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Facebook has hired the Patriot Act's co-author as a general counsel - Jerry2 https://boingboing.net/2019/04/22/mass-surveillance-r-us.html ====== javagram “Jennifer Newstead helped craft the Patriot Act, a cowardly work of treasonous legislation foisted on the American people in the wake of the 9/11 attacks;” Source ...
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Ask HN: How to approach two competing job offers - is bidding war an option? - mbord I studied Computer Science, and I recently graduated as a bachelor. I went on to apply to two major Silicon Valley companies, let's call them A and B, and aced the interviews.<p>I got an offer from A, which I would have happily acce...
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CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on clients and countries - edu https://www.businessinsider.com/cia-secretly-bought-encryption-company-crypto-ag-spy-countries-report-2020-2 ====== ekimekim Original Washington Post article discussed here: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22297963](https://news.y...
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ZURB Tavern - jacobwg http://zurb.com/tavern ====== pepsi By the name, I thought that this was going to be a MUD.
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Is there a ProductHunt without the “selection process”? - hoodoof i.e. a site that actually shows what&#x27;s new, not just what ProductHunt thinks we should see is new? ====== ledil [http://www.produktfang.de](http://www.produktfang.de) I'm the author of produktfang. We aggregate new apps and show them on the fron...
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Dear Facebook, It Could Really Be This Simple - ezdebater http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/02/zucks-karmas-bitch/ ====== salman89 While I don't feel Facebook is doomed, this article really lacks meaningful content. "And, if it can leverage the physical goods loophole on iOS, it can become the social shopping platform....
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Passive solar glass home: watching the sun move - kirstendirksen http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/passive-solar-glass-home-watching-sun-move/ ====== jbrun If you are keen on this, see Amory Lovins talk on buildings: Short version: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvmHJNeif24> Long Version: [http://www.youtube.com...
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Atomic Scala - blearyeyed http://www.atomicscala.com/book ====== thebluesky Glad to see Bruce Eckel involved. It's interesting to see just how many Scala books have been cranked out in the last 6-12 months or are currently in progress. ------ Toshio <p>You can download the first 25% of the book&nbsp;<strong>here</s...
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Only 25% of Internet Users Trust the Cloud – Survey - pain_perdu https://medium.com/@intelligentvox/we-live-in-the-big-cloud-and-we-hate-it-is-it-time-for-hipster-it-1f130a44d2b8#.axo45awhb ====== flukus Judging by the conversations I've had on HN, a lot of people here will be surprised by this. Personally I'm slowly ...
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The 25% Discount that Cost Us $12,000 (Plus, a Big Announcement) - ph0rque http://www.groovehq.com/blog/discounting ====== eterm I'm confused, the article starts with "Don't do heavy discounting, don't give away your stuff too easily" then ends up "Here's a load of discounts!". What was the message you wanted to give...
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Downloading a file regularly - how hard can it be? - joeyespo https://adblockplus.org/blog/downloading-a-file-regularly-how-hard-can-it-be ====== sophacles A common solution to this problem, is to make a 2 stage process, where step 1 is a request of "should I download?", where there are 2 possible replies: "no, check ...
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Google is completely redesigning AdWords - uptown http://searchengineland.com/adwords-redesign-first-look-246074 ====== eggy In Dart and Angular 2. I have to take a look at Dart again. I thought it was going to be left to wither and die, but with Flutter and now this, I have to go back and take another look. The tooli...
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Pornhub handing out free premium subscriptions to help Italy fight coronavirus - ignaloidas https://thenextweb.com/shareables/2020/03/12/pornhub-free-italy-coronavirus/ ====== paul_milovanov Who said the civic spirit is dead? Thank you MindGeek for your service!
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Ask HN: Minority Report with NSA data? - klasdfakaf Just a thought experiment. Can we prevent crimes from happening with NSA backed data? Can we use AI to predict the actions of individuals and then take action before they do? Like using browser history patterns and linking it with suspicious phone calls and online...
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How to market my NoSQL technology - tom_andersson I have been developing a technology which best can be described as an object oriented / graph NoSQL database, and I need some ideas on how to market it. Check out my web site at: http://www.clear-objects.com/clearodb<p>The end users would be software developers who w...
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In 5 Minutes, He Lets the Blind See - laex http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/opinion/sunday/in-5-minutes-he-lets-the-blind-see.html?_r=0 ====== Elte My mom used to tell me about a similar procedure she would perform to help people with cateracts in Africa 30 years ago, so I'm a bit confused. I'm not saying this isn't ...
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Feedback wanted: Any demand for 18x24 Business Model Canvas posters? - mgav http://aintnojive.com/ ====== mgav @rman666 - Thank you! Yes, I wanted to print the free PDF on Friday last week, so I looked on the Kinkos website (and a host of others) and all showed $45- to $50- for one 20x24 poster, which seemed ridicul...
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FBI director: Cover up your webcam - grej http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/295933-fbi-director-cover-up-your-webcam ====== 6t6t6t6 From all they ways I can be spied, the webcam is the one that concerns me the least. At the end, all they will see is a bearded man staring to the front. May they be able to se...
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Google SSL Search - jamesbkel http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=173733&hl=en ====== wladimir This was available for quite a while already, though in beta/labs. I'm not sure what is new. ~~~ JonnieCache Yeah, it doesn't seem any different to how its been in the past year. The _beta_ sigil ...
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Ask HN: What is best email client (to replace Inbox) - clarky07 I love Inbox and I&#x27;m dreading Google shutting it down. I&#x27;ve tried several others in the past but haven&#x27;t found anything else I like as much. At this point I suspect I&#x27;ll just go back to gmail and be less happy but I&#x27;m hoping there...
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Why primary care will soon only treat chronic conditions - tomohawk https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/11/why-primary-care-will-soon-only-treat-chronic-conditions.html ====== mean_gene_1976 I want everyone on the team. I want the best my budget can handle. I have requirements for technical positions that are posted wit...
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Show HN: Test and edit tilejson in the browser - andrewljohnson http://static.gaiagps.com/tilejson-tester/ ====== andrewljohnson This is a pretty quick hack we did, because tilejson is useful in our apps, and we started to get lots of support requests for help making/importing files. ------ detaro Error 404?
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Simple example of machine learning in TensorFlow - jostmey https://github.com/jostmey/NakedTensor?bare ====== dbcurtis I like these kind of "Hello, world!" examples for TensorFlow. As a TensorFlow beginner, I need all the references I can get. Here is what I need right now: "Hello, we meet again!". I can build a neura...
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Copper - Data analysis toolkit for python - dfrodriguez143 http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=display&name=copper&version=0.0.2 ====== johncoogan Looks awesome, always love seeing my favorite tools wrapped up in new ways. Thanks a lot for posting. Quick note, since PyPi doesn't seem to parse markdown, the more inf...
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What’s up with ARM - pmjordan http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org/blog-entry/what%E2%80%99s-with-arm ====== edderly Some context: _Gaah. Guys, this whole ARM thing is a f-cking pain in the ass_ <https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/17/492> _Let ARM rot in the mainline. I really don't care anymore._ <https://lwn.net/Articles/441...
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SF millennials won’t be able to buy a home for 20 years, says survey - rajnathani https://sf.curbed.com/2018/12/13/18139261/millennial-renters-homebuyers-san-francisco-apartmentlist-down-payment ====== pontifier Every dollar paid in rent increases the value of property in support of those who already own it. It's a do...
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A Windows feature which can result in bypassing User Group Policy - miles https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/bypass-windows-10-user-group-policy-and-more-with-this-one-weird-trick-552d4bc5cc1b ====== gruez _yawn_ yet another case of an "exploit" that involves being other side of an airtight hatchway[1]. most/all of t...
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Zebrello only delivers news which is tailored to your personal interests - zebrello http://www.zebrello.com ====== qsymmachus [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_bubble](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_bubble)
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Low-overhead rendering with Vulkan on Android - sam42 http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/08/low-overhead-rendering-with-vulkan.html ====== gulpahum It's great that Google Android will support Vulkan. Now, the support list seems to be: Android, Windows, SteamOS, Tizen, and many Linux distributions including ...
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Dress to Profess: What Should Scientists Wear? - jawns http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_04_24/caredit.a1400104 ====== tedsanders I'm a scientist. I'm at conference this second, in fact. Plenty of people are wearing suits. Also, lab coats in lab make sense. You don't...
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Arch Linux – Best Distro Ever? (Update with Pacaur and Linux-Zen) - akitaonrails http://www.akitaonrails.com/2017/01/10/arch-linux-best-distro-ever ====== ake1 I love arch and would be using it if my hardware worked better out of the box. Having to tinker with blacklisted drivers and manual pulseaudio configuration is...
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MIT Fellow Says Facebook ‘Lifted’ His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency - espeed https://www.coindesk.com/mit-fellow-accuses-facebook-of-lifting-his-ideas-for-libra-cryptocurrency ====== paulsutter Oh come on, neither a basket of commodities nor a basket of currencies are original ideas. During the security token craze o...
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This Week in HN podcast – our first episode - ThatMightBePaul https://soundcloud.com/thatmightbepaul/this-week-in-hacker-news ====== jaywunder You guys really need better quality microphones. I appreciate the idea that you have, and I think you're generally a funny bunch, but I can't hear what you're saying if your ...
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Windows 10 marks the end of 'pay once, use forever' software - aceperry http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/31/rising_and_ongoing_cost_of_windows/ ====== chmike I have my finger hanging over the mouse button ready to click install Ubuntu. I'm not a cash cow waiting to be milked. ~~~ Rockdtben I will be switching t...
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We are starting WebKit modularization - robin_reala http://markmail.org/thread/fkiibwrwv3xporxx ====== dhx _> We hope this will make it much easier to develop vendor-specific features._ DRM[1]? Flash/"ActiveX 2012"[2]? We've seen a great deal of recent discussion about the harm vendor-specific CSS properties[3] an...
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Ask HN: Looking for few testers for my website & associated open-source darknet? - mikeliu8 I'm a dual-class programmer/lawyer who's decided to use my powers for good. I've made an open-source system to let you copy/lend/share files and media privately with friends. It plugs into a site where you can add friends and...
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Why Startups Really Succeed: Strings of Luck - dennybritz http://blog.dennybritz.com/2015/09/13/why-startups-really-succeed/ ====== SQL2219 I agree, unicorn founders are not a bazillion times smarter than the rest of us, maybe 1.05X smarter and 10,000X luckier. But what is the formula for luck? Do we have some minor c...
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Intel to Discontinue Itanium 9700 ‘Kittson’ Processor, the Last of the Itaniums - ch_123 https://www.anandtech.com/show/13924/intel-to-discontinue-itanium-9700-kittson-processor-the-last-itaniums ====== q3k Mixed feelings. On the one hand, Itanium (as a platform) was batshit insane, impossible to write good compilers ...
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Sourcing a 3d Printer - ph0rque http://blog.reprap.org/2011/04/sourcing-3d-printer.html ====== sambeau The most exciting news from this project is that it has gone from costing $3000+ to just $400 in 3 years. If they keep innovating at that rate we could see some seriously useful kit in a few year's time. ~~~ rcamer...
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Doom on GLium, in Rust - hansjorg https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TjWba0CR9RHFm47rvW1nFUlmouaR55Xt235aHyLPf9U/edit#slide=id.p ====== outworlder Are my perceptions clouded from being inside the Hacker News echo chamber, or is Rust really picking up steam really fast? It seems to have more libraries and the one...
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US/UK news has been responding to Coronavirus since 2020 - massanishi https://public.tableau.com/profile/masatoshi.nishimura#!/vizhome/CoronavirusMentionedinNewsPublishers/ResponsestoCoronavirusby5MajorPublishers?publish=yes ====== massanishi I analyzed 46,601 news over the past 3 months from the major US and UK publi...
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The Interrobang, Symbol of WTF Culture - JamesLowell http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2010/07/the-interrobang-symbol-of-wtf-culture/60546/ ====== wglb Most judiciously used in discussing <http://cuiltheory.wikidot.com/what-is- cuil-theory>
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Communication blackout is forcing young entrepreneurs out of Kashmir - amrrs https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-a-land-without-internet-how-the-communication-blackout-is-forcing-young-entrepreneurs-out-of-kashmir-valley/article30219792.ece ====== amrrs For some context on Internet Shutdown: [https://news.ycombi...
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A short critique of the Khan Academy - edtechdev http://www.tonybates.ca/2012/03/14/a-short-critique-of-the-khan-academy/ ====== edtechdev There do not appear to be any instructional designers or learning scientists or faculty developers working with Khan Academy, Udacity, or Coursera. The closest is a 'course opera...
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Verizon Has Never Challenged NSA, Exec Mocks Internet Companies For Doing So - opendais http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130917/17490324560/same-day-its-revealed-verizon-has-never-challenged-nsa-it-mocks-internet-companies-doing-so.shtml ====== skunkednoH2O2 How could they admit this publicly? ~~~ mschuster91 A c...
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Text Recognition Simplified. Capture any text from your Mac's screen - twoperkg https://textsniper.app/ ====== twoperkg Hi HN, The idea to build TextSniper was born from my personal, trivial use-case. I was watching a YouTube video tutorial and on the video was a link I needed to paste into Terminal application. The ...
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“Not Safe for Brand” (NSFB) or How Reddit Will Censor Controversial Content - neverminder https://penetrate.blogspot.com/2018/01/not-safe-for-brand-nsfb-or-how-reddit.html ====== krapp I don't understand the conspiratorial language here. The premise that businesses "love leftist dogma" because it's "non-controversial"...
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Time to Get Past Facebook and Invent a New Future - ryandvm http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/12/04/the-jig-is-up-time-to-get-past-facebook-and-invent-a-new-future/256046/ ====== AznHisoka Yes, it's time invent a Matrix, and finally make humans immortal. That's the next killer app. No more prettified dig...
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PostgreSQL Monitoring Cheatsheet - websec http://russ.garrett.co.uk/2015/10/02/postgres-monitoring-cheatsheet/ ====== dijit Reddit discussion; [https://www.reddit.com/r/PostgreSQL/comments/3nhcnh/postgres...](https://www.reddit.com/r/PostgreSQL/comments/3nhcnh/postgresql_monitoring_cheatsheet/) I actually met the aut...
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Graceful Athiest – What If I Grant You That? (2016) - logicprog https://gracefulatheist.wordpress.com/2016/11/26/what-if-i-grant-you-that/ ====== logicprog I'm a Christian but this is a particularly well thought out and fair anti- apologetic piece. I thought it would be interesting to see what HN thought of it (as a l...
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Love Is All You Need: Insights from the Grant Study - dankohn1 http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/09/02/love-is-all-you-need-insights-from-the-longest-longitudinal-study-on-men-ever-conducted/ ====== lutusp A classic psychology study -- it discovers traits that successful, mentally healthy people have in common, but w...
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Namecoin - rfreytag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin ====== JacobAldridge At the risk of hijacking yet another cryptocurrency thread, this is an opportunity to note how valuable I believe HN to be when it highlights primary sources. Secondary sources - whether it's lazy journalism, blog-jacking, or Wikipedia, e...
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Could There Be More To Google, Android, Chrome, & Gears Than Meets The Eye? - robg http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/09/could_there_be.html ====== bouncingsoul _My guess is that Google sees an offline technology like Gears as being so fundamental to the future of Web applications, that it can't no...
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Tag Clouds For Every App Store Category - dbachelder http://bustedloop.com/blog/2009/7/2/iphone-app-tag-clouds.html ====== andrewljohnson This is kind of fun to look at, but I wish tag clouds would die the innocuous death they deserve. They are basically a useless, and worse a distracting, UI element. If you have a ...
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Why My MOOC Is Not Built on Video - minthd https://www.class-central.com/report/why-my-mooc-is-not-built-on-video/ ====== trisreed It's all well and good to be able to use IPython notebooks for math and CS related MOOC's, but I think it's a lot harder to translate practical activities from other fields online - I gu...
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Project to Run RTL-SDR Dongle with Microcontroller Host - fallingmeat https://fallingnate.svbtle.com/portable-rtl2832-usb-dongle ====== fallingmeat I started this project a while back and am just now releasing the results piecemeal. If anyone has experience running SDR DSP operations on an MCU, I'd be very interested ...
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Merb ♡ Rails - qhoxie http://merbist.com/2008/12/02/merb-loves-rails/ ====== Locke Yes, it's clear that Rails blazed the path for Merb. At the same time, the Rails people really shouldn't be surprised (or feel badly) that their "opinionated software" has created a market for flexible, agnostic software. Both projects...
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Ask HN: Getting a Cs Degree After 15 Years in the Industry? - empath75 I’ve been in the industry for 15 years and I’m a senior software engineer at a very large company, but I also dropped out of community college and I’ve never taken a cs class.<p>I have, however invested a lot of time learning higher math and advanc...
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Show HN: Neekanee - job search engine built with Django, SOLR, Twitter Bootstrap - mtoddh http://www.neekanee.com/ ====== mtoddh Neekanee is a job search engine I began developing when I became a stay-at- home dad. The motivation being I could eventually use it myself once I decide to reenter the workforce. It colle...
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Last of the Neanderthals - robg http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2008/10/neanderthals/hall-text ====== biohacker42 <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=306927> ~~~ robg Cool man, thanks. Usually I'd delete the dupe, but in this case I'd rather have the unpaginated version in my personal archive.
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Linux users file EU complaint against Microsoft - recoiledsnake http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/130326/exclusive-open-software-group-files-complaint-eu-against-micros ====== neya From the article: Microsoft's relations with the EU executive have been tense since 2004, when th...
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Implementation of Direct Segments on a RISC-V Processor (2018) [pdf] - ingve https://carrv.github.io/2018/papers/CARRV_2018_paper_4.pdf ====== JoachimS Very interesting. But I was really surprised that the conclusions didn't mention any performance results. The problem description in the abstract states that "Past an...
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Are You Wasting Time With Test Driven Development? - sethrq http://blog.architexa.com/2010/08/wasting-time-with-test-driven-development/ ====== jameskilton For all these points, the real answer is "you're doing it wrong." TDD is supposed to, over the course of the project, allow faster development, allow easier and ...
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Microsoft Accelerates HoloLens V3 Development, Sidesteps V2 - yread https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/90780/microsoft-accelerates-hololens-v3-development-sidesteps-v2 ====== iwintermute Or is it just - V2 is not good enough for consumer product - let's go to V3?
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Four Reasons Taxpayers Should Never Subsidize Stadiums - SQL2219 https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-07-16/four-reasons-taxpayers-should-never-subsidize-stadiums ====== masonic [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18832975](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18832975) 600+ points
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Cost of moving from NY to SF - eBay Infographic - zengr http://visual.ly/how-move ====== rexf An infographic with eBay classifieds displayed prominently comes to the conclusion that it's cheaper to buy/sell on eBay than to move across country? Totally shocking </sarcasm> ------ mvkel Why did this need to be an inf...
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Yours: Reddit-Like Site Where Users 'Invest' in Content - sidko http://blog.datt.co/articles/2016-02-26-yours/ ====== cothalesr I'm actually looking for an alternative to Reddit-like communities. I understand that upvotes and downvotes encourage good content _theoretically_. But that is only if the guidelines of votin...
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WeWork, the company that simulates startup life, is worth more than $20 bn - urahara http://www.businessinsider.com/wework-tops-20-billion-valuation-2017-7 ====== UXCODE I am looking forward to the event in Tokyo ([https://hellotokyo.splashthat.com/](https://hellotokyo.splashthat.com/)) related to this news. Rumor is ...
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Feedback on my new project, ShelfMade.net - mikesabat http://shelfmade.net/ The concept is designed for people that check Reddit and YC News 10 times a day. <p>Find a worthwhile article that is too long to read right now? Just shelv it and get back to work. ====== uuilly The long tail for magazines? Sounds cool but I...
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Sustainable Feedback - sklivvz1971 https://sklivvz.com/posts/sustainable-feedback ====== lrkwz Non vedo l'ora di leggere la prossima puntata :-)
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Ask HN: anybody bought droid? what has been your experience? - vijayr Anybody bought droid? how is it compared to iPhone? ====== JshWright Picked one up yesterday. Has a nice heft to it, it's very snappy, and the screen is _beautiful_. The turn-by-turn works well, and the voice recognition is _phenomenal_. Oh, an...
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Contents of the Voyager Golden Record - tosh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contents_of_the_Voyager_Golden_Record ====== tosh The content is quite fascinating. Unfortunately the information in the article is quite sparse. Shouldn't all the content be available in the public domain?
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Yasnippet: TextMate snippets for Emacs - pookleblinky http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/ ====== KirinDave I use this library and like it. Snippet-like functuonality a one of the things that got TextMate as much attention as it received. It's particularly nice when you have Emacs's terrific electric mode on along w...
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I've had enough of being a mindless drone. - jpalacio486 I've submitted my application for Winter 08 funding. <p>I am a 21 year old full time college student/full time employee for a Disney contractor doing tape backups for 12 hours a night. After I get off work at 7am I go directly to school. Not fun at all.<p>My p...
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Easiest method for multiplying numbers - mquaes http://mathema-tricks.blogspot.com/2011/12/method-for-multiplying-numbers-where.html ====== thomc These kind of tricks are pretty handy, and I don't know why I wasn't taught them back in school, growing up in the calculator generation. My father could do all kinds of m...
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Fast Convolutional Nets with Fbfft: A GPU Performance Evaluation - fitzwatermellow https://research.facebook.com/publications/695244360582147/fast-convolutional-nets-with-fbfft-a-gpu-performance-evaluation/ ====== varelse Reports like this are great for embarrassing NVIDIA. But the problem is that this paper is alread...
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Two reports describe major new iOS 13 and macOS 10.15 features - pseudolus https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/two-reports-describe-major-new-ios-13-and-macos-10-15-features/ ====== xs83 At what point will Apple start innovating again rather than playing catch up? I can think of only a couple of truly useful and ...
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A $277 million navigational error - uvdiv http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/world/asia/us-navy-to-scrap-vessel-stuck-on-philippine-reef.html ====== uvdiv _[US Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan] White's message states, "initial review of navigation data indicates an error in the location of Tubbataha Reef" on the digital map._...
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Facebook Bowes to Israel Deletes “Third Palestinian Intifada” Page Unjustly - ArabGeek http://arabcrunch.com/2011/03/while-obama-is-calling-for-violence-facebook-bowes-to-israel-deletes-third-palestinian-intifada-page.html ====== kstenerud Facebook is actively hiring government insiders in the hopes of gaining more ...
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Wikipedia - Thank You for stopping SOPA - justhw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup?new=yes ====== carlsednaoui Yesterday's blackout was simply incredible. When I woke up and saw all of the sites that were protesting I got chills down my spine.
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CSS Tools – Mega Collection - ayushunibrain https://github.com/abhiprojectz/CSS-Generator ====== ayushunibrain Css generator is a mega collection of awesome css tools!
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Ask HN: Tools for non-developers to create tools - danpalmer Over the last year or so I&#x27;ve heard a number of tools mentioned that enable non-developers, or nearly-non-developers to create custom tools&#x2F;workflows&#x2F;processes. I&#x27;m interested in introducing one of these at my company to replace some spre...
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SpaceX Launch: Starlink 12 [video] - cjnicholls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j4xR7LMCGY ====== codeulike Everyone is commenting saying how mundane it has become to see the landings. Hence you might enjoy this official SpaceX Blooper reel from 2017 that shows the numerous spectacular failures that they worked throu...
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Google-Backed File-Sharing Service Spreads Malware - DiabloD3 http://torrentfreak.com/google-backed-file-sharing-spreads-malware-131014/ ====== brownbat Seems pinned on some random employees. How much risk is there that criminals will "buy off" employees of large software companies to build out a massive botnet? A...
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How a Quantum Satellite Network Could Produce a Secure Internet - nextstep http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/quantum-satellites ====== mtgx Except they would be even more vulnerable to government's monitoring the conversations, since they'd own those satellites. Unless we can envision a future where even a small busi...
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How periscope onboards new users - mxstbr http://www.useronboard.com/how-periscope-onboards-new-users/ ====== samuelhulick Hi all! I'm the person who did this teardown. If anyone would like to fire some questions or critiques my way, I will be watching this thread like a hawk. ------ samuelhulick @mxstbr Thank you ...
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Best web framework for non-programmer beginners (or kids) - tunesmith Recently my girlfriend has started expressing an interest in programming. Just for some hobby projects, simple website ideas to collaborate on with me, etc.<p>As I'm a programmer, I'd like to gently introduce her to html, css/javascript, and some...
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Found trapped in a diamond: a type of ice not known on Earth - pulisse http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-water-in-diamonds-20180308-story.html ====== lamename This is fascinating. I had no idea ice could take on so many crystalline forms depending on the variety of conditions. Apparently there are ot...
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Aqua became a visible selling point for people to move to the new OS - shawndumas http://www.macworld.com/article/154036/2010/09/osxorigins.html ====== shawndumas "After catching flack from developers over Rhapsody, Apple realized it needed a dramatically different approach to win converts to OS X, and Aqua was a key ...
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MTGOX – Notice of the Results of Approval or Disapproval - geoah https://gist.github.com/geoah/d0eeff7feb2c49f7e7ce ====== Gauwdief After I log-in to the claims system, I can review the calim I made, but there is no “Confirm the Results of Approval or Disapproval of the Claims” button available. When I click the “LIST...
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ELIZA Talking – HTML5 Speech I/O Demo - brunooo http://www.masswerk.at/eliza ====== foogered Typing "fizzbuzz" into the chatbox gives you a couple extra accent options. ------ _delirium Side question: is it known how close these ports are to the original? As far as I can find, the rule mechanism the original ELIZA ...
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Software engineering: UK vs Silicon Valley - rjshade http://80000hours.org/blog/26-software-engineering-britain-vs-silicon-valley ====== gamechangr well said. I'm an american who has been to London maybe twenty times. I have noticed the difference in pay rate. London has very similar pay rate to places like Austin or...
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Sony Pictures Presents: The Propaganda Model [pdf] - cinquemb http://cryptome.org/2014/12/sony-wurlitzer.pdf ====== matthewwiese Cryptome contains a lot of interesting information. If you enjoyed the linked pdf, just navigate to the main site and check out the rest. ------ xnull2guest I'm not sure that Bill Blunden...
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Show HN: IMDB for YouTubers - smhtyazdi http://www.rshiv.org/ ====== anigbrowl This is a badly needed thing but there is no way I am signing up when you don't even have a screenshot. Put something together first. ~~~ smhtyazdi Thanks, for your comment. I started to add some titles. Here you can find a simple one. [...
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Show HN: Sache.in: Discover Sass and Compass Extensions For Your Next Project - forrestkoba http://www.sache.in/ ====== weavie This is excellent and very much needed. It has been a real pain tracking down extensions until now. I never realised a lot of those extensions were actually even possible, so didn't even kno...
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USched – A command-line scheduler with an almost-natural language interpreter - pah http://www.usched.org ====== pah A very young project looking for contributions of any kind: testing, ideas, code, bug report/fixes... any contribution will be much appreciated.
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Washington Post public editor: Jeff Bezos could solve pay equality tomorrow - ericzawo https://www.cjr.org/public_editor/washington-post-bezos-pay-equality.php ====== Magodo > money he would never, ever miss. But he won’t do it. That’s all you need to > know. Saved you a click. Seems like some kind of sustained narra...
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BNFC: language-agnostic parser generator generator - gnosis http://blog.davber.com/2006/07/06/bnfc-smart-parsing-for-dummies/ ====== gnosis BNFC project page: [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/research/group/Language- technolog...](http://www.cse.chalmers.se/research/group/Language- technology/BNFC/)
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Democracy books disappear from Hong Kong libraries - throwaway1997 https://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/04/democracy-books-disappear-from-hong-kong-libraries-including-title-by-activist-joshua-wong/ ====== baylearn You created the throwaway account > 1 year ago. Must have seen everything coming.
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Sex myths without substance: Mislabelling Japan - pjan http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/sex-myths-without-substance-mislabelling-japan-8911325.html &quot;These stories gain traction because they support a simplistic view of East Asia which is at best patronising and at worst overtly racist [...] The collec...
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