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Under No Circumstances Should You Not Solve A Real Problem - tommy_mcclung
http://www.thefailingpoint.com/2009/08/buildingproduct/not-solve-a-real-problem/
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bravura
Under no circumstances should you use a double negative for emphasis. It has
the opposite effect.
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edw519
Maybe I have fortunate circumstan... | {
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Show HN: SSL Timer – Certificate expiry countdown timer - steve_taylor
https://ssltimer.com
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steve_taylor
I created this little website because I tend to leave things to the last
minute, such as renewing an old website's certificate. There's nothing like a
countdown timer to create a sense of urgency. I hope you... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What to look for in a NON-technical cofounder - sgallant
There is a lot of talk on HN about what to look for in a technical cofounder but I'm wondering what we should look for in a non-technical cofounder. Is there even a need for this person in a small startup? I recall reading that 37 signals doesn't hire ... | {
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TikTok being investigated in the U.K. for handling of children’s data and safety - Freako_Sarcasio
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/tiktok-is-being-investigated-in-the-u-k-for-how-it-handles-childrens-data-and-safety/
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lm28469
Every time I read "tiktok" I have flashbacks from one of paymoneywubby's video
[0]. T... | {
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} |
Please build an Apilatform - danw
http://jatspeak.com/blog/?p=38
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diabloernest
Well, the current structure of web goes like as follows :-
1\. You have some structured data. 2\. You convert it to structured data to
unstructured data, and render it on the browser in form of xml 3\. Then search
engines crawl your ... | {
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} |
Simon Norton, mathematical prodigy, subject of bio ‘The Genius in my Basement’ - ColinWright
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/15/simon-norton-mathematical-prodigy-became-subject-biography-genius/
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drilldrive
Any non-paywall source?
~~~
melling
Here’s an old article about the book:
[https://www.np... | {
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} |
World first for strange molecule - habs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8013343.stm
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tdavis
I can't decide what is more amazing: that we can create molecules, that we can
_see_ them in their 18 micro-second life, or that some guy predicted this
particular one in 1934. Maybe it's just me, but I'm still impres... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Every Innovator is in the Toy Business - pchristensen
http://blog.inc.com/nolan-bushnell/2009/06/why_every_innovator_is_in_the.html
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jamesk2
Does this mean that google was not an innovator?
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Twitch officially acquired by Amazon - munchor
http://www.twitch.tv/p/thankyou
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ihuman
While I am happy for the Twitch employees on the news of acquisition, I fear
this is going to hurt the user base more than it will help it. With the recent
changes to VODs and music issues, people are already starting to lea... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The US military wants super-soldiers to control drones with their minds - sahin-boydas
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614495/us-military-super-soldiers-control-drones-brain-computer-interfaces/
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chmaynard
Next: The US Military wants super-drones to control super-soldiers that
control drones with their minds.... | {
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} |
The Deep Web Explained by Keanu Reeves - hendi_
https://vimeo.com/124777509
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s986s
I was hoping for something longer but was not dissappointed.
| {
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Show HN: Lyp – a package manager for Lilyond - ciconia
https://github.com/noteflakes/lyp
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fiatjaf
Lilypond is a language used to render sheet music?
| {
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Clearest sign yet of dark matter detected - dmoney
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18303-clearest-sign-yet-of-dark-matter-detected.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=space
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waterlesscloud
This experiment seems fundamentally flawed to me. If they see things they
can't explain in other ways, it could be dark matter.Or ... | {
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How to secure an Ubuntu Apache web server - zacharytamas
http://nwlinux.com/how-to-secure-an-ubuntu-apache-web-server/
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mino
Most of these tips are really wrong:
* Why using an embedded board for firewall? I can see using an hw firewall, but only in very limited corner cases (i.e. when it does inspection in ASI... | {
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What papers should everyone read? - Theoretical Computer Science - ColinWright
http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/1168/what-papers-should-everyone-read
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calculon
Anything written by Leslie Lamport is worth the effort.
Time, Clocks and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System (seminal paper
which ... | {
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} |
Shapeways Receives the First HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printer - microtherion
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/25462-shapeways-receives-the-first-hp-multi-jet-fusion-3d-printer.html
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sfwwolvw
Happy to print there!
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A response to “An experienced JavaScript dev’s account of learning React” - nachtigall
https://medium.com/@dan_abramov/hey-thanks-for-feedback-bf9502689ca4
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nevir
A lot of Abramov's responses do refute the original points, but they also
betray how much cognitive overhead is required to play in React's ecosystem.... | {
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Morse.rb - qhoxie
http://judofyr.net/posts/morse.html
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silentbicycle
The really fun part is when you have to maintain code like this that somebody
else thought was a good idea.
Adam's refactoring is actually quite clean:
[http://refactormycode.com/codes/513-morse-code-encoder-
decod...](http://refactormycode.... | {
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} |
Microsoft should dump Windows Phone -Robert Scoble - magsafe
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/ex-microsoft-evangelist-robert-scoble-advises-former-employer-give-windows-phone/
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rmason
In the seventies and eighties you just didn't see Japanese cars on the road in
Michigan. The Big 3 execs all drove each others prod... | {
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} |
What are the dark corners of Vim your mom never told you about? - duck
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/726894/what-are-the-dark-corners-of-vim-your-mom-never-told-you-about
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rbanffy
Mom was into IBM mainframes. She never used vim.
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Is there a seed bubble? - phil_KartMe
http://www.philmichaelson.com/fundraising/is-there-a-seed-bubble/
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phil_KartMe
If anyone has stats on angel funds and fundings, please let me know. I'd love
to firm up the assumptions in the main equation. I'm looking for:
1) Number of "seed" funds & average size of fund
... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Any recommendations for PCI audit firms - pjg
We are a payment processor and do routine audits. Our currently auditor is busy and has a long lead time for PCI DSS Level 1 audit.
Any recommendations from anyone for a company they have worked with that can do PCI audits efficiently and not too expensive ?
======... | {
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} |
Show HN: Thought for iPhone – express yourself beyond 140 characters - jamando
http://thgt.is
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ilyaeck
Love the logo, but I am wondering what makes blogging on mobile so different?
Is it the small keyboard? Do we really need a radically different tool?
~~~
jamando
We think that mobile blogging will be very di... | {
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} |
Show HN: Data Grid for Framer - focuser
https://twitter.com/lintonye/status/1193634615346417664
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focuser
Join the webinar to learn more about it: [https://ti.to/learnreact/data-
grid](https://ti.to/learnreact/data-grid)
| {
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Top Dying Industries, and lessons for your startup - onik69
http://feefighters.com/blog/the-10-worst-businesses-to-start/
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runT1ME
Wow, I think this article is taking quite a leap calling shrinking industries
dying. I'm not sure anyone would argue that the typewriter industry is
anything but dying, or the pager ... | {
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} |
Students learn more effectively from print textbooks than screens, study says - ALee
http://www.businessinsider.com/students-learning-education-print-textbooks-screens-study-2017-10
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Adutude
Interesting tidbit, in the sentence in the article " To explore these patterns
further, we conducted three studies that ex... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Linux-insides: Introduction to system calls - 0xAX
https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides/blob/master/SysCall/syscall-1.md
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vezzy-fnord
See also LWN's "Anatomy of a system call":
[https://lwn.net/Articles/604287/](https://lwn.net/Articles/604287/)
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fintler
Are you planning to put out a Kindle version of ... | {
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Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup - Class 2 Notes - huetsch
http://blakemasters.tumblr.com/post/20582845717/peter-thiels-cs183-startup-class-2-notes-essay
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bannerts
Here is a link to his notes from the first lecture in case if anyone is
interested: <http://blakemasters.tumblr.com/post/20400301508/cs183class1>
------... | {
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A Giant Asteroid of Gold Won’t Make Us Richer - pseudolus
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-08/asteroid-16-psyche-and-all-that-gold-won-t-make-earth-richer
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Animats
Hey, at least we could fix soldering. 80% gold, 20% tin is the best solder.[1]
Very strong, no whisker growth. Often used inside IC... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Beg HN: The Open Source Student Information System (SIS) - 7mediaws
https://www.bountysource.com/fundraisers/455-edutrac
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7mediaws
There is some skepticism around this project, but I strongly believe that the
education community needs an open source student information system of this
magnitude. It's feature se... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Rbenv, an unobtrusive rvm replacement - vamsee
https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv
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chc
I'm having trouble imagining who this is for, at least in the context of an
RVM replacement. The point of RVM is convenience. It's like RVM, only without
most of the convenience (gemsets, installing standard versions and mig... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Team Behind Finnish Success Story Supercell Launches Nordic Startup Fund - dirtyaura
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/04/22/finnish-success-story-supercell-and-investors-launch-nordic-startup-fund/
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dirtyaura
"... Applifier, which was acquired by a bigger American software tool
developer Unity Technolo... | {
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} |
AI vs. Me. WHO.WILL.WIN? - pplonski86
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxloGgn9Fj0&list=PLpSMHMRlawwHAnFltguX1SouT4W2aCbKX
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zunzun
THIS WAS INTERESTING, THANK YOU FOR POSTING IT.
| {
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} |
Hillary Clinton Is Wrong About Edward Snowden - morgante
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/hillary-clinton-is-wrong-about-edward-snowden
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willholloway
There was only one candidate in the first Democratic debate that had the
courage to say that Snowden should be brought home a hero, because the
governmen... | {
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} |
Battery-Electric Heavy-Duty Equipment: It's Sort of Like a Cybertruck - duck
https://insideevs.com/news/384021/heavy-duty-equipment-meets-electrification/
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westurner
> _They’ve created a single platform that can be easily modified to do any
> number of jobs. For instance, their flagship product, the Dannar 4.00,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Your Password Complexity Requirements Suck - stevepaulo
https://medium.com/302-found/your-password-complexity-requirements-suck-7934c4e4b295
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gerdesj
"like 15 minutes from the login attempt, and randomly generate a string for
the token itself. Send a link to the user, when they click it, find them by
the token, ... | {
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} |
Google Maps Engine could be quietly coming to a halt soon - ArtDev
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-maps-engine-quietly-coming-to-a-halt-as-sign-up-window-shutters/
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Someone
For someone not familiar with the details of Google's offerings, I find that a
confusing read. The article mentions the following Goog... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The subtleties in outsourcing using RentACoder - epi0Bauqu
http://blog.cubeofm.com/the-subtleties-in-outsourcing-using-rentacode
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andrewljohnson
I've had experience using online sites to source jobs, and I think this advice
is right on.
Here are some summary points, generalized away from rent-a-coder:
* don't ... | {
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} |
Vine places porn at the top of every user’s feed - taytus
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/28/vine-porn/
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joshstrange
> “I clicked on the video b/c I thought the warning was a joke,” wrote in the
> comments. I’m furious I had to see something like this.”
Really? And somehow it is Vine's fault you saw porn while c... | {
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} |
Building and Motivating Engineering Teams (2016) - luu
http://www.elidedbranches.com/2016/11/building-and-motivating-engineering.html
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marmaduke
The triad of money, purpose and respect is worth keeping in mind if you are
reevaluating where you currently work, asking if you should stay: do you get
paid enough to ... | {
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} |
Australia's net censorship and Operation Titstorm - monkeygrinder
http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2784&blogid=10
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monkeygrinder
I wrote this in response to this:
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1114122>
| {
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A numerical analysis of Quicksort: How many cases are bad cases? [pdf] - edofic
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.04220v1.pdf
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coherentpony
If you're going to post articles from arxiv, please post the top-level
description so I can read the abstract before being forced to download a PDF
document.
[http://arxiv.org/abs/... | {
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} |
The Soviet Union Is Gone, but It’s Still Collapsing - jseliger
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/22/the-unlearned-lessons-from-the-collapse-of-the-soviet-union/#browder
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Nomentatus
I kept looking for a pony in this pile, but I didn't find one. No new facts,
ending with a call to, well... non-action or at least n... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why I Love Basic Auth - selmat
https://www.rdegges.com/2015/why-i-love-basic-auth/
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st3fan
Yes to all of this.
| {
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} |
Why is WinPhone a failure but OSX a success? - netpenthe
OSX has about 9% market share and has taken a long time to get there.<p>i don't think it is considered a massive failure<p>c.f.<p>Windows Phone which has about 4% of the phone market and growing fast, but is considered by many to be a failure.<p>why
=====... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What monitor/alert system do you use to monitor your cloud servers? - fbueno
I'm a nagios user, but I'm having problems to find an "equivalent" solution to my elastic AWS opsworks stacks.
I mean, machines will be created, terminated, stopped, launched or for some reason down.<p>I'm t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do you manage env variables and secrets? - kulikalov
Man, I'm tired of this topic. I have gitlab CI, local environments, keychain, keepass, gcp, aws and a whole bunch of other places where some of my env variables stored. Furthermore, Expo apps, for example, can't pull .env files, so I have to wr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Tesla Cybertruck - sahin-boydas
https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
======
ogre_codes
Unlike any other previous Tesla, or for that matter any other previous
electric car, this is a reasonable value proposition. Everyone is so busy
panning the looks they are overlooking the utility of this truck. Even the
Model 3 is expen... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Patrick Vlaskovits, Explains CustDev & Lean Startup in a Nutshell | Foundora - akramquraishi
http://www.foundora.com/2010/11/09/patrick-vlaskovits-co-author-of-entrepreneurs-guide-to-custdev-explains-custdev-lean-startup/
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akramquraishi
Excerpts: What Steve describes in "The Four Steps to the Epiphany," is a
met... | {
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} |
Next-generation solar cells pass strict international tests - headalgorithm
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/22/perovskite-solar-cells-pass-strict-international-tests.html
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jsingleton
This is a great long read (if you like log graphs) on how solar prices have
dropped more than anyone predicted... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Alternatives to setting up a Massachusetts LLC - matt1
I live in Massachusetts and run a small web app that brings in about $600/month.<p>While it's a low risk endeavor, I'd like to get liability protection to cover me in the event of some catastrophe. Setting up and operating a Massachusetts LLC costs $500/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Alarming study shows massive insect loss - dschuetz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/15/hyperalarming-study-shows-massive-insect-loss/
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jfk13
Duplicate of
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18222888](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18222888)
~~~
dschuetz
You're right :O I wonder why the su... | {
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} |
There’s a rootkit in the closet - cyberviewer
http://www.void.gr/kargig/blog/2009/08/21/theres-a-rootkit-in-the-closet/
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vog
There’s something that puzzles me. The author found a rootkit and saw that it
was integrated very deeply in the system. Yet he tried to fix the system _from
within_!
Only after some faile... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Innovative robotics developments of the past year - dnetesn
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-01-ten-robotics-year.html
======
msadowski
If you've enjoyed this article then you might also like my compilation of what
I think were the most important/interesting news or projects that I've found
about in 2018: [http://week... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Interactive Data Visualization of Geospatial Data - adilmoujahid
http://adilmoujahid.com/posts/2016/08/interactive-data-visualization-geospatial-d3-dc-leaflet-python/
======
petepete
This is fantastic. I'm planning to build something similar in the coming
months.
Only minor nit pick, not the easiest to read on mobile... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Empirical explanation for Craig Wright's selfish mining Bitcoin bet - grano
http://www.andygranowitz.com/2018/04/12/empirical-explanation-craig-wright-selfish-mining-bitcoin-bet.html
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munro
This makes me think of the classic Monty Hall problem, where Monty opens a
door and asks if you would like to switch or sta... | {
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} |
How to Get Started with Competitive Programming – Scaler Academy - sonalid1705
https://scaleracademy.blogspot.com/2020/06/how-to-get-started-with-competitive-programming.html
======
sonalid1705
Since the problems posed to a programmer includes a considerable variety of
approaches that a programmer needs to follow, pro... | {
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} |
WonderSwipe: Rethink Search, 10–100x faster than mobile browsers you are used to - hackergary
http://wonderswipe.com
======
hackergary
Direct app store link: [https://itunes.apple.com/app/wonderswipe-
research/id13367409...](https://itunes.apple.com/app/wonderswipe-
research/id1336740934?mt=8)
Medium post for why: [h... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Watch out TinyURL, Cligs is much better for us - ajbatac
http://blog.go2web20.net/2008/09/watch-out-tinyurl-cligs-is-much-better.html
======
joshu
I despise URL shorteners. They mostly exist to triage broken email client
linewrap; more recently they fit links into SMS for twitter. This is
functionality that should be ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Avoid Windows Malware: Bank on a Live CD - baxter
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/avoid_windows_malware_bank_on.html
======
Jem
> Virtually all of the data-stealing malware in circulation today is built to
> attack Windows systems
Well, no shit. That's the point. If you're a malware developer,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Crystal language 0.20.0 released - binki89
https://crystal-lang.org/2016/11/22/crystal-0.20.0-released.html
======
fithisux
still no windows or cygwin release.
~~~
binki89
That's true. I think that there is a good number of people out there who have
been waiting for exactly this. Hopefully it will be available soon b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Security concerns keeping you from using BaaS providers? We got your back. - dmansen
http://blog.cloudmine.me/post/21380529268/application-level-data-security
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jpdoctor
Security is one concern, but business risk is a much bigger concern.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
BitBar - put the output from any script/program in your Mac OS X Menu Bar - matryer
https://github.com/stretchr/bitbar#bitbar
BitBar lets you put the output from any script/program in your Mac OS X Menu Bar. Powerful tool for developers who use a mac.
======
matryer
I use it to keep track of the current BitCoin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bringing Chance the Rapper to the Deaf - ALee
https://www.gq.com/story/chance-the-rapper-sign-language-deafinitely-dope
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warent
It's probably just me personally as a teetotaler, but opening the article with
praising a ritual of getting drunk/buzzed before executing a translation
really set a lower bar for the re... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Does program written with Posix compile both on Linux and macOS? - tosieuda
Also if macOS is POSIX certified why it is not easy to port macOS programs and libraries to Linux and reverse?
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wahern
IIRC I've found it extremely easy to support both macOS and Linux (as well as
the *BSDs, and to a large extent Solaris... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Steven Chu on energy efficiency - MikeCapone
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-chu/energy-efficiency-achievi_b_501263.html
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jbarmash
Great article. I am especially happy to hear it talk about measuring utility
bills before and after retrofits, since a lot of improvements in this industry
have been measured ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Good Canadian hosting providers? - jd007
We are currently hosted on AWS (US-East), and recently one of our new Canadian clients have the requirement to be hosted in Canada (for legal reasons).<p>I looked around and found a few options, notably iWeb and Netelligent, but was wondering if anybody has any other ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Authenticated users can manipulate others fullname without their knowledge - 0xSaFi
https://hackerone.com/reports/244567
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ksaj
This is a bug report marked as resolved 3 years ago. Maybe I'm missing
something.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The exFAT filesystem is coming to Linux–Paragon software’s not happy about it - Tomte
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/the-exfat-filesystem-is-coming-to-linux-paragon-softwares-not-happy-about-it/
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theamk
Was the original press release retracted or something? Googling for quotes in
the arti... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Lockdown was supposed to be an introvert’s paradise. For some it’s not - imartin2k
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615437/virtual-happy-hour-introverts-lockdown-coronavirus/
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brodouevencode
There are several points with which I sympathize here.
>> Everything feels like a meeting
Yes. Even more now than ever... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Books of Problem Sets - _spoonman
Hi all,<p>Considering going through some MOOC's to brush up on and learn some new math. One thing I'm looking for are books containing tons of problem sets so I can practice (maybe ones with answers in the back). Are textbooks my only option here?
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mindcrime
A ... | {
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There’s No Silicon Valley In Europe — But TechHub Might Help - fjabre
http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/09/24/europe-to-get-a-london-techhub-for-startups-to-meet-and-work-in/
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danohuiginn
aargh, there are already too many hubs. Find a more distinctive name, please!
[I'm particularly likely to confuse it with the-... | {
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Why You Should Feel Deceived and Sickened by America's Stunning Inequality - jdp23
http://www.alternet.org/story/149477/
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jdp23
make sure to look at who wrote it ...
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Monthly Amazon Prime membership fees are about to increase - el_duderino
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/19/your-monthly-amazon-prime-membership-fees-are-about-to-increase/
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untog
Amazon has done what many others dream of: I basically forget that I'm paying
for Prime every year. And I perceive that it gives me en... | {
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What Working at Stripe Has Been Like - troydavis
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2019/3/18/two-years-at-stripe/
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spudlyo
I left Stripe a little over 6 months ago to join an exciting startup with a
number of my friends. What I miss most about working there is the culture of
shipping. There are a number of 'shipped' ema... | {
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LLVM-based JIT Compiler for Ruby - claudiug
https://github.com/k0kubun/llrb
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pmontra
The README states that there are no improvements for real world applications.
What's missing to get there?
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Ask HN: How do you document your work/progress/things you have learnt? - ahmedbaracat
Hi,
I am getting obsessed of finding a simple tool/app to let me easily document the work I have done each day, right notes about it, and document the things I have learnt. In essence, it is something like a daily journal, but I... | {
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UK Investigatory Powers Bill: Politicians exempt themselves from new laws - Liriel
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/investigatory-powers-bill-a7447781.html
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rl3
Normally this would be a positive feature, since it (in theory) serves to
protect politicians from being coerced or blackma... | {
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} |
A pile of matchboxes that can learn [video] - ColinWright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9c-_neaxeU
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RubenSandwich
I really like the physicality of this method of teaching people about ML.
Often times people get lost in all the abstraction, especially if they haven't
be trained to be comfortable with an abstra... | {
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YouTube tightens rules after David Icke 5G interview - laumars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52198946
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bcheung
We can't outsource our critical thinking to private companies. People need to
develop the ability to think critically for themselves and not rely on appeals
to authority. This can't happen if pe... | {
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How is Stephen Hawking still alive? - Semetric
http://kottke.org/15/02/how-is-stephen-hawking-still-alive
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tomtoise
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-
mix/wp/2015/02/24...](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-
mix/wp/2015/02/24/how-stephen-hawking-survived-longer-than-possibly-any-other-
als-... | {
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} |
Rupert has balls - rms
http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/11/27/rupert-has-balls/
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ig1
Murdoch bought MySpace with a valuation of 330 million. In 2008 their revenue
was 600 million and they had a market valuation of well into billions. Buying
MySpace was clearly a success.
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ojbyrne
Lack of content - check.
... | {
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Amazon ‘robo-pricing’ sparks fears - davidw
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/26c5bb7a-c12f-11e1-8179-00144feabdc0.html#axzz206xx7k6d
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davidw
If you can't access it directly, do a google search for the title of this
post, and it should take you to the article.
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Do Social Rights Affect Social Outcomes? - barry-cotter
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ajps.12421
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barry-cotter
> While the United Nations and NGOs are pushing for global judicialization of
> economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCRs), little is known of their
> consequences. We provide evide... | {
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Here’s How Much Real Estate $1 Million Buys You in Every Major U.S. City - shravan
http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/03/17/real_estate_market_how_much_does_1_million_buy_you_in_every_major_u_s_city.html
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rayiner
This is dumb, because its in large part a measure of where city boundaries are
drawn... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What Was NASA817 Up to over California? - mastry
It looks like some kind of a search pattern [1], but I can't think of a good reason to do that in a DC-8.<p>[1] https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA817/history/20190722/1800Z/KPMD/KBOI
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caycep
geog... | {
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America’s gender-fluid future, in 100 years of baby name trends - johnny313
https://qz.com/1237944/americas-gender-fluid-future-in-100-years-of-baby-name-trends/
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onychomys
Note that when the article says "...and Scarlett and Victoria at 1.00, without
a single boy.", they actually don't know that for sure. The S... | {
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} |
Visualizing matrix multiplication as a linear combination - signa11
http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2015/visualizing-matrix-multiplication-as-a-linear-combination/
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ubasu
Here's how you can apply this interpretation of matrix multiplication:
Think of the columns of the matrix A as basis vectors of a coordinate sys... | {
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Feminism and Microcontrollers: Building new clubhouses with the LilyPad Arduino - mbrubeck
http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20101001-00
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MaysonL
And a paper going into more detail:
<http://hlt.media.mit.edu/publications/buechley_DIS_10.pdf>
| {
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} |
How can you help non-programmers understand the development process? - protomyth
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/how-can-you-help-non-programmers-understand-the-development-process/
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mgl
There was this interdisciplinary course during my PhD studies where computer
science students were meeti... | {
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} |
New discovery throws light on mystery of pyramids' construction - HillaryBriss
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/06/new-discovery-throws-light-on-mystery-of-pyramids-construction
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rando444
I always like seeing discoveries about the pyramids, but I don't get the
feeling this tells us as much as the artic... | {
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} |
Here's How NASA thinks society will collapse - 8sigma
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/03/heres-how-nasa-thinks-society-will-collapse/441375/?utm_source=atlfb&single_page=true
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MrLeftHand
Sounds fantastic.
So, who will try to convince the wealthy to give up their status and
distribute their ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How do I dive into a bigger codebase? - s4chin
All I have done till now is write and read code which was small in size. How do I get started with reading a bigger codebase? For ex. The Chromium Project, etc
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MarkCole
Having recently done this what I like to do is perform some actions, and
follow it throu... | {
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} |
Netflix – Goodbye Stars, Hello Thumbs - te0x
https://media.netflix.com/en/company-blog/goodbye-stars-hello-thumbs#
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ansible
This change doesn't bother me as much as it seems to with some people.
Lately, I have tended not to rate any shows unless I give it a 5-start because
I thought it was good.
"Was that docu... | {
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} |
Clown elected to Brazilian Congress - sz
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5imrl_6qHwYFdPbsqDwBRIX7pD4tA?docId=CNG.9169ad9303e8b3a2ca9470b5e05e2e20.b81
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jdale27
This is news? There's a few hundred clowns in the U.S. congress...
~~~
aphistic
At least this one is being honest about what he is!
| {
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Rails Has Turned into Java - urlwolf
http://discursive.com/2013/02/19/rails-you-have-turned-into-java-congratulations/
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lkrubner
In the year 2013 it is difficult to remember why Rails was such an explosive
breath of fresh air, back when it burst onto the mainstage in 2004/2005. The
essay that I think best captur... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Why are cheaper hosting services like OVH not very popular? - rgun
We recently decided to move from AWS to OVH, primarily for saving money. We realized that the bulk of our AWS bill was made of EC2 and Data transfer costs. So, leaving S3, Cloudfront and SES, we moved everything away from AWS. The costs have be... | {
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} |
Show HN: Functional programming on Perl 5 - pflanze
http://functional-perl.org/
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pflanze
I'm the author. I have just released the first alpha. I've been programming
Scheme for close to a decade now after about the same amount of time using
Perl, and I've written this to be able to like programming Perl 5 again, ... | {
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} |
From Anxieties to Actionable and Measurable 2014 Resolutions - randomdrake
http://randomdrake.com/2014/01/02/destroying-personal-anxiety-from-anxieties-to-actionable-and-measurable-2014-resolutions/
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gwb3
nice, well-organized and thought-out post :)
| {
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iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case - weisser
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MGQM2LL/A/iphone-6s-smart-battery-case-white?fnode=edf71393319294bfab1f075ee9cb9f5c06256817f3890d6dd45516f33fd74e1a2181fd202d934c080ff0ab7a78322eef72d18391b826487da8d129a6608634216fb46514df03452215e94bf886b063854d6a07c063cee2513c02a5ee0bf16a58
==... | {
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