Reddit bans 2000 communities including The_Donald
3 by subroutine | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
Sunday, June 28, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: It's time to take alternatives to dark matter seriously
It's time to take alternatives to dark matter seriously
11 by starmftronajoll | 0 comments on Hacker News.
11 by starmftronajoll | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What are the technical justifications for keeping .DS_Store?
Ask HN: What are the technical justifications for keeping .DS_Store?
28 by kaptain | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I was hoping that with macos 11 we would see the deprecation of .DS_Store. I'm not running the beta so perhaps it is, but what has surprised me is its sustained longevity. What are the technical reasons for keeping .DS_Store? It is essentially a application-specific (i.e. Mac Finder) solution that pollutes the data store. Off the top of my head I can think of a number of other solutions to store directory metadata: a Finder-specific database mapping values to directory paths, resource forks (ala OS 9), etc.
28 by kaptain | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I was hoping that with macos 11 we would see the deprecation of .DS_Store. I'm not running the beta so perhaps it is, but what has surprised me is its sustained longevity. What are the technical reasons for keeping .DS_Store? It is essentially a application-specific (i.e. Mac Finder) solution that pollutes the data store. Off the top of my head I can think of a number of other solutions to store directory metadata: a Finder-specific database mapping values to directory paths, resource forks (ala OS 9), etc.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Good Ideas, Through the Looking Glass (2005) [pdf]
Good Ideas, Through the Looking Glass (2005) [pdf]
4 by peter_d_sherman | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by peter_d_sherman | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Best Video Call Solution for Elderly
Ask HN: Best Video Call Solution for Elderly
12 by noodlesUK | 8 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, I’m looking for a device that I can give to my grandmother that she can use to video call me and other family members from her care home. It needs to either be completely remotely manageable by me, or it needs to not have any real settings that can be changed accidentally (and can be pre-provisioned). Ideally it would be able to connect to the internet over 4g, so it wouldn’t be at the mercy of whether her nursing home has WiFi. Basically what I want is an office phone with a video screen that can connect to a 4g network. Does any such thing exist? If not, does anyone have any suggestions?
12 by noodlesUK | 8 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, I’m looking for a device that I can give to my grandmother that she can use to video call me and other family members from her care home. It needs to either be completely remotely manageable by me, or it needs to not have any real settings that can be changed accidentally (and can be pre-provisioned). Ideally it would be able to connect to the internet over 4g, so it wouldn’t be at the mercy of whether her nursing home has WiFi. Basically what I want is an office phone with a video screen that can connect to a 4g network. Does any such thing exist? If not, does anyone have any suggestions?
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you take notes when reading a book?
Ask HN: How do you take notes when reading a book?
9 by Foe | 7 comments on Hacker News.
For example, I'm currently reading Designing Data-Intesive Applications and am taking notes digitally on OneNote (one page per chapter). How do you guys do it?
9 by Foe | 7 comments on Hacker News.
For example, I'm currently reading Designing Data-Intesive Applications and am taking notes digitally on OneNote (one page per chapter). How do you guys do it?
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Saturday, June 20, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Shopify self hosted e-commerce alternative?
Ask HN: Shopify self hosted e-commerce alternative?
25 by econcon | 23 comments on Hacker News.
What do you recommend to physical product business which gets about 25-100 sales a day? In case you are curious, what I sell it's 3d printing fimament which I make in my garage: https://ift.tt/3dpkbSb I am a programmer but I do not like building something which already exists and e-commerce platform is boring for me also Shopify while is good but I need self hosted one for ideological reasons.
25 by econcon | 23 comments on Hacker News.
What do you recommend to physical product business which gets about 25-100 sales a day? In case you are curious, what I sell it's 3d printing fimament which I make in my garage: https://ift.tt/3dpkbSb I am a programmer but I do not like building something which already exists and e-commerce platform is boring for me also Shopify while is good but I need self hosted one for ideological reasons.
Friday, June 19, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Could you estimate the total number of clock cycles ever run?
Ask HN: Could you estimate the total number of clock cycles ever run?
8 by jonathanzufi | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I was recently reading about Graham's Number (https://ift.tt/1qSE1vs) and was pondering large numbers (as much as one can) and I was thinking: would it be possible to estimate the total/cumulative number of clock cycles run on every single microprocessor ever made? Would it be possible to mathematically describe how that number is changing along a time axis?
8 by jonathanzufi | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I was recently reading about Graham's Number (https://ift.tt/1qSE1vs) and was pondering large numbers (as much as one can) and I was thinking: would it be possible to estimate the total/cumulative number of clock cycles run on every single microprocessor ever made? Would it be possible to mathematically describe how that number is changing along a time axis?
Thursday, June 18, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you divide time between engaging with users and development?
Ask HN: How do you divide time between engaging with users and development?
15 by bsldld | 8 comments on Hacker News.
I am ideating on a project[0]. So I wrote a document explaining the rationale for the project. And then explained the proposed solution. This is at a very early stage and I wanted some feedback on whether my document and the idea is understandable by both technical and non-technical audience. I posted this question on social media and received valuable feedback. But to get feedback and develop relationships one has to constantly engage with people on social media. And that takes a lot of time. So how do you divide your time between engaging with your users and at the same time work on the project? What is the best way to achieve the balance. [0] https://ift.tt/2YMKiwu
15 by bsldld | 8 comments on Hacker News.
I am ideating on a project[0]. So I wrote a document explaining the rationale for the project. And then explained the proposed solution. This is at a very early stage and I wanted some feedback on whether my document and the idea is understandable by both technical and non-technical audience. I posted this question on social media and received valuable feedback. But to get feedback and develop relationships one has to constantly engage with people on social media. And that takes a lot of time. So how do you divide your time between engaging with your users and at the same time work on the project? What is the best way to achieve the balance. [0] https://ift.tt/2YMKiwu
New top story on Hacker News: Use of nuclear technology gets green light in Rwanda
Use of nuclear technology gets green light in Rwanda
3 by ericdanielski | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by ericdanielski | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you read long PDFs?
Ask HN: How do you read long PDFs?
4 by jvilalta | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I tend to prefer to read PDF files on a regular monitor, but moving up and down a page is wonky and most readers don't save your place on the document. Also, sometimes the font is too small when you fit to page and fit to width suffers from paging up and down that doesn't take into account the last visible line. I'd like to hear what you do to read long PDF files, like one of the Springer textbooks. Do you use any readers that support bookmarking and/or note taking and sane pagination? I'm wondering if there is a reader that offers an experience comparable to the experience of reading an ebook on a device like a kindle.
4 by jvilalta | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I tend to prefer to read PDF files on a regular monitor, but moving up and down a page is wonky and most readers don't save your place on the document. Also, sometimes the font is too small when you fit to page and fit to width suffers from paging up and down that doesn't take into account the last visible line. I'd like to hear what you do to read long PDF files, like one of the Springer textbooks. Do you use any readers that support bookmarking and/or note taking and sane pagination? I'm wondering if there is a reader that offers an experience comparable to the experience of reading an ebook on a device like a kindle.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What are your go to SaaS products for startups/MVPs?
Ask HN: What are your go to SaaS products for startups/MVPs?
7 by lbj | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Looking for some inspiration. Ive done a lot of MVPs/Early-stage apps over the years and I tend to lean on the same SaaS portfolio for mails, text gateways, payment etc, but Im sure Ive missed a few valuable additions. Here's a few I use: Mails: Mailchimp / Mandrill Payment: Paylike Search: Algolia
7 by lbj | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Looking for some inspiration. Ive done a lot of MVPs/Early-stage apps over the years and I tend to lean on the same SaaS portfolio for mails, text gateways, payment etc, but Im sure Ive missed a few valuable additions. Here's a few I use: Mails: Mailchimp / Mandrill Payment: Paylike Search: Algolia
Monday, June 15, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Improve web search with custom search engines
Show HN: Improve web search with custom search engines
2 by anton_tarasenko | 1 comments on Hacker News.
2 by anton_tarasenko | 1 comments on Hacker News.
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