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The Highway Less Traveled (1998) - dredmorbius
https://www.greensboro.com/the-highway-less-traveled/article_5e9d9ffd-5abf-59d4-8630-048594cbcb88.html
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dredmorbius
Robert Wood Kruch's dictum, sometimes abbreviated to bad roads make good
filters, strikes me as a melding of Gresham's Law and the Jevons paradox.
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Bandersnatch Shows You What Depersonalization Disorder Feels Like - swamy_g
https://acoachcalledlife.com/bandersnatch-film-dpdr/
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brootstrap
Interesting and good to learn about this real problem. The show had me really
on edge (like all black mirror content) until they kind of broke the 4th (5th
wall?) with the ... | {
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Study confirms that ending your texts with a period is terrible - KerryJones
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/12/08/study-confirms-that-ending-your-texts-with-a-period-is-terrible/?tid=ss_fb
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DrScump
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10703303](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?... | {
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German police raid homes of Tor-linked group's board members - jfreax
https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-police-raid-homes-of-tor-linked-groups-board-members/
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merricksb
Heavily discussed 1-2 days ago:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17456289](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17456289)
(333 points/1... | {
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Gauge blocks, a system for producing precision lengths - camtarn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge_block
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Obi_Juan_Kenobi
If you're interested in precision machining, Robrenz is a good channel to
check out:
[https://www.youtube.com/user/ROBRENZ/videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/ROBRENZ/videos)
He demos a ... | {
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Ask HN: Ok done with our website. But Look and feel is developerified. - retrofit_brain
We got done building our site but it has developer looks.
How to find a cheap way of improving the look and feel? What sites/designers have you guys looked at to improve the look. I know many people on hacker news suggest hire a ... | {
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Natural Language Processing for the Working Programmer (online book, Haskell) - SkyMarshal
http://nlpwp.org/
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RiderOfGiraffes
Dup: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1907825>
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Groovy and Grails Plans Announced at SpringOne2GX - mindcrime
http://www.infoq.com/news/2015/09/groovy24-25-grails31
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vorg
> Perhaps the most significant is improved compiler performance with a new
> Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) class reader in place of using class loading
> tricks. The Groovy compiler starts by c... | {
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Safety Implications of Serialization Timing in Autonomous Vehicles (2017) [pdf] - zzulus
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a60ec649f8dce866f011db6/t/5ab286da2b6a283afce7d752/1521649372997/Safety-Serialization.pdf
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zzulus
Author compares different message serialization libraries (protobuf,
capnproto, flatbu... | {
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} |
World Bank Under Cyber Siege in 'Unprecedented Crisis' - gibsonf1
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435681,00.html
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ryanmahoski
It appears a contractor at the World Bank methodically compromised a _ton_ of
sensitive information.
Article Summary:
Between 18 and 40 servers at the World Bank Group were secretly... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
China is on track to beat its peak-emissions pledge - bryanrasmussen
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07/china-is-on-track-to-beat-its-peak-emissions-pledge/
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ei8htyfi5e
I've lived there and can say from experience China just makes stuff up. The
local governments are responsible for reporting to higher ups a... | {
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} |
Who Signs Up to Fight? Makeup of U.S. Recruits Shows Glaring Disparity - johnny313
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/military-enlistment.html
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killjoywashere
As usual, the HN crowd is comfortably outside the impact zone of military
recruiting and despite being submitted multiple times, the basic
responsibili... | {
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} |
Show HN: Remotion – Quick video chat for remote teams (macOS only) - aejae
https://remotion.com/
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aejae
Hey folks,
I’m Alexander, cofounder of Remotion. We help teams get into quick video chats
instead of scheduling meetings or texting. This makes remote collaboration
faster and less isolating.
We’re in beta (... | {
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} |
Under Pressure from Uber, Taxi Medallion Prices Are Plummeting - uladzislau
http://nytimes.com/2014/11/28/upshot/under-pressure-from-uber-taxi-medallion-prices-are-plummeting.html
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ps4fanboy
"The crucial question for medallion owners like Mr. Ionescu is, if Uber is
that much cheaper than a taxi, why would anyone... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Site that lets you record and automatically phone-blast SOPA supporters for you - cjfont
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/reverse-robocall-campaign-lets-citizens-phone-blast-sopa-supporters.ars
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nick-dap
Activism needs to be reinvented.
Legislators are already not paying attention to email, bec... | {
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} |
One line of node.js turns RSS to JSON - duvander
http://h3manth.com/content/rss-json-using-nodejs
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tantalor
And that one line calls out to a library which does all the work.
Why should this be a module? It's absurd.
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eonil
What's NEWs on one line of calling a library? Titling crap.
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The story of Henry Ford's $5 a day wages: not what you think (2012) - hhs
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/03/04/the-story-of-henry-fords-5-a-day-wages-its-not-what-you-think/#674d6332766d
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mjw1007
The story makes a good deal of sense if, in general, wages are set only partly
by supply and demand, a... | {
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Hacking: Always Design the UX First - systemizer
http://blog.systemizer.me/2012/06/hacking-always-design-ux-first.html
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robomartin
I disagree with this. Think of the basics of the UI if you'd like, but this
idea of creating it first might only apply to a narrow project definition.
In my view you must think in t... | {
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} |
Lies, Damned Lies, and Stock-Based Compensation - pvsukale3
https://tanay.substack.com/p/lies-damned-lies-and-stock-based
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cletus
So people have a tendency to read a headline/submission title like this and
without reading the article they launch onto their soapbox about their pet
issue like, for example, equity ... | {
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} |
Show HN: CryptFolio – a decentralized app to manage cryptocurrency portfolio - kherwa
https://github.com/kherwa/cryptfolio
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kherwa
CryptFolio is a small client side application, where you can save your
cryptocurrency portfolio. It uses IPFS to store your encrypted portfolio and
Ethereum blockchain to store IPFS ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Platypus genetic code unravelled - epi0Bauqu
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7385949.stm
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epi0Bauqu
Summary: _One big surprise was the patchwork nature of the genome with avian,
reptilian and mammalian features..._
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} |
13″ Retina MacBook Pro review: more pixels, less value - shawndumas
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/13-retina-macbook-pro-review-more-pixels-less-value/
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gros-calin
please, won't you stop to publish Ars Technica papers? Probably everyone here
is subscribed on Ars.
~~~
carlosn
Not everyone. And I kno... | {
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} |
Show HN: Weekend Project, Social Network Without Users - martinariel
http://doadoing.com
A proof of concept i've developed several months ago . The idea was to build a social network without users and learn Django.<p>Warm Regards from Argentina.
Martin.
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materialhero
Pretty cool. A little scary how accurate th... | {
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} |
Silicon Valley Prefers Obama 2 to 1 - nikunjk
http://paulgraham.com/ovr.html
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ssclafani
I flagged this. No politics on HN, not even from PG.
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tzs
I wouldn't consider this to be politics. It is not advocating a political
position, or discussing the merits of a political position, or advocating or
discussing t... | {
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} |
Scientists have developed a method to control moths using electrodes - section43
http://www.factor-tech.com/robots/7303-scientists-to-transform-moths-into-search-and-rescue-cyborg-biobots/
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Stwerp
Maybe I'm reading the article wrong, but it seems they are only describing a
way to record EMG signals --- and not... | {
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} |
Cycle of Reincarnation - dsr_
http://www.hacker-dictionary.com/terms/cycle%20of%20reincarnation
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dsr_
It's not just hardware: this also applies to software, occupations, business
models, and probably governments.
In particular, I'm thinking of "full stack programmers" and DevOps right now.
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Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs - howard941
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018685575/barking-drones-used-on-farms-instead-of-sheep-dogs
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samcday
> The latest drone model, the $3500 DJI Mavic Enterprise, can record sounds
> and play them over a speaker - allowin... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2011) - whoishiring
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location and whether remote work is a possibility.
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mikeryan
SEEKING FREELANCER - SF, CA / Remote Possible but likely it will have to be in
the US at this point. We pay competiti... | {
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} |
Ask HN: Is $5k really worth 5%? - quellhorst
A good software developer contractor can gross 10k in a month. Is something like ycombinator worthwhile to give up 5% for $5,000 per founder?
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froo
Well, apart from the fact that you got your math wrong (its $5k + $5k per
founder) I'll give you a few other reasons w... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
We Finally Know How Wombats Produce Their Distinctly Cube-Shaped Poop - kw71
https://gizmodo.com/we-finally-know-how-wombats-produce-their-distinctly-cu-1830414749
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lysp
Dupes:
[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=wombat&sort=byPopularity&prefi...](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=wombat&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&d... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
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Facebook Timeline - equilibrium
http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?timeline
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27182818284
There is something I've pointed out before, but it is interesting and, I
think, worth repeating:
If they lost half of all of their users overnight, it would only set them back
about two years in terms of growth.
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Recess Labs: A Pre-Idea Incubator - xenophon
http://www.recesslabs.com
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RepressedEmu
I love this idea! Its like a side-project focused sabbatical. I wonder what
kind of startups are going to come out of it.
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IPhone 4 Teardown - icco
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4-Teardown/3130/1
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icco
From their press email:
"We went to extreme lengths to acquire the iPhone 4. Kyle flew to Japan,
expecting to take advantage of the 16-hour time difference. He had his camping
gear all ready to wait in line outside the Ginz... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Solyndra (SV Solar Startup that got $535m guarantee from govt) fails - pitdesi
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2011/08/31/what-solyndras-bankruptcy-means-for-silicon-valley-solar-startups/
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salemh
Wow..Last year they were hiring ~200+ engineering types of roles (our firm was
trying to "get in" with recru... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Growing X20 without spending an extra penny on hosting - ilhackernews
http://www.geektime.com/2014/03/10/growing-x20-without-spending-an-extra-penny-on-hosting/
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igoldny
An interesting approach!
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The Case for the Fat Startup (2010) - a_d
https://a16z.com/2010/03/17/the-case-for-the-fat-startup/
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thinkingkong
Going out an raising an initial metric boat load of capital seems to fly in
the face of modern convention for pure digital services. Notable exceptions
seem to be businesses where a high capez model ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why falsificationism is false - viburnum
https://necpluribusimpar.net/why-falsificationism-is-false/
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noego
The author makes some good points, but does not propose his own criteria for
what distinguishes a good theory from a bad theory, which seems like a cop-out
to be frank.
I imagine a big appeal of falsifiab... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
A Deep Dive into Litecoin - toddinsights
https://medium.com/todd-moses/a-deep-dive-into-litecoin-ltc-31b7dbbabf3a
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earthlingdavey
Is there a way to get around the Medium paywall?
| {
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} |
Book made of ocean plastic / Initial Book Offering - cryptoexile
Book made of ocean plastic / Initial Book Offering - http://cryptic.fun
======
cryptoexile
I am the founder. Please help me spread the word. Send in your suggestions and
Ideas. We are starting from scratch.
#AR #OCEANPLASTIC #CRYPTO
| {
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} |
Rethinking Cookies: originOnly - homakov
http://homakov.blogspot.com/2013/02/rethinking-cookies-originonly.html
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ChuckMcM
It is an interesting rant about a real problem. Cookies provide a function for
their origin web site, every other use is generally not good for the consumer.
The challenge implementing some... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hard Times For The Venture Capital And Seed Founding Industry - csbartus
http://metaman.tumblr.com/post/841759647/hard-times-for-the-venture-capital-and-seed-founding
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adrianscott
eehh... perhaps hard times for vc
but NOT hard times for seed funds
seed funding is where the action is
there is NO bubble yet -... | {
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} |
Eradicate Business Plans: Give them the same respect that merits I.E. the Sixth - govind201
http://blog.semantics3.com/post/16752084868/eradicate-business-plans
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ishan123
Hahahha. Good one
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} |
Is an offline version of gmail coming? - azsromej
http://scobleizer.com/2008/03/19/google-about-to-drop-the-other-shoe-on-microsoft/
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stcredzero
I want a version of Gmail that can run offline on my iPhone. I currently use
Gmail, and it works fine with my iPhone's Mail program, but the paradigm shift
between it... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
The Last Galapagos tortoise dies - JayInt
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/24/12386484-lonesome-george-last-of-its-kind-galapagos-tortoise-dies?lite
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bdfh42
The edited title gets it wrong (when the original was correct).
last of a particular sub-species dies - there are still lots of others.
| {
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} |
ISP Association Nominates Mozilla as “Internet Villain” - pjc50
https://www.ispa.org.uk/ispa-announces-finalists-for-2019-internet-heroes-and-villains-trump-and-mozilla-lead-the-way-as-villain-nominees/
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readyp1
It says in the link that Mozilla was nominated "for their proposed approach to
introduce DNS-over-HTT... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Why is there no really successful Ruby on Rails CMS solution - etewiah
I know there are a lot of Rails CMS solutions out there but the ones that became popular a few years ago are now pretty much dead. The newer ones don't seem to be gaining traction and there are now so many half-decent options that it ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
U.S., companies: Internet surveillance does not indiscriminately mine data - ennuihenry
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-company-officials-internet-surveillance-does-not-indiscriminately-mine-data/2013/06/08/5b3bb234-d07d-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story_1.html
======
btilly
If I were a Chinese o... | {
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} |
How Curiosity, Luck, and the Flip of a Switch Saved the Moon Program (2014) - dctoedt
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/john-aaron-apollo-12-curiosity-luck-and-sce-to-aux
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dmd
> (For the astronauts, speeding into space at one and a half times the speed
> of sound, a mile and a half up, time, according to Einstein... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Are Senior Female Scientists So Heavily Outnumbered by Men? - bootload
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/why-are-senior.html
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Tichy
"It is not acceptable if women are forced to choose between a family and a
career in science."
Why not? Since family has a price, how else could it work than having ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Man agrees to pay $25,000 for abusing YouTube’s takedown system - headShrinker
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/man-agrees-to-pay-25000-for-abusing-youtubes-takedown-system/
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ropiwqefjnpoa
If he had just incorporated himself he could do that legally along with all
the other predatory "companies" doing... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hacker News currently not accessible in China - null_undefined
http://www.blockedinchina.net/?siteurl=news.ycombinator.com
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mckee1
Seems okay to me
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} |
When Companies Don't Verify Email Addresses, This Is What Happens - srameshc
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2017/08/01/when-companies-dont-verify-email-addresses-this-is-what-happens/
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smn1234
verifying identity by confirming personal details used at sign-up would
probably be most effective to verify if ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Gaming company Ouya is reportedly putting itself up for sale - lladnar
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/28/8509005/ouya-android-microconsole-reportedly-seeking-buyer-debt
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empressplay
This was never going to end well. When you have a small form-factor platform
with a large reach, and you attempt to introduce a lar... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
git-issue – Track issues within Git repositories - gaxun
https://www.gaxun.net/ideas/git-issue/
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alphapapa
> This is just an idea so far! If you think you know how to do it, I'd love to
> hear about it.
> Don't be too hard on me, I'm just dreaming in public.
Then mark it as an idea in the headline. This is dec... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
How To Steal From Your Competitors Using Twitter - outcyde
http://www.adpoppr.com/blog/2009/07/how-to-steal-customers-from-your-competition-using-twitter/
======
jlangenauer
There's been a bit of debate lately amongst a few Australian bloggers about
how Twitter is viewed by marketers as just another place where they... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Hackers Stole Secrets of U.S. Government Workers’ Sex Lives - 001sky
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/24/hackers-stole-secrets-of-u-s-government-workers-sex-lives.html
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mindslight
"U.S. Government Stole Secrets of U.S. Government Workers’ Sex Lives"
Public understanding needs to shift to condemni... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Textual configuration has comments, GUIs don't. - raganwald
http://machinesplusminds.blogspot.com/2011/06/textual-configuration-has-comments-guis.html
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synnik
"There is no good way to put comments into GUI."
Maybe he hasn't seen any, but this seems a harsh conclusion. Whoever wrote the
GUI could track history... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Western diet increases Alzheimer's risk (2016) - jamesknelson
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160825102121.htm
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Nomentatus
A genius experiment designed to track down just what the difference in diet is
and does: [https://medium.com/@russjj/choline-is-it-the-key-to-
modern-i...](https://medium.com/@... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
HTML5 New Target for Cybercriminals - 8ig8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16005053
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nextparadigms
I'm getting really tired of the "cyber" warfare. It's obvious they are just
now starting to push hard for it, thinking they'll get people to give up even
more rights and let them spy all their activities onl... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Biotech in the Garage - cindywu123
http://sethbannon.com/biotech-in-the-garage
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searine
Yes there are "bio-hacker spaces" and yes, you can outsource a lot of the more
delicate methods, but we won't see software-level start-ups for biotech for
several decades for three reasons.
1\. Biology usually doesn't work. ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Ask HN: Browser GUI - SeanDav
How would you go about writing a GUI that would run in most browsers on all platforms that support those browsers, even if offline? An example might be a Spreadsheet application that would still work offline but have extra abilities online (cloud storage, collaboration etc). The ability... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
My "Chrome to Phone" knockoff app for iOS - checker659
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jumping-url/id388521070?mt=8
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checker659
Link to website : <http://www.jumpingurl.com>
| {
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} |
Help create this image - aeliassen
http://image.andreaseliassen.com/
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oftenwrong
Got an error:
>Error.
>An error occurred while processing your request.
~~~
memming
Same here. But the history still says I added a point.
~~~
aeliassen
I was stupid enough not to check if the colors were actual colors before
... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: NeuralDraw, an AI-powered speed-drawing game, on your iPhone - soonpls
https://apps.apple.com/app/neural-draw/id1440577395
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beezle
suggest 'on your iPhone' if it is not also available on the Android platform.
| {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Google Launches Ingress, a Worldwide Mobile Alternate Reality Game - sek
http://allthingsd.com/20121115/google-launches-ingress-a-worldwide-mobile-alternate-reality-game/
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blocke
I've been so waiting for something like this. While I'm expecting to be
disappointed by this early effort the idea is exciting and som... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Compiling OCaml directly to a new cloud operating system - nl
http://anil.recoil.org/papers/2010-hotcloud-lamp.pdf
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mathgladiator
Woah, this is like my dream on steroids.
during my weekends when I work on node.ocaml (
<http://github.com/mathgladiator/node.ocaml> ), I occasionally think "gosh, If
I could just ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Surprising effect of light could change solar power generation - merijn481
http://smartenergyshow.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/surprising-effect-of-light-could-change-solar-power-generation/
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dhs
Source paper: “Optically-induced charge separation and terahertz emission in
unbiased dielectrics”
[http://www.google.c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: Learn how to work remotely from people doing it every day - Jasber
http://remotehabits.com/?ref=hackernews
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Jasber
Hey HN! Here's a small side-project I've been working on to help remote
workers. I noticed when I switched to full-time indie dev, I experienced some
new problems, like building discipline,... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Distributing Covid-19 vaccines could be a major problem - hoomank3
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-distributing-a-covid-19-vaccine-could-become-a-big-problem/
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hoomank3
Because most COVID vaccines require 2 doses, and greater demand for the flu
shot, health systems could be overwhelmed with 5.1 t... | {
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How Google ‘Tricks’ Users into Sharing Location Data - cybernot
https://www.sherbit.io/how-google-tricks-users-into-sharing-location-data/
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joesmo
They use a similar trick in Hangouts where one cannot delete multiple
conversations, only one at a time. Not sure what the motive for that is other
than pissing peo... | {
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The problem of China's huge bike graveyards [video] - heshamg
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-43999482/the-problem-of-china-s-huge-bike-graveyards
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stephengillie
This is a failure of collection because buying new bikes is apparently cheaper
than the cost of collecting and repairing existing bikes. [0... | {
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} |
Nephrology nursing and the wearable artificial kidney - axson
http://www.nephrologynews.com/nephrology-nursing-and-the-wearable-artificial-kidney/
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axson
This is an interesting development to follow. If they can make it really
lightweight it could make a huge improvement in quality of life for renal
failure pati... | {
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} |
The Maybe Type and Its Consequences - bensummers
http://projectfortress.sun.com/Projects/Community/blog/MaybeType
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tel
The author seems to be learning a lot from Haskell, but still unable to really
accept the larger picture
_Fortress goes beyond Haskell in that the type Maybe[\T\\] extends type
Generator[\T\... | {
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Twitter blocks, why no last message? - haaen
Someone on Twitter blocks you. You think he made the wrong decision. But there's no possibilty to tell him about that: no possibilty to tell him that you want to offer your excuse, no possibility that you just made a joke. Why doesn't Twitter allow blocked people ... | {
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The U.S. Military’s Force Structure: A Primer - tacon
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51535
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daltonlp
There's a nifty interactive tool for playing with costs!
[https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54351](https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54351)
I gave it a whirl. There are some built-in constraints. For instance, you
... | {
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FCC Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security Threats - css
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-designates-huawei-and-zte-national-security-threats
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css
PDF:
[https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-365255A1.pdf](https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-365255A1.pdf)
| {
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Reusability and NIH - ColinWright
http://irreal.org/blog/?p=982
======
ColinWright
This is an alternative viewpoint to that in the article here:
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4360345>
In that article it is suggested that it's better not to call out to the
operating system to perform tasks that can be re-imple... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Pwd alias hell - hrjet
https://gist.github.com/hrj/2efd3f8f9b465e01fe09
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lokedhs
This is purely the cause of the shell having a builtin pwd command that
displays a path that is consistent with the argument to the "cd" command that
was typed to enter the directory, not the actual path you're in. The shell
does ... | {
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} |
Ask HN: What do you use to monitor website performance from client perspective? - lambdadmitry
Also known as "Real User Monitoring". There are a lot of SaaSes doing some form of it, but I know none avoiding third-party JS or requests and most don't support First (Contentful) Paint. What's your expe... | {
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} |
How the Internet will (one day) transform government - briangonzalez
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/clay_shirky_how_the_internet_will_one_day_transform_government.html
======
briangonzalez
I love how Clay thinks society should implement git-like concepts into how we
interact. Could it actually work?
~~~
rmason
I ... | {
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DOM elements with ID's are global variables - bhalp1
https://dev.to/buntine/dom-elements-with-ids-are-global-variables
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hdhzy
The funny fact is that some browsers (Chrome?) did not have this behavior
initially but it was introduced to match what others (IE?) did.
| {
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Show HN: Very simple tool for creating polls - nicohvi
http://poll.nplol.com
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mkoryak
Ill give you some real feedback though since I did sign up:
when adding a new option, it should gain focus so i can start typing right
away.
viewing a poll that has no votes yet is weird because the whole screen is
white an... | {
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} |
Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare? - tech4all
My wife will be undergoing significant oral surgery in a few weeks and there is a SMALL chance she may lose the ability to speak. I'd like to prepare, just in case, to have technology to reproduce her voice from keyboard or ot... | {
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A million lines of Lisp - muriithi
http://psung.blogspot.com/2008/06/million-lines-of-lisp.html
======
ajross
This kind of loses me towards the end. I mean, sure, emacs is a freakishly
large lisp program. I get that part. But, what's the point here?
The abstractions in emacs (modes and hooks are the ones discussed ... | {
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The Myth of Usability Testing - phsr
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/the-myth-of-usability-testing/
======
ugh
“Usability Testing: It’s not a Myth”, a reply from Lukas Mathis:
[http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2009/10/20/usability_testing_n...](http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2009/10/20/usability_testing_not_a_myth/)
... | {
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} |
How E-Books Make (A Lot Of) Cents - newacc
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/21/ebook-iphone-oreilly-technology-breakthroughs-ebook.html?partner=contextstory
======
HoneyAndSilicon
O'Reilly talks about success of "iPhone: The Missing Manual" as an iPhone app.
The app has outsold the book, and O'Reilly explains the busi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Monzo’s Response to Cloudbleed - obeattie
https://monzo.com/blog/2017/02/24/cloudbleed/
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libeclipse
Even though they weren't affected much and no one would have called them out
if they didn't do this, the fact that they did such a nice job of dissecting
the situation and deploying the appropriate measures is rea... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Show HN: G – Google Assistant in Your Terminal - ushakov
https://github.com/mishushakov/g
======
thecodrr
Wow. Wow. Wow. This is cool. Although I am not a huge fan of Google Assistant
but still. Having this in your terminal is pretty cool. Keep it up. Hope this
gets more up votes.
| {
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Show HN: Path/Curve Editing in the Browser - mattdesl
http://mattdesl.github.io/path-illustrator/demo/advanced.html
======
kolev
Source Code: [https://github.com/mattdesl/path-
illustrator](https://github.com/mattdesl/path-illustrator)
| {
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} |
Learning Bluetooth Hackery with BLE CTF - okket
http://www.hackgnar.com/2018/06/learning-bluetooth-hackery-with-ble-ctf.html
======
agumonkey
[https://archive.fo/02dUk](https://archive.fo/02dUk) just in case
------
baby
That looks awesome! Reminds me of the Riscure challenges that requires you to
flash a chip every t... | {
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} |
Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America - blasdel
http://www.amazon.com/amazonHQ2
======
Johnny555
This is a dupe of this post:
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15190555](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15190555)
Same title, same source link.
| {
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NYC Helmet, I’m Giddy With Excitement - onreact-com
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/08/26/nyc-helmet-im-giddy-with-excitement/
======
imd
According to <http://www.bhsi.org/guide.htm> :
"Most bike helmets are made of EPS foam with a thin plastic shell. The shell
helps the helmet skid easily on rough pavement to avoi... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
On Task Systems - evantahler
http://blog.evantahler.com/blog/on-task-systems.html
======
roskilli
Looks similar to what Kue <http://learnboost.github.com/kue/> already does. I
wish node had less fragmentation and more consolidation on these types of
libraries/frameworks.
Nice article breaking down the features and ... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Is JavaScript the Future of Programming? - clwen
http://mashable.com/2012/11/12/javascript/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+(Mashable)
======
trimbo
All linkbaity headlines posed as a question are answered should be answered
with "no", but I'm going to make the "yes" argument.
Ri... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why Poland will never have hygge - MiriamWeiner
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171107-the-polish-phrase-that-will-help-you-through-tough-times
======
dozzie
The original title is "The Polish phrase that will help you through tough
times". Please don't change the title, especially from something that
describes the c... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Yahoo's Fireeagle Project open for business - sh1mmer
http://fireeagle.com/
======
ggruschow
This is fantastic.
I totally needed to make it easier to track my every move.
I'd use it, but without the ability to post my social security # and bank
account passwords, it seems useless.
~~~
sysop073
I honestly don't se... | {
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} |
Data initialization in C++ - Tsiolkovsky
http://woboq.com/blog/data-and-initialisation.html
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apaprocki
File-level static non-POD instances are a big no-no. If you really (really)
need a global static, move it into function scope in a function which returns
the static (singleton pattern). (Additional tricks can b... | {
"pile_set_name": "HackerNews"
} |
Why We're All Shy Sometimes - dwynings
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703315404575250350893404916.html?mod=dist_smartbrief
======
rcfox
"...Unlike introverts, who prefer to be socially withdrawn, shy people want to
be social. Making matters worse, shy people are often misunderstood—thought to
be snobby ... | {
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} |
Switzerland Tried Negative Rates in the 1970s - pseudolus
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-22/swiss-history-of-negative-interest-rates-is-ugly
======
roenxi
~ Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.
There remains something bizarre about how the language of international trade
is couched. I stil... | {
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} |
Insane "underwater" startup. - noonespecial
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/13/smallbusiness/subprime_sub.fsb/index.htm
======
mixmax
Either this is nothing special or I just hang around a weird crowd. I know a
some guys that made three submarines, and they go to 1500 feet. The biggest
one is the largest amateur submar... | {
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} |
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