Sunday, February 24, 2019

New top story on Hacker News: “Illegal” Lego Builds [pdf]

“Illegal” Lego Builds [pdf]
166 by nvr219 | 15 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Chevy Volt discontinued: Chevrolet's last Volt rolls off the assembly line

Chevy Volt discontinued: Chevrolet's last Volt rolls off the assembly line
154 by curtis | 122 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A Database for the Edge of the Network (2015) [video]

A Database for the Edge of the Network (2015) [video]
33 by Liwink | 5 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Who Owns Buried Treasure?

Who Owns Buried Treasure?
15 by mud_dauber | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Twitter Thread Compiler Apps and Copyright Ethics

Twitter Thread Compiler Apps and Copyright Ethics
75 by DoreenMichele | 38 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Real Best Picture: A Look at the Data

The Real Best Picture: A Look at the Data
43 by cutearguments | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Road Trips in Australia

Show HN: Road Trips in Australia
43 by reverseengineer | 39 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: C++20 Design Is Complete: Modules, Coroutines in C++20

C++20 Design Is Complete: Modules, Coroutines in C++20
181 by ingve | 116 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control

Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control
185 by iron0013 | 12 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Google Maps: Bird Mode

Google Maps: Bird Mode
237 by tosh | 68 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Magnet link generator

Magnet link generator
52 by tengio | 19 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Linking plasma formation in grapes to microwave resonances of aqueous dimers

Linking plasma formation in grapes to microwave resonances of aqueous dimers
31 by lainon | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Recruit Is Japan’s Top Contender for Global Internet Domination

Recruit Is Japan’s Top Contender for Global Internet Domination
92 by DyslexicAtheist | 55 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A Famous Photo of Chernobyl’s Most Dangerous Radioactive Material (2016)

A Famous Photo of Chernobyl’s Most Dangerous Radioactive Material (2016)
257 by lelf | 82 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Cleave.js – Format input text content when you are typing

Cleave.js – Format input text content when you are typing
365 by octosphere | 102 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A Galaxy-Scale Addressing Scheme for Compute Availability

A Galaxy-Scale Addressing Scheme for Compute Availability
26 by hardwaresofton | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Halley: Lightweight Game Engine Written in C++14

Halley: Lightweight Game Engine Written in C++14
282 by ingve | 36 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Why Julia

Why Julia
263 by Tomte | 220 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: “Hearing” the Hammond Organ

“Hearing” the Hammond Organ
45 by mr_golyadkin | 16 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: RIP Graphics

RIP Graphics
60 by bane | 13 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A Case for a New Language

A Case for a New Language
69 by jasim | 31 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: History of the Talos Missile

History of the Talos Missile
7 by DuskStar | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Key Values – Find Engineering Teams That Share Your Values

Key Values – Find Engineering Teams That Share Your Values
107 by peter_d_sherman | 46 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: KitchenAid’s Key Ingredient: Investing in Workers

KitchenAid’s Key Ingredient: Investing in Workers
48 by CaliforniaKarl | 25 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Scientists Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in High-Security Lab

Scientists Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in High-Security Lab
46 by gerbilly | 46 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How Would You or Did Convince Your Boss That You Can Work Remote?

Ask HN: How Would You or Did Convince Your Boss That You Can Work Remote?
55 by johngorse | 71 comments on Hacker News.
.. and be as productive as if you are in the office or even more productive.

New top story on Hacker News: Apple's move to ARM-based Macs creates uncertainty

Apple's move to ARM-based Macs creates uncertainty
61 by msh | 81 comments on Hacker News.


New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What are some good back end website ideas?

Ask HN: What are some good back end website ideas?
3 by maceurt | 2 comments on Hacker News.
I have to program a final project for my ap computer science class and I have programmed some websites before, front and backend, but I don't really have any ideas. I have looked around online, but most often the suggestion is something boring like a twitter clone, instagram clone, etc. Preferably it would be something that is more backend intensive, because that is what I will be graded on, but I am open to any suggestions. Thank you!

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why would I use a class over a module for stateless computation?

Ask HN: Why would I use a class over a module for stateless computation?
5 by DATACOMMANDER | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I’m a fledgling programmer, experienced enough to write code that works and solves real business problems but by no means a seasoned software engineer. I mainly code in Python, and as I gain experience I find myself reading code written by other programmers more and more frequently. I’m usually reading the code of mature, highly regarded tools (e.g., Requests, Ansible, some lesser-known but clearly high-quality tools), and I can’t help but notice that the people who write this code tend to take a much more object-oriented approach than I do. In particular, they use classes in situations where I would use modules, and objects in situations where I would use dicts or tuples (or named tuples, which I’m fond of). The style I’ve developed so far is to use a module when I’m trying to bundle related functions that don’t manage state, and to use classes when state-management is inherent to the problem and I want to shield clients from it (or “encapsulate” it). On the one hand, I don’t want to blindly imitate programmers who are dealing with problems of a different type (or scale) than those I’m dealing with and end up making my own code unnecessarily complex. I sometimes have an imaginary conversation with a composite “seasoned Python programmer” in which I proudly show him code that I’ve written as a collection of classes, and he looks at me quizzically and says, “Why did you write all these classes to solve this problem? I would have just used modules.” On the other hand, as I’ve matured as a programmer I’ve noticed that my code has started to look more like the code I read, not due to conscious imitation, but because I’ve improved and those improvements have naturally made my code look more like the code of more experienced programmers. If I’m inevitably going to rediscover the reason for using objects when state isn’t an issue, I might as well just be told what I’m missing and save myself some time (and spare my employer the inferior code that I’ll be writing in the interim).

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2019?

Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2019?
22 by askafriend | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Inspired by the 2018 version here: https://ift.tt/2l10rLr I'm curious if there have been any new developments or changes in thinking since the sentiments expressed in that thread about a year ago. Have the Pros and Cons changed much? Any new considerations? (e.g. Softbank, M&A patterns, potentially looming economic slowdown) In general, what do you think in 2019 HN?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What Moonshots Have Had Real, Tangible Progress?

Ask HN: What Moonshots Have Had Real, Tangible Progress?
32 by hsikka | 18 comments on Hacker News.
I was just listening to a technical podcast about self driving cars, and it seems like a lot of progress has been made. I want to work on something similarly difficult, building a diagnostic, preventative health system that we can all access. Are there any other examples of moonshots with tangible progress?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Should We Create a Badge for Software That Does Not Track You?

Ask HN: Should We Create a Badge for Software That Does Not Track You?
26 by jehna1 | 11 comments on Hacker News.
If there was a badge that indicates you're not tracked, it would affect my behaviour when choosing a software service. If big enough user group became aware of this, maybe it would add pressure for larger corporations to think about their users' privacy

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How Do I Know My True Self?

Ask HN: How Do I Know My True Self?
29 by milanspeaks | 24 comments on Hacker News.
People say that you should stay true to yourself. How do I stay true to myself if everyday I am evolving and a different person from yesterday? Are there any patterns, method, meditation or questionnaire to know this?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How Would You Explain HN to a Two-Year-Old?

Ask HN: How Would You Explain HN to a Two-Year-Old?
27 by themakermark | 40 comments on Hacker News.
I was on HN this morning and my 2 yr. old son asked me "What's that orange thing papa's looking at?" I answered "It's a place where people can talk to each other about things they find interesting." He didn't get it, which makes sense since it isn't really a "place" and there are no visible "people" here. So I figured I would propose it to you all, how would you explain HN to a 2 year old?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How Would You or Did Convince Your Boss That You Can Work Remote?

Ask HN: How Would You or Did Convince Your Boss That You Can Work Remote?
55 by johngorse | 71 comments on Hacker News.
.. and be as productive as if you are in the office or even more productive.

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What’s on TV Sunday: The Oscars and Three Great Movies


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Saudi Arabia Names a Princess as Ambassador to Washington


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New best story on Hacker News: New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to data from other apps

New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to data from other apps
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New best story on Hacker News: Hayabusa-2: Japan Spacecraft Touches Down on Asteroid

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FOX NEWS: Civil War soldier’s gravestone discovered by archaeologists in Delaware


Civil War soldier’s gravestone discovered by archaeologists in Delaware



Archaeologists have discovered a Civil War soldier's gravestone, which may offer a vital clue to a long-lost African-American cemetery.

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FOX NEWS: What really killed the dinosaurs?


What really killed the dinosaurs?



New studies suggest that it may not have only been an asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

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FOX NEWS: Civil War soldier’s gravestone discovered, may offer vital clue to long-lost African-American cemetery


Civil War soldier’s gravestone discovered, may offer vital clue to long-lost African-American cemetery



Archaeologists in Delaware have discovered the tombstone of an African-American Civil War soldier provides a vital clue in uncovering a long-lost cemetery.

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FOX NEWS: What really killed the dinosaurs? New studies suggest volcanoes may have played a part


What really killed the dinosaurs? New studies suggest volcanoes may have played a part



The mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs is commonly thought to have been triggered by a massive asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago. However, a pair of new studies believe that a huge volcanic eruption may have also played a role in the dino demise.

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FOX NEWS: New photos show what is left of the towns of Chernobyl and Pripyat after the worlds’ worst nuclear disaster


New photos show what is left of the towns of Chernobyl and Pripyat after the worlds’ worst nuclear disaster



New photographs show how nature is reclaiming a town abandoned after a nuclear disaster 33 years ago. A two-year project examining the eerie remains of Chernobyl and Pripyat in Ukraine show gas masks scattered about and dolls left abandoned in a daycare center.

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FOX NEWS: Mountain lions roaming Colorado town in pride of about 10 'troubles' officials


Mountain lions roaming Colorado town in pride of about 10 'troubles' officials



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Haunting photos show dozens of gas masks littering Chernobyl as nature reclaims nuclear plant blast site



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SpaceX rocket launches Israel’s first moon lander



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FOX NEWS: Israel’s first moon lander launches on SpaceX rocket


Israel’s first moon lander launches on SpaceX rocket



CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country’s first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday night by SpaceX.

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FOX NEWS: Meet Hippocamp: Neptune's smallest moon has a name (and a violent past)


Meet Hippocamp: Neptune's smallest moon has a name (and a violent past)



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