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For those at northerly latitudes, Comet NEOWISE up in the evening now, too(earthsky.org)
69 points by iamben 6y ago|38 comments
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by iamben 6y ago
There was a post on HN the other day where the Instagram algo was discussed - look at something once and see it for the next three weeks. Oddly, at some point it's decided I like to see pictures of old hifi equipment and Walkmans in pa
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by iamben 6y ago
I've built many side projects with absolutely no "business model". Sometimes it's just fun to make something for the fun and the learns. I think people forget that. It's exciting to see people using these things, bu
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by iamben 6y ago
Second this recommendation. Fascinating read.
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An Oral History of the Onion's 9/11 Issue(melmagazine.com)
2 points by iamben 6y ago|0 comments
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by iamben 6y ago
Took down ANNA as well. The message and responses on Twitter is quite something... https://twitter.com/ANNAMoneyUK/status/1276472004632289280?s... At least Curve sent an email.
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by iamben 6y ago
University was a chance for me to grow up. I was a young 18. I got to leave home, meet a bunch of people, have some fun. I grew up a lot (kinda, ha) over three years and was ready to work when I was done. I also got a degree (which was far
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by iamben 6y ago
I rarely get asked to sign NDAs for doing dev work anymore, but it happens occasionally. I'll often find they're less an NDA and more a non-compete that's been sent as an 'NDA'. They're usually vastly broad &qu
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by iamben 6y ago
There's already a "COVID-19 Exposure Notification" in the Settings>Google menu on my Android. AFAIK the same exists on Apple. I'm at a loss as to why they don't just say in the daily briefing "turn it on ple
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by iamben 6y ago
I think this is a pretty smart play. I (and a lot of Brits, I'd guess) use WhatsApp about every 7 minutes. Sure I could send money through PayPal, or bank transfer or any of the other apps I have on my phone that facilitate it - but Wh
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by iamben 6y ago
I'm sure this is exactly the case. I bet far more people interact (regardless of whether they 'like' it) with the swimwear/sexy pose shots than they do the photo of last night's dinner. I like a lot of photos, but i
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by iamben 6y ago
Sort of on topic, the Hellfire Caves are really quite something, if you get a chance to visit them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Caves 400m deep, dug by hand, to use the chalk for the road between Wycombe a
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Coronavirus: Ibuprofen Tested as a Treatment(bbc.co.uk)
5 points by iamben 6y ago|0 comments
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by iamben 6y ago
I bought a top spec Air just after it came out a few months back to replace my 2013 Air that I loved but was finally dying (seven years with the same computer!). I kind of love it, but it's not the same as my love for the 2013 one. I h
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by iamben 6y ago
Just a tip - might be worth putting "Show HN" in the title, and explaining the idea a bit better. I'd also get a demo on the site, it's hard to judge something you can't see. Whilst I hope this is a success for you,
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A Feud in Wolf-Kink Erotica Raises a Deep Legal Question(nytimes.com)
2 points by iamben 6y ago|0 comments
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Satoshi Nakamoto, is that you? Bitcoin mined in 2009 moves for the first time(thenextweb.com)
4 points by iamben 6y ago|0 comments
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by iamben 6y ago
About a month or so ago I moved to a new Mac. I had the option of porting over all my bookmarks, starting fresh, or sorting them out. I took a lazy Sunday and sorted through ~7000 bookmarks I'd accumulated in the 7 years I had the prev
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JCPenney gives execs bonuses ahead of deadline for possible bankruptcy filing(edition.cnn.com)
8 points by iamben 6y ago|2 comments
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I can definitely (not) do this: reflections on imposter syndrome(sararobinson.dev)
2 points by iamben 6y ago|0 comments
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by iamben 6y ago
I spend 99.9% of my screen time on my phone or laptop, I'd be quite content with an app for each of them. I assume at that point both could run from some kind of database that gets synced between the devices and stored in the cloud? Po
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by iamben 6y ago
I wish more of these note taking apps were fully encrypted. I know RR can encrypt parts of notes, but it's not the same. It's probably paranoia, but if I'm journaling my life, business ideas, thoughts on contacts - I just wan
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NHS Contact Tracing: App and System Architecture Documentation(github.com)
12 points by iamben 6y ago|0 comments
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by iamben 7y ago
Standby. I'd get a week (at a push?) out of my phone at university in the late 90s/early 00s. I don't think 3-5 days was at all unreasonable back then - for me that would be multiple text messages, a few games of snake, and a
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by iamben 7y ago
Yeah, exactly. Make a pair of canvas basketball boots covered in pictures of unicorns and sell them to the 200 people that are desperately in love with unicorns and have always wanted a pair of canvas basketball boots covered in them. Much
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by iamben 7y ago
Practice? Seriously though, isn't this like everything ? Stop trying to shortcut it and actually put in the work. The people that grew massively overnight are outliers. The other 99.9999% put in time and effort to cultivate the follow
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by iamben 7y ago
I was bored of university by my third year. I was itching to get out and work. About 2 years later I would have loved to be back at university... Grass is always greener, right? My reasons were probably different to yours. The computer worl
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by iamben 7y ago
The pay thing is pretty interesting. Whilst it's really obvious here (and often taken advantage of), I think you find it everywhere people love something. I think most people start drawing because something in them won't let the
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The mysterious heart of the Roland TR-808 drum machine (2018)(secretlifeofsynthesizers.com)
2 points by iamben 7y ago|0 comments
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The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams. Here’s why(nationalgeographic.com)
4 points by iamben 7y ago|0 comments

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