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We're improving search results when you use quotes
posted on Fri Aug 05 03:40:34 CEST 2022 by Kortaggio | view on HN
This article is about how Google handles quoted searches, and provides some tips and caveats.
My favorite iPhone feature was removed long live its subpar replacement
posted on Fri Aug 05 07:43:13 CEST 2022 by koinedad | view on HN
This person is really upset that they can't 3D touch their iPhone anymore.
C23 is Finished: Here is What is on the Menu
posted on Fri Aug 05 08:42:47 CEST 2022 by ingve | view on HN
This article is about the release of C23, which includes many features that have been approved since the last time the author blogged.
Bringing back the golden days of Bell Labs
posted on Fri Aug 05 08:44:18 CEST 2022 by gtsnexp | view on HN
AT&T's monopoly on the US long-distance telephone market was thanks to the company's investment in R&D, which led to many technological advances, including the transistor, laser, charged-coupled device, and photovoltaic cell.
All about QBasic and QuickBasic
posted on Fri Aug 05 01:17:51 CEST 2022 by susam | view on HN
Qbasic is a great way to learn programming, especially for beginners, because it is a lightweight programming language with a simple compiler.
posted on Thu Aug 04 08:54:30 CEST 2022 by reil_convnet | view on HN
A new way to run CLJS code on Node.js, with faster startup time and smaller artifact size.
Using grape harvest dates to estimate summer temperature over 650 years
posted on Thu Aug 04 21:38:31 CEST 2022 by guerby | view on HN
This article is about a study done on the temperatures in Beaune, France and how they have changed over the years.
Show HN: Penumbra, a perceptually optimized color palette based on natural light
posted on Thu Aug 04 23:23:07 CEST 2022 by solasluaith | view on HN
This colour scheme is designed to meet the minimum contrast level for legibility on electronic visual displays, with base colours inspired by the shades of colour occurring in nature.
posted on Thu Aug 04 10:56:08 CEST 2022 by robtherobber | view on HN
The author is annoyed that things that would make her life better are hard to start.
PhotoRoom Is Hiring a Senior Back End Engineer (Django, 200GB+ PSQL DB) in Paris
posted on Fri Aug 05 09:00:01 CEST 2022 by ea016 | view on HN
PhotoRoom is a company that creates images for entrepreneurs to sell, using cutting-edge technology and deep learning.
Launch HN: CodeCrafters (YC S22) – Practice writing complex software
posted on Thu Aug 04 15:05:32 CEST 2022 by rohitpaulk | view on HN
The most respected engineers got there by improving the depth of their understanding — and you can too.
Lowbar – The simplest no-nonsense loading bar for Python
posted on Fri Aug 05 03:15:05 CEST 2022 by carrotmoncher | view on HN
Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records tell a different story
posted on Fri Aug 05 04:05:32 CEST 2022 by danielmichaelyc | view on HN
In Atherton, California, the most expensive zip code in America, the planning department proposed to modestly increase the zoned capacity of Atherton, legalizing the construction of smaller, multifamily properties in a few places, and billionaire Marc Andreessen is not happy about it.
The nightmare of targeted individuals in the age of paranoia (2017)
posted on Fri Aug 05 03:57:33 CEST 2022 by LeonTheremin | view on HN
Targeted Individual Phil Drummond calls 911 to report radiological weapons being fired, is met with skepticism from the operator and eventually an AR-15.
How to use an iPad as a secure calling and messaging device
posted on Thu Aug 04 21:02:19 CEST 2022 by CharlesW | view on HN
This guide is aimed at providing a detailed method for maximizing security and privacy on an Apple iPad (non-cellular).
posted on Fri Aug 05 05:47:18 CEST 2022 by pabs3 | view on HN
Some angry contributor will disable the CI. And we all write bugs.
posted on Thu Aug 04 18:57:50 CEST 2022 by Gadiguibou | view on HN
This article is a long-winded way of saying that the joke "that's what she said" is old, and Michael Scott did not invent it.
Implementing a “mini-LaTeX” in ~2000 lines of code
posted on Thu Aug 04 20:08:21 CEST 2022 by ingve | view on HN
This blog post is about a man who made a LaTeX alternative that is supposedly better, but after reading the first three sentences, people on hackernews stopped reading because they found no evidence of such claims.
Gitlab U-turns on deleting dormant projects after backlash
posted on Fri Aug 05 02:47:43 CEST 2022 by lamontcg | view on HN
The OG Social Network: Other People’s Websites
posted on Thu Aug 04 18:32:24 CEST 2022 by headalgorithm | view on HN
The article discusses how Google is dying because people are using other, more private platforms that Google cannot access.
Strict-serializability, but at what cost, for what purpose?
posted on Thu Aug 04 19:50:53 CEST 2022 by ingve | view on HN
Strict-serializability is a one-way implication, the other direction does not hold. You can satisfy both serializability per transactions and linearizability per key, but fail to satisfy strict-serializability.
A complex of Native American rock mounds bears witness to ancient traditions
posted on Wed Aug 03 06:59:21 CEST 2022 by diodorus | view on HN
Archaeologists uncover 61 fragments of human long bones at the River Glen site, protected under Georgia law.
Why Is the Web So Monotonous? Google
posted on Thu Aug 04 23:28:18 CEST 2022 by amf12 | view on HN
The article is a long-winded complaint about how the author thinks the internet is worse because it's harder to find things he likes on Google.
posted on Thu Aug 04 20:08:05 CEST 2022 by andriodsheep | view on HN
37,892 smart, curious folks have subscribed to Not Boring since last Monday, welcome!
Coral makes comeback on Great Barrier Reef
posted on Thu Aug 04 23:32:26 CEST 2022 by WaitWaitWha | view on HN
The Great Barrier Reef is like a recovering addict; it's been seen before, the rate of increase has been seen before, but all it takes is one bad bleaching or cyclone to send it back to square one.
Google’s video chat merger begins: Now there are two “Google Meet” apps
posted on Thu Aug 04 19:53:55 CEST 2022 by leephillips | view on HN
Google is rebranding its Google Duo app to Google Meet and the existing Google Meet app is sticking around, meaning there are now two apps called "Google Meet."
C99 doesn't need function bodies, or 'VLAs are Turing complete'
posted on Thu Aug 04 16:47:26 CEST 2022 by lsof | view on HN
C99's disembodied function bodies are Turing complete, thanks to VLAs.
What is the cost of a cashless society?
posted on Fri Aug 05 02:16:40 CEST 2022 by pseudolus | view on HN
The article discusses the consequences of a mass switch to digital payment, which will likely be invisible to those of us who don’t have to worry about accessing bank accounts and credit cards.
Tell HN: I interviewed my dad before he died
posted on Fri Aug 05 00:15:59 CEST 2022 by loveudad | view on HN
Connect-Web: TypeScript library for calling RPC servers from web browsers
posted on Thu Aug 04 19:20:04 CEST 2022 by slimsag | view on HN
A new, idiomatic TypeScript library that makes it easy to call RPC servers from web browsers is now available.