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Re:Perfluorocubane is (as you would expect) weird
on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:49PM (#32567621)
What are the potential applications? I read the article, it was pretty interesting but I only saw things that would be odd to an expert (which I am not). Sure it’s a cool shape, but what does it do?
Re:The Big Bang didn't happen: What do the James Webb images show?
on Monday August 15, 2022 @08:22PM (#32477584)
I should think that after all these centuries we had learned to listen to the cranky physicists.
Re:Kanopy – Stream films with your public library or university card
on Monday June 27, 2022 @04:11PM (#31900128)
$150 does seem very steep… given these numbers, I would feel a lot better simply buying films to donate to my library.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a TV on the market without “Smart TV” features?
on Saturday June 11, 2022 @08:33PM (#31709975)
This would be what I term “green hat”, gray with a flavor of robbing the rich to feed the poor.
Re:Kagi search and Orion browser enter public beta
on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @11:55PM (#31591141)
I just signed up for Kagi and installed the Orion browser to take it for a spin.
First search query, the third result was a particular brand of fish tank that I had forgotten, then forgot I had forgotten, months ago while planning out my home office build.
Thanks to you, I will have a great office with a cool fish tank, and a great browser/search to go with it!
In all seriousness, really great work.
Re:Generative art using C++ printer commands and a receipt printer
on Friday May 20, 2022 @11:56AM (#31449177)
Hmm, I’m pretty sure the most general definition of art is exactly the opposite: subjective, immediate, and representing a private communication between the artist and their context/environment.
If anyone external to that communication gets some value from it as well, that’s a nice side benefit!
Re:Please don’t let anyone Americanise it (1992)
on Thursday May 12, 2022 @12:37PM (#31356493)
That’s unfortunate… variations in American accents can differ as much or more than that, so it’s a little surprising she struggled. I hope you don’t judge all Americans by that experience :)
Re:Ali, what’s up
on Friday May 06, 2022 @12:02PM (#31286747)
Definitely something strange going on haha… at the moment, en-us, I see “frontal wig human hair”
Re:College became the default – Let's rethink that
on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:51PM (#31088931)
What was your school and program?
Re:Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy
on Friday April 15, 2022 @10:57AM (#31040967)
Wow, I thought I was the only one with the TV thing! I remember it as young as 4-5, but no one knew what I was talking about. I’ve had constant minor tinnitus since then, so I can’t help but feeling like there’s a CRT near my head that has been running since the early nineties.
Re:Ask HN: Have you invested in self-development and done inner work?
on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @11:29AM (#30933220)
The older I get, the more I have found myself prioritizing music. Making money so that I can feed my family is all well and good, but when I ask myself what is the purpose of everything, the only real answer I can find is this: to create meaningful music by integrating past traditions with my present life experience, and passing on skills and experience to my children.
Re:When did writing in major newspapers become so bad?
on Monday March 08, 2021 @12:32PM (#26388628)
That’s not a given, unfortunately. I believe that the intended long term strategy is to give kids a glimpse of something that is outwardly interesting, in order to increase their internal motivation to seek out other good reading material. Not necessarily to get it “right” the first time.
Re:Honda's now selling the first production car with level 3 self-driving
on Friday March 05, 2021 @10:16AM (#26357702)
I do not see how this gives more power to the driver. Decreasing responsibility is not equivalent.
Edit: sp
Re:India's artisanal fountain pens are making their mark
on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:04PM (#26239703)
> Nibs and ink filling systems are usually imported
How would one go about finding these components (in hobbyist volumes)? The fountain pen components I have seen for sale (in the US) are quite expensive and limited in options/quality.
Ask HN: Beautiful Code
Architects, for example, can name their favorite structures and likely discuss them at length. Can software engineers do the same?Provide examples your favorite pieces of code throughout history, any language.Code can be aesthetic in many ways, I don’t intend to limit responses to any particular metric. Whatever floats your boat. Bonus points for explaining what you like about it.
Beautiful Code
Architects, for example, can name their favorite structures and likely discuss them at length. Can software engineers do the same?Provide examples your favorite pieces of code throughout history, any language.Code can be aesthetic in many ways, I don’t intend to limit responses to any particular metric. Whatever floats your boat. Bonus points for explaining what you like about it.