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Ask HN: Base new open-source library on an existing one, or start from scratch?

One of my projects uses a BSD-licensed C library which works fine but is too slow for my needs. The developers of the library have told me that they are not interested in making the major internal changes necessary to improve its speed.I would therefore like to write an alternative to this library which focuses on performance. I will also be writing in C and am happy to use the BSD license,...

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Ask HN: How do you make Windows 10 tolerable?

I have recently bought a new laptop which is not compatible with Windows 7, so I have installed Windows 10 Professional. Although 10 has some improvements over 7, my impression of Windows 10 has so far been overwhelmingly negative.For example, I am shocked by the number of useless pre-installed apps that come with Windows and demand attention, e.g. with top-level Start Menu icons. Most of these...

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