz-y
I wonder. Should one ever use minified javascript code on a server? Assuming
that you are using it on your own server and not distributing the code to
clients.
Is there any benefit to it?
~~~
phpnode... | {
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Loss of Locational Privacy While Traveling in Your Automobile (2013) [pdf] - rfreytag
https://www.defcon.org/images/defcon-21/dc-21-presentations/Pukingmonkey/DEFCON-21-Pukingmonkey-The-Road-Less-Surreptitiously-Traveled-Updated.pdf
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March_f6
This is a nice article that highlights some of the more important case... | {
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On Downloading Files - mkathuri
https://maheepk.net/on-downloading-stuff.html
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hrishios
It still amazes me why this has not gotten better. I had gotten used to
presuming that there was a better ecosystem of tools that connected curl, wget
or aria2c to the browser that I was incapable of finding. None of the
exte... | {
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The Consumer Web is Deflationary - byrneseyeview
http://www.digital-dd.com/the-growth-of-the-internet-and-the-happy-recession/
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patio11
I think just about everything in this article is accurate, but that it
ultimately doesn't matter, because the particular class of goods that are
subject to this is rounding er... | {
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Ask HN: Tonidoplug / Sheevaplug colocation? - chanux
Seeing tonidoplug openID entry on HN [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1466465] today, I was wondering whether there are tonidoplug or sheevaplug colocatio services. Bit of googling took me to some sheevaplug colocation services but thought of asking HN for any... | {
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Apple Watch is encoding each frame as PNG - vzaliva
http://lionet.livejournal.com/137350.html
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mrshoe
I never understand how someone can write an article about their very first
foray into something and then, at the end, assert that they know more than the
experts already.
> In the end of the day, the watch batt... | {
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Google Compare Auto Insurance - jekrb
https://www.google.com/compare/autoinsurance/form?p=home
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pacala
"Sorry, we don't cover your state The service isn't currently available in
your state, but we'll be expanding to more locations soon. Stay tuned!"
Consider publishing the list of states where this service is... | {
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} |
TechAMA - tomsaj
https://techama.com/
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tomsaj
The site has lots of other channels too.
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GoDaddy bans top white supremacist and neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer - chirau
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/14/godaddy-bans-neo-nazi-site-daily-stormer-for-disparaging-woman-killed-at-charlottesville-rally/
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Shank
> a note appeared on the Daily’s Stormer’s website claiming it had been ... | {
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Youtube phishing site - c4urself
http://www.youyube.com
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fredsanford
FWIW, the Web Of Trust Chrome extension caught it.
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antimora
I wonder if there is a place to report such sites.
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antimora
Okay, I've reported this to security@youtube.com
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Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal - da02
http://www.ted.com/talks/john_bohannon_dance_vs_powerpoint_a_modest_proposal.html
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da02
Videos of "Dance Your Ph.d" 2008-2011 winners:
[https://www.google.com/search?q=dance+your+ph.d&tbm=vid](https://www.google.com/search?q=dance+your+ph.d&tbm=vid)
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