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The Magic iPod (2017)(themagicipod.com)
1 points by npilk 5y ago|0 comments
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by npilk 5y ago
Just want to say that DatasetSortable is awesome - I once implemented the same functionality (saving the state of sortable checkboxes) and it was a nightmare.
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by npilk 5y ago
Persuasion on social media is certainly effective. But I think it’s also worth reflecting on the number of people who would still believe false news stories/conspiracy theories/etc in a hypothetical world without social media, and
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by npilk 5y ago
I’m saddened by the harsh reaction so far, which seems based mostly on the first couple of paragraphs of a thoughtful and well-written essay. The discussion of online persuasion being used by both advertisers and spreaders of disinformation
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by npilk 5y ago
Something the whole Apple kerfluffle has revealed to me is how many services were already scanning for CSAM in the cloud and reporting to authorities. E.g. Google, Facebook, Microsoft. I consider myself tech-literate and had not known abo
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by npilk 5y ago
This is awesome - I’d suggest that notes in the “stack” should be clickable to take you back to them. Right now I just get a text selection cursor.
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A little bit of slope makes up for a lot of y-intercept (2012)(clairehu.com)
2 points by npilk 5y ago|0 comments
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Easy site analytics with no JavaScript, using GoAccess and shell scripts(guestalt.xyz)
4 points by npilk 5y ago|0 comments
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by npilk 5y ago
The --ignore-crawlers flag in GoAccess filters out a decent amount of bot traffic. It's not perfect, but it's good enough for a rough estimate of 'real' traffic.
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by npilk 5y ago
It’s not specific to programming, but I mapped the side-scroll wheel on my mouse to page through my browser tabs. Also mapped an extra button to “close tab”. It makes a huge difference for navigating a lot of tabs seamlessly.
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by npilk 5y ago
Does anyone else get extremely powerful uncanny valley vibes from these AI-generated images? Even the ones that are pretty good give me a sort of deep existential horror. Actually the original “this person does not exist” wasn’t so bad, but
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by npilk 5y ago
I’ve never reflected on why the Launch HNs are so interesting to read, but after looking through the guidelines it makes sense. Learning about a company in the tone of someone speaking to peers instead of selling to an audience is a breath
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by npilk 5y ago
For my part, I’d think of things like: +The internal combustion engine +Chemotherapy (which will hopefully seem shamefully primitive compared to future cancer treatments) +American football, which is already starting to seem barbaric IMO
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by npilk 5y ago
Fair - I was using "Excel" when to your point I meant "a spreadsheet".
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by npilk 5y ago
For small datasets and simple charts, I'm not sure there are any compelling reasons to use R instead of Excel (unless you're already more comfortable with it). Plus, Excel is great for beginners - most people wouldn't need a
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by npilk 5y ago
I remember seeing this dialog as a kid (probably ~5 years old) and being scared the computer would blow up. Actually, for years, I assumed I must have dreamt it.
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Joan Didion: On Self-Respect (1961)(vogue.com)
1 points by npilk 5y ago|0 comments
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by npilk 5y ago
In particular, when you click for more detail on the Weather widget (which on iOS opens the Weather app), iPadOS takes you to weather.com. Thank you, I should have clarified this.
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by npilk 5y ago
Yes - when you click on the iPad Weather widget for more detail, it takes you to weather.com.
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iPadOS 15: Hands-on with Apple’s Weather app for iPad(9to5mac.com)
8 points by npilk 5y ago|7 comments
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Show HN: Anonymous pulse surveys that aren't a waste of time(chekkin.co)
2 points by npilk 5y ago|0 comments
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Text Free Browsing (2013)(textfreebrowsing.com)
1 points by npilk 5y ago|0 comments
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by npilk 5y ago
I thought this was a fascinating read. I’d love to see more analysis like this of what exactly people said, and how it was quoted and characterized in the media.
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Show HN: Generate golf course yardage books using OpenStreetMap data(github.com)
2 points by npilk 5y ago|1 comments
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by npilk 5y ago
Glad to see “hide self view” on this list - that’s made a huge difference for me in the last few months. I’d suggest removing the need to click through the “read now” button - seems like if I’m on the page, I want to read the tips.
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by npilk 5y ago
Very interesting. I guess it shouldn't be too surprising that the Fosbury Flop seems to be the optimal high jump method, even if it wasn't developed until the 1960s. I didn't see the link to the video with animations at first
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by npilk 6y ago
Not to disagree with the broader point about the integrity of world records, but I thought this perspective was interesting: > I don’t want a five-set final at the Australian Open thinking “Shit, I wonder if this result would be differe
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Secrets of the Little Blue Box (on phone phreaking) (1971)(thestacksreader.com)
6 points by npilk 6y ago|0 comments
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by npilk 6y ago
I had to fill out an I-9 for a new job, and the version HR sent me required Adobe Reader. I figured it was just because they used Adobe internally, but when I went to get the official version from the web, I found that's actually just
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Form I-9 on the USCIS website requires Adobe Reader(uscis.gov)
2 points by npilk 6y ago|1 comments

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