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Elite: Remembering the Original Open-Worldhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a853930969a42a6bfe5fae096f39182&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gamespot.com%2farticles%2felite-remembering-the-original-open-world%2f1100-6419961%2f&c=7485454407852247235&mkt=en-usGameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. I was maybe a little young to have fully appreciated the space ...Jun 2, 2014 4:26 PM
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Elite: Remembering the Original Open-Worldhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a852f02afd04124bc4345e853b50b40&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gamespot.com%2farticles%2felite-remembering-the-original-open-world%2f1100-6419961%2f&c=7485454407852247235&mkt=en-usGameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. I was maybe a little young to have fully appreciated the space ...Jun 2, 2014 4:26 PM
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Elite: Remembering the Original Open-Worldhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a853f699711481189aa719d3cc619e0&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gamespot.com%2farticles%2felite-remembering-the-original-open-world%2f1100-6419961%2f&c=7485454407852247235&mkt=en-usGameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. I was maybe a little young to have fully appreciated the space ...Jun 2, 2014 4:26 PM
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Ask HN: Need of a much better GitHub/Gitlab?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7618161Github [1] has become slow and the hosted solution (enterprise version) is too costly, so we have been using Gitlab which is a Github like repository hosting platform that also has issue tracking and merge/pull request based workflow and integration with its CI (gitlab-ci project).In the past couple of months, we've been facing a lot of problems for example -- Gitlab has broken our development workflow (due to bugs in it), the web hooks would stop working, the merge request diffs would be too slow to load, sometimes the ruby based backend would blow up and give us 500 etc. So, we've started working on a single page webapp based on Go and AngularJS that just does minimalistic things that we need. We wanted a tool that is easy to manage and install so we chose Go (single binary) and we wanted to keep the frontend easy to implement and use so we chose AngularJS (single page app).What are the pain points you've faced while using these tools, and what features etc. you want in it and will yApr 20, 2014 7:30 PM
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Graphic Design: Always With Honor make a customisable typeface out of flagshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTFBYXzZSZjRkZmNEQUlSZ1BZc1JQbTQ2YmtDTmc3YjltOHd2ZkE1c1otY1VFQUpWSGd5TDNvVGZra0RFckZGbXFlUEhMc2FVUm9QQi1yOTUwSkZqVDBVbkdDaUIySGMzUDV1TTN6b09NcTNiUQ?oc=5Graphic Design: Always With Honor make a customisable typeface out of flags It's Nice ThatMar 25, 2014 7:00 AM
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How Stories Change the Brainhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88d21e8e264a4aa23e791d3dc5788e&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreatergood.berkeley.edu%2Farticle%2Fitem%2Fhow_stories_change_brain&c=12120734569994440856&mkt=en-usThat’s what Ben’s father says to the camera as we see Ben play in the background. Ben is two years old and doesn’t know that a brain tumor will take his life in a matter of months. Ben’s father tells ...Dec 16, 2013 4:00 PM
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How Stories Change the Brainhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89dd543b024e28b9039a312d8b667a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreatergood.berkeley.edu%2Farticle%2Fitem%2Fhow_stories_change_brain&c=12120734569994440856&mkt=en-usThat’s what Ben’s father says to the camera as we see Ben play in the background. Ben is two years old and doesn’t know that a brain tumor will take his life in a matter of months. Ben’s father tells ...Dec 16, 2013 4:00 PM
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How Stories Change the Brainhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c520b3e143c6a8e0e57dafcee6a2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreatergood.berkeley.edu%2Farticle%2Fitem%2Fhow_stories_change_brain&c=12120734569994440856&mkt=en-usThat’s what Ben’s father says to the camera as we see Ben play in the background. Ben is two years old and doesn’t know that a brain tumor will take his life in a matter of months. Ben’s father tells ...Dec 16, 2013 4:00 PM
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Help choose which Linux distro saves the earth from alien invasion.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6880434This post is for something I have made. So it is, by definition, self promoting. But I know many of you will be interested. So, with that in mind, I'm going to post it anyway.I have almost finished a novel. And I need help getting some dedicated writing time to get the last ~10k words down and final edits in place.The book, “Steve’s Laptop”, is a Sci-Fi Comedy about a developer named Steve who, while working at “the world’s largest software company” near Seattle, is trying to save the world from an alien invasion. Primarily with his laptop. Hence the title.If I were forced to compare it to something I would call it: “They Live” + “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” + “The IT Crowd“.I'm holding a "Help me finish this book" sale/fundraiser. A pay-what-you-want deal where you get my existing books, and get a chance to take part in shaping a small part of the book itself.Specifically, you get to vote on which Linux distro is used on "Steve's Laptop". If you want to see Arch save the world fDec 10, 2013 1:03 PM
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Ask HN: Does anyone get numbness in the pinky?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6620337I recently started getting numbness in my left pinky. Here is a little background on me: An amateur coder who spends many hours every day on his laptop (although recently I haven't been doing enough coding practise). I'm left handed, mainly stick to ubuntu and tend to use gvim, I hardly ever use emacs. I looked up "emacs pinky", but this seems to be associated with pain in the finger (here's a nice picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielsaldana/4468068807/in/photostream/). I had a quick look at carpal tunnel syndrome, but this is associated with the median nerve. The pinky is innervated by the ulnar nerve, and I can't recall any injuries in the past few days. Also over the last few months I have made an effort to keep a reasonable sitting position when typing. Anyone with similar experiences? I am not asking for medical advice or an "online diagnosis", since I can make an appointment with the local witch doctor after the weekend finishes.Oct 27, 2013 1:23 AM
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OwnerView launches “OwnerView Host” programhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89616213384305815cf64e4c27dc5b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.drf.com%2Fnews%2Fownerview-launches-ownerview-host-program&c=7345343754062131448&mkt=en-usOwnerView, a joint initiative between The Jockey Club and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, has launched a new service called “OwnerView Host” to provide individual mentorship for new ...Oct 22, 2013 6:52 AM
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How the Flag Came to be Called Old Gloryhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8974cb07774e08ab0cc9b3dfb1aee2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithsonianmag.com%2Fhistory%2Fhow-the-flag-came-to-be-called-old-glory-18396%2F&c=7658987972972103878&mkt=en-usA tale of fidelity, family feud and argument over ownership is the subject of a new inquiry by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Old Glory, the weather-beaten 17- by 10-foot banner ...Sep 30, 2013 8:00 PM
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CheapAir.com Releases Holiday Cheap Flights Index™http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85dfe4e6ad4e9c969ef1b9e677bb89&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.edn.com%2fcheapair-com-releases-holiday-cheap-flights-index%2f&c=5895763186634003321&mkt=en-us“Holiday airfares can fluctuate dramatically and it's not too early to start thinking about your travel plans,” said Jeff Klee, CEO of CheapAir. “Our goal is to give travelers the data and knowledge ...Sep 18, 2013 3:41 AM
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Agora Cyber Charter Schoolhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89e53bd9d84ee7b96317276e8b960b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usnews.com%2Feducation%2Fbest-high-schools%2Fpennsylvania%2Fdistricts%2Fagora-cyber-charter-school%2Fagora-cyber-charter-school-16750&c=7386327721721789065&mkt=en-usHigh school students take AP® exams and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam ...Aug 17, 2013 5:00 PM
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Gone Home Reviewhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a893c7c687342cbbf9af71fbad17849&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F08%2F15%2Fgone-home-review&c=15918381137183604014&mkt=en-usOne of the most rewarding moments of Gone Home, and any work of fiction for that matter, is when you take a jumbled mess of oddly shaped metaphorical puzzle pieces and finally put them together to ...Aug 15, 2013 3:23 PM
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World's Roundest Objecthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMByI4s-D-Y%3Fhd%3D1The world's roundest object helps solve the longest running problem in measurement -- how to define the kilogram. A kilogram isn't what it used to be. Literally. The original name for it was the 'grave', proposed in 1793 but it fell victim to the French Revolution like its creator, Lavoisier. So begins the tale of the most unusual SI unit. The kilogram is the only base unit with a prefix in its name, and the only one still defined by a physical artifact, the international prototype kilogram or IPK.But the problem with this definition has long been apparent. The IPK doesn't seem to maintain its mass compared to 40 similar cylinders minted at the same time. The goal is therefore to eliminate the kilogram's dependence on a physical object. Two main approaches are being considered to achieve this end: the Avogadro Project and the Watt Balance.The Avogadro project aims to redefine Avogadro's constant (currently defined by the kilogram -- the number of atoms in 12 g of carbon-12) and reverseAug 3, 2013 12:21 PM
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Tools to monitor website performance?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6068848Hi,I'm curious what the current state-of-art for website performance monitoring is?Most of the tools I've seen are either Pingdom-style applications, which simply tell you if a website if up or down, or they're like YSlow-style, which run a bunch of tests to see if you're following best practices.But is there something like say, Chrome's SpeedTracer that you could run as a service, and monitor your website's performance over time? Or before/after each commit?What would you guys recommend to track the performance of your own website over time, or gather deep-level metrics?Could you use something like PhantomJS to achieve this?Are there any existing open-source projects that already do this?Cheers , VictorJul 19, 2013 8:06 AM
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Surgery versus Physical Therapy for a Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritishttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a893f862ebc43b18c99e707ffa2fdb4&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nejm.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1056%2FNEJMoa1301408&c=18287282666157762210&mkt=en-usWhether arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for symptomatic patients with a meniscal tear and knee osteoarthritis results in better functional outcomes than nonoperative therapy is uncertain. We ...May 1, 2013 5:00 PM
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How Chavez Changed Venezuela's Telenovelashttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88d3a6862143cf962c435034f09f7b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2013%2F04%2F12%2F177004540%2Fvenezuelas-telenovelas&c=8594835768626352858&mkt=en-usMorning Edition has been reporting from Venezuela this week about the legacy of the late President Hugo Chavez. During the two years Chavez spent in prison for an attempted coup in 1992, he never ...Apr 12, 2013 2:00 AM
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How Chavez Changed Venezuela's Telenovelashttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8928726d3d4a5bb4ac7526016e5f0a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2013%2F04%2F12%2F177004540%2Fvenezuelas-telenovelas&c=8594835768626352858&mkt=en-usMorning Edition has been reporting from Venezuela this week about the legacy of the late President Hugo Chavez. During the two years Chavez spent in prison for an attempted coup in 1992, he never ...Apr 12, 2013 2:00 AM
