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Supercell likes Metacore’s games so much it just gave it another $180M credit linehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d43c2b4344cf681a8fd6a1b7ef9b5&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2021%2F05%2F05%2Fsupercell-likes-metacores-games-so-much-it-just-gave-it-another-180m-credit-line%2F&c=1744656872153496726&mkt=en-usMetacore, a Finnish mobile games company, seems to have an amazing “relationship” with Supercell, another (quite successful) Finnish mobile games company. Back in September 2020, Metacore raised $17.7 ...May 5, 2021 1:26 PM
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Show HN: Find out what music fellow HN users are listening tohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26799967Hey lovely HN crowd,I am currently building a little tool which works on top of Spotify. It is called tastemaker.cc and offers different ways to discover new music.The most recent feature I build is called GroupFun™ (name is still work in progress) and allows to join a Spotify playlists which is automatically populated with the favorite tracks of all participants.Not sure if it is a good idea (no clue if the platform can handle the traffic), but I would like to start the following experiment: A huge HN playlists to see what the HN crowd is listening to :DYou can either join the playlist by entering the code "hn" as group name on https://tastemaker.cc/ or directly via following link: https://tastemaker.cc/api/join/groupfun?code=hnAfter log in to your Spotify you can allow the application and will be added to the playlists.Let's see how my little project can handle this :)p.S. Yes I know it requires quite some privileges on your Spotify to get your top tracks...sorry that is how it is atApr 13, 2021 10:07 PM
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1980 AMC Pacer With Only 1,884 Miles Is a Malaise-Era Time Capsulehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d6a186a66406482d6736f95966b62&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoevolution.com%2Fnews%2F1980-amc-pacer-with-only-1884-miles-is-a-malaise-era-time-capsule-159200.html&c=13315012914598063830&mkt=en-usAmerican Motors Corporation (AMC) is mainly remembered as one of the many carmakers that failed to compete against Detroit's "Big Three," but it also built quite a few intriguing vehicles. The Pacer ...Apr 12, 2021 1:55 PM
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My Tastemaker service helps you to discover new music every dayhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26267021I love the Spotify recommendations, but they mostly recommend me the same music I am already listening to. Because of this I did build [Tastemaker](https://tastemaker.cc) a web service that analyses your Spotify taste and recommends music you would normally not listen to.At the moment there are three available playlists you can subscribe to which are then recalculated every night (4 am - CET, sorry Americans for you it is in the late evening):* [Newcomers](https://tastemaker.cc/newcomers) Analyses your taste and recommends you unknown musicians. I did find quite some new german Indie artists with less than 100 listeners per month with it* [ProducerPower](https://tastemaker.cc/producerpower) Finds out the producers of your favorite songs and recommends you other songs they worked on. The producers form the sound quite a lot of a song* [Tastebreaker](https://tastemaker.cc/tastebreaker) Checks your taste and recommends you songs from genres you normally don't listen to This playlists showFeb 25, 2021 7:24 PM
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Ask HN: How can I charge more and find more interesting work as an IC?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25400439I've been doing web development (JS) for nearly seven years. I've raised my rate quite a bit but at this point I think I'm getting close to hitting a ceiling / local maximum for "generic React developer". I do put a lot of emphasis on solving challenging problems (so not just generic CRUD apps) and delivering real business value, and I'm not afraid to raise my rate, but I work through recruiters because I haven't done a lot of highly visible work or blogging, and as such I don't have a reputation of any kind to leverage.I'm happy to blog and, following Patrick McKenzie's and Thomas Ptacek's advice, I don't have a problem raising my rates. I think what's holding me back is being unable to decide on a field / niche to really own. My current specialty is design systems, and I'm getting to know then pretty well, but I'm not sure how translate that skillset into charging more than a React developer without a specialty might.I'm considering changing niches and going back-end, or maybe full-sDec 12, 2020 6:45 PM
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Show HN: Probably the most comprehensive weather API currently availablehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25395769This was posted before but I'm quite pleased to share a major update for https://oikolab.com.We now have available seven decades of hourly weather data starting from 1950 for any location in the world, thanks to the recent publication of ERA5 reanalysis data from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). ERA5 is gap-free, gridded dataset generated using data assimilation method (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_assimilation), similar to NWP models but with the benefit of hindsight.As far as we're aware of, we're the first weather data service provider to have this extensive range of coverage accessible via REST API, where one can quickly query time-series of weather parameters for any location in seconds rather than hours or days from the original source.Here are some stats:Coverage: Global, from 1950 to 10 days aheadSpatial Resolution: 0.25 deg x 0.25 deg (lat x lon)Temporal Resolution: HourlyWeather Parameters: ~30, including longwave/shortwave radiation, wetbulb Dec 12, 2020 5:09 AM
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Launch HN: PostEra (YC W20) Medicinal Chemistry-as-a-Service and Covid Moonshothttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23700275Hey everyone! We’re Alpha, Matt and Aaron, co-founders of PostEra (https://postera.ai/). The title above is quite a mouthful (we used all 80 characters) so we'll begin by breaking down what it means.What is medicinal chemistry? It’s part of discovering new drugs. A drug hunter decides what disease to focus on and then selects ‘targets’: usually proteins whose activity is key to the disease. Then they look for a molecule that can ‘hit’ that target and stimulate a response which will hopefully have beneficial effects. Developing such a molecule that is potent and safe is medicinal chemistry.Despite it being a crucial part of drug development, this field has relied on trial-and-error approaches—a very expensive way to muddle toward a drug. Where computational tools have been used, they have emphasized the 'best' designs without any awareness of what it would take to physically make the drug in a lab and test it. Our approach is to apply computational methods that know how to make these deJul 1, 2020 11:27 AM
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Ask HN: I love programming, but I want to learn *everything* about my van. Tips?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23653509I'm in my thirties and never owned a car until I got this campervan.So now not only do I have this magical machine that can take me places in ways that I never quite appreciated before, but said machine is also my home, magically offering water via an electric pump, electricity via a secondary battery that should but doesn't charge when driving, and various other comforts.I'm sure this might sound silly to those for whom cars are a part of daily life, but when I'm driving, just the engine sound and the terrible smell of what is either the toilet/gray waste tank sloshing or something related to the engine, well, it's intoxicating.And I don't know if it's because it's an older vehicle (late 80s), but I basically go to fifth and final gear by 80 Km/h, so it feels like the thing is on overdrive whenever I'm going 100 or occasionally 120 on the highway.Mostly I just marvel at this thing that apparently relatively low-schooled mechanics can fix part by part, and yet somehow with a a few liteJun 26, 2020 4:04 PM
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The Fundamental Theorem of Politics?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21917326Here's my game-theory-style explanation of politics:Let "A" and "B" represent individual candidates, political parties or both.A and B want to win elections.A wins the election.Question: What does B --the loser-- need to do in order to win the next election? Case 1: A has bad ideas and may or may not be competent B can win the next election by staying out of the way, allowing A to push their agenda forward. A will deliver negative results and people will elect B at the next possible opportunity. Case 2: A has middle-of-the-range ideas and may or may not be competent B has to do just enough to ensure A's outcomes are negative. Without this subtle influence A could get lucky. If B can nudge A into delivering negative results, B can win. B has to interfere and sabotage while making sure they are not connected to the failures. Case 3: A has excellent ideas and is quite able to deliver B's only option is war against A. This means character destruction, interference, sabotage, time-wasting, Dec 30, 2019 10:39 PM
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Spies in Disguise Reviewhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d355cc2b34fc994b326354ffa4286&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F12%2F24%2Fspies-in-disguise-review&c=6151018793869989801&mkt=en-usWith the next James Bond movie not out for another few months, you may be pining for a good spy flick. Well, it’s not quite 007, but the new animated film Spies in Disguise has gadgets, the world’s ...Dec 23, 2019 6:30 PM
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‘Sick, Sick, Sick’ Teaser: Obsessive Love Reigns Supreme in Alice Furtado’s Cannes Feature Debut — Exclusivehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d27ac0b6b4f2ba4e49a83e9ec3591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiewire.com%2Ffeatures%2Fgeneral%2Fsick-sick-sick-teaser-alice-furtado-cannes-1202129632%2F&c=1898105337241961007&mkt=en-usThe Brazilian filmmaker will make her feature directorial debut with a tale of the "destabilizing potential" of a propulsive high school-set love story. There’s nothing quite like first love, and in ...May 1, 2019 4:00 AM
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Ask HN: Anyone else feel people here are a bit too harsh on advertising?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18378158Or marketing in general?Because from what I've seen it, it seems like a decent chunk of Hacker News users think marketing is evil incarnate, some unethical manipulation tactic that's outright damaging to society. For example, in the comments here:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18377296Or here:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18334263But I'm not sure I agree with this. For one thing, not all (or to be honest, even most) marketing or advertising is necessarily dishonest, sometimes it's just mentioning what exists and showing how it works.Quite a lot of media trailers are that way really. Virtually every major Nintendo Switch game trailer is about as straight forward as you can get.I also think people forget exactly how much comes under advertising in general. A company's website is a marketing arm for them. The packaging of the product is. Obviously any trailers or presentations they hold (looks at Apple) are. Is that a bad thing? Not sure I'd say Apple having a flashier websitNov 4, 2018 9:29 PM
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Ask HN: How to take advantage of living in the Bay?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18113857Before moving to the Bay, I had hoped that the Bay to America would be like America to the rest of the world.I grew up in a developing country with an authoritarian government. Moving from there to an American liberal arts college, I learned a lot more about how the world works: politics, economy, technology, history, arts--the whole gamut. But a lot of that learning didn't happen just because I was in America. It happened also because I reached out the right people and was open the right opportunities.Now I'm in the Bay area working in data science for one of FAANG. My daily life so far has been 9-5 at the company, 3 meals at the company, conversions with people at the company. The work is interesting, but certainly not mind-blowing (given that I'm quite similar to my teammates--we're all hired by the same standards after all.)How to take advantage of being in the Bay to grow intellectually? Like when I moved to the States, I want to make a conscious effort to grow. Should I reach outOct 1, 2018 3:54 PM
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Doula Shares Incredible Photo of What a Cervix Looks Like Before Baby Comes Busting Outhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d240f54d24bdd98237821cb5d74e6&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcafemom.com%2Fparenting%2F212270-what-cervix-looks-like-dilating&c=13287839528206205421&mkt=en-usWhen a mom delivers a baby, she isn't the only one doing a ton of work — so is her cervix. Although most women have never seen theirs, expectant moms certainly hear quite a bit about this crucial part ...May 17, 2018 10:23 AM
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'Gundam Versus' Review: A Bit By The Numbers But Still A Great Multiplayer Gamehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d6bcf111149a9bc1adf23ee686b4d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgames%2F2017%2F07%2F17%2Fgundam-versus-review-a-bit-by-the-numbers-but-still-a-great-multiplayer-game%2F&c=15680889753894065828&mkt=en-usBack in 2010, Bandai Namco wanted to reboot its Gundam Versus series on more modern hardware. This was because the previous games in the series despite being good were functionally quite limited. The ...Jul 16, 2017 9:05 PM
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Ask HN: What are some “damn good” fiction books to read next?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14761906As an avid reader, I've been jumping back in to the world of literature after quite a long sabbatical. I purchased a Kindle back in December of 2015 and it's been a great investment thus far.Basically, I read tons of non fiction and follow breaking tech news on sites like these so I get a little burnt out when I go to read books like:- Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Live-Computer-Science-Decisions/dp/1627790365)- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095)I recently read:- Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel (https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Penumbras-24-Hour-Bookstore-Novel/dp/1250037751)last fall and loved it; diving back into the world of fiction and fantasy. Do y'all have any other suggestions?Jul 13, 2017 3:09 PM
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New Edition’s 25 Greatest Songshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d4034dda74e249b3340580fec81fc&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheboombox.com%2Fnew-editions-25-greatest-songs%2F&c=15510676145186041115&mkt=en-usNew Edition has quite a legacy. The six-man R&B group has amassed a serious discography of hits. From their early days as an 80s bubblegum teen act through their evolution into polished 90s R&B ...Jan 26, 2017 9:58 AM
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Ask HN: Learning ASP/C# for new job, recommendations?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12198938TL;DR; Recommendations for someone with PHP/MySQL skill, trying to learn ASP.NET/C#---In a few months time I'm going to be starting a new job, in short the company creates a number of PaaS/SaaS services and the software stack is Microsoft (C#, SQL and ASP.NET)My specific role relates to the physical supporting networks and infrastructure, along with the design of how the services actually operate, so while there is no requirement for me to do any developing or even understand the platform code, I am still really interested in getting a base knowledge.Also I've always used bits of PHP/MySQL in my own time for personal projects, and also in the work place to simplify/automate some of the more boring jobs, not quite DevOps but I'm sure you get the idea. As i'm going to be surrounded by ASP/C# developers it seems logical that if I build any tools there it's not in PHP, so again I'm not trying to be a 'developer' in a few months, but I would like to be able to actually create something usefJul 31, 2016 9:22 PM
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Israel: amazing hub for amazing startups. Here 10 that deserve more attentionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12049175With more than 7,000 startups, Israel is considered the world’s second largest hub of entrepreneurship after the USA according to the Global Startup Ranking Ecosystem 2015. This result is quite impressive, especially if one considers that the country population adds up to only 8,5 million people.An HBR research listed three main reasons underlying these astonishing results: the early role of military R&D and the mandatory military service role in building entrepreneurial culture, good relations with the U.S. and the fact that early success breeds continued success.The average funding round is $12.15 million according to the 2015 Annual Report on Startup and Venture Capital in Israel (only considering rounds above above $500,000) and foreign investors, China in particular, play an important role.We decided to analyse this fascinating market and to highlight 10 startups that are growing under the radar. We believe they deserve to be discovered, and who knows, maybe one day they will becoJul 7, 2016 1:33 PM
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Volaris looks to expand flights between Texas, Mexicohttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88f5376e124dcaafe0586ec0344c6f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fbusiness%2Farticle%2FVolaris-looks-to-expand-flights-between-Texas-6861037.php&c=17289367960738535546&mkt=en-usVolaris, a low-cost Mexican airline with flights between Houston and Guadalajara, is looking to expand in the United States. "As we look beyond 2015, we do see quite a lot of potential for us to open ...Feb 29, 2016 12:41 PM
