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Twitter CLI(sferik.github.io)
1 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|0 comments
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The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews(nytimes.com)
563 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|400 comments
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
You might find some interesting leads in previous HN discussions around systems for note taking and organizing personal knowledge. For example search for 'personal knowledge' keywords lists this project as top hit: http:/&#x
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
For somebody coming from graphic design background https://processing.org would be and excellent place to learn about programming. It was designed with creative types in mind, has large communities, many resources including book
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Is this one of the devices on CIA hacked systems list?
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It’s Possible to Hack a Phone with Sound Waves, Researchers Show(nytimes.com)
1 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|0 comments
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
This is an interesting opportunity for developing countries. Invest millions in education redesign now, wait a generation or two and watch billions in economic return as you become a global power independent of your geographic/populati
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Many technical writers use GitHub to write books so this makes it into the record of one's dedication to the 'streak' of consistent work. Nice history of how something (book, app version 1.0) was produced.
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Ask HN: Are most leaders big on ego and short on competence?
7 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|2 comments
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
The point is that tracking systems are often embedded in hardware.
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Your computer on which you typed this comment was most likely made in China...
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Correct. See his very interesting book Hackers and Painters.
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
I studied both Computer Science and Fine Arts and Design. I was always interested at the intersection of these two disciplines. At certain point I discovered the work of John Maeda (at MIT Media Lab at the time) and realized that what I wan
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
I share your observation about STEM. I do feel hopeful after I learned about STEAM - the term defined I believe by John Maeda. The A is for the arts and its importance as the reason why STEM exists... Meaning all the science/engineerin
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Two Google Homes Are Arguing About Whether They’re Human(nymag.com)
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Maciej blogs extensively... This is a good starting point: https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/07/pinboard_turns_seven/
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Agreed. This is a good outline for integrating books smoothly into the site. Moreover, this could be expanded to other types of products like useful (actually used) tools/resources: hosting companies, billing automation systems, analyt
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Indie Hackers is great. Two comments/requests. It would be great to have some business and entrepreneurship books reviewed by the community. Some are worth reading, but many are not and Amazon type reviews are not reliable indicator or
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The Health Data Conundrum(nytimes.com)
2 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|1 comments
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Actions of these people are somewhat similar to actions of whistle blowers and apparently those are either jailed or chased into exile...
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Don't quit social media(nytimes.com)
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A New Payroll System Misfires, and Canadians Ask: Where’s My Pay?(nytimes.com)
2 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|0 comments
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Made somewhat similar project by organizing pixels in three dimensional space of HSL (hue saturation lightness) color model: http://www.pixelbox.com/colorclouds/ Note that this reduces identical pixels into one point i
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Look Who’s Smiley Now: MoMA Acquires Original Emoji(nytimes.com)
1 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Why do you like programming?
3 points by tomek_zemla 10y ago|4 comments
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Learning and prototyping are key uses. Both scenarios are not about end products, but can lead to great outcomes in the future. Especially if the users are young people that end up building things like satellites that can warn you about upc
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
It looks like an interesting service, but it is difficult do judge a quality without getting actually relevant (to me) sample of freelance gigs... For example I recently specialize in creative coding on HTML5 Canvas and I kind of doubt I wo
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A 4.87-Ounce iPhone? In 1991, My Mobile Phone Weighed 130 Pounds(nytimes.com)
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Show HN: Blooming Structures(pixelbox.com)
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by tomek_zemla 10y ago
Based on the following article "Twitter holds an estimated 5% stake in Dataminr", so it would not make sense to put them out of business... http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/05/09/re

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