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Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications - christian_fei
https://cri.dev/posts/2020-09-12-Raspberry-Pi-as-a-local-server-for-self-hosting-applications/
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anderspitman
The hardware is there (RPi + USB storage). The server software is there
(NextCloud, Plex, n8n, etc). What isn't there is the pl... | {
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Show HN: Hey Oliver, a marketing automation tool to convert more visitors faster - heyoliver
https://www.heyoliver.com
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aborigin
Does it work with Wordpress?
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heyoliver
Of course, it can run on Wordpress and any other CMS/platform.
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Sucking at Retina - geetarista
http://zachholman.com/posts/retina/
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kevingadd
"And yet, the internet is still having a hard time adopting. Startups slave
for months meticulously designing their new marketing site and are completely
oblivious that, to people on a Retina display, it looks like a jumbled
pixelated ... | {
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What We Can Learn about Focusing User Attention from Sex - unfoldedorigami
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/ignite_talk_attention_and_sex.html
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gyro_robo
Come on, give us an example we can relate to.
| {
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Ask HN: Who's looking for a cofounder? - dmnd
Last month this tread was resurrected as a complement to the monthly who's hiring threads. Let's keep it going!<p>You should mention what you are working on, where you are located, what stage you are in, who you are looking for, what you can bring to the table an... | {
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A string of unexpected lengths - thomasballinger
https://www.hackerschool.com/blog/74-a-string-of-unexpected-lengths
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panic
Swift's String class
([https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Swift/...](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/S... | {
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Dear Google: Please fork WebKit (2010) - yuhong
http://my.opera.com/haavard/blog/2010/05/06/google-webkit
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manojlds
Google listened, and Instead of having one more engine that bolsters open web,
we also had to lose one because Opera changed as well.
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Navarr
I think it'd be hilarious to see what happens ... | {
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Ontario announces that it will begin a basic income trial in 2016 - evo_9
http://www.sciencealert.com/a-canadian-province-is-about-start-giving-everyone-a-universal-basic-income
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CydeWeys
Can someone explain to me why universal basic income seems to be more popular
than negative income taxes these days? To use s... | {
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} |
VMware: We're gonna patent hot-swapping your VMs' host OS - protomyth
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/vmware_files_patent_os_hot_swaps/
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moondev
"the first crack at designing an solution for containers that looks like it's
actually ready to be used by grown ups.
Google is not a grown-up?
"And container... | {
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Show HN: I made an HN job board - monological
https://hnjobs.org/
I noticed the who's hiring threads are very popular every month, so I decided to create a job board specifically for hacker news. You can tag jobs, search, view user's profiles and more.<p>Tell me what you guys thing! Any feedback is apprecia... | {
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Brazilian site teaches journalists how to protect sources and personal data - spurlock
https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00-18527-brazilian-site-teaches-journalists-how-protect-sources-and-personal-data-digital-attac
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j_s
Basic Security Guide |
[https://techsolidarity.org/resources/basic_security.htm](https:/... | {
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Deployments at Yammer - Deploymacy - cakeface
http://eng.yammer.com/deployments-at-yammer/
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cakeface
I think that these single click deployment systems are fantastic. What is
really awesome is all of the devops and deployment automation that has to go
on behind the scenes of this fancy UI in order to make it a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
CastChat – Broadcast messages to other users near you - Shout_App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jonkussmann.castchat
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Shout_App
CastChat is an app that allows you to send "broadcasts" to other users in your
area, with a range of up to 20km. These broadcasts will be sent directly to
your pho... | {
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} |
Analyzing Data from 34,000 Comic Books - saycheese
Today (Mon, Sep 25 from 7:30 - 8:30pm EDT)<p>RSVP:
https://livestream.com/metis/events/7704104<p>Although critical analyses of feminism and sexism in popular entertainment are gaining momentum, the complexity of cultural influences means that... | {
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Intro to SDR and RF Signal Analysis - pentestercrab
https://www.elttam.com.au/blog/intro-sdr-and-rf-analysis/
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forg0t_username
If you want to dabble for _cheap_ with SDR, the RTL-SDR [1] is a < $10 USB
receiver that works from 24 to 1766 MHz.
It allows to listen to FM radio, decode most 433MHz devices (weather
... | {
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} |
Efficient float32 arithmetic in JavaScript - vodkq
https://blog.mozilla.org/javascript/2013/11/07/efficient-float32-arithmetic-in-javascript/
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mistercow
>Float32 operations often require less CPU cycles as they need less precision.
I guess that's true on mobile platforms? My understanding is that on modern
de... | {
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Getting rejected - edo
http://cdixon.org/2010/09/12/getting-rejected/
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edw519
_The reason this period was so useful was that it helped me develop a really
thick skin._
Another reason is that a high volume of rejections is just another form of
stepwise refinement. OP may not have realized it, but he probably got... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
First Cable-Free Elevator Zooms Horizontally and Vertically Using Maglev Tech - theprop
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608167/worlds-first-cable-free-elevator-zooms-horizontally-and-vertically-using-maglev-tech/
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loeg
One function of elevator cables is the emergency brake system (fail closed) —
hope the powe... | {
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} |
I Sing the Airplane Electric - prostoalex
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/aircraft/technicalities-sing-airplane-electric/
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atourgates
A bit more info on the specific setup here:
[http://sustainableskies.org/sas-2019-gabriel-devaults-
clean-...](http://sustainableskies.org/sas-2019-gabriel-devaults-clean-
commute... | {
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} |
CPython destroys decade old software with inept threats - KyleSanderson
https://github.com/KyleSanderson/SteamWorks/pull/29
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agmertens
Taking out distutils from CPython seems unnecessary. It is rarely updated
anyway and is required to build Python itself.
Why should people be forced to download an external pack... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hong Kong demands Taiwan officials sign 'one China' document for visa renewal - stepstop
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-taiwan/hong-kong-demands-taiwan-officials-sign-one-china-document-for-visa-renewal-source-says-idUSKCN24I0UM
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9nGQluzmnq3M
The one-China policy is explicitly designed to b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Terry Gilliam on his techniques for Monty Python animations (2014) - brudgers
http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/terry-gilliam-reveals-the-secrets-of-monty-python-animations.html
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jasonkostempski
A few embedded YouTube videos that aren't theirs with some text around it and
I'm supposed to turn on tracking so the... | {
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} |
Best Gorilla Marketing Trade Show Stunt Ever - mollylynn
http://infochachkie.com/trade/
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bediger
I almost want to flag this: the article did not feature "gorillas", it
featured fake buddhist monks.
I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could
provoke confusion of "guerilla" and... | {
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} |
Crunch Time at AOL - gvb
http://www.cringely.com/2010/10/crunch-time-at-aol/
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ErrantX
_And based on the price Cuban was willing to pay and the relative traffic
stats of our two enterprises, I’d say TechCrunch in the current market is
worth about $7.5 million._
And in one fell swoop he completely and utterly f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Japanese worker punished for starting lunch three minutes early - tolien
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/21/japanese-worker-punished-for-starting-lunch-three-minutes-early
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anoncoward111
How was this even reliably measured? If my boss knew how many
minutes/hours/days of lost productivity he has paid m... | {
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} |
Wikileaks Vault 7 release 3: Marble Framework - DeusExMachina
https://wikileaks.org/vault7/?marble#Marble%20Framework
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2a0c40
"Today, March 31st 2017, WikiLeaks releases Vault 7 'Marble' \-- 676 source
code files for the CIA's secret anti-forensic Marble Framework. Marble is used
to hamper forensic investigators... | {
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} |
Bridging the Gap Between Programming Languages and Hardware Weak Memory Models - godelmachine
https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.07892
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nielsbot
Could someone provide a non-academic summary of what this means? I am a
programmer but not a computer scientist...
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codebje
The simplest way to think about memory is as a p... | {
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} |
The Deep State Is Neither Resistance or Cabal; They Are Public Servants - classicsnoot
http://archive.is/sFGtl
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classicsnoot
NYT Opinion piece that requires login:
[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/opinion/trump-
impeachment...](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/opinion/trump-impeachment-
testimony.html)
| {
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} |
Microsoft Surface Duo – Dual-screen Android phone - pookieinc
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/12/21364633/microsoft-surface-duo-release-date-pricing-features-specs
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tabs_masterrace
Kinda like it. Looks like a Nintendo DS to me :) Could be a productivity power
house in a nice compact form factor. I'm not the guy ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Deconstructing the Water Effect in Super Mario Sunshine - petercooper
http://blog.mecheye.net/2018/03/deconstructing-the-water-effect-in-super-mario-sunshine/
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CaliforniaKarl
The author references this in his post, but I think it's worth calling out:
[https://magcius.github.io/model-viewer/](https://magcius.gith... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Apple Card was made to be defaced - Tomte
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/9/5/20851703/apple-card-titanium-defaced-custom-design-cnc-machine-decal
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Yuval_Halevi
Like so many apple products.
How many apple headphones did you own?
probably few
do they give users the possibility to fix them?
You won't ev... | {
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} |
Show HN: Smartly Organizing & distributing articles from HN,TC etc at ScoopSpot - samikc
We (pillvin and I) have created a micro blogging website which helps people to follow their interests. Interests could either be in other people or topics.<p>http://www.scoopspot.com<p>We would like to highlight a key usecase to... | {
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Deutsche Telekom says 900k fixed-line customers suffer outages - Bouncingsoul1
http://in.reuters.com/article/deutsche-telekom-outages-idINL8N1DT1FV
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raesene6
So from
[https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Port+7547+SOAP+Remote+Code+Execut...](https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Port+7547+SOAP+Remote+Code+Execution+Attack+Against+DS... | {
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Ask HN: How do you reduce the gender gap in technology? - infinitebattery
For quite a while, I have been thinking about this issue. Recently, MHacks (University of Michigan's hackathon) made it aware that they were devoting more efforts to bringing more women to their event. Also in the news is Paul Graham'... | {
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Show HN: An e-commerce API for developers - cktsai
https://www.airbrite.io/
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ismaelc
Hey I documented your API here [https://www.mashape.com/community/airbrite-
io#!documentation](https://www.mashape.com/community/airbrite-
io#!documentation)
However I keep getting an 'unauthorized' error despite using the ke... | {
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} |
Building Win16 GUI Applications in C (2014) - networked
http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/computing/win16-apps-in-c/
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userbinator
Some more interesting articles on the MakeProcInstance mechanism:
[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20080207-00/?p=...](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20080... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Rick and Morty: Bushworld Adventures - doener
http://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/bushworld-adventures/
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FuckOffNeemo
I would have put Hacker News dead last as the first site I found this content
on. Even after spending the Easter Weekend crawling all over Reddit.
But here I am. Shocked I tell you. Shocked... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What should I do? - hamhamed
I run a startup called Stay22 which helps attendees from events find places to stay (hotels, apartments) around the venue. We do it through an embeddable map widget, for example: http://www.tractionconf.io/accommodations<p>I'm a 23 year old solo founder who live... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ex-CA. State Sen. gun control champion heads to prison for weapons trafficking - Gaessaki
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/25/ex-calif-state-sen-leeland-yee-gun-control-champion-heading-to-prison-for-weapons-trafficking/
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brbsix
It's important to note that these are the sort of people w... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How do you get notified about newest research papers in your field? - warriorkitty
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karpathy
I wrote [http://www.arxiv-sanity.com/](http://www.arxiv-sanity.com/) (code is
open source on github: [https://github.com/karpathy/arxiv-sanity-
preserver](https://github.com/karpathy/arxiv-sanity-preserver)) as a ... | {
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} |
Albert Camus: The Life of the Artist – A Mimodrama in Two Parts (1953) - npalli
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/08/the-life-of-the-artist-a-mimodrama-in-two-parts.html
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gamegoblin
To anyone who hasn't read Camus: I cannot recommend reading The Stranger and
The Myth of Sisyphus enough. They are p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Major Changes from Solr 4 to Solr 5 - chatman
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/solr/Major+Changes+from+Solr+4+to+Solr+5
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krat0sprakhar
At my company, we've been beating our heads to the wall[0] in getting multi-
term synonyms to work correctly in SOLR. e.g.
fruit extractor => fruit j... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
There Is No Such Thing As Email Overload - stangeek
http://www.stangeek.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-email-overload
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tomjen3
>or you are in the process of doing something so important that it requires
100% of your attention (this never happens for more than 10 minutes),
Never worked at something, then realized... | {
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} |
Ask HN : Is it worth it to go live and work in Silicon Valley? - Pobe
Recently I met an investor urging me to go live in Silicon Valley. He told me I had my place there and that I could surely work it out based on what I have to offer. He goes there 2 weeks per month.<p>I'm from Québec, Canada. I travelled enough to... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Joys and Challenges of Hiring Developer Bootcamp Grads - brit200313
http://sfviapgh.com/blog/2016/1/9/the-joys-and-challenges-of-hiring-developer-bootcamp-grads
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c0achmcguirk
I've worked with two bootstrap grads, the ones that come from the 8-week
program. One of them I hired directly onto my team.
It's bee... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Early Linux filesystem reliability - jsnell
http://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2017-May/009935.html
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Florin_Andrei
I've actually used Ext2 in production, back in the '90s. That's all we had
back then. A bit later I've also played a lot with XFS, both on Linux and Irix
(I've worked at SGI for a while in the '0... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Ask to be acquired? - MicahWedemeyer
I run Obsidian Portal ( http://www.obsidianportal.com ), a content management system for tabletop RPGs (ie. Dungeons & Dragons). We've been doing this for about 3 years now.<p>When I originally started, I (naively) believed that the publisher of D&D would see the v... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Airbnb Allows Users to Share Parking Spots - jasonmcalacanis
http://launch.is/blog/airbnb-allows-users-to-share-parking-spots.html
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DanLivesHere
I live in NYC. My garage will revoke my spot license if I were to do this.
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2019 in Review - Rauchg
https://rauchg.com/2020/2019-in-review
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wokwokwok
Nice write up; agree with some thoughts, disagree with others.
Think this is daft though:
> The word "native" has always bothered me. No one can seem to agree on a
> definition, but we all agree that "native apps" are always optimal.
> ... | {
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Why Farhad Manjoo from Slate sold all of his Bitcoins - greyman
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/04/bitcoin_investing_i_made_152_by_speculating_in_digital_currency_take_that.html
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hexonexxon
Problem is he used bitcoins for pure speculation and "investment". I've used
it since 2011 to ta... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How much productive work do you average per week? - baalimago
With "productive work" I mean work which somehow yields personal growth and future professional success.<p>Followup question: for how long have you kept this work up and where has it brought you?
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welder
> I mean work which somehow y... | {
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The first few weeks of Papermill, an Instapaper client for Android - ch0wn
http://papermill.me/firstweeks/
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ja27
"Given that the media coverage and user interest has already far exceeded what
I expected, I find it hard to believe the sales rate could increase, let alone
maintain their current rate."
Isn't thi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
6 Reasons Why I Am Done with AirBnB as a Renter - graniter
https://donewithairbnb.wordpress.com/6-reasons-why-i-am-done-with-airbnb-as-a-renter
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jerry40
Startup idea - "real-airbnb-reviews" where you can post your uncensored
experience.
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niij
Why be afraid to post your true feelings, whether positive or nega... | {
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} |
Stress, Neurochemistry and why Programming is Hard (slides from OSCON 2008 talk) - queensnake
http://the-programmers-stone.com/2008/07/24/oscon-2008-slides/
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MaysonL
You can also find a lot of his material on his blog, which I submitted to HN a
few days ago: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=253540>
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How the Godzilla Team Designed the Monster’s Iconic Scream - glisom
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/designing-godzillas-scream/
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mark_l_watson
About 15 years ago, I was the lead programmer for a virtual reality ride
prototype for Disney. We had added pterodactyls flying overhead.
The night before the demo presenta... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to Do 90% of What Plugins Do (With Just Vim) - tambourine_man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2WjJbmmoM&app=desktop
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e-sushi
Same link as
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12645282](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12645282)
makes me wonder if this youtube vid is being spammed by socket puppets. Su... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
KLEE LLVM Execution Engine - polskibus
https://klee.github.io
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hdespiritu
One of the contributors wrote a memoir of his time spent working on this
project as a PhD student and gives an interesting perspective on the
challenges encountered:
[http://pgbovine.net/PhD-memoir.htm](http://pgbovine.net/PhD-memoir.htm)... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Next stop, hydrogen-powered trains - hhs
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200227-how-hydrogen-powered-trains-can-tackle-climate-change
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kwhitefoot
It might decarbonise the railway but not the supply chain. Currently the only
practical large scale source of hydrogen is methane, mostly by steam
reforming:
Ste... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Target Removes Gender Labels from Kids Sections - hamoperator
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-07/target-removes-gender-labels-from-kids-sections-after-complaints
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V-2
_In June, Ohio mom Abi Bechtel called out Target’s gender designations in its
toy aisle._
Just googled the Ohio mom, she happens t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Corsica's 'fox cat': On the trail of what may be a new species - lelf
https://phys.org/news/2019-06-corsica-cat-fox-trail-species.html
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Swivekth18
Interesting that it might be related to the African wild cat, and thus to the
Sardinian one ("su gatu areste") as well.
~~~
Nasrudith
Domestic cats are also descenda... | {
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} |
Effects of 13 commonly consumed drinks on hydration - QueensGambit
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/103/3/717/4564598
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QueensGambit
Milk was found to be more hydrating than plain water because it contains the
sugar lactose, some protein and some fat, all of which help to slow the
emptying of fluid from the ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Japanese Boy Fighting for His Right to Play Video Games - pseudolus
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/business/japan-video-games.html
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totetsu
Japan's "entertainment" industry is built on limbic capitalism. There is no
'play' involved in those games, only carefully calibrated stimulation and
monitoring. It ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Building a 30 million kWh Social Power Array using Facebook, PC Power Management - sameet
http://creativeriot.com/the-social-power-array/
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ynniv
"Install our [untrusted native code] and make the world a better* place!"
(* assuming that your old, inefficient, Windows desktop computer, and monitor
are on 24/7 and... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Wiki of COVID19 open-source projects,trackers,hackathons,guides,masks - shacrw
https://www.act4corona.com/
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shacrw
I have made this wiki/directory using Webflow+Jetboost(for the filters,
search). a one stop wiki for COVID-19 resources: trackers, dashboards,
projects, hackathons, guides, donations, masks... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Neural Nets Can Learn Function Type Signatures from Binaries [pdf] - bmc7505
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity17/sec17-chua.pdf
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dmix
TLDR:
> In this paper, we present a new system called EKLAVYA which trains a
> recurrent neural network to recover function type signatures from
> dis... | {
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} |
The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 - processing
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32104915
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aazaa
From the paper:
> If the neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 does take a part in the development of
> respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients, the precaution with masks will
> absolutely be the most effective meas... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to Recognize a Great Boss, or Even Be One - borisfowler
http://www.caycon.com/blog/2012/02/how-to-recognize-a-great-boss-or-even-be-one/
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nakedgremlin
I think this is a great listing of traits and attributes.
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Red Programming Language 0.6.2: LibRed and Macros - stesch
http://www.red-lang.org/2017/03/062-libred-and-macros.html
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greggirwin
Lots of changes and improvements in this release!
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stesch
More comments in the dupe:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13970884](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=139708... | {
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Internet Antichrist [J.C.R. Licklider's Man-Computer Symbiosis] - mblakele
http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2009/10/102409-internet-antichrist.html
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spot
see also: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Transparent_Society>
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Program Synthesis Demo - Houshalter
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/sumitg/pubs/mobisys13.mp4
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krilnon
The demo is neat, although the flashy, impressive part (NL->program) predates
this particular piece of work. For example, Greg Little's "sloppy programming"
is from 2008-ish: [http://groups.csai... | {
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Hackers destroy water pump via SCADA abuse - munin
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/hackers-destroy-water-pump/all/1
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mindslight
Good. Malicious crackers, please destroy as many non-safety-critical water
pumps as it takes for people to take security on these systems seriously. It
seems most of the indust... | {
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Tries as the evolution of nothing - okaleniuk
http://wordsandbuttons.online/tries_as_the_evolution_of_nothing.html
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fshaun
Skimming the benchmark, I didn't see any negative tests (checking for words
_not_ contained), which can be as or more important than the positive case
depending on the expected use.
------
... | {
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African swine fever hits China, home of half the world’s pigs - gfmio
https://www.economist.com/china/2019/05/25/african-swine-fever-hits-china-home-of-half-the-worlds-pigs
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sidcool
Unfortunate title
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Spreedly. Funding, expanding our horizons, pivoting - jusben1369
http://blog.spreedly.com/2013/03/04/spreedly-funding-expanding-our-horizons-pivoting/
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thetrumanshow
Spreedly (non-core) customer here. Curious what these changes mean for
existing customers. Your post is a good history lesson to bring everyone u... | {
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Ask HN: Would you be interested in being provided daily option plan entries - marketgod
I currently utilize a system to trade for myself. It has impressive returns and is fairly simple to enter plans.<p>With a developer skill set you would be able to enter the trades automatically and sell whenever you decide. General... | {
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From iPad to Xoom - tortilla
http://carpeaqua.com/2011/05/09/from-ipad-to-xoom/
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brk
tl;dr: The iPad is still far ahead of the Xoom in most regards. If you
like/use all of Googles, services, the Xoom has better integration than the
iPad (much like an Android phone vs. an iPhone). There is a lack of selection
of ... | {
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It's not 1999 - clarkm
http://stratechery.com/2015/1999/
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toby
Do people remember 1999? 24% of people in the developed world and 5% worldwide
had internet access. No one had mobile broadband (remember WAP?), and wired
broadband was just starting. Virtually none of the public .com companies made
a profit.
Howeve... | {
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I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? - pashbonk
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BitGeek
Apple just ordered 500 million 4GB flash chips from Samsung, this is on top of
their long term contract with Samsung. This is far more than can be accounted
for by the iphone or ipod demand (And are expected to be shipped by the end of
this year.)
In... | {
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AT&T chief regrets offering unlimited data for iPhone - jacketseason
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/att-randall-stephenson/
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lectrick
“You lie awake at night worrying about what is that which will disrupt your
business model,” he said. “Apple iMessage is a classic example. If you’re
using iMessage, you... | {
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Haskell sudoku solver in 707 bytes - isomorph
http://web.math.unifi.it/users/maggesi/haskell_sudoku_solver.html
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pshirishreddy
and here's python's <http://norvig.com/sudoku.html>
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Body Mass Index Underestimates Obesity Prevalence - tokenadult
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033308
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paulsutter
The formula for BMI is simply wrong. It's based on a square of the height.
This would be great if we were two dimensional, but we're three dimensional.
Tall peo... | {
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How I Make A Living Using GameMaker - amarsahinovic
http://gamemakerblog.com/2013/08/27/how-i-make-a-living-using-gamemaker-part-i/
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mratzloff
So if I can sum up: the author made some games with Game Maker, made a small
profit, then started primarily making libraries for Game Maker. Now he buys
GameMakerBlog.com... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Don't you wish getting press were easier? - pdenya
We do too. We also don't like dealing with expensive PR firms that add little value. That's why we're building a service that will help you get press. Instead of spamming journalists (which never works), let us help you (for free, while we... | {
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Feeling uninspired after failed startup? - tommaxwell
Hi HN community,<p>I'm desperately in need of some help here. Just a few months ago I stopped building a startup with my friend that I had began 7 months earlier, and ever since then I have been simply languishing. No longer with the commitment of a job or b... | {
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Multidisciplinary You - trematron
http://4ormat.com/ecr/multidisciplinary-you
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SoftwareMaven
Once I became "multidisciplinary", I found I could no longer happily work at
most large companies. With product management, marketing, engineering, and
some modest design (very modest! ;) skills, and a desire to actual... | {
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Google vs Microsoft, who will win? - leecho0
http://lchou1.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-vs-microsoft-who-will-win.html
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ErrantX
Highly conjectured and some difficult assumptions throughout.
Bing _isn't_ competing with Google Search because that is only a side-factor
in Google's main revenue stream. Adwords and... | {
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} |
Drone footage of Reddit's major investor rounding up people for religious belief - missosoup
https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchRedditDie/comments/hrlwci/heres_drone_footage_of_reddit_incs_biggest/
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tw04
I expect this to get deleted as HN has apparently decided that pointing out
the CCP is heavily invested in Chinese... | {
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Gr-satellites – A collection of GNUradio decoders for satellite telemetry - wolframio
http://destevez.net/2016/08/introducing-gr-satellites/
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dvdplm
This looks neat, but for a total GNURadion/Satellite telemetry n00b, is there
a birds-eyes overview on this stuff you recommend?
~~~
ChuckMcM
For gnu radio or for ... | {
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Ask HN: Scammed. Now what? - andreygrehov
Hey HN,<p>My wife has just been scammed through a PayPal phishing e-mail. I'm angry as fu*k, but long story short. Here is what she did:<p><pre><code> - typed her PayPal username/password;
- provided her name, phone number and address
- shared her credit card de... | {
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Visualising Networks Part 1: A Critique - yrochat
http://yro.ch/visualising-networks-part-1-a-critique/
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lmeyerov
For what it's worth, we're regularly working with 100K-1MM element graphs over
at github.com/graphistry/pygraphistry , e.g., for analyzing IT operations &
security events. Most tools force analysts t... | {
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Physicists build fractal shape out of electrons - yesenadam
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-physicists-fractal-electrons.html
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anonlastname
It's not really fair to call fractal dimension a real spatial dimension- the
sierpinski triangle is still a 2d object but the fractal dimension (a
heuristic metric) is 1.58
| {
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Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder - ryancarson
http://ryancarson.com/post/42353857248/everybody-wanna-be-a-bodybuilder
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joshowens
Nice point
~~~
ryancarson
Thank you sir :)
| {
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Smoke With Friends - spotman
http://www.smokewithfriends.com
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aa4hn
nice, this is hilarious and awesome. people are totally gonna use this!
| {
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Official: 3D Star Wars Starting 2012 - wiks
http://techland.com/2010/09/29/official-3d-star-wars-starting-2012/
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jdavid
I have to wonder why they are doing this. Money might not be the only reason.
If you think about it, Fox will probably pony up the money to 'test' new
technology on Star Wars. So, I wonder if... | {
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Twitter Users Blocked by Trump File Lawsuit - dwg
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-twitter-users-lawsuit.html
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thsowers
Correct me if i'm wrong here as I don't have a twitter, but can't you view
anyone's public twitter by just logging out (or opening an incognito tab) and
going to the url?
~... | {
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The Social Media Bubble - mattjung
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/03/the_social_media_bubble.html
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ekanes
Some good points, but I beg to differ with, "If social tools were creating
real economic gains, we'd expect to see a substitution effect. They'd replace
— disintermediate — yesterday's gatekeepers."
User... | {
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PureScript by Example by Phil Freeman [Leanpub PDF/iPad/Kindle] - dkarapetyan
https://leanpub.com/purescript/
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paf31
Free HTML version is here:
[https://leanpub.com/purescript/read](https://leanpub.com/purescript/read)
| {
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Network Naming Conventions - sporkbomb
http://wetzler.me/network-naming/
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puls
This has been discussed extensively on Server Fault:
[http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-
na...](http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-names)
| {
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Ask HN: How much commission should I pay? - rjsanders
So here’s the story. I have been working on a product (just on paper, no customers) and a very good friend, who is working as a consultant with a large company (500 employees), approached me with some of the problems his company is facing.<p>We had some discussions... | {
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Diverging Diamond Interchange comes to Washington State (2016) [video] - anonu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gLxlXamhgY
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gmiller123456
Unfortunately everything I've seen about diverging diamonds appears to me to
be more like a marketing campaign for it rather than actual information. They
only talk about the ... | {
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