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by babl-yc 4y ago
Did anyone else learn to code on a TI-83+? Although I doubt I'd use this in a professional setting, making coding accessible to more people sounds great to me.
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by babl-yc 4y ago
Are OAuth apps able to take advantage of these fine-grained APIs? Last time I checked, there was no read-only permission available for OAuth apps and you were required to create a one-off Github account with limited permissions. https:&#x2
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by babl-yc 4y ago
Couldn't you just sell your wallet credentials instead of the chain transaction?
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by babl-yc 4y ago
If that's the future, then engineers of the future are making poor choices. It'd be best to save OTA for a vehicle that is parked and charging. I'm surprised Cruise cars aren't configured to pull over with the server bei
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by babl-yc 4y ago
There are many long-term risks with the rise of self driving cars, but this doesn't seem like one of them. It was particularly novel to the fire department because it was a self driving car, but practically no different than a double p
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by babl-yc 4y ago
Anecdotally, I've seen many talented + experienced ($$$) people move over, so I would assume they've been paying top of market or close to it.
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by babl-yc 4y ago
My main critique after trying Google Firestore was: (1) Lack of typed schemas with declarative definitions (2) Read/write permissions and write validation was extremely complex From quick glance at the docs, it looks like they make pro
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by babl-yc 4y ago
Yeah, the M1 mac is not a strong example. They began _shipping_ in Nov 2020, so I bet the design was finalized or close to it before the March shutdowns in the Bay Area began.
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by babl-yc 4y ago
I wonder how much newer trends of transparent career ladders are at play here. The old way wasn't perfect either, but generally high performance was rewarded with broader scope. I assumed hard, high quality work was the way to get prom
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by babl-yc 5y ago
If you're interested in spaceflight and electric vehicles, it's impossible not to follow what he's working on. Being served the kool-aid is not the same as drinking it. He's imperfect -- his companies can be brutal to wo
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by babl-yc 5y ago
If you think that Elon's pure objective is to get rich and live a lavish lifestyle, you haven't followed him very closely. My impression is that he uses his wealth mostly to invest in other ventures that he feels are important cau
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by babl-yc 5y ago
"Teens’ favorite celebrity is Adam Sandler" I confirmed this report is indeed for 2021
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by babl-yc 5y ago
Hi HN! I'm exploring ways to visualize public bikeshare data. I built this library https://github.com/babldev/opendata to fetch and parse data from the different systems into a consistent format. The interactive p
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Show HN: Visualizing bikeshare in the United States(observablehq.com)
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by babl-yc 5y ago
FWIW I had a non-M1 Macbook screen crack due to overheating recently, not sure if that is related. I had quickly unplugged the Macbook from an external display and immediately put it into a backpack. Due to some OS condition it didn't
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by babl-yc 6y ago
I'd love to have Chinese entrepreneurs have full access to the US markets and vice versa. However, if the business environment becomes unfair I believe the other party has the right to push back. I don't believe the US is going ab
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by babl-yc 6y ago
US could definitely do a better job of leading by example here while still fighting for a more level playing field. I don't like the idea of trusting the executive branch to arbitrarily ban apps. Would much prefer a clear policy as to
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by babl-yc 6y ago
China routinely blocks US websites without explanation. It's generally so that the government can have control over what communication happens over the internet. https://techcrunch.com/2009/07/07/china-bl
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by babl-yc 6y ago
Facebook is banned in China. Is it unreasonable to encourage US gvt to apply pressure for a more even playing field? I know the narrative (and majority of comments) like to hate on Zuck, so just adding another perspective for this particula
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by babl-yc 7y ago
Definitely. Some companies that have been private for a long time allow their employees to sell a percentage of their stock in these later private rounds. It's not necessarily the same price you'd get on the public markets, but it
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by babl-yc 7y ago
There's two main incentives to go public: raising money and liquidity. They don't need to tap public markets to raise money. And investors are likely OK holding off on liquidity if the valuation continues to rise. Going public typ
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by babl-yc 8y ago
This the most stable iOS beta I've ever used. It's exciting to see Apple focus on quality, even if the marketing page doesn't end up as flashy.
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by babl-yc 8y ago
How can A/B testing tools be improved to prevent p-value hacking? Could it be as simple as declaring your test duration before starting the experiment, and having the tool add an asterisk to your results if you stop the experiment earl
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by babl-yc 8y ago
Nice work! I almost entirely prefer pre-recorded classes to live ones, except for being able to meet classmates and study together. You can watch at your own discretion, change playback speed, etc. I think there is a big opportunity with id
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by babl-yc 11y ago
I had similar thoughts when seeing the following section (but didn't comment under fear of immediate downvote). "April - Female Founders, June - General, July - Black and Latino Founders" I find it somewhat unusual that the o
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by babl-yc 11y ago
No more "pip freeze | sort -f > requirements.txt", explicit dependencies are way more maintainable!
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by babl-yc 11y ago
This was really well done and fun to interact with. Thanks for sharing.
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by babl-yc 11y ago
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi It discusses what happened in the 2012 Benghazi attack from the perspective of the CIA contractors who were there.
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by babl-yc 11y ago
How long did this take to make? Very cool project!
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by babl-yc 11y ago
I wonder if this was one of those "if you don't join us we're going to copy you" acquisitions.

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