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Avain.app – secure one-time password manager - pkstn
https://avain.app
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pkstn
I’m working on bringing Avain open source! If you have any questions, I’m
happy to share code and ideas behind Avain.
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Apparently standing desks can hurt too - thejacenxpress
http://blog.jasonsemko.com/post/50561540728/stand-down
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iharris
I thought that it was obvious that if you stand for 8+ hours, you'll want to
be wearing proper footwear and/or have a standing mat. Your entire body weight
is borne by your feet - treat them ... | {
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} |
Apple says EU push for universal phone charger would 'stifle innovation' - bryanmgreen
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/23/apple-rejects-eu-call-for-common-phone-charger/
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mytailorisrich
Without forcing an unified charger, the same aim could be achieved by banning
manufacturers from bundling changers with all pr... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Why can't I visually create v1.0 of a CRUD application? - projectramo
One should be able to throw together the front end by dragging and dropping pieces on to a canvas.<p>One should then be able to drag and drop a UML like diagram to create all the models. When you hit save, the database, the model (rails/... | {
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The Gyllenhaal Experiment - chadmhorner
https://pudding.cool/2019/02/gyllenhaal/
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danielsf
author here if anyone has q's
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Use Subqueries to Count Distinct 0X Faster - taspeotis
http://ta.speot.is/2014/01/25/use-subqueries-to-count-distinct-0x-faster/
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ahmed1490
Similar example and simplier explanation for noobs. :) Was on HN yesterday.
[https://periscope.io/blog/use-subqueries-to-count-
distinct-5...](https://periscope.io/blog/u... | {
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Ask HN: I'd like to start political blog under my name will it affect my career? - ffjffsfr
I'm really worried and afraid about direction in which things are going in my country and in the world. I'd like to write more about politics, however I feel like writing anonymously or under pseudonym makes people tr... | {
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} |
Taser stuns law enforcement world, offers free body cameras to all US police - kartD
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/taser-announces-free-body-cameras-cloud-storage-to-all-us-cops-for-a-year/?comments=1
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kwillets
This is an obvious revenue ploy for their cloud storage service.
~~~
I_am_neo
Absolutel... | {
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Ask HN: What calendar app do you use? - nidrog
What’s missing from your current calendar app?
Does anyone else think a good calendar API is missing to build stuff on top of? I’ve been thinking about building a hackable/customizable calendar.
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1986v
I personally utilize the default calendar on iPhone, work... | {
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} |
Here's why Apple Watch apps are freakishly slow. - aabajian
https://aabajian.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/are-apple-watch-apps-freakishly-slow-to-preserve-battery-life/
======
__Joker
Correct me if I am wrong, but none of the third party apps run directly on
watch. They run on the phone. For more see
[https://developer.... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What data visualization about Hacker News would you like to see? - vivaladav
I have been working for a while on a tool called HN EPLORER, which uses the HN API to acquire data from the website and then process it to do visualization and interactive searches.<p>Today I acquired all the data from 2017 and I will... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How can I learn to listen and communicate effectively? - prad9104
======
dbish
It depends on where you think your gaps are, but some of the soft skills of
communication are discussed in these books that I've learned a bit from each:
It's Not All About Me by Robin Dreeke an FBI Social Engineering expert, How to
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Alternatives to Wordpress for Blogging? - sebiw
Hi HN,<p>I want to start blogging again but don't want to use Wordpress. It seems so bloated with functionality that I don't need.<p>I'm looking for a solution, self-hosted if possible, that is really focussed on making writing blog posts nice and ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Milemeter: Buy Your Insurance By the Mile - terpua
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/12/milemeter_buy_y.html
======
pchristensen
Several urban/economic studies have shown that if insurance was added to
gasoline (about $.45/gal I think), it is cheaper for almost all people,
prevents the uninsured motorist problem,... | {
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} |
Show HN: A chat app built for AMAs - drt
http://geniushub.com/boris
======
davidbozin
Absolutely awesome platform. I jumped on when I saw I could chat with Jason
Fried, which was a great experience being able to interact with and ask
questions I have always wanted answered around startups and culture.
Can't wait for ... | {
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} |
How to avoid cognitive biases when you get paid to think - paraschopra
https://invertedpassion.com/hacks-to-avoid-cognitive-biases/
======
thisisit
> “80% fat-free” and the other one says _“20% fat added”_ , which one will you
> pick?
The 2nd framing is awkward. I am no marketing expert but it seems the non-
awkward ... | {
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} |
Corrupted Blood Incident - tosh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupted_Blood_incident
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skocznymroczny
It was certainly an interesting phenomenon, however I'd be wary of applying
any scientific significance to it. In a videogame, there is no penalty for
death, and it was expected for players to infect others "fo... | {
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} |
Machine Learning Crash Course: Part 1 - rafaelc
https://ml.berkeley.edu/blog/2016/11/06/tutorial-1/
======
aub3bhat
As a counter-argument Linear regression to ML is "goto statement" to
programming.
Linear regression looks great on paper since you can derive residuals, slopes
compare the individual "effects" etc. But ... | {
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} |
GitReview – IMDB for software - colinhowe
http://gitreview.com/
======
0x006A
Picking up on the IMDb reference. IMDb is a database of movie metadata for all
movies. important points are:
a) they provide a unique id for each movie
b) movie metadata does not exist digitally otherwise, thus imdb managed to
become _th... | {
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} |
Keep Your Startup Virtual - dcancel
http://davidcancel.com/keep-your-startup-virtual/
======
ryanwaggoner
Even in articles like this, there's an assumption that eventually you'll have
to get office space. But companies like Automattic and 37signals make me
wonder. Especially if you had a strong focus in hiring and dev... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Toxic JavaScript Bundler Community Exposed - saddam96
https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/gerutn/plagiarism_gatekeeping_in_the_bundler_community/
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mr_eel
This title is overstating the issue. End of the day, this is a tiny bit of
interpersonal conflict/difficulties.
Personally I'm always sensitive to system... | {
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} |
Lightbank Invests In Walk.by to Connect Local Merchants To Online Shoppers - azylman
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/10/lightbank-invests-650000-in-walk-by-a-new-platform-connecting-local-merchants-with-online-shoppers-by-way-of-smartphones/
======
ironchief
Thanks, we're building a human powered fashion recommendatio... | {
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} |
An Ode to Linux Desktop Users Everywhere - levlaz
https://levlaz.org/an-ode-to-linux-desktop-users-everywhere/
======
bfrog
Linux as a desktop has come a _long_ way. Most things Just Work now. I
actually enjoy the experience a great deal more than either Windows or Mac at
this point, and I'm no Masochist.
Windows, Ma... | {
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} |
Algorithms and Data Structures Explained and Implemented in JavaScript - deckermann
https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms
======
eximius
The documentation and code quality is all good.
The implementation choices leave some things to be desired. The Queue and
Stack implementations are Linked Lists instead ... | {
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} |
C++ Status at the end of 2015 - ingve
http://www.bfilipek.com/2015/12/c-status-at-end-of-2015.html
======
StephanTLavavej
> Atomics in signal handlers - N2547 - its listed as missing here (at msdn),
> but listed as done here at vc blog
That was me being cautious, see
[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/04/2... | {
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This is what I call svbtle. - robinduckett
http://i.imgur.com/wyten.png
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geoffw8
What am I supposed to be looking at?
~~~
geoffw8
Got it.
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Boston Globe columnist: "Cyber-bullies" are criticizing Aaron Swartz' prosecutor - declan
http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/01/17/vennochi/ZcdoqRwgIMW7Tam2q7mKMJ/story.html
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bensw
>But defending principle was not [his lawyer's job]. It was to provide Swartz
with the best legal advice, given the charges and t... | {
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} |
Rent-a-sister: Coaxing Japan’s young men out of their rooms [video] - tartoran
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-46885707/rent-a-sister-coaxing-japan-s-young-men-out-of-their-rooms
======
personlurking
Also interesting:
"Substitutes: Japanese men woo silicone sex dolls to overcome loneliness" [RT,
26 min, 2018]
[h... | {
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} |
Destructive Destruction? An Ecological Study of High Frequency Trading - mgunes
http://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/destructive-destruction-ecological-study-high-frequency-trading
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aklein
The essay has quotes like this: "The market thus oscillates asymptotically
around the attractor of zero information ... | {
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} |
Most Young Adults in U.S. Now Own Smartphones, Survey Says - pjo
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/most-young-americans-now-own-smartphones-survey-says/?ref=technology
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zitterbewegung
I don't (I am 23) am I in the minority now? I wonder what has to happen for
the older generation to adopt smartphones (o... | {
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} |
Ask HN: SARS-CoV-2: current daily life scenario - tadruj
Your goal is to get to the store, buy sour cream and come back to your computer, SARS-CoV-2 free.<p>Move 1: You open the door, it's contaminated, SARS-CoV-2 is on your right hand now.<p>Move 2: You take the sour cream, it just spread to the sour cream jar.<... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Project Ivory - Features and the Testing Thread - Cherian
http://pivory.com/#topic/1/1663
======
creamyhorror
When Discourse was submitted to HN, this immediately came to mind, though I
couldn't remember its name. It was a breath of fresh air in terms of approach
and design style. It would be awesome to see chat-for... | {
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} |
Instagram has a drug problem - jacquesm
http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/19/instagram-has-a-drug-problem/
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discardorama
_Any_ reasonably reliable and fast communication medium "has a drug problem".
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fleitz
Sounds like a solution rather than a problem.
What is the problem with people buying things they wa... | {
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} |
(This Day in Tech) Nov. 1, 1909: ‘The Machine Stops’ - Mithrandir
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/11/1101em-forster-machine-stops/
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ascuttlefish
This is a good story.
Manybooks has it in a variety of ebook formats
([http://manybooks.net/titles/forstereother07machine_stops.htm...](http://manybooks.net/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple’s Best Product Is Privacy, Not iPhone - kiyanwang
https://hackernoon.com/apples-best-product-is-privacy-not-iphone-9919f5fc6fb7
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PM_ME_YOUR_CAT
It's one of their selling-points, so ye that's pretty obvious.
| {
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Ask HN : Robot kits other than Mindstorms? - vizard
Looking for a programmable robot kit.
Cost is one concern : something under $600 preferable. Focus is on the "programmable" part.
Any suggestions?
======
brk
I've had a lot of fun with the Parallax Boe-Bot kits.
<http://www.parallax.com/tabid/411/Default.aspx>
I'... | {
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et al. - tosh
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qGuYgMsAAAAJ&hl=en
======
rvz
The backstory on the stardom of Professor Et Al and Dr. Author on Google
Scholar is here: [http://ideophone.org/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-
goog...](http://ideophone.org/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-google-
scholar/)
E... | {
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} |
'Artificial Intelligence' Gains Fans Among Investors.com - bengebre
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575365310813948080.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop
======
joshu
I'm not really sure what the difference between "Artificial Intelligence" is
and what people have been doing.
It's not li... | {
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Reimagining the Web - igravious
A thought struck me in my media theory class today.<p>Imagine if you had a chance to build the web from the ground up. I could imagine baking in anonymity from the ground up. I could imagine a text-only interface so that the sight-impaired could have universal text to speech access. I... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What is a ballpark timeframe for developing a mobile app? - tshubbard
I'm talkin after design. Going from wireframe to functional mobile app. How long does it take to write the code?
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Animus7
This depends greatly on what your app is doing, what your platform is, how
many people you have, and so on.
~~... | {
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} |
Sen. Feinstein: 'Real' Journalists Draw Salaries - shill
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130807/13153224102/sen-feinstein-during-shield-law-debate-real-journalists-draw-salaries.shtml
======
jack-r-abbit
> The bill's definition of "journalist" seems straightforward enough.... _"
> primary intent to investigate even... | {
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} |
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Maybe You Should Give Up - releasedatez
http://blog.mixergy.com/maybe-give-up/
======
CalmQuiet
The central line is, "Does it immediately interest our most likely customers?
And if it doesn’t, there’s a problem. And it might not be worth working on it
at all, or starting again."
But "... | {
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} |
Google: “There has been a shift in our thinking…” - anon1385
http://counternotions.com/2013/03/11/shifty/
======
bluebaby
What a paranoid post. Google "manipulates" results for financial gain? The
assumption that there is a pure solution to a search query is ignorant of
search and information retrieval, which fundam... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Transferring responsibilities at work - cwt
I recently gave my employer notice that I will be leaving to start a new job. My responsibilities need to be picked up by other people in the office and I am looking for ideas on how to approach a successful mind dump.<p>My natural instinct is to write a word docum... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Should your boss know about mental issues like depression or ADHD? - thoros
As the title suggests, what does HN think?
======
JamesVI
It depends on whether your boss is competent or not.
Generally, yes. You should be able to discuss this with your immediate manager
and they should (1) understand or (2) educat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Babbage builders turn down Kickstarter - user24
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20004192
======
jgrahamc
It's a pity that the BBC focused on that aspect because that wasn't the main
point of briefing them (and only came up because they asked): the main point
was that the project is actually happening and we nee... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Pong in 30 Lines - prakash
http://billmill.org/pong.html
======
peregrine
Man I wish I had a nice Mac.
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snorkel
This is the fun way to learn python.
~~~
llimllib
As long as you mean nodebox, not my code - I'd be embarrassed to present this
code to a newbie.
If any impressionable proto-Pythonistas are reading... | {
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} |
Joel Spolsky's resume tip for startup applicants - tptacek
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/01/02b.html
======
mpk
Steve Yegge says something similar about applying for a position at Google.
[http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2007/09/ten-tips-for-
slightl...](http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2007/09/ten-tips-f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Please give me your thoughts on my new site: www.coderegator.com - rduchnik
Hello all,<p>So I found myself constantly looking up code references and commands at work. There was always that thing I did like 3 months ago for Apache that I would not remember since it's not something I do often.<p>I mostly kept ... | {
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} |
Sean Gourley on the mathematics of war - _pius
http://www.ted.com/talks/sean_gourley_on_the_mathematics_of_war.html
======
jakarta
I'm not sure about why Gourley is so startled by the fact that these different
conflicts followed a similar pattern. Insurgencies, while caused for varying
reasons and fought by different ... | {
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} |
Libnmea without a dynamic loader - XtalJ
https://github.com/jacketizer/libnmea
======
XtalJ
Libnmea can now be built without a dynamic loader which enables it to support
platforms like Arduino. It is more than welcome to port it to other platforms
:-)
| {
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} |
The myth of fat burning (why anaerobic exercise is more effective) - jlu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WubdKkjaLr8
======
DrScump
(Youtube page text is in Chinese but the talk and graphic content are in
English.)
~~~
jlu
This interestingly contradict with most fat burning theories circulating
around for the past de... | {
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} |
Lane Following Corner Case - 11thEarlOfMar
http://imgur.com/a/KnsXU
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11thEarlOfMar
CA HWY 17, Southbound @ Bear Creek Road, April 28, 8:30 AM.
Lane re-paving artifact and shadow of median barrier combine to form false
lane marking.
Subaru EyeSight system determines lane departure and sounds alert.
If the vehi... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Would you like your favourite celebrity read a book to you? - alphagrep12345
I'm working on a product where you can select a book, and a voice you want and I'd read out the book summary or review in that voice. Imagine Barack Obama or Morgan Freeman reading your favorite bedtime stories!<p>My questio... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hack.farm – A Hacker News Alternative - dope
http://hack.farm
======
lugg
Color/good for mobile. Title text is too large. Can't scroll and from at the
same time - it gets blury, scrolling is a big browse feature, makes you feel
like you're doing something useful even if you're not really reading anything.
| {
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} |
Show HN: My Android App - Quotes - europa
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quotes.app
======
zethus
You should consider grabbing the 4.0 UI Kit
| {
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} |
Remove Ex-Mode from Neovim - stepanbujnak
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/1089
======
linguafranca
This is one of the reasons I very strongly support the Neovim project. They
are taking an incredibly sensible and pragmatic approach to modernizing Vim.
Yes, there will be controversies. There always are. But ev... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: A Karma API? - jmtame
Anyone else think it would be interesting to carry your YC karma with you to other websites and have it synch?
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mdasen
I'm going to have to say no. One of the largest sources of anxiety in our
society is this belief that we have a dossier following us around. And we do.
New jobs w... | {
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} |
Ask HN: The less than legal startup, a boot-strapper's advantage - bertm
The thought came to be when discussing a new business model. The realization that a boot-strapper can be non-compliment with things like employment regulation, business licenses, etc, in order to demonstrate a business concept. Then fix the pro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Best practices for rapidly changing database schema? - bravura
Recent discussion has focused on using JSON blobs as the rows of "schema-less" databases (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496946). Commenters note that such approaches are appropriate when the database is really just a glorified hash table, a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mr 'Don't Do Evil' has patented deep Q learning,it is getting a patent on brain - master_yoda_1
http://www.google.com/patents/US20150100530
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krapp
>Mr 'Don't Do Evil' has patented deep Q learning,it is getting a patent on
brain
Don't editorialize submission titles like this, please. The actual title is
(and sho... | {
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} |
Show HN: Warp, a query-by-example analysis tool for (big) data - misterdata
https://medium.com/@tommyvdv/warp-a-query-by-example-analysis-tool-for-big-data-c6fc46fd8409
======
misterdata
See also the discussion on replacing spreadsheets with something better suited
for large data sets:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/... | {
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} |
Plan your digital afterlife - joshikomal
https://planneddeparture.com/
======
joshikomal
Leave your digital legacy to people you love and trust.Be in control and let
your loved ones know what should be done.Reduce emotional stress and financial
burden of people you will leave behind Safe and secure way of managing y... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: who started something that wasn't profitable but then posted on HN? - 10dpd
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Toph
Similar thread here: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4090845>
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It does not look like C++ ranges should be shipping - blux
https://twitter.com/dotstdy/status/1281490521307971584
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db48x
I'm finding it harder and harder to even read C++. On the one hand I haven't
used it in some years, but on the other hand it seems to be getting a lot more
complex.
| {
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} |
Why you need a proper and fundamental education to be successful in life [2007] - raganwald
http://weblog.raganwald.com/2007/01/why-you-need-proper-and-fundamental.html
======
te_platt
Especially interesting for those who remember this story:
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=303780>
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charlesju
My take i... | {
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} |
Help Us Help Molly Holzschlag - cheeaun
http://www.gofundme.com/HelpUsHelpMolly
======
rtb
(As a brit) I don't understand this:
"Molly was employed at the small NPO Knowbility as the Open Web Evangelist.
Knowbility was able to put her on Family and Medical Leave which allowed Molly
to retain her health insurance cove... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
What keeps modders modding? - jsnell
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-12-13-what-keeps-modders-modding
======
intenscia
Ive been running ModDB.com proudly now for 13 years and I believe the simple
answer to be, some people enjoy playing others enjoy creating. Their
achievements are amazing and modders have pushe... | {
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} |
Huawei Official Acknowledges Ability to Clandestinely Access Mobile Networks - evanb
https://www.lawfareblog.com/senior-huawei-official-acknowledges-ability-clandestinely-access-mobile-networks
======
kimsant
I feel uncomfortable when an analysis of a thread is taken in a so politically
biassed way. We should ask ours... | {
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} |
Financial ties between gun manufacturers and airsoft guns - turtlegrids
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwnwvn/gun-companies-are-helping-toy-makers-design-replicas-that-get-kids-killed
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sarcasmatwork
Vice has gone downhill. I do not respect them anymore. Is vice blaming
Hollywood for promoting violence or usi... | {
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} |
Juggernaut (Easy real time Ruby on Rails) - cmelbye
http://juggernaut.rubyforge.org/
======
cullenking
I have been digging juggernaut for a while now. It can be a bitch
occasionally, but is a great solution! I use it for real-time monitoring of
traffic on the site. It's working great still with 20 online users,
broa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Founder’s “Daily Flash” for Executing in the First 6 Months - nickb
http://gigaom.com/2008/06/29/a-founders-daily-flash-for-executing-in-the-first-6-months/
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rw
Take all of that and compress it into six weeks.
The pace of business, and particularly startups, is too fast to spend six
months feeling out your... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Snipit.io - Save and organize your code snippets in the cloud. - andreiduca
https://snipit.io
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andreiduca
Create snippets in the web app, or use the browser extension to snip code
blocks directly from the pages you visit. Add custom tags and mark your
snippets as favorites, so you can easily find what y... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Open-source quadruped robot with robotic arm - nicrusso7
https://github.com/nicrusso7/rex-gym#robotic-arm
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mike4921
This is the perfect opportunity to pitch my own version of this robot!
Implemented in a ROS framework, with a working walking gait, and some decent
documentation:
[https://github.com/mike4... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: BOOLR – A digital logic simulator - GGBRW
http://boolr.me
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GGBRW
Last year we wanted to make a working computer in a simulator for a school
project. We had learned something about digital logic, and we planned to build
a computer in a digital logic simulator. We had tried many simulators, but we
couldn'... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The impact of Docker containers on the performance of genomic pipelines - michaelhoffman
https://peerj.com/articles/1273/
======
jamesblonde
This paper misses the bigger picture that genomics is a Big Data problem.
Setting up pipelines to put together perl, bash, python, and C++ programs is
not where the field will be... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: SpotDJ – Synchronize Spotify Players with Your Coworkers/friends (OSS) - yukims19
https://spotdj.onegraphapp.com/
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yukims19
Hello HN! This is both my first Show HN _and_ my first post!
On Fridays, we tend to relax a bit more and share some music. SpotDJ was a fun
little experiment to see if we could ha... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
InstanTRIP: a new approach to VR headsets for mobiles from Japan - sgdesign
http://pad.instantrip.global/pad2-en.html
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leichtgewicht
Oh! I got to try the InstanTRIP PAD 02 a while ago but it never seemed to have
made Hacker News. Thank you Sacha for posting. The Pad02 is a interesting step
forward from the 01 ve... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Inverse Fizzbuzz - dxbydt
http://www.jasq.org/2/post/2012/05/inverse-fizzbuzz.html
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harpastum
_TLDR: Here's a constant-time solution:<http://codepad.org/Id9eu0Ax> _
Matching the the sequence of fizz/buzz/fizbuzz disregarding numbers is a
repetitive case.
Start with
3 Fizz
5 Buzz
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We only hire the trendiest - profcalculus
http://danluu.com/programmer-moneyball/
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grandalf
I've found that the best predictors of a good hire are indications of the
following characteristics during the interview/vetting process:
\- adaptability -- can this person deal with situations that are spontaneous
and u... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
When Heart Transplant Patients Were Celebrities - tintinnabula
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/early-heart-transplants
======
joezydeco
I was just talking to a friend of mine the other day and he disclosed to me
that his twin sons were conceived by IVF.
The first successful birth from IVF, or "Test Tube baby" as... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Autonomous Weapons Need Autonomous Lawyers - mhb
https://reporter.dodlive.mil/2019/04/autonomous-weapons_law/
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ajnin
I disagree with the premise. There are no autonomous robots on their own,
there are autonomous robots that someone decided to deploy and target on
something. That's just too easy to say that oh, t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
ProblemsPeopleHave - michalisp
http://www.problemspeoplehave.com/
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michalisp
I'd be interested in your opinion. I had the idea over the weekend. I'm
thinking of it as an art project or maybe as something that could evolve to
become a funny or serious site.
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npguy
A similar concept was tried by Seth Godi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I was about to make a note on my iPhone - tread_softly
I was about to make a note on my iPhone. Then I realized, that as a Canadian citizen, the NSA would be immediately analyzing the contents of my note and likely reporting back to CSIS its subversive nature.<p>A few days ago this would have seemed like paranoid de... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Walkable Streets Are More Economically Productive - oftenwrong
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/1/16/why-walkable-streets-are-more-economically-productive
======
reaperducer
This is something that certain cities have understood for many years. Chicago,
for example, mandates that all new development from a simp... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
1700 blogs for hackers - abdelhai
https://github.com/abdelhai/devblogs
======
ivve
This is kind of crazy but I'm looking for this fascinating blog I found ages
ago via HN. It was someone who was posting their father's diary online, as a
blog -- he was an engineer and kept a diary, which was full of fascinating
minutia... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The flawed history of graphical user interfaces - enkiv2
https://medium.com/s/story/lets-pretend-this-never-happened-8abf0bc9648c
======
Someone
I don’t see anything but opinion here. The writer may be right, but doesn’t
give any argument that can help readers make their own judgments.
~~~
mimixco
That and a lot of n... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We Can Do It!: Silicon Valley Help Sought as Pentagon Fights Cyber-Attacks - shahryc
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-23/silicon-valley-s-help-sought-as-pentagon-fights-cyber-attacks
======
gjolund
"Sorry about hacking your companies and forcing billions of dollars of
development work to protect your sen... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How much money are you willing to spend on mobile apps? - shortstuffsushi
I am paid to develop mobile apps as a part of my full time, but I haven't ever purchased any apps, or any in app content.<p>I was wondering what people of a similar demographic are doing. Is this the norm? Do others pay for apps? ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Single Page Web Apps with Backbone.js - ashrust
http://blog.sendhub.com/post/19349219519/single-page-web-apps-with-backbone-js
======
gbadman
I built <http://plunker.no.de/edit> using Backbone.js and really have enjoyed
the process. The addition of the sync event has really helped me out.
That being said, I think t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Don Knuth proposes new word: 'to ture' = 'to use the internet' - vxyz
http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/news.html
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tdoggette
Knuth's suggested pronunciation is kind of awkward. I'd suggest using it like
it's a homophone for "tour".
------
dragonbonheur
What happened to "web surfing"?
~~~
tdoggette
What... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
LinkedIn's Data Infrastructure - timf
http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/08/linkedin-data-infrastructure
======
swah
I have a strong negative reaction every time I view the InfoQ site. I can't
say exactly what is the problem thought... perhaps they should have somewhat
bigger margins to separate content from menus and a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Oracle Splats 300 Vulns in MySQL, Database, Fusion, etc. - bmaupin
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/16/oracle_bug_fixes/
======
localhostdotdev
so they are releasing security fixes with a new licensing agreement, wow glad
I don't use any oracle stuff
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tensorflow Examples with Explanations - nrooot
https://github.com/aymericdamien/TensorFlow-Examples
======
jesuslop
thanks!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Building a Content-Based Search Engine IV: Earth Mover's Distance - deepideas
http://www.deepideas.net/building-content-based-search-engine-earth-movers-distance/
======
SteveJS
There is a paper that indicates Earth mover, aka Wasserstein-1 is better for
convergence of GANs:
[https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.07875.pdf](http... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Electric Cars Don’t Have Better Batteries - craigjb
http://www.technologyreview.com/review/534866/why-we-dont-have-battery-breakthroughs/
======
ChuckMcM
I felt this was a good example for people to consider when they hear someone
say "We've got new battery that crushes the competition!" Batteries are a
great ex... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Statistical Problem With Soccer - Anon84
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24182/
======
heyitsnick
\- "In fact, Skinner and Freeman have carried out an extensive statistical
analysis of the scores at the last World Cup. They point out that if the
outcomes of games were a true reflection of the teams' ab... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Vera Rubin has died - bryanrasmussen
https://carnegiescience.edu/news/vera-rubin-who-confirmed-%E2%80%9Cdark-matter%E2%80%9D-dies
======
sulam
It's probably worth noting that the strongest proof of dark matter are
observations of the bullet galaxy, which Vera Rubin was not involved with as
far as I can tell. Some kind... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Getting Googled by Your Doctor - dnetesn
http://cancer.nautil.us/article/225/getting-googled-by-your-doctor-is-the-new-normal
======
kakarot
So what I got from this is that police feel like they can search your home
without consent over a facebook profile photo.
Nice.
He should have requested help from the ACLU, sue... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Uber-Lyft driver union law can move forward after federal judge tosses lawsuit - tareqak
https://www.geekwire.com/2017/landmark-uber-lyft-driver-union-law-can-move-forward-federal-judge-tosses-lawsuit/
======
tareqak
Original title: _Landmark Uber-Lyft driver union law can move forward after
federal judge tosses lawsu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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