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It can vary a lot depending on location, but here's a search on zillow to give you a sense of the market in California: https://bit.ly/3gEqOkw (bitly link, because the URL specifyi…

They all do this now, to one degree or another. [1] [2] The economics are even worse (because they don't get a cut from the restaurant), so these types of orders are either very hi…

I don't actually think the celebrities are contributing purely out of an altruistic desire to 'give back'. I think that's _great_ marketing by Masterclass, but the primary thing ce…

A lot of these restaurants _do_ have a PC + printer in a back room or office somewhere. If the restaurant is owned by a group (or small chain), that setup may only exist at one loc…

The short answer is 'yes' — fax machines are actually a pretty great solution to this problem. If you think about it, there isn't really that much overhead for having a fax line an…

This has only ever been true for MMS received from Sprint users. Google Voice & Sprint's current FAQ indicates that MMS no longer works, even on Sprint [1]. [1] https://support.goo…

As a former Bloomberg intern, you're right – you try very hard to make sure interns are working on real projects that are deliverable over the course of the summer. That said, the …

You were really stretching on some of these. Sure, there will be software to assist any of these professions but that doesn't mean all the people in the profession should become pr…

Hey HN, I've been teaching an artist friend of mine how to code. She's been loving it and recently has started to incorporate programming concepts into her other art. She's plannin…

There's a lot of really great support in the robotics community. ROS, Robot OS, works great in ubuntu and makes it really easy to get data out of the kinect. http://www.ros.org/wik…

From Jeremy Stoppelman's written testimony, as posted on Yelp's blog (here: http://officialblog.yelp.com/2011/09/seeking-a-level-playing... ): "In 2010, Google began incorporating …

Is there something about this page that I'm missing? Why is this on the front page of HN? There are plenty of other websites to post interesting internet miscellany, but as far as …

Whoops, so I did. Fixed.

TI's new uC platform is the MSP430 LaunchPad. They're only $4.30 shipped! Not as user friendly, though, so if you're new to this kind of thing, the Arduino might be a better place …

I get the same thing on Chrome (Mac, 5.0.375.125) if the window is too narrow.

Interestingly enough, Bloomberg has started offering "Quant" tools to MLB teams: http://www.bloombergsports.com/proofferings/ They specialize in providing data and analytics on fin…

The article mentions Google Font API and Typekit as sources of fonts online, but there's another option that's worth looking at: The Open Font Library ( http://openfontlibrary.org/…

The issue people are upset about isn't what Verizon was willing to commit to -- obviously any concessions from them that move toward an open and neutral internet are a positive ste…

It doesn't quite fit the bill of replacing TechShop, but you should check out Alpha One Labs ( http://www.alphaonelabs.com/ ). It's a community hackerspace in Brooklyn that follows…

As is the case with many students, I am currently approaching the end of my undergraduate education and I am faced with a decision about what to do next. I am in the unusual positi…