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I think they meant to say ShareGrid. https://www.sharegrid.com/

Bulk mail is often produced using a letterpress-style machine. Personalized mail, on the other hand, is usually "handwritten" using a pen plotter (e.g., AxiDraw). https://axidraw.c…

Pass/fail grades are not factored into GPA calculations at Yale anyways. The idea behind a "universal pass" system is that it completely eliminates grades for the semester without …

Before we jump to conclusions... Undergraduates were forced off campus a few weeks ago. Imagine yourself in the shoes of an international student who left New Haven in a hurry. You…

I found some in the GitHub wiki (last edited in 2013, though). https://github.com/frab/frab/wiki/Screenshots

Duplicate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20422900

The polycarbonate substrate could degrade due to temperature, humidity, exposure to sunlight, and other environmental variables. These are concerns for institutions with large CD-b…

It might seem that way, but it's probably due to selection bias in the media. Normal business ideas don't generate interesting headlines.

The author shares my frustrations with Apple's scroll bar gimmicks. Honestly, I'm surprised that Sublime-style minimaps haven't been adopted by web browsers, word processors, and o…

Nearly all smart locks can be mechanically unlocked from the inside (as required by fire safety regulations).

BTW, I'd be happy to use it and share feedback. (email in profile)

It's analogous to watching trailers on YouTube before heading to the IMAX movie theater. You're making a better informed decision. They aren't substitute goods.

I would approach this as an inventory management problem (for which there are plenty of FOSS solutions). I'm not sure you require specialized software built for book/magazine colle…

Hi Henry — thanks for the reply. I appreciate your willingness to engage with the HN community. > Fortunately most of the negative comments you’ve read are either misrepresentation…

Sure, that's a fair point. As I said earlier, the fact that B&H treats its customers well does not imply that it treats employees with the same respect. While it's possible that al…

B&H's customer focus does not imply ethical behavior. They've been accused of racial/gender discrimination, unsafe working conditions, and harassment. [1] They recently settled wit…

Good luck! Let us know if there's a change in your conversion rate!

I completely agree with the negative feedback on your r/software post. [1] You should not require an email address in order to download free desktop software, especially when there…

KStars/Ekos is fantastic, especially the astrometry.net integration [1] for offline plate solving. [1] https://indilib.org/about/ekos/alignment-module.html

I was an undergraduate at Yale in 2015, and I agree with @krastanov's claim that the Christakis incident was a tipping point in a much larger struggle between students and administ…