Ask HN: Default h5 and h6 fonts are smaller than normal text in HTML/CSS – why?
7 by sleavey | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Maybe HN can help solve this little mystery. The default font sizes in HTML have, since at least 1998 [1], been .83em and .67em for h5 and h6, respectively, making them smaller than normal text by default (1em). This leads to the bizarre situation that without any styling, the h5 and h6 headings are smaller than the text they head! Does anyone know why headings were made smaller than normal text? I bet the answer is buried in some mailing list from the mid 90s, but so far my searches have not been fruitful. Perhaps someone here was around at the time of, or was even involved in, this decision. [1] http://bit.ly/2XtQfwe
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Engineers of HN, which tools and tech help your computer productivity?
Ask HN: Engineers of HN, which tools and tech help your computer productivity?
8 by robinhartley94 | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hi engineers of HN, I’m interested in building software to help boost your productivity, particularly when using your computer. Therefore, I was wanting to ask the two following questions. If I get enough answers back, I’d like to write this up into an article, which I will post back to HN once done. You are welcome to answer the questions in the comments below, or using the Google Form I’ve set up here, whichever you’d prefer: http://bit.ly/2IN4o3n Question 1: It is my assumption that there are lots of repetitive keyboard actions you have to do in your day-to-day, both with highly specialised engineering software (database management, CAD, fluid modelling, stress analysis) and also when working with reports, spreadsheets and email. For example, changing snap sizes in AutoCAD or formatting reports in Word. Is this an accurate assumption or do you generally find no repetitive keyboard actions in your computer work? Specific examples of the tasks and the software it occurs in would be excellent! Question 2: If the above assumption is true, how do you overcome this repetitive computer work? Do you script your own macros, do you have a USB gadget to automate some of the process or do you use some existing software? Of course, you may do none of these and just get on with it – that’s a perfectly valid answer. Thank you for your insight, if you’re interested in the software I’m developing, you can see what it’s about here: http://bit.ly/2GBidk1 Cheers, Robin
8 by robinhartley94 | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hi engineers of HN, I’m interested in building software to help boost your productivity, particularly when using your computer. Therefore, I was wanting to ask the two following questions. If I get enough answers back, I’d like to write this up into an article, which I will post back to HN once done. You are welcome to answer the questions in the comments below, or using the Google Form I’ve set up here, whichever you’d prefer: http://bit.ly/2IN4o3n Question 1: It is my assumption that there are lots of repetitive keyboard actions you have to do in your day-to-day, both with highly specialised engineering software (database management, CAD, fluid modelling, stress analysis) and also when working with reports, spreadsheets and email. For example, changing snap sizes in AutoCAD or formatting reports in Word. Is this an accurate assumption or do you generally find no repetitive keyboard actions in your computer work? Specific examples of the tasks and the software it occurs in would be excellent! Question 2: If the above assumption is true, how do you overcome this repetitive computer work? Do you script your own macros, do you have a USB gadget to automate some of the process or do you use some existing software? Of course, you may do none of these and just get on with it – that’s a perfectly valid answer. Thank you for your insight, if you’re interested in the software I’m developing, you can see what it’s about here: http://bit.ly/2GBidk1 Cheers, Robin
New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What Hacker News comments have you bookmarked?
Ask HN: What Hacker News comments have you bookmarked?
641 by pardavis | 169 comments on Hacker News.
Frequently while browsing this site I see a comment that is profoundly insightful about culture, mindset, career, relationships, coffee grinders, etc. I realized today that I’ve always considered them in the moment and let them go. Perhaps I should have been bookmarking them and revisiting with a different perspective.
641 by pardavis | 169 comments on Hacker News.
Frequently while browsing this site I see a comment that is profoundly insightful about culture, mindset, career, relationships, coffee grinders, etc. I realized today that I’ve always considered them in the moment and let them go. Perhaps I should have been bookmarking them and revisiting with a different perspective.
New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Will there ever be a resurgence of interest in symbolic AI?
Ask HN: Will there ever be a resurgence of interest in symbolic AI?
216 by snazz | 88 comments on Hacker News.
Symbolic AI fell by the wayside at the beginning of the AI winter. More recently, with powerful GPUs making ML and other statistical AI approaches feasible, symbolic AI has not seen anywhere near as much investment. There are still companies I know of that do symbolic AI (such as https://www.cyc.com), but I very rarely hear of new research in the field.
216 by snazz | 88 comments on Hacker News.
Symbolic AI fell by the wayside at the beginning of the AI winter. More recently, with powerful GPUs making ML and other statistical AI approaches feasible, symbolic AI has not seen anywhere near as much investment. There are still companies I know of that do symbolic AI (such as https://www.cyc.com), but I very rarely hear of new research in the field.
New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What does your ML pipeline look like?
Ask HN: What does your ML pipeline look like?
303 by mallochio | 40 comments on Hacker News.
Experienced machine learning professionals - How do you create scalable, deployable and reproducible data/ML pipelines at your work?
303 by mallochio | 40 comments on Hacker News.
Experienced machine learning professionals - How do you create scalable, deployable and reproducible data/ML pipelines at your work?
New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?
Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?
1038 by napolux | 671 comments on Hacker News.
Always wondered this. Sometimes I feel the need to do something else outside my field, and possibly get some money out of it.
1038 by napolux | 671 comments on Hacker News.
Always wondered this. Sometimes I feel the need to do something else outside my field, and possibly get some money out of it.
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