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PayPal Redirects Charitable Contributions Without Consent, Lawsuit Says(nytimes.com)
2 points by batguano 10y ago|0 comments
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by batguano 10y ago
This made me appreciate how much a few degrees C of climate change matter: http://xkcd.com/1732/ When the world climate was 4.3 degrees Celsius colder, Boston was covered under a mile-high sheet of ice.
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by batguano 10y ago
I have same problem with iPhone 7 and iOS 10.1.1 Just started yesterday. My phone gets hot (not Samsung fire hot, but pretty warm) when the battery level is plunging, which suggests that something is actually chewing up wattage. At least in
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by batguano 10y ago
Perhaps the headline on the linked article has been changed, but the employees were fired, not laid off.
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The Seven Ways to Become an Animation Powerhouse(fivethirtyeight.com)
1 points by batguano 10y ago|0 comments
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Uber Aims for an Edge in the Race for a Self-Driving Future(nytimes.com)
1 points by batguano 10y ago|0 comments
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When a Malfunction on Land Keeps a Fleet of Planes from the Sky(nytimes.com)
2 points by batguano 10y ago|0 comments
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Judge wipes out patent troll’s $625M verdict against Apple(arstechnica.com)
13 points by batguano 10y ago|0 comments
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How to get a satellite to geostationary orbit (2014)(planetary.org)
2 points by batguano 10y ago|0 comments
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by batguano 10y ago
> ... even if the host crew's acting was fairly poor. I find the SpaceX reporters to be much more informative (and much less irritating) that the standard network morons. These are (mostly or all, AFAIK) actual SpaceX employees, wit
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by batguano 10y ago
Link to Theranos' press release about this: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160707006570/en/Ther...
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Ashley Madison admits using fembots to lure men into spending money(arstechnica.com)
2 points by batguano 10y ago|0 comments
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by batguano 10y ago
I'm surprised no one has cited this: http://xkcd.com/1695/
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by batguano 10y ago
For me, Hacker News is one of the few sites where the comments are often as interesting as the article, and sometimes more so. You've done some nice things by having very quick loading, scrolling, and a clean interface. But the lack of
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by batguano 11y ago
This is the question that I always want to ask, but am afraid to: > q: How many hours did you work last week? > a: Working more than 40-hour weeks regularly decreases productivity. > followup: Is that typical? I have kid
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Facebook Launches Research Lab, Hires Google Executive to Helm It(wsj.com)
63 points by batguano 11y ago|28 comments
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Brain Implant Lets Paralyzed Man Control His Hand(nytimes.com)
1 points by batguano 11y ago|0 comments
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by batguano 11y ago
Good point. It's similar to the fallacy of measuring coder productivity by "lines of code written." Reminds me of the anecdote about Bill Atkinson: His manager required a "productivity" form that asked "how man
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An Ancient and Proven Way to Improve Memorization(nytimes.com)
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by batguano 11y ago
Microsoft products also seem to request frequent updates. But I've only noticed those happening when I launch one of their applications, which makes it seem marginally less threatening to me.
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Ask HN: Are Adobe Acrobat updates a security hole?
1 points by batguano 11y ago|2 comments
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The Secrets of the Wave Pilots(nytimes.com)
89 points by batguano 11y ago|14 comments
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Brazen Heist of Millions Puts Focus on the Philippines(nytimes.com)
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Linux Performance(brendangregg.com)
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Update on the Quicken Sale from Eric Dunn(qlc.intuit.com)
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Life in Technicolor – One month wearing color blindness-fixing glasses(arstechnica.com)
22 points by batguano 11y ago|9 comments
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Hollywood Legal Battle Erupts Over Facial Animation Technology(nytimes.com)
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‘Moonshot’ Metaphor on Cancer Is a Failure to Communicate(nytimes.com)
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A Diverse Pixar Crew Grabs an Oscar Nomination(nytimes.com)
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by batguano 11y ago
I used to think that cost was the main incentive too. But it doesn't explain why so many A-List silicon valley companies use open plan. Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., all have intense competition for engineers, and they spend a lot

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