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A DIY M&Ms and Skittles sorting machine
A sorting machine that is able to sort candy by colour has been on my to-do list for multiple years. I finally managed to complete it after working on it for several months in my free time. It uses an...
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Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for startups?
Figure out a way to reduce the not-in-San-Francisco penalty for startups.There are some very good reasons why startups flock to the bay area, including "lots of available talent" and "that's where the...
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Understanding the economic significance of the light bulb
Image copyrightThinkstockBack in the mid-1990s, an economist called William Nordhaus conducted a series of simple experiments with light. First, he used a prehistoric technology: he lit a wood fire....
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Corporate Paranoia in the Snowden Era Leads to a Startup Boom
Of all the lasting effects of Edward Snowden’s leaks, there’s one photo that leaves a particularly strong mark. In it, U.S. federal employees in T-shirts and blue jeans are seen intercepting network...
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Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work
An infinite workspaceAs much space and as many levels of hierarchy as you need.For individuals & teamsA private place to think? Or a shared workspace for collaboration? You decide.Available on all...
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Sharpens Paradox of Ancient Mars
Fast Facts:› Curiosity rover findings add to a puzzle about ancient Mars because the same rocks that indicate a lake was present also indicate there was very little carbon dioxide in the air to help...
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Intel’s Atom C2000 chips are bricking products, and it’s not just Cisco hit
Intel's Atom C2000 processor family has a fault that effectively bricks devices, costing the company a significant amount of money to correct. But the semiconductor giant won't disclosed precisely how...
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Violating Terms of Use Isn’t a Crime, EFF Tells Court
Have you ever violated a website’s terms of use, such as by using something other than your real name on a website that requires one, or by sharing your account password with a family member when doing...
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Password Cracking AES-256 DMGs and Epic Self-Pwnage
Two weeks ago I was in the midst of a nightmare. I’d forgotten a password. Not just any password. THE password. Without this one password I was cryptographically locked out of thousands and gigabytes...
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An Interview with Krita Maintainer Boudewijn Rempt
I've always held a deep admiration for the open source movement ever since I first stumbled upon the free 3D creation suite, Blender, many years ago. I'm just really in awe of the many impassioned...
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EngageSPARK – a Twilio alternative without coding
engageSPARK: a self-service platform for mobile voice and text automationIf your company intends to use automation for mobile communication, you’ve probably thought about using the cloud based...
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Git: private repository theft by mixing repositories
This bug report assumes the following scenario: - A victim has access to a private git repository. - An attacker who knows the URL to the private repository wants to steal its contents. - The private...
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Game theory in practice (2011)
FOR a man who claims to lack expertise in the field, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, an academic at New York University, has made some impressively accurate political forecasts. In May 2010 he predicted that...
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Bayes Impact (YC S14) is hiring software engineers
What We DoBayes Impact is a technology nonprofit that builds data-driven social services. Our services leverage software and data science to deliver personalized and scalable interventions for millions...
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House Passes E-mail Privacy Act
The House Monday (Feb. 6) unanimously passed the E-mail Privacy Act.A version of the bill, which boosts protections of information stored in the cloud, passed the House unanimously in the last session...
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Node-noop – Implements a noop function
README.mdPerfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. What it doesInstallationnpm install node-noopUsagevar noop =...
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How banks are getting around open banking and PSD2
Banks are scared. They’ve seen the rise of the new world of open APIs, apps and analytics and know that their organisations are not yet ready or fit to change to that world. What to do?Well, the...
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Our long term plan to make GitLab as fast as possible with Vue and Webpack
The Frontend at GitLab is getting better and better every day. Today we did two big things, and I'd like to share them with you and our big plans for the future.If you use the GDK, then make sure you...
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What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen
Consumers have bought more than 11 million internet-connected Vizio televisions since 2010. But according to a complaint filed by the FTC and the New Jersey Attorney General, consumers didn’t know that...
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