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Intel Acquires Artificial Intelligence Chipmaker Habana Labs - rrss
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191216005167/en/Intel-Acquires-Artificial-Intelligence-Chipmaker-Habana-Labs
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rrss
Dupe of
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21803574](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21803574).
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College Students Can Now Rent Textbooks Electronically From Amazon - tathagatadg
http://mashable.com/2011/07/18/amazon-textbook-kindle/
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keiferski
Speaking as a student, I'm still confused as to why we need the textbook
industry _at all_ for certain subjects. Is it really necessary to make an
annual book for sub... | {
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} |
Google Cloud grants $9M in credits for the operation of the Kubernetes project - rch
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/google-cloud-grants-9m-in-credits-for-the-operation-of-the-kubernetes-project
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didip
A million comments is a strange metric, maybe a million commits?
~~~
forgot-my-pw
There's only 69,0... | {
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Azure Data Studio: An Open-Source GUI Editor for Postgres - craigkerstiens
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-data-studio-an-open-source-gui-editor-for-postgres/
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garyclarke27
Wow, well done Microsoft, I am looking forward to trying this out. PgAdmin is
an embarrassment to the incredible Postgres commu... | {
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} |
Speaking as a Performing Art - divia
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/06/speaking_as_a_p.html
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SwellJoe
Say what you will about Guy, he's a hell of a speaker. His "Art of the Start"
video should be required viewing for everyone everywhere with even a passing
interest in startups or public speaking. It's very com... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
JS.Class - A Ruby Inspired JS Framework - jagtesh
http://jsclass.jcoglan.com/
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papertiger
Looks nice, but I'm not sure why JavaScript needs to be like Ruby.
~~~
richcollins
Lack of classes is one reason to prefer JavaScript to Ruby. People always feel
the need to add complexity where it isn't needed.
~~~
jro... | {
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Scripting languages slip in popularity - MilnerRoute
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3237085/javascript/scripting-languages-slip-in-popularity.html
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karmakaze
7. Visual Basic .Net, at 2.909 percent
...
9. Delphi/Object Pascal, at 1.744 percent
10. assembly language, at 1.722 percent
... | {
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Should people be off on Fridays? - sheri
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21242782
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m3uh
There is an ongoing debate in France about children's school weeks between a
4-day week (full days) and a 5-day week (either a day off in the middle of the
week, or only mornings on Wednesdays and Saturdays). I invite yo... | {
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} |
Experimental Drug Promises to Kill the Flu Virus in a Day - mkempe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/experimental-drug-promises-to-kill-the-flu-virus-in-a-day-1518264004
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djsumdog
Hopefully this is better than Tamiflu.
Years ago I was prescribed Tamiflu and man was it weird. Some of my flu
symptoms were greatly redu... | {
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} |
Show HN: SpreadServe: QuantLib Calcs, Quandl Data, Serverized XLS with XLL and RTD - osullivj
http://54.148.111.119:8888/ycb_quandl_pub.xls/Bootstrapping
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osullivj
Designed for automated operation of pricing, risk and financial modelling
spreadsheets on a server. Supports XLLs, RTD & VBA. WebSocket & RDB
integ... | {
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} |
Hacking PR: Trying to build a buzz on a $0 budget - dickersonjames
http://blog.leapfor.it/post/20122299171
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dickersonjames
Hey all, just wanted to share some learnings. What's worked for you and what
hasn't?
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Show HN: Mailroof.com – Map-based CRM in your email - mailroof
http://www.mailroof.com
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mailroof
Hi Guys I'm Brian founder of Mailroof- A Gmail plugin that analyses your email
and provides you with a visual representation of your customers. Know who
didn't get back to you, who you haven't kept in touch with and ... | {
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} |
Should you accept a pull request from a very bad person? - libovness
https://whoo.ps/2018/11/19/should-you-accept-a-pull-request-from-a-very-bad-person-part-i
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sundbry
In the end, I don't think you actually answered your original question?
I'd say do what you will, and if you reject their code, they'll probably... | {
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} |
World's Smallest Website - shadeless
http://guimp.com
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cauterize
In an age of ever-increasing landing page images, never-ending scrolling, this
was a treat to navigate.
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My rant on C++'s operator new (2006) - dth
http://www.scs.stanford.edu/~dm/home/papers/c++-new.html
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astrange
> Though malloc is defined as part of the C language, it can be implemented as
> an ordinary library function requiring no special support from the compiler.
This is actually not true, but happens by ... | {
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The reason it's called a “patch” in software - ilamont
https://twitter.com/Bill_Gross/status/957191578849873920/photo/1
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eesmith
I wonder if it comes from older use in a related field.
More specifically, I know that "patch" was used for punched cards in general,
not just software. My reference is from "Punched ... | {
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How does Twitter threading work? - mooreds
http://scripting.com/2020/02/22/033212.html?title=howDoesTwitterThreadingWork
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thosakwe
One way could be to have an additional "thread_id" in your database that just
points to the root of the given thread. Boom, problem (naively) solved.
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Proposal: A built-in Go error check function, try - stablemap
https://github.com/golang/proposal/blob/master/design/32437-try-builtin.md
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lunixbochs
I implemented try() in Go five years ago with an AST preprocessor and used it
in real projects, it was pretty nice:
[https://github.com/lunixbochs/og](https://githu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Problems with Hacker News Site lately? - flylib
Site over the last few days has gone very slow for me and when I ever click on links for comments or next page it downloads some random file named "item" or "x" in the background and I can never get to the next page, I'm confused why th... | {
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How Quake (the videogame) changed my life forever. - aw3c2
http://derelict-compendium.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-quake-and-my-wife-changed-my-life.html
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gmurphy
Quake is also responsible for changing my life: after years of muddling around
in BASIC and LOGO I started writing mods in QuakeC, which required me to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Slow ideas (2013) - cromano
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/07/29/slow-ideas
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wetha
> Some people criticized anesthesia as a “needless luxury”; clergymen deplored
> its use to reduce pain during childbirth as a frustration of the Almighty’s
> designs.
It’s become fashionable to take potshots at Christia... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Storied Myth – Children's storytelling that combines digital and physical - jitnut
https://www.storiedmyth.com/
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kleer001
Interesting? Seems like something is missing, but I can't put my finger on it.
Something deeper than design alone seems a little uncanny-valley. Maybe that's
it, just straight cree... | {
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} |
Hawkins: Virtual Goods Market To Hit $100 Billion This Decade - seregine
http://www.edge-online.com/news/hawkins-virtual-goods-market-to-hit-100-billion-this-decade
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anigbrowl
I am both fascinated and confused by the virtual goods market. I got heavily
into Eve Online for a while, where considerable argument g... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google is acquiring Kaggle - Perados
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/07/google-is-acquiring-data-science-community-kaggle/
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kornish
This is obviously a talent acquisition in more ways than one (the Kaggle team,
but also their ability to source machine learning talent). I wonder to what
degree it's also a Tensorfl... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Email Invoicing for Side Job - deevus
I have been providing occasional computer services (malware cleanup, harddrive recovery etc) as a hobby. I was wondering if anyone in a similar position can recommend a cheap (possibly free) email invoicing software that I could use to provide to my clients? I don't... | {
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Die analysis of the 8087 math coprocessor's fast bit shifter - matt_d
http://www.righto.com/2020/05/die-analysis-of-8087-math-coprocessors.html
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Gracana
> So far, the bit and byte shifters only shift bits in one direction. However,
> bits need to be shifted in both directions. One of the key innovations of
> the... | {
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The Red Language - BenCan
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ColanR
Here's a link to the site: [https://www.red-lang.org/](https://www.red-
lang.org/)
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BenCan
So, as good as Red is, and I do accept that it is a brilliant piece of work.
Where is it in the market ? What is the sell ? Is this just an exercise to
keep a few in pay ? Nobody pay... | {
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} |
Third of British population login to Facebook every day (4/5 mobile users) - inthewind
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/14/facebook-users-smartphone-tablet
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whatyousay
Does that mean third of British population is sad? Well a report says so:
[http://www.technostall.com/facebook-makes-you-sad-
rep... | {
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} |
Why are the Beatles albums cheaper on Amazon than on iTunes? - AndrewDucker
http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/2238833.html
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KC8ZKF
"iTunes LP" includes extras, and always cost more on the iTunes store. I don't
know why standard versions are not available.
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thasmin
The short answer is almost certainly ... | {
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} |
‘Harry Potter’ Series to Be Sold as E-Books - mikecane
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/06/23/world/europe/AP-EU-Britain-Potter.html?pagewanted=print
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mikecane
Given that these have been available illegitimately in e within hours after
publication, in multiple languages, worldwide, their sales will be very... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Self-taught bloke cracks crypto conundrum supposed uncrackable until 2034 (2019) - vo2maxer
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/30/cryptography_conundrum_cracked/
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krackers
>But he underestimated the progression of hardware, as the problem has been
solved earlier than expected.
>He used a bog standard PC with... | {
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Homelabos, a “Free Private Self-Hosted App Store” - loughnane
https://homelabos.com/
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rvz
Sigh. I wonder if this looks like a good solution to use for private on-site
infrastructure deployment, but its so reassuring that the author is giving a
testimonial of their own product! /s No thanks.
Going on-site is the... | {
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} |
Stack Overflow Isn’t Very Welcoming – It’s Time for That to Change - ingve
https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/04/26/stack-overflow-isnt-very-welcoming-its-time-for-that-to-change/
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warent
I've experienced a form of hostility in StackOverflow just recently--as in a
couple of days ago. On a whim, I visited the websit... | {
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} |
Why won't IV answers questions about its relationship with Lodsys? - grellas
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/27/intellectual-ventures-myrhvold-patent-lodsys
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moonlighter
"we want to build a portfolio just like those companies have, with licensing
approaches broadly like they have ... I want to ac... | {
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Waterproof Quadcopter Is Also a Submarine - jonbaer
http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a18419/waterproof-drone-transforms-from-quadcopter-to-submarine/
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vlehto
I think this has biggest advantage in military submarine communications.
You launch a drone underwater. Drone flies off, sends radio message,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Uncovering depression's web in the brain - clumsysmurf
http://newatlas.com/depressions-brain-web-decoded/46005/
======
0xcde4c3db
I think this finding is being overblown in some places, but it does seem to
get at part of depressive experience that few people want to acknowledge. You
can do everything right, have somet... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple keeps rejecting App Store apps with random words that are “private” - 0x0
https://twitter.com/jakemarsh/status/776205831922528256
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0x0
See also:
[https://twitter.com/steipete/status/777939367482580992](https://twitter.com/steipete/status/777939367482580992)
Developers write classes that happen to contain ... | {
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Task-focused programming with Mylar - Tichy
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-mylar1/
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Tichy
I have only just started using it, but it looks very promising. From what I
understand so far: you activate tasks and from then on Mylar remembers what
files you touched while working on that task. Thi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Analyzing DNS Logs Using Splunk - packetwerks
http://www.stratumsecurity.com/2012/07/03/splunk-security/
======
theend118
An organization's ability to respond to incidents must include tools like
this!
| {
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JavaScript: You Shouldn't Use Moment.js - piotrekfracek
https://inventi.studio/en/blog/why-you-shouldnt-use-moment-js?src=hackernews
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piotrekfracek
Did you know that moment(new Date(ISO8601_DATE_HERE) is 7 times faster than
just moment(ISO8601_DATE_HERE)?
We wrote an article about Moment.js quirks and compared ... | {
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} |
Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Upgrade Warning - ulysses
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/02/02/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-problem-price-cost
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jepler
is it DNS flag day? [https://dnsflagday.net/](https://dnsflagday.net/)
| {
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Amazon possibly working on new stand-alone messaging app called Anytime - doener
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-possibly-working-on-new-stand-alone-messaging-app-called-anytime/
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ice109
why in the world is everyone so keen on entering the messaging app space? what
the hell is the value for all of these companies... | {
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} |
Software Transactional Memory in Clojure - llambda
http://java.ociweb.com/mark/stm/article.html#Overview
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kristianp
Are there any benchmarks for parallel algorithms done with/without STM? What
is the performance hit?
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nandemo
If you want to learn about STM, I recommend Simon Peyton-Jones' _Beautiful
Concu... | {
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} |
Redesigning the MailChimp App - garno
http://blog.mailchimp.com/redesigning-the-mailchimp-app/
======
ams6110
_We trimmed a lot of code during the pre-design and redesign processes. We
hopped on the CSS treadmill and managed to cut about 120kb_
CSS is not my main area of competency... but to _cut_ 120kb strikes me ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What's your favourite ebook reader on desktop? - xstartup
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kirankn
FBReader on all platforms for me
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Free drag and drop email templates builder - antonreshetov
https://mysigmail.com/card/
======
antonreshetov
Hi folks! MySigMail Card developer there
MySigMail Card is a free drag & drop builder helps you create email templates
intuitively and very quickly. No need to register or create an account.
Features:
\- 50+ ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What advice do you have for your younger you? - thescribbblr
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mister_hn
Buy bitcoin in 2010, ask for more money to employers
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downerending
Don't get married. And certainly not before your 50s.
~~~
jolmg
Why 50s? I can understand the benefits of not marrying in one's 20s for
example, but not marryi... | {
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} |
How I Taught A Web Designer to Sell $10k+ Projects - sharkweek
http://www.ugurus.com/blog/how-i-taught-a-web-designer-to-sell-10k-projects
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plinkplonk
Isn't this a rather blatant sales pitch... err 'inbound marketing'.. for the
author's "Online Business Ecosystem paradigm"? (I didn't make that up. It is
in the a... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Tips for a student going to Europe? - speek
A few friends and I (three of us total) were planning on going to go to Europe over the summer this year. We want to go to Sweden, England, France, and The Netherlands.<p>We're all in college and pretty much broke.<p>We want to spend a week in each country (probabl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal - Esifer
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-hunting-big-data-may-not-be-such-a-big-deal.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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edent
The original article - [http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-
huntin...](http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/06/... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Mediasoup – WebRTC video conferencing - simonpure
https://github.com/versatica/mediasoup
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goroutine
How does mediasoup compare Pion project in terms advantages, performance and
effort to build a simple conference app? Why I choose one over the other?
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throwawaybbqed
I've looked at WebRTC a few times, and ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
EU Copyright (ACTA2) directive passes – 348 votes to 274 - milo_im
https://twitter.com/MehreenKhn/status/1110509604176384000
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phoe-krk
Already discussed at
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19490869](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19490869)
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scotty79
I would really like to see now all of the maj... | {
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} |
Xilinx rolls out easier-to-use free FPGA programming tools - gballan
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/01/xilinx_vitis_fpga_launch/
======
mips_avatar
I remember reading Bunny Huang's book "hacking the xbox" and feeling so
empowered to build projects with FGPAs. So I took two semesters of Verilog in
University. Ho... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Valid bank details in any currency with bankdeets - 321k
https://github.com/321k/bankdeets
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SmokeyFlake
Can i style the form?
~~~
321k
Coming with the next update!
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SmokeyFlake
Great stuff.
| {
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} |
Explorers find disease-cursed City of the Monkey God - earthly10x
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/world/explorers+find+disease+cursed+city+monkey+nearly+lose+their+faces/12690846/story.html
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marchenko
Now this is how you write a headline. A bit more on the disease here:
[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/... | {
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} |
Building a higher-level query API: the right way to use Django's ORM - j4mie
http://dabapps.com/blog/higher-level-query-api-django-orm/
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Aramgutang
The main point raised by the article is spot-on, and I'm ashamed to say that I
had never recognised it as an issue before reading it. It applies even more
strongly... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What are some developer tools worth paying for? - shubhamjain
Have you or your company purchased any developer tool(s) that immensely helped in your work?
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codesci
Immensely helped is a high bar, but what comes to mind is JRebel that I found
improved productivity and paid for itself quickly.
------
leeo... | {
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} |
The UK now has the highest health worker deaths in Europe - open-source-ux
https://bylinetimes.com/2020/05/04/britain-on-track-for-highest-health-worker-deaths-in-europe/
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tomtompl
so, clapping not working?
| {
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} |
ASK NH: how to build GUI in python. - orky7
i want to know how to build GUI in python, i have came across lots of thing but which one will be relatively easy to learn..
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NewHighScore
Maybe this will help: <http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=python+gui>
I have heard that this book is good, but I haven't read it... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Archive.org: Play Castle Wolfenstein in your browser - VonGuard
https://archive.org/stream/Castle_Wolfenstein_1981_Muse/Castle_Wolfenstein_1981_Muse.do?module=apple2c&scale=2
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liebfraumilch
docs:
[http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/BeyondCastleWolfenstein.txt](http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/BeyondCastleWolfenstein.... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Packt Publishing ebooks free today with DOTDEBOOKFREE promo code - eik3_de
http://www.packtpub.com/<p>no credit card required, mailinator emails happily accepted :><p><pre><code> DOTDEBOOKFREE</code></pre>
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ErolStaveley
Today, one of our discount codes escaped into the wild! If you were lu... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Unfollowing - nicksergeant
https://unfollowing.net/
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tectonic
I wouldn't use this without knowing what it's going to do.
| {
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} |
Macromedia Flash – A New Hope for Web Applications (2002) [pdf] - MrBra
http://www.uie.com/publications/whitepapers/FlashApplications.pdf
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ThePhysicist
I still remember playing with one of the first versions of Macromedia Flash as
an intern at an IT company during high school. The "hot thing" back then that
pe... | {
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} |
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan is Still A Mathematical Failure - mattobrien
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/04/mitt-romneys-tax-plan-is-still-a-mathematical-failure/255952/
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bstewartnyc
Math seems to work out real well for me...
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} |
SATA controller corrupts data, writes secondary GPT in the center of the drive - mrb
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ru&sl=ru&tl=en&prev=_dd&u=http://avryabov.livejournal.com/5056.html
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andor
I recently discovered that my Sharkoon USB to SATA dock (old version, USB2)
corrupts data. It happens under both... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
CSS Mint – A Lightweight and Simple to Use UI Kit - amdsouza92
http://arunmichaeldsouza.github.io/CSS-Mint/
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styfle
Is there a demo page where we can try it?
~~~
amdsouza92
You can try it out on Codepen or JSFiddle, just include CSS Mint via CDN -
[https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/css-mint/1.4.3/css-
mint.min.css](http... | {
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} |
I Replaced My MacBook Pro with a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB for a Day - geerlingguy
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2020/i-replaced-my-macbook-pro-raspberry-pi-4-8gb-day
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cannam
Although not wrong, and full of interesting details, this is a really puzzling
article. It feels a little like writing about how you couldn't... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What is a non-developer to do? - stuck
Hi guys,<p>I’m 24, got a masters in business and I am totally clueless on what to do with my life. I would like to ask you for some advice because I have been reading HN every day for the past 6 months and saw some brilliant advice given on these boards.<p>I am from Euro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Self-driving truck startup Ike raises $52M Series A - gtmtg
https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/05/self-driving-truck-startup-ike-raises-52-million/
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daly
PlusAI ([https://plus.ai/en/](https://plus.ai/en/)) is way ahead of them.
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} |
Salt: Combining ACID and BASE in a Distributed Database - mad44
http://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2015/02/salt-combining-acid-and-base-in.html
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DiabloD3
This is neat and all, but when can I get a database that does this?
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LibreOffice: How good are we compared to Microsoft Office? - mariuz
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Feature_Comparison:_LibreOffice_-_Microsoft_Office
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im_down_w_otp
PowerPoint has perhaps the worst user interface I can imagine for creating
presentations. When I attempted to switch to Linux full-time I disco... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How to Detect Snooping in iOS Apps? - lbj
I have the official Instagram app on my phone. Today I received a text message from a friend (SMS) wherein he suggested I joined a certain organization which isn't relevant for me at all. An hour later I open Instagram and see an add for this organization.<p>Seein... | {
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Ask HN: What Are Some Companies That Foster Employee Happiness and Wellbeing? - mgmeyers
After recently leaving a toxic work environment and reading the news about experiments in 4 day work weeks and 6 hour work days, I got to wondering how many companies out there actively foster a culture of employee happiness and w... | {
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Facebook is returning a 503 No Server Available right now - octagonal
http://facebook.com/
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Ayaz
Thankfully, it is back up. I just couldn't for the life of me stand all the
silly, bloody tweets on Twitter trying very hard to be funny about the whole
ordeal.
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octagonal
pi@pi ~ $ curl -I [http://facebook.... | {
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Dirac 1.0 released (an advanced royalty-free video compression format from BBC) - nickb
http://diracvideo.org/node/18
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wmf
A more accurate headline would be dirac-research codebase (which should only
be used by codec researchers, not users) 1.0 released.
The version that users should use (Schroedinger) hit 1.... | {
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} |
Hemingway makes your writing bold and clear - jmngomes
http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
Great for testing your copy
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jawns
You know what's fun? Pasting in text from Ernest Hemingway and seeing what he
did wrong.
But seriously, this is a nice, simple way to point out some general rules of
thumb for improving writin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How to find developers with NO SKILLs to work for me? - xstartup
I had built 3 startups (3-4M annual revenue before I sold them) and do not have formal education. I developed them on my own, did all marketings, sales, customer service. Later, I hired a few friends and friends of friends and trained them in my ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Launch HN: Epihub (YC S20) – Shopify for teaching online - urs
Hey HN! I’m Uday, and I co-founded Epihub [0] with Kwasi and Michael (<a href="https://epihub.com" rel="nofollow">https://epihub.com</a>). Epihub is Shopify for teaching online. Our software lets you schedule, meet, and bill clients fro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SHA-3 Finalists Announced - snth
http://jonkatz.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/sha-3-finalists-announced/
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tptacek
Well, CubeHash didn't pass, keeping Daniel J. Bernstein (mostly) out of the
running for SHA-3. Oh well. Meanwhile:
* BLAKE combines DJB's ChaCha stream cipher core with Eli Biham's HAIFA framework; HAI... | {
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Ask HN: How far along does your idea have to be to apply for YC? - lix2333
I didn't find a definitive answer on the FAQ pages of YC. I think I have a great idea and I'm working on the business plan and such, but I don't have a usable product or even the beginnings of one at the moment. Is it too early for to apply t... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Review my web app Availablefordating.com - bond
The idea is to find a partner only when he or she is available for dating.<p>Basically you post when you're available for dating at a particular day so that others can see your profile and contact you. If you aren't available for dating then you won't be on the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What was the last hard/time consuming thing you did? - lumannnn
Hey there! :)<p>I'm currently looking for a side project and was wondering what was the last hard thing you had to solve or did consume a lot more time than you expected?<p>Doesn't really matter too much what it was. I'm open for al... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
LSAT: Authentication and Payments for the Lightning-Native Web - roasbeef
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2020-03-30-lsat/
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s0up1
Uooolets hi!!!
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In the eye of the storm: Typhoons in Hong Kong - Mz
http://multimedia.scmp.com/typhoons/
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ksec
Scrolling doesn't work in Firefox.
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Ask HN: What you think about encrypting users data at the database level? - acutesoftware
I believe the average tech savvy user would <i>like</i> to know their data was encrypted or at least secure when on hosted on the cloud, and while it is trivial to encrypt, it also appears to be pointless because if anyone had ac... | {
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3.8M-year-old skull of an early ape-like human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia - iamben
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49486980
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dalbasal
>The reason for this likely elevated status is because we can now say that
anamensis and afarensis actually overlapped in time.
This seems to be the rule, rat... | {
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No healthy level of alcohol consumption, says major study - mdturnerphys
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/no-healthy-level-of-alcohol-consumption-says-major-study
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skeezus
I guess I'll be waiting for the next major study.
~~~
lowry
While sipping Schnapps.
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RickJWagner
Yeah, I think there's... | {
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Our Favorite Typefaces of 2012 - shawndumas
http://typographica.org/features/our-favorite-typefaces-of-2012/
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mnicole
Some nice type here, some not-so-nice. This site does a better job showcasing
some of them than their respective Foundries/gallery pages do (Signalist,
Xtreem), which is always something to consi... | {
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} |
Unknown meteorite found in Swedish quarry - bootload
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-unknown-alien-swedish-quarry.html
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eCa
The coin used for size reference is the (rather large) Swedish _femkrona_. It
is 28.5 mm, or 1.12 inches, in diameter.
~~~
wingerlang
I haven't really thought about this before, but that coin... | {
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} |
The Hunt for the First Arcade Game Easter Egg - mml
http://kotaku.com/the-hunt-for-the-first-arcade-game-easter-egg-1793593889
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_-_T_-_
Interesting story; great research; so much repost
[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=arcade%20easter%20egg&sort=byD...](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=arcade%20easter%20egg&sort=byD... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Registry Notebook - universal gift registry app built on App Engine - engblaze
I'm a long time reader, first time submitter. I've been teaching myself about web development and have been using a gift registry app (for weddings, baby showers, etc.) as my tutorial of sorts. Long story short, I'm thinking ab... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Content is dead - vkb
http://veekaybee.github.io/content-is-dead/
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danso
I know these anti-ad posts are a dime a dozen here, but this is one of the
more self-entitled pieces of dreck in the genre. She spends the first part of
her essay slagging on WIRED ( _" Wired has dabbled in and eventually succumbed
to the t... | {
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} |
NuGet for C++ now available - pjmlp
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2013/04/26/nuget-for-c.aspx
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aespinoza
This is very exciting for several reasons, but mainly because this brings C++
(on windows at least) closer to modern languages.
With C++11 and the tooling being improved, like NuGet in this case, ... | {
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} |
What Silicon Valley Refuses to Learn from Steve Jobs - taylodl
http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/13/what-silicon-valley-refuses-to-learn-from-steve-jobs/
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taylodl
Technology is necessary but not sufficient for building great products and
services. What the article didn't mention is people are looking for ways to
... | {
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} |
Len Sassaman has passed away - ColinWright
I'm hearing rumors/reports that Len Sassaman has passed away. If anyone has news then I'd appreciate more concrete details.<p>Thanks.
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maradydd
I'm his wife. Sadly, the reports are true; I've been visiting family in the
States and I got the call from the Leuven polic... | {
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} |
Ask HN: How do you deal with IP (when you don't believe in it)? - jgmmo
Howdy folks,
I've recently found myself in a position where I am developing a SAS offering, and the company I work for wants to investigate IP options.<p>I don't believe in IP. I think the whole idea is silly. If I could I would prefer... | {
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} |
Do 20 pages of a book gives you 90% of its words? - kiechu
https://blog.vocapouch.com/do-20-pages-of-a-book-gives-you-90-of-its-words-795a405afe70
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imron
Although it sounds high, recognising 90% of words makes for a pretty horrible
reading experience.
That's 1 word in 10 that you don't know (1-2 words per sente... | {
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} |
Ask HN - aalbertson
AWS Services experiencing issues? Has anyone else noticed issues with AWS this morning? We can't login to the console and other features.
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ekm2
Would you mind writing the question in the title(on the same line as the 'ASK
HN' tag)?It becomes more visible to HNer's
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Upmock is dead, long live Upmock (My OS web design tool) - daleharvey
http://arandomurl.com/2012/10/15/upmock-is-dead.html
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sifu_
maybe OT but my current workflow for doing mockups is by using jade + mixins
for bootstrap + <http://tin.cr/>
for me its faster to use vim to bring some bootstrap components on the... | {
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} |
India's SMS GupShup Has 3x The Usage Of Twitter And No Downtime - pbnaidu
http://anand.typepad.com/datawocky/2008/06/indias-sms-gupshup-has-3x-the-usage-of-twitter-and-no-downtime.html
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einarvollset
Such an utter lack of understanding of Twitter's service model I've rarely
seen. Message delivery was never Twitte... | {
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} |
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