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EBay test of paid search effectiveness - calebl
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/03/did_ebay_just_prove_that_paid.html
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jakejake
It seems like the obvious thing to do when you first start advertising - to
bid on your own company name. But the money is probably not wisely spent when
you wind up being the #1 natural... | {
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} |
Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions Accessible Online - seewhat
http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/
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seewhat
Related BBC News article: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15445507>
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Are Southerners So Fat? - robg
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1909406,00.html
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adamhowell
Too hot? Come on. I live in the "fat South" and just run first thing in the
morning or last thing at night. Just like everyone else who's physically
active here does.
I can't believe the author settled ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Increase Ticket Prices - walterbell
http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2017/01/02/basic-economy-fares-dont-lower-ticket-prices-increase-ticket-prices/
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monksy
The airlines are awfully upset with the US law that forces them to show the
full cost of the flig... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Convince me to learn Emacs/Vim - olalonde
I've always used IDEs and GUI editors for coding: Zend Studio, Visual Studio, Eclipse or even Dreamweaver (believe it or not, it's very handy when it comes to CSS/HTML auto-completion, validation, cross-browser compatibility and boring stuff like DTDs). Lately, I've be... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Octazen: What The Heck Did Facebook Just Buy Exactly, And Why? - vaksel
http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/19/octazen-what-the-heck-did-facebook-just-buy-exactly-and-why/
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s3graham
Given the cloak-and-dagger and "redeployment" line, my guess would be that
Octazen is going to be part of an anti-scraping team at Facebo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Cheap VPS for python script cron/mysql server? - tkahn6
http://prgmr.com/ seems to be out of space again.<p>Does anyone have any suggestions for a good VPS? I simply need it for a python cron job and mysql server.<p>Thanks!
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vnuk
I'm too happy with Linode VPS to even describe how happy I am :) Even the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Justin.tv to Launch Pay-Per-View Service - jasonlbaptiste
http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/exclusive-justintv-to-launch-payperview-service-.html
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waterlesscloud
Hmmm. I wonder how they'll deal with policing this for porn.
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DanBlake
I wonder what liability it opens up if someone does a show for a movie/tvshow
a... | {
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} |
PhpMyAdmin gets new interface - kodisha
https://plus.google.com/113803472677347037123/posts/RRHbJnh9g39
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obilgic
This has been around for years...
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lukeholder
This is not new.
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markyc
oh come on
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shinchan
what?
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anebg
noob
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sohn2
Real old.
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} |
The legacy of Pieter Hintjens - pavsaund
https://zombiecodekill.com/2016/10/06/the-legacy-of-pieter-hintjens/
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veli_joza
Pieter Hintjens is a huge inspiration to me, even though I've never met him in
person. I have yet to find a statement of his that I don't agree with. He
writes technical documentation in a no-... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Video of criminally insane mass-murderer from Germany who killed 10 in Hanau - DyslexicAtheist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0gInnSTIr4
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DyslexicAtheist
this guy went on to shoot up a shisha bar in Hanau a few days later[1].
high time we have a discussion around the isolating effects of technology and
how th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Pub/sub networking for enterprise awareness - shawndumas
http://blog.jonudell.net/2011/03/25/pubsub-networking-for-enterprise-awareness/
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rexf
This post does a good job documenting how communication can break down over
time in an organization. While a person can easily talk to (e-mail) a group or
another perso... | {
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} |
When will alien life be proven? - s4sharpie
http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/novelty-bets/alien-existence?ev_oc_grp_ids=512035
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gloryless
The phrasing should be along the lines of: "life originating outside of the
planet earth."
If we found evidence of life on a moon or comet or asteroid, you would... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Former Apple engineer: Tim Cook made Apple a 'boring operations company' - bangonkeyboard
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/17/tim-cook-made-apple-boring-operations-company--former-engineer.html
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John23832
I don't get why people are so surprised that this is the Apple we're seeing
under Tim. Tim was the COO... he know... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I've closed my Reddit account - programmernews3
http://blog.liw.fi/posts/bye-reddit/
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toxicFork
> From my point of view, it's changing to the worse. He made it clear that as
> long as Reddit itself does not get into legal trouble, and harrassment isn't
> too overt or particularly public, it's OK now.
Could yo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Gawker hack: how a million passwords were lost - bluesmoon
http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2010/12/15/the-gawker-hack-how-a-million-passwords-were-lost/
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streety
Does anyone have more information on the following:
"Second, the salts are only 12 bits. A proper implementation would use salts
twice as large... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Lots of startups getting incubated in Texas - j_baker
http://www.startupmuse.com/2010/05/lots-o-startups-getting-incubated-in-texas/
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NathanKP
Very fascinating. I had never heard of Capital Factory. Since it is based in
my hometown of Austin, TX, I may have to check it out, if I can get my startup
in a competi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Why did your startup fail? - red_flags_q
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alex_c
Oh boy! Which one?
Startup #1: we did not recognize the need to bring in the talent we lacked
(graphic design). We had an interesting but ugly product in a space where
looks were important - had some traction but not nearly enough.
Startup #2: we did some... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
JavaScript Prototypes Made Easy - toffeescript
http://javascriptweblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/understanding-javascript-prototypes/
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ender7
Unfortunately, there's no real way to make JS prototypes easy, simply because
it's a poorly-designed system with way too many "wait, what?" moments.
If you want classical ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Demis Hassabis: Artificial Intelligence and the Future [video] - jonbaer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEL4iR-d4L8
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danblick
Overview:
* Demis Hassabis giving a talk at the Royal Society of Arts on Sept 29, 2016
* Examples from DeepMind
* Atari games, the discovery of an innovative strategy in Breakout
* L... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Should I force users to validate their email address after signing up? - aderaynal
I develop browser extensions that require people to create an account on my website in order to customize the extensions' behavior.<p>A while back, someone told me I should simplify the registration process in order to improve... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 and 808 Processors - matt42
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7925/qualcomms-snapdragon-808810-20nm-highend-64bit-socs-with-lte-category-67-support-in-2015
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higherpurpose
Very disappointed about this generation of processors from Qualcomm. It seems
like they were caught off-guard by the int... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
To Design Well, You Need to Accept This... - maderalabs
http://www.maderalabs.com/blog/to-design-well-you-need-to-accept-this/
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davedx
Rubbish. You should design using clear and non-technical language, but you
shouldn't misname things because your customers don't understand what you've
built.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
As NSA Worries Cloud Dropbox, Tonido Offers its “Personal Cloud” - adampludwig70
http://techonomy.com/2013/07/as-nsa-worries-cloud-dropbox-tonido-offers-its-personal-cloud/
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mark_l_watson
I handle Dropbox privacy by having a script that GPG encrypts critical files
(SSH keys for customer's servers, confidential... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Marissa Mayer Pledges to Take Yahoo Back to Its Roots - saurabhpalan
http://mashable.com/2012/10/22/marissa-mayer-yahoos-future/
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trhtrsh
> Flickr for Android
What? Since when has this existed? Lovely to learn of this the day after my
2-year Flickr Pro account expired.
Seems like it's been out for over a year.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Wikipedia Dominates Among Smartphone Users Looking for News and Information - okket
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/05/people-love-wikipedia/482268/?single_page=true
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gnicholas
I definitely use Wikipedia, but never when "looking for news". The article
points to stats that people read Wikipedia... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Ethics of selling domain to prospective client? - MAGZine
I recently petitioned a local business to freelance design/develop a site for them. Ahead of our first meeting, I did some domain searching and found a great domain name (it's a domain hack).<p>I feel that the domain could be worth something... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A New Back End for Cranelift: Instruction Selection - pcr910303
https://cfallin.org/blog/2020/09/18/cranelift-isel-1/
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nielsbot
I've never built a compiler but I find this well-written explanation of how a
"real" compiler is built very interesting.
Also happily surprised that this can all be explained in such a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Databases are for Pussies - dhotson
http://thelincolnshirepoacher.com/pages/databases-are-for-pussies
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dhotson
Just to get this discussion back on track a bit..
I think it's a great idea to design user interfaces before writing code. I
find it really helpful for figuring out what actually needs to be done.
A... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Barclays provide visual coding environment for kids - thorin
http://barclayscodeplayground.co.uk/
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nailer
I clicked on the dinosaur, learnt that some things are strings and some things
are true/false, and that I could change these values to change how the
dinosaur dances. Seems legit.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Linus' blog: Happiness is a warm SCM - Anon84
http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/2009/06/happiness-is-warm-scm.html
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etal
I found his example rant informative:
[http://www.mail-archive.com/dri-
devel@lists.sourceforge.net/...](http://www.mail-archive.com/dri-
devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg39091.html)
~~~
jso... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google Launches New Book Database - donohoe
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/books/17words.html?src=twr
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Volscio
Anyone come up with good charts on this? Not that this is a perfect
comparison, but here is "self interest" vs. "civic duty":
[http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=self+interest,civ...](http:/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Frustration, Disappointment And Apathy: My Years At Microsoft - transburgh
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/frustration-disappointment-and-apathy-my-years-at-microsoft
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Animus7
My story is similar. I was looking to get a tech job out of college a couple
of years back, and Microsoft picked me up first (Google was... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Metaflask - A repository to organize the Flask ecosystem - killahpriest
https://github.com/pocoo/metaflask
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frakkingcylons
This is a very welcome development in the Flask world. It seems that Armin
Ronacher (mitsuhiko) found himself in a situation where things outside of
open-source projects started demanding ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: From Amsterdam to New York? - riccardomc
I am a software engineer (backend and DevOps) living in Amsterdam and I've always wanted to experience living and working in New York at least for a while.<p>Should I do it? If yes, do you have any advice on how to make it happen?<p>Also, my wife is an American cit... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: MangoDB - tyre
https://github.com/dcramer/mangodb
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koblas
Somebody had a bad day (or week).
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oellegaard
ROFL!! Best joke I've seen for a long time!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Review my startup, thotmob.com - greenmonkey
Our start-up (thotmob.com) is in live beta; we're not sure how to take it to the next level. We have plans for revenue models and lot's of features and apps, but need to get it off the ground before further development investment. I would appreciate your... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Heroku for PHP - pst
http://cloudcontrol.com
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pst
We build this since January 2009 and already had some great feedback from our
developer community. We are a small Startup based in Europe and would love to
hear your feedback.
I'm around to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to vote up. ;)
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Spotify client built using API - musicmanz
https://github.com/Pau1fitz/react-spotify
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whatsoever
Great work! :)
The only downside is that the Spotify WEB API doesn't allow playback longer
than ~ 30secs.
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musicmanz
I know, means it is a bit of a gimmick, but was good fun to build!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SpaceX Grasshopper Flies High - navneetpandey
http://www.universetoday.com/101627/spacex-grasshopper-flies-high/
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jessriedel
For those of you who haven't seen it, here is SpaceX's fantastic animation of
their ultimate goal for Falcon 9 (complete with soundtrack by Muse):
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWFFiubt... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Review my startup — IronMoney.com - rendezvouscp
https://ironmoney.com/
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rendezvouscp
I recently redesigned the pages promoting the website[1], the iOS app[2], and
the Mac app[3], in an effort to make it clear what Iron Money is and how it
helps you manage your personal finances. I’m looking for any su... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Some versions of Unreal3.2.8.1.tar.gz contain a backdoor - mtrichardson
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4C134F7E.202%40vulnscan.org
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rbanffy
For a moment, I thought he was talking about the game...
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dRother
Me too, I was thinking about how I was looking for an upgrade to the Linux U... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: IQ Test in Software Company - zexvux
Is it considered a common practice when the management of the software company is asking all existing employees take an IQ test? I am working almost 20 years in the industry and I’ve never seen or heard anything like that before. And yes, we have been acquired recently b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
An Introduction to Sine-Wave Speech (2007) - doener
http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/matt.davis/sine-wave-speech/
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kragen
[http://www.haskins.yale.edu/featured/sws/sws.html](http://www.haskins.yale.edu/featured/sws/sws.html)
is a page the Haskins Lab folks have put up about this; unfortunately at some
point... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Better Git configuration - scottnonnenberg
https://blog.scottnonnenberg.com/better-git-configuration/
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scrollaway
I want to also recommend the following:
git config --global stash.showPatch true: A recent addition to git which
defaults the -p flag to `git stash show`; meaning `git stash show` shows the
diff fro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
HP’s Touchpad Makes the Ultimate Business Dashboard - dustyreagan
http://dustyreagan.com/hps-touchpad-is-the-ultimate-business-dashboard/
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dangrossman
This was my first thought when they dropped to $99 last week.
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2905724>
Unfortunately it's impossible to get a TouchPad at... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A US judge rules Samsung 'infringed' Apple's auto-complete text patent - SifJar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25842637
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bushido
This is disgusting. I have had auto-complete on my mobile devices for years.
Easily as far back as 2003.
Its baffling that this patent was awarded. Even more so that technolog... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Weird Shell – Structural Regular Expressions Unix Shell Made in Rust - akkartik
https://git.sr.ht/~tudor/rwsh
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linsomniac
Having recently played around with sam, I could see some interesting
possibilities based on the title of this post, But from the link, it doesn't
seem like there are any examples of what this... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Splashbox 2.0 – Hi-resolution photos delivered to your Dropbox - hopkinschris
http://splashboxapp.com
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dalacv
This is great. I imagine that a year from now, I will look at my dropbox
folder and see a ton of stock photos because I forgot about it.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Don’t Be a Dick - superchink
http://betterelevation.com/2011/06/13/dont-be-a-dick/
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sp332
If you introduce yourself as a model (of any gender), and then tell someone
that you don't recognize the Bottlerocket logo, you will identify with a
different demographic. It's important to note that the guy was not dismi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Most Dangerous Man in Cyberspace - mansilla
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/17389/192242
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mansilla
Rolling Stone article on Jake Applebaum, hacker (in every sense of the word),
founder of Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, and WikiLeaks
contributor. Very nice, interesting, funny and intelli... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
In 1973, an MIT computer predicted when civilization will end (2018 about 1973) - ryanmercer
https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/in-1973-an-mit-computer-predicted-the-end-of-civilization-so-far-its-on-target
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ryanmercer
>"At around 2020, the condition of the planet becomes highly critical. If we
do nothing about it... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
QUANTUM ARTIFICIAL LIFE CREATED FOR FIRST TIME - willart4food
https://www.newsweek.com/quantum-artificial-life-created-first-time-1163859
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gus_massa
From the guidelines:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html](https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)
> _In Submissions_
> _Please don 't do t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What are your opinions on domain hacks like ViewSto.re or affordabl.es? - ChrisNorstrom
Are there any studies done that show if visitors trust or distrust domains without .coms?<p>All the .coms are taken for a domain I want but the domain hack version of it is available.
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igaape
Go for it... History ha... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Defragmenting Qt and Uniting Our Ecosystem - drgvond
http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2014/08/06/defragmenting-qt-and-uniting-our-ecosystem/
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ChikkaChiChi
One of the things "missing" from Go is the ability to do a GUI. Some work is
being done to build out a QT library, but it seems like the progress on atom-
shell ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns - dolphenstein
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/sheryl-sandberg-earns-100m-but-won8217t-pay-interns/story-e6frfmd9-1226697612115
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hawkharris
During my first internship at a newspaper, an editor asked me, "Would you walk
into a butcher shop and ask the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
An Experimental Course on Operating Systems - jzoch
https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs140e/
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jlebar
If any Stanford students are reading this wondering if they should take this
class:
Engler was one of my favorite professors at Stanford. He's kind, sharp, well-
prepared, and consistently delivered great lectures... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Malwarebytes False Flags Core Windows Files - pope13
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=125136&st=0
Malwarebytes had a bad signature which flag many core windows files as malware, then quarantined them. It also quarantined itself rendering many machines unusable.
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dhughes
See mkleczynski's comm... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ontario.ca hacked - flying_squirrel
At the time of wrting the landing page for ontario.ca has been defaced.<p>It reads<p>HACKED BY DEVIN BHARATH<p>with an MC Hammer video below as well as a twitter handle.
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doctorshady
ontario.ca isn't resolving at all for me.
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damm
Fixed already?
| {
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} |
Practical Image Recognition (prevents cat entering house when she carries a mouse) - nickb
http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm
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henning
Now let's hope the kitteh doesn't try clever replay attacks and other such
things that often foil the brilliant algorithms in computer vision-based
secu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why doesn't HN get the hackernews.com domain? - United857
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samweinberg
Because it's taken.
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United857
I know that -- I mean, has YC tried to buy the domain from the current owner?
~~~
pg
If this were a startup that was trying to grow as fast as possible, it would
be a good idea to own the domain. It would ma... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Some founders are ‘nervous’ about dealing with Benchmark after it sued Uber - MBCook
https://www.recode.net/platform/amp/2017/8/11/16130148/benchmark-uber-startup-founder-backlash-lawsuit
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rmason
They've got a right to be concerned. What Benchmark has done against Travis
Kalanick is part of their modus operandi.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
AI Jigsaw Puzzle Solver - aliabd
https://unpuzzler.herokuapp.com/
======
aliabd
Link to repo:
[https://github.com/nivbhaskhar/UnPuzzled](https://github.com/nivbhaskhar/UnPuzzled)
Interface created by Gradio: [https://github.com/gradio-
app/gradio](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio)
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How can felons find programming jobs? - _tgdn
I've been unemployed for 12 months, went to jail 7 months ago for 2 months, applied for dozens of jobs per week for the past 5 months straight, and almost every single one of them has turned me down because I have a felony.<p>I've tried not disclosing it,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The best multisignature wallets for 2016 - proussakis
http://bravenewcoin.com/news/the-best-multisignature-wallets-for-2016/
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techemist
Awesome review
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Table-oriented programming (2002) - open-source-ux
http://www.oocities.org/tablizer/top.htm
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jloughry
I can't believe nobody has invoked Fred Brooks yet, so I'll do it:
"Show me your flowcharts and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be
mystified. Show me your tables, and I won't usually need your flow... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: User-Generated Blog (Finimize Your Life) - stindle
http://www.eqb.works/finimize-your-life/
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brudgers
This does not appear to be in the spirit of the "Show HN" guidelines
[[https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html](https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html)]
because there is nothing for users to try out ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
x86 Disassembly - infinity
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/X86_Disassembly
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awhitworth
It's funny to see this link come up on HN, because I wrote this book (or much
of it) years ago as a college student. I was taking some courses on
microprocessor architectures and assembly code, and was in the middle of
reading Re... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
GoDaddy Charges Customer $6,579 in Fees; Points Finger at Drupal - aasarava
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-fendelman/why-i-dont-owe-godaddy-65_b_129276.html
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andyking
I once looked at taking out hosting with the bizarrely-named GoDaddy when
setting up a site. I was put right off by their CEO's prominent ap... | {
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My close encounter with a pay-to-pitch investor - bernieyoo
You encounter lots of crazy people while fundraising for your startup. The results can be entertaining. Here's my favorite:<p>https://medium.com/p/872e3afdec9f
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ColinWright
Is there any particular reason why you didn't do the ... | {
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AWS Mobile Hub – Build, Test, and Monitor Mobile Applications - hepha1979
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-mobile-hub-build-test-and-monitor-mobile-applications/
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rendambathu
Interesting. Is it just me or it reminds the reader of Spring Initializr[1]
[1] [https://start.spring.io/](https://start.spring.io/)
... | {
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Choosing a Dedicated Hosting Provider - LogicX
https://mikeschroll.com/choosing-a-dedicated-hosting-provider-46a39a7b8b3a
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techjockey
find and compare other hosting providers and compare rates to.
[https://www.secureserver.net/?prog_id=522738](https://www.secureserver.net/?prog_id=522738)
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Build a JAMstack Website in 4 Steps - carsoncgibbons
https://carsongibbons.com/build-a-jamstack-powered-website-in-4-steps
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anngrant
Thanks for sharing! I'll definitely give it a try! Presently I've been
developing a site for my real estate agency using one of these best wordpress
themes - [https://www.templatem... | {
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Journalists to cover your startup story - lindorna
https://reporters.io
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areed
I would add pricing and explain the benefits of a paid plan over the Try It
Now feature.
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lindorna
Added! "Try now" is a free feature that shows only 3 relevant reporters, while
paid users can get full search results and all conta... | {
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Paper retracted after scientist banned software use by countries taking refugees - Amorymeltzer
http://news.sciencemag.org/europe/2015/11/paper-retracted-after-scientist-bans-use-his-software-countries-welcome-refugees
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Kristine1975
The co-developer of the software distances himself from the scientist:
[http://w... | {
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Show HN: My iPhone app to help you learn and improve every day - nathanbarry
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/commit/id473527073?mt=8
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dcpdx
You should definitely capitalize on the time of year and get your name out
right around New Years resolution time (as in, now). Maybe put together a
short write-up on a few... | {
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Tech Workers Now Want to Know: What Are We Building This For? - siscia
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/technology/tech-workers-ask-censorship-surveillance.html
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netcan
At least to some extent, this is a "Hegelian pendulum."
In the beginning there where black suited corporate drones. They coded black
and whit... | {
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Unbalanced reads from SSDs in software RAID mirrors in Linux - zdw
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/UnbalancedSSDMirrorReads
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rkeene2
I tried to get a patch in to do round robin reads in Linux RAID1 a few years
ago due to this, but there was too great a request for doing a lot of
benchmarks to show... | {
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} |
Show HN: Breeeathe – A simple exercise to relax, calm your mind, and focus - vauey
https://www.breeeathe.com/
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vauey
Hey everyone, I wanted to do something to help during this crazy stressful
time, so I built this simple little breathing web app.
There's science behind how it works... it runs at a rate of six b... | {
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} |
Now There's a Zombie Drone That Hunts, Controls, and Kills Other Drones - velodrome
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/12/zombie-drone-samy-kamkar-amazon-security
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gibbitz
SKYNET LIVES!!!!!"
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Baffled by Microsoft Developer Support - irrlichthn
http://www.irrlicht3d.org/pivot/entry.php?id=1452
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NicoJuicy
I needed Microsoft some times now, i always had a reply. Although i prefer to
check the forums first.
B2B is important for microsoft, so replying to emails also ;)
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LispOS: Specification of a Lisp operating system (2013) [pdf] - molteanu
http://metamodular.com/lispos.pdf
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drmeister
A growing group of us are implementing Clasp ([https://github.com/clasp-
developers/clasp](https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp)) - a new Common
Lisp that uses Robert Strandh's Cleavir compi... | {
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Oracle scrubs site of embarrassing Java blog - abraham
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20082151-93/scoop-oracle-scrubs-site-of-embarrassing-java-blog/
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glimcat
Congratulations, Oracle! Not only have you completely failed to eradicate that
information from the internet, but you've just made arguments to estopp... | {
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Novel vaccine completely blocks HIV infection in monkeys: human trials planned - p4bl0
http://www.aidsmap.com/Novel-immune-suppressant-vaccine-completely-blocks-HIV-infection-in-monkeys-human-trials-planned/page/2902377
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WordSkill
It is worth noting that this vaccine merely prevents anal infection from
monkeys... | {
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You'll Accomplish More Without a To-Do List - aytekin
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/331552
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RenRav
Perhaps, but a simple to-do list still serves as a very reliable method for
getting something done.
| {
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Show HN: Micro web framework for low-resource systems – live example on ESP8266 - solusipse
http://www.ureq.solusipse.net
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dang
This looks good. Please email hn@ycombinator.com if you would like us to send
you a repost invite (part of an experiment we're working on).
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ju-st
Unfortunately I only get timout... | {
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Project Phoenix - Kickstarter JRPG with many experienced game developers. - benjaminva
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1300298569/project-phoenix-japans-indie-rpg-feat-aaa-talent
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benjaminva
I am pretty excited about this project because the music will be composed by
game music legend Nobuo Uematsu - a tru... | {
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Ask HN: Any projects which tweak c++ syntax? (Transpilers, etc.) - 0xCMP
I'm starting to do more C++ but I really like some of the changes I get to use in things like Go.<p>I wondered if there wasn't something simple like gofmt for C++ I could setup and if I could change a few bits of the c++ syntax to be al... | {
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How to Build a Mobile Office and Work From Anywhere - zh
http://www.anywired.com/how-to-build-a-mobile-office-and-work-from-anywhere/84/
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mixmax
I have my office on my boat.
As long as it's near the sea I'ts mobile :-)
| {
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Ask HN: How to Improve Typing Accuracy - jdowner
I have been using a keyboard for a long time, but I struggle to type accurately. I am more a 'touch-typer' than a 'hunt-and-pecker' but my accuracy is poor. There are two particular times when I find this frustrating. I work on the command line quite... | {
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Nutty Plaintiff Nearly Derails Case Against NSA Bulk Collection - csandreasen
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/04/nutty-plaintiff-nearly-derails-case-nsa-bulk-collection/
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csandreasen
The audio for the oral arguments can be found here:
[http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/recordings/recordings2015.nsf/B...]... | {
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Is It Really Five Stars? How to Spot Fake Amazon Reviews - zavulon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-really-five-stars-how-to-spot-fake-amazon-reviews-11545314400
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bitxbitxbitcoin
Shoutout to Fakespot[0]!
[0] [https://www.fakespot.com](https://www.fakespot.com)
| {
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When to pivot vs persevere? - daegloe
http://beta.branch.com/when-to-pivot-vs-persevere-fab-path-were-partial-pivots-omgpop-pinterest-persevered-how-should-founders-decide
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fragsworth
Games (and most entertainment) are inherently risky. If you pivot a business
that is already capable of making games into somet... | {
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Chinese netbooks break $100 mark... - netbookstation
http://netbookstation.com/2009/08/chinese-netbooks-break-the-100-mark.html
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mahmud
OT: Fellow foreigners trying to import this need to be aware of the messy
electronics business in ShenZhen. Please look carefully where the companies
you're dealing with are l... | {
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} |
A 1961 reform doubled the number of Italian students with STEM degrees - frostmatthew
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/12/31/the-worst-possible-way-to-push-kids-into-studying-science-math-and-engineering/
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jordanb
It's well known around here by now that "STEM" should actually be "TE",
Scien... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What numbers/metrics are most interesting to you for new startups? - alexpete
When you read startups' blog posts, launch announcements, monthly checkins, funding announcements, postmortems, etc., in which they share their numbers, which metrics do you find most interesting and useful? Growth/retenti... | {
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Git's new pre-push hook - theraven
http://blog.ittybittyapps.com/blog/2013/09/03/git-pre-push/?ref=hn
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theraven
This is my first ever blog post. Would love any feedback.
| {
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CircuitLab + Electronics.StackExchange.com Integration - compumike
https://www.circuitlab.com/blog/2013/03/06/circuitlab-integration-on-electronics-stack-exchange/
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weiy
Inspired by last year's Balsamiq + UX.StackExchange integration
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3639047> we were happy to put this
toget... | {
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} |
Google Wave vs Twitter at conferences - r11t
http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2009/11/google-wave-vs-twitter-at-conferences/
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jlees
The idea of collaboratively editing a session transcript and backchanneling in
real-time actually hadn't occurred to me. Genius.
I see two major flaws: provision of reliable Internet ... | {
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} |
Lightweight Alternatives to Google Analytics - justinucd
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/822568/b8f0709a45910e49/
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jwilk
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23560823](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23560823)
got more traction (183 comments)
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