News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

acak

If you cast the net to include British comedies, I’d venture to say Yes Minister and Yes Prime Ministry are deeply intelligent and uproariously funny.
Re:Spiders seem to have REM-like sleep and may even dream on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @10:05AM (#32398120)
While, in this case, it was for science, presumably, the inhumane and especially cruel flaying of millions of live dogs, cats and other animals happens every year in parts of China and around the world. Not necessarily for the meat, but for a few bucks to be made off the sale of the skin.
Rather well designed. Thanks!
Re:Ask HN: What are some resources to improve speaking skills? on Thursday October 31, 2019 @04:28PM (#21413379)
I'll give a shout out to Speeko! (I'm not affiliated with them in any way)

https://speeko.co

A testimonial (also unaffiliated): https://www.speeko.co/blog/beth-tucker-interview

On an unrelated note, would anyone be able to tell me which blog engine (and theme) their website is running on?
Re:People love working remotely on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:15PM (#20751580)
I remember this! It is quite hilarious.
Re:Food is free if you know where to look on Friday August 09, 2019 @02:05AM (#20651696)
OMG I laid the groundwork for the Falling Fruit mobile app, but I had to step aside and it was all so long ago! It has come along leaps and bounds since then.

The browser app has always been way ahead and the programmers behind the whole idea are super competent.

https://github.com/falling-fruit/falling-fruit-mobile.git

I'm sorry, I hate pointing anything negative out. Was it a recent change to store passwords in clear text?

It's worrying because the founders of VK started Telegram which claims to be end-to-end encrypted.

Re:Chat Wars: Microsoft vs. AOL (2014) on Sunday May 10, 2015 @11:59AM (#9520275)
Thank you. Articles like this make coming to HN on a Sunday morning worth it.
Re:Statements about the Mobile Web on Friday February 20, 2015 @01:52PM (#9082121)
I'm not sure why you were downvoted but it's possible that your question was too basic from the point of view of a web developer.

To answer your question: one reason is that the developer needs to express how elements on a page place themselves not just on the screen but with respect to other elements as well. As you can guess, calculating this "layout" will occur pretty often, and if you have only one thread running all your code, then your logic and communication with the server can interfere with the rendering of the UI - thus making the response choppy.

On native apps, though some of them have borrowed web-type expressions of placement or layout, the entire calculation runs on a dedicated thread. Not on the same thread that also needs to respond to touch / slide / drag events!

HTH.

Re:Sinquefield Cup: One of the most amazing feats in chess history on Thursday September 18, 2014 @05:51PM (#8337846)
Just want to mention another great publisher of Chess analysis on Youtube - Daniel King.

https://www.youtube.com/user/PowerPlayChess/videos

I liked Ubuntu's approach where they asked you on startup if you want to install/enable proprietary packages like Flash or some graphics drivers.

Is it tough for Mozilla to prompt the user to do something similar with DRM stuff on first run? i.e. Telling them these are the features not supported by Mozilla in principle but are a) implemented to be in compliance with standards and b) required if you choose to use services like Netflix.

That way I would still have the option to run a DRM free browser (and voluntarily not use websites that require DRM).

Re:The Day I Started Lying to Ruth on Wednesday May 07, 2014 @02:09AM (#7708845)
Sorry, I don't know why you were down-voted. The loss of a loved one, no matter who or what that is, is always difficult.

The article is very moving and I can't imagine how difficult it is to watch a loved one go through such suffering.

And your story is a nice tribute to a faithful, loving being. It reminded me of my own friends from a while ago in my life. It's good to know your dog was loved. Good luck with the future.

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2014) on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @11:43AM (#6995421)
SEEKING WORK, Chicago, IL. Remote OK.

- UX design

- Mobile Apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone (Phonegap/Cordova)

- Front end stuff: jQuery, BackboneJS, AngularJS, Coffeescript, Bootstrap, LessCSS (can work with most other frameworks or languages)

- Backend end stuff: Python/Flask, Rails, C# / .NET (MVC4/WebAPI)

- Managed live deployments on AWS, Heroku and GAE

Re:Great books about mathematics on Friday December 27, 2013 @06:31PM (#6973121)
I really enjoyed the book on Fermat's last theorem by Simon Singh -

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802713319

A long time ago, a friend's mother was complaining to me that (high school) Math is a dry subject and she doesn't blame her otherwise intelligent son for not being able get interested and do well in it. I wish I knew of this book then - I know it cranked up my interest in Math ever since.

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2013) on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:44PM (#6656679)
SEEKING WORK, Chicago, IL. Remote OK.

- UX design

- Mobile Apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone (Phonegap/Cordova)

- Front end stuff: jQuery, BackboneJS, AngularJS, Coffeescript, Bootstrap, LessCSS (can work with most other frameworks or languages)

- Backend end stuff: Python/Flask, Rails, C# / .NET (MVC4/WebAPI)

- Managed live deployments on AWS, Heroku and GAE

Older »