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DHH anti-whiteboard movement - panitaxx
https://twitter.com/i/moments/835942450103451649
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et-al
Glad dhh is starting some pushback.
Just as a minor aside, for anyone interviewing out there, don't fret about
syntax that much. If you forget, tell your interviewer "i forgot the exact
syntax, but let's assume it ta... | {
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Reminder why bundling Flash in Chrome might not be a good idea - Terretta
http://secunia.com/advisories/42031/
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bonzoesc
So you get an update pushed from Google with in-browser indicators that it's
ready instead of having to know to go to Adobe's site, download, and install a
new version of a plugin?
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Open-source iris recognition - gourneau
http://projectiris.co.uk/
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dalke
"The iris recognition application is available under the GPL licence for non-
commercial research purposes on ..."
Methinks someone doesn't know what the GPL means. Though I suppose it could be
interpreted as "only non-commercial resear... | {
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} |
Text Classification – Classifying Product Titles Using CNN and Word2Vec - codesaint
https://rajmak.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/text-classification-classifying-product-titles-using-convolutional-neural-network-and-word2vec-embedding/
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PaulHoule
I would like to see it compared to a more boring model. For instance, if... | {
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Show HN: I released my first Android game: “Black Hole Escape” - psy_
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quarkdev.blackhole
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th0br0
It's pretty easy to get a high score by keeping the finger on the display.
Just got 299 without doing anything.
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psy_
yep, I also found this bug. It will be fixed... | {
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The Power of Joining Forces - razin
http://www.bizstone.com/2011/09/power-of-joining-forces.html
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ubuntufreak
Great inspiring article Just reminding me of the old saying Unity is the
strength. You told it with a very strange example of evolution of life on
earth. Twitter and facebook, and all the other social ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Where do you find people to work with? - wingerlang
Does anyone know of any active chat-rooms, irc or such that people use for finding work-mates? I have been looking for some days now but I just cannot seem to find people that are enthusiastic about doing things. I have programmed 2-3 sites this weekend but... | {
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Pppd vulnerable to buffer overflow due to a flaw in EAP packet processing - based2
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301/
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based2
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-
Point_Protocol_daemon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-
Point_Protocol_daemon)
[https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/99043/hacking/li... | {
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Ask HN: Insurance for startups – is THREE any good? - vikramkr
We're looking into getting the usual business insurance coverage for our startup and noticed that Berkshire is offering some new product they call "THREE," which they claim is comprehensive business insurance with a three page policy (https:... | {
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Stack Overflow was down - cpayne
http://stackoverflow.com
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alexholehouse
FYI: <http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com>
e.g <http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/stackoverflow.com>
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v33ra
If the long name is too hard to remember: <http://isup.me/> e.g.
<http://isup.me/stackoverflow.com>
------
JasonPuny... | {
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Ask HN: What are some of the best tech ads you've seen? - glennos
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glennos
This was a favourite back in the day. 90s ad for Nintendo 64.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzcsORSS4NQ>
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Show HN: Prepare for SQL interviews with real questions from companies - falco925
http://www.stratascratch.com
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falco925
Hi HN,
I've spent my career continuously prepping and practicing for technical
interviews, specifically SQL and python. I also teach SQL and python as an
adjunct professor at a local universi... | {
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Show HN: Kuzushiji-MNIST - hardmaru
https://github.com/rois-codh/kmnist/
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baylearn
Link to corresponding paper about Deep Learning for Classical Japanese
Literature:
[https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.01718](https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.01718)
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The scientific study has become a flawed manual for living - tokenadult
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/12/scientific-study-flawed-manual-women-heart-disease
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lutusp
A quote: "So while it's interesting to hear that women are less likely to die
of heart disease if they have a partner, no one's g... | {
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} |
How tech companies do engineering estimates (survey results) - skyfallsin
https://producthabits.com/engineering-estimates/
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brianbreslin
What's the origin of this t-shirt sizing methodology? I've never heard of this
before.
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} |
New study points to universal code in our brains for what we find beautiful - moona3k
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-universal-code-brains-beautiful.html
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gshdg
Boy is that a misleading headline. Actual study: there’s a part of our brain
that universally activates in response o whatever thing we find bea... | {
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} |
Mouseless workflow on the Mac - t23
http://andrew-landry.com/mouseless-workflow-on-the-mac/
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lgas
Divvy is the main tool that is missing from the list that I consider mandatory
for avoiding the keyboard in OS X. It lets you assign keyboard short cuts to
window positions and sizes.
~~~
tjl
There's a lot of diffe... | {
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Storing UTC is not a silver bullet - AndrewDucker
https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2019/03/27/storing-utc-is-not-a-silver-bullet/
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rlpb
This is the same as the alarm clock problem. When a user creates an event,
what does that user _mean_? In the alarm clock example, what should happen if
I've set my alarm clock 7am ... | {
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} |
Your cat-picture-project is saving the world, thank you - emanuer
http://testranking.com/behind/your-cat-picture-project-is-saving-the-world-thank-you/
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tensor
_"The insane technological & medical advancements in the past decades cannot
be attributed to a few ivary-tower scientists, but to hundreds of thousand... | {
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} |
Our YC Interview: A Scottish Startup's Perspective - akh
http://blog.shopforcloud.com/2012/06/our-yc-interview-scottish-startups.html
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mrkurt
I think one of the most common problems incredibly smart hackers have is
working on "businesses" with no real viable... business. They probably don't
expect you to know ... | {
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} |
Challenger Engineer Who Warned of Shuttle Disaster Dies - dredmorbius
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/21/470870426/challenger-engineer-who-warned-of-shuttle-disaster-dies
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dredmorbius
Recently on HN, Petition to honor Ebeling.
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11180905](https://news.ycombinat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tim Cook Admits Apple Has Stopped Growing In North America - amitkumar01
http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-apple-has-stopped-growing-in-north-america-2014-2
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eyesee
Cook astutely points out the category of "smartphones that function as or are
used as feature phones", but the author's interpretation of th... | {
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} |
The Louder the Monkey, the Smaller Its Balls, Study Finds - edward
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-louder-the-monkey-the-smaller-its-balls-study-finds-42361364663309
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chillacy
> Naturally, Knapp warns against anthropomorphizing these findings, and she is
> completely right. There is a world of difference be... | {
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} |
Google Glass Now Works With Actual Glasses - sethbannon
http://recode.net/2014/01/27/google-glass-now-works-with-actual-glasses/
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alaskamiller
I took apart my Glass, added magnets, and have it attached to my eyeglass
frame. Thing with mounting this on to frames is that you actually spend a lot
of time micro-adju... | {
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} |
Show HN: Your business, delivered in a box - trylaunchbox
http://www.trylaunchbox.com/
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detaro
Before you offer to build other people's website, you probably should make
your own usable first
[https://imgur.com/6wjmLqa](https://imgur.com/6wjmLqa)
~~~
trylaunchbox
Which browser?
~~~
detaro
sorry, current Firef... | {
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} |
Show HN: Angular Hold Button – hold (not click) to perform action - PawelDecowski
https://github.com/relishmedia/angular-hold-button
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iqonik
Can it have touch support so mobile browsers can interact with it? I can see
that being incredibly useful as it allows you to have multiple actions on
limited screen real e... | {
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} |
Selling Queerness: The Curious Case of Fun Home - greifswalder
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/04/branding-queerness-the-curious-case-of-fun-home/479532/?single_page=true
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nailer
Was wondering where I'd heard this name: I've read the book. It's a well told
story of someone realising their p... | {
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} |
New Zealand Declares State of Emergency [video] - partingshots
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-03-25/new-zealand-declares-state-of-emergency-video
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nobbis
As a Kiwi living in NYC, I'm impressed by the "go hard, go early" approach the
NZ government has taken, compared with the delayed response here.
N... | {
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} |
A low-THC cannabis strain for treating severe epilepsy - jonnathanson
http://www.5280.com/healthandwellness/magazine/2014/04/tangled-web
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justizin
This is a really moving story and not the only of its' kind, but I also worry
that a lot of people are being turned onto what we call CBD-only medical
marijuana legis... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Pioneering scientists turn fresh air into petrol - Egregore
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/exclusive-pioneering-scientists-turn-fresh-air-into-petrol-in-massive-boost-in-fight-against-energy-crisis-8217382.html
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Egregore
I wonder if this technology is more efficient than generating hydrogen thr... | {
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} |
The secret nuclear bunker built as the UK's last hope - PuffinBlue
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170103-the-secret-nuclear-bunker-built-as-the-uks-last-hope
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PuffinBlue
There is also an accompanying 360 video here:
[https://www.facebook.com/BBCFuture/videos/vb.279678448760878...](https://www.facebook.com/BB... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
NSA Coworker Remembers Edward Snowden: "A Genius Among Geniuses" - mzarate06
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/12/16/an-nsa-coworker-remembers-the-real-edward-snowden-a-genius-among-geniuses/?partner=yahootix
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Theodores
Snowden differs from many of the whistleblower ilk in that there is nothing to
d... | {
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} |
Review my startup: An artificial intuition based Q/A engine. - arihant
Link: www.snolr.com<p>Snolr works best currently finding short facts which you might need on the go. It's an early release and I need to iron down many things, but some feedback would be great.<p>Although we were doing private beta, it made sense... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
6 Great Articles Every Hiring Managers Ought To Read - philgo20
http://blog.matchfwd.com/2012/02/5-great-articles-hiring-managers-read/
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philgo20
My best bookmarks. Always good to re-read before interviews and when reviewing
applications.
| {
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} |
I wanted a touch friendly hn client so I made one - sequence7
https://github.com/adam7/Ainomma
======
sequence7
There's a demo of the latest build at
[http://ainomma.azurewebsites.net/](http://ainomma.azurewebsites.net/)
Feedback would be welcome, pull requests would be awesome :)
| {
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Largest cruise liner gets outfitted with fiber like Internet - rpoo
http://www.o3bnetworks.com/1791
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adrianpike
Well damn. I misread the headline and already started thinking through how
aggressive you would have to cache if you were on a cruise liner, had a
satellite connection to the rest of the world, but h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Signs of a Stranger, Deeper Side to Nature’s Building Blocks - nature24
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/features/science-news/signs-of-a-stranger-deeper-side-to-natures-building-blocks/
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selimthegrim
Horowitz was my instructor for graduate quantum mechanics and I knew a few of
his students. He's the real dea... | {
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} |
Britain launches data.gov.uk for software developers - cust
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7037682/Britain-frees-its-data.html
======
RiderOfGiraffes
Compare with <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1066972> where there are
already some comments.
| {
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} |
Women Who Code Unveils New Job Board - alainapercival
https://www.womenwhocode.com/jobs
======
alainapercival
WWCode is a 501c3 non-profit supporting over 50,000 women in technical
careers. We just announced the beta launch of our Job Board.
We have taken a lot of learnings from posting jobs in our weekly newsletter,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Best meatspace “stack” (benefits, legal, etc) for a new startup in 2018? - rvb
If you were founding a new startup with a couple of employees, what set of SAAS or firms would you choose to take care of your <i>non-tech</i> needs like health insurance, banking, and legal?<p>To get the ball rolling:<p>- Just toda... | {
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How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need? - drgvond
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2016/3/16/how-many-decimals-of-pi-do-we-really-need/
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goerz
Of course, the real reason they work with pi to exactly 15 decimal places is
that they're doing numerics, and therefore use a full double precision
constant for pi, i.... | {
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} |
Show HN: docker-show-context shows you why `docker build` takes so long - peterwaller
https://github.com/pwaller/docker-show-context
======
peterwaller
While making this I discovered a 5x speedup of build context creation with an
18 line patch to docker :)
[https://github.com/docker/docker/pull/20088](https://github.c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, other sites from the terminal - zquestz
https://github.com/zquestz/s
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danso
I didn't install and run the code, but this appears to be a wrapper for
performing a search across these sites via browser...i.e. you specify a
provider and the query, and the browser pops ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Community's take on Play and Scala: worth learning? - guatebus
I was recently presented with the opportunity to start a new project that must use the Play web framework (written in Scala). The team behind the project is OK with the fact that I have not used them previously, so this is an opportunity to learn... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How do you make a bird? Shrink a dinosaur for 50M years - tokenadult
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-science-dinosaurs-idUSKBN0G02KJ20140731
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tokenadult
Here's a link to an abstract of the journal article in _Science._
[http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6196/562](http://www.sciencemag.org/con... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
AMD and Intel Had a Baby and It's a Beast - x0054
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4164382-amd-intel
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jaytaylor
On mobile this site attempts to force installation of an app to read the
article.
Workaround: [https://archive.is/ZzIiK](https://archive.is/ZzIiK)
~~~
notadog
Your link i̶s̶ was giving me a 503 error... | {
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} |
Disabling Intel ME 11 via undocumented mode - Severian
http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2017/08/disabling-intel-me.html
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arca_vorago
This is why I support Power/MIPS/RISC development going forward. It's just a
shame that we allowed intel and amd to both put in cpu backdoors at such an
obvious level (I like x86 but it'... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google offers $1 million reward to hackers who exploit Chrome - statenjason
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/02/google-pledges-1-million-in-cash-to-hackers-who-exploit-chrome.ars
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TomAnthony
Full details are here:
[http://blog.chromium.org/2012/02/pwnium-rewards-for-
exploits...](http://blog.chromium... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The 10 patents Yahoo is using to sue Facebook (and what they really mean) - bdking
http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/13/yahoo-sue-facebook-patent-infringement/
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mmatants
They seem to be oversimplifying "US Patent 7406501 System and method for
instant messaging using an e-mail protocol". It's not "just" instant
me... | {
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} |
3 free ways to advertise your startup - jane_vern
https://avetty.com/free-advertising-tricks
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seveibar
I suspect it would be very tricky for a company like mine (internet startup
with few competitors, the ones we have are large incubants in the market) to
work together as this article suggests, especially becaus... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Analyzing the Hacker News Users’ Join Dates, Karma, and Profiles - mlinsey
http://www.breckyunits.com/statistics/2008/05/08/analyzing-the-hacker-news-users-join-dates-karma-and-profiles/
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theantidote
This is interesting. It also reminds me of how much about statistics I forgot
since I learned it which makes me... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Aboriginal storytelling accurately records sea level rises 7,000 years ago - a_w
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/sep/16/indigenous-australian-storytelling-records-sea-level-rises-over-millenia
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mmahemoff
Neil Gaiman recently did a SALT seminar about what makes stories last.
[http://longnow.org/sem... | {
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} |
Myriad RF for Novena - platz
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=3727
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2close4comfort
Keep the good news coming! This is even more proof that other see the
viability of this project. Again Bunny and Xobs , others this is great to see
the work you all started being extended further!
| {
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} |
Building an Android To-Do List app using Parse - mikeevans
http://michaelevans.org/blog/2013/08/14/tutorial-building-an-android-to-do-list-app-using-parse/
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dmragone
How often are (production) mobile apps using these types of BaaS providers
rather than being custom-backed? Is this a tool mostly used for test/t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5: New looks, wheels, seats, less noise - jeff18
http://green.venturebeat.com/2010/07/01/2011-tesla-roadster-2-5-new-looks-wheels-seats-less-noise/
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samratjp
I wish they'd unveil more details about the Model S sedan. I thought it was
supposed to come out 2011, but this explains everything w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Jackfruit could save millions from starvation - hemapani
http://www.businessinsider.com/this-miracle-fruit-tastes-like-pulled-pork-2015-8
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titomc
I am from the Kerala state in India where this fruit is in abundance. My home
has 2 of those big trees.
About the pulled pork reference , I have had pulled pork in Ar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Best Anagram: Moore's law beats a better algorithm - 8_hours_ago
http://blog.plover.com/lang/anagram-scoring-2.html
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8_hours_ago
This is a follow-up to a post from yesterday, which had some discussion on HN:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13696196](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13696196)
| {
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Show HN: Inlets – Expose your local endpoints to the Internet - alexellisuk
https://github.com/alexellis/inlets
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gmac
See also: [http://localhost.run/](http://localhost.run/)
~~~
Sujan
Uh, how does _that_ work?
~~~
gmac
It's a nice use of SSH tunnelling (e.g.
[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Port... | {
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} |
Pigs recorded using tools - rising-sky
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/10/first-tool-use-pigs-visayan-endangered/
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austincheney
Finally this is proven. It is by no means surprising. Wild domestic pigs,
which I know are a different species, are a plague in much of North America
and Australia parti... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mail forwarding is slowly dying (probably) - petercooper
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/ForwardingSlowlyDying
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petercooper
Submitted this because I send a lot of email (I run an email newsletter
company) and have noticed a _lot_ of people's forwarding setups are terrible
and hitting deliverability... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
LDraw: computer-aided design for serious Lego fans (SHA2017) - app4soft
https://media.ccc.de/v/SHA2017-306-ldraw_computer-aided_design_for_serious_lego_fans
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app4soft
> LDraw™[0] is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to
> create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Are publishers running scared? They should be - mlongo
http://ipadwatcher.com/2010/03/30/are-publishers-running-scared-they-should-be/
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lazugod
It would appear that you are submitting every other article from your blog.
~~~
mlongo
No, not really. As I joined this community recently I submitted some articles
t... | {
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} |
The Prospects for a Leaner and Meaner HPE - rbanffy
https://www.nextplatform.com/2017/09/06/prospects-leaner-meaner-hpe/
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warrenm
>"HPE is trying to figure out what to do"
While only applied in a couple paragraphs, it should be applied to the whole
article: they're foundering and don't realize it.
| {
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} |
DJI 10 Years Anniversary Sale and new Phantom 3 4K - amima
http://store.dji.com/event/10years/
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imjk
Any idea how long this promotion will last?
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amima
Someone from DJI forums contacted B&H employee at store on this and he said
it's at least until the end of January. Not official information, though.
| {
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} |
Senate votes to overturn Ajit Pai’s net neutrality repeal - MBCook
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/senate-votes-to-overturn-ajit-pais-net-neutrality-repeal/
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alistproducer2
I am on the one hand happy to hear about this, but I couldn't help but laugh
at the way it was reported on NPR. They said Democr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Use dereference if you want know what hiding behind short link. - perl_demon
http://dereference-ru.rhcloud.com/
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krupan
Kind of fun to just type in random short urls and see what you get.
~~~
perl_demon
You can check for safety the links which you get from untrusted sources with
GoogleSafeBrowsing
| {
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} |
Do you want money or freedom? - buildv1
http://blog.buildv1.com/article/23/do-you-want-money-or-freedom
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tt
Another pointer is to have insatiable curiosity in everything that you do
instead of thinking of work as just a job. Be your own judge of your quality
of work instead of relying on others and you will be p... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
"Only $4 of an iPod that costs $150 to produce is made in China" - cwan
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748703312504575141790705775672-lMyQjAxMTAwMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html
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Tichy
I don't understand it: why would the intermediate goods not be accounted for?
Some stuff goes into a country, some stuff ... | {
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} |
NYPD Refuses to Disclose Information about Its Face Recognition Program - rosalinekarr
https://theintercept.com/2017/05/02/nypd-refuses-to-disclose-information-about-its-face-recognition-program-so-privacy-researchers-are-suing/
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I_am_neo
If you want to know who controls your society look to those that you are n... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Liberalism and the Invisible Hand - longdefeat
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/02/liberalism-and-the-invisible-hand/
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oblib
100% gas.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Addicted To Authority - ckyildiz
http://www.powerfulnonsense.com/addicted-to-authority/
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wanda
Honestly, who would want to read this drivel?
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hong Kong’s security law is going to devastate its economy - partingshots
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Hong-Kong-security-law-is-going-to-devastate-its-economy
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kyrra
Related: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-officially-declares-that-
ho...](https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-officially-declares-that-hong-kong... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask YC: Startup Capital. How much do you need? - getp
Me and two friends are planning to do a startup next summer in Amsterdam. At first we figured that we would all put in E10,000 (=$14,700). However, due to changed circumstances, we're now considering E6,000 (=$8760) p.p. Would this be enough to start with? As a s... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Professor Brian Cox: “It's Very Difficult to Argue with an Idiot” - CarolineW
http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/its-very-difficult-to-argue-with-an-idiot-says-professor-brian-cox/all/
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gaspoweredcat
Im reminded of this scene from Jam:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGex0kLgNok](https://www.youtube.com/wa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Scaleway Amsterdam Data Center Down - Sami_Lehtinen
It's obvious, let's see how long it lasts. No more information available yet. Started about 15 minutes ago. Control panel doesn't show any servers and everything is unreachable.
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Sami_Lehtinen
Now they confirmed it:
[https://twitter.com/scaleway/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hacker News: May be the Closest Social Site to the Old Digg - TheErinRyan
http://socialeyezer.com/2011/03/14/hacker-news-may-be-the-closest-social-site-to-the-old-digg/
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radu_floricica
Could we please make it Clojure this time instead of Erlang?
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astrofinch
This was actually written over a week ago, so if ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Here comes Tesla's 'missing piece' battery announcement - simonebrunozzi
http://www.businessinsider.com/here-comes-teslas-missing-piece-battery-announcement-2015-4
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simonebrunozzi
Livestream is here:
[http://www.teslamotors.com/livestream](http://www.teslamotors.com/livestream)
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Algorithm Design (2006) [pdf] - boshomi
http://www.cs.sjtu.edu.cn/~jiangli/teaching/CS222/files/materials/Algorithm%20Design.pdf
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pzh
Is this book meant to be free or is this a pirated copy?
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ocdtrekkie
Posted by a Chinese university, I am kinda guessing the latter. Pearson isn't
known for giving stuff away ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
From automatic differentiation to message passing [video] - adamnemecek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkJNcEed2NU
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taliesinb
This is a perspective I’ve been taking recently as I’ve been investigating
next-gen DL frameworks like Julia’s Zygote and Swift for Twnsorflow. So it’s
very nice to see this articulated ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education - petethomas
http://chronicle.com/article/Bringing-the-Liberal-Arts-to/229671/
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msandford
I would have loved it if my "required" courses were more engaging or
interesting. One semester I got three As and a B. The As were in 3000 or 4000
level engineering cours... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What It’s Like to Work with the World's Deadliest Pathogens Every Day - artsandsci
https://www.buzzfeed.com/vchamlee/this-is-what-its-like-to-work-with-the-worlds-deadliest?utm_term=.qpgdwDDOPp&utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email&utm_vertical=science_debrief#.urNPp33r9Y
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Frenchgeek
(Story about CDC, not Taco bells)... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Nate Silver's Gambling Streak Makes Me Trust Him More - JeremyBanks
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/why-nate-silvers-gambling-streak-makes-me-trust-him-more/264445/
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mayneack
I have no idea how much the NYT pays Silver, but they could create some sort
of pay scheme such that on any give... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Three Reasons Why the iPad WON’T Kill Amazon’s Kindle - jv2222
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/three-reasons-the-ipad-wont-kill-amazons-kindle/
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Tiktaalik
If Amazon does two things, a) drops price and b) continues to rapidly improve
their product I think the Kindle could continue to have a very comfor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How to Fish for (and Land) IT Talent - JSeymourATL
http://www.cio.com/article/2835765/careers-staffing/how-to-fish-for-and-land-it-talent.html#tk.IDGENTERPRISENLE_nlt_insider_2014-11-06
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dozzie
I hate paywalls.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Do you know your Vocabulary Coverage Ratio? - diasks2
https://www.bifluent.com/en/vocabulary-assessment-test
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goldfeld
This comes to me just after an extended weekend reading up and mashing data
around frequency lists. Are you open for collaboration with other language
tools? I'd love to be able to im... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Cmd line parameters, env variables or config files? - gtirloni
What do you prefer and why?
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__d
I think that this is a false opposition thing: they're all good, and you
should have all of them.
Command-line parameters, especially single character ones, are a quick and
easy way to request ad hoc changes ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Cool HTML5 Canvas Applications - DeusExMachina
http://creativefan.com/20-shockingly-cool-html5-canvas-applications/
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tw1st3dst33l
HTML5 is almost too good to be true. Flashkiller? We all hope so. (internet
games on my iPod touch? Please?)
Also, this article is stunning. As a digital artist, I am incredibly ex... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
‘We Need to Clean This Up’: Clinton Aide’s Newly Public Email Shows Concern - davidf18
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/us/politics/wikileaks-hillary-clinton-emails.html
======
davidf18
The newest Wikileaks demonstrates that Obama lied when he said he learned of
Clinton's use of her private email server when the Amer... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Spotify is writing massive amounts of junk data to storage drives - GotAnyMegadeth
http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/11/for-five-months-spotify-has-badly-abused-users-storage-drives/
======
viktorelofsson
Also discussed here,
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12914188](https://news.ycombinator.c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Microsoft's challenge: 90 days to beat Google - brg
http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_14242473
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s3graham
Good to hear there's someone throwing down at least _some_ competition.
I hope Microsoft finds/makes lots more small awesome groups to throw some
money at.
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jmount
Interesting read. But the negat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why I won't reenlist as a Yale alumni interviewer - 001sky
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-1011-orlin-yale-alumni-interviews-20151011-story.html
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11thEarlOfMar
Just went through the whole application process with my daughter. It was
horrible. It's a mess. It's sinister in the way it affected our famil... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Designed in China, Assembled in California - hunvreus
https://ia.net/topics/designed-in-china-assembled-in-california
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throwaway23211f
> As China starts outdoing us economically, technically and strategically, we
> are turning Chinese, slowly losing the spiritual, cultural and political
> texture that made us di... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Moot Rebrands As Muut, Raises $770K To Make Online Forums Less Ugly - MCarusi
http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/09/moot-rebrands-as-muut-yes-really-raises-770k-to-make-online-forums-less-ugly/
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malka
Ah ah, when reading the title, I expected to read an article about moot,
4chan's founder. Maybe this could be one o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: A Cheatsheet for funcy sequence, collections and functional stuff - Suor
http://funcy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cheatsheet.html
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bbcbasic
Which lingo? Is this python?
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A practical way to put miners back to use and back Bitcoin with compute power. - enmaku
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/lis5b/a_practical_way_to_put_miners_back_to_use_and/
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afdssfda
"If this service was only to accept Bitcoins, then the value of Bitcoins would
be backed partly by computation power -- m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
FBI Director Doubles Down on Tying Scrutiny of Police with Rise in Violent Crime - kudu
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/26/451992173/fbi-director-doubles-down-on-linking-scrutiny-of-police-with-rise-in-violent-cri
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bediger4000
Holy Crap, Comey really did do what the title says. Police operate bett... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
John Carmack on Patents - azharcs
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=151312&cid=12701745
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anewaccountname
Carmack isn't just being hypothetical here; he independently came up with
"Carmack's Reverse" for rendering shadows and it turned out Creative already
had a patent on it; they ended up using it to force Doo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is it your app or the Tech Crunch article that sucks? - jjacobson
http://twitter.com/#!/jimmyjacobson/status/135155489137885185
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rpicard
This seems like it would be a cool side project but I could never imagine
myself actually using it. I'm not really into "social" things anyways
(Facebook, Twitter, etc.) so thi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Which do we kill more humanely, our pets or condemned prisoners? - pmcpinto
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/04/28/executioners-vs-veterinarians
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kleer001
Who deserves our respect more: naive, wordless, naked, trusting, loyal pets or
convicted humans ?
~~~
JoeAltmaier
Depends entirely upon your religio... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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