hackerNews

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Worst CAPTCHA Ever (svedic.org)

336 points first seen 2013033103 last seen 2013040109 157 comments

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Callbacks are imperative, promises are functional (blog.jcoglan.com)

330 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2013040303 135 comments

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Problems with the TSA (saizai.com)

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PostgreSQL as Schemaless Database [pdf] (wiki.postgresql.org)

235 points first seen 2013033118 last seen 2013040300 89 comments

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Effective Django (effectivedjango.com)

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Building Photoshop 1.0 (basalgangster.macgui.com)

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Standups are Not Poisonous (dshimy.github.com)

148 points first seen 2013033103 last seen 2013040200 121 comments

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What technical reasons are there to have low maximum password lengths? (security.stackexchange.com)

139 points first seen 2013033115 last seen 2013040200 122 comments

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M-Expressions in Haskell (groups.google.com)

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Saying Goodbye to a Sister (brianbailey.me)

114 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013040118 34 comments

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Sidr - A jQuery plugin for creating side menus (www.berriart.com)

106 points first seen 2013033118 last seen 2013040203 18 comments

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BioBlender: Blender for Biologists (bioblender.eu)

105 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2013040200 28 comments

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NetBSD turns 20 (netbsd.org)

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Why innovators get better with age? (www.nytimes.com)

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Why so many jobs are crappy (heteconomist.com)

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Lisp: A Language for Stratified Design [Abelson and Sussman, 1987] (dspace.mit.edu)

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Show HN: Transfer files between computers using WebRTC (http://rtccopy.com)

74 points first seen 2013033103 last seen 2013040109 43 comments

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Five advanced Git merge techniques (blog.ezyang.com)

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Trying something new with Github. Help make my US holiday awesome? (github.com)

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Developer Freedom At Stake As Oracle Clings To Java API Copyrights (www.techcrunch.com)

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Linux game database (www.lgdb.org)

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Why Prioritize SENS Research for Human Longevity? (www.fightaging.org)

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Curated video lists worth geeking out about (http://www.hackertalks.io)

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A multi-purpose EDITOR variable (brettterpstra.com)

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Scientists Inject Human Brain Cells Into Mice, Make Them Smarter (singularityhub.com)

65 points first seen 2013033100 last seen 2013033121 56 comments

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Graphical password vulnerability (translate.google.com.ua)

60 points first seen 2013033100 last seen 2013040103 27 comments

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Stop participating in hackathons just to win (venturebeat.com)

59 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2013040118 42 comments

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Four alternatives to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone (www.techhive.com)

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Standups are Poisonous (garethrees.co.uk)

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About security updates and repository "lockdown" (blog.hagander.net)

46 points first seen 2013033103 last seen 2013040106 6 comments

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The FreeBSD Foundation Is Soliciting Project Proposals (forums.freebsd.org)

44 points first seen 2013033100 last seen 2013040103 38 comments

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PeerCDN - Leverage Your Users' Bandwidth using WebRTC (peercdn.com)

44 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013090700 26 comments

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Software company buried a $1K prize in its ToS (news.ycombinator.com)

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One Dimensional Cellular Automata (Working Simulation) (archetyp.al)

37 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2013040106 9 comments

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Show HN: Simple HTML pitch decks for your startup (getapitchdeck.com)

37 points first seen 2013033115 last seen 2013040112 25 comments

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Big Data and the Topologist (April 11, 2012) (ldtopology.wordpress.com)

35 points first seen 2013033100 last seen 2013040100 16 comments

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Fisics and Phynance (www.aps.org)

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Computer Programming as an Art [Knuth, 1974] (awards.acm.org)

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North Dakota, socialist haven? (www.salon.com)

31 points first seen 2013033121 last seen 2013040103 42 comments

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Why iOS Devs Should Consider Using Core Data iCloud sync (zaal.tumblr.com)

30 points first seen 2013033115 last seen 2013040106 26 comments

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Provocateur Comes Into View After Cyberattack (www.nytimes.com)

29 points first seen 2013033103 last seen 2013040100 18 comments

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Google Code Jam 2013 (code.google.com)

29 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2017031715 0 comments

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Secure Boot and Restricted Boot (mjg59.dreamwidth.org)

29 points first seen 2013033121 last seen 2013040118 11 comments

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MARISA: Matching Algorithm with Recursively Implemented StorAge (marisa-trie.googlecode.com)

28 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013040109 6 comments

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Show HN: The most comprehensive app for Heart of the Swarm (www.sc2enhanced.com)

26 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2013040100 19 comments

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Eve Online and Dust 514's Groundbreaking Cross-Platform Interactivity (www.thetibcoblog.com)

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The Lean Startup: A contrarian view (khitchdee.forumatic.com)

23 points first seen 2013033118 last seen 2013040100 37 comments

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Diverging paths: KDE Plasma Desktop vs. Unity (netrunner-mag.com)

22 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013040106 7 comments

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“Thinking about science leads individuals to endorse more stringent moral norms” (www.salon.com)

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DragonflyBSD 3.4 will replace pkgsrc with his own ports collection (leaf.dragonflybsd.org)

19 points first seen 2013033100 last seen 2013033112 4 comments

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Use the Surrender Tactic: Frustration when debugging (kedyr.wordpress.com)

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List Out of Lambda (stevelosh.com)

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WebGL in Internet Explorer 11 (withinwindows.com)

16 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013040100 3 comments

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College Startups Are The New Masters Degree (www.businessweek.com)

15 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013040103 15 comments

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Show HN: Perks - Twitter on Autopilot (perksapp.com)

15 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013040103 16 comments

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Pyongyang Blusters, and U.S. Worries About Quieter Risks (www.nytimes.com)

14 points first seen 2013033103 last seen 2013033103 3 comments

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HackerTalks (www.hackertalks.io)

14 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013033112 7 comments

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Logical Increments - PC Buying Guide (www.logicalincrements.com)

12 points first seen 2013033115 last seen 2015082203 3 comments

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Big Data Could Cripple Facebook (techcrunch.com)

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Show HN: I redesigned Steam for Mac (moeedm.com)

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Slides from my Game Developers Conference talk (blogs.valvesoftware.com)

10 points first seen 2013033121 last seen 2013040106 3 comments

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How I Fired myself: about loss, mistakes and getting your shit together (mijndertstuij.nl)

9 points first seen 2013033100 last seen 2013033103 5 comments

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Ask HN: Which college should I attend? (news.ycombinator.com)

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Amazon "Add to cart" button redesigned (www.amazon.com)

9 points first seen 2013033118 last seen 2013033121 6 comments

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Running Marketing Experiments with Purpose (lukethomas.com)

8 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013040100 0 comments

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A 1000$ prize buried to read EULA took 5 months, 3000 sales to be found (webcache.googleusercontent.com)

7 points first seen 2013033106 last seen 2013033106 0 comments

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Ask HN: HN for non-techies? (news.ycombinator.com)

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Show HN: CSS with no px units (thesundaybe.st)

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The Pirate Bay Becomes #1 File-Sharing Site as Cyberlockers Collapse (torrentfreak.com)

6 points first seen 2013033118 last seen 2013040100 0 comments

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Let Regexes Write Your Code For You (www.camsaul.com)

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Tesla Takes on Texas Dealer’s Association (wot.motortrend.com)

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The Mouse Trap (www.slate.com)

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Where Have All The Physical QWERTYs Gone? (techcrunch.com)

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Show HN: vim-expand-region - Incremental visual selection in Vim (github.com)

4 points first seen 2013033103 last seen 2013033106 0 comments

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Build Modules, Not Examples (reidburke.com)

4 points first seen 2013033106 last seen 2013033109 3 comments

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How Bitcoin could destroy the state (www.spectator.co.uk)

4 points first seen 2013033106 last seen 2013033109 2 comments

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Ask HN: Good iPad apps for children to help with learning? (news.ycombinator.com)

4 points first seen 2013033106 last seen 2013033106 3 comments

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Microsoft reportedly bringing WebGL support to Internet Explorer 11 (www.theverge.com)

4 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2013033109 0 comments

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Ask HN: What other online communities are you a member of? (news.ycombinator.com)

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Show HN: GamePress - make mobile games on your iPad. (Update) (news.ycombinator.com)

4 points first seen 2013033109 last seen 2013033109 0 comments

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Pressgram: It’s like Instagram, but for WordPress, and you own everything (thenextweb.com)

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Do you know why you feel the way you do? (smarterinfive.com)

4 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013033115 0 comments

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Tesla being fought in TX by dealers (wot.motortrend.com)

4 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013033115 0 comments

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Optimising Purely Functional GPU Programs (www.cse.unsw.edu.au)

4 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013033115 0 comments

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Academy for Software Engineering - NY Public Schools (www.nytimes.com)

4 points first seen 2013033115 last seen 2013033115 0 comments

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How important is a degree in CS? (news.ycombinator.com)

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If you have two banks of desks, you’re working remotely (garethrees.co.uk)

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Show HN: Twitter Bootstrap snippets for Vim (github.com)

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The tech scene in Greece is booming—thanks to desperation (qz.com)

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Real-time Ray Tracing in JavaScript (www.stephanboyer.com)

3 points first seen 2013033106 last seen 2013033106 0 comments

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"I went online and I bought 1 bitcoin last night" (www.youtube.com)

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Introduction to asm.js (kripken.github.com)

3 points first seen 2013033106 last seen 2013033106 0 comments

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It’s not just long winters that push Swedes to innovate (qz.com)

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Beyond Tabletop - Virtual RPG Toolset (www.kickstarter.com)

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Steal this idea: A simple affiliate system for Stripe-powered saas apps (news.ycombinator.com)

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How to Detect Ad Blocking using Javascript and Google Analytics Event Tracking (idahospuds.blogspot.com)

3 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013033115 2 comments

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Spitballing Indy: The frenetic creation of an icon (www.newyorker.com)

3 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013033115 0 comments

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Ask HN: How hard would it be for me to get into an American college? (news.ycombinator.com)

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Free SSL Certificate Monitoring & Alerts - CertAlert.me (certalert.me)

3 points first seen 2013033112 last seen 2013033112 0 comments

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How to Keep Your Company Sensitive Data Safe? - Jakub Chodounsky (chodounsky.net)

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Tibet taboo leads to cyberattacks on film crew (www.washingtonpost.com)

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How Users Read on the Web (1997) (www.nngroup.com)

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Grasp: A Leap Motion mouse controller for OSX (www.restlessprogrammer.com)

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HTML5 from the perspective of a Flex developer (flexblog.faratasystems.com)

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Why I Hate School But Love Education (www.facebook.com)

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TrustEgg (YC W11) - Changing financial services (trustegg.com)

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