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Shout out to anyone else on HN who grew up in Kinderhook NY!

how could they forget to mention the Talespin Iron Vulture when talking fictional versions!.. that will always be my vision of a flying aircraft carrier! https://talespin.fandom.co…

I wonder if this will impact api.weather.gov.. I hacked a little wunderground inspired dashboard a while back ( https://weather.nikolaj.dev ) that I still use most days.. but have …

The cliche responses, but.. Sports offer similar flow states,. but do require some effort to get to that point. Additional bonus is you get fit and meet people as well . Personally…

> it is okay to be a complete beginner at stuff Understanding this before 30 is a super power.

The counterpoint is all the security issues generated when dev teams re-implement the already-well-implemented. Your points are valid, but as with anything, it is not cut and dry.

This is not the normal Economist, but their lifestyle rag "1843", which does tend towards more trivial cheeky long form articles

my nokia 770 disagrees (from the bottom of a tub of old cables and networking gear)

same experience level, similar formula. Take your gut estimate, double it, double that new value, then add another "increment". e.g. say you think it will take a day, so 2 days, 4 …

I can't even count the number of times I have seen privileged information dropped onto a "presentation" laptop during a meeting. I hope they are better at controlling that than mos…

Consider joining a Code for America Brigade (brigade.codeforamerica.org)! I am a member of Open San Diego (opensandiego.org), where we work on projects in partnership with local go…

CadQuery (python lib that wraps freecad's CAD kernel) is a bit more similar to a traditional CAD system in terms of how it constructs parts (workplane, etc). Also, onshape.com (com…

Python used to have a cute hand-drawn animal logo too. In fact there are old comments on HN from '05 when people lamented the loss of the old logo.. http://www.demiurgo.org/charlas…

Admittedly this is only partially informed, but I am pretty sure most animals don't have access to enough calories to be obese. And those that do (e.g. pets, zoo animals) are (some…

I bought an ASUS c302 Chromebook for $500 earlier this year, and somehow this doesn't seem that different. More CPU/RAM (does this matter on a chromebook), and maybe a pen. The c30…

I am taking pilot's lessons right now, and this is pretty essential to the process. Talking through a maneuver or procedure, combined with checklists, is very core to what I have s…

not to mention the assertion of 52% is based upon a link to an article that references (but does not link) to a 2014 study ( https://iabuk.net/about/press/archive/more-women-now-pl…

The challenge we faced and still face is more making it clear on how to classify time to the rank and file team (I work in a digital agency). We are pretty much ~90% now.. ..some l…

If you work in a related field (e.g. digital agency, web development company, devops), check to see if you signed an employment agreement or confidentiality agreement. Read it care…

And probably encourage prospective employees to violate employment contracts / confidentiality agreements in the process. Not exactly the best thing to do and/or broadcast. How do …

I can't help but think of a Simpsons episode. ... but who will eat all the Darkling Beetles? Oh, no problem for that we brought in Malaysian bats. But what about all the bats? Oh w…

It is nice to have NIH give us a good justification for having a surfboard rack in the office :)

Agreed! My point was not against the home cleaning industry, as it was the "dispatch-as-value-add" model. Tax and liability are probably the biggest "headaches" that could be manag…

I see this a bit differently. Uber and AirBnB caters to immediate needs for a short term engagement, so the dispatching capabilities are the real value (find me someone who can do …