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Ask HN: Geographic job market poll (May 17, 2013) - michaelochurch
I'm trying to gather some data, which I think would be useful for a lot of people to have in the open, on trends in top-tier technology. Please, if you will, state:<p>1. Your city or location (e.g. New York, Bay Area, Austin, London, etc.)<p>2. Wheth... | {
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Looking for programmers - Frank_Philip
I am an entrepreneur and Co-Founder of a German based start-up and we are looking for some programmers. Interested ? please come back to me mueller.beteiligungs.gmbh@googlemail.com
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gharbad
Care to share anything about your technology stack, or what /type/ of
programmers ... | {
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Federal judge rules U.S. no-fly list violates Constitution - Shivetya
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/24/us-usa-noflylist-idUSKBN0EZ2EU20140624
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unreal37
This seems like the right decision to me. Being blocked from air travel is
indeed a violation of liberty.
I think the U.S. government has a right to ke... | {
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How MySpace Blew It - mattmichielsen
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-22/myspaces-dizzying-fall/?cid=hp:mainpromo6
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Raisin
Myspace needs to focus on what they are winning in. That is local bands and
promotion for them. Almost every band has a Myspace and uses it for updates
and music samp... | {
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Django vs Drupal - benjy1
http://devblog.com.au/django-for-php-developers
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daGrevis
Who would even consider to compare them... CMS with framework.
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Ask HN: What are some niche areas of computing in 2019? - malux85
I'm interested in unusual programming languages, new hardware, unusual applications of machine learning, new areas of math, anything novel!
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chmielewski
Redlang
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test123test
C++
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The Failure of iMessages - dr3wster
http://nuncamind.com/blog/2011/12/28/the-failure-of-imessages/
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ddagradi
> Sending a text to either contact would get to her iPhone 4S, but the phone
> number contact would send an SMS, and the e-mail address would send as an
> iMessage.
Nope. Phone numbers also receive iMe... | {
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Ask HN: Would you hire a jack of all trades? - playforward
I'm looking for advice from the HN community.<p>I know a little about everything, tried lots of different things (non-technical roles), but I've never managed to find an area to pursue. This is not because of laziness or an inability to focus, thinki... | {
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Online Advertising without Douchebaggery - brm
http://powazek.com/posts/1491
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staunch
> _Bike Hero’s fake ad has chalked up 1.6 million views. The EA Tiger Woods
> video scored 2.5 million. Maybe honesty really is the best policy._
Or maybe one has one of the most famous celebrities in the world in it doing
som... | {
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On extracting an element from a web page with CSS styles - nathancahill
http://nathancahill.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/on-extracting-an-element-from-a-web-page-with-css-styles/
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vitovito
Would love to see inline examples of the output, or a bookmarklet that gives
you the generated output of e.g. an element you c... | {
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The maths of the paper disproving conspiracy theories don't add up - r0muald
http://littleatoms.com/david-grimes-conspiracy-theory-maths
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kossTKR
A personal theory i have is that the "Sceptics"community is somewhat comprised
of slightly socially naive stem educated people (sorry). They simply do not
fathom the r... | {
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OHm – Om with Haskell in the middle - alexatkeplar
https://github.com/boothead/oHm/blob/master/README.md
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boothead
Thanks Alex!
I really need to put a bit of effort into documenting this, but the idea is
that an immutable stream of events is folded over into a model which virtual-
dom then renders into the UI... | {
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Guinness World Record for World’s Largest Aerial Firework Shell - camtarn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgHnvbYlW2k
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camtarn
"This new record saw a 2,200 pound shell, with a diameter of 56 inches
launched into the sky over Al Marjan island by a 7 metre mortar, weighing
15,000 pounds and buried 4 metres into th... | {
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Developers need to learn to negotiate - infinite8s
http://www.expatsoftware.com/Articles/developers-should-learn-to-negotiate.html
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chrisbennet
If you’re interested in this topic, you really need to read patio11’s take on
this subject. (This expatsoftware article seems to be based, in part, on
Patio11’s article ... | {
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Elon Musk: The World’s Raddest Man - jeremynixon
http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/05/elon-musk-the-worlds-raddest-man.html
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Rooster61
There is an inaccuracy in this article. Musk did not launch Tesla. He was an
early investor in the company, and actually took a little while to become CEO.
[http://www.businessinside... | {
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The Lords must vote against May's plan to strip Britons of their citizenship - lucaspiller
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/17/lords-theresa-may-strip-britons-citizenship
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sentenza
The UK vehemently opposed the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in the end
opting out of it, so UK ex-citizens ca... | {
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Switching to Ubuntu - reddotX
http://support.system76.com/articles/switch/
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zhte415
If found myself turned off Ubuntu because of Unity, despite using Ubuntu
itself since 2005. Odd orange and purple, new odd left menu, general sense
Ubuntu was changing how I didn't want it to. Moved to Mint. Seemed to
replicate W... | {
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Uber Drivers “Strike” and Switch to Lyft Over Fares and Conditions - smacktoward
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-drivers-are-protesting?s=mobile
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jefflinwood
The really interesting story here is that if drivers are so willing to switch
networks for better opportunities, there isn't a compelling reason... | {
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Ask Hacker News: What do you think of this shopping cart on my new startup that just launched? - wmeredith
http://200nipples.com/index.php
Good morning all. I just launched a t-shirt sales site, not exactly a web app, I know. But we have a freaky business model, which required a correspondingly freaky e-commerce cart... | {
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Sandstorm gets a security review - bruo
https://sandstorm.io/news/2017-03-02-security-review
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the_common_man
It's amusing to see that it got a security overview _after_ it shutdown it's
business operations. I am curious if it get a security review when it was a
proper company given that their USP is security.
I... | {
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Optimizing 128-bit Division - EvgeniyZh
https://danlark.org/2020/06/14/128-bit-division/
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danlark1
Hi everyone, the author is here. Yes, I believe the title should be changed to
`Optimizing 128-bit Division`
Yet, I was not expecting it to be here. Overall, I put some knowledge hidden
in Hacker's Delight book, K... | {
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73 Mind-Blowing Implications of Driverless Cars and Trucks - hackerbeat
https://medium.com/hult-business-school-draft/73-mind-blowing-implications-of-a-driverless-future-58d23d1f338d
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schoen
You can also compare
[http://www.templetons.com/brad/robocars/](http://www.templetons.com/brad/robocars/)
(which he starte... | {
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Ask HN: I think I’ve burnt out. What should I do? - lostgame
Hi, HN. I’ve been here for a long time and I really respect the maturity and experience of this community, and so I’m asking for your advice.<p>I’m a 30-year-old iOS developer of about ten years, and last year suffered an incredible amount of trauma, includi... | {
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Senators put forward new bill to halt expansion of gov’t hacking powers - callcallcall
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/senators-put-forward-new-bill-to-halt-expansion-of-govt-hacking-powers/
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scoobydoobydane
Let's hope that democracy works..
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Twitter's tech problems take a toll on developers - bootload
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179446/Twitter_s_tech_problems_take_a_toll_on_developers
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rick888
This is why you shouldn't base your entire business on a 3rd party service.
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Show HN: Oruapp – an anonymous proximity messenger for web - vasanthv
https://oruapp.co
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fiatjaf
This is nice. What happens when I'm in within 0.5km from someone and from
someone else, but these two other people are not within reach of each other?
~~~
vasanthv
The message will be delivered only to people within... | {
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Linus Torvalds on why he isn't nice - yuvadam
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/linus-torvalds-on-why-he-isnt-nice-i-dont-care-about-you/
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SRSposter
<3 Linus
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Show HN: Breathe - a psychedelic short film - albiabia
https://vimeo.com/72494954
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mbell
I'm quite fascinated by what effects on the brain can be achieved with content
of this type built for the Oculous Rift.
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Ask HN: How to build a network for Investor-Operator networks? - jonas_kgomo
Venture Firms are famously known for having highly exclusive networks of their own and that is part of their identity(brand). It takes years to build that network, and most are not willing to share their connections publicly. Visible Connec... | {
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Ask HN: How will the world change post pandemic? - zarkov99
What do HN members think will be the major short, medium and long term changes coming out of this? What are some good essays on the matter?
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talmr
I'm hoping that people will be eager to go back to the norm of going out and
about.
I'm really not that k... | {
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Security Flaws in Adobe Acrobat Reader Allow Gaining Root on macOS Silently - feross
https://rekken.github.io/2020/05/14/Security-Flaws-in-Adobe-Acrobat-Reader-Allow-Malicious-Program-to-Gain-Root-on-macOS-Silently/
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katabasis
At this point I consider the Adobe suite to be basically the same as malware.
Their ap... | {
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Show HN: Vidgen – Generate Summary Videos of HTML Content - timbowhite
https://vidgen.io
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timbowhite
This is a project I've been working on/off for the last few months. It makes
basic slideshow videos with music, subtitles, and TTS narration using the
submitted HTML content.
It's running on a single OVH dedicat... | {
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The Exquisitely English (and Lucrative) World of London Clerks - ductionist
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-05-23/the-exquisitely-english-and-amazingly-lucrative-world-of-london-clerks
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beefman
As office boy I made such a mark
That they gave me the post of a junior clerk
I served ... | {
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Dogs Forget Events Two Minutes Later - Red_Tarsius
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150226-dogs-memories-animals-chimpanzees-science-mind-psychology/
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anigbrowl
Mmm....seems a bit dubious. My dog likes me to hide his rubber ball so he can
go look for it, and he's so good at remembering places I've... | {
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Compromising a Linux desktop using 6502 opcodes on the NES - scarybeast
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-exploit-compromising-linux-desktop.html
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pdkl95
If you are interested in this kind of multi-level attack, I recommend watching
this[1] really fun talk by dwangoAC, which he originally gave ... | {
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Show HN: Density – Anonymous People Counter and API - jordanmessina
http://www.density.io/?ref=hn
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Animats
The site is rather vague. They provide the hardware and install it for free,
which implies they're selling data to someone else. Who? There's no privacy
policy. No terms of service. The "order" button just ... | {
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A Cart with Legs - sohkamyung
https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-15878
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foreigner
Clearly that's a prehistoric Strandbeest:
[https://www.strandbeest.com](https://www.strandbeest.com)
~~~
zer00eyz
Everything old is new again, how about a table with legs
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01sCV-
Yx6Og](htt... | {
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Ask HN: How do I get started with Algo trading? - jklein11
I'm interested in getting started with Algo Trading, but I'm not really sure where to dig in. I have a BA in economics and finance and did a capstone in pricing derivatives. Any good recommendations on how to get started? Any good MOOCS or books?
==... | {
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Ask HN: What can I do professionally to combat climate change? - jlevers
I've seen a lot of recommendations for what I can do in my personal life to help with climate change, but I've also seen that lot of smart people think that my lifestyle contributions are a drop in the bucket. It seems to me (and please... | {
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Ask HN: Which distributed cache is Cloudflare using for their 1.1.1.1? - xstartup
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palerdot
> Instead of relying on a centralized cache, DNS resolver, 1.1.1.1, uses an
> innovative distributed cache, which we will talk about in a later blog[1]
You need to wait for the official blog post from cloud flare to get p... | {
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Surveillance shot that ruined tragic Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz's life - ttar
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261840/Surveillance-shot-ruined-tragic-Reddit-founder-Aaron-Swartzs-life-Moment-caught-breaking-MIT-archive-sting-left-facing-30-years-jail.html
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lostlogin
There are some obvious spelling ... | {
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Using Ruby Gem to root a box - r11t
http://www.reddit.com/r/ruby/comments/br9ui/using_gem_to_root_a_box/
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jpcx01
Bad title. He was given sudo access to gem. So, of course he'll be able to run
arbitrary code as sudo.
Don't use sudo gems. Rubygems works great with normal user access. In fact,
best bet is to have ... | {
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How do I write so much, you ask? Well, glad you asked - lionhearted
http://www.sebastianmarshall.com/?p=195
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avinashv
#11 FTA:
> Try to think of every visitor as an honored guest. If you think of “web
> traffic,” 15 visitors is disappointing. If you think of 15 people deciding
> to spend time with you they co... | {
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The Right to Read - Jach
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
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Jach
In hindsight this was submitted at a very sub-optimal time for exposure. Oh
well.
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Playing with model trains and calling it graph theory - zdw
https://11011110.github.io/blog/2019/05/02/playing-model-trains.html
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dekhn
The book Hackers has an entire chapter on the TMRC
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Model_Railroad_Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Model_Railroad_Club)
engineers (st... | {
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Best Buy Wants To Fund Your Startup - ciscoriordan
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-buy-wants-to-fund-your-startup-2009-5
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dryicerx
I hate shopping at Bestbuy.
But this can be a really good thing for certain types of startups, such as
those who need access to the general population and consumer market. Not j... | {
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Leveling up as a Junior Engineer - GowGuy47
https://medium.com/masterpoint/leveling-up-as-a-junior-engineer-3f6880f8af1d
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TurboHaskal
How to level down as a Junior Engineer:
1. Start with the kool-aid: Read Hackers and Painters.
2. Appeal to your fragile ego: Read The Bipolar Lisp Programm... | {
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Ask HN: Fastest IMAP implementation? - barryglenn
I set up Google Apps for my start-up and IMAP is painfully slow (in Outlook at least and I've seen it on the Mac as well). Based on research, I'm not the only one experiencing this. So, is there an email provider where IMAP is blazingly fast or do I just have to liv... | {
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eBay Acquiring StumbleUpon - veritas
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/18/stumbleupon-signs-term-sheet-to-be-acquired/
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wschroter
Think of ebay using it's $40m as a permanent ad placement for it's own
products and services. It's not that far off in that context.
Plus if it actually becomes a real company and ha... | {
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Ask HN: Do you ever feel guilty about what you have? - thetylerhayes
I mean in comparison to people who have much less than you. You know, the old chestnut of: "I am so privileged and have so much, and yet there are people out there who don't even know if they're going to eat again this week."<p>I'm not pointing fin... | {
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Twitter is not public infrastructure - pclark
http://tumblelog.marco.org/72580346
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thinkzig
I couldn't agree with this more. It goes back to the "should Twitter be taking
usernames from people?" discussion we had here a week or so ago. Twitter is
free. You're not paying for it. It doesn't owe you anything. Plan ... | {
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Monte Carlo methods – Why it's a bad idea to go to the casino - whereistimbo
https://easylang.online/apps/tutorial_mcarlo.html
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55555
It's more complicated (worse) than this. That the house has a small edge only
tells a small part of the story.
When people go to vegas for a weekend, they might have a number in ... | {
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Ask HN: How to keep energy levels consistent every day? - ge96
I wish I could like get a "read out of my vitals" it's probably a dehydration/blood sugar problem.<p>I find that after drinking coffee/eating food I want to pass out. Also when binging on junk food (I don't do this everyday) s... | {
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Ask HN: Best resources, books, & courses on Data Engineering? - elamje
Hi everyone, I'm searching for resources for learning data engineering, but I can't find anything on google because of SEO bullsh<i></i> ruining the results.<p>My background is a Computer Engineering undergrad (lots of Java & Clojure... | {
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Security: from Linux to Windows - CircleJerk
I'm looking for a "Windows for Linux users" kinda of guide, any suggestions? I'm not talking about how to use the OS, but how to protect myself from it.<p>My new job "requires" that I move to Windows ASAP but I'm worried about all the clou... | {
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Postgresql: Auditing Changes with Hstore - radimm
http://tapoueh.org/blog/2013/08/27-auditing-changes-with-hstore.html
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rpedela
This is really awesome! I did not realize it was so easy to audit data changes
and get diffs. In 9.3, they added triggers for create, alter, and drop which
should mean that all CRUD o... | {
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Why ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ Sound So Similar in So Many Languages - nols
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/words-mom-dad-similar-languages/409810/?single_page=true
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myVocatio
In India where there are dozens of languages, this plays out interestingly...
Granted, in few indian languages 'M' sound is... | {
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Telegram desktop app leaked internet addresses when starting calls - walterbell
https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/30/telegram-desktop-app-leaked-ip-addresses/
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parsadotsh
Posted by Telegram's founder Durov on his channel:
Some tech media reported that the Telegram Desktop app wasn’t secure because
it “leaked IP ... | {
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How to Lay Off Your Developers the Right Way - edw519
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/web/620559733.html
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edw519
It wasn't just THAT he did this or WHAT he said. It was HOW he said it. I feel
like I practically know these 3 people already.
You can't make this stuff up.
------
iamelgringo
I don't unders... | {
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Show HN: A site to help Bitcoin hodlers make sense of the new forked coins - forkdrop
https://forkdrop.io
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forkdrop
Everybody holding BTC over the past few months has probably heard about the
projects that fork the chain to give everyone 'free money'. However, all these
projects are confusing among other things,... | {
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} |
Rules Change on I.R.S. Seizures, Too Late for Some - adamnemecek
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/us/politics/rules-change-on-irs-seizures-too-late-for-some.html
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jMyles
"...law enforcement agencies get to keep forfeiture proceeds. Such a windfall,
critics say, creates perverse incentives..."
'Critics' say? Is... | {
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Quantitative Finance Reading List - Programming - shogunmike
http://quantstart.com/articles/Quantitative_Finance_Reading_List_Part_2_-_Programming/
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tzs
Note that the submitted link is to part 2 of a three part (at least so far)
series of reading lists. That particular part seems pretty useless for the HN
crow... | {
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Alibaba's Singles' Day sales exceed predictions at $9.3B - theklub
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29999289
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redwood
That's one site doing 3x the combined total sites' 2013 Cyber Monday.
Pivotal moment as the center of gravity of the world's consumer economy shifts
to China.
The fervent dive into consumerism ... | {
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Uber in Talks to Buy Postmates for About $2.6B - radkapital
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-in-talks-to-buy-postmates-for-about-2-6-billion-11593487498
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runnr_az
That's a lotta food deliveries.
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8k Cisco RV320/RV325 routers are still leaking their admin credentials - bad_packets
https://badpackets.net/over-9000-cisco-rv320-rv325-routers-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-1653/#2019-03-28-update
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threatofrain
> Cisco firmware update for RV320/RV325 routers simply blacklisted the user
> agent for curl.
Oh Cisco.
~~... | {
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GitHub allows you to add a bio on your profile - Eun
https://github.com/settings/profile?focus_bio=1
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Eun
So apparently you can add a bio to your profile and mention other users.
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American chestnut trees are “technically extinct” - mixmastamyk
https://timeline.com/american-chestnut-trees-disappeared-39217da38c59?source=collection_home---7------1----------
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spqr0a1
Good news! this article understates the current stage of development for at
least one of the reintroduction projects.
A bligh... | {
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Why Renewables Can’t Save the Planet - vixen99
https://quillette.com/2019/02/27/why-renewables-cant-save-the-planet/
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jaclaz
Well, at least finally someone noticed (and had the courage to write) that:
>We tend to think of solar panels as clean, but the truth is that there is no
plan anywhere to deal with solar ... | {
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Hidden Chrome Features on CR-48 - Calamitous
http://calamitylane.com/articles/programming/hidden-chrome-features-on-cr-48/
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liuhenry
The real fun lies in getting shell access in developer mode:
[http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-
fo...](http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-info... | {
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Let’s Stop the Unix Time Insanity - luu
http://creativepark.net/1408
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nl
I have no idea what the author is proposing, but I'm just posting to point out
that it isn't the unix timestamp that is broken: it's dates in general.
There is simply no algorithm that accounts for their behaviour all the time.
The best yo... | {
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Introduction to Data, Context, Interaction Pattern - beberlei
http://www.whitewashing.de/2012/08/16/oop_business_applications__data__context__interaction.html
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ExpiredLink
DCI makes no sense. It hasn't gained traction in the real world.
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Cisco Entering Tablet Market with Android-Based Device - Concours
http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2010/06/cisco-entering-tablet-market.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29
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callmeed
Does "aimed at the enterprise" == overpriced ?
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stretchwith... | {
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This site produces a browsable tree of related info if you enter a keyword - slashdotaccount
http://exploresion.org
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roryokane
Perhaps this uses DBpedia
([http://wiki.dbpedia.org/About](http://wiki.dbpedia.org/About))?
This is similar to the site Freebase
([http://www.freebase.com/](http://www.freebase.com/))... | {
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} |
Lifestyles of the Rich, Young and Homeless - nchuhoai
https://medium.com/better-humans/6620882dde89
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transfire
It gets harder to do the older you get though.
~~~
gomattymo
yep.
| {
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“Shooting the Messenger” is a Psychological Reality - yarapavan
https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/05/08/shooting-the-messenger-is-a-psychological-reality-share-bad-news-and-people-will-like-you-less/
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yarapavan
Abstract:
Eleven experiments provide evidence that people have a tendency to “shoot the
messenger,” deem... | {
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} |
Clojure now available in Ubuntu repos - macmac
http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/clojure
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pavelludiq
I personally prefer to use a more up to date version, so i don't use the one
from the repos, but im sure people who just want to have a simple install, or
a stable release could benefit from this.
~~~
j_baker
... | {
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} |
Most Smart Home Developers Are Hobbyists, Not Professionals - werencole
http://arc.applause.com/2015/09/15/smart-homes-apps-developers/
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werencole
Take that, Bob Vila. Or Tim Allen. Or ... ummm, who is the current "it" guy in
DIY home projects? Mike Rowe?
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why don't more women participate in programming contests? - arnioxux
https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-more-women-participate-in-programming-contests?share=1#MoreAnswers
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arnioxux
A female IOI medalist offers some perspective on why it was harder for them
even from an early age. (IOI is the high school age computin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Aireal: Interactive Tactile Experiences in Free Air - pain_perdu
http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/aireal/
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philwebster
Very cool. If you're interested in this technology, you can get larger
handheld air cannons that shoot big blasts of air quite far. (They're a ton of
fun!) See
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
React with C++: Building the Quip Mac and Windows Apps - finiteloop
https://medium.com/@btaylor/react-with-c-building-the-quip-mac-and-windows-apps-c63155c1531b
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fooshint
As users are editing a doc, do you send diffs? What diff algorithm do you use?
What's your logic like for merging changes and handling confl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Paypal sucks! Should I start a LLC in the US to be able to use Stripe? - codequeen
Hello there,<p>I have a predicament and would like to hear what you think about it.<p>I'm a freelance frontend developer based in a third world country and the only ways I have to get paid by my clients are Paypal, Transfer... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
City of London: Tax haven in the heart of Britain (2011) - lowmemcpu
https://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/02/london-corporation-city
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sprafa
An enormous amount of money going through Britain appears to be money
laundering. Look into real estate in london. An absurd situation.
Anecdotally - I spoke to a Gol... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: 8Tracks for Video. Watch Handcrafted Online Videos. - seankim53
http://cliip.me
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seankim53
Cliip is allowing early users to claim their username before everyone else.
You should register before your name gets taken!
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Has AI surpassed humans at translation? Not even close - andreyk
https://www.skynettoday.com/editorials/state_of_nmt
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RenRav
Measured solely by quality, maybe, but it is often faster and cheaper.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
AngelList Gives Smaller Investors A Piece Of The Action - timjahn
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/19/angellist-now-gives-smaller-investors-a-piece-of-the-action-with-launch-of-angellist-invest/
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ojbyrne
Smaller _accredited_ investors. I not entirely up to date on how the JOBS act
changed the definition of "accre... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Petition against UK Home Office plans for surveillance and encryption backdoors - ianopolous
https://act.openmedia.org/saveoursecurityuk
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ianopolous
The actual document is here:
[https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/pdfs/home_offic...](https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/pdfs/home_office/ANNEX_... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Oculus Stops Selling Headsets in Germany - haywirez
https://uploadvr.com/oculus-germany-sales-pause-regulators/
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Tepix
I hope the other European countries' regulators act on Facebook as well.
Their unlawful bundling of VR hardware with Facebook accounts must be stopped.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Our restaurants are failing. Why should food delivery apps thrive? - aloukissas
https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-05-16/food-delivery-app-commissions-ubereats-grubhub-doordash
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orev
Apps are doing well because they are solving a real problem — translating
restaurants’ abysmal web sites, PDF menus, and awfu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Finland’s weekly news show in Latin cancelled after run of 30 years - situationista
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/28/finland-latin-news-radio-bulletin-nuntii-latini-cancelled-30-years
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FabHK
The mic drop:
Nuntii Latini finiti
Nuntii Latini Radiophoniae Finnicae Generalis, qui inde ab anno millesim... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Change.org Petition: Tell media not to use 'Hacker' when they mean 'Cracker' - idlecool
https://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/huffington-post-please-use-the-word-hacker-in-a-positive-sense-and-the-word-cracker-when-you-want-to-talk-about-someone-who-breaches-computer-security-for-a-wrong-purpose
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leephillips
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Easy data migration for MongoDB using Python - erayarslan
https://github.com/skynyrd/cikilop
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adumbledore
Not entirely sure, but is the idea to implement something like
[https://github.com/emirotin/mongodb-
migrations](https://github.com/emirotin/mongodb-migrations) in python? If so,
what's the difference to oth... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Kanoa won’t ship its $300 earphones to customers who pre-ordered them - prostoalex
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/26/crowdfunding-disaster-silicon-valley-startup-takes-customers-money-shuts-down/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
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khazhou
> "...with the quick turn of events, we are e... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Data is the new lifeblood of capitalism – don't hand corporate America control - mpweiher
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/31/data-laws-corporate-america-capitalism
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mark_l_watson
All too true. I try to explain to my tech friends why it is in my self
interest to contribute to the ACLU, FSF, etc. b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why MIME-Version will forever be "1.0" - tzury
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME#MIME-Version
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tzury
The original interview is available here:
[http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/020111-mime-
internet-e...](http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/020111-mime-internet-
email.html?page=3)
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Minority Report holds up because it's about surveillance, not gadgets (2017) - aaossa
https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/30/15865462/minority-report-steven-spielberg-surveillance-technology
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planetzero
So does Fahrenheit 451: The government isn't the real threat, it's society. We
are already living in a world where... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: If I store encrypted data but throw away the key does that violate GDPR? - devjungle
I thought this would be a violation as I'm not able to decrypt that data today, but as soon as technology got to a certain point, or true quantum computers become a thing, I'd be able to decrypt that date possibly tr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Compiler bug in MSVC? - ibobev
https://godbolt.org/#z:OYLghAFBqd5QCxAYwPYBMCmBRdBLAF1QCcAaPECAKxAEZSAbAQwDtRkBSAJgCFufSAZ1QBXYskwgA5IILERyAgGoAchkxKOAdj4AGAIJKjSvC2UBrTAE8OAZj37tAETsOOBgpgC2AB2afNWwBhAisfTBYmLw0AFTtsJQA3VDx0JQAzVFQIAEpXd0cDZNSlCAAqdJzcwKdNAFY%2BOqdc7QdjDKy7IKxkBlDwiDUsEBBLKzzbbBb7Aud8gykcxmk6qVIWaV011... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
WSJ: Young Entrepreneurs Face Higher Hurdles - vlad
http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2007/03/21/young-entrepreneurs-face-higher-hurdles/
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vlad
[http://www.startupjournal.com/howto/soundadvice/20070228-garton.html?mod=RSS_Startup_Journal&sjrss;=frontpage](http://www.startupjournal.com/howto/soundadvice/20070... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why doesn't this code simply return a to z as the output? - hardik988
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4098345
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alextgordon
It seems to me that the issue is that $i++ is nonsensical if $i is a string
(and $i _is_ a string, not a character). But instead of raising an error, PHP
soldiers on and tries to apply ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Building an Open Source Doctor - hsikka
Hey HN,<p>My grandfather, who is in otherwise great health, recently got diagnosed with late stage cancer of the kidneys.<p>How feasible would it be to build an open source suite of diagnostic programs that people can use to build longer term, longitudinal health system?... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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