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Ask HN: Finding ethical work - anon58987656553
I'm looking for advice on finding work as an experienced web developer in small or mid-sized companies or non-profits focused in ethical areas such as education, healthcare, or clean energy. I'll refer to such an organization here as a "QO", for Qualif... | {
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Nginx, Varnish, Cherokee, thttpd, WEBrick, Yaws log escape sequence injection - codexon
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/log-inject.txt
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moe
Fortunately he put the only correct response to this nonsense right in there -
saves me some typing. Quote from the varnish team:
This is not a security prob... | {
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} |
Why 13 DNS root servers? - fcambus
http://www.miek.nl/blog/archives/2013/11/10/why_13_dns_root_servers/
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jlgaddis
_> So why are there (only) 13 root-nameservers?_
There are actually way more than 13.
Sure, there's a.root-servers.net through m.root-servers.net, but each of those
is anycasted and actually serv... | {
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} |
Our Most Important Technology Project Yet - mh_
http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2013/11/something-very-big-is-coming-our-most-important-technology-project-yet/
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archgrove
Lots of froth, lots of buzz, lots of hype. Few facts, few examples. It's
actually hard to comment on, as there's so little to get hold of. Stan... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
FBI will no longer accept FOIA requests by email - rmason
https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/06/fbi-foia-fax-march-2017/
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shawnee_
Previously-accumulated USDA data (that has already been paid for and is
technically a public good) has been blacked out also. Source:
[https://sunlightfoundation.com/tracking-u-s-governm... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
37signals: Every milestone, task, and reminder on 1 page - awicklander
http://productblog.37signals.com/products/2011/06/every-basecamp-milestone-todo-highrise-task-and-backpack-reminder-on-a-single-page.html
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rachelbaker
I have been waiting for something like this! I belong to so many different
Basecamp accou... | {
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} |
A Shocking Number of Americans Want to 'Just Let Them All Burn' - curtis
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evjzkn/a-shocking-number-of-americans-want-to-just-let-them-all-burn
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Jun8
(from
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/characters/nm0000323](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/characters/nm0000323))
one ... | {
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Exploit Information Leaks in Random Numbers from Python, Ruby and PHP - SODaniel
https://spideroak.com/blog/20121205114003-exploit-information-leaks-in-random-numbers-from-python-ruby-and-php
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Xk
Those interested in this should look at a paper from Vern Paxon and Nicholas
Weaver:
<http://www.icir.org/vern/pap... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Magic Roundabout: Circumnavigating the World’s Most Complex Intersection - misnamed
http://99percentinvisible.org/article/magic-roundabout-circumnavigating-worlds-complex-intersection/
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ChuckMcM
As a systems guy I love roundabouts. They make it so much easier to get across
intersections and they completely elimi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online - bifrost
https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/
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reaperducer
Facebook: "This dataset is old and appears to have information obtained before
we made changes last year to remove people’s ability to find others using
their phone nu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What does 'neat idea' mean? - wanghq
I asked someone to provide some feedback on a project I am working on. Two of them start with 'This is a neat idea'. One person did give useful feedback. It sounds to me that 'neat idea' is an ok idea but not great.
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pedalpete
I'd suggest it means they a... | {
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} |
PGX: Write Postgres extensions in Rust instead of C - adamnemecek
https://github.com/zombodb/pgx
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jarym
Guys, this is really really cool. Been looking to learn Rust and it just so
happens I need to write a Postgres extension in the near future so two birds
and one stone.
Btw - Also, I've seen ZomboDB and while ... | {
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} |
Save the Date by Google - jdutoit
http://www.savethedate.foo/
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XaspR8d
Answer to last puzzle:
You can put the names of the countries into the spaces on the board and
add/subtract from letter values appropriately.
This gives you:
L IN E
THEATRE
SHO RE
AM P H I
(Shoreline Amphitheatre)
5/17, 5/18, 5/19 are... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Questions about freelancing as a new grad - ninetax
I'm a senior at a mid-ranked college, majoring in CS, and I'm going to graduate in December. I am looking at several different options for work when I graduate and one of them is working as a freelancer in a town not known for being a major tech h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What if Hudson loses its plugins? - tomeast
http://java.net/projects/hudson/lists/dev/archive/2011-02/message/117
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selectnull
I applaud the willingness of Jenkins developers to stand up against Oracle. I
wish you all the best guys!
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fierarul
This was as overdramatic as I have learned to expect ever since ... | {
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} |
All country codes in a module (currency code, TIN or VAT code, language, etc.) - lucho_1312
https://www.npmjs.com/package/country-codes-list
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lucho_1312
This module includes a list of codes per country, with a lot of codes info
about them:
\- Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2): Obtained from Wikipedia
\- Countr... | {
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} |
T Mobile response to US wide outage - kitteh
https://www.t-mobile.com/news/update-for-customers-on-network-issues
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kitteh
What is concerning is the fact that a failure in one part of the network was
able to spread so wide. yhere are certain words in there that make it sound
like they don't capacity plan or antic... | {
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} |
The Case for Calling Brutalism 'Heroic' Instead (2015) - joe5150
http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/11/boston-brutalism-heroic-concrete-architecture/415512/
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onemorebrowser
It's surprising that the authors put so much time into researching the
architectural heritage of the word heroic, but appeared to not do the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Analog audio hardware on the cloud - manceraio
https://watape.com
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canadianwriter
More samples is always good. Is there pricing? This seems like it would be
insanely hard to scale - I guess for some hardcore tape lovers it would be
fine if it gets popular though it would be hard to keep up without charg... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Uber Buys a Mysterious Startup to Make Itself an AI Company - TY
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/uber-buys-mysterious-startup-make-ai-company/
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TY
Anyone on HN knows anything about Geometric Intelligence beyond what was
written in the article?
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} |
On HN, do you read the comments before you actually click on the link? - sanoli
On HN, do you read the comments before you actually click on the link?
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dean
I usually click the link first. But sometimes I'll read the comments first.
And, on occasion, I've skipped the story altogether because the comments made
it... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
NeverSSL - EduardoBautista
http://neverssl.com/
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xenadu02
The worst code I ever had to write was captive portal detection for the
PlanGrid app.
I discovered there is a whole host of sysadmins out there attempting to
actively subvert the iOS capitve portal detection. They try to figure out the
domains used and w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What's Going on with Resealable Packaging? - Zelphyr
It seems like easily 50% of resealable packaging that I buy now is breaking. Usually it's that the area where the mechanism is glued to the bag separates from the bag so in an instant it ceases to be resealable. As more and more products comes in pack... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Web app to compare various PDF-to-text libraries easily - kjhitcher
http://138.68.233.101
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usrme
Interested in this, but getting 502 Bad Gateway at the time of writing from IP
138.68.233.101.
~~~
gabrielsroka
A reverse lookup of that IP returns getbluetail.com
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mkl
Neat idea. Some libraries I ha... | {
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} |
Nassim Taleb suggests Musk doesn’t understand risk in complex systems - SQL2219
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/taleb-says-musks-comment-on-coronavirus-panic-being-dumb-is-whats-dumb-2020-03-07?mod=home-page
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curiousgal
Nassim Taleb got lucky trading during the 80s and he would not let us hear the
end of it. H... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hello, Certified Modules – The Future of Trust in Node.js Dependencies - craigkerstiens
https://nodesource.com/blog/hello-certified-modules-the-future-of-trust-in-node-js-dependencies
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eichnera
awesome
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} |
Hedging Against Getting Paid in Stock - barisser
http://barisser.com/2015/06/getting-paid-in-stock-hedging-as-an-individual/
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fredkbloggs
Many if not most publicly-traded companies explicitly prohibit their employees
from hedging out their risk in this fashion. Check the fine print of your
employee handbook befo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Legalizing marijuana is fine. But don’t ignore the science on its dangers - petethomas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/05/25/feature/legalizing-marijuana-is-fine-but-dont-ignore-the-science-on-its-dangers/
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jgrowl
> Whether or not to legalize weed is the wrong question. The right one i... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Tech-related Twitter handles? - 3uclid
I've noticed that a lot of tech people on Twitter mainly post about politics/inequity in the tech field and I was wondering if there any tech figures that actually tweet about tech + programming.
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onion2k
"politics/inequity in the tech field" _are_ about t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Facebook Launches Verified Pages and Profiles - derpenxyne
http://newsroom.fb.com/News/619/Verified-Pages-and-Profiles
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tannerc
Why didn't this happen long ago?
Even before Twitter released their verified accounts Facebook was scrambling
with groups, profiles, and business profiles claiming to be authentic wh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to get Gogo in-flight wireless internet for free - TheSwordsman
http://outkastz.com/gogo-in-flight-wireless-internet-free/
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bangbang
The researcher rubs me the wrong way for a few reasons:
1\. 15 days for a major company not nearly enough to remedy this issue.
2\. The activity log reads like a ransom timel... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
HTA -- HTML Application - denysonique
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application
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MonkoftheFunk
I was always surprised how no one knew about these, they can do so much!
| {
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} |
A nanophotonic comeback for incandescent bulbs? - skybrian
http://news.mit.edu/2016/nanophotonic-incandescent-light-bulbs-0111
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jrapdx3
This development was discussed on HN about 3 days ago. On that thread I
commented that a merit of the incandescent is its continuous output spectrum.
The newer lamp technologies... | {
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} |
In OS X 10.15, all Excel documents show text upside down and backwards - flashman
https://excel.uservoice.com/forums/304933-excel-for-mac/suggestions/38773642-after-upgrading-to-mac-catalina-10-15-all-excel-d
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LuisOrtiz
If the version you have starts with 15.X you are incredibly far behind in
updates. You're so ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask YC: What Blogging Software do you use? - dawie
If your blogging software is mentioned, vote for it otherwise add it to the list.
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bkbleikamp
I have used WordPress(.org) & MoveableType.
Of the two WordPress is by far my favorite. The caching helps it scale nearly
as well as MoveableType and there are a lot... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Calculate how much time you're wasting in meetings - adeolonoh
https://meetingcalculator.com/
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adamfeber
Awesome tool - I surprisingly spent 248 hours in meetings over the past year.
Now it's time to work on cutting that back and only taking meetings when there
absolutely necessary.
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jesshaas
I n... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Are there any mature non-mouse and non-keyboard input methods? - wakkaflokka
Are there any input methods that are non-mouse based and non-keyboard based for a PC that are mature enough to use for daily use?<p>Dictation? Gestures? Eye-tracking?
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Belar
Very broad question, there are a lot, but they differ ... | {
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} |
SAS vs. WPL copyright case filed in Eastern District of Texas - passer_byer
https://www.eff.org/document/complaint-filed-sas-institute-inc-vs-world-programming-limited-et-al
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db48x
Ugh, another "structure, sequence, and organization" copyright claim. So
stupid.
| {
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} |
Should I base my start-up in Chicago, Austin, Portland or Silicon Valley? - turoczy
http://feldmanfile.blogspot.com/2011/06/should-i-base-my-start-up-in-chicago-or.html
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seanharper
You are not giving Chicago a fair shake. I bootstrapped one company in Chicago
and raised money from local angels and funds and coas... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
NSA Use of Facial Recognition Stays Within Legal Boundary - eplanit
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-03/nsa-use-of-facial-recognition-stays-within-legal-boundary.html
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bediger4000
The "Intelligence Community" needs to be careful throwing around concepts like
"stays within legal boundaries". Since the NSA/CI... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is Meteor.js dead? - leoharsha2
What is the current state of Meteor in 2018? Is there a framework that most ex-Meteor users are moving to?
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dvt
I use meteor.js for all my prototyping and I have it running
[https://www.spoiled.tv](https://www.spoiled.tv) (in production; with a React
front-end and SSR). I'... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
3D printers start to build factories of the future - pmuk
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21724368-recent-advances-make-3d-printing-powerful-competitor-conventional-mass-production-3d
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aabajian
I had an ah-ha moment reading about digital light synthesis. This is how 3D
printing should be done; not just pr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Should Tech Startups Outsource Product Development? - sinzone
http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/17/should-tech-startups-outsource-product-development/
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waxman
It depends on the project...
For tech-heavy companies, obviously not. But for content plays, sometimes
outsourcing makes sense.
International outsourcing... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Algorithmic Trading is Not High Frequency Trading - jeffmiller
http://talkfast.org/2011/09/13/algorithmic-trading-is-not-high-frequency-trading
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T_S_
Accurate article? Yes I think so. Hairsplitting? A bit. Any content about the
big picture? Afraid not.
Algo trading has been around longer than HFT. It was invent... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Facebook Launches Fake News Filter in France Ahead of 2017 Election - pdog
http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/6/14520172/facebook-fake-news-filter-france-election
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pdog
_> Under the system, if an article is reported as false by users, it will be
sent to a portal that all eight media companies have access to, accordi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Open Salaries: Outcomes - fridek
http://blog.lunarlogic.io/2016/open-salaries-outcomes/
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scarmig
Hmm. My experience tells me that a lot of this depends on the details of the
team, and that there isn't a right-for-everyone policy.
My story:
I worked for a company that paid a bit below market salaries, for the S... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Company sues website owners for using image links - nickb
http://blog.simplyjean.com/2008/05/27/imaging-linking-is-patented-websites-and-blogs-affected-advertlets-nuffnang-and-blog2u-may-have-to-call-it-a-day/
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pmjordan
In what version of HTML was an <img> nestable in <a> introduced? I have a
feeling it might ha... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Does our model weigh the same as a duck? - jey_opnbnch
https://opnbnch.substack.com/p/does-our-model-weigh-the-same-as
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jey_opnbnch
Biased benchmarks run rampant in ligand-based molecular property prediction.
This write-up examines whether we are complicit with this trend in our prior
analysis "Predicting hERG l... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Katherine Johnson, mathematician and subject of 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101 - kreeWall
https://abcnews.go.com/US/katherine-johnson-mathematician-real-life-subject-hidden-figures/story?id=69176001&fbclid=IwAR2FghUkBo9zAqYoG25Vwhjrc5N5Vm0ieJj6B-E76LJSKEHQqp0wKiYJmCA&fbclid=IwAR140G4JLon2ZSapNdrcWN9r7CW_sSILuL76wXVSZg5... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
No, Apple Music is not deleting your music – unless you tell it to - coloneltcb
http://www.imore.com/no-apple-music-not-deleting-tracks-your-hard-drive-unless-you-tell-it
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PhantomGremlin
This article provides some technical details on how Apple Music stores songs.
More interestingly, at the bottom are links to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why do professional photographers charge so much? - hypr_geek
http://www.modelmayhem.com/education/photography/291-why-do-professional-photographers-charge-so-much
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jseliger
I wrote a long guide for Reddit's photography section about how to monetize a
photography hobby:
[http://www.reddit.com/r/photography/com... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Google's Android delays don't matter - fromedome
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/why_googles_android_delays_dont_matter
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demallien
Does anyone else feel like the author hasn't really grasped the problem that
the delays have revealed?
That problem is that the delays are being caused by customisations be... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
ECDLP Can Be Solved in 24-th Root Time - kushti
https://ellipticnews.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/ecdlp-can-be-solved-in-24-th-root-time/
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yread
Damn Reddit caught this as April fools much faster than HN
[https://www.reddit.com/r/crypto/comments/4csvhs/ecdlp_can_be...](https://www.reddit.com/r/crypto/comments/4csvhs... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Net Neutrality will die, so let’s take the profit out of killing it - eaguyhn
https://www.cringely.com/2017/11/22/15471/
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pySSK
I wish he had explored this concept more:
> The concept of Net Neutrality is bound in the idea that Internet Service
> Providers (ISPs) are common carriers like the phone company. Phon... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Agile’s Three Leaps of Faith - kiyanwang
https://hackernoon.com/agiles-three-leaps-of-faith-29599a5c78ac
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Nomentatus
Usually I hate these tell-me-what-I-know pieces but this one I liked, if only
'cause it highlights (advertently or not) the paradox (appearance of
contradiction) between trying very hard to work w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How can we improve Netflix? A survey - collegeportalme
http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/846135/How-can-we-improve-Netflix-Survey
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cpeterso
Note that this is a third-party survey, _not_ sponsored by Netflix itself.
~~~
collegeportalme
Yes. I made sure i highlighted that point before the survey begins
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
10 steps to take before you get laid off - mathewgj
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/12/04/10-essential-steps-to-take-before-youre-laid-off/
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ardit33
"it’s easier to keep a job than find one. We’re hearing about companies
cutting 25% or 33% of their headcount. That means you need to be in the top
67% or 75... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Programmers Need to Learn Statistics - dsr12
http://zedshaw.com/archive/programmers-need-to-learn-statistics-or-i-will-kill-them-all/
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dasq
this author just seems like an incredibly unpleasant person to work with.
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_random_
Nah, rather market needs to pay us more for knowing it. Then we'll learn it.
| {
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} |
Headin' to California, with an aching in my heart... - Prrometheus
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jey
The highest density of competent geeks I've found in this area was at
<http://shdh.org> . I had a lot of fun drinking beer (Old Rasputin Imperial
Russian Stout and Stone IPA 4tw) and geeking out with fellow programmers. I
met a Google milli... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Can anyone confirm that the yarnpkg registry is (partly) down? - schnika
https://status.yarnpkg.com/
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javiercr
Yes, probably related to npm problems
[https://status.npmjs.org/](https://status.npmjs.org/)
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aljmyl
Some valid registry urls seems to be broken, for example:
[https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@style... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Who vomited on Mashable's layout? - curiousepic
http://mashable.com/
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empire29
Looking at the design my eyes wander, rather than being directed -- element
are too stylistically similar. It doesn't help that the images are roughly the
same size which prevents them from denoting relative importance. The constant... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Modules vs Microservices - swah
https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/modules-vs-microservices
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AtticusTheGreat
I don't have much ideology behind going with microservices vs. monolith, but
what we've done on some recent projects is organize our code into modules that
only communicate with each other through a narrow and... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Boost your productivity with Conkeror, Instapaper and a Kindle - Loic
http://ceondo.com/ecte/2010/09/productivity-conkeror-instapaper-kindle
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lionhearted
Would anyone like to share how and why they use Instapaper? I tried it out and
it seems solid, but I'm not sure on the utility.
Do people use it when they stu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Amazon Wishlist Stats - shelika
http://amazon.pyralis.net/
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shelika
I had added this yesterday but forgot to add the Show HN :(. Adding it here
again. Apologies for the repost.
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amccloud
How are you fetching the prices?
~~~
shelika
Scraping your wishlist print page. Caveat: the prices will be ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
InfernoJS Website - lukesheard
https://www.infernojs.org/
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HugoDaniel
Awesome work. I've been using Inferno for my $Insert Master Piece Web App
Here$ for over a month and find it amazing how fast the community works,
communicates and releases.
Great project. Keep it up!
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sprremix
Great! Another JS framew... | {
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} |
Return of The Gold Currency - mishmax
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882304575465623070689934.html
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noelchurchill
I'm in the same boat as LZW.
But let's put aside the battle of opinions of whether inflation or deflation
is more damaging for the sake of this article.
A gold currently would c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hackers Steal Millions in Carbon Credits - cwan
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/02/hackers-steal-carbon-credits
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patio11
Carbon credits are an attractive target for all forms of deception because
they're modeled on an institution that has a couple of hundred years worth of
bullet-proofing but do not them... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Upgrade to FF 3.5 or will I regret it? - mhb
I'm still using Firefox 3.0. Will I be happier with 3.5?
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pedalpete
I've had consistent issues with 3.5 crashing. I attributed it to firebug, but
am not sure. Have you seen this from TechCrunch?
[http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/08/i-want-to-love-
firefox-.... | {
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Clever phishing attack using the BBC News URL - santigepigon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/-/http://news.ycombinator.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/-/ automatically redirects to any site it's prefixed before.
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santigepigon
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/-/> automatically redirects to any site it's
prefixed before.
| {
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} |
How to Find a SaaS Idea - elliotbnvl
https://elliotbonneville.com/blog/how-to-find-a-saas-idea/
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chowes
> Call around, talk to your network. I don’t just mean those ~300 people
> you’ve never met on LinkedIn, but your actual family, Facebook friends, etc.
> ... Figure out what the problems that they’re having ar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
De-Googleify Internet - vinceleo
https://degooglisons-internet.org/
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Ajedi32
> These services track us everywhere, while claiming to give us a better “user
> experience”.
That's kind of the problem though; they usually _do_ offer a better user
experience.
If we want users to start using open source software ra... | {
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} |
Running Go Programs In Iron.io - gonzo_ed
http://www.goinggo.net/2013/09/running-go-programs-in-ironworker.html
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mitchellh
Instead of manually installing Ubuntu and all that to follow along for this,
it'd probably be way easier to just install Vagrant
([http://www.vagrantup.com/](http://www.vagrantup.com/)) an... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Do you use and love C#? - hardwaresofton
I'm particularly frustrated with it right now, and I would love to know how others who do not absolutely hate the .NET/C# ecosystem feel so I can have a balanced view.
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tylerFowler
My experience with .NET was quite frankly awful (and very dated so it mig... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Introducing Castbridge: Add AirPlay Support to Chromecast - ariporad
https://castbridge.io
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ariporad
Full Disclosure: This is my new app (In fact, it's the first app I've ever
released publicly)
| {
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} |
The Washington Post has been sold to Jeff Bezos for $250 million - donohoe
https://twitter.com/romenesko/status/364484321434165248
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byoung2
More details: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/washington-post-to-
be...](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/washington-post-to-be-sold-to-
jeff-bezos/2013/08/05/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Saildrone: autonomous sailing craft with instruments for collecting data - dnetesn
https://techxplore.com/news/2018-01-saildrone-valuable-ocean.html
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contingencies
Sort of sailing enhusiast here. Not surprised that they are trimarans, but
surprised they are so small. AFAIK anything under 30 feet is a poor choice... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Webinar: Protect your Website from Bots - chcleaves
http://ds.tl/XpKkb9
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AriFerreira
I'm joining this - especially interested to understand how to integrate Distil
Networks into infrastructure.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to write an object oriented program that doesn't suck - mnmlsm
https://dev.to/naveen/how-to-write-an-object-oriented-program-that-doesnt-suck
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ThalesX
Don't want to nitpick but:
/* -- */
private int _accountType;
/* -- */
if (_accountType == "SavingsAccount")
/* -- */... | {
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} |
On the Future of Computing - Garbage
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/12/on-future-of-computing.html
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TomOfTTB
In many ways this vision is why I believe in ChromeOS.
I don't believe you'll ever see desktops with ChromeOS on it. But I think the
line between Desktop and everything else will blur to the poi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: The Program – my series launched on HN, now featured on Apple Podcasts - I-M-S
https://programaudioseries.com/
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I-M-S
Hello HN! In June 2018, I unveiled a fictional podcast called The Program on
HackerNews [1]. You can think of The Program as a historical podcast set in a
future in which Money, State, a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How Much Does a Single Search Cost Google? - jackowayed
http://billwarner.posterous.com/new-blog-post-how-much-does-a-single-search-c
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storborg
While these numbers are sort of interesting, they are misleading, because the
1.18 cents/search number that the author provides is not actually the cost of
a single sear... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
In Rare Move, Microsoft Is Exploring Job Cuts - gibsonf1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123197886745683743.html
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nikils
if you dont want to register try this
wget --referer='<http://news.google.com/'>
'[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123197886745683743.html?mod=...](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12319788674... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
India is the next internet frontier (2018) - sujdes
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2018/11/business/internet-usage-india-future/
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karambir
A positive thing for International companies is that India has a very large
section of English speakers and that is only growing. So they did enter and
expanded in the m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Are Flash CS5 iPhone Apps really "developed using" Apple Software? - audionerd
http://andreyf.tumblr.com/post/508678742/stop-interpreting-legal-contracts-if-yanal
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ugh
Doesn’t really matter so much now, though. We know that the Gruber
interpretation must be very close to Apple’s intentions (with Jobs referring... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Goal: become developer this year from scratch. Feedback? - grokaholic
Interested in meeting fellow travelers who are doing the same, have done the same, or are just interested. My email is thegrokaholic [AT SYMBOL] gmail [DOT] com.<p>BACKGROUND:<p>28 years old, San Francisco. Programming experience consists of a Pytho... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SunVox: a small, fast and powerful modular synth with pattern-based sequencer - pmoriarty
http://www.warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/
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jonathonf
I want to post a useful comment, but all I can think is that this is pretty
awesome.
Actually, there's an awful lot of awesome stuff on this site. You could play
with Virtual... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Orbital's statement regarding ORB-3 launch mishap - Cogito
http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/MissionUpdates/Orb-3/
======
Cogito
Apparently there is going to be a press conference [1] starting at around
9:00pm EDT. Not too many details yet, hopefully we'll hear more soon.
[1]
[http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/inde... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Better Dictators than Elected Islamists - ishener
http://www.radicalislam.org/blog/better-dictators-elected-islamists
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concerto
I don't think you can argue for democracy and then complain when the countries
elect people you disaprove of.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Printer That Can Print a 2,500 Square Foot House in 20 Hours - newsmaster
http://www.industrytap.com/the-printer-that-can-print-a-house-in-20-hours/9056
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JoeAltmaier
Hm. A whole house, except the flooring, walls, wiring, plumbing, windows,
roofing, lighting, heck anything but the bare frame and walls. You can ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Just ship it - titpetric
http://scene-si.org/2015/06/23/just-ship-it/
======
titpetric
Just to add it here: I am interested in your opinion and experience about
shipping software and getting clients. I know I have much to learn (or unlearn
as it were) to hack out MVPs to gauge interest & monetize it if there is some... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Education without loans: How income-share agreements can reshape education - jseliger
https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus/2020/q1/feature1
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verdverm
Another way for University-Finance complex to dupe students and extract more
wealth from young people before they have the experience to ma... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Facebook for iPhone 3.1 Is Good, But Not Good Enough For iPhone Battery - woork
http://localhost:8888/woorkmash/facebook-for-iphone-3-1-is-good-but-not-for-iphone-battery/
======
sebastian
Do you realize yo posted a link to <http://localhost:8888...>?
[http://localhost:8888/woorkmash/facebook-for-
iphone-3-1-is-g..... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
15-Inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Has Non-Removable SSD - shortformblog
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/15/macbook-pro-touch-bar-non-removable-ssd/
======
mancerayder
Every new piece of information I learn about the new Macs - whether the
Macbook Pro these past weeks or the Mac Pro desktop a few years ago - is all
a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Recommended Online Coding Courses? - jeffool
Wow, I feel like a child writing this. I realize this comes up too often, but I'll be darned if I could find it off-hand.<p>About me: I used to know a little C++. I attended a CS program (made a bunch of simple games and shmups, and with friends made a Rampage clo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Delta Pointers: Buffer Overflow Checks Without the Checks [pdf] - jsnell
https://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/delta-pointers_eurosys18.pdf
======
DannyBee
This is pretty well known technique (tagged pointers themselves go back
forever, and using tags for this purpose it's easy to find papers from the
2000's)... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What are the best books on creating a programming language? - sdegutis
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e19293001
Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc, IEEE/Wiley, 2012
This book taught me how to create compilers. The author started from simple
principles in grammars then slowly introducing a very simple compiler
eventual... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Essential LaTeX packages - czam
http://www.howtotex.com/packages/9-essential-latex-packages-everyone-should-use/
======
CJefferson
I would recommend everyone look at xspace.
It only has one tiny aim - to deal with spaces after commands.
Given: \newcommand{\S}{Bob} then \S is \S. expands to:
Bobis ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ragel State Charts - raju
http://www.zedshaw.com/essays/ragel_state_charts.html
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frig
In my experience SMC ("state machine compiler", tres original no?) is better-
suited than ragel for working with state machines that're easily specified as
"state charts".
The difference is that ragel is oriented around consum... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Transparent ceramics made with aluminum - peter_d_sherman
https://hackaday.com/2018/04/03/whats-the-deal-with-transparent-aluminum/
======
dvh
Metal will never be transparent. Metal means metal bonds which means free
electrons. Free electrons are opaque to visible light.
~~~
dbsvsv
I don't think in quite understand. ... | {
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} |
'Big Data' Has Come to Mean 'Small Sampled Data' - privong
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/02/17/the-big-data-revolution-will-be-sampled-how-big-data-has-come-to-mean-small-sampled-data/
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randcraw
I really _like_ this article. It reflects a historical perspective that I find
lacking in most tech m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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