Ask HN: Is Linus Torvalds a Great Man of History?
6 by iamnotwhoiam | 4 comments on Hacker News.
Did a free version of Unix need to happen in the environment of the 1990s, and therefore, someone else would have made it without Torvalds? Or did he make it happen? Would we be using something else today? Maybe GNUHerd would have received much greater attention, or BeOS would have been open sourced?
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New top story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Consider listing your contact details
Tell HN: Consider listing your contact details
2 by cpach | 0 comments on Hacker News.
TL;DR: Consider listing your contact details in your HN profile! There are lots of interesting conversations happening here on HN. But sometimes people might want to continue the discussions even after threads fall of the front page. Have you considered listing your contact details on HN so that people can get in touch with you more easily? If you want to do that, please note that it’s not enough to fill in the email field on your profile. Only the HN admins can see that field. If you want others to see your e-mail address etc, you need to explicitly put it in the about text area. Some members want to keep a low profile and I certainly respect that. But please consider what you might be missing. There’s also no requirement to use your main e-mail address. One could also use an alternative e-mail in order to stay pseudonymous. There are just so many interesting people here so I thought that one might not want to miss out on all interesting connections that could occur. For example, interesting job offers are not uncommon here. Just my ¢2 though, do what thou wilt. Peace!
2 by cpach | 0 comments on Hacker News.
TL;DR: Consider listing your contact details in your HN profile! There are lots of interesting conversations happening here on HN. But sometimes people might want to continue the discussions even after threads fall of the front page. Have you considered listing your contact details on HN so that people can get in touch with you more easily? If you want to do that, please note that it’s not enough to fill in the email field on your profile. Only the HN admins can see that field. If you want others to see your e-mail address etc, you need to explicitly put it in the about text area. Some members want to keep a low profile and I certainly respect that. But please consider what you might be missing. There’s also no requirement to use your main e-mail address. One could also use an alternative e-mail in order to stay pseudonymous. There are just so many interesting people here so I thought that one might not want to miss out on all interesting connections that could occur. For example, interesting job offers are not uncommon here. Just my ¢2 though, do what thou wilt. Peace!
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: My country may be in the midst of a coup – how should I get prepared?
Ask HN: My country may be in the midst of a coup – how should I get prepared?
50 by ahmedfromtunis | 35 comments on Hacker News.
I'm sure some of your heard about what's happening in my country, Tunisia. (tldr: the president made some 'unconstitutional' moves to thwart rampant corruption. Five days later, everything seems fine ... for now). Even though it seems the president is keeping his promise on freedom of speech, I don't think it would be extravagant to get prepared for the worse. So, what should I do to keep myself safe online? Edit: I'm not worried about my physical safety, I'm just asking about protecting my privacy online if the government decides to go full on Big Brother. P.S.: I tried to submit this question with a throwaway account, for obvious reasons, was told to "please slow down".
50 by ahmedfromtunis | 35 comments on Hacker News.
I'm sure some of your heard about what's happening in my country, Tunisia. (tldr: the president made some 'unconstitutional' moves to thwart rampant corruption. Five days later, everything seems fine ... for now). Even though it seems the president is keeping his promise on freedom of speech, I don't think it would be extravagant to get prepared for the worse. So, what should I do to keep myself safe online? Edit: I'm not worried about my physical safety, I'm just asking about protecting my privacy online if the government decides to go full on Big Brother. P.S.: I tried to submit this question with a throwaway account, for obvious reasons, was told to "please slow down".
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What Technologies Are Used for Google Doodle Champion Island Games?
Ask HN: What Technologies Are Used for Google Doodle Champion Island Games?
24 by guuggye | 7 comments on Hacker News.
https://ift.tt/3kSNdQS What technologies could be used to create that JRPG game in a browser? Is it fundamentally very different from other frontend web development?
24 by guuggye | 7 comments on Hacker News.
https://ift.tt/3kSNdQS What technologies could be used to create that JRPG game in a browser? Is it fundamentally very different from other frontend web development?
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New top story on Hacker News: How are salaries for senior devs in Berlin at the moment?
How are salaries for senior devs in Berlin at the moment?
22 by fliggertigibet | 6 comments on Hacker News.
Thinking of moving to Berlin for access to a market with better opportunities for software developers. Background is 5+ years experience in enterprise development roles, docker/K8S/cloud experience included. EU citizen so visa not a problem, also speak German. What are salaries like at the moment and is it still a good option for developers?
22 by fliggertigibet | 6 comments on Hacker News.
Thinking of moving to Berlin for access to a market with better opportunities for software developers. Background is 5+ years experience in enterprise development roles, docker/K8S/cloud experience included. EU citizen so visa not a problem, also speak German. What are salaries like at the moment and is it still a good option for developers?
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
37 by alexanderdmitri | 32 comments on Hacker News.
37 by alexanderdmitri | 32 comments on Hacker News.
Monday, July 19, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Programming Audio Book Recommendations
Ask HN: Programming Audio Book Recommendations
12 by xupybd | 5 comments on Hacker News.
I listen to audiobooks when driving, mowing the lawn or other manual tasks. I've found some great books such as clean architecture and the pragmatic programmer. I've also found some terrible books such as grokking algorithms. I'm sure this community will have some recommendations to help avoid the terrible books.
12 by xupybd | 5 comments on Hacker News.
I listen to audiobooks when driving, mowing the lawn or other manual tasks. I've found some great books such as clean architecture and the pragmatic programmer. I've also found some terrible books such as grokking algorithms. I'm sure this community will have some recommendations to help avoid the terrible books.
Sunday, July 18, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Coming soon – “Meet the Batch” threads for parallel Launch HNs
Tell HN: Coming soon – “Meet the Batch” threads for parallel Launch HNs
8 by dang | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Each YC startup gets one chance to do a Launch HN thread that gets placed on HN's front page [1]. This is one of the three things that HN gives back to YC in exchange for funding it [2]. We started doing them in 2017 and they've worked out pretty well over the years [3], I think mostly because they're more interesting than job ads. However, they have to be written in a special way for that to work (more on this below). Problem: HN's front page can only accommodate a fixed number of startups while YC keeps funding more (700+ a year and growing). We do two Launch HNs a day during the stampede before each Demo Day, but I think we overdid that in W21, and even 2 per day all year, which is out of the question, still wouldn't be enough. There's a second problem too: I work with the startups to edit their launch texts into a form that HN is more likely to find interesting. Mostly this consists of cajoling, persuading, and (when that fails) forcing them not to sound like marketing, sales, or PR. If you'd like to see the instructions I give founders, they're at [4]. Founders are used to talking to customers and investors, and those styles are terrible for HN, so most Launch HNs need a lot of editing. Unlike the front page, this work should be scalable, but it has to be done by someone who's familiar with what HN likes and what its conventions are, and it hasn't (yet) proven easy to train anyone to do it—you sort of have to dip them in the vat of HN over and over until they get steeped, and most people don't want to be dipped in a vat, or at least not this vat. So in practice I still do the editing and am still the bottleneck. 40 startups are currently in the pipe and it's backing up faster than I can process them. Hence, new idea time: we're going to try aggregate launch threads for YC startups, tentatively called "Meet the Batch". These will be like Launch HNs, but with more than one startup, and shorter blurbs. Each startup will post its blurb as a comment and then HN readers can discuss and interact with the ones they find interesting. Since each of these will be in lieu of a Launch HN, the number of frontpage threads won't go up, but startup throughput will. We have no idea how well it will work—it's just an experiment. We'll probably start with one per week and do traditional Launch HNs the rest of the time. Which startups will get standalone Launch HNs vs. being in the aggregate threads? I'll decide that based mostly on what I think HN is likely to find interesting. That's not the same thing as which startups are good (or I think are good)! So anyway, that's the plan. I wanted to give you all a heads-up, first so you know what to expect, and second so we can answer any questions and have any meta discussion now, instead of later when comments should really be about the startups. If you have questions, feedback, flames, or hounds to unleash, have at it—also, any ideas about how we can do any of this better are most welcome. p.s. Late Sunday is probably the HN equivalent of a Friday news drop but it's the only spare time I had to write this. We might re-up this thread tomorrow (a la [5]) so others get the info. [1] https://ift.tt/3rnoN3h [2] https://ift.tt/3xJYW89 - the other two are job ads and orange usernames. [3] Past posts about this: https://ift.tt/3yteuxM... [4] https://ift.tt/3BdNgg2 [5] https://ift.tt/3vvVnAN
8 by dang | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Each YC startup gets one chance to do a Launch HN thread that gets placed on HN's front page [1]. This is one of the three things that HN gives back to YC in exchange for funding it [2]. We started doing them in 2017 and they've worked out pretty well over the years [3], I think mostly because they're more interesting than job ads. However, they have to be written in a special way for that to work (more on this below). Problem: HN's front page can only accommodate a fixed number of startups while YC keeps funding more (700+ a year and growing). We do two Launch HNs a day during the stampede before each Demo Day, but I think we overdid that in W21, and even 2 per day all year, which is out of the question, still wouldn't be enough. There's a second problem too: I work with the startups to edit their launch texts into a form that HN is more likely to find interesting. Mostly this consists of cajoling, persuading, and (when that fails) forcing them not to sound like marketing, sales, or PR. If you'd like to see the instructions I give founders, they're at [4]. Founders are used to talking to customers and investors, and those styles are terrible for HN, so most Launch HNs need a lot of editing. Unlike the front page, this work should be scalable, but it has to be done by someone who's familiar with what HN likes and what its conventions are, and it hasn't (yet) proven easy to train anyone to do it—you sort of have to dip them in the vat of HN over and over until they get steeped, and most people don't want to be dipped in a vat, or at least not this vat. So in practice I still do the editing and am still the bottleneck. 40 startups are currently in the pipe and it's backing up faster than I can process them. Hence, new idea time: we're going to try aggregate launch threads for YC startups, tentatively called "Meet the Batch". These will be like Launch HNs, but with more than one startup, and shorter blurbs. Each startup will post its blurb as a comment and then HN readers can discuss and interact with the ones they find interesting. Since each of these will be in lieu of a Launch HN, the number of frontpage threads won't go up, but startup throughput will. We have no idea how well it will work—it's just an experiment. We'll probably start with one per week and do traditional Launch HNs the rest of the time. Which startups will get standalone Launch HNs vs. being in the aggregate threads? I'll decide that based mostly on what I think HN is likely to find interesting. That's not the same thing as which startups are good (or I think are good)! So anyway, that's the plan. I wanted to give you all a heads-up, first so you know what to expect, and second so we can answer any questions and have any meta discussion now, instead of later when comments should really be about the startups. If you have questions, feedback, flames, or hounds to unleash, have at it—also, any ideas about how we can do any of this better are most welcome. p.s. Late Sunday is probably the HN equivalent of a Friday news drop but it's the only spare time I had to write this. We might re-up this thread tomorrow (a la [5]) so others get the info. [1] https://ift.tt/3rnoN3h [2] https://ift.tt/3xJYW89 - the other two are job ads and orange usernames. [3] Past posts about this: https://ift.tt/3yteuxM... [4] https://ift.tt/3BdNgg2 [5] https://ift.tt/3vvVnAN