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I usually edit my hosts file and point unwanted domains to localhost. This seems more elegant

Ask HN: How to Generate Animations Programatically?

I have a task to generate an animation programatically. There is one animation and a list of names, for which I need to generate separate animations. What is the best way to do this? I'm thinking about creating the base animation (with sound) in SVG and create one for each name, then capturing the animation into mp4. Since this is the first time I try to generate videos programatically, I...

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Ask HN: How to get better Google search ranking for a set of keywords

I've created a simple site (https://funnyzoombackgrounds.com/) as an experiment. I want to see what it takes to get higher on google search for "Funny zoom backgrounds". The domain name was chosen deliberately to be the same as the keywords. The site does what the name suggests, no ads, no scams. what I did so far: - added the site to search.google.com - tried a simple product hunt postAny tips...

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Re:Have a personal web site on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @04:09AM (#19785980)
Somehow related (pretty good in my opinion): https://www.troyhunt.com/the-ghost-who-codes-how-anonymity-i...

Ask HN: How do you choose your next book to read?

There are plenty of books to read, but it can be hard to decide which to pick. What's your strategy? I usually: - Pick something in a topic I want to read about with a high Goodreads rating. - Pick something recommended by someone I look up to

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