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Ask HN: How to cope with social anxiety and panic disorders, without drugs? - init0
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kristianp
I believe that the current best practice is that the combination of cognitive
behavioural therapy and drugs together is better than either alone.
Good luck.
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init0
I was on cipralex!
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Edmond
Speak to a ... | {
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A Real Turing Machine Running The Busy Beaver - pkrumins
http://www.catonmat.net/blog/a-real-turing-machine-running-the-busy-beaver/
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rauljara
11 minutes 7 seconds to run 107 steps. 667 seconds to run 107 steps. That
machine is about a 0.16 hz processor. And yet still I want one so badly...
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mdg
pkrummi... | {
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In China it's difficult for non-Chinese to pay - saadmrb
- doesn’t accept btc
- doesn’t accept usd
- doesn’t accept credit cards
- doesn’t accept chinese fiat<p>Only accepts wechat pay. And you can only order with their wechat mini app.<p>It has been very hard to pay for things without wechat pay. Incredible how much... | {
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} |
Show HN: A Twitter management app I've been working on over the last year - kryptonix
http://www.cannycrow.com/
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kryptonix
I've been working on this app for about a year on and off now. Everything was
designed/built by me personally.
It's still very much beta and still needs a lot of work but I'd love to hear... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Has any progress been made on large format E-ink displays? - semisight
Context upfront: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13771203" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13771203</a><p>I'd really like to have a decent (let's say >13") di... | {
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"Give me the 100 most recent messages" / syncing channel posts in buddycloud - imaginator
http://buddycloud.com/cms/content/%E2%80%9Cgive-me-100-most-recent-messages%E2%80%9D-or-why-message-synchronisation-so-difficult-open-social-n
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jfoutz
step 7 would be a lot nicer with message estamates.
Even a poor estim... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Making closed-source software that handles personal data illegal? - seven-dev
Basically, if someone is handling your personal data, you need to be able to know exactly what they're doing with it.<p>Of course they'll always have other ways to access that data but it would be a good start.<p>That would... | {
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Piercing Through WhatsApp’s Encryption (2) - Heliosmaster
https://blog.thijsalkema.de/blog/2013/10/08/piercing-through-whatsapps-encryption-2/
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jlgaddis
In case you missed them, like me:
Part 1 of blog post: [https://blog.thijsalkema.de/blog/2013/10/08/piercing-
through...](https://blog.thijsalkema.de/blog/20... | {
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} |
Show HN: Chrome Extension to find useful topics for products on Amazon - ddrum001
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gefilter-fish/bbllaogfafkckhodkhkiofnfoenjcnmd
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busymichael
Up-vote for the product name: GeFilter Fish! I notice the first extension was
posted to the Chrome App store around Passover -- w... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Advice on (Harvard) Grad School? - jaytera
Hi all,<p>Strange asking this question. I wanted to reach out to ask for advice around going to US Grad School as an international student, particularly with the aim of moving to the Bay Area to contribute to the startup ecosystem - perhaps with my own startup or perh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Version 2.084.0 of DMD, the D reference compiler, has arrived - pplonski86
https://dlang.org/blog/2019/01/05/dmd-2-084-0-has-arrived/
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stevefan1999
Congrats to the D dev teams. It is so sad that D is so underrated and was
eclipsed by other languages such as Go and Rust. D is definitely a diamond in
the rough
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Ask HN: How much do you spend per month? - tuqweid
I am a software developer in London (UK) and spend GBP 7,200/month for a family of 4 (my wife, two children and myself).<p>This seems ridiculously high to me. However, this is after looking carefully at expenses, and reducing as much as possible.<p>This does NOT ... | {
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3 Stages to Beating an Entrenched Competitor - fookyong
http://yongfook.com/3-stages-to-beating-an-entrenched-competitor
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gtog
I think your first bit is misleading. You probably mean that you should be
looking to get out of the gate with the minimum feature set, and then move
into differentiation to build a lo... | {
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The effect of cryptocurrency mining on LTE spectrum - iminehard
https://github.com/iminehard/gpunoise/wiki
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Animats
If you just ground the device ground to a solid earth ground, RF emissions
will usually go way down. The mounting stake and screw of a PC-slot card is
its grounding point. He's bolting those things... | {
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} |
The Chemist Who Hasn't Showered in 12 Years Explains Why He Doesn't Stink - molecule
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-chemist-who-hasnt-showered-in-12-years-explain-why-he-doesnt-stink
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PhantomGremlin
Previous discussion about 3 weeks ago.
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10367852](https://news.ycombina... | {
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Chicago95 Linux Theme - clircle
https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95
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userbinator
The GUI elements look right for the most part, but the font and spacing gives
it away --- the way it's rendered just screams "Linux" to me, for some reason.
Here's a previous attempt at something similar, and once again the font... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tumblr (No Revenue) Investment Values It at $800 Million - liuwei6
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904009304576530920265948358.html
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vicngtor
Um last time I checked we are still in a bubble
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The Problem with PaaS - renaebair
http://www.intridea.com/blog/2012/6/25/the-problem-with-paas
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daulex
He makes some very good points, but I think it's still very early days for
PaaS and it's evolving at a very rapid pace.
I'm sure functionality such as "load balancing between multiple data centre
providers" ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Slack Needs to Die in a Fire: Replace Channels with Threads - teejayvanslyke
http://www.guilded.co/blog/2016/08/24/replace-slack-channels-with-threads.html
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dglass
"But we'd probably end up discussing it in the same channel where once we were
talking about the hot new restaurant down the street or posting pictur... | {
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The Tech Press: Screw Them All - asnyder
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/07/tech-press-screw-them-all/
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sc68cal
The news industry. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and
villainy. We must be cautious.
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I got into YC after applying six times. Here's my advice for YC applicants - DanielRibeiro
http://iamwil.posterous.com/i-got-into-yc-after-applying-six-times-heres/
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leoh
I'm sort of confused with the obsession some people have with applying to YC.
It seems like something a lot of people do now because it is sor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
FP Complete's online Haskell IDE is now free for community use (try it) - chrisdone
https://www.fpcomplete.com/
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chrisdone
I'm super excited to submit this. Hacker News was really open to messing with
Haskell when I announced “Try Haskell”
([http://tryhaskell.org/](http://tryhaskell.org/)) a while back. Loads ... | {
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} |
Flux OSKit: Reusable Components for OS Implementation (1997) - deepaksurti
http://www.cs.utah.edu/flux/papers/oskit-sosp97.html
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peter_d_sherman
FYI: The main project URL listed on the site,
[http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flux/oskit/](http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flux/oskit/),
results in a "page not found" ... | {
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} |
Dell to Buy EMC in Deal Worth About $67B - necubi
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-12/dell-to-acquire-emc-for-67-billion-to-add-data-storage-devices
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markhuge
To any EMC employees reading this: Dell is probably going to pay out your
vacation balance as cash in a lump sum prior to the merge. Around ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
WAT – A lightning talk by Gary Bernhardt from CodeMash (2012) - bontoJR
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat
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ColinWright
I haven't been able to find any substantive discussion of this, despite there
being at least twelve previous submissions. So many submissions, so little
discussion ...
[https://new... | {
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} |
Tanglewood: A brand new game for the Sega Mega Drive - whiskers
http://tanglewoodgame.com/index.html
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gadgetoid
I came across this a few weeks ago, what really fascinated me was the
development kit video:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLfNgKutK-g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLfNgKutK-g)
He uses an origi... | {
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Ask HN: Free tool to schedule and receive SQL emails? - bruno2223
There is any tool to schedule a SQL query and then receive the results every day?<p>I need to receive an email every morning telling me if my crawlers did run fine last night. I can do this with a simple SQL query.<p>I am willing to build this tool (in ... | {
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Scientists assessed the options for growing nuclear power. They are grim - spenrose
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/7/11/17555644/nuclear-power-energy-climate-decarbonization-renewables
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spenrose
Abstract of the referenced (and paywalled) PNAS article:
"Nuclear power holds the potential to make ... | {
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} |
I got over 1000 people (now 1275) to look at my auction by selling an idea - joubee
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=265391347
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jasonlbaptiste
current bid: $5.50. proof pageviews != value.
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joubee
Fair observation.... but the point was that people were interested enough to
have a look at ... | {
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} |
Pennsylvania Is the Latest State to Tax Streaming Services - 6stringmerc
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7469636/pennsylvania-is-the-latest-state-to-tax-streaming-services
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alexbock
How do they plan to collect this tax? Virtually no-one pays the "use tax" for
online purchases of physical goods from out of ... | {
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} |
pigz: A parallel implementation of gzip - wooby
http://zlib.net/pigz/
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taylodl
Funny - my first thought on seeing the name 'pigz' was the parallel
decompression algorithm put 'gzip' in the wrong order!
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Blazegraph 2.0 – GPU-accelerated distributed graph database - espeed
https://www.blazegraph.com/product/gpu-accelerated/
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hmottestad
We've used Blazegraph at work for a project, and we have used a number of
other graph databases.
Blazegraph is a very niche product and requires a lot of time for setting it
up an... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Methane Detectives: On the Trail of a Global Warming Mystery - spzx
https://undark.org/article/methane-global-warming-climate-change-mystery/
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airbreather
I raised this issue quite few times here and other places when there endless
was banging on about CO2 exclusively, plus the soot/dust issue with the
glaci... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What are you doing this weekend? - HugThem
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asicsp
Managed to update couple of my blog posts this week, especially the long
pending one on customizing pandoc to generate pdf/epub from github style
markdown [0]. Have many more blog posts to write, hope to do at least one on
Saturday.
Read first two books ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Does 10% CPU usage equals 10% (of TDP) power consumption? - ramshanker
While going through stackoverflow architecture[1], I noticed that they try to keep CPU usage very low. Like <5%. Does that mean a 100+ TDP CPU is consuming <5 Watt? If that is the case long term than, it would change all the power bud... | {
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Data Visualization and D3.js Newsletter - Issue 59 - sebg
https://www.dashingd3js.com/data-visualization-and-d3-newsletter/data-visualization-and-d3-newsletter-issue-59
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lingben
is there a demo for this one?
[https://github.com/lugolabs/circles](https://github.com/lugolabs/circles)
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sebg
check out [http://... | {
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The decision to apply schedule pressure to a project - raganwald
http://www.mattblodgett.com/2008/07/select-quotes-from-peopleware-part-3.html
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aasarava
From the article: _Projects on which the boss applied no schedule pressure
whatsoever ("Just wake me up when you're done.") had the highest productivity
of all.... | {
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} |
24-core CPU and I can’t type an email – part two - MBCook
https://randomascii.wordpress.com/2018/08/22/24-core-cpu-and-i-cant-type-an-email-part-two/
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ubermonkey
It's tangential here, but, seriously, let me ask:
For those of us here with > 15 years in the business, when's the last time you
really felt a BIG upt... | {
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} |
Show HN: Top-down learning path: machine learning for software engineers - zuzoovn
https://github.com/ZuzooVn/machine-learning-for-software-engineers
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zuzoovn
Are there any idea about the free machine learning camp? #7
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zuzoovn
Please, feel free to make any contributions you feel will make it better.
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FPGAs becoming more SoC-like - chclau
http://semiengineering.com/fpgas-becoming-more-soc-like/#.Wxlg0Z4jrWM.facebook
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lnsru
No. There is a more suitable tools now for every problem. Large volume - ASIC,
and you can also put few ARM cores inside. Something highly integrated - pick
ZynQ. There are dozen different ... | {
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Scientists "may not have the whole periodic table to work with in future" - JacobAldridge
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2010/May/20051001.asp
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Maciek416
A few years ago Bruce Sterling gave an interesting talk about the future of
materials science, among other things. One of the highlights of the talk ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Top 5 Tips for Managing Open Source Developers - calebgilbert
http://blogs.activestate.com/2010/02/top-5-tips-for-managing-open-source-developers-dont-forget-the-beer-fridge/
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gridspy
Sounds to me like "Tips for working with Hackers" in general.
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HR experts share the skills they say employees will most need in the future - NicoJuicy
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/01/hr-experts-share-the-skills-employees-will-most-need-in-the-future.html
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chupa-chups
In my experience most of what is mentioned is true.
On the other hand it is also true for HR. In our (quite... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The CIA Spied on People Through Their Smart TVs, Leaked Documents Reveal (2017) - sky_nox
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qbq5x/the-cia-spied-on-people-through-their-smart-tvs-leaked-documents-reveal
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jmalkin
I've gotten nothing out of my Smart TV that I couldn't have gotten from a
Chromecast, or preferably,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Postgres in Production at GoCardless - Sinjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu-cf-Jki60
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Sinjo
Or if you prefer slides: [https://speakerdeck.com/sinjo/lessons-learned-the-
hard-way-p...](https://speakerdeck.com/sinjo/lessons-learned-the-hard-way-
postgres-in-production-at-gocardles... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Testing Different Browsers: It`s a Pain in the Ass - bad_user
http://alexn.org/blog/2011/10/25/testing-different-browsers.html
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DanBC
Does it matter, so long as you're writing standards compliant code?
Look how much damage was caused by people trying to support the awful IE6 for
years (still doing it too!)? (... | {
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} |
Apple Sold More Macs and iDevices Than All Windows PCs Sold in Holiday Quarter - uladzislau
http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2014/2/12/apple-passes-microsoft/?
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RexRollman
To me, those are two different market segments. Call me back when Apple sells
more Macs than PCs.
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sjwright
Agreed, but that's another ... | {
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} |
Non-hackers: how to find a co-founder - oxygenated
http://pashbonk.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-find-cofounder.html
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whacked_new
Let's take a different look at this article. As a thought experiment, say I'm
a non-hacker, enrolled in b-school, looking for a hacker. Now the suggestions:
1\. enroll in an engineerin... | {
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} |
Math Riddle from the 1980’s Finally Solved – Could Be Used to Improve Computers - antoncohen
https://scitechdaily.com/math-riddle-from-the-1980s-finally-solved-could-be-used-to-improve-phones-and-computers/
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weehoo
Is there a better source? This article is hard to read. It jumps tense and
confuses chronology rep... | {
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} |
Coordino - A Question Answer System - datawalke
http://coordino.com
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kaiserrollz
This is seriously just a copy of stackoverflow.com. It does look a lot less
busy though... And its WAAAAY cheaper to buy
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} |
Radiohead Says No More Albums - jnorthrop
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/08/12/radiohead-says-no-more-albums/?mod=rss_WSJBlog
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jrschulz
[Disclaimer: I am a big fan of Radiohead and at the same time listen to music
almost exclusively album-for-album. No shuffle play for me, thanks.]
I seriously hope that the... | {
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} |
On Gender in Minecraft - Divinite
http://notch.tumblr.com/post/28188312756/gender-in-minecraft
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DavidWarden
The fact that this even have to be said is retarded.
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Gigablah
Now someone will have to write a blog post about your usage of "retarded".
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goldenchrome
This is not HN worthy.
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Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader - spxdcz
http://subpug.com/
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voidfiles
RSS isn't ever going to be a big deal. If you are thinking in terms of market
size it's never going to be really big. Facebook, and Google+ have both taken
the subscription model in a direction that is more consumer friend... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
BBC detector vans are back to spy on your home Wi-Fi – if you can believe it - davidbarker
http://theregister.co.uk/2016/08/06/bbc_detector_van_wi_fi_iplayer/
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lttlrck
With a little 'help' from ISPs they could do IP to street address lookup. No
need for a van.
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} |
Mobile Optimization? 7 Brutal Reasons People Aren’t Buying on Mobile - michaelguar
http://mobile1st.com/mobile-optimization-7-brutal-reasons-people-arent-buying-on-mobile-and-some-quick-fixes/
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richkaplan
I always wondered why I stopped midway in my window shopping and migrated ot
my laptop
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Slightly Less Awful Hiring for Engineering Talent - wpietri
http://www.codeforamerica.org/blog/2015/12/11/slightly-less-awful-hiring-for-engineering-talent/
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ianamartin
One thing I noticed in my most recent job search was that I don't see nearly
as many postings for junior and entry level positions as I seem to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What are your go-to blogs and books on building business applications? - PirxThePilot
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ggregoire
Probably not the reply you are expecting, but as someone who built a b2b SaaS
and failed on the bizdev side, I'd suggest you to build the business before
building the application. In other words, get your firs... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Clinical Trial on a Public Blockchain - jedixit
https://medium.com/@niels.klomp/the-worlds-first-clinical-trial-in-production-on-the-blockchain-has-just-been-announced-by-the-e05b73557dd0
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lalaland1125
The authors of this article don't seem to understand that "Blockchain
technology" don't prevent people from sim... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Security experts say Chrome 69’s ‘forced login’ feature violates user privacy - sahin-boydas
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/security-experts-say-chrome-69s-forced-login-feature-violates-user-privacy/
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MaxBarraclough
Good timing Google, now that we have the Google-free Chromium variant.
[https://news.ycombina... | {
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} |
RTC Roulette – like Chat Roulette but uses WebRTC - cmatthieu
http://blog.twelephone.com/post/54269654299/webrtc-chat-roulette
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moomin
Like ChatRoulette, only you always get connected to someone with an interest
in nascent web standards.
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unimpressive
I would pay money to have a chatroulette/omegle/etc that ... | {
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} |
The World’s Leading Startup Cities - bjoernlasseh
http://www.citylab.com/tech/2015/07/the-worlds-leading-startup-cities/399623/
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devy
"One omission of the report: due to language barriers, it was not able to
collect sufficient data to evaluate cities in China, Taiwan, Japan, or South
Korea."
For China, I thin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Quest for Zero Login, Part 1 - drfloob
http://drfloob.com/blurbs/12:the_quest_for_zero_login_part_1
For the TL;DR crowd: my thoughts on how to build a community site without a <i>required</i> login system. How to structure an <i>anonymous</i> community with user-generated content / assets.<p>I've been working on... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Stephen Watt discusses how he spent 2 years in prison for writing software - melito
http://player.vimeo.com/video/66742369
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melito
Sorry about that.
I was able to see it and assumed everyone else would be able to as well
[http://infiltratecon.com/watt.html](http://infiltratecon.com/watt.html)
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anigbro... | {
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Formulating Science in Terms of Possible and Impossible Tasks - digisth
http://edge.org/conversation/formulating-science-in-terms-of-possible-and-impossible-tasks
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Retric
So, a vague idea that might possibly turn into a testable theory someday…
Talk about wasting people’s time.
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} |
How to Ace the Google Interview: Ultimate Guide - samgh
https://www.byte-by-byte.com/google-interview/
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quarkral
Strange, I have yet to meet a single Google interviewer who was looking for
perfect syntax during the interview. Last year I forgot the syntax for a data
structure, told my interviewer "something like... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
FSF speaks against patent and DRM provisions at TPP negotiators' meeting - tjr
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf-speaks-against-tpp
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ABCD_FUFU
I woder why US negotiators are authorized to put forth any treaty that
infringes the rights of the public greater than current law?
Probably for the same reason t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Zipcar parks its iPhone app – finally - ashishk
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/09/28/zipcar-parks-its-iphone-app-%E2%80%93-finally/
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Avenger42
What annoys me about a headline like this is that the verb "parks" makes me
say "Funny! Car -> parks! Great! But what the heck does it mean?"
In this case... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Early days with app.net - yankcrime
http://henry.to/blog/2012/08/22/early-days-with-app-dot-net/
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mickdarling
I am on app.net mainly to see how it evolves. My startup
(<http://tomorrowish.com>) relies heavily on twitter and facebook. The network
effect that made those networks chock full of pop culture and mar... | {
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} |
The Surprising Resilience of the Patent System [by Stanford Prof. Mark Lemley] - dctoedt
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2784456
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dctoedt
FTA: "... Of the four reasons people litigate patent cases other than to win
on the merits, three (nuisance-value settlements, bullying, and regulatory
gami... | {
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} |
Apply HN: Better than Google - jurajpal
Problem: Today, people spend hours searching for sustainable products and services. They end up browsing through apps, blogs and online reviews. Existing services such as Yelp and Google Maps offer little guidance and users end up with information overload.<p>We started Sure to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Most Valuable Lesson I Learned Pursuing a Finance Major - randfish
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-most-valuable-lesson-i-learned-when-pursuing-a-finance-major
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pragmatic
Template:
The Most Valuable Lesson I Learned From X
Recall a really great mentor (professor, boss)
Confess your failings (dropped out ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Zuckerberg hits users with the hard truth: You agreed to this - popee
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/03/zuckerberg-hits-users-with-the-hard-truth-you-agreed-to-this
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mikro2nd
I never cared about what Facebook did with the data they collected from their
users because I did NOT consent. I chose to remain off... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Quantity or quality when it comes to open source contribution? - shuaib
I think it has been mentioned many times by now, specially with the "reverse job application" threads, that a recruiter would give considerable points to someone contributing to open source in his/her free time. What in your opinion look... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Football Genius of F. Scott Fitzgerald - ritchiea
http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-football-genius-of-f-scott-fitzgerald-1414166403
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kazinator
So what this is saying is that Fitzgerald may have helped to shape the "old
sport".
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Smallest blockchain? - ateesdalejr
Are there any cryptocurrencies that focus on small blockchain size? For example bitcoin's blockchain is more than 100GB this might be a bit too large for someone who only has say a 256GB hard-drive. Are there any cryptocurrencies that focus on having the most space effic... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The New .NET Is Coming Fast: 5 Tips to Get You Ready - pakostina
http://www.telerik.com/campaigns/devcraft/new-dotnet-webinar
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Zekio
I hope, it will be released to YouTube afterwards sounds like an interesting
Session
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A story about Upwork and freelancers - scott_s
https://twitter.com/MattFnWallace/status/1060659941491363841
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gojomo
While the communication should have been clearer, this may not be a matter of
Upwork wanting to upsell the client, but rather Upwork being under legal
pressure from the IRS or state employment-prot... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
California Regulators Vote for Zero Emissions Busses by 2040 - tancik
https://earther.gizmodo.com/california-regulators-vote-to-require-all-transit-agenc-1831135366
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arnoooooo
22 years, how ambitious !
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mocha's site is down - webnanners
https://mochajs.org/
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jakejarvis
oof is this susceptible to a takeover? Looks like it's pointing to a deleted
Netlify site...
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Y Combinator’s Hacker News Is Flawed - jhuckestein
http://thezukunft.com/2010/02/24/4-fixable-reasons-ycombinators-vc-hacker-news-flawed/
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cjoh
None of these "flaws" are actually flaws.
That's not to say HN doesn't have flaws. But these aren't the droids you're
looking for.
The droids you're looking for ... | {
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} |
It's too late Artificial intelligence is already everywhere - eplanit
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/26/disruptive-themes-to-watch-artificial-intelligence-everywhere.html
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kafkaesq
A weird statement to make, given that the jury is still very much out as to
whether any technology currently on deck (or even reasonabl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Don't say "Would You Rather" - abest
http://blog.yourather.com/post/70907897801/dont-say-would-you-rather
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EdwardDiego
Boo to the editorializing in the submission description. Bullying? For trying
to enforce a trademark? Come now, I know software patents can be absurd in the
US of A, but trademarks are a diffe... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Glorious Horror of TECO (2010) - okket
http://goodmath.scientopia.org/2010/11/30/the-glorious-horror-of-teco/
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cpr
Though the author is confused about Emacs history, talking about Stallman's
and Gosling's Emacs as if they were the same thing.
IIRC (I was around the AI Lab a bit after the fact) Richard Gabri... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Beyond Silent Spring: An Alternate History of DDT - Hooke
https://www.chemheritage.org/distillations/magazine/beyond-silent-spring-an-alternate-history-of-ddt
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cjensen
The problem with DDT isn't that it hurt higher animals _directly_. The problem
was that it is a very stable molecule that doesn't decay well over... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Inside the Am2901: AMD's 1970s bit-slice processor - matt_d
http://www.righto.com/2020/04/inside-am2901-amds-1970s-bit-slice.html
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dang
Comments moved to
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22909513](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22909513).
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Python DiskCache – Django Compatible Cache Library - gjenks
http://www.grantjenks.com/docs/diskcache/?utm_source=hn
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gjenks
Author here. I created this because the filebased cache backend that ships
with Django is really broken for caches with more than 1,000 keys. The design
of DiskCache is based on SQ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A tool to help you write more, focus and edit the clutter - sanesan1
https://shosho.co/
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sanesan1
Hey, we've been working on this tool to help you write mode and better and
launched recently in Beta. We are looking for feedback on product usability
and usefulness. Also, early testers that could help us understan... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Keigen – A Kotlin/Android lib for matrix math using C++ Eigen - params
https://github.com/paramsen/Keigen
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params
I created this library first and foremost because I couldn't find a simple
arbitrary matrix math implementation for Android to use in a work related
project (well, one fitting my requirement... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Platform to stream and record classes for free? - micouay
Hi! I'm a high school student. Schools in our country have just been closed and I and my classmates (not the whole school, just under 35 people) would like to attend classes online.<p>The only thing we need is a FREE service to stream and record cl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We've always been at war with Eastasia - jessaustin
http://blog.erratasec.com/2016/02/weve-always-been-at-war-with-eastasia.html
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dudul
Good post. "1984" is most often mentioned when talking about privacy, with the
reference to the "webcam" installed in everybody's apartment. Personally, what
frightened me the m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Glowing plasma created by a high speed jet of water [video] - yincrash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vTq8oGpqwM&
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ohiovr
Very interesting experiment. I was wondering if you had tried a sapphire or
diamond crystal target for the stream. The surfaces that you used look smooth,
could it be that as the surface is... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is ProtonMail lying about their encryption? [video] - octosphere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhdJzjC7Leo
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mimixco
When this scandal first came out, I poked around in their documentation. While
they claim that even they don't have your private keys and can't read your
email, a little investigation will show t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
80x25 - paulgerhardt
http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2019/10/23/80x25/
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PixyMisa
80 characters was the number of characters a 10-pitch typewriter could fit on
a line on standard letter-size paper. 24/25 characters came from the vertical
resolution of CRTs and what you could fit into 2KB of RAM.
The point size argum... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Silicon Valley pastor decries hypocrisy of area's rich liberals - bambataa
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/silicon-valley-pastor-gregory-stevens-wealth-liberals
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bluetomcat
Large SV companies have nowadays become cash-making media machines of a
gargantuan scale, acquiring that cash from all ov... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Boolean short circuiting is not guaranteed in SQL - pplonski86
http://morningcoffee.io/boolean-short-circuiting-is-not-guaranteed-in-sql.html
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karmakaze
It's much better to think of SQL like math, as in sets and commutative
operations than as a procedural language. And always use EXPLAIN to spot check
performanc... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Demographics of Tech Entrepreneurship - michael_nielsen
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1127248
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michael_nielsen
An interesting quote from the abstract: "But, even though Bill Gates and Steve
Jobs founded two of the world‘s most successful companies, they are not
representative of technology a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tell HN: Today I try to make a living from my side project - MattBearman
I've been running BugMuncher[0] as a side project for about 4 years now.
It's been going well and steadily growing, with practically no marketing effort.<p>Today I start my mission to make BugMuncher my only source of income. I'm ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We’re building a product and sharing everything we learn - rizzke
https://medium.com/@tamas_19368/behind-the-scenes-this-is-how-were-building-a-product-%EF%B8%8F-e95511c17381
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rizzke
The link might be broken, here is the working one:
[https://medium.com/@torok_tomi/behind-the-scenes-this-is-
how...](https://medi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Startup Quote: Michael Lopp, Blogger, Rands In Repose - raychancc
http://startupquote.com/post/5672304574
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raychancc
Your work speaks for you.
\- Michael Lopp (@rands)
<http://startupquote.com/post/5672304574>
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
ARM multiprocessor support - fcambus
http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/working_arm_multiprocessor_support
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fidotron
While welcoming this, it's amazing this kind of thing is news. That so many
communities failed to acknowledge the inevitable rise of SMP systems still
amazes me. This blind spot basically killed O... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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