text
stringlengths
44
950k
meta
dict
Show HN: Chrome ext., Musicality – Playback controls for your favorite players - kkamperschroer https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/musicality-music-player/fjiolbglibkahkipcdgeepdfdgfkdbee ====== kkamperschroer Feedback appreciated. This is one of my first big javascript projects. It's open source if you'd lik...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Photo check deposits - aaronbrethorst http://www.marco.org/2012/04/06/photo-check-deposits ====== yason _Sometimes, new technology is not progress._ Well, the last contact with _checks_ was, IIRC, in the 80's when I saw my mother occasionally using them and they were being phased out at the time already. This was in ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How to build a small hardware component/computer - puffyresearch Hi all. This is my first HN question, so lets see how it goes. I am a software programmer. I can manage well with a compiler, a unix computer, and a web browser. However, I have only a basic understanding of computer hardware.<p>I have an idea for a sm...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
University of Waterloo created a goose-tracking map, because geese are bullies - Tomte http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/21/13677516/goose-watch-geese-tracking-app-university-of-waterloo ====== AdamSC1 There was a door on campus that was locked, had signs up and was unusable for a good few years due to a goose that kept...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
MkDocs 1.0 - kylebarron https://www.mkdocs.org/about/release-notes/#version-10-2018-08-03 ====== therealmarv We migrated a while ago all our python docs from sphinx and the free readthedocs to mkdocs. Two main reasons: \- we like markdown more and starting (actually we converted to markdown with pandoc) with a bunch ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Show HN: trsry.com, a shortening synonym finder - szopa ====== szopa I had a free weekend, and the thsrs idea by Ironic Sans [1] looked like something too cool to let it go (and <http://thsrs.com/> didn't work too well for me). Also, it was a chance to implement my very own instant search ;-) The thing is done in ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet - doener https://fosdem.org/2019/ ====== michaelanckaert I’m there right now and it’s a wonderful event. Other conventions are commercial, in your face events but Fosdem is a welcoming, open event. Over 600 talks and some 8000+ people present. ~~~ seba_dos1 I'd s...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Mapping how the United States generates its electricity - velodrome https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/power-plants/ ====== grzm Some pretty charts, but I find some of them more difficult to read than necessary. For example, "Electricity generation by power source, January to May 2015" attempts to balanc...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
We are Treehouse, and this is why we exist - chrysb http://blog.gotreehouse.com/introducing-treehouse ====== jazzychad Hi Chrys, I have tried Treehouse for a bit on my phone, and here are some thoughts: It appears that there is no way (currently) to share photos with subsets of friends, is that right? Since that i...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
SAP agrees to buy expense software maker Concur for $7.3B - loganfrederick http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/09/19/concur-tech-sap-se-ma-idINL6N0RJ5G020140919 ====== jacques_chester I use Concur as part of my job. It is stunningly, stupefyingly awful. However, it is popular with the kind of hyperglobocom companies ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Millions of Women Will Make Fortnite a Billion-Dollar Game - petethomas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-29/millions-of-women-will-make-fortnite-a-billion-dollar-game ====== 282883392 This is a poor article. Props to Fortnite for having a higher percentage of female players, but the article doesn't prov...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Lift Web Framework - nickb http://liftweb.net/ ====== DougBTX Why all the italics?
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
FarmVillains - teej http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-09-08/news/farmvillains/ ====== brianbreslin They have a distinct advantage in being able to test/modify/adapt their games faster than everyone else, because they have 700 employees & a huge warchest of cash. It is unfortunate that copyright protection doesn't kick i...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask HN: Is there any community for e-commerce developers? - sedzia If I wanted to read news &#x2F; learn some best practices about: - using e-shops: Magento, Woocommerce, Spree etc., - designing email workflows with Mandrill&#x2F;MailChimp, - configuring CRMs, - getting customer tracking and A&#x2F;B testing infrastru...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask HN: Exercise is to sports as Learning is to __? - dbtc ====== valarauca1 Premises is flawed on several levels. 1) Sports do not require exercise; Darts, Bowling, Curling, Competitive Eating, Competetive Video games, etc. 2) Learning is required for Sports. Strategy, practice, muscle memory, etc. Learning is ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
This is how ancient Rome’s republic died - YeGoblynQueenne https://theconversation.com/this-is-how-ancient-romes-republic-died-a-classicist-sees-troubling-parallels-at-trumps-impeachment-trial-131121 ====== anonsivalley652 It's worth reviewing Chris Hedges' _America: The Farewell Tour_ and the late Chalmers Johnson's ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Arduino pop3 email checker - chasingsparks http://opensourceprojects-torchris.blogspot.com/2009/09/arduino-pop3-email-checker.html ====== PStamatiou I've had an arduino kit sitting around for pretty much exactly this reason. Along with a ridiculously bright BlinkM MaxM RGB led, I want create some sort of ambient not...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Oh-My-God particle - mherrmann http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh-My-God_particle ====== scrumper This is a week-old article in Quanta on the subject: [https://www.quantamagazine.org/20150514-the-particle-that- br...](https://www.quantamagazine.org/20150514-the-particle-that-broke-a- cosmic-speed-limit/)
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life Impact - adamnemecek http://time.com/3674807/john-oliver-net-neutrality-civil-forfeiture-miss-america/ ====== quadrangle John Oliver's show has honestly taken things to a far better level, dealing with real issues in approachable ways. The Daily Show is just cluttere...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Sci-hub.io domain is down - oscii The sci-hub.io domain is down<p>Sci-Hub is the site for downloading copyrighted research papers, which provides the access to the cutting edge human knowledge for the people who don&#x27;t have money to pay highly expensive fees of Springer, Thomson-Reuters, etc. (even Harvard can&#x2...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Amazon Spars With The Times Over Investigative Article - hvo http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/business/amazon-spars-with-the-times-over-investigative-article.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-4&action=click&contentCollection=Media&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article =...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
For traction, should I focus in the quantity or quality of my waiting list? - IsraCV I&#x27;m building the landing page for my mobile app that is going to be available in three or four weeks.<p>For the user subscription section of the landing page, I&#x27;m using mailchimp, but they use double opt-in. Checking out o...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Paper Dashboard – Free Bootstrap Admin Panel for Your Next Project - axelut http://demos.creative-tim.com/paper-dashboard/dashboard.html ====== a_imho I would say it is a rather misleading title, it is only free in some very limited sense. Which is quite interesting, looking through some similar packages I noticed th...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Guido's Proposal: Moratorium on Python language changes - sammcd http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2009-October/006305.html ====== andreyf _frequent changes to the language cause pain for implementors of alternate implementations (Jython, IronPython, PyPy, and others probably already in the wings) at lit...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Why may allopregnanolone help alleviate loneliness? (2015) - bookofjoe https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26365247 ====== bookofjoe Context: "Scientists are working on a pill for loneliness" [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/26/pill-for- lon...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/26/pill-for-lon...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Why Instacart and Doordash workers don't always receive the tips you give them - dodders https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/why-instacart-doordash-workers-don-t-always-receive-tips-you-n965926 ====== sl1ck731 Happy to see this is getting some coverage. After the last Instacart article a few days ago I star...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Go generate - zekers https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V03LUfjSADDooDMhe-_K59EgpTEm3V8uvQRuNMAEnjg/edit# ====== swartkrans > yacc: generating .go files from yacc grammar (.y) files Go has its own parser already[1], and who still uses yacc? Don't people use Flex/Bison? [1] [http://golang.org/pkg/go/parser/](http://...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Chomper: Electric Obstacle Avoiding Snowblower - bberenberg http://transistor-man.com/electric_snowblower_9000.html ====== transistor-man Small world, thanks for whoever posted this, this is indeed my contraption. This is a bit of last year's documentation, as the vision processing stuff was still mid-testing when the...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Chicago technologist Harper Reed joins President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign - jcasman http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0602-confidential-reed-20110602,0,7924072.column ====== paulsmith And even better headline would have been something like, “Obama 2012 Hires Startup Hacker as CTO.” One of us!
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Eight Years On, Google Fiber Is a Faint Echo of the Disruption Promised - olds https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zmwkdx/eight-years-later-google-fiber-is-a-faint-echo-of-the-disruption-we-were-promised ====== apeace As you can surmise by reading this article, the rise of the wireless ISPs (or WISPs) is not be...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Why decentralized social networking never makes it - rchaudhary https://upon2020.com/blog/2018/08/why-decentralized-social-networking-never-makes-it-ever-heard-of-crossing-the-chasm/ ====== cjslep > Trending cannot be implemented at all … I don’t mean to pick on Mastodon > specifically, but it’s the latest whose growt...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Show HN: An easy way to optimize routes - _ilpv https://routible.com/ ====== _ilpv I've been a longtime reader of PG articles and just joined startup school. I accidentally started a pest control company out of university and we scaled to 10 employees in one year. I had no clue how to run a pest control company. It ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Show HN: Social network buttons for Twitter Bootstrap - noizwaves http://noizwaves.github.io/bootstrap-social-buttons/ ====== adlpz Nice. It's just a collection of background colours for the buttons, though. These don't have any functionality, not even add the icons. But nice eye candy anyway. ------ ezraroi reall...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Python 2.7 alpha 1 - arthurk http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2009-December/1228671.html ====== cpr Interesting--the Python-Dev folks are moving more and more of 3.x into the 2.x series (2.7 corresponds to 3.1). They're pretty effectively shortening the gap that people will eventually have to jump when...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Google Uses Web Searches to Track Flu’s Spread - peter123 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/technology/internet/12flu.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin ====== tocomment There must be so many innovative uses of real time search data. I can't imagine what people would come up with if they opened it up. I suppose there are some p...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Could someone give me some feedback on my site, please - Drughi http://ultrabooksreview.com/ ====== lifeguard Just quick web design/usability notes: * I like the "Best 3 Ultrabooks" page and that there are many photos on the site 1\. the search options are a waste of space at top of the page, hide them until neede...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Startup's Deep Roots: Stanford - jedwhite http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324020504578396912443242512-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwMzEwNDMyWj.html?mod=wsj_valettop_email ====== jedwhite This appears to be Clinkle's launch page: <https://www.clinkle.com/>
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ruby, Rails, MongoDB and the Object-Relational Mismatch - sunseb http://blog.mongodb.org/post/53271876885/ruby-rails-mongodb-and-the-object-relational-mismatch ====== ivan_ah what would be the equiv. of Mongoid for flask? Or should I use PyMongo directly?
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Toyota to buy $1B stake in Grab - atulatul http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/toyota-pumps-1-bln-in-grab-in-auto-industrys-biggest-ride-hailing-bet/article24156807.ece ====== atulatul Please remove if it is a repost. Reminds me of this Steve Yegge post: Why I left Google to join Grab [https://medium.com/@steve...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Microsoft Is Hibernating Its SMB Efforts Because of Covid-19 - cm2187 https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/microsoft-365/234773/microsoft-is-hibernating-its-smb-efforts-because-of-covid-19 ====== cm2187 Rationale: _According to the data provided by the memo, Microsoft expects up to 25 percent of its SMB customers to not sur...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Flip Flop Operator in Ruby - rohitarondekar http://nithinbekal.com/posts/ruby-flip-flop/ ====== MrBra Nice, I wonder where have those flip flops been hiding so far..
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How to start a startup - wumi http://www.squidoo.com/startup ====== mlinsey In the linked article, the first two sentences of "Step 1" are: "Before you can solicit interest in your product, there are two things that you need to do. The first step is to obtain a provisional patent for your invention..." This step com...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How to avoid duplicates when you insert millions of entries into a MySQL table - djug http://youghourta.com/2017/11/21/avoid-duplicates-insert-hundreds-thousands-entries-mysql-table/ ====== jlgaddis I'm not a DBA and, without bothering to RTFA, I'm going to guess the answer is along the lines of "use unique indexes"? ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Show HN: Nutrition explained in a 13 part audio series - ha8o8le http://peak-human.com ====== ha8o8le I'm making the film [http://FoodLies.org](http://FoodLies.org) and have interviewed a lot of top researchers, doctors, and though leaders of all aspects of nutrition and even the environmental impact of eating differe...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
A new technology, virtual embodiment, challenges our understanding of who we are - ehudla https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/02/are-we-already-living-in-virtual-reality ====== mitchellshow As someone with chronic sleep paralysis ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sle...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Founder laments how US govt caused his growing startup to die - petercooper http://www.quora.com/Is-Lotus-Vodka-going-out-of-business/answer/Rob-Bailey ====== kls Forgive me, if I don't understand this market but why not reformulate while the FDA investigation is going on? Or at least provide a reformulation conting...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How-to generate thumbnails for Office documents using Cloudinary and Aspose - nadavs http://cloudinary.com/blog/how_to_generate_thumbnails_for_office_documents_using_cloudinary_and_aspose ====== nadavs This post explains how to programmatically create image thumbnails from Word, Powerpoint and Excel documents, using...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
EdenSCM – A cross-platform, scalable source control management system - imoldfella https://github.com/facebookexperimental/eden ====== Game_Ender Facebook rewrote Mercurial, while Microsoft has essentially expanded git with their own virtual file system VFSforGit [0] and a bunch of performance improvements. 0 - [http...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Launch HN: Deepgram (YC W16) – Scalable Speech API for Businesses - stephensonsco Hey HN,<p>I’m Scott Stephenson, one of the cofounders of Deepgram (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.deepgram.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.deepgram.com&#x2F;</a>). Getting information from recorded phone calls and meeting...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask HN: Is Apple repeating the same mistakes it made 25 years ago? - fnl This is a possibly interesting question; I will try to explain how I just arrived at this conclusion in a discussion with some friends. Back in the rainbow-colored Apple area we were big fans of the architecture, alongside with Amiga and Atari. H...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Bing censors sexual & LGBT content in Arab nations - nir http://opennet.net/sex-social-mores-and-keyword-filtering-microsoft-bing-arabian-countries ====== wheels Different default safe-search settings per region makes total sense as moral sensibilities vary significantly (for example, in parts of Europe, nudity is c...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Game Developers Are Trolling the Makers of Candy Crush With Other "Candy" Games - x43b http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/01/30/candy_crush_gets_trolled_by_developers_making_games_with_the_word_candy.html ====== jere I think Penny Arcade sums up best how ridiculous this whole issue is: [http://penny-arcade.c...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Pentagon offers $150,000 bounty for hackers - justinzollars http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/01/pentagon-offers-150000-bounty-for-hackers.html?__source=facebook%7Cother%7Cstatus%7C040116%7C5PM%7Cpentagon-bounty ====== drallison Oh, the irony. To participate, you must, per the announcement, "agree to comply with all applica...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
The Elements of UI Engineering - danabramov https://overreacted.io/the-elements-of-ui-engineering/ ====== miguelrochefort I've been building consumer apps professionally since 2013 on iOS, Android, Windows Phone and the web. I also spent a few years designing and implementing UI frameworks. I've had to deal with all o...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
INTERNATIONAL CAPSLOCK DAY, TODAY - mikeanders http://capslockday.com/ ====== Zenst Everyday is capslock day somewere on the internet, sadly. ------ mikeanders WHO ELSE BESIDES ME ARE/WILL HONOR IT? ~~~ sharjeel i had to type while holding shift key
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Tech employees protest in front of Palantir HQ - sarahbuhr https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/18/tech-employees-protest-in-front-of-palantir-hq-over-fears-it-will-build-trumps-muslim-registry/ ====== Chris2048 > they are concerned Palantir and its co-founder and Trump advisor Peter Thiel > stand to profit off the makings ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Maxed Out: A Closer Look at Coffee Consumption in Finland - pizza http://nordiccoffeeculture.com/maxed-out-a-closer-look-at-coffee-consumption-in-finland/ ====== trm42 Finn here, although just drinking tea :p Can't understand why people drink and drink that much of bad coffee and bad beer in Finland. There are good ar...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown - wqfeng http://benweet.github.io/stackedit/# ====== Shank (Context: Using ChromeOS) The biggest flaw I see in this (and in several alternatives suggested below) is that it doesn't support native browser spell check because it uses Ace (and in the case ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Copyright is Out of Control - Kopion http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/04/copyright-is-out-of-control.html ====== masswerk So, authorship is out of control? Thinking of textbook authors as mere "rebundlers", where does this leave the author of the article? Is authorship/IP really yet another con...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
What Is the Technology Stack and Architecture Behind MoonMail? - amazonkaiv https://blog.moonmail.io/what-is-the-technology-stack-and-architecture-behind-moonmail-4d7d6a113ed6#.zbl71mexy ====== bikamonki I see your architecture highly exposed to vendor lock-in. Also, your operations cost could become non-competive sin...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Groupon getting pummeled daily in Israeli deal market, Buy2 leads - creativeone http://www.vccafe.com/grouper/groupon-getting-pummeled-daily-in-the-israeli-deal-market-buy2-leads/ ====== ig1 It's ridiculous to measure the popularity of any non-Facebook service by number of Facebook fans. The percentage of users who ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Japanese addresses: No street names. Block numbers - sebg https://sivers.org/jadr ====== veidr I live in Japan. This is stupid. I don't mean the blog post; I mean Japanese addresses are stupid. From any perspective other than maybe obfuscation, and confusing invaders 400 years ago, they are idiotic. Every country in...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Apple Lying About “User Agent” in iPad Pro – Blocking PWAs - getpolarized https://getpolarized.io/2019/12/21/Apple-Lying-About-User-Agent-in-iPad-Pro.html ====== FreakyT I, for one, am glad Apple opted to use the macOS user agent for the iPad browser. Previously, so many sites would give iPad users the mobile version ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Family intranet startup - would love your feedback - aasarava My partners and I are building a service that lets any family set up a family intranet site. We've just put up a beta and would love to get your honest feedback (even the brutal stuff.)<p>http://kinverge.com/<p>Registration is required, but it's just an e...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Marker: Web selections to Markdown - unheaped http://brettterpstra.com/2013/12/22/marker-web-selections-to-markdown/ ====== bowerbird another gem from brett terpstra. -bowerbird
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Software Heritage and GNU Guix join forces to enable long term reproducibility - Fice https://www.softwareheritage.org/2019/04/18/software-heritage-and-gnu-guix-join-forces-to-enable-long-term-reproducibility/ ====== josteink That’s pretty cool. I’ve formerly tried to build some old stuff no longer packaged by Debian...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
I Invested All My Spending Money in Ethereum (And So Did My Friends) - importantbrian https://news.ycombinator.com/bookmarklet.html ====== gus_massa Wrong URL. Try submitting again.
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Suspension Bridges of Disbelief - szczys http://hackaday.com/2015/11/18/suspension-bridges-of-disbelief/ ====== encoderer This is a really well done piece. Totally unrelated, but I've always been fascinated by suspension bridges. When I was 12 I built one out of Lego blocks with a road deck 5 feet long, using fishing...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Mortality in People with ADHD [pdf] - DanBC http://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/newsletter/Eyes-on-Evidence-September-2015.pdf ====== unfasten All-cause mortality was 5.85 per 10,000 person–years among people with ADHD, compared with 2.21 per 10,000 person–years in people without ADHD. The risk of d...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How I got a root shell in my NAS, 0day inside - Garbage http://blog.pentbox.net/index.php?controller=post&action=view&id_post=4 ====== kogir This is cool, but typically it's not considered a vulnerability when the user in possession of the hardware or with admin access can root the box. It's actually inevitable. Unle...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
System 76's new site - dillon http://www.system76.com/home/ ====== ceejayoz Took a look at the server pane and was a bit frustrated that I couldn't compare them on a grid. It's not at all clear what the difference is between the 1U Jackal and the 1U Jackal Pro, for example. ------ sadfasdfads Site looks nice. Very Ap...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Apple App Store Surprise: Giving credit where credit is due - vlucas http://withfoam.com/post/269213531/giving-credit-where-credit-is-due ====== umangjaipuria Classic case of lowering expectations so much that even fulfilling the basic needs seems like a fantastic experience. ~~~ roc I can understand taking a pot-s...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Show HN: TypeScript to GraphQL conversion tool with type inference - acro5piano https://github.com/acro5piano/typed-graphqlify ====== altschuler An alternative to this and Apollo codegen is GraphQL Code Generator[1]. Like codegen it takes the opposite approach by generating typescript from graphql. It's similar to cod...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
My programming apps with one button on my Mac - harrys First of all, I don't like having allot of apps on my Dock, so every morning before I start working I open each app from Spotlight. So this morning I thought...mmm, let me make this easier...<p>I just made an Automator Utility to open my apps with one click, ope...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
IE 8: web dev tools: color picker, JS debugger, CSS prototyper - gtani http://www.thewayithink.co.uk/post/Good-Bye-FireBug-Hello-Developer-Tools.aspx ====== thwarted "If you work regularly in IE you may have also used the fantastic IE web tool bar." This author has obviously never used the IE web tool bar for serio...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask HN: how do you decide which idea to use? - leecho0 I've got a lot of ideas to try to solve problems and create value for the user. Some are smaller that a two person team can complete, and others that require at least a business person and a finance person and a bigger investment. Right now I'm trying to decide ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Spirograph Simulator (2014) - ChuckMcM http://nathanfriend.io/inspirograph/ ====== vinchuco There's a one-line formula that is supposed to capture most of these motions. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotrochoid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotrochoid) What always struck me as interesting is how some of them 's...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Facebook will begin letting anyone post Instant Articles - davidiach http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/17/11027594/facebook-instant-articles-all-publishers ====== herbst I've tried to find out what Instant Articles is. So its a Drag&Drop HTML editor with image and code optimizer to make those big picture articles? Thats ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
E.W.Dijkstra Archive: Home page - ColinWright http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/ ====== jacques_chester A rich mine of karma both here and on Reddit. Read the scanned originals where possible; Dijkstra's lovely handwriting (there's even a font based on it!) adds a nice professorial twist.
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
3 useful advices while migrating from GitHub to GitLab - starikovs https://medium.com/@starikovs/3-useful-advices-while-migrating-from-github-to-gitlab-cc9e4a78613b ====== dsumenkovic Thanks for sharing these tips with the community.
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
If you get a PhD, make it an economics PhD - 1337biz http://theweek.com/article/index/255209/if-you-get-a-phd-make-it-an-economics-phd ====== reporter I think the author forgot to mention you must love economics. People get their PhD in the field they love, they don't do it for money or job prospects. I am one of ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Jira: Thumbs up or Thumbs down? - jiteshdugar What is your overall opinion about Jira?<p>Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? ====== mymotta Too complicated to use, especially in roles and permissions. I don’t need a Ferrari,where a bicycle will do just fine. ~~~ jiteshdugar True. It is probably very powerful but is very compli...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
RateMySite: Mailing list for niche programming and startups - jonromero http://jon.io/ ====== iamgoat I wish there was a sample newsletter to view. How is content curated? Also missing a privacy policy and T&C even though the MailChimp reference helps somewhat. ~~~ jonromero Good feedback! Fixing right now :D ----...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask YC: Which OS are you using on your app's server(s)? - rob I'm just curious as to what OS everyone is using for their app (e.g., CentOS, Debian, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, Ubuntu) and did you have any particular reason for choosing that OS?<p>For me, I just have a 'play' VPS right now that I'm running Ubuntu 7.10 ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Safari users win right to sue Google over privacy - luxpir http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32083188 ====== emehrkay This seems to be from the mobile iframe workaround that Google implemented. Apple decided that Safari should not allow an iframe with different source urls to drop cookies unless the user interact...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How Shogun (YC W18) Got to 1000 Positive Reviews in the Shopify App Store - Finbarr https://getshogun.com/blog/shogun-1000-positive-shopify-app-store-reviews/ ====== jakejarvis > "Our support team asks for reviews only if they sense that the customer is > having a positive experience. We also utilize canned responses...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Show HN: How we static site - edjboston https://makers.airware.com/open-source/this-blog/ ====== codeddesign ive always wondered how these static generators handle ajax or dynamic content?
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask HN: Remote Linux Environment - siscia Hi HN,<p>I am yet again asking for your experience.<p>I am in need of a linux remote development environment. Basically I just need a linux box on somebody else server with some disk space, enough CPU and RAM to run the compiler, and network connection to download stuff and to...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask HN: Why can I not delete News.app from Mac OS X Mojave? - samjna This is very Microsoft Windows or Google Android behavior from Apple, making it impossible to delete or uninstall the News.app from a fresh Mac OS X Mojave installation. Extremely user hostile. ====== throw03172019 I want to delete iTunes as well. Th...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
The Octonion Math That Could Underpin Physics - jonbaer https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-octonion-math-that-could-underpin-physics-20180720 ====== sdenton4 I think this is the first article I've ever read about the octonions that didn't include the following John Baez quip: "There are exactly four normed division a...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
How Old Is The Shepherd? (2013) - autokill http://robertkaplinsky.com/how-old-is-the-shepherd/ ====== svat Timothy Gowers had a similar point at [https://plus.google.com/+TimothyGowers0/posts/4bkfusUoXot](https://plus.google.com/+TimothyGowers0/posts/4bkfusUoXot) (dead link now): > if one asks children a question suc...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Coronavirus is mutating: Chinese scientists find a second strain of Covid-19 - ryan_j_naughton https://fortune.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-mutating-second-strain-covid-19-wuhan-china/ ====== fspeech The main point of the finding is actually there were two strains to begin with. Each strain may create different pattern ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Thoughts On Becoming Self-Sufficient and Defeating Personal Homelessness - colinprince http://paradox1x.org/archives/2009/12/on-get-a-job.shtml ====== wallflower For context, he was homeless about fifteen years ago. And is still very involved in helping the homeless. My impression is you wouldn't have been able to ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Ask HN: Do any of you do data science as a hobby? - RealAnalysis I work in mergers &amp; acquisitions (math major undergrad, Python classes) but enjoy looking at interesting financial and non-financial datasets in what little free time I have.<p>What project(s) have you worked on? Can a self-taught hobby data scientis...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
The least-liked programming languages - zeveb https://www.oreilly.com/radar/the-least-liked-programming-languages/ ====== metalrain I wonder why PHP isn't in this post, is it too obvious?
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Understanding Debt, Risk and Leverage - nickb http://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-debt-risk-and-leverage/ ====== jerf Even as a libertarian, I find the temptation to call for a ban on leveraging past about 10x very strong. It's just insane. As the article says, at 30x you're looking at a 3% drop wiping y...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Why Are Some Groceries Still So Hard to Find During Covid? - bookofjoe https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-some-groceries-still-so-hard-to-find-during-covid-11597069761 ====== bookofjoe [https://archive.vn/ydg08](https://archive.vn/ydg08)
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Apple Reviews NetShare; Permanent Ban Likely - ksvs http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/netshares-retur.html ====== invisible The problem is that they're putting a price on something that they shouldn't be able to put a price on: The way you use what you paid for. It's a strong suit in court, and luckily for them ...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Want to live longer? Cut the carbs! - ckuehne http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1323758/Can-cutting-Carbohydrates-diet-make-live-longer.html ====== smcl The Daily Mail is famous for stories like these. See the website "Kill or Cure" (<http://kill-or-cure.heroku.com>) ~~~ RiderOfGiraffes Indeed, the Daily Ma...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }
Building a blog using Jekyll, Bootstrap and Github pages. A beginners guide - gkwelding http://in-the-attic.com/2013/01/04/building-a-blog-using-jekyll-bootstrap-and-github-pages-a-beginners-guide/ ====== pavel_lishin > _I'd already set up all the 301 redirects on the .co.uk domain and I had to > piggy back on a ser...
{ "pile_set_name": "HackerNews" }