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PubNub is Faster than iMessage - ajb413
https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-chatengine-is-faster-than-imessage/
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millzlane
It looks like apple just has a slower animation to show the read receipt.
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stephenblum
Yes you are right regarding the visuals, essentially you can not be certain
unless you check the dat... | {
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Ruby and the power of gems - gduplessy
http://gduplessy.com/2011/04/09/ruby-and-the-power-of-gems.html
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gduplessy
Just wrote this up and I would like to know what you guys think about it! :)
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Why Women-Only Transit Options Have Caught On (2012) - EGreg
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/02/why-women-only-transit-options-have-caught/1171/
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biff
_But there are worries the harsher penalties may have actually led some women
to falsely accuse men of groping in the hope of a cash settlement._
... | {
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Ask HN: Will they hate me? - ThrowawayCoward
I wrote the following letter to my team (only peers, no managers). Does it have a chance of being productive? If so, would I become hated or viewed as a superior jerk? Is there anything that would produce a better letter if it were eliminated?<p>http://pastie.or... | {
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Opium, Empire, and India - Hooke
https://pointsadhsblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/opium-empire-and-india-part-i/
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atxcrab
This might be interesting to readers : ibis trilogy from amithav ghosh
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibis_trilogy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibis_trilogy)
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miraj
it sure is a grea... | {
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} |
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Plans to Put Chips in Human Brains by 2020 - Yuqing7
https://medium.com/@Synced/elon-musks-neuralink-plans-to-put-chips-in-human-brains-by-2020-d7ad5f7afde1
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franciscojgo
How can Musk be involved in so many high-stress projects and still have the
clarity of mind needed to pursue even awesom... | {
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} |
The Road to Running Haskell at Facebook Scale [video] - kornish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl2zo7tzrO8
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citeguised
Recently started to dive into FP and Haskell, and it's nice to see it used at
this scale.
If anyone is looking for a starting-point: I stumbled upon a great book:
[http://haskellbook.com/](htt... | {
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} |
A New Kind of Science: A 15-Year View - Cozumel
https://backchannel.com/a-new-kind-of-science-a-15-year-view-4f5668abe54f
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leephillips
I haven't read the book, but I've dipped into it. Some of the ideas are
interesting; ideas that I was acquainted with through Wolfram's papers before
the book appeared. From crit... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Language-agnostic project template CLI for OSX - bryceneal
https://github.com/prettymuchbryce/templ
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face7hill
This is pretty awesome. I've wanted something like this for a while but was
too lazy to create it myself. Thanks for doing this.
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Working Remote Is Awesome - dsschnau
https://danschnau.com/blog/working_remote_is_awesome
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6nomads
In terms of remote work, only one thing matters — work! This is amazing
because the ordinary question “What have you done today?” replaces many others
such as: “What time did you come?”, “Why are you late?”, “What ... | {
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Ask PG: How many non-commenters? - saurabh
Just wondering about how many people here do not comment at all, would be interesting to know.
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BigEd781
I never comment. Oh, shit...
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fuzzythinker
Your question is an oxymoron.
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mahmud
Why? it's a perfectly legitimate question. He is asking about the perce... | {
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} |
A Dam-Building Boom Is Transforming the Brazilian Amazon - Red_Tarsius
http://e360.yale.edu/features/how-a-dam-building-boom-is-transforming-the-brazilian-amazon
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thiagooffm
I think it's a fair move. A lot of people around the world and organizations
try to do anything on their hands to protect Brazil from using... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What do you think on volunteering opportunities during a pandemic? - emrehan
There are many opportunities to volunteer during a pandemic: Helping at hospitals, helping dependent of healthcare workers, elderly, patients at home isolation. There are also volunteers needed to curate academic research for doctors ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
AMD: what went wrong? - dotmanish
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/372859/amd-what-went-wrong
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gbaygon
"In a bid to win new custom, AMD offered HP a million free chips – but it was
only able to accept 160,000 because of its agreement with Intel."
Couldn't they reduce the price of their chips instead of giving th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Converting a Slideshow to a Website? - Mz
I have an old PPT, now converted to Google Slides and slightly edited and I have set up a BlogSpot site to move it to. But I am running into real problems with moving graphics, figuring out how best to convey the information, etc.<p>The slideshow is probably super bad ... | {
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} |
Airbnb allegedly purged more than 1,000 New York listings to rig survey - jflowers45
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/10/airbnb-new-york-city-listings-purge-multiple-apartment-listings
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jakevoytko
Honestly, it couldn't be easier to find listings that violate the law. This
stuff isn't abstract, you ... | {
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} |
Intermittent fasting: No advantage over conventional weight loss diets - AndrewDucker
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181126115842.htm
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tonystubblebine
This reminds me of a study we ran at Lift/Coach.me a few years ago where we
randomly assigned 12,000 people into popular diets. I was hoping we'd b... | {
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} |
How to Use Trend Micro's Rootkit Remover to Install a Rootkit - MikusR
https://d4stiny.github.io/How-to-use-Trend-Micro-Rootkit-Remover-to-Install-a-Rootkit/
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guardiangod
>the Bruteforcing Processes code doesn’t make sense, are Trend Micro
developers not aware of enumerating processes via ZwQuerySystemInformatio... | {
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} |
Would You Pay Someone to Do Your Online Dating? - samanthaglower
http://observer.com/2016/02/would-you-pay-someone-to-date-for-you/
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douche
Not long ago, I took an Uber ride from a driver who's main job is as an online
dating consultant. It apparently is a fairly lucrative niche.
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DrScump
He has a "lucrative... | {
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} |
Entrepreneurs are cocky jerks - SeattleSeeley
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2011/11/03/surviving-startups-justin-seeley-entrepreneurs-jerks/#more-3851
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j45
I like talking with doers. I like sharing with doers. I like learning from
doers.
Helping people want to become doers is where I find some of t... | {
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} |
Show HN: My Google Analytics widget is now available for OS X - ryno2019
http://ryanbrink.ca/ga-today/?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=link&utm_term=osx&utm_campaign=osxlaunch
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therollingrook
Just bought this! Great job!
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ryno2019
Thanks a million! Let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions on ho... | {
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} |
How Paypal Onboards New Users - amitmathew
http://www.useronboard.com/how-paypal-onboards-new-users/
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samuelhulick
Hi all! I'm the person who made this. If you'd care to share your thoughts, I
plan on watching this thread closely today. :)
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samuelhulick
@amitmathew Thank you for sharing this!
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Startups : Stop thinking about fucking aqusition - ofca
http://svenduplic.com/post/12601995015/startups-stop-thinking-about-fucking-aquisition
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rick888
This seems to be the new theme: Create a startup that has no long-term plans
and the goal of being bought out by a larger company.
| {
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Show HN: Commits.io - Create a poster from your code and logo - ortuna
https://commits.io
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gregmac
Suggestion: Write a standalone tool that does the code extraction step, so
someone can run it on their private repository (or checked-out code) and
generate the data dump you need.
This mitigates some of the secur... | {
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} |
Ithkuil: A Philosophical Design for a Hypothetical Language - opusdie
http://www.ithkuil.net/texts.html
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jasode
Not the same url as submitter but there was a previous discussion about the
New Yorker article:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8180493](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8180493)
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Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General - jhatax
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-internet-regulation-justice-idUSKBN20D26S
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danShumway
There are 3 options for moderation:
1\. Platforms with no moderation (8Chan -- except probably even worse, because
even 8Chan moderates s... | {
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} |
Tell HN: Vodafone AU is still blocking archive.is - tempactforhn
Today I found myself unable to access archive.is on my Vodafone network, I got redirected to<p>https://www.vodafone.com.au/temporarily-unavailable<p>from<p>http://archive.is/gcj3w<p>I don't think they are forced by a co... | {
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How I like my Finder - stelian
http://stelian.firez.be/post/how-i-like-my-finder
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mhd
I'm still surprised how used we all got to the modern, somewhat simplistic
file management metaphors. Icon/list view plus "shortcut" panel, wherever you
look. I still remember that for years after Windows 95 came out, one of ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
StarCraft is a deep, complicated strategy game. DeepMind’s AlphaStar crushed it - lawrenceyan
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/1/24/18196177/ai-artificial-intelligence-google-deepmind-starcraft-game
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kwillets
Micro has always seemed like the weak point of this game; it relies a lot on
making the UI clunky... | {
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} |
Is the tech sector producing more startups than other areas? - woodtrail
As a 19 year old who reads HackerNews, it can feel overwhelming to read about all the startups that are being founded in the tech sector.<p>I'm wondering if this is just an effect of the HN echo chamber, or whether other industries are just as ... | {
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Show HN: MailTrigger – A Simple HTTP-Based Email Notification Service - BjoernKW
https://github.com/BjoernKW/MailTrigger
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BjoernKW
This blog post explains the motivation and design rationale behind this tool
in some more detail:
[https://bjoernkw.com/2017/12/24/mailtrigger-a-simple-http-
ba...](https://bjoernkw... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Do you know the“Awesome” lists in GitHub? I made one about anti-racism - rafacavalcante
https://github.com/rafaelcavalcante/awesome-anti-racism
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rafacavalcante
An awesome list with anti-racism material
| {
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} |
Google fires Kenya boss over Mocality - jaxonrice
http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Google-fires-Kenya-boss-over-Mocality-20120131
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ChuckMcM
Nice to see the follow up. And it does clear up the whole "Were they
contractors or did they work for Google" question. It seems clear now that
they did work for Google ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Ideas for weekend projects? - CGamesPlay
I'm wondering if anyone knows of any idea pools for weekend projects, or if anyone has any small projects that they haven't implemented yet. I have a lot of down time over the next two weeks, and I would love to put the time to good, creative use. Note, I'm not lookin... | {
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} |
The death of Bitcoin (controversial) - tranc99
http://hackishword.com/blog/2014/the-death-of-bitcoin
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typedweb
I heard that GHash.io was reaching the 50% mark a while ago and then the
community decided to split off of a lot of their hashing power to rebalance
the minering to other pools. Now this article is sa... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Systemd is nice. Dont be afraid - sandGorgon
http://www.lambdacurry.com/systemd-nice-dont-afraid/
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olgeni
Had Microsoft attempted to pull even 10% of systemd on Linux a few years ago,
the wailing would have reached the highest heavens. And "frankly, after
ShellShock," learn to use a less bloated shell for init... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
I’m Learning Ruby On Rails Because I’m Weak-Willed And Stupid - RawData
http://www.flatplanetmedia.com/im-learning-ruby-on-rails-because-im-weak-willed-and-stupid.html
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RawData
Not to start a flame war, but I've always sort of thought of ruby on rails as
kinda faddish. What's the reason to use it over php/mysq... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How to find people/blogs in niche topics? - freetonik
While finding good blogs, in general, seems to be very hard, finding good and interesting blogs about niche topics is just blind luck to me. For example, I'm very interested in the topic of exploring new ways to teach computer science and math (taking ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Getting started with bare-metal assembly - a7b3fa
https://johv.dk/blog/bare-metal-assembly-tutorial.html
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rixrax
I think one great way to do this is to get a Commodore 64 emulator (or Atari
2600 etc) and start writing and learning 6502 assy. Arguably its one of the
last instruction sets that was designed with hu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mobirise Free Wwebsite Bbuilder – CSS Background Video - Mobirise
http://mobirise.com/video-background/
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Mobirise
HTML5 Background Video - Add breathtaking video background to your website w/o
touching the code! [http://mobirise.com/video-
background/](http://mobirise.com/video-background/)
| {
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} |
Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for U.S. Comfort - aritraghosh007
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/world/europe/russian-presence-near-undersea-cables-concerns-us.html?_r=0
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dang
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10449673](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10449673)
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drafty
Why exactly... | {
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San Diego Hacker News Meetup is Tomorrow, 7/30 at 7:30 PM - paulbaumgart
http://cses.ucsd.edu/wiki/index.php/San_Diego_Hacker_News_Meetup#Upcoming_meetups
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Towle_
I demand to know whether the 7/30-7:30 thing was intentional or mere
coincidence.
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jayliew
Historical records show that it's mere coincidence, a... | {
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} |
Show HN: Tubda – An easy way to play our songs and videos together with friends - daajust
https://tubda.com
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daajust
My friend and his girlfriend discovered that they unconsciously do listen to
similar songs at bedtime. Oh, how beautiful would it be to help them actually
play the same songs at bedtime, sharing t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Security wish list for 2019 - dlgeek
https://alexgaynor.net/2019/jan/06/security-wish-list-2019/
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kerng
>>The most secure email provider (Gmail) and consumer operating system
(ChromeOS) [...]
MacOS has arguably been more secure then ChromeOS, maybe even Windows.
ChromeOS had some horrific security issues, like... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
OVH down - 56k
http://ovh.com/
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nly
Had some huge (10x) increase in ping times to Roubaix yesterday, but
everything seems fine for me today. Firs time in 3 years I've noticed
anything.
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Shank
I've got servers in their Canadian datacenter and everything seems peachy. I'm
guessing this is their French infra... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
CDNJS: The Fastest Javascript Repo on the Web - spahl
http://blog.cloudflare.com/cdnjs-the-fastest-javascript-repo-on-the-web
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jread
Low latency with a handful of pingdom monitoring nodes sitting in data centers
does not necessarily translate to the "fastest repo on the web". We've tested
CloudFlare since their ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The CCC English YouTube Channel Terminated - comboy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4QMB95FR6Df6XdQwn8gSg
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comboy
I have it in subscriptions and just noticed accidentally. Couldn't find any
info about it. Needless to say there were a lot of excellent videos in there.
Some information could be used to do malic... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Americans say US cars top Asian autos - samratjp
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1425/ap-gfk-poll-americans-say-us-cars-top-asian-autos/
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ilkhd2
I prefer Canadian vehicles, New Flyer
(<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abqride_729.jpg>).
| {
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Ask HN: An Autodidact Asks, "What's Your Favorite Wikipedia Article?" - shawndumas
Being that I barely made it out of high school, and am a person who is self-taught, I need to fill in the gaps myself. But knowing what you don’t know is tough. Reading interesting mathematical, historical, philosophical, grammatical,... | {
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} |
The Cyberpunk Sensibility (2016) - zabana
https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/10/27/the-cyberpunk-sensibility/
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keypusher
The author seems to have wanted to write an article about cyberpunk, but
didn't have anything to say. There was no premise or conclusion, simply a few
rambling thoughts about the current state of... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Should you commit package-lock.json? - wawhal
Hello HN,<p>We are trying to decide if we should commit package-lock to version control for our JavaScript project.<p>It is generally considered a good practice to commit package-lock to version control to avoid breaking anything due to the dependency updates and t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: IMDB ratings, movie browsing for the lazy (Chrome) - skidding
https://github.com/skidding/chrome-imdb-ratings
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skidding
Hi guys. I wanted to take a break from all these TV shows everybody's been
watching lately and get the time to catch up with some good movies for a
change, but I didn't really know w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Judge Protects Secret Muffin Recipe by Barring Employee Hire - grellas
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202443728649&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=Law.com&pt=Law.com%20Newswire%20Update&cn=LAWCOM_NewswireUpdate_20100217&kw=Secret%20Muffin%20Recipe%20Prevents%20Executive%20From%20Switching%20Jobs
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grellas... | {
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We bought a $1 house in Italy. Here's what happened next - yarapavan
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/italy-one-euro-home-buyers/index.html
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auslegung
Here’s an excellent counterpoint to this [https://www.italianfix.com/italy-
giving-away-houses/](https://www.italianfix.com/italy-giving-away-houses/)
----... | {
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My weekend project: Get Facebook events in your calendar - maggit
http://myfbfilter.appspot.com/
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maggit
The iCal export at Facebook is unfortunately written in a way that lots of
calendar software chokes on. I wrote this utility to fix that problem.
In the process, I also added a filter on RSVP-status, so yo... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Engineering Leaders Are Failing Themselves - mooreds
https://medium.com/@kathkeating_78433/engineering-leaders-are-failing-themselves-73678d41192b
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remotecool
Skin color and gender do not make a better engineer. We should have diversity
of thoughts and ideas and educational backgrounds.
Ie: the content of our c... | {
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} |
GMail is not a business tool. Period. - lostbit
http://www.formortals.com/gmail-is-not-a-business-tool-period/
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burke
To play Devil's Advocate:
> Problem #1: Over-aggressive spam filtering
In five years of using exclusively GMail (and GAfB, which has the same
filters), I have never once missed a legitimate m... | {
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} |
If you haven't pushed it to revision control, it doesn't exist - edward
http://yakking.branchable.com/posts/truism-3-if-you-havent-pushed-it/
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dalke
Minor historical point. SCCS dates from 1972 and was first written for the IBM
370 and then for Unix on the PDP 11. See [http://basepath.com/aup/talks/SCCS-
Slide... | {
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} |
Show HN: Pauv, a P2P Bitcoin exchange - luisivan
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pauv/x/4135454
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0x006A
its unclear to me what "their favourite payment processor" is supposed to be.
How does the system prevent fraud?
~~~
luisivan
Good question. So, we will implement some payment processors by default, and
o... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What exactly does the Color app do? - eklovlfjkeos
Okay, so Color is a photo sharing app - but it's not?... I get that they mine users' data extensively, but can someone give me a detailed example of how the app would actually be used?<p>I don't have a smart phone, so I can't just download the app.<p>Review ... | {
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Tell HN: Rejected from YC Core and Startup School - real_yc_reject
A little disappointing, but I'll continue working on my startup nevertheless. Stay strong, don't take a YC rejection personally and keep working on your startup anyway. A YC acceptance is not a requirement to succeed.
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ENadyr
Well said.... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What's it like working at Apple? - Flameancer
So I went to a job hiring event on Sunday and I got a call sunday asking to comeback tomorrow for an interview. From the way it sounded on Sunday they said if I got a call asking to come back in I was basically hired and they just wanted me to come back to see wh... | {
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On being a single founder for 7 years - apolymath
http://www.markentingh.com/home/entry+on-being-a-single-founder-for-7-years
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filvdg
Mark, nice project,but don't be scared that the product is not completely
finished ... it will never be ...
your most important next steps are now get customers , get customers... | {
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Ask HN: Would a book on “Data Engineering” be useful? - vishalzone2002
Hi All,
I have been working in the field of data engineering before it was a real title.
I was recently approached by a publisher to gauge my interest in publishing either simply on data analysis or data engineering.<p>When I google for "data... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Abusing the HTML5 History API for fun (and chaos) - mmastrac
http://grack.com/blog/2011/03/07/abusing-the-html5-history-api-for-fun-and-chaos/
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pak
OK, but websites have used alert() since the dawn of time to trap you on the
site with an endless stream of annoying modal dialogs. If this ever catches
on, browse... | {
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} |
OCaml for the Masses (2011) - alanfranz
https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2038036
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jasim
I for one can't wait for Typed FP to become mainstream as soon as possible. I
think the prevalence of scripting languages in large systems today is a quirk
of history.
In early 2000s, as the web was growing to be an appli... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Golang library to convert png/gif/jpeg images into ANSI art - alexellisuk
https://github.com/johnmccabe/img2ansi
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kadirayk
looks fun! Some sample output would be great.
| {
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} |
A Buddhist monk confronts Japan's suicide culture (2013) - bookofjoe
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/06/24/last-call-3
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b5
This is one of my favourite _New Yorker_ articles. I wish they published more
articles like this.
Suicidal thoughts are a really tough thing to deal with. I've struggled with
them f... | {
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} |
Some iPhone apps should not be written in Cocoa - jrnkntl
http://kudtler.com/2008/12/some-iphone-apps-should-not-be-written-in-cocoa/
======
byteCoder
A new religious war is breaking out before my eyes: web apps vs. native apps
on the iPhone.
The reality is that there are lots of native iPhone apps that should be w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What software do you use for graphics in mobile games? - FreeRadical
I was wondering what software packages are used to create the graphics in games like 'Angry Birds' and 'Plants vs Zombies'...and what are the common software packages people use for this?
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davidw
Since it's available for Nokia, that m... | {
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Weekend project: web2.0collage creates collage from sniffed browser history - pantsd
http://web2.0collage.com
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crazyirish
How was the set of "white-list web2.0 related sites" chosen?
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pbhj
body { background:#0099FF url('/images/g2.png') repeat-y }
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The Gambler Who Blew $127 Million - cwan
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125996714714577317.html
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dantheman
I found it interesting that the wynn decided that he was on a self destructive
path and decided to ban him from their casino:
> In 2006, Mr. Watanabe resided primarily at Wynn Resorts' Wynn Las Vegas
> ... | {
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A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming - throwaway888abc
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/second-coronavirus-death-surge/614122/
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claudeganon
I’m consistently impressed by the new forms of denialism about the ongoing
disaster of a pandemic response in the US (of which pointing at the death ... | {
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} |
Trolls try and trick people into drilling huge holes in their new iphones - neverminder
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/iphone-7-headphone-hoax-sees-trolls-try-and-trick-people-into-drilling-huge-holes-in-their-new-a7330921.html
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dexwiz
If you did this, you were the same person who ... | {
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The Europa mission is real and could very well happen - anigbrowl
http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2014/03/heres-why-the-europa-mission-is-real-and-could-very-well-happen/#21279101=0
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bfe
I talked with a NASA engineer in 1998 who was working on the planned Europa
probe, and hoping it would be funded enough to includ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ataribox retro mini-console plays current and classic games UK - rbanffy
https://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2017/07/ataribox-mini-console/
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sk0g
Looks pretty cool, but not sure what they mean by "modern games." Angry Birds
modern, or full blown Battlefield on PS4 modern?
| {
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} |
New Adventures for Elm - shoover
http://elm-lang.org/blog/new-adventures-for-elm
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jey
I've been looking at the options for pure-functional languages targeting JS,
and it seems that PureScript is superior to Elm from a technical perspective
for full-stack webdev. PureScript takes the approach of providing a full
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Advocacy groups are pushing the FTC to break up Facebook - wil_I_am_27
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/24/18195959/facebook-advocacy-groups-ftc-break-up-cambridge-analytica-scandal-data-breach
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porpoisely
"Advocacy groups" hired and funded by whom? There are lots of "advocacy
groups" demanding a lot of things. I... | {
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} |
Carthago delenda est - kwikiel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est
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FabHK
Cato's famous phrase, "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam", is feared
for its grammar, but it is quite expressive and not really that hard. It is a
combination of two constructions: ACI, Accusativus cum infinitivo, whi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Singapore gets a hackerspace - dgr
http://www.e27.sg/2009/10/14/what-do-seattle-silicon-valley-berlin-and-cambridge-both-cambridges-have-in-common
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donaq
Good move, though the price of membership is a tad steep for a debt-ridden
code monkey such as myself.
| {
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} |
Soylent now available on Amazon Launchpad - majewsky
http://blog.soylent.com/post/145547071142/soylent-now-available-on-amazon-launchpad
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majewsky
Still only available in the US. I'm eagerly waiting to get my hands on some
Soylent over here in Germany.
| {
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} |
My Lisp Experiences and the Development of GNU Emacs - mofey
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/rms-lisp.html
Transcript of Richard Stallman's Speech, 28 Oct 2002, at the International Lisp Conference
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thurn
Emacs is the first and probably best proof that you can write fast and
responsive software without needing to stick ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: what would you put in course for data science? - tomrod
I'm considering putting together a university course on data science, and would like your input as to the skills and techniques you'd expect a data scientist to have fresh out of school.<p>You all are the experts on what you need, and I'm... | {
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} |
You are your biggest failure - cblackthornekc
https://medium.com/devops-dudes/you-are-your-biggest-failure-48f3f389e97d
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qubex
And to quote some of Despair.com’s all-time best Demotivators: The only
recurring factor in all of your failed relationships is you. It could just be
that the purpose of your life is to ... | {
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} |
In defense of the corporate jet - jsomers
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01garvey.html?scp=1&sq=mile-high%20office&st=cse
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sgman
If I'm a shareholder, I don't want to see profits (ha!) invested in a
corporate jet. Fly commercial or better yet cut out travel altogether.
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pfedor
I don't think it's... | {
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} |
SQL Server 2017 Announced. Called “A new database world order” - bobwardms
http://www.zdnet.com/article/review-sql-server-2017-adds-python-graph-processing-and-runs-on-linux/
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r721
Looks like some kind of spam attack is going on - 20+ submissions from new
accounts in 24 hours:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/from... | {
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} |
Why I Don't Like Metro [Microsoft] - What Games Are - tadhgk
http://whatgamesare.com/2012/01/why-i-dont-like-metro-microsoft.html
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tedsbardella
Metro is sounding a lot like Microsoft Bob. I loved Bob it was very
interesting and fun for a couple of minutes
| {
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Ask HN: What should you do or avoid when pivoting a startup? - aliabd
Stories welcome
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chriscatoya
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking a pivot is a failure and therefore
bad. What’s important is that by killing an idea, you’re giving yourself a new
opportunity rather than chasing after sunk costs.
Fear ... | {
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} |
I Am Community (And So Are You) - neeharc
http://blog.shoutt.me/post/51573499503/i-am-community-and-so-are-you
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hashgowda
Recently back in Bangalore a guy started harassing a family consisting of
Mother & daughter by tapping on the door & window @ 1am, 3am in the night.
Couple of calls to Police has not solved t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Find out if you’re being paid fairly and help to reduce pay inequality - ngranja19
https://knowyourworth.site/
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ngranja19
What is KYW about?
KYW is an anonymous way for people to openly discuss their wages because we
believe that sharing salary is the best way to eliminate existing pay gaps in
society.... | {
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} |
Supposed creator of Bitcoin gave a speech on the history of the technology - ca98am79
http://www.businessinsider.my/nick-szabo-ethereum-bitcoin-blockchain-history-satoshi-nakamoto-2015-11/#GWKS300eqT2eAQUh.97
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Alkim
REALLY bad article. Don't waste your time.
| {
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} |
Space Invaders in Perl 6 - szabgab
http://ttjjss.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/new-game-space-invaders/
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peteretep
> Parrot can run this, but awfully slow and JVM has a bug
> that makes it impossible to run the game.
For those unfamiliar, Perl 6 can now run on several backends: the JVM, the CLR... | {
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} |
How to visualize a Formula 1 race - CWIZO
http://mihafeus.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-visualize-formula-1-race.html?spref=fb
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RiderOfGiraffes
This is what you get if you connect to the F1 live timing. It's live (as it
says) and updated in real-time during the race:
<http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/live_ti... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Digital Marshallese Sovereign - gist
https://avc.com/2020/03/the-digital-marshallese-sovereign/
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freepor
I would also talk up idiotic concepts on my blog for his kind of money.
| {
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} |
Facebook outs hacker with 1 million+ accounts - FluidDjango
http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/05/facebook-ups-login-security-outs-hacker-with-15m-accounts.ars
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kgrin
Of course the real trick is for Facebook to automagically _know_ the answer to
your secret question rather than having you pre-populate i... | {
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} |
I Spent Two Years Botting on Instagram – What I Learned - mathgenius
https://petapixel.com/2017/04/06/spent-two-years-botting-instagram-heres-learned/
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stOneskull
that's nuts and an enlightening story. i had no idea this was going on.
i think his photos are genuinely really good.
it'd be funny to see this exp... | {
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} |
Chrome Store Foxified – Install Chrome Extensions in Firefox - nozzlegear
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chrome-store-foxified/
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gcb0
wake me up when they reverse all that and I have firefox true extensions on
chrome.
remember kids, without the power of the old extensions and xul, we would never... | {
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} |
Videogames Might Be Keeping Young Men Out of the Workforce - lumisota
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/07/13/videogames-might-be-keeping-young-men-out-of-the-workforce
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digikata
Is correlation != causation not a consideration anymore? They should have
spent much more time seeing if the causation analysis was... | {
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} |
U.S. Army Exploring “Devastating” New Weapon in the Event of War with Russia - smacktoward
http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2017/04/us-army-exploring-devastating-new-weapon-event-war-russia/136943/
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leed25d
The thing to do is to put these things in orbit. Imagine a piece of tungsten
bigger than a phone pole ... | {
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} |
Pair vs. Pair: Pair The App Is Being Sued By Pair Networks, The Hosting Company - dwynings
http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/05/pair-vs-pair-pair-the-app-is-getting-sued-by-pair-networks-the-hosting-company/
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pg
This is a lame move by Pair Networks. It reminds me of the days when Sun went
around threatening random... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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