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Ask HN: Why is there no Bloomberg B-Unit app for iPhones?

Bloomberg Terminal is a widely used financial data provider. Logging in is secured with a password and a 2-FA device. The default option is a small hardware token with a fingerprint sensor. Alternatively, there is an App for Android versions 7.0 and greater. However, there is no such App for Apple devices, however new.Given the size of Bloomberg and the considerable subscription fees, I imagine...

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Re:Pixel 3 call quality issues on Monday December 17, 2018 @06:06AM (#18698218)
Why before Dec 31?

Ask HN: Cheapest way to compute large batches for science

Hi all,I'm currently working on my PhD, where I will have to fit a few hundred million high-dimensional curves under somewhat complex constraints. My data - around 3.5 TB - is stored on a Postgresql-Server in my basement.My current approach is as follows: - Segment the data into chunks and upload to AWS-S3 - Use AWS Lambda to create an AWS Batch Job to run the computation on EC2 spot...

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