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The Windows Start menu saga, from 1993 to todayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88ce1524fb4188ad282d0149f8936c&url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fgadgets%2F2015%2F08%2Fthe-windows-start-menu-saga-from-1993-to-today%2F&c=17802006806300686057&mkt=en-usWindows 95 launched exactly 20 years ago today, and though the operating system is long dead many of its ideas still live on. In celebration of 95's 20th birthday, we're revisiting our piece on the ...Aug 23, 2015 11:35 PM
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Ask HN: Staying Happyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10104051I really remember it, back to the time when i was in college, i have so much tasks. I needed to attend campus club. Lots of assignment. But the fact i was happy still surprises me.It has been ~1.5 years since i graduated from my college and got to work as a software engineer. I got decent job with decent salary (at least pretty good in my area). The workplace itself considered as a "fun" environment: sleeping pod, ping pong table, coffee machine and no cubicles. Also, workload is lighter than class assignments. But it seems like i am not happy anymore -- i don't know why. (Btw, yes, i do love coding. I do some of my pet projects in weekend)I tried to do so much things (to try) making myself happier: Cycling around the city, playing some game with friends; but none of them seems to be working.After all, i want to create happiness, not to "do something" or "buy something" to make myself happy. I know happiness is intrinsic and subjective. Two persons doing a same thing may perceive that Aug 22, 2015 10:41 PM
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Ask HN: Blockchainshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10032099More and more noise seems to be appearing about blockchains. I see the small benefit of use in transactions between organisations, but am struggling for the case for private blockchains and some points of cryptocurrency in general. I don’t know if this is the best place to ask, but everything online is full of jargon and is inaccessible to me.I have a few questions:- What are the benefits of using a private blockchain (should I be thinking of it as a replacement to a General Ledger?)? Is this just another name for a ledger with auditable history?- Can a blockchain exist without mining or without a currency/coin? Will all private blockchains need a “coin”? (eg the Goldman Sachs coin or ABC plumbing coin?)And another couple of broader questions- What keeps people interested in a blockchain (and currency) once all of the easy mining is done eg, for people joining later?- I see that transaction costs for bitcoin keep rising, is that related to the size of the blockchain?- I thought bitcoinAug 10, 2015 12:27 AM
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Janne Schaffer turnerar vidarehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b01178c1d419590bd597e8033c820&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nt.se%2Fkultur%2Fartikel%2Fjanne-schaffer-turnerar-vidare%2Flqqpnqel&c=16366292958824810688&mkt=en-usPå fredag kommer Janne Schaffer åter till Östergötland med sin Music Story. Den här gången är Husby Säteri i Söderköping spelplatsen. Det är naturligtvis ofrånkomligt att inte prata med Janne Schaffer ...Jul 22, 2015 8:17 AM
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ADHD patienter skulle utredas på Husby Säterihttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b01178c1d419590bd597e8033c820&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nt.se%2Fnyheter%2Fsoderkoping%2Fartikel%2Fadhd-patienter-skulle-utredas-pa-husby-sateri%2Flynx8n9j&c=15873682227417613757&mkt=en-usI maj startades en klinik på Husby Säteri för att utreda vuxna adhd-patienter. Efter bara några veckor lades verksamheten ner. Utkastade, säger en. Time out , säger en annan. – Det är en planerad time ...Jul 13, 2015 2:14 AM
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How the South Skews Americahttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a226efc394493b102c28a9fab1b2b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fmagazine%2Fstory%2F2015%2F07%2Fhow-the-south-skews-america-119725%2F&c=7870209208320968691&mkt=en-usMichael Lind is a Politico Magazine contributing editor and author of Made in Texas: George W. Bush and the Southern Takeover of American Politics. Every year the Fourth of July is marked by ringing ...Jul 2, 2015 5:00 PM
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MacOS is the new Windowshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9816994I'm typing this on my late 2010 MacBook Air. Recently I was starting having problems with it (you know when you type your password and the system does not recognize your key presses, etc.). And I thought, “Oh, ok, I have to accept that we live in a world of planned obsolesce (how else faster-than-a-gigahertz multi-gigabyte-RAM machine could become slow? If it is capable of real-time response to user's actions, it should respond in real-time) and I have to upgrade to get my job done”.So I switched to this new aesthetically marvelous wonder: an early 2015 13 inch MacBook Pro. In 5 days I'm using it the machine restarted two (or three?) times "because of problems" though it has much less software installed than my old rock-stable-in-comparison MacBook Air. And now I'm installing an OS update which already restarted my system twice. First it restarted the system, than it said, “Ooops, I cannot verify the update”, fiddled with it for several more minutes, restarted-downloaded-restarted... WJul 2, 2015 5:20 AM
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Let's Get Cooking With the 2015 MGM Resorts International Recipe Showdownhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8aed716b0a4ed4a2f2a64177601e8b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelpulse.com%2Fnews%2Fhotels-and-resorts%2Flets-get-cooking-with-the-2015-mgm-resorts-international-recipe-showdown&c=126495691067709545&mkt=en-usBack for a second consecutive year, the MGM Resorts International Recipe Showdown expanded to 16 cities across the U.S. and Canada, and this year it's open to travel professionals in addition to ...Jun 24, 2015 10:30 AM
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Let's Get Cooking With the 2015 MGM Resorts International Recipe Showdownhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ac2b93e3a40fd99cf6878b81eb432&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelpulse.com%2Fnews%2Fhotels-and-resorts%2Flets-get-cooking-with-the-2015-mgm-resorts-international-recipe-showdown&c=126495691067709545&mkt=en-usBack for a second consecutive year, the MGM Resorts International Recipe Showdown expanded to 16 cities across the U.S. and Canada, and this year it's open to travel professionals in addition to ...Jun 24, 2015 10:30 AM
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Patriot Act Section Goes Way Too Farhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9628531Via: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/letters/2015/05/29/letter-patriotact-sunset-senate-spying/28185561/"Section 215 of the Patriot Act is scheduled to sunset on Monday. This law was secretly interpreted to allow the mass surveillance of who you talk to on the phone. Such information can be deeply intimate and private: Consider, for instance, what you could infer from a record of numerous calls to a local oncology center and pharmacies. Section 215 is a pointless, expensive intrusion into the private life of every American. On May 22, the Senate voted against extending Section 215. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has indicated he will bring it up again for a lastminute vote on Sunday. I write to encourage local readers to ask their senators, especially McConnell and Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, not to extend these surveillance provisions because they run counter to the spirit and letter of the Constitution. Your say: Submit a letter to the editor (http://static.cincinnati.com/leMay 30, 2015 1:47 AM
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Ask HN: Why doesn't hn have a notification mechanism?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9502725//Half rant, half ask hn...please forgive.Why doesn't hn have a notification mechanism equivalent to reddit's orange-red?When someone posts something sensible in response to one of my comments on (any) social platform then I'd like to know about it so that I can thank them/respond/decide to ignore.hn does not do this - worse...recently responding to old comments was disabled.Now I appreciate hn's minimalistic design and that they don't bug me with adverts and random ad notifications...but this just seems broken when viewed in terms of the forum's broader purpose of facilitating dialog...May 7, 2015 12:47 AM
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A Fishy Business Is Up Next On 'Shark Tank'http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8980374b7d493094c69c6d963937d0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F79656-shark-tanks-world-record-striper-company-fishing-gear-is-available-now-so-you-can-be-all&c=17814108946959404064&mkt=en-usLook out — we've got a live one. The fishing company World Record Striper Company will appear on Shark Tank during Friday night's episode. I hope you like fish puns, because that is all you're going ...May 1, 2015 6:00 AM
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Matthew Mehan, "The American Book of Fables"http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8bbe5ac4a44e7aac6774a097f5ee4a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.c-span.org%2Fnetworks%2F%3Fchannel%3Dc-span-3&c=2424712928546351170&mkt=en-usThe University of Virginia's Miller Center examines Barack Obama's presidency with White House officials who worked in the 44th president's administration (2009-2017).Apr 23, 2015 9:55 AM
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Air Techniques introduces ProVecta HD Intraoral X-Ray Systemhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxQT1FneGc1UVVrc0kxMVlDY2pRMkcyMlEwTEhfcWpLSkQ5Nk84a1V1S0FVTkZVMG9hMFBKYmxQOTh3eUd5dzNsOFViV01mMFdhTGRsNmd1Nm90QV9scngtRDJJN1lLcEFUOHJtcXJxempCdWxKeWFRSDl5amlCeHVwZFFsSGF2ZmZrU1NNVzdKakZndXJ0bUZkRE1tY3VCZG1keEZNS1ByZk1rcWhiZ1RFX0pIS2VjWG45SzdIWEhhdHY1dw?oc=5Air Techniques introduces ProVecta HD Intraoral X-Ray System Dentistry IQFeb 20, 2015 8:00 AM
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Potentials for Wallpaper market in India until 2018http://www.marketreportsonindia.com/consumer-goods-market-research-reports-11561/wallpaper-marketdia-forecasts.htmlIndia has always had a giant industry for home decor stuffs, wallpapers are one of the most in demand among them. This report is an independent complete coverage of the niche and its market share in the Indian markets. It indicates the present trends and also puts through most likely trends for the industry until 2018. Therefore, the report is an essential "must have" document for the wallpaper industry business indulgers from India.Jan 24, 2015 12:20 PM
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XIII: The Conspiracyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d6ffc859476d89fb75663a267872&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.tvguide.com%2fmovies%2fxiii-the-conspiracy%2fcast%2f2030061832%2f&c=13982645734076928638&mkt=en-usThe first female US President Sally Sheridan is shot dead by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life, national security hot on his heels - or so ...Jan 19, 2015 10:36 PM
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XIII: The Conspiracyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85dcef64d4421f8f876a5f3d37fe1f&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.tvguide.com%2fmovies%2fxiii-the-conspiracy%2fcast%2f2030061832%2f&c=13982645734076928638&mkt=en-usThe first female US President Sally Sheridan is shot dead by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life, national security hot on his heels - or so ...Jan 19, 2015 10:36 PM
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XIII: The Conspiracyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e16c92814825b11bb8861aaf94fb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.tvguide.com%2fmovies%2fxiii-the-conspiracy%2fcast%2f2030061832%2f&c=13982645734076928638&mkt=en-usThe first female US President Sally Sheridan is shot dead by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life, national security hot on his heels - or so ...Jan 19, 2015 10:36 PM
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XIII: The Conspiracyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85dd2beb3645469c6e94bd5413c896&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.tvguide.com%2fmovies%2fxiii-the-conspiracy%2fcast%2f2030061832%2f&c=13982645734076928638&mkt=en-usThe first female US President Sally Sheridan is shot dead by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life, national security hot on his heels - or so ...Jan 19, 2015 10:36 PM
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XIII: The Conspiracyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d4f2d09c4d3a9869f6be10b6a498&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.tvguide.com%2fmovies%2fxiii-the-conspiracy%2fcast%2f2030061832%2f&c=13982645734076928638&mkt=en-usThe first female US President Sally Sheridan is shot dead by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life, national security hot on his heels - or so ...Jan 19, 2015 10:36 PM
