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Re:Tech companies giving away free face masks to combat coronavirus
on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @03:47PM (#22302668)
I wouldn't mind getting one myself
Re:Black Hawk flies, lands and avoids threats - all without pilots
on Thursday December 06, 2012 @04:53PM (#4884032)
Def can figure out position in space without the aide of GPS.
Re:Black Hawk flies, lands and avoids threats - all without pilots
on Thursday December 06, 2012 @02:32PM (#4883382)
I can think of all kinds of wacky ways to crash one of these things.
Please do tell. Thanks.
Re:Nasa to send new rover to Mars in 2020
on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @09:20AM (#4876324)
Why "humanoid" robots? Why not just "robots" that can do a job no matter what they look like?
Re:Scientists Recover Oldest Playable American Recording
on Saturday October 27, 2012 @10:30AM (#4706178)
One day, we'll recover sound from vibrations recorded in paint and mortar.
Re:The island where people forget to die
on Wednesday October 24, 2012 @10:11AM (#4692991)
The Standard American Diet causes illness and disease.
Re:Why 4K TVs are stupid
on Friday October 19, 2012 @10:49AM (#4673736)
In a world of capped data consumption, how would companies deliver 4k content over data networks?
Re:Show HN: Meet your cardboard buddy.
on Tuesday October 02, 2012 @09:25AM (#4601795)
XBOX 360 avatars can be extremely customizable and are stored in a 3D format on MS servers (and likely on the console itself). The recognize many friends online because of their avatar.
I'd pay $$ to have a 3d printout of my XBOX 360 avatar...perhaps even with articulating appendages.
Re:Space colony art from the 1970s
on Sunday September 30, 2012 @04:34PM (#4594052)
Today it's more about growing cyberspace than outer space.
Re:Ask HN: How did you hack the press when you launched your startup(s)?
on Sunday September 09, 2012 @05:08PM (#4497001)
OT: But wow at the blog spam on the old TC articles.
Re:A proposal for improving HN : it should cost a user Karma to post
on Friday September 07, 2012 @09:46AM (#4488974)
Some HN members know other HM members in real life. You have business or personal relationships with others that also read, post, and comment on this forum. Some of you have never met any other HN member in real life, but do consider some HN members as friends and acquaintances.
I, on the other hand, have met none of you and don't carry on a virtual relationship with any other HN member. I consume your news and up-vote articles that I want to see more of on this forum. And on rare occasion I will post a comment.
All that said, besides PG, I absolutely don't care what the USERNAME is of the original poster.
I do scan the front page to see if there is any article is an extraordinary number of POINTS or COMMENTS. POINTS and COMMENTS are probably 75% of the reason why I click on a link of the front page. And the more comments a link has, the most likely, I will click on the COMMENTS thread before I even read the article. 25% of the time I will click on a link because it contains a keyword (to include the URL snippet) which is in regard to something I care about.
Re:Attempt to hack WordPress with a pull request
on Saturday September 01, 2012 @12:47PM (#4464268)
Member Since: Aug 31, 2012
Re:The Next Microsoft
on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @05:16PM (#4196233)
The best brand pitched here is that of the author. If he is looking for a job, I hope he gets one.
Re:Kid Automates Work, Is Fired, Hired Back, Automates Business
on Wednesday June 27, 2012 @12:47PM (#4167835)
The password was what prevented his coworkers from taking the program and earning more bonus money.
It probably also kept several people from being fired.
Re:Microsoft introduces Windows Phone 8
on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @02:47PM (#4138484)
Agree.
The Zune Pass worked great for me ($10/mo) to listen to all the music in their library on multiple devices and computers.
I've said for a while that if Apple released a subscription-based iTunes that a lot of people would use it...perhaps even rave about it.
And then Spotify came along which replaced my Zune Pass membership.
Re:Updating Your Password on LinkedIn and Other Account Security Best ...
on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @03:44PM (#4075782)
Most of my passwords are written down on a sheet of paper. Even if you knew that the sheet of paper contains some of my passwords, I don't think you'd be able to extract them since there's a layer of encryption between my eyes and my fingers.
Re:Why Instagram Is Terrible for Photographers, and Why You Should Use It
on Monday May 07, 2012 @03:07PM (#3940471)
Some artists are realizing that they can expand their online presence by using other apps to create digital art while publishing into Instagram's ecosystem.
I'm never going to print out a 612 x 612 image to hang on my wall. I will contact an artist to ask for a higher resolution image to purchase and display.
Re:Interesting Church Site in pure HTML
on Friday April 06, 2012 @08:30AM (#3806884)
http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=parallax
A guess the news here is that a church has a website that looks like it wasn't built by the pastor's son in the late 90's.
Re:Man Supposedly Flies With Custom-Built Bird Wings
on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @08:46PM (#3732485)
I just can't figure out why they had the guy in the middle run straight toward the camera as he begins his "taxi".
Re:Man Supposedly Flies With Custom-Built Bird Wings
on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @08:44PM (#3732479)
Where was the camera operator at 0:35?
Re:Sad but true: Napster '99 still smokes Spotify 2012
on Saturday March 17, 2012 @10:31AM (#3717149)
RE: slow downloads thru Napster
Of course, high speed internet is much more prevalent now in 2012 than it was in '99. Downloading an album in '99 sometimes meant you were downloading from PC's with only a 56k modem for connectivity.
Re:ESPN Developer Center
on Monday March 05, 2012 @01:54PM (#3667767)
ESPN is one of the greatest brokers of all time.
Re:Poll: Do you think HN should go dark in protest of SOPA?
on Thursday January 12, 2012 @11:04AM (#3456766)
Should the anti-SOPA website go dark in protest of SOPA?
Re:The Army goes Android
on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @02:53PM (#3401107)
The US ARMY and Apple have been in talks for years and it is clear that Apple isn't desperate enough for the ARMY's biz. That is, Apple doesn't want to bend enough to satisfy DoD security requirements for both mobile and desktop devices. The ARMY has had a big fat check with Apple's name on it for years.
Re:Attention Startups, Online Gambling May Be the Big Market in New Yo...
on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @02:52PM (#3397111)
Gambling from a mobile device will be huge. Not only will the gambling market see an explosion, but there will be spinoffs, such a security and cheat detection companies.
Also, a market that is growing fast that you may not be aware of is daily fantasy sports. Fantasy Football is considered a "game of skill". So, companies are popping up that allow users to build "fantasy teams" that only play for one week. Basically, you are using your skill to pick the best players for the week.
IMO, the companies that are doing well in this market have poor marketing and a 1990's aura about them. Someone could just in right now, buy a subscription to a stats provider, make a slick mobile app, and take the whole market.
Re:The biggest iOS 5 bug you've never heard of
on Friday December 09, 2011 @06:59PM (#3336258)
This happened in iOS 4 as well.
In fact, it happened to me on WinMo phone years ago.
Music artist: "Why I prefer piracy to Spotify"
Re:"I would dial the 300 baud dial-up number, and scream the carrier t...
on Friday November 11, 2011 @03:02PM (#3225929)
In the early 90's I used an old VCR tuner (over the air) to listen to telephone conversations people were making. I lived in an extremely rural area and had few neighbors.
Re:Ask HN: How Can We Help Make HN a Better Online Community?
on Sunday October 30, 2011 @03:35PM (#3175224)