Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)
Today, we’re happy and excited to announce the release of Expo Sketch. You can try it right now by going to https://sketch.expo.io/ on your computer’s web browser.I’ve been always excited about tools...
View ArticleΠfs: store your data in π
README.mdπfs is a revolutionary new file system that, instead of wasting space storing your data on your hard drive, stores your data in π! You'll never run out of space again - π holds every file...
View ArticleVibrator Maker to Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tracked Use
The We-Vibe classic is one of several Bluetooth-enabled We-Vibe products that can be paired with an app and controlled remotely. Customers alleged that the company that makes the vibrators was...
View ArticleBeagleBone Blue – A complete, Linux-enabled robotics computer
BeagleBoard.org› blueWhat is BeagleBone Blue?BeagleBone® Blue is a complete, Linux-enabled robotics computer. Community-supported and fully open-source, the real-time performance, flexible networking...
View ArticleThe Not-So-Secret Life of Terrence Malick
April 2017ByEric BensonJ.D. Salinger fled the Manhattan literary scene for a hillside cottage in Cornish, New Hampshire, and was more or less never heard from again. Howard Hughes spent many of his...
View ArticleIntroducing FreeNAS Corral
Mar 15, 2017 | FreeNAS, FreeNAS 10, FreeNAS Corral | 3 comments The driving principle behind everything we do at iXsystems is the belief that Open Source technology has the power to change the world...
View ArticleSeducing Mussolini
As a child in fascist Italy, Clara Petacci (known as Claretta) was dutifully adoring of Benito Mussolini and the cult of ducismo. She gave the stiff-armed Roman salute while at school (the Duce had...
View ArticleShow HN: LogDNA – Set up Kubernetes logging with 2 kubectl commands
README.mdLogDNA's collector agent which streams log files to your LogDNA account. LogDNA is a hosted, cloud logging service.Getting StartedFrom an Official ReleaseCheck out the official LogDNA site on...
View ArticleUsing JDK 9 Memory Order Modes
Using JDK 9 Memory Order Modes by Doug Lea.Last update: Wed Mar 15 07:02:48 2017 [Consider reading this in Firefox Reader View.]IntroductionThis guide is mainly intended for expert programmers familiar...
View ArticleShow HN: A Pomodoro app for your menubar/tray
README.mdA pomodoro app in your menubar/tray.Key FeaturesPomodoro, Short break and Long break timersNotifies via system notification when time gets upLives in a tray/menubarCross platformWindows, Mac...
View ArticleWhy your startup should be a Delaware C-Corp, not an LLC
Gust Launch starts with the incorporation process, a necessary first step for establishing all the other components of your new company’s operations. Many founders have been told that they should...
View ArticleAdblock Plus announces members of independent Acceptable Ads Committee
POSTED Mar 15, 2017 by Ben Williamseyeo, parent company of Adblock Plus, today officially announced the first members of the Acceptable Ads Committee (AAC), an independent group which will take over...
View ArticleReducing power consumption for background tabs
Chrome has focused on improving the user experience by throttling tab performance for many years. Like many browsers, Chrome has limited timers in the background to only run once per second. Via the...
View ArticleGenetic variant accelerates normal brain aging in older people by up to 12 years
Summary: Researchers have identified a genetic variant that can accelerate normal brain aging in older people by up to 12 years.Source: Columbia University Medical Center.Genetic variant accelerates...
View ArticleBenchmark of 100 crowdfunding videos reveals what works and how much to spend
If we told you that you only needed to spend $1,000 on your crowdfunding video to get $1,000,000 in pledges, you might laugh with joy. And if we told you that you might spend $10,000 and only get...
View ArticleGenius laid off a bunch of its engineers
Genius, which raised $56.9 million on the promise that it would one day annotate the entire internet, has been losing its minds. In January, the company quietly laid off a quarter of its staff, with...
View ArticleHow I Made $70k Self-Publishing a Book about Ruby on Rails
Summary: A step-by-step walkthrough of how I made a nearly-full-time income from my Ruby on Rails course in 2016, and how it radically transformed my freelancing career. (7,121 words/35 minutes)Did I...
View ArticleDeep learning with text: Learning when to skim and when to read
Alexander Rosenberg Johansen - March 15, 2017The rise of Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence more generally has been undeniable, and it has already had a massive impact on the...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber Was Doomed from the Start
(LBJ Library / Creative Commons)Just a handful of newsflashes have come home to me in such a way that I never forgot where I was when I heard them. Most were disasters, like the Challenger explosion or...
View ArticleAn 85-year old millionaire hides $1M treasure in the Rocky Mountains (2016)
Forrest Fenn is a millionaire who hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains. Adventure seekers look for clues based on a poem he published in his book, The Thrill of the Chase, with hopes of...
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