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31.
Bombing Belugas(loe.org)
1 points by weird_user 3y ago|0 comments
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/dev/clipboard: The most unixy thing on Windows(build-your-own.org)
3 points by weird_user 3y ago|1 comments
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by weird_user 3y ago
Fun fact: The demo image is an example of the hand-in-waistcoat gesture[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-in-waistcoat
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by weird_user 3y ago
What does the device in the lower right corner do? Age reversal?
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NoSurf – Stop wasting life on the net(nosurf.net)
4 points by weird_user 3y ago|0 comments
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Duelling at the Olympics(royalarmouries.org)
2 points by weird_user 3y ago|0 comments
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Power Delivery in a Modern Processor(realworldtech.com)
2 points by weird_user 4y ago|1 comments
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Hawaiian Carnivorous Caterpillar – Eupithecia(hawaiianforest.com)
1 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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How to Find Security Holes(canonical.org)
3 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality(hpmor.com)
11 points by weird_user 4y ago|5 comments
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The Demiurge’s Older Brother(slatestarcodex.com)
3 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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How many flavours of Multiverse are there?(nothingeverhappensto.me)
1 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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The Corvids – Birds with brains (ravens, crows, jays, magpies)(flatrock.org.nz)
2 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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a[low:high:max] in Golang – A Rare Slice Trick(build-your-own.org)
130 points by weird_user 4y ago|125 comments
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A Twitter Analog to PageRank(thenoisychannel.com)
2 points by weird_user 4y ago|1 comments
46.
by weird_user 4y ago
Interesting! I wonder how big their read base is. Other commenters mentioned sales numbers around 2000, you must have made a far larger sale to compensate for the lower loyalty.
47.
by weird_user 4y ago
How hard can it be to turn a book into a course instead? I guess it's also hard because courses and books are consumed by different audiences.
48.
by weird_user 4y ago
While writing a book is not particularly profitable, the author could probably earn more by self-publishing rather than working with a publisher, since the author has done most of the marketing anyway.
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by weird_user 4y ago
Compiling to machine code is not that hard once you get to the IR or bytecode phase, check out this toy compiler: https://github.com/byo-books/pretty_laughable_lang/
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by weird_user 4y ago
1. No line spacing. 2. No text width limit. Top 2 reasons why CSS-less pages are less readable.
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Tell HN: Use less pinky finger when programming(build-your-own.org)
1 points by weird_user 4y ago|1 comments
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by weird_user 4y ago
Remap `CapsLock + key` to symbols, arrows, and delete/backspace keys. I didn't realize how awkwardly the buttons are positioned until I started adding a "layer" to my keymap. Here is the layer I use: https://b
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Vibratory Bowl and Linear feeder [video](youtube.com)
1 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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Culture Matters(danluu.com)
1 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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by weird_user 4y ago
Wasting time doing nothing is not necessarily a bad idea; one can often waste more time doing _something_.
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by weird_user 4y ago
This is very easy before the Internet became a commodity. It's still easy for me today.
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Fine Structure(qntm.org)
2 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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Torchships(projectrho.com)
2 points by weird_user 4y ago|0 comments
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Advice to Aimless, Excited Programmers (2010)(prog21.dadgum.com)
277 points by weird_user 4y ago|83 comments
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by weird_user 4y ago
Are join algorithms like this really the alternative to compound indexes? I understand that they reduce the memory required for joins, but the amount of data involved in a join is the same.

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