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Bypassing KPTI Using the Speculative Behavior of the Swapgs Instruction - based2
https://businessresources.bitdefender.com/bypassing-kpti-speculative-behavior-swapgs-instruction
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based2
[https://www.cybersecurity-
help.cz/vdb/SB2019080703?affChecke...](https://www.cybersecurity-
help.cz/vdb/SB2019080703?affCheck... | {
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Ride-Sharing Congests City Traffic - old-gregg
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/02/ride-sharing-actually-congests
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BurningFrog
At least in San Francisco, the old Taxi system was a deliberately
undersupplied crony capitalist disaster.
It served to enrich a few Taxi medallion owners and left most people with... | {
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} |
Fresh graduates joining big corporation handybook - pacifi30
http://nishant.posthaven.com/how-to-excel-in-big-corporations-part-i
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anupamk
Good points but I wonder if this applies for all the big corporations.
| {
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Questions: History of Ifconfig - MatrixInfo
I'm writing an article on the development history of ifconfig, and some remnants of earlier protocols that remain in the command defaults. Specifically, in BSD and Linux, we've found that there are some defaults in the subnet mask parameters that can bite an admin ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Ask HN: Suggestions for an exemplar Java project to showcase in class - DSpinellis
Turbo Pascal included the source code of a working spreadsheet written in Pascal. Reading it was a revelation for me: I quickly understood how to structure code in small procedures and functions.<p>I see that my students have trouble st... | {
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Recovering from Burnout and Depression - kierantie
https://kierantie.com/a/burnout/
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55555
I think a big factor in burnout is that most work is ultimately meaningless,
or even morally wrong, and on a deep level, we're aware of that. Why is it so
hard to make yourself work? Probably because you actually should be... | {
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} |
To Sell a $1,000 Pill for $10 Without Losing Money - jakobsbiz
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-29/his-job-is-to-sell-a-1-000-pill-for-10-without-losing-money
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erg45g4trh34
I was born with Hepatitis C. The whole situation is frustrating to me. For me
in the US, insurance won't cover the drug unless... | {
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Algorithmic Botany: Publications - dhotson
http://algorithmicbotany.org/papers/
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lioeters
I love it! From a quick glance down the list, I already found a beauty:
Animating Persian Floral Patterns.
[http://algorithmicbotany.org/papers/persian-
flowers.pdf](http://algorithmicbotany.org/papers/persian-flowers.pdf)... | {
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} |
WoW - rms
http://mattmaroon.com/?p=396
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rms
Escapism nails it.
Diablo was designed as a series of clicks and rewards. When you clicked on an
item in your inventory, a pleasant sound chimed. When you killed Diablo, you
got a better series of sounds and more things to click in your inventory.
WoW is so successfu... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What are the forums interesting and meaningful discussion is going on? - aryamaan
I find some of the subreddits interesting and similarly, few people write good answers on Quora. Those are of the kind which makes you think and you feel, you that wasn't feeding junk-food to your brain (even if they weren&#... | {
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How Many People Are In Space Right Now? - jonmc12
http://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/
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a3_nm
According to an unsourced claim on Wikipedia
(<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human>), the largest value ever reached for
this number was 13 (which is surprisingly low).
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sehugg
Here's a citation ([http://w... | {
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} |
How to grow awareness of your mobile application? - Ryanafish
I was recently brought on to a start-up with an unbelievable mobile product but a small user base and no progress in terms of internet awareness or virality, and I'm in charge of changing that.<p>I know that this community has more collective knowled... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Do you automate most of your routine tasks? - iworkforthem
Right now, I have a few small tasks I need to complete every other day, it does take up some time. I could also spend around 2 weeks to code and automate whole process. Would you?<p>Also, what other tasks do you currently automate?
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patio11
I g... | {
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The centuries-old struggle to play in tune - jonp
http://www.slate.com/id/2250793/pagenum/all
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nfnaaron
As a non-musician, it's interesting to read about the frustrations and
tensions involved in tuning. So similar to the trade-offs we have to make in
writing software, and equally obscure and surprising to non-p... | {
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} |
Pono Player – Neil Young and his music store - piqufoh
http://www.ponomusic.com/
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projct
Here's what Monty (of ogg vorbis fame) has to say about this:
[http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-
young.html](http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html)
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Research shows that people project their own beliefs onto God. - AndrewDucker
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18216-dear-god-please-confirm-what-i-already-believe.html
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jhancock
We didn't need a new research report to tell us this.
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mbubb
Right.
It is interesting how (in the European and American co... | {
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} |
EBay Password Update - frodprefect
http://www.ebay.com/reset
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nodata
> We take security on eBay very seriously
Very seriously.
No mention of most of my personal information having been stolen. Thanks ebay!
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Transforming government through entrepreneurship - hiDenise
http://startupinresidence.org/apply
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hiDenise
I used to work for the San Francisco Mayor's Office and I wanted to let this
crowd know that they're accepting applications for their Startup in Residence
program, which gives tech startups access to City ag... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Wallabag, a self-hostable application for saving web pages - tcit
https://www.wallabag.org/
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tcit
Hi there,
As written in the title, wallabag is a self-hosted read-it-later web
application (like Pocket or Instapaper, but open-source) that saves content
from webpages. You can organize content and sync i... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ubuntu 10.10 – What’s New? [Screenshots] - dkd903
http://digitizor.com/2010/10/10/ubuntu-10-10-whats-new-screenshots/
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piinbinary
Is it just me, or is this release treading water? There doesn't seem to be
anything beyond minor UI improvements and a few features scattered here and
there.
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tomjen3
Not really... | {
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Ask HN: Am confused. Please suggest - sunny_s
Hi, I am a long time reader, first time submitting.
I'm a bit confused with my current situation, I would be very grateful if you guys could give me a few pointers. I am not so experienced as most of you here, but i've mostly picked up stuff I'm interested in quite well ... | {
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} |
Shaving the Yak (Why Software Development is so Distracting) - ph0rque
http://blog.snootymonkey.com/post/21377807221/shaving-the-yak-why-software-development-is-so
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nadinengland
I like the idea of adding a time to when I begin a task. I bet if I can see
how long I have been googling "+selection last word phras... | {
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} |
Psd.rb - chamza
http://layervault.tumblr.com/post/56891876898/psd-rb
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artagnon
This programmer has written about the PSD format in colorful detail: "Trying
to get data out of a PSD file is like trying to find something in the attic of
your eccentric old uncle who died in a freak freshwater shark attack on his
... | {
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} |
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding - Libertatea
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/us/reading-writing-arithmetic-and-lately-coding.html
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dasmithii
As essential as computational literacy has become, I feel a bit uneasy here.
Take mathematics for instance. What students learn in school is important,
... | {
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} |
Installing NextStep OS (OpenStep) in VirtualBox (2018) - gjvc
http://stuffjasondoes.com/2018/07/25/installing-nextstep-os-openstep-on-virtualbox-in-2018/
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homarp
You can also emulate a whole NeXT via the Previous emulator:
[http://previous.unixdude.net/about.html](http://previous.unixdude.net/about.html)
"previ... | {
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} |
Wufoo introduces integrated payments - pchristensen
http://wufoo.com/2009/10/08/say-hello-to-paypal-payments-pro-and-usa-epay/
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vaksel
you also got a TC story: [http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/wufoo-launches-
integrat...](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/wufoo-launches-integrated-
payments-feature-for... | {
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} |
The Rock Solid History of Concrete - davesailer
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a28502/rock-solid-history-of-concrete/
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SeanDav
The article hinted at, but did not further explore the unique properties of
Roman concrete.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete](https://en.wikipedi... | {
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} |
Tell HN: Let's get back to HACKER news - yread
Most of the Trump stories are just speculation/marketing/propaganda/infotainment. Nobody really knows what will happen with him as president. Leave informing about everything he did to the CNN. This is supposed to be Hacker news. Let's upvote technical... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Harvard CS professor David Malan built a distance-learning empire - alienreborn
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/how-harvards-star-computer-science-professor-built-a-distance-learning-empire
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nanna
It should be noted that such a slick class has had the priviledge of being
granted the kind ... | {
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} |
“It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture..encryption products” (1997) - declan
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/T?&report=hr108p4&dbname=105&
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cogburnd02
There are some interesting ways around government crypto restrictions.
Ciphersaber [1] is designed so that you can _memorize_ how to write a pr... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Regular sauna users may have fewer chronic diseases - prostoalex
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-sauna/regular-sauna-users-may-have-fewer-chronic-diseases-idUSKBN1KM5U0
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carbocation
It's very difficult to contort the causal arrow from the obvious explanation
(that sick people don't use saunas very ofte... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Imposter Syndrome – Desk of van Schneider - jrs235
https://medium.com/desk-of-van-schneider/the-imposter-syndrome-ad397dfb72cb#.cgpdq527d
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jrs235
I realize that Imposter Syndrome comes up often and perhaps is no longer
interesting. At times though I think reoccurring themes like imposter
syndrome, office lay... | {
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} |
Jury: Roundup weed killer major factor in man’s cancer - wine_labs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/jury-roundup-weed-killer-major-factor-in-mans-cancer/2019/03/19/fcf3d948-4a8f-11e9-8cfc-2c5d0999c21e_story.html
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cwkoss
Kind of terrifying that we know so little about the chemicals which agr... | {
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} |
How Long Your Resume Should Be? - ResRep
http://blog.resumerepublic.com/2014/05/06/how-long-your-resume-should-be/
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joshsegall
As someone who has read countless resumes for the standard set of tech jobs,
one page should be more than enough space. If you have a portfolio or can
point to online projects you've w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Facebook reveals Russian troll content, shuts down 135 IRA accounts - cctt23
https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/03/facebook-russia/
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gabept
> Facebook has removed 70 Facebook accounts, 138 Facebook Pages, and 65
> Instagram accounts run by the Russian government-connected troll farm and
> election interference squad... | {
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} |
How Mixpanel Created Demand - craigcannon
http://themacro.com/articles/2016/08/startup-school-mixpanel/
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akharris
Sadly, this is our last episode of the show for a little while. We learned a
huge amount putting it together - about making good radio, asking good
questions, and how some of our favorite companies g... | {
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} |
Where To Find Strong Talent - jack7890
http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/05/mba-mondays-where-to-find-strong-talent.html
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wyclif
I'm surprised Wilson didn't mention being aware of evolving projects on github
and subscribing to open source mailing lists. It's easy to look at a project
that way and see who is contrib... | {
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} |
Show HN: Saka – A tab search Chrome extension inspired by Spotlight - eejdoowad
https://saka.io
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voiper1
Very cool!
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eejdoowad
Thanks! I was very surprised a half-decent in-window tab search extension
didn't already exist. They all opened in the popup or a new window. So I made
one myself.
My goal is to mak... | {
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} |
Show HN: Daily writing prompts with node.js - mirhampt
As an excuse to learn node.js and mongodb, I created a daily writing prompt website in my spare time over a period of two weeks:<p>http://www.telepromptr.com<p>I chose a fairly experimental stack for this application: express, mongodb (via mongoose), jade for th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Starting a web project in 2015. What stack to use? - iagooar
I know these kinds of questions might sound silly to ask, but I really love the diversity of opinions that HN provides and the discussions<p>To give a bit of context: I am an experienced Ruby on Rails engineer. I really enjoy doing RoR and feel more ... | {
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} |
12 great Gfx-demos for CSS, WebGL, JS, etc... - julianpye
http://www.heise.de/ct/Mitmachen/Browserdemo/
The great German computing magazine c't had a Browsercompetition for its 30th birthday.
The 12 finalists are all great and inspiring showcases for CSS transition, WebGL, Javascript, etc...
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julianpye
Th... | {
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Hackers ransack Citrix, make off with 6TB+ of emails, biz docs, secrets - cow9
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/08/citrix_hacked_data_stolen/
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salimmadjd
The evidence that points to Iran comes from a company named, Resecurity. But
there are some odd stuff about this company.
1 - their CEO has no real linke... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google launches ad-free net experiment - lentil_soup
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30144073
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subhro
Or, I can just use Adblock and get the ads blocked.
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ForHackernews
Except if everyone did that, there'd be no way for most sites to make any
money.
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Eating for Peace: How cuisine bridges cultures - dnetesn
http://nautil.us/issue/62/systems/eating-for-peace
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ouid
I guess I'm far more interested in the converse. My grandmother keeps a more
or less kosher house, cooking according to some pretty narrow rules. Over the
years has only assimilated a few other ethni... | {
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} |
Fastly's stock opens 34% above its IPO price, then keeps rising - rmoriz
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fastlys-stock-opens-34-above-its-ipo-price-then-keeps-rising-2019-05-17
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youngtaff
Such a great company, and run by a lovely group of people
| {
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} |
Ray Kurzweil’s ‘singularity’ prediction supported by prominent AI scientists - jonbaer
http://www.kurzweilai.net/ray-kurzweils-singularity-prediction-supported-by-prominent-ai-scientists
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blacksqr
Meanwhile, just a few submissions down on Hacker News: "About Moore’s Law –
it’s dead"
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Scramble for Africa - zerr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa
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ganeshkrishnan
"Native Congo Free State laborers who failed to meet rubber collection quotas
were often punished by having their hands cut off."
This is really heartbreaking. The most heartbreaking photo I have ever seen
was a father ... | {
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} |
Every Tech Startup Is the Same - NN88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp57fPKcoRs
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brittpart_
I'm on the outside of tech and I did 1 month at health-tech and it was the
epitome of this
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} |
IPhone 4 Tips: Things New Users Should Know - mrboks
http://mrboks.info/2011/01/30/iphone-4-tips-10-things-new-users-should-know/
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sambeau
That's a pretty good list. I certainly concur with the death grip advice.
| {
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Is Beckstrom's Law the “Quality” to Metcalfe's Law “Quantity”? - chriselles
Is Beckstrom's Law the "Quality" to Metcalfe's Law "Quantity"?<p>Image to help visualise my line of thinking.
https://ibb.co/c1YwLq<p>All thoughts appreciated!
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quickthrower2
I think I need s... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Will there be a lot of jobs for Django developers in the next 5-7 years? - rayalez
I really like Django and Python, and want to develop Django websites professionally, but I'm worried that web development is going in the direction of realtime single-page apps and full-stack javascript.<p>Do you think th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Life on Earth may have begun 300M years earlier than previously thought - wrongc0ntinent
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/oct/19/life-on-earth-began-300m-years-earlier-than-previously-thought
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6502nerdface
> If confirmed, the discovery means life emerged a remarkably short time after
> the Earth was forme... | {
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} |
[hackers Browser] – New Google Chrome, Called SlimJet - iamtrying
http://www.slimjet.com/chrome/google-chrome-old-version.php
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brudgers
Slimjet page: [http://www.slimjet.com/en/lp/java-silverlight-support-in-
chr...](http://www.slimjet.com/en/lp/java-silverlight-support-in-chrome.php)
It allows NPAPI plugins an... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
OpenCV 4.0 - conductor
https://opencv.org/opencv-4-0-0.html
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ChuckMcM
Pretty amazing piece of code, the loss of the C API is sad since a number of
embedded systems started there and are skittish about going to C++11. I used
version 3 to build a simple license plate reader that I had stuck in an
upstairs window f... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Who's donating to Trump? This bot will tell you - kafkaesq
http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/22/technology/every-trump-donor-bot/
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ascotan
I understand that there needs to be accountability from the FEC on how
campaign funds are raised, however, this twitter feed gives out PII about
donors including their home addres... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: How do you preform competitior monitoring and where do you get the data? - leonpanjtar
I am developing a competition monitoring web application and just wanted to ask the community how do you currently stay updated with your competitors activity online and where do you find useful information about them? I a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google's secret about DART - FallFastForFun
http://nadirmuzaffar.blogspot.com/2013/08/future-of-google-dart.html
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Zigurd
Short answer: No
Longer answer: The Dart VM would need to be adapted to battery powered devices
as thoroughly as Dalvik. Android's runtime is not just for apps. Android's
middleware layer r... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Aviation expert Clive Irving: what went right with AA plane crash in Jamaica - pmikal
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-12-23/the-good-plane-crash/
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RiderOfGiraffes
An old aviation saying:
A good landing is one you can walk away from.
An _excellent_ landing is one where they can use the 'pl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
My Facebook Account is Mine, not Yours - luciantodea
http://www.soft32.com/blog/platforms/web/my-facebook-account-is-mine-not-yours/
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signalsignal
No, your Facebook account belongs to Facebook. The content you post belongs to
you with distribution rights granted to Facebook. Additionally free speech is
protect... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How Killers Bought Guns They Weren't Supposed to Get - jhull
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/how-killers-bought-guns/
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mdrzn
WSJ has a paywall, the "web" link under the title in this page does not solve
that issue.
How long before we'll add an "Outline" link to use that decluttering service?
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cobrabyte
How'... | {
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The Case Against Delaware (2002) - ladon86
https://newrepublic.com/article/61902/rogue-state
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poultron
Most of you focused on iteration and entrepreneurship should appreciate
Delaware simply for its incorporation status alone. Why does everyone
incorporate in Delaware do you ask? Is it some tax break or somethin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Your Hacker Workspace - dryicerx
Every hacker has a workspace and coding/working environment that has been personalized, optimized, improved, tweaked and hacked for countless hours and days. This is one of the, if not the most, sacred things each hacker posses.<p>Share it with the community so we can learn fro... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Facebook Distances Itself from Marc Andreessen - confiscate
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/10/facebook-distances-itself-from-marc-andreessens-statements-on-free-basics/#.6qjorz:UTqk
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SixSigma
> I made an ill-informed and ill-advised comment about Indian politics and
> economics.
Before entering a market with a r... | {
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} |
Lawmakers Demand Investigation into FCC Chairman Ajit Pai - joeyespo
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/lawmakers-demand-investigation-into-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai/
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binaryblitz
I really hope that something comes from this. However, we've been burned SO
many times before...
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fosco
I find it odd the... | {
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Show HN: Dead simple hourly forecast - davidjhamp
I got tired of bookmarking weather sites wherever I went so I created this. It generates a forecast based on your current location.<p>I'd really appreciate any criticism and feedback even more so.
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r1ku
You should probably show the location that is being used.... | {
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} |
N26 will be leaving the UK - vinnyglennon
https://n26.com/en-de/blog/leaving-uk-does-not-change-our-global-vision-to-transform-retail-banking-for-the-better
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danpalmer
Businesses pulling out of the UK based on the Brexit process is bad for the
UK, and I'm sure this was indeed mainly motivated by N26's need for a... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How To Fly Without ID - jmonegro
http://www.lookingglassnews.org/printerfriendly.php?storyid=7040
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ryanwaggoner
According to this article from Wired last year, TSA changed the rules so that
now you can only fly without an ID if you _claim_ that you lost it. So
essentially they're giving up any increased security... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Seattle School Board votes to keep 'Brave New World' on curriculum - aaronbrethorst
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013631328_bravenewworld09.html
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forgotAgain
_The Seattle School Board voted Wednesday to keep Brave New World on the
district’s list of approved books for high-school language-arts... | {
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} |
NY Times: Entrepreneur Troubleshoots AdWords Campaign to Save Business - URSpider94
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/my-adwords-debacle-a-wake-up-and-a-fix
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URSpider94
I have never run a large-scale AdWords campaign, so this is back-seat driving,
but I wonder if Google's Pay Per Conversion pricing
([ht... | {
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} |
API showcase - developer garden - szimpl
http://www.developergarden.com/en/blog/articles/article/api-showcase-be-inspired-test-and-upload/
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polyvisual
They seriously need to change the colouring of the links and text in the API
table on this page: <http://www.developergarden.com/apis/applications/>
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"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Picasa Arrives on the Mac - rscott
http://picasa.google.com/mac/
It's about time.
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sc
Unfortunately it's not very Mac-like.
Petition to Google and other cross-platform app-makers: please take the time
to integrate with OS X; Mac users can already run PC apps with the help of
VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion, or Paral... | {
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Earn $500 by hacking some Python - _stryngs_
https://configitnow.com/challenge
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masonic
Soliciting black hat activity on HN? Classy.
| {
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The battle over new nerve cells in adult brains intensifies - laurex
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neurogenesis-brain-neurons-2018-yir
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dcx
The fact that we still don't know whether or not adult brains produce new
neurons is incredible to me. It feels like we know so much as a species. But
at the same time... | {
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} |
Tell us how you successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage - peter_d_sherman
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peter_d_sherman
There's a question on YCombinator's application, "Please tell us about the
time you most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your
advantage."
Idea: I think it would be a great idea to... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What are the best books you've read this year? - adamnemecek
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mindcrime
_It 's Not the Big That Eat the Small...It's the Fast That Eat the Slow: How
to Use Speed as a Competitive Tool in Business_ by Jason Jennings & Laurence
Haughton
_Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software_ by Char... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Nokia share price after the Microsoft partnership news - some1else
http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=NYSE:NOK
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Tichy
But why did Microsoft fall, too? It sounds like the best possible deal for
them?
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ralx
Maybe for something like this: [http://www.asymco.com/2011/02/11/in-memoriam-
microsofts-prev..... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Apple Q1 2012: $13.06 Billion Profit on $46.33 Billion in Revenue - georgekv
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/24/apple-reports-best-quarter-ever-in-q1-2012-13-06-billion-profit-on-46-33-billion-in-revenue/
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yequalsx
The truly astounding statistic to me is that Apple sold 26% more Macs than the
same quarter a y... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A super nerdy post about Hardware in Shenzhen (with loads of pictures) - sensors
http://www.txzero.com/hardware-in-shenzhen-part-3/
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pink_dinner
"I discovered this when the company told me they couldn’t show off a lot of
things they wanted to."
Many of these factories will tell you anything to get you to buy, s... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Can I put something in space? - hazz99
Hello,<p>Is it possible for a technically-minded person to put their own cubesat/related technology into space? Are there major legal hurdles, or is it mainly financial?<p>Cheers.
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giaour
Yes, you can do so. The cheapest option at the moment is to use a TubeSat... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Opinionated Rundown of JS Frameworks for Single Page Apps - HenrikJoreteg
http://blog.andyet.com/2014/08/13/opinionated-rundown-of-js-frameworks
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t0nyh0
Despite the potential developer productivity costs associated with custom
frameworks, I've decided not to use some of the bigger frameworks for the
following ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Is React Native enough to justify using React over alternatives? - brightball
The discussion on Gitlab's choice of Vue.js got me wondering about everyone's thoughts on this. I hear a lot about front end frameworks but based on everything that I've read about React Native it seems that it gives m... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Bricklayers Think They’re Safe from Robots - walterbell
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/07/upshot/bricklayers-think-theyre-safe-from-automation-robots.html
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Spooky23
Bricklayers are already a dying breed... workers compensation makes it way too
difficult to build many structures out of brick. Most "b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
$100 in Google Adwords Credits - bks
I work at a Google Adwords approved agency and we were sent 20 coupons for $100 in Google adwords credits if you deposit $25.<p>I don't have 20 businesses to hand them out to before the Feb 28th expiration date. If anyone is interested - the terms are http://www.google.ca/adwor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hacking web forms to support iOS8 card scan feature - jesseangell
https://www.paymentspring.com/blog/hacking-form-cardscan
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chaloobe
I wish Safari on iOS came with more documentation...
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jrochkind1
Seriously?
> Setting the label text to “Name on card” was the magic trick.
I18n, who needs it, everyone ... | {
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} |
Show HN: Attribute.pro – A cross-domain traffic attribution solution - acoyfellow
https://Attribute.pro
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acoyfellow
I had someone ask: "Can you give more examples of (link:
[https://attribute.pro/](https://attribute.pro/)) attribute.pro and why
someone would use it?"
My answer:
Client X is a SaaS. They have al... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Supreme Court rules cell phones cannot be searched without a warrant - randomname2
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/supreme-court-cell-phone-privacy-searches
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belovedeagle
The current title of this HN post does not indicate this is from 2014.
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tradersam
> absent special circumstances
Key phrase here.
------
t... | {
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} |
Study investigates if Covid-19 came to Calif. in fall 2019 - incomplete
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Study-investigates-if-COVID-19-came-to-Calif-in-15187085.php
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incomplete
OP here: i live in the bay area, and got a nasty 'cold' at the beginning of
november. was able to correlate my 'staying home sick... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
So Much for the Death of Sprawl: America’s Exurbs Are Booming - acheron
http://opportunityurbanism.org/2015/11/so-much-for-the-death-of-sprawl-americas-exurbs-are-booming/
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rhapsodic
Yep, I'll take a 3/4 acre lot and an attached 2-car garage in a low-crime area
over city living any day of the week. And I know th... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google+ API released - taxonomyman
http://developers.google.com/+/api/
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mirrorskin
Hmm, to be honest, I did expect a little bit more after waiting for three(!)
months now …
The hype seems to have settled. Now I hope that Google can come up with some
more details to their API soon, so developers can start buil... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: What do top engineers you know do that others don't? - aledalgrande
Just wanted to get into the top 0.01% axons. :>
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stickfigure
I boil it down to two things:
#1 Rapidly Climb Learning Curves
The ability to quickly learn enough about new subjects to be useful. New
technologies or APIs; new algorithm... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How great programmers learned their craft (interview) - comatose_kid
http://usmanahmad.wordpress.com/2006/08/02/great-programmers-answersinterview-with-steve-yegge-linus-torvalds-dave-thomas-david-heinemeier-peter-norvig-james-gosling-guido-van-tim-bray/
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ntoshev
[http://www.stifflog.com/2006/10/16/stiff-asks... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
BiteScript: Ruby DSL for generating JVM bytecode - zcrar70
http://blog.headius.com/2009/05/bitescript-002-scripting-examples.html
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dschoon
I love how simple and practical this is. This is exactly the sort of tool I
never know I need until I desperately need it, and by that point, I typically
don't have the tim... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Trump wants federal hiring to focus on skills over degrees - SQL2219
https://apnews.com/da3c08790765a57a4dc6a258d252acef
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CincinnatiMan
Small step to reduce credentialism, I'm a fan.
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dkdk8283
This is refreshing - as someone without a degree I’m happy to see this become
normalized.
| {
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} |
Google Creates Alphabet, but Runs into BMW - denzil_correa
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/technology/google-creates-alphabet-but-runs-into-bmw.html?_r=0
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rco8786
Seems like a non-issue. They did no research ahead of time regarding
alphabet.com/@alphabet handles... this would indicate that they are not that
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Lesson: Oracle's driving MySQL to open core; don't sign contributor agreement - chaostheory
http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2011/09/open-core-mysql/index.htm
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justin_vanw
Good news! Postgresql scales really well, and will always be open source.
Plus, it has more features and great compliance with the... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
SMT-COP: Defeating Side-Channel Attacks on Execution Units in SMT Processors - matt_d
http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~dima/pact19.pdf
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justincormack
The original idea for SMT was that a single application would use both threads
to do part of the same computation, using resources better. But we just used
it as "mor... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Infectious Dose May Explain High Mortality of 1918–1919 Pandemic (2010) - Nuzzerino
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2909907
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redis_mlc
> Conclusion
> The increase on the proportion of infectious persons as a proxy for the
> increase of the infectious dose a susceptible person is exposed, as the
> e... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
PeopleAhead takes on Monster.com with qualitative job-matching algorithms - waderoush
http://www.xconomy.com/2008/06/11/peopleahead-has-forward-looking-take-on-the-online-job-board/
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tom
An interesting take on the age old "person can do this" and "company wants to
pay someone to do that" how do we unite the tw... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Illustion of a Balanced Schedule - redcapeman
http://www.alexparker.me/the-illusion-of-a-balanced-schedule/
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mijustin
This really resonated with me:
_There is no achievable perfect balance point of schedule. Many things that
appear to be "balanced" are actually in constant motion in order to maintain
the ill... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Stanisław Leśniewski: rethinking the philosophy of mathematics [pdf] - danielam
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/4443772/file/4443780.pdf
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Kednicma
It's always worth recalling _why_ we bother with set theory. Philosophical
objections like Leśneivski's are extremely valuable and good insights which we
cannot d... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
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