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Issue #160 // August 01, 2013 // View in your browser

I've mentioned Dan Lewis' Now I Know daily newsletter before and highly recommend it, but yesterday I found out he released a new book that you can pre-order of the same name and format. I know it will be a good read, so check it out! kale

#Favorites


Revealed: NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'
//theguardian comments

Kathy Sierra: Your app makes me fat
//seriouspony comments

The Future of Programming
//worrydream comments

Why aren't all credit card forms like this?
//kenkeiter comments

The entire US Code is now online in XML
//house comments

Bootstrap 3 RC1
//github comments

Everything you wanted to know about SQL injection (but were afraid to ask)
//troyhunt comments

Big-O notation explained by a self-taught programmer
//abrah comments

#Show HN


CoreOS, a Linux distro for containers //coreos comments

Quickly generate product screenshots in realistic environments //breezi comments

Tox: secure messaging for everyone //tox comments

Introducing Quip //quip comments

Authy: Faster Two-Factor Authentication //authy comments

Wraith – A screenshot comparison tool from the BBC //github comments

Bitcast.io - A marketplace for web development tutorials //bitcast comments

#Code


PSD.rb //layervault comments

Groupcache: an alternative to memcached, written in Go //github comments

Learn Emacs Lisp in 15 minutes //bzg comments

PEP 8 (Style Guide for Python Code) has been updated //python comments

Move.js is a small JavaScript library making CSS3 backed animation //github comments

Vintageous: Vim emulation for Sublime Text 3 //bitbucket comments

#Design


Animatable: One property, two values, endless possiblities //github comments

Highly customizable checkboxes and radio buttons //damirfoy comments

Test-driven design //googleventures comments

#Books


Why does Amazon have more books from the 1880s than the 1980s? Blame copyright. //washingtonpost comments

The Humble Programmer //utexas comments

Commit Often, Perfect Later, Publish Once: Git Best Practices //github comments

A Common Lisp Bookshelf //mozartreina comments

#Working


Ask HN: Who is hiring?

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?

The Definitive Guide to Project Billing //planscope comments

#Fun


RubyWarrior - Bloc //bloc comments

XKCD 1190: Time - The End //geekwagon comments

ChessBoardJS //chessboardjs comments

Building an internal combustion engine from store bought parts //howtolou comments