tech-historian

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by tech-historian 4y ago
Sounds nostalgic and all, but the temp was near 0 in many places throughout the US. Not a fun time to be sleeping in the back of a U-Haul truck.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
That's very kind of you to ask! There is the Buy Me a Coffee page, where you can donate if you like. Thank you! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IR7p0Dg
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Probably the thing I feel best about is the museum I made with my son that educates people about how older versions of websites, operating systems, and apps used to look: https://www.versionmuseum.com/ I don't want peo
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Does WhatsApp have a global ad sales team? Sales is generally a large portion of the workforce in a large-ish media company.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Well, Twitter's no longer public so they won't benefit from any long term stock price appreciation. I wonder if there's any other bonus structure in place, or if Elon plans to cut everything to the bone.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
D3 could be the right tool for this. When I first used D3 years ago, it seemed so incredibly overkill. But maybe it's just right for something like this project, with these specific requirements.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
When I first used D3 years ago, it seemed so incredibly overkill. But maybe it's just right for something like this project, with these specific requirements.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Will look into this, thanks.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Offhand do you know if that offers: - 100% stacked area (also known as percentage stacked area) - inverted axis (so it's vertical, not horizontal)
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Since multiple chart libraries are on HN's first page right now, thought I'd ask a question. Working on a project that requires a very specific chart type, which almost no chart frameworks provide. Anyone know of a library that of
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by tech-historian 4y ago
I really enjoyed these settings: - Autopilot on - Using the motor bike - Setting roads to "casual" - Season to summer - Cycle timer of 3 minutes - Setting cruise control to max 120 - Hitting "c" until you get complete fi
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Looks like you can use the arrow keys too.
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Microsoft just announced layoffs across multiple divisions(axios.com)
4 points by tech-historian 4y ago|0 comments
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by tech-historian 4y ago
> "only one out of three new hires in 2021" stay with the company for 90 or more days. This is truly amazing. I'm guessing the warehouse biz has the most effect on this stat, but still. Wow.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
This is crazy. Seems like a really bad sci-fi story if it wasn't true.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
When I saw Gattaca back in '97 I thought it was crazy. Now I'm not so sure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca
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Police Are Using DNA to Generate 3D Images of Suspects They've Never Seen(vice.com)
24 points by tech-historian 4y ago|11 comments
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Google has had house ads for its own products on the search homepage since at least 2010. I'd like to see a screenshot of the "banner ad" claimed by OP. Text ads on Google's homepage are nothing new. I don't see a
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Great site! I was surprised to see some aerial/drone imagery in the street view collection. For example, this in Ukraine: https://randomstreetview.com/ua#sis3u_jvl2j_2j_5_-s
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Amazon buying iRobot the most dangerous acquisition in the company's history(twitter.com)
6 points by tech-historian 4y ago|0 comments
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Inside China's $16B virtual influencer industry(restofworld.org)
5 points by tech-historian 4y ago|0 comments
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by tech-historian 4y ago
https://archive.ph/MaSCj
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by tech-historian 4y ago
"Lawyers for the customers expect maximum payouts of $395 to people who replaced multiple keyboards, $125 to people who replaced one keyboard, and $50 to people who replaced key caps."
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by tech-historian 4y ago
Marketing yourself has always been, and will continue to be, valuable. This marketing can take many forms.
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by tech-historian 4y ago
The interpretation part hit home: "The results from our study emphasise that the ability of AI deep learning models to predict self-reported race is itself not the issue of importance. However, our finding that AI can accurately predic
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Why do some supermassive black holes have a * in their name?(astronomy.stackexchange.com)
7 points by tech-historian 4y ago|0 comments
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How do migratory dragons avoid being blinded by sun?(worldbuilding.stackexchange.com)
1 points by tech-historian 5y ago|0 comments
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Is there a functional reason for wizards to live in towers so often?(rpg.stackexchange.com)
179 points by tech-historian 5y ago|125 comments
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Nuclear Pasta(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by tech-historian 5y ago|0 comments
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by tech-historian 5y ago
I opened your site in multiple separate browsers and the starting card arrangement was the same in all of them. Do you start new users off with the same setup of cards to ensure a good playing experience and hook them?

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