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Evidence that Apple is making a TV, and the remote will likely be your hand - slerner17
http://qz.com/104796/heres-all-the-evidence-that-apple-is-making-an-actual-tv-and-the-remote-will-likely-be-your-hand/
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jmharvey
I've read the article twice, and the only "evidence" Apple is making a TV (as
opposed to a set... | {
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} |
HTC sides with consumers: No more locked bootloaders in Android phones - drivebyacct2
https://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084
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bad_user
This is exactly what I've been talking about -- customers want unlocked
phones, and because with Android competition is tough, sooner or later
unlocked phones will ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Speeding Up Your Python Code - bemmu
http://www.maxburstein.com/blog/speeding-up-your-python-code/
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merb
Not only is it slightly faster but you also avoid storing
the entire list in memory!
Actually that won't help when you need a big list and need to store it in
memory. Python is really a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hulu Plus Now Available on Apple TV - rpledge
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/31/hulu-plus-now-available-on-apple-tv/
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tocomment
Any news for Google TV? Not a day goes but I don't regret buying that thing
... :-(
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} |
Which are the best training institute for learning Big Data and Hadoop? - sheetalsharma
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lovelearning
I think that would be the institute paying you to post this "question".
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gauravhp
Which part of the world?
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A look inside Facebook's source code - evandrix
http://sintheticlabs.com/blog/a-look-inside-facebooks-source-code.html
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anw
Interesting.
It's also interesting that Facebook developers are using Pastebin for things
such as this. I would assume that they'd have an internal wiki, or gist-like
app.
It's also not... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Do you see a productivity boost working from home due to the Covid-19? - yashvanth
Just curious, do you see a spike in your or your team's productivity? Do you see this 'work from home' as the next big thing?
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JohnFen
My workplace has not yet required people to work from home (although the... | {
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} |
Encryption app ‘SIGNAL’ fights censorship with a clever workaround - gauMah
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/encryption-app-signal-fights-censorship-clever-workaround/amp/
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brudgers
Recent discussion:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13245970](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13245970)
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Developers Should Abandon Agile - ingve
https://ronjeffries.com/articles/018-01ff/abandon-1/
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airfreak
Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.
I don't mean to be harsh on anyone, but after working for over a decade in
enterprises, mediocrity seems to be the norm. There are of cours... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Build a Real Battery Status Web Component with Polymer - nemanjapopovic
https://scotch.io/tutorials/build-a-real-battery-status-web-component-with-polymer
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tracker1
I think Polymer is definitely interesting, I'm not sure how one would
necessarily incorporate state management at a higher level, or avoid the
effec... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
An OSI model for the 21st century (2014) - eaguyhn
http://davidad.github.io/blog/2014/04/24/an-osi-layer-model-for-the-21st-century/
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oldandtired
I have read the various comments against the OSI model and the one interesting
observation is that none of you seem to have ever worked with a compliant
implementation... | {
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} |
Can't use your lights anymore because we're slathering your data around and GDPR - edward
https://twitter.com/internetofshit/status/999619364541394944
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merricksb
This was on the GDPR Hall of Shame blog, heavily discussed here yesterday:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17143200](https://news.ycombinator.co... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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HTML5 Game Benchmark - kenjackson
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=491691753919&id=9445547199
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Aaronontheweb
IE9 skunked most of the competition by the looks of it, with Chrome 10 on
Windows at a reasonable second place
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melling
Within a short period of time, all the major browsers will match IE9. ... | {
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} |
Seasteading: A Practical Guide to Homesteading the High Seas - tlrobinson
http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/book_beta/full_book_beta.html
======
tlrobinson
Also:
[http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2008/05/seaste...](http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2008/05/seasteading)
(Peter Thiel Makes D... | {
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} |
Ignore Sparrow. Let's build real companies - bazookaBen
http://www.marketjs.com/blog/ignore-sparrow-lets-build-real-companies
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zmonkeyz
...and robust websites.
~~~
bazookaBen
site back up!
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} |
US Senator Charles Schumer's Open Letter to Steve Jobs - VengefulCynic
http://schumer.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=326405&
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VengefulCynic
While I find it encouraging that the Senator's letter seems to intelligently
capture the crux of the controversy, I have to wonder if there isn't something
slightly more pressin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
33 Exceptional Logo Rebranding In 2008 For Your Inspiration - jwilliams
http://www.smashingapps.com/2008/11/13/33-exceptional-logo-rebranding-in-2008-for-your-inspiration.html
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swombat
Voting up for interest, but not at all convinced that all of those are
"exceptional". Many are just "gradient + shadows + reflec... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way? - donkoz_ab
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bunderbunder
Worse is better
Or, to put it a bit more optimistically - usable now is better than perfect
later. I've found that, if I disappear behind a curtain and spend a long time
trying to make something really well-polished and feature rich, that just
gi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: I rebuilt my WP blog on React and Cosmic JS. It's now 10x faster - tonyspiro
https://github.com/tonyspiro/tonyspiro.com-react
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jjoe
Hi
Document Length is much bigger with WP. Is it compression being off in
Apache/PHP or caching in React?
Update: ok, compression is off in Apache. Hmm, I'm not sure ab ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Any undergrad engineering students interested in MakeMIT? - makemitdude
I've got an interesting project idea and room for 4 teammates! If you're an undergrad in ME, EE, CS, or otherwise have skills in these fields, drop me a line! Send an email to kudujelo@duck2.club (temporary address) and we can go... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Seth Godin's least read book is the one you must read - kentf
http://kent.io/post/40975979413/seth-godins-book-you-havent-read-yet-pick-four
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prakster
The blog is promoting the book, "Pick Four" (not Linchpin).
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milkman
Linchpin is actually really good though.
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milkman
I agree. I've read most of his... | {
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} |
New York Comic Con Tweets From Attendees' Accounts Without Permission - FireBeyond
http://mashable.com/2013/10/11/new-york-comic-con-promotional-tweets/
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gregcohn
This kind of behavior is absolutely insane on the part of a developer, but is
also the kind of thing that happens when a platform doesn't vet its ap... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Why not disclose hardware info in web scale datacenter? - ZhuHan
I know a lot of large web companies are generous to contribute software project to open source community. Some of them are just for education purpose, not even taking anything back.<p>Why are they not willing to disclose the hardware specs, or ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Pay Google to stop seeing ads - FWeinb
https://contributor.google.com
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criddell
Blocking ads motivates some people but many others are motivated by the desire
to not be tracked. When I read a paper magazine, nobody knows what pages I
flip through, what ads I read, no profile is being built, etc... Why can't ads
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Who is seeking co-hacker/sales hustler? - wsieroci
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marketgod
Not really looking but I can create a referral option for my project. If you
get someone to sign up for a whole year, I would give you 1 month of their
subscription cost, $400-500.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Linux Performance Measurements using vmstat - simonreed
http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Linux_Performance_Measurements_using_vmstat
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zurn
It would be high time for some capable & easy to use IO instrumentation in
Linux. This (vmstat) has been the state of the art for ~ 20 years and you
often long for somet... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is Fastly down? - jpetrucc
It appears that many sites are having issues currently:<p>https://rubygems.org/
https://reddit.com/<p>Also unable to run bundle installs or gem installs, potentially related?
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MichaelGlass
Yesterday there was problem resolving cloudflare hosts when... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What can I buy for under $50 that will most dramatically improve my life - sndean
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AnimalMuppet
There are two ways to go with that question.
Option one: What will most dramatically improve your life _economically?_ That
will almost certainly be some tool that you can use to create a side income
stream. (... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
NodeJS Powered Pastebin - robinduckett
http://paste.robinduckett.com
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robinduckett
Just a tiny project whilst taking a break from developing Social Drop
| {
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} |
Leaving the Mac App Store - davidbarker
http://blog.sketchapp.com/post/134322691555/leaving-the-mac-app-store
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xenadu02
The worst part about this is all the problems are easily solved if Apple
simply put the resources into it.
* The actual MAS store app itself is a horrible piece of garbage wrapping a bunch of ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ben Horowitz: Taking the mystery out of scaling a company - sk_0919
http://bhorowitz.com/2010/08/02/taking-the-mystery-out-of-scaling-a-company/
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jasonkester
_As the company grows, things will only get worse from here in each
dimension._
_Still, if the company doesn’t expand, then it will never be much of a
... | {
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} |
Cornell Said Chosen for NYC Engineering Campus - apaprocki
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/cornell-university-said-to-be-chosen-by-new-york-for-engineering-campus.html
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mathattack
I was also hoping for Stanford. This is not meant to disrespect Cornell - I
just question how additive it will be. Cornell... | {
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} |
Issues with Apple's iOS WebGL Implementation - espadrine
http://codeflow.org/entries/2014/jun/08/some-issues-with-apples-ios-webgl-implementation/
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0x0
So... It's a beta and some limits aren't up to native spec because of things
like the UIWebView currently being backed by an OpenGL ES 2.0 surface (instead
of 3.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We’re Living in a Subscriptions World. Here’s How to Navigate It - CapitalistCartr
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/technology/personaltech/streaming-media-home-server.html
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JohnFen
I navigate it much more simply -- I don't do subscriptions. I've learned long
ago, the hard way, that the most important thing fo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Linux Foundation head proclaims year of Linux desktop – from a Mac - mediawatch
https://www.itwire.com/open-sauce/79948-linux-foundation-head-proclaims-year-of-linux-desktop-from-a-mac.html
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bostand
Kind of related: at Google IO this year all speakers were using macbooks, but
i have heard that a lot of teams hav... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
YC, what is it worth to me? - mrkmcknz
I'm trawling through the YC application. Yeah I hate it just as much as business plans yet find it much easier to complete. It wasn't aimed to bore you but gather key information.<p>However it still has me thinking is YC really worth it?<p>We're funded through a convertible not... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The story of the longest-held American POW - dctoedt
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2014/09/john_t_downey_cia_agent_captured_by_china_during_the_korean_war_the_story.single.html
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cperciva
The title "... American POW" is inaccurate, since Downey was never a POW: He
was engaged in espion... | {
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} |
I can still see your actions on Google Maps over SSL (2012) - asmosoinio
http://blog.ioactive.com/2012/02/ssl-traffic-analysis-on-google-maps.html
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mattjorgs
This is really neat. How effective would this be on more text-based sites?
| {
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} |
We have relaunched Quarkbase a few days back. What do you think? - ritesharora
We got good response from HN when we first launched quarkbase an year back. We hope to get feedback on usability & content.
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alexkearns
Clickable link: <http://www.quarkbase.com>
I really like it. One of the best of this style ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Which cyclist hill descent position is superior? (2017) - discreteevent
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/which-cyclist-hill-descent-position-really-superior-froome-blocken
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moneytide1
Perhaps less safe and unconventional, but the "superman" position is not
listed in the article:
[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iz... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Book Shopping in Stores, Then Buying Online - sathishmanohar
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/book-shopping-in-stores-then-buying-online/
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marcomonteiro
Over the years I've actually done the opposite. I'll read reviews on books I'm
interested in on Amazon and go to a local bookstore to buy it. ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
New Adam Curtis Documentary: HyperNormalisation - krona
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/adam-curtis-hypernormalisation
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clydethefrog
International mirror.
[https://thoughtmaybe.com/hypernormalisation/?lang=en](https://thoughtmaybe.com/hypernormalisation/?lang=en)
And here [1] is a review of th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Pipefy: Workflows and process management for startups - alessioalionco3
http://www.pipefy.com/?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=hackernews&utm_campaign=hackernews
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alessioalionco3
Hi Guys! I am founder of Pipefy! Today we finally finish our private beta and
are open for free sign-ups! Would love to hear your f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Would you buy hacker clothing? - dethstarr
I am an artist and want to make a clothing line for hackers. I want to know if any of you would buy it? Do you like the idea?<p>It would kind of look like skater clothing, with t-shirts and cool art on the shirt that describes the hacker ethos.<p>The reason I want to do thi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
ValueStream: DevOps Metrics – Observing Delivery Across Multiple Systems - dm03514
https://medium.com/@dm03514/valuestream-devops-metrics-observing-delivery-across-multiple-systems-7ae76a6e8deb
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dm03514
Hi, Author here, I would very much love to hear your experiences capturing
these "core" DevOps metrics. Are yo... | {
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} |
Using chatbots against voicespam: analyzing Lenny’s effectiveness - mathgenius
https://blog.acolyer.org/2017/08/28/using-chatbots-against-voicespam-analyzing-lennys-effectiveness/
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oblib
So, we'll have bots sucking up bandwidth for nothing in this scenario?
How about a bot that just hangs up on them?
| {
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} |
Adobe will drop desktop apps to become web only - jsjenkins168
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2007-10-18T130541Z_01_N17292526_RTRUKOC_0_US-ADOBE-SERVICES.xml
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e1ven
Wow. This is a very bold double-down on Flash and Flex.
This is why Adobe bought Macromedia- They see... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
U.S. regulator demands companies take action to halt 'robocalls' - tareqak
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wireless-fcc/u-s-regulator-demands-companies-take-action-to-halt-robocalls-idUSKCN1NA2KH
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troydavis
Source docs:
Release:
[https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-354933A1.pdf](https://docs.fcc.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What domain do you use for your docs site? - scapecast
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CM30
[https://companyname.com/docs](https://companyname.com/docs)
Don't see why you need a subdomain for this, and it seems like something that
may be worse on a SEO/marketing level (there's mixed evidence here, but some
sources like Moz say that su... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Guide to Learning Software Architecture - Xtech4582
Is there any websites or books have solved Software Architectures?. This could help me evaluate my architecture against the de facto standard.
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Xtech4582
Is this way to learn software architecture ?. Is there any good other way to
software architecture.... | {
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} |
Amazing collection of Free PHP Frameworks and CMS - shahzadvu
http://guidesigner.net/collection-of-development/amazing-collection-of-free-php-frameworks-and-cms/
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FluidDjango
Maybe not an "amazing" [this blogger seems to need to use that descriptor for
half his posts :( ] collection - but some new (to me) offeri... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
FBook removes dissident's profile for using pseudonym. Zuckerberg's dog has one - thecoffman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/08/michael-anti-facebook_n_832771.html
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michaelpinto
Zuck doesn't get that some of us have multiple online identities: I see the
biggest drop off rate in Facebook occurring in Teen... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tunologist - abstractbill
http://tunologist.com/
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abstractbill
Tunologist is a little web app that's supposed to help you learn to read music
well enough that you can quickly sing or play the notes you see written on the
screen. Before I settled on the tunologist domain, my working title was "Mavis
Beacon For ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Jimmy Wales: Fox News Is Wrong, No Shake Up - derekc
http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/16/jimmy-wales-fox-news-is-wrong-no-shakeup/
======
jrockway
I wish we would stop calling drawings of small girls with boobs "child
pornography". Not you thing? Sure. "Obscene" under the Miller Test? Possibly.
Graphical depiction of t... | {
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} |
Lion’s Plan: Set the Stage — Don’t Burn it Down - Semteksam
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/lions_plan_set_the_stage_--_dont_burn_it_down/
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Synaesthesia
Direct manipulation by touch is a 21st century computing paradigm which Apple
used in iOS and which they're bringing to Lion in a big way.
| {
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} |
100,000th Google Knol published - Anon84
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/100000th-knol-published.html
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AndrewWarner
Does this mean Knol is a success?
~~~
gojomo
Judge for yourself:
<http://siteanalytics.compete.com/knol.google.com/?metric=uv>
(Traffic is below initial surge, but steady with perhaps a v... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Fully managed HashiCorp Consul Service generally available on Azure today - GordonS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/fully-managed-hashicorp-consul-service-generally-available-on-azure-today/
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GordonS
This got me thinking. Consul is one of those infrastructure services that is
generally deployed in a stand... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
TuneUp Puts Boxed Software in Apple’s Stores - pchristensen
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/tuneup-brings-boxed-software-to-apples-stores/
======
pchristensen
I thought this was interesting because it's similar to the App Store - paying
the margins is worth it to _be exposed to customers used to paying money_... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Review my Startup - KaBadge.com - Achievements and Badges - vyrotek
http://www.KaBadge.com
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vyrotek
My goal is to create a service that allows users to carry their good
reputation from service to service. The idea is to collect the achievements
you have earned from many sites and make them accessible v... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why does e to pi i equal -1? (2015) [video] - espeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_0yfvm0UoU
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cousin_it
1) e^x is a function whose derivative is equal to its value.
2) e^ix is a function whose derivative is equal to its value rotated by 90
degrees (ie^ix).
3) As x goes from 0 to pi, the trajectory of e^ix ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Govt attempts to gain powers over the design and operation of all networks in NZ - mfincham
http://techliberty.org.nz/govt-proposes-gcsb-control-over-nz-communications-in-new-tics-bill/
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mtgx
This all seems to happen in about the same time in different countries: US,
India, Australia, NZ, UK recently, France m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Vine Slide: Easily watch Vines as a slideshow - pauliewalnuts
http://vineslide.com/
I was playing around with Backbone.js and scraping Vine videos over the weekend and came up with Vine Slide. (It doesn't work yet on Firefox.)<p>Feedback would be great. Code can be found here: https://github.com/rparang/vine... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Dot-Name Becomes Haven for Scammers - kkim
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/09/dot_name
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cstejerean
I actually think requiring a small but reasonable fee to get personal
information out of Whois would help prevent spam, etc. Paying $2 dollars to
get the contact info for the owner of a hacked si... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
‘Freedom isn’t a handout’: Chinese professor's graduation speech - jger15
https://www.inkstonenews.com/education/chinese-college-professor-qu-weiguos-full-graduation-speech/article/3015786
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PavlovsCat
Wow, and bravo. Everybody everywhere would do well to hear/read this.
> Under the impact of complicated thought... | {
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} |
Integrating LibreOffice with SharePoint - buovjaga
https://mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/first-blog-post/
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buovjaga
Part 2: [https://mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/integrating-
li...](https://mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/integrating-libreoffice-
with-sharepoint-part-2/)
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} |
Ask HN: What to do when a company's second engineering hire is horrible? - journeyadv
First post here.<p>So there's this startup who made a good first engineering hire. The company's business side had since struggled to find a capable second engineer to do systems engineering. They interviewed a candidate wh... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Wikipedia to the Moon - chris_wot
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon
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johngossman
The FAQ is much more illuminatng then the main page:
[https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon/FAQ](https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon/FAQ)
~~~
Sniffnoy
Non-mobile link:
[http... | {
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} |
What Happens When You Send a Zero-Day to a Bank? - ivank
https://privacylog.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-happens-when-you-send-zero-day-to.html
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iamleppert
There needs to exist a legal entity/non-profit or company that acts as a
shield and/or escrow for these kinds of situations. Basically, as a researcher
you can ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
On valuing people - bscofield
http://benscofield.com/on-valuing-people/
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grimtrigger
It is wrong to treat other people simply as a means to some end or goal.
I'm not sure what exactly this means. How do you interact with someone besides
as a means towards an end (even if the "end" is just a fun... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Before There Was Lean, Agile Or Waterfall There Was Theory X, Y And Z - askorkin
http://www.skorks.com/2009/08/before-there-was-lean-agile-or-waterfall-there-was-theory-x-y-and-z/
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rjprins
Slightly tangent: The question if humans are inherently lazy or not is wrong.
To understand motivation you need to grasp bac... | {
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Show HN: Chrome extension warning user of hitting maxlength in password fields - jpxw
https://github.com/jamespwilliams/MaxLengthWarner
======
jpxw
After reading a number of comments on Hacker News recently expressing
frustration at maxlength password fields on websites, I have written this
(tiny) Chrome extension whi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Story of Building an Education Startup - olivercameron
https://medium.com/on-startups/d1d0b95ff595
======
OafTobark
Sounds like a great opportunity. Unfortunately being non-technical rules out a
lot of people it seems like.
| {
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} |
Perl 5.32 Released - todsacerdoti
https://metacpan.org/pod/release/XSAWYERX/perl-5.32.0/pod/perldelta.pod
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nchelluri
Ooh,
[https://metacpan.org/pod/release/XSAWYERX/perl-5.32.0/pod/pe...](https://metacpan.org/pod/release/XSAWYERX/perl-5.32.0/pod/perldelta.pod#Chained-
comparisons-capability) . Looks nice.
~~~
p... | {
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} |
Facebook isn’t happy about Apple’s upcoming ad tracking restrictions - theBashShell
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/27/facebook-vs-apple-ad-tracking/
======
amrrs
Related
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24291152](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24291152)
| {
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Biosensors to monitor U.S. students' attentiveness - petethomas
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-gates-idUSBRE85C17Z20120613
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kafkaesq
_Gates officials hope the devices, known as Q Sensors, can become a common
classroom tool, enabling teachers to see, in real time, which kids are tuned
in and whic... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Crownstone, the smart power outlet that recognizes you and your devices - harianus
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dobots/crownstone/description
======
harianus
From the description on Kickstarter: The Crownstone is a power outlet for both
the European and the American market, that uses Bluetooth Low-Energy to
es... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Realtime Bitcoin Stats - rwinn
http://realtimebitcoin.info/
======
gigantor
I have one new appreciation for fiat currencies - they're designed to
circulate with a steady rate of inflation. It seems there's a hesitation of
spending bitcoins knowing if you just wait a day it will go up, so it's being
treated like a prec... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Amazon Employees Are Very Interested in a Particular Article About Arlington - deegles
https://www.arlnow.com/2018/02/20/amazon-employees-are-very-interested-in-a-particular-article-about-arlington/
======
vxNsr
Well, this is certainly fascinating.
If this gets discovered, I'm sure it'll become someone's job to build... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: SEO penalty for non-HTTPS if they are static sites? - mark_l_watson
I maintain several sites that change slowly in time and I have started hosting them as static sites on Google Cloud Storage (easy to do, also easy using AWS S3, and I think Azure). I set up HTTPS via a free Cloudflare service on one of them th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They All Smoke Pot (2014) - zensavona
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-fbi-cant-find-hackers-that-dont-smoke-pot
======
mjevans
How about because those whom are skilled and ethical view a lot of the work
that the government would use them for to be unethical and a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A 60 GHz phased array for $10 - blueintegral
https://www.hscott.net/a-60-ghz-phased-array-for-10/
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stefan_
I love how industry came up with ever crazier schemes to stream content from
phones and laptops to TVs. There must have been three different attempts
involving WiFi alone, but this phased array mmWave 60 GH... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
IBM Simulates 4.5 percent of the Human Brain, and All of the Cat Brain - Sato
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=graphic-science-ibm-simulates-4-percent-human-brain-all-of-cat-brain
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vannevar
Until they can demonstrate that their simulation in fact acts like a cat, then
no, they have not simulate... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The pitfalls of A/B testing in social networks - kiyanwang
https://tech.okcupid.com/the-pitfalls-of-a-b-testing-in-social-networks/
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dalbasal
Many moons ago, OKC had a sort of clever & irreverent blog for stuff like
this. It was a great read. There were some classics like " _never pay for
online dating_ [1]" and... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
GPS mapping application in uLisp - kristianp
http://www.ulisp.com/show?2DT6
======
drmeister
This is really nice! I wonder how well the ulisp compiler does with
optimization - especially for code size. My group is developing Clasp Common
Lisp and we use the Cleavir compiler ([https://github.com/clasp-
developers/clasp... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Matrices from a geometric perspective - niklasbuschmann
http://www.coranac.com/documents/geomatrix/
======
pdkl95
3Blue1Brown has an _outstanding_ series of short videos, "Essence of linear
algebra"[1], which covers vectors, matrix transformations, and the related
math. What I particularly like about these videos is t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Extending the JavaScript Array Prototype with Ruby Methods - henck
http://www.independent-software.com/extending-the-javascript-array-prototype-with-ruby-methods/
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Bino
I really wish javascript had more array methods of higher level. It would make
our code more readable. Now it's always the dilemma of extending ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
MH370 Debris Storm - curtis
http://jeffwise.net/2016/03/10/mh370-debris-storm/
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steve19
"Given that after nearly two years only a single piece of debris had
heretofore been found, it’s extraordinary that in the span of less than two
weeks three pieces of possible MH370 debris have come to light."
I would think ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Advice on a Startup Idea - inside__world
I have this idea that could help mobile developers and non-technical publishers of mobile apps. Before I start coding it, I'd like to know whether it's worth doing. Please be as brutality honest as you can; my feelings won't get hurt:<p>I am thinking to develop s... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
43% of millennials see themselves quitting their current job in less than 2y - kulesh
https://blog.karmabot.chat/why-millennials-quit/?source=hn
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dastx
Millennial here. When I graduated I joined a small start up company. It was
great in the beginning. The people were nice, we had decent parties, life was
good. I... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
London traders hit $500M jackpot when oil went negative - Inconel
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-04/oil-s-plunge-below-zero-was-500-million-jackpot-for-a-few-london-traders
======
zahma
I'd greatly appreciate if any of you can explain how such a trade happened in
layman's terms. Every time I try to lo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Freelance/contract developers – who are your clients? (BigCo, SMB, etc.) - timjahn
======
stevejalim
VC-funded or well bootstrapped startups, mainly. But that's mainly because
it's a sector I'm choosing to pursue
------
IpV8
SMB as well as boutique design shops. Occasionally well-funded startups if
they ca... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Linux 4.4 released - doener
http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1601.1/01592.html
======
hbbio
The headline is misleading. It is indeed KMS support (Kernel Mode Setting),
which enables the kernel (and not the graphic driver) to control the display
modes. This is better:
1\. For boot (no flicker when the graphic... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Nazi Interrogator Who Revealed the Value of Kindness (2014) - DyslexicAtheist
https://psmag.com/social-justice/nazi-interrogator-revealed-value-kindness-84747
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nabla9
Almost all professional criminals know the antidote for this kind of
interrogation. Military must know it too.
You don't talk with the interrog... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
BitcoinStore Launch - Cheaper In Bitcoin - enmaku
http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoinstore-com-launch-cheaper-in-bitcoin/
======
JWhiteaker
It's called BitcoinStore, but the prices are only shown in USD. I expect it
will show the conversion on the checkout page, but at first glance the concept
feels like just a marketi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
WPENGINE Customer Credentials Exposed - artur_makly
Just got this in my inbox :<p>At WP Engine we are committed to providing robust security. We are writing today to let you know that we learned of an exposure involving some of our customers’ credentials. Out of an abundance of caution, we are proactively taking secur... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How does a relational database work? (2017) - PeterZaitsev
http://coding-geek.com/how-databases-work/
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averros
"Nowadays, many developers don’t care about time complexity … and they’re
right!"
Massive facepalm.
A developer who doesn't care about complexity (both structural complexity of
the code, and execution... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Cashgram – Send a link to users to collect account details and pay - nafey
https://www.cashfree.com/cashgram
======
nafey
Hi, I am Nafey, an engineer at Cashfree (YC S17), and part of the team that
built Cashgram.
Cashgram is a weblink businesses can send users to collect account details
securely and make a ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: An open source IRC client for your web browser - cjstewart88
https://github.com/cjstewart88/nirc
======
driverdan
How does this compare to subway?
<https://github.com/thedjpetersen/subway>
~~~
stedaniels
Seems like both of them require as server. Something I think means the title
is misleading about. It's... | {
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} |
Show HN: An open source clone of Kickstarter on Shopify - cmod
I "cloned" Kickstarter in Shopify and have released it as an open source project. [0]<p>So why not use Kickstarter? A few reasons:<p>- OWN. YOUR. NOOK. There’s power in owning your nook of the ‘net — your domain name, your design, your archives —... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How does the HN "More" link work? - zupreme
I noticed today, for the first time, that the "More" link at the bottom of the HN front page was not just a javascript trigger, nor was it a canonical link to something like "news.ycombinator.com/news/2", but was a link which populates a variable called "fnid" with... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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