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13,223karma·911submissions·April 6, 2011
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I haven't read Finkel's book on Christopher Knight, but other pieces on Knight were discussed here, with distinct tones to the discussions. Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the…
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Previous discussions: Handbook of Applied Cryptography (2001) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6002694 - July 2013 (19 comments) Handbook of Applied Cryptography (2001) - h…
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Previous discussions: NASA’s open source projects - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3427413 - January 2012 (18 comments) NASA Open Source Software - https://news.y…
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Probably as good a time as any to re-link the Mother Jones piece "Daniel Ellsberg on the Limits of Knowledge": https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/02/d…
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Related: Tom Brown Is on a Mission to Restore Appalachia's Rare and Lost Apples (2021) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31457804 - May 2022 (18 comments)…
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Keyboard Maestro is an integral part of how I use a computer. I've been using it since 2005 (v2) and it's easily among the primary reasons I can't imagine using a different OS platform.…
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Related: All of the vehicle license plates available in America https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37209888 — August 2023 (277 comments)…
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I have one of these PowerBooks, the 500 MHz Pismo. I bought it the day it was discontinued (intentionally), using a friend who could get it with a student discount. My memory is it cost me $2,000 betw…
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Here or elsewhere I’ve long followed these rules for commenting: 1. Be respectful. 2. Stay on topic. 3. Move the conversation forward. This sounds like a repetition of #2 but there is often a distinct…
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There was an open letter to all iPhone users when, just a few months after the device became available, Apple cut the price. https://web.archive.org/web/20070914154202/http:&…
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Similarly, this was a great line from the LA Times obituary for Robertson: >As the Band’s chief songwriter and grand conceptualist, Robertson turned old American folklore into modern myths, a knack…
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> Use headphones or a great stereo system and turn the volume up enough so that you can really enjoy the incredible sounds. I'm already well-versed in the Steely Dan catalog, but I got a good…
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When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, he said there was a need for a new UI. The issue, as he said [1], was that the hardware of then-current smartphones was present and unchangeable whether or not t…
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Not my site. I submitted this less for conversation—there probably isn't much to say that here hasn't already been said innumerable times—but in hopes that people will contribute to the site…
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Epstein being interviewed on the Econtalk podcast provides a good introduction to the book. https://www.econtalk.org/david-epstein-on-mastery-specializa... …
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Chefs are most definitely hackers, just operating in a different medium.
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The iPad did not get a particularly warm welcome. In defense of 2010 HN commenters, not that many people commented, and what was written from announcement toward release (and afterward) trended toward…