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The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be': 20 Wisdom-Speaking Covershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83bf5070964ecda3e6fba8ae232104&url=https%3a%2f%2fultimateclassicrock.com%2fbeatles-let-it-be-covers%2f&c=1723053379887104380&mkt=en-usEven if you don't know much about the Beatles, you're probably familiar with "Let It Be," the No. 1 title track of the band's last album. "Let It Be" was a huge hit when it was released as a single in ...Aug 16, 2023 8:04 AM
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The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be': 20 Wisdom-Speaking Covershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83b96a9d454e0d9acaf82a8866b794&url=https%3a%2f%2fultimateclassicrock.com%2fbeatles-let-it-be-covers%2f&c=1723053379887104380&mkt=en-usEven if you don't know much about the Beatles, you're probably familiar with "Let It Be," the No. 1 title track of the band's last album. "Let It Be" was a huge hit when it was released as a single in ...Aug 16, 2023 8:04 AM
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Tell HN: I learnt some new things while working on my projecthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36454949Recently I worked on a simulation analysis which taught me several things:- To get the most out of Python, you really need efficient libraries like Numpy. I started off my project in pure Python and some Pandas. But soon I realized it was painfully slow and looked for better solutions.- Polars looked like a good Pandas alternative, but some googling revealed that it could be slower than Numpy. Although it's easy to work with dataframes (e.g., you can select a column by calling its name), I converted all my code to use Numpy and suddenly saw huge speed boost. But that wasn't the end of it. I was now in a rabbit hole...- Vectorization helped a lot with speed as well. I learnt that using the right tool (in this case, Numpy) guides you to do better and vectorize operations, whereas Pandas didn't enforce that technique on me. Despite the initial hurdle, I realized that vectorization made my code much more readable and easier to follow.- I then parallelized my code to utilize all 10 cores ofJun 24, 2023 2:41 AM
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11 Designer-Approved Wellness Rooms to Incorporate Into Your Homehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88ea7a360643d0933b5d23e54843f1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.architecturaldigest.com%2Fstory%2Fwellness-room-design&c=7429238389884535778&mkt=en-usIn-home wellness rooms are trending now more than ever. Luis Murillo of LMD Architecture Studio in California says that his firm is seeing more spas, saunas, and home gyms being included in home ...May 31, 2023 5:00 AM
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The Role Of Generative AI Technologies In Eventshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a898042179349db91ee85fed99de0f6&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fcouncils%2Fforbescommunicationscouncil%2F2023%2F05%2F10%2Fthe-role-of-generative-ai-technologies-in-events%2F&c=9924191840488761463&mkt=en-usKetan Pandit is the Head of Marketing at Zuddl. He is passionate about building workplaces that are inclusive, diverse and fair. As a seasoned event marketer, and now VP of marketing, I have seen the ...May 10, 2023 4:00 AM
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The state flag for all 50 states: See the state flags (plus D.C.) and the meaning behind each.http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8974cb07774e08ab0cc9b3dfb1aee2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2023%2F03%2F18%2Fcomplete-us-state-flags-list%2F11025139002%2F&c=1314653371667582080&mkt=en-usWhile most Americans are familiar with the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag, others may not know the details and symbols of the other 51 flags of the nation. Each state's flag is representative of ...Mar 18, 2023 8:57 AM
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These Olaplex Alternatives Will Revive Damaged Hair for Under $20https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPSTVZUnI5LUFPcl9La2tOb29ITE9HdE83czZPNkFZZzgzWmxIbkV0d0U1U2VCWWxnOUk5elV1N21xMFVfZGhWalROU1F3TVpSc3dQTkZ4enE4THVqMURsRGdUOHNkWlVEZFFUMk5WdGpBTFFhQmxpR1Y4U0JwR09weENLOUN0THlCY0owV1NKRWR4cVE?oc=5These Olaplex Alternatives Will Revive Damaged Hair for Under $20 SheKnowsFeb 9, 2023 8:00 AM
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Ask HN: Have you ever experienced eBay refusing to pay youhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33471484I recently sold about $2500 worth of total sales on ebay. After they took their ~$500 fee they have now restricted my account and requested information to confirm my identity, address, and proof of owning the product. Fine, whatever, I send the the requested info (scanned my Drivers License, provided a bill with my name and address on it, and provided all receipts of the products). The items I was selling were the codes for in game items for Call of Duty Modern Warfare II. They have a promotion running where if you buy a meal they give a code for in game items. Since they are not available everywhere in the world I figured I would attempt to sell some and eBay was explicitly told what I was selling with them never saying that was any kind of issue. They are now telling me that unless I can provide an invoice they will not be unlocking my account and will be holding the $2000 that was supposed to be paid out and I will be out approximately $900 that I spent obtaining the codes. It's alsNov 4, 2022 6:23 PM
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Show HN: A couple of links about Stable Diffusion AI Generationhttps://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/wiki/FeaturesI've been studying Stable diffusion for some days and this Github page I linked in the title shows the incredible power that Stable Diffusion has Right now, and it is growing everyday. I think people on HN ought to know and discuss about it, and share their ideas and discoveries.It can do text-to-image out of nothing with a customer-grade GPU, and image-to-image for incredible variations that you can guide with the criteria you choose.https://imgur.com/a/Jt76AHAJust check that picture out, I made variations from the base picture top-left, either to black-ened, or to white-ened, or to the combination of both... The power is infinite. It is called "Prompts matrix".You can run it from your own computer preferably with 8GB VRAM+ GPU, or cloud-based virtual machine (I managed to run it on Microsoft Azure but not for cheap). To install Stable Diffusion and experiment for yourself, simply follow this page guidance: https://rentry.org/voldy#-guide-If you just want to try out simply you can cheSep 20, 2022 12:06 PM
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Ask HN: To what extent is an effectively cooperative global community an utopia?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32127891HN do you think it's possible to have a global community in which people from richer countries would be truly compelled or wanted to share their resources with people in a far away land, (i.e. not as much as in their local communities but much more than now) ? For example in case of draught based hunger, rising sea levels because of climate change, oil tanker spill etc.Especially in case of climate change, where consequences come relatively slowly.Context: I read developed countries are helping but they do not have a sense of urgency as it is happening far away. In other words"out of sight, out of mind".Humans mostly agree on what constituts suffering and pain while there are many definitions of happiness.I am thinking that in very simplified terms, emotions are "weights" to data in our neurophysiology. Similarly as nods in neural network have weights to them.I feel a stronger connection to people I personally know and whom I can experience with my physical senses. This feeling of connJul 17, 2022 3:55 PM
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Microsoft Defender for Individuals Launches on Desktop and Mobilehttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxQSWdmVEZIWmJld0hCYlUwTWtPM2xHSnBwN3Z1V1N3MnU0d3NmN2EtZmtUNW1xblpKZFdOWl9kUkFjbS1jQmMxTDlGZUY3aVFXU1dYZ05kVVljY2ZrNzJVS2xlMzNKWm1uNkdtNmc3Tkh5ZDJ4SllrMXVtWmp4eTJkeEtrUFE?oc=5Microsoft Defender for Individuals Launches on Desktop and Mobile Petri IT KnowledgebaseJun 16, 2022 7:00 AM
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Show HN: Spoonfy – Intuitive foreign-language listening practice using AIhttps://github.com/athairus/SpoonfyDemoHey HN! Loooong time lurker, first time poster here. I made this project and I'd love to hear what you think about it. There's tons of info in the repo's README, but here's the short version:Spoonfy, an FOSS project, is essentially the so-called Telenovela method (learning languages through subtitled video) on steroids. It presents translated subtitles in a clever way that turns them into something akin to X-Ray vision, helping you make sense of & learn from the foreign-language audio you hear.This video (also linked in the README) demonstrates the effect (Note: It's Despacito so it's slightly NSFW): https://drive.google.com/file/d/12qYKv_yaqGr9GWvHPtE9ng2foJV...I'm looking for help with the project (the demo isn't exactly user-friendly right now) but I'll also gladly accept any feedback. I feel this project has incredible potential: Due to its similarity to how we all learned our first language it could be the first step towards becoming a native --not native-like, but native-- speakeApr 18, 2022 1:51 AM
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Ask HN: What's your experience getting a German work visa?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28974468A few years ago, I signed a contract withA a German company and proceeded to request a work visa. The visa was denied on the grounds that I did not have a college degree at the time. My salary was going to be >55k and I was told that, as a programmer, I wouldn't need a degree and would be fast tracked.Fast forward a few years, I got my degree and accepted another job with a >65k salary. Again, I requested the work visa. Again, it was rejected. This time on the grounds that I didn't submit proof that I was at B1 level in... English. Yes, that's right. English. I don't know if I have the energy to appeal this nonsense.What's been your experience getting a work visa for Germany?Oct 24, 2021 2:39 AM
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Ask HN: I'm afraid my wife is dying. Is there a “quora.com” for rare cancers?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28955982Fellow hackers, I'm a long-time lurker, but this is a bit personal (thus the new account).Short version: Is there a website or world-wide pool of oncologists which I could send an ultrasound-screening image or blood data, so that in return my little family can know how long we'll have our mommy?Long version:My wife, 35 years old, mother of two, has a very rare "thing" developing quite fast on her liver. She very rarely drinks alcohol, like once every 5 years, has no history of substance abuse, and according to blood screens her liver-values are fine with no indication of the liver being affected at all.When our second child was born, 1,5 years ago, it was done via an emergency c-section, because of a sudden inner bleeding. Mother and child luckily survived. We found out the bleeding was caused by a "thing" bursting. The clinic's head oncologist, after having multiple round-table calls with other head oncologists from other clinics finally decided, that this was likely a malignant canceOct 22, 2021 11:35 AM
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Show’s over? ‘Clear danger’ to ride operatorshttps://news.google.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’s over? ‘Clear danger’ to ride operators Adelaide NowOct 21, 2021 7:00 AM
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Logitech MX Keys Mini a New Minimalist Wireless Keyboardhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a892309403e4299a22ab6374902b215&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.guru3d.com%2Fstory%2Flogitech-mx-keys-mini-a-new-minimalist-wireless-keyboard%2F&c=16540489784328327416&mkt=en-usMX Keys Mini offers the best features of the standard-sized MX Keys that consumers know and love, in a minimalist wireless keyboard designed for any space you work, whether a large designer desk in ...Sep 28, 2021 11:47 PM
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How Square is Becoming a Fintech Game Changerhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88df557cc148b1ae13d0fab453b39c&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smallbusinesscomputing.com%2Fnews%2Fsquare-fintech%2F&c=12270425206929812698&mkt=en-usSquare has been making big waves in the fintech industry lately. You might know Square as the brainchild of Jack Dorsey (yes, co-founder and CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey) and Jim McKelvey that has been ...Aug 23, 2021 7:25 AM
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After a dozen flights, NASA’s chopper has yet to come a cropperhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/after-a-dozen-flights-nasas-chopper-has-yet-to-come-a-cropper/Kitty Hawk a century ago. Mars today. Where 100 years from now?Aug 17, 2021 5:08 PM
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A Mission to Make Virtual Parties Actually Funhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88eaf14b9b468d9a2e513d62e56ba9&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fzoom-parties-proximity-chat%2F&c=14177377232231322456&mkt=en-usWe've been in this pandemic for a while now, and we've sort of gotten used to a primarily virtual social life. Meetings and classes on Zoom are adequate, the catch-up call while you tidy your kitchen ...Nov 30, 2020 1:00 AM
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Launch HN: QuestDB (YC S20) – Fast open source time series databasehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23975807Hey everyone, I’m Vlad and I co-founded QuestDB (https://questdb.io) with Nic and Tanc. QuestDB is an open source database for time series, events, and analytical workloads with a primary focus on performance (https://github.com/questdb/questdb).It started in 2012 when an energy trading company hired me to rebuild their real-time vessel tracking system. Management wanted me to use a well-known XML database that they had just bought a license for. This option would have required to take down production for about a week just to ingest the data. And a week downtime was not an option. With no more money to spend on software, I turned to alternatives such as OpenTSDB but they were not a fit for our data model. There was no solution in sight to deliver the project.Then, I stumbled upon Peter Lawrey’s Java Chronicle library [1]. It loaded the same data in 2 minutes instead of a week using memory-mapped files. Besides the performance aspect, I found it fascinating that such a simple method wasJul 28, 2020 1:57 PM
