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Show HN: Map of immigration to the U.S. since 1820(metrocosm.com)
294 points by mgalka 10y ago|110 comments
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Human-pig chimeras are being grown – what will they let us do?(newscientist.com)
2 points by mgalka 10y ago|0 comments
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by mgalka 10y ago
Agree. Probably would have been better to submit something clearer than the Wikipedia page. That being said, the concept is awesome. I'm amazed it is not better known.
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Mercator maps are cropped at both ends, here's the part you don't normally see(metrocosm.com)
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The Statistical Mechanics of Zombies [pdf](absimage.aps.org)
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India introduces legislation to ban unofficial maps(bbc.com)
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by mgalka 10y ago
I was referring to Windows 10 data collection, which captures keystrokes and location info and sends it off to Microsoft. I don't trust them with such extensive data collection, which is why I did not want to install windows 10 in the
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by mgalka 10y ago
After having not used my computer for a few days, I look over today to see it running a Windows 10 installation on its own. Microsoft pulls sneaky, dishonest moves like that, then wants the world to trust them with all of our personal data.
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Microsoft is now installing Windows 10 without the user's permission(cnet.com)
2 points by mgalka 10y ago|4 comments
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Mapping 57,000 Addresses from the Panama Papers(metrocosm.com)
1 points by mgalka 10y ago|0 comments
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by mgalka 10y ago
Seems like this leaves a big unanswered question. Why haven't any manufacturers done this? Seems like it would give their product a big advantage. In any case, as annoying as it may be that they don't offer free FM radio, I don&#x
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by mgalka 10y ago
There is a torrent that lets you download the whole database. Though the structure of it and what the fields represent is not so easy to figure out.
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by mgalka 10y ago
Completely agree. Though I think the issue here is bigger than that. Journalism by its nature is subjective. So it may be bias, and that's still crummy, but at least the people consuming it know what they're getting. Facebook, on
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Animated map showing everyone to immigrate to the U.S. Since 1820(gizmodo.com)
2 points by mgalka 10y ago|0 comments
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by mgalka 10y ago
“OMG please don’t teach him GOTOs!!” GOTOs are easy to abuse, but they would really come in handy sometimes.
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by mgalka 10y ago
I have to think the market is smart enough to factor in differences in accounting standards. Can't see how an accounting change could really be devastating for Twitter.
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London may elect it's first Muslim mayor(npr.org)
11 points by mgalka 10y ago|19 comments
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by mgalka 10y ago
Agree. I have no doubt the decision was based on lots of data and that Google got it right. And for my part I agree. I would imagine 95% of the people zoomed in around NYC are looking specifically for NYC. Having other, smaller cities label
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10 forces that threaten to tear the internet apart(weforum.org)
2 points by mgalka 10y ago|0 comments
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by mgalka 10y ago
Would never have expected that from the Boston Globe. Can't imagine how the step up in year two is even legal.
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by mgalka 10y ago
Wonder what the avg life span is of businesses who have built tools like this in the past. Instead of offering a cash prize, they should just promise the winner they won't depreciate its API calls with the next update.
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Twitter's $500,000 promote ads challenge(blog.twitter.com)
1 points by mgalka 10y ago|1 comments
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The sun photographed at the same time and place once a wk for a yr(i.imgur.com)
5 points by mgalka 11y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Does anyone else see Panama Papers as irresponsible journalism?
4 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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by mgalka 11y ago
Just launched a first version of FOIA Mapper, a tool for searching offline government records. https://foiamapper.com FOIA is a niche topic, which is not a bad thing for a side project - fewer eyeballs, more opportunity to reall
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by mgalka 11y ago
Just commented that this was a surprisingly smart move for Twitter. Spoke too soon. Sounds like it was really the NFL who saw the opportunity.
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by mgalka 11y ago
There may be hope for Twitter yet. Sounds like a very smart move. Twitter-style commentary is a natural fit with sports games.
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by mgalka 11y ago
Completely agree. Maybe will focus on that as the next round.
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by mgalka 11y ago
Pieced together with duct tape at the moment. The site is wordpress with a bunch of php/mysql and JavaScript added thoughout. Most of the work went into getting the data (lots of FOIA requests) and pulling it out of PDFs.
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by mgalka 11y ago
This idea was my entry in the Knight Foundation News Challenge in Jan. Just completed a working version and launched earlier this week. The purpose is to help Freedom of Information requestors (journalists mostly) find the info they'r

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