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Comment #42247200
Beautiful!
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Comment #30830357
Someone could add an approximation range syntax if they derived their own fuzzy dates specification. I've been considering the problem of fuzzy dates for a project idea. Maybe some…
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Comment #27595690
I work 7-hour days, but I might work 2 or 3 hours during that time. A lot of the time I find the work unbearable and can only bring myself to do it in short intervals. When the tas…
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Comment #26069751
I wonder how the ASKAP dataset will compare when it's rendered as an image
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Comment #25298668
Approximation for the ASKAP images with help from Wolfram Alpha, .83 spheres is 10.4 steradians, so 903*70 billion is 63.21 trillion pixels, at ~1.65e-13 steradians/pixel, though t…
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Ask HN: Askap Dataset in Steradians/Pixel
Can someone figure out the pixel size of the new ASKAP dataset ("which covers 83% of the sky, is a combination of 903 individual images, each containing 70 billion pixels" [1]) in …
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Comment #23552452
The only thing that gets me is that unlike EI, CERB is not taxed up front, so many low-income Canadians claiming it are going to owe taxes on it next year. I would rather it be tax…
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Comment #23169152
This issue came up for me recently when signing up for Audible. You get 1 free audiobook/month but have to verify a credit card before the free trial month. I imagined this was to …
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Comment #22321513
I finished the survey and clicked "get my personal results" - email is required to receive the results, but you can "Join" without providing an email.
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Comment #13913760
What is 'UK energy use'? The title should tell what the article is about.
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Comment #13829168
How can they tax sun collection, that is sickening.
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Comment #13445683
The title of this article is missing a crucial "in 2 weeks" that actually gives meaning to 6 miles. I can't believe how poorly articles are titled. Qualifying information takes a f…
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Comment #11666303
I would love a new text entry method using gloves or finger/toe trackers. For recording thoughts while on the go.
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Comment #11380686
TODO: Create brand and company with open source designs, versioned products, and sell just above cost!
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Comment #11246516
I suggest loading Papier on the new tab page only if it isn't yet open. If it's already open, the new tab page could show frequently visited, bookmarks, and search as before.
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Comment #10763977
We have no idea how many people think they have to give their email in order to keep reading. I've met a handful of very average people who wouldn't see the "X" or know how to reac…
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Comment #10734029
Feels like we can imagine how we'll define the future: Government and industry will react in ways we understand to initiatives of our own. They'll be quick to allow any motions tha…
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Comment #10610241
I hadn't heard about it till now. I'm not affected because I didn't invest in the feature in any way, or know anyone who did. Yet I can appreciate the "outrage" from the perspectiv…
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Comment #10585028
I wonder if this keeps people mystified when they visit the news feed, wondering what's beyond the fold and scrolling their hours away.
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Ask HN: Resource for estimating UI design costs
I was wondering if there is a site that estimates the "intrinsic weight" or minimal memory footprint of UI components like UIViewController (iOS) and LinearLayout (Android) in diff…
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Comment #10287192
I've been interested in a conlanging IDE for a long time. Good moment to raise the idea to others' attention? The only general-purpose one I'm aware of is this: http://sulmere.tumb…
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Comment #9964146
I constantly get the sense that I am missing whole swaths of the configuration options available in mobile and web development. The fact is, a dedicated team with experience will k…
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Comment #9765633
I perceive the condensed sentence fragment (as requested for Angular) as a conceptual gist, which is all it really is (a few words to suggest the bigger picture), not a title (each…
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Comment #9316928
Nice! Thank you
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Comment #9316908
Sure. I've been developing it mostly in journals, as I do a ton of writing, and I've been interested in the concept of constructed language since high-school. Currently I have just…