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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What’s the coolest technology you worked on?

Ask HN: What’s the coolest technology you worked on? 2 by mraza007 | 0 comments on Hacker News. Throughout your programming career what was the most coolest technology did you work on ? And how did it helped you progress in your career

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Founder to Employee

Ask HN: Founder to Employee 2 by sammi43243 | 0 comments on Hacker News. We hear a lot about the pros and cons of running a startup. The stress, emotional rollercoaster and uncertainty on one side and the learning, potential payout and exhilaration on the other. The perspective I don't hear often are founders (successful or not) that decide to go back to corporate life. What made you go back to being an employee and which "life" has been better?

Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Sends Two Million Hydroxychloroquine Doses to Brazil

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What would you pay US$10k for?

Ask HN: What would you pay US$10k for? 3 by free2chill | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How can software engineers help nonprofits fighting for equal justice?

Ask HN: How can software engineers help nonprofits fighting for equal justice? 2 by randtrain34 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Semitrailer speeds into crowd of protesters on Minneapolis bridge; injuries unclear 05/31/20 4:29 PM

New ask Hacker News story: Dataset for US police departments that allow neck restraints (2013)

Dataset for US police departments that allow neck restraints (2013) 2 by redmattred | 0 comments on Hacker News. Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS), 2013 (ICPSR 36164) https://ift.tt/3dkNIgd If you login and use the data explorer you can view survey results for the variables below pivoted by ZIPCODE or CITY - SAFE_AUTH_NECK: H1J.NECK RESTRAINTS AUTHORIZED FOR USE BY SWORN FIELD/PATROL OFFICERS ( https://ift.tt/2XMUPr5 ) - SAFE_DOC_NECK: H2J.DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR NECK RESTRAINTS USE ( https://ift.tt/2Aq9i4p )

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How legal is recording sessions?

Ask HN: How legal is recording sessions? 2 by maksimpiriyev | 1 comments on Hacker News. Is it legal to record identified sessions, and then playback internally for marketing or sales purposes without recording form inputs but only the way user scrolls?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What is a realistic timeline for affordable space tourism?

Ask HN: What is a realistic timeline for affordable space tourism? 3 by sjperez | 1 comments on Hacker News. With all of the excitement over the SpaceX launch yesterday, I have been wondering, what is a realistic timeline for affordable space tourism? By affordable, I mean an extravagant but potentially realizable expense for a middle-class consumer. Perhaps around the cost of a luxury car.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What software or service is missing from your life?

Ask HN: What software or service is missing from your life? 3 by MathCodeLove | 0 comments on Hacker News. In addition to the title, if you know of a product that fits someone else's request, link it and show them

Resisting Lockdown, Nicaragua Becomes a Place of Midnight Burials

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New ask Hacker News story: Lip2Wav: Synthesize Speech Only from the Lip Movements

Lip2Wav: Synthesize Speech Only from the Lip Movements 3 by prajwalkr | 0 comments on Hacker News. Watch the demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HziA-jmlk_4 Experiment with the code, dataset and models: https://ift.tt/2ZyAlVz Check out the paper: https://ift.tt/2BaJBF7

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How do you keep track of events like SpaceX's Crew Dragon launch?

Ask HN: How do you keep track of events like SpaceX's Crew Dragon launch? 4 by miguelrochefort | 1 comments on Hacker News. This is the kind of event I enjoy watching live, yet I completely missed it until I heard about it on the evening news. Thankfully I'll still be able to witness the docking part of it in a few minutes. I know I could probably find a calendar of all SpaceX's missions, but what about other types of events, such as "AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol"? Is there any calendar that aggregates all events that could be considered as humanity milestones?

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Trip by Boris Johnson Aide Thrusts 192-Year-Old Magazine Into Uproar

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Coronavirus Turns a Spanish Sea Delicacy Back Into Daily Fare

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The Drive-In Theater: Keeping Drama Alive During the Lockdown

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why is there no emphasis on training in tech culture?

Ask HN: Why is there no emphasis on training in tech culture? 3 by taurath | 0 comments on Hacker News. Every tech company could meet their diversity goals tomorrow if they had a good training program. Your “very selective” (read: White, Indian, Asian) hires aren’t that great to begin with. Why not invest in underrepresented communities?

Western Countries Leave Children of ISIS in Syrian Camps

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Mexico’s President Says Most Domestic Violence Calls Are ‘Fake’

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How can you get started with software consulting/contracting

Ask HN: How can you get started with software consulting/contracting 2 by mraza007 | 1 comments on Hacker News. As a software developer how can you begin your career as a consultant or contractor after gaining some experience

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Examples of simple sites (text only or limited images)?

Ask HN: Examples of simple sites (text only or limited images)? 2 by p__ | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Where are some good IRC/IM places hackers hang out?

Ask HN: Where are some good IRC/IM places hackers hang out? 6 by redact207 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Coronavirus Live Updates: G7 Summit Is Postponed

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Los Angeles mayor calls for National Guard help 05/30/20 8:25 PM

New ask Hacker News story: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years and counting?

Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years and counting? 9 by genedangelo | 5 comments on Hacker News. In May of 1963, I started my first full-time job as a computer programmer for Mitchell Engineering Company, a supplier of steel buildings. At Mitchell, I developed programs in Fortran II on an IBM 1620 mostly to improve the efficiency of order processing and fulfillment. Since then, all my jobs for the past 57 years have involved computer programming. I am now a data scientist developing cloud-based big data fraud detection algorithms using machine learning and other advanced analytical technologies. Along the way, I earned a Master’s in Operations Research and a Master’s in Management Science, studied artificial intelligence for 3 years in a Ph.D. program for engineering, and just two years ago I received Graduate Certificates in Big Data Analytics from the schools of business and computer science at a local university (FAU). In addition, I currently hold the designation of Ce

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How does Clearbit Reveal know who I am?

Ask HN: How does Clearbit Reveal know who I am? 3 by rahimnathwani | 0 comments on Hacker News. When I visit https://ift.tt/2cmcrqd there is a screenshot of a web page. I've visited the page a few times from my home internet connection, and the image has been either: A) My personal blog (on my own domain) B) My company's web site It's pretty impressive (or creepy, depending on your viewpoint) that they can map my IP address to a company and/or individual identity. I'm curious about how they do it. I have some ideas, but nothing that would explain it working so well. Maybe I entered my email address on a form on a site that shares data with Clearbit, but wouldn't my IP address change often enough that this wouldn't be useful for more than a couple of days? Anyone else have any ideas?

New ask Hacker News story: Nothing on HN about the protests is disappointing

Nothing on HN about the protests is disappointing 4 by bendergarcia | 8 comments on Hacker News. The lack of content and discussion on HN on the topic has been disappointing. I understand this is a tech community but why aren’t we using tech to help with protests to help with understanding the problem and finding solutions to fix it. If I’m missing content and posts i apologize. But I need to see that this community cares about more than just the best JavaScript library or the downfall of we work. Again if I’m missing these I apologize. I mostly a lurker rarely commenting. Edit: I don't want to be accusatory and i'm sorry about that. I want to have discussions and mobilize this community. I'm lucky to be a part of it and that I engage and get to be in it. So please, let's throw ideas out there that help with 1. fixing the current issue today 2. fix the future issue. It can be anything, but I want to hear peoples thoughts and ideas.

New ask Hacker News story: TrashEmail Bot – Telegram-based disposable mail service

TrashEmail Bot – Telegram-based disposable mail service 2 by r0hitSehgal | 0 comments on Hacker News. Source code at : https://ift.tt/3dflxPB

New ask Hacker News story: Can we make reactionary protests safe?

Can we make reactionary protests safe? 2 by sillypuddy | 1 comments on Hacker News. It seems an almost certainty that people will want to take to the streets in the future in reaction to an injustice. Can we have a plan on how to organize those safely so they don't degrade into looting and burning down our neighborhoods?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What is going on with SSL certs?

Ask HN: What is going on with SSL certs? 3 by julesie | 0 comments on Hacker News. I'm suddenly getting SSL errors from unrelated services we use. For example status.algolia.com, Pingdom and others.

New ask Hacker News story: Roast My Idea

Roast My Idea 2 by arulkumar | 2 comments on Hacker News. Hey! Existing e-commerce solutions are complicated and expensive for small businesses. At DotWorks, we want to simplify online store management. We want to leverage Google Sheets and Google Drive to manage your products and images. Accept money through Stripe, Paypal, and Razorpay. Please visit our site https://ift.tt/2TUlDEJ and roast our idea. Any feedback is appreciated and invaluable to us.

Rabbis to Return to German Military Amid Growing Anti-Semitism

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In Some Nations, Coronavirus Is Only One of Many Outbreaks

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Coronavirus Slams Broken, Embattled Yemen

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A Mile-Long Line for Free Food in Geneva, One of World’s Richest Cities

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New ask Hacker News story: Tired of productivity “hacks”. What long term techniques have worked for you?

Tired of productivity “hacks”. What long term techniques have worked for you? 3 by codeknight11 | 2 comments on Hacker News. Honestly tired of sensational blogs, youtube videos where 20 year old "influencers" or youtube celebrities propagate bullshit about producitivity. I would like to hear more from HackerNews crowd about techniques they've been using for a long time that helped them improve their productivity.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: I'd like to learn vocals, any suggestion on how I can do this?

Ask HN: I'd like to learn vocals, any suggestion on how I can do this? 5 by kevindeasis | 1 comments on Hacker News. I'm thinking of paying a tutor online, but I'm curious about other ways to go about it

In Hong Kong, Anxiety and Defiance Over Trump’s Move to Cut Ties

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services; Roberts sides with liberals 05/30/20 12:44 AM

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Would you pay for a tool to fix UX antipatterns on the web?

Ask HN: Would you pay for a tool to fix UX antipatterns on the web? 3 by Lxr | 1 comments on Hacker News. Hi HN, I'm constantly frustrated by the amount of annoying things websites do. Useless cookie and privacy notices, ads disguised as content, use-our-app walls, clickbait designed for "engagement", AMP and so on. I'd like to build something to help users browse the web more efficiently. The closest thing I know of is uBlock Origin with handmade filters e.g. https://ift.tt/2vKxCK0, but this doesn't really solve the problem as I'd like (or maybe it can't due to API restrictions). Is this something you'd use and/or pay for?

Coronavirus Live Updates: As U.S. Cities Ease Restrictions, Other Nations Backslide

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How does Google know police shooting target's name?

Ask HN: How does Google know police shooting target's name? 5 by brailsafe | 4 comments on Hacker News. A close friend of mine was recently the target of a fatal police shooting (justified), but his name was never released to the press. However, when I search for his name, the news articles talking about his death are at the top. This seems like a real problem. EDIT: and exact string match doesn't bring up the AMP pages that report on it. There are no strings in the article pages themselves that mention the name.

‘Facing the Darkest Hour’: Hong Kong’s Protest Movement in Crisis

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why you do what you do?

Ask HN: Why you do what you do? 5 by lnalx | 6 comments on Hacker News. Hi Hackers, We all have project and reasons/motivations why we are on it. For some people it’s just money, but is it sustainable on the long term ? For others it’s charity project, to see people going better. On what project are you right now and what is fueling you ?

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Fox News Breaking News Alert White House briefly locked down as unrest reported in Atlanta, Washington and New York City in wake of George Floyd's death 05/29/20 5:38 PM

A Continent Reopens

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When Going to Work Means Taking a Calculated Risk

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New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: Facebook IC4 Hiring Freeze

Tell HN: Facebook IC4 Hiring Freeze 4 by michaelmarkell | 0 comments on Hacker News. Can’t find this anywhere but just got an email from my recruiter: “I wanted to let you know that we filled all of our IC4 roles at Facebook. We unfortunately have to cancel your screen interview. Please know that I have a list going with your name on it, if we open IC4s again you are one of the first candidates I will be calling.”

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What style guides are there for technical documentation?

Ask HN: What style guides are there for technical documentation? 3 by bitofhope | 2 comments on Hacker News. Do you use one at work? Do you prefer or recommend any? What freely available ones are there?

South Korean Ends Yearlong Tower Protest After Samsung Apologizes

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What news aggregator like HN do you visit every day?

Ask HN: What news aggregator like HN do you visit every day? 4 by romaintailhurat | 0 comments on Hacker News. Hi there. HN has became part of my daily routine, i wonder what other websites / news aggregator / app do you use for getting informed ?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: My company is being acquired. How can I maximize my upside as an IC?

Ask HN: My company is being acquired. How can I maximize my upside as an IC? 4 by liquidate_this | 1 comments on Hacker News. The startup I work at is getting acquired. Unfortunately management won't (can't?) share anything but vague details. My main concern given the timing is that the valuation will be low and what's left of my equity will be eaten up by investor liquidation preference. Not sure there's much that can be done at this point, but I'm interested to get people's advice, both for what I can do now and for what I could have done earlier. Will companies tell you what stock is actually worth at different valuations when you join? This seems like far more valuable information than the valuation as of the last round. Can you negotiate with the acquirer for a retention plan? Unfortunately, as an individual the power balance is very much not in my favor. Has anything like a pop-up union ever been used to get a seat at the table on behalf of the employee

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How do you promote your startup services online?

Ask HN: How do you promote your startup services online? 2 by yamgu | 0 comments on Hacker News. Hi HNs! I'm recently going through the process of acquiring more brand awareness for my startup. It is an AI-based content marketing platform to profile customers and make it easier to create content to share. Do you have tips to share? What is your workflow? Thanks a lot!

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Any good book for dealing with young adult anxiety?

Ask HN: Any good book for dealing with young adult anxiety? 4 by Kshad | 0 comments on Hacker News. Asking for my sister and a good book will really help.

Older Italians Warily Eye Young Crowds, Fearing 2nd Coronavirus Wave

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In India and Beyond, Coronavirus Cases Rise Amid Reopenings: Live Coverage

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How do you search for revolutionary ideas?

Ask HN: How do you search for revolutionary ideas? 4 by pytel | 1 comments on Hacker News. I feel like a lot of the new products and research interests are just re-hashes, new implementations and domain applications of existing ideas. This is many times brought up in the computer science world as well, e.g. Slack (IRC was popular way before), Docker (containarization was a concept way before). I play with the idea that such improvements keep us from truly advancing. In my book, a revolutionary advancement is for example going from steam era to electricity era. I would love to read and discuss such revolutionary ideas around us. Is browsing the arxiv the way to go?

In Hong Kong, China Tries to Drown Out Security Law’s Critics

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A Son’s Long Struggle to Clear His Family’s Name Is Only Half Won

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In a German Restaurant, the Sommelier Lifts His Mask to Smell the Wine

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Its Coronavirus Caseload Soaring, India Is Reopening Anyway

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What book/s have you read more than once?

Ask HN: What book/s have you read more than once? 4 by e19293001 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

The Return to School

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New ask Hacker News story: Ash HN: Suggestions for Good Resources for Investing

Ash HN: Suggestions for Good Resources for Investing 2 by harshamv22 | 1 comments on Hacker News. I would love to understand economics and build knowledge around investing. Please suggest some good resources around economics and investing (stocks, companies etc.)

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Technical solutions to reduce use of force in policing?

Ask HN: Technical solutions to reduce use of force in policing? 2 by germinalphrase | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Caseloads Accelerate, Even as Nations Reopen

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Making meetings compete with each other (not with your ability to work)?

Ask HN: Making meetings compete with each other (not with your ability to work)? 2 by genevpd | 0 comments on Hacker News. I’m working on a meeting app for remote teams that’s unique in that it doesn’t allow people to select times for meetings. It makes meetings compete with each other for a limited number of hours dedicated to all meetings. This forces everyone to change their habits and embrace shorter, focused meetings with fewer people. As a result, the median duration of meetings is 10 minutes, 4% of meetings are 5 only minutes, and some users are reporting a 6+ hour productivity boost every week. This is somewhat like CPU scheduling that makes the system efficient, fast, and fair. For some reason, this concept doesn’t resonate well enough with people of an engineering mindset to take action. At the same time, it’s these same people who suffer most from inefficiently scheduled and very long meetings. Can anyone share any insight on why that might be? If you are an engineer, wha

Kosovo Court Says New Government Can Be Formed Without an Election

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New ask Hacker News story: NoPasswordLogin - Shopify app for Passwordless Login

NoPasswordLogin - Shopify app for Passwordless Login 2 by nopasswordlogin | 0 comments on Hacker News. We just launched a Shopify app that enables merchants to easily integrate a passwordless experience into their login flow. Store customers can use their Fingerprint or FaceID to login to their account https://ift.tt/36DQ33e

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Service for secure SMS verification for websites?

Ask HN: Service for secure SMS verification for websites? 2 by sweatygrapes | 0 comments on Hacker News. Is there a service that gives you a phone number to use for verifying SMS for company accounts on sites without needing a phone number? Are small to medium size startups all using someones personal phone number for SMS verification for Twitter for example?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What got you out of coding tutorials and into developing software?

Ask HN: What got you out of coding tutorials and into developing software? 5 by ima_banana | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why someone would use a nocode tool vs. a cloud CMS?

Ask HN: Why someone would use a nocode tool vs. a cloud CMS? 2 by amorsly | 1 comments on Hacker News. With the rise of the nocode movement we see a lot of services that allow anyone to build a website on top of Airtable, Notion or Google sheet. (almost a new service a day just on PH). However non-techies have already countless of solutions to build their portfolio, their website or their e-commerce (think Wix,SquareSpace, Shopify or even Google Site). These solutions are extremely easy to setup (usually just blocks to add or remove) and at a very accessible price. Cherry on the cake: they have millions of templates and customisation possibilities that no-techie love. So why should someone pick a no code tool for her website?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What is your blog stack?

Ask HN: What is your blog stack? 2 by fredrb | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New ask Hacker News story: What annoys you during online courses

What annoys you during online courses 2 by harishmaiyags | 2 comments on Hacker News. I would like to co-relate my experience with others. below are few of my frustratiions 1. Length of training videos 2. Audio/voice overs than text displays 3. No place to practice my learning with others 4. Choosing courses and evaluating quality of course work. Please do share your side of story.

U.K. to Roll Out Mass Coronavirus Testing and Contact Tracing: Live Coverage

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why do sites do tracking on the client side?

Ask HN: Why do sites do tracking on the client side? 3 by aabbcc1241 | 1 comments on Hacker News. It is a common pattern to send user behavior data from the client (web/app) to the 3rd party trackers. This attempt can be blocked by the client, e.g. by browser extension or DNS filtering (like pihole or nextdns). Why don't the websites track users from the server instead? Because it's "eaasier" for the site owner to just drop-in the google analytic/whatever 3rd tracker script in the head, then setting up the server to proxy the submission? I may understand why the sites don't do analytics on their own (because it's easier to just hand to the 3rd party provider, and the site owner may not be programmer at all). However I don't see why they prefer to do the tracking from the client side.

‘It’s Too Late’: In Sprawling Indonesia, Coronavirus Surges

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Proud of Your Lockdown Baking? This Man Built a Giant Kookaburra

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‘It’s Not The Virus’: Mexico’s Broken Hospitals Become Killers, Too

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Minneapolis unrest continues 05/28/20 12:40 AM

China Approves Plan to Rein in Hong Kong, Defying Worldwide Outcry

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How does your team do eng scoping?

Ask HN: How does your team do eng scoping? 2 by PodCurator | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Britain to Roll Out Mass Testing; U.S. Death Toll Passes 100,000

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A €750 Billion Virus Recovery Plan Thrusts Europe Into a New Frontier

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Fugitive UConn student wanted in 2 killings is caught in Maryland after manhunt, police say 05/27/20 6:51 PM

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Heated protests, reports of looting as tension builds in Minneapolis over George Floyd death 05/27/20 6:25 PM

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How do you organize/store your personal information and documents?

Ask HN: How do you organize/store your personal information and documents? 2 by brittpart_ | 2 comments on Hacker News. Doing some research from an Executive Assistant's perspective on how other people keep their information organized. Link or comment > https://ift.tt/2Xz4Bx3

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Other cofounders want to split an office?

Ask HN: Other cofounders want to split an office? 2 by outofoffice | 0 comments on Hacker News. My cofounder Steve and I are looking to rent a small private office, but we only need it 1-2 days a week. I imagine this is a common problem among early stage cofounders...we feel safe around each other even during covid, but collaboration & velocity suffer with zero IRL time. We found a few spaces for $150-300 per day of the week (if split). Open to anywhere between SF and Palo Alto. You can email me directly: kyle at outofoffice.app

Canada’s Largest Newspaper Changes Hands Amid Vow to Keep Liberal Voice

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‘Europe’s Moment’? Coronavirus Recovery Plan Might Bolster E.U. Power: Live Coverage

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Simple but modern Python dev set-up?

Ask HN: Simple but modern Python dev set-up? 2 by peruvian | 2 comments on Hacker News. Looking to do Django and Flask dev. I want something between using the system Python and a complex tool that manages many different versions. I've heard good things about poetry, but what about actual Python? Is the homebrew (macOS) Python 3.x good enough? Thanks!

26 Arrested in People-Smuggling Case Linked to U.K. Truck Deaths

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Serial Rapist Jumps Off Cliff While Running From Police and Breaks Ribs

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous' 05/27/20 8:55 AM

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Fox News Breaking News Alert FISA vote in limbo as Trump, DOJ, GOP lawmakers turn against bill 05/27/20 8:27 AM

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How did you catch Covid-19?

Ask HN: How did you catch Covid-19? 5 by blackpanda | 0 comments on Hacker News. Anyone here caught COVID-19 while taking all advised precautions? Just trying to measure how precautious we have to be exactly? Is taking all good measures reduces the chances to 1% or 0.01%?

Italians Flock to Beaches, Hoping Tourists Will Follow

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Canadian Court to Rule on Extradition of Huawei Executive to United States

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New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: Shutterstock just screwed their contributors, maybe you can help

Tell HN: Shutterstock just screwed their contributors, maybe you can help 2 by throwstock | 0 comments on Hacker News. // sorry if I'm wrong but I believe that a significant number of tech companies buy Shutterstock's packages or subscriptions // throwaway because I'm involved with stock image production Today Shutterstock announced[1] their new payout levels where they now start to reset authors' commission rates every year. Level 1 starts at 15% per sale, then it goes to 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, and finally 40% per sale after 25,000 sales which most photographers and illustrators will never achieve in a single year. They are also switching from the $0.25 flat-rate commissions per image bought via subscription packages to a percentage fee that will result in payouts as low as $0.10 per image . And with the aforementioned yearly commission reset, even popular authors are going to receive these miserable royalties during the first months of each year. In other words, total

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Software for producing terminal-based tutorials?

Ask HN: Software for producing terminal-based tutorials? 3 by plg | 0 comments on Hacker News. Prof here. Need to create online lectures for delivery this fall. Course is scientific computing. Plan is video of ipython shell and an editor plus audio of me blathering on. I use a Mac. Suggestions for software for the screen portion? Thx! Edit: OBS Studio? Screenflow? Camtasia?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Duckduckgo Is Advertising?

Ask HN: Duckduckgo Is Advertising? 4 by rubidium | 2 comments on Hacker News. Saw a large billboard in Indiana advertising for DuckDuckGo search engine. Maybe somebody here can help me understand their business model and where the budget comes from?

Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong?

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Suspect Is Arrested in Anime Studio Fire That Killed 36

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Atget’s Paris, 100 Years Later

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New ask Hacker News story: [EU] Any job boards and age-friendly companies for older SW Developers?

[EU] Any job boards and age-friendly companies for older SW Developers? 3 by nonines | 1 comments on Hacker News. I've spent last year interviewing only to find out that I'm considered too old (I'm 45) for most shops around. They won't spit it out directly of course but people talk and what they say is that I need to be stellar or young to be hired. Companies won't invest in me the slightest bit, so the moment I miss a question in the long interview process I'm out of the door without second thought. So... 1. I might be banging the wrong doors. E.g. FAANGs don't seem to be right. Any companies that don't drink/sell the youth cool-aid? 2. I might be searching at the wrong job boards. Any suggestions welcome. 3. Finally I might be better doing sth else altogether (but what?) rather than fighting a loosing battle against preconceptions that run so deep. Anyway. Thanks for any non-insulting answers in advance. PS: I'm based in EU and I'm a SW Dev

‘Overtaken by Aliens’: India Faces Another Plague as Locusts Swarm

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Protesters in Hong Kong Rally Against China’s Tightening Grip

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Outcry Over Dominic Cummings Turns Public Against Boris Johnson for 1st Time

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This Chef Has a Michelin Star and a Mission: Feeding Millions in India’s Lockdown

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Canada’s ‘Voice of the Nation’ Rings Out in a Capital Quieted by a Virus

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Coronavirus Live Updates: International Climate Talks May Be Delayed by a Year

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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: When do you think we will be able to regenerate teeth?

Ask HN: When do you think we will be able to regenerate teeth? 4 by eyzer | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: I'm launching a product the “right” way

Tell HN: I'm launching a product the “right” way 2 by tusharsoni | 0 comments on Hacker News. At this point, I have launched many projects (some with the aim to make money and some just for fun). For all of these projects, I started coding first, completed the project, and then tried to figure out how to get users. Of course that never really worked. The interesting part is that I always knew the theory - to test the idea with prototypes or just talk to potential users first. But I always started with the coding. Well, here I am, after many failed launches, giving all of my energy to another product that I am truly excited for and passionate about. But this time, I will not code first. I have set up a landing page and I'm collecting emails to have the first set of users IF I decide to go forward with this. I hope I do. Of course, a lot of the credit goes to the HN community for really drilling this point in my head to not start with coding. Thanks, everyone! For the curious,

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What are your pandemic-inspired startup ideas?

Ask HN: What are your pandemic-inspired startup ideas? 2 by pcbro141 | 1 comments on Hacker News. Has the pandemic and your work from home experience made you think of any new products/services that should exist?

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert 4 Minneapolis police officers fired in death of man in custody caught on video, mayor says 05/26/20 12:59 PM

Ex-Head of Australian Girls School Is Fit for Trial, Israeli Court Says

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