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Posted by
druidcz on Saturday September 05, 2026 @12:11PM
from the show-hn dept.
https://github.com/stachon/hc2html
I created a converter that turns HyperCard 2.x stacks into standalone HTML so they can run in a modern browser.I built it to share my own stacks from the early '90s, which have been sitting on old floppy images for 30 years.It's MIT-licensed and I'd welcome contributions - especially stacks that break the converter, since I've only tested it against my own. If you have old HyperCard files lying...
Where I live, they still exist - with a van and a megaphone, they collect mostly old car batteries.
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I will never forget that :)
I have destroyed three MBP batteries by having the laptop plugged in to the wall 24/7. Luckily Apple always replaced them in warranty for free.
The popular article where I read about it referenced: [1] [2]. I guess it is a quite recent finding. But I am no biologist to judge.
[1] Okerblom J., Varki A.: Biochemical, Cellular, Physiological, and Pathological Consequences of Human Loss of N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid, ChemBioChem 18, 1155, 2017, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700077
[2] Peri S. et al.: Phylogenetic Distribution of CMP-Neu5Ac Hydroxylase (CMAH), the Enzyme Synthetizing the Proinflammatory Human Xenoantigen Neu5Gc, Genome Biology and Evolution, 2018, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx251
That's not necessarily true. For example, humans do not have Neu5Gc[1] unlike most mammals. Having Neu5Gc antibodies is perfectly compatible with human life, yet consumption of lamb, pork or beef can cause inflammation.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Glycolylneuraminic_acid
Back in the day I had trouble playing 128 kbit/s MP3s in Winamp on PowerPC 603e 75 MHz (Mac Performa 5200), so no way it can work on 68030
OK, I was not aware of this political aspect of HN.
Honestly I don't know why this should even be on HN. Disclaimer: I don't live in Prague.
I was able to unlink FB my account with help from customer support. I had to provide details about my payment. They then basically deleted my account and created a new one and copied the playlists. There were some issues with Discover Weekly and Daily Mix playlists, but they resolved after a couple of weeks. I guess the process could be smoother and more automated, but I am glad now don't use FB login anywhere.
Posted by
druidcz on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:02AM
from the cnet.com dept.
Another reasons not mentioned : 1) builtin support for complex numbers 2) Fortran compiler usually generates faster code (due lack of pointers it can do more assumptions). But recently I see more and more physics code written in C++
Skimming through the article, I think it does not include cost of labor. In a developed country, my guess is that the cost to have a human worker collect, clean, setup, connect, etc. all the 84 phones would be actually higher than buying a new server.
In third world countries, this could be a different story. I would be happy to send my old phones to Africa to be used at schools.
Well, I did not make it through the last part of the screening. If I remember correctly, you have 45 mins to solve 3 very hard mathematical/algorithmic challenges. I managed to solve only one, despite being a math/cs major with 10+ years of programming experience. Well, shame on me. I guess this way they obtain only truly genius programmers, but I suppose you don't need a top 1% mind to develop your usual mobile app...
Yes. But please not something like Toptal :)
Posted by
druidcz on Saturday February 04, 2017 @04:13AM
from the ask-hn dept.
I am a programmer for ~15 years, currently freelancing. Know Java SE, PHP MVC frameworks, Fortran, Swift etc. I'd like to learn Java EE since this is where the most profitable gigs are (and probably will be for some time). However, to me the environment looks complex as it evolved over many years, so I don't know where to start. Any tips for useful resources on how to get into the current state...