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Re:Over 150k botanical illustrations enter public domain
on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @05:27AM (#22364384)
I don't know much about copyright law but presumably these were technically public domain already, even if they weren't generally available.
I wonder whether they are still of use to scientists.
Re:Show HN: Interactive Periodic Table in JavaScript
on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:03AM (#22265187)
I agree entirely about the colours but I copied them from the Wikipedia version and they seem more or less standard so I didn't want to buck the trend. Maybe I'll add a high-contrast option.
Re:Show HN: Interactive Periodic Table in JavaScript
on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:01AM (#22265178)
Thanks for your suggestion - added to the list!
Re:Show HN: Interactive Periodic Table in JavaScript
on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:00AM (#22265173)
I'll try to make it mobile friendly but it might be difficult. There is a huge amount of information crammed in to the table but I will try to think of something.
Re:Show HN: Interactive Periodic Table in JavaScript
on Friday February 07, 2020 @06:58AM (#22265164)
I'll put that on my todo list. This is very much the first version and I have many enhancements planned.
Show HN: One-Dimensional Cellular Automaton in JavaScript
Demo:http://online.codedrome.com/cellularautomaton1d/ca1d.htmDescription:https://www.codedrome.com/one-dimensional-cellular-automaton-in-javascript/Github:https://github.com/CodeDrome/cellular-automata-1d-javascript
Show HN: Multi Segment Display in JavaScript
I thought it might be something like that. Thanks for the explanation.
I included a tilde in the title and it and the text after it disappeared. Strange.
Re:Ask HN: Modern Hard SciFi
on Sunday December 15, 2019 @06:36AM (#21795735)
Thanks, I'll look out for those.
Re:Ask HN: Modern Hard SciFi
on Sunday December 15, 2019 @06:36AM (#21795733)
I've seen that, first of a trilogy I think. I'll give it a go, thanks.
Ask HN
I have noticed that educational institutions (.edu in the US, .ac in the UK) usually have staff pages in the format /~[name]. I don't think I have seen this elsewhere. Is there a reason?
Re:BBC Sound Effects
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:35PM (#21792817)
You'd be very unpopular using it on a train or in a coffee shop!
It's great - maybe make desktop and mobile versions?
Re:BBC Sound Effects
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:33PM (#21792798)
Even the Tardis was silent?
Re:BBC Sound Effects
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:30PM (#21792779)
They were made for use in TV and radio programmes so need to be of the highest quality and well indexed. I assume the BBC employs people to go out and record them. I also assume they licence them to film companies and other TV companies.
Re:BBC Sound Effects
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:27PM (#21792755)
My dad did the sound effects for the local amateur dramatics group and he had a few of these records. He would record them onto reel to reel tape and edit them with a small guillotine, sticking them together with special tape. Incredibly primitive and time consuming by today's standards.
Ask HN: Modern Hard SciFi
Are there any contemporary hard sci-fi authors comparable to Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke and others of their era? I have recently been reading Stephen Baxter and Kim Stanley Robinson and would like to find other comparable authors. The problem I have with modern sci-fi is that it is blurred with Tolkien-style fantasy and it's often difficult to know where a particular book fits on the spectrum.
Re:Ask HN: What do you put on a new computer?
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @10:24AM (#21789890)
I would certainly install Ubuntu or Mint as a dual boot. It comes with plenty of software such as LibreOffice, Firefox and Gimp which I use all the time.
I currently use Atom for coding but I'm not sure how good that is with RoR.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a bubble in software work? What's the 5/10 year fo...
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @10:18AM (#21789857)
5 to 10 years is a lifetime in this business. That's like asking what cars or aircraft will look like in 50 or 100 years.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a bubble in software work? What's the 5/10 year fo...
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @10:16AM (#21789852)
Writing software isn't really "bootcampable" if there is such a word. You need a significant amount of time to gradually absorb knowledge and skills.
Re:Tell HN: Facebook over Tor Is Down
on Saturday December 14, 2019 @10:11AM (#21789831)
I renewed my certificate a few days ago. I think it took about 2 hours.
Re:What are some of side project ideas that don't take much time?
on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @01:35PM (#21765362)
A while ago I started playing with the geolocation API and tying it in with Google Maps. I might try to use it with Bing maps which I think is better, at least aesthetically. It looks more like a real map.
Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020?
on Monday December 09, 2019 @04:08PM (#21746603)
Depends what area you work in but as you are on this site I assume it's something nerdy :)
I would like to be better at graphic design, nothing to complex, just the ability to design better icons, favicons, button graphics, blog post banners etc.
Re:Show HN: JS2HTML – Formatting JavaScript as HTML
on Monday December 09, 2019 @04:00PM (#21746519)
Working on it! I've just renewed the certificate and my hosting company seem to have screwed up :(
Show HN: JS2HTML – Formatting JavaScript as HTML
Re:Ask HN: Payroll, HR and Benefits Software/Service for Startup?
on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:18PM (#21716653)
I am in the UK so I apologise if this is not relevant to the US, but here banks provide payroll services and many small/medium businesses use their own bank.
Re:What’s wrong with null hypothesis significance testing
on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:15PM (#21716612)
I failed to reject the null hypothesis that this article is not uninteresting.
Re:What Is the Cost of Building a Subway? [pdf]
on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:12PM (#21716579)
This is just a part of an increasingly serious problem in all areas of human endeavour. Our projects are becoming so big, complex and lengthy that they are effectively unmanageable with the methodologies and expertise we currently have.
In one way being highly ambitious is a good think: if we were always thinking "we'll stick with doing what we know how to do" we would never progress but we need to control our ambition so they don't get completely out of hand.
Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to get a PhD in computer science remotely
on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:00PM (#21716440)
Isn't teaching or mentoring others a requirement for a PhD? It has traditionally been seen as a route into university employment at the lecturer/researcher/professor level. It is a lot more than just the next qualification up from a bachelors or masters degree.