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Re:The reason Facebook won’t ever change
on Thursday February 22, 2018 @04:29PM (#16441563)
Facebook won't change until it does. Any other story is narrative fallacy - so hard to predict these things.
Separating Consensus Concerns
Re:No Bitcoin-based protocol can handle more than 20M users per month
on Sunday October 08, 2017 @12:36PM (#15428836)
The community is well-aware of this problem already, right? Title seems a bit click-baity, but it's definitely an active area of research. Bitcoin is still less than a decade old :)
Re:No Bitcoin-based protocol can handle more than 20M users per month
on Sunday October 08, 2017 @12:35PM (#15428829)
I feel like this could be useful for Lightning Network though. Banks that incentive which supernode to route payments through, inherently creates a competitive marketplace
Re:qBitcoin – Proposal for a decentralized online quantum cash system
on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:48PM (#15043405)
How does this contribution differentiate from https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.01383? This work just seems way too early + applying quantum-safe crypto to existing Bitcoin ECDSA seems like an easier and more practical solution.
ARKit and the mainstream adoption of AR
Re:Poll: Apply HN Runoff – Which two startups should YCF fund?
on Monday May 02, 2016 @06:45PM (#11616351)
> (Unnamed): Infection-resistant materials for preventing infections
Why not give it a temp name for now? Seems strange to leave it unnamed
Re:Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts
on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @04:06PM (#11292570)
This is awesome! I'm sure if you open up the API, many people would want if for their respective players (this would be awesome with Overcast.fm, for example)
Getting started with Kubernetes and AWS
Announcing KPCB Edge Office Hours 2.0
Why Isn't There a Nobel Prize in Mathematics?
Re:Only 20% of people who can use Apple Pay have done so
on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @01:00PM (#10705411)
It's a bit surprising since Apple Pay has, by far, one of the better UXs for a wallet application. Adding cards is really easy and paying with Touch ID is really simple and intuitive.
I imagined that once Apple finally came out with a mobile payments solution, Mainstream America would pounce on it, but it hasn't seemed to happen yet (or maybe ever).
Show HN: Chrome extension to show if someone is following you on GitHub
Re:Google Launches Android Studio 2.0
on Monday November 23, 2015 @06:57PM (#10618213)
I have strong suspicion that Google will support Go in the future:
- Go 1.5 introduced support for mobile development (and Android in 1.4): https://blog.golang.org/go1.5
- If Android can become less bound to Java, I see Go becoming the go-to language for Android development.
How Facebook's Safety Check Works
Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables that don't work
on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @02:51PM (#10509129)
Huge fan of Anker products. Really solid design + aesthetic (just wish their Micro-USB cables were a bit thinner at the plug). Monoprice is also very good when it comes to bang for your buck.
Scientists who found gluten sensitivity evidence have now shown it doesn't exist
Re:Walgreens announces deal to buy Rite Aid for $9 a share
on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @02:35AM (#10463111)
Flights actually cost that much - most airlines don't make much money on the flight itself [0]. A flight with an airline like Spirit or Frontier charge the bare minimum for flights without any extra frills.
[0] http://freakonomics.com/2011/06/24/why-do-airlines-always-lo...
Uber Rush - On-demand delivery through Uber
Re:Show HN: Lexika – Search Engine for Spoken Words/Phrases in YouTube...
on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @09:29AM (#10380282)
I saw this chrome extension a while back that embeds a search button directly in YouTube and searches for keywords/phrases in the video: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ytfind/gkeiaihfolc...
Re:Pay for Uber with Bitcoin
on Thursday September 17, 2015 @04:31PM (#10235875)
Doesn't Uber India have cash payments?http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/11/uber-is-testing-cash-paymen...
Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to School
on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @02:59PM (#10228925)
As well as Zuck inviting him to Facebook's HQ: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/16/9338747/mark-zuckerberg-fa...
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)
on Monday September 07, 2015 @05:44PM (#10183202)
BTW, link to intern position is broken
Re:Ask HN: What's a good real-time stock trading platform?
on Monday August 24, 2015 @05:45PM (#10113092)
I believe the whole goal around Robinhood is feeless purchase of stocks for beginners. Once you get past a certain threshold of dollars traded, Robinhood isn't the most effective solution. Other apps such as Edge, Fidelity, etc. give you more information as well as more purchasing options.
Re:Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr. Robot
on Saturday August 22, 2015 @10:07AM (#10102528)
They hire a lot of technical consultants - Silicon Valley does as well [0].
[0] http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-how-season-1-b...
Self-driving vehicle circles Waterloo campus
Re:Show HN: Git-remote-dropbox – use Dropbox as a true Git server
on Thursday August 20, 2015 @12:18AM (#10090003)
No, that's what you get with the GitHub student account (free for any student with a .edu/school email). BitBucket offers unlimited repositories for free.
Re:Ask HN: Which job should I choose?
on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @02:42AM (#10083992)
Ah, an exploding offer: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/11/26.html