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Issue #453 // May 17, 2019 // View in your browser

#Favorites


Datadog: AI-powered Synthetics alongside relevant logs, metrics, and application traces for full-stack visibility
//datadog sponsored

I Charged $18k for a Static HTML Page
//idiallo comments

IT Runs on Java 8
//github comments

ZombieLoad: Cross Privilege-Boundary Data Leakage on Intel CPUs
//cyberus-technology comments

How I Run a Company with ADHD
//andrewaskins comments

Git rebase in depth
//git-rebase comments

I replaced Google Analytics with simple log-based analytics
//benhoyt comments

Blue Moon
//blueorigin comments

Senate Testimony on Privacy Rights and Data Collection in a Digital Economy
//idlewords comments

Let's Get Going with Org-Mode
//beorg comments

Senior Developers Are Getting Rejected for Jobs
//glenmccallum comments

The Feynman Lectures on Physics now free
//caltech comments

#Ask HN


What overlooked class of tools should a self-taught programmer look into

What was your experience starting a tech consultancy?

Is freelance web development still a viable path in 2019?

#Show HN


Twilio Super SIM //twilio comments

My Budget – free, open-source offline cross-platform budgeting //github comments

Koonchi – Convert Photo to Hand-Painted Painting by Artists from India //koonchi comments

JSMpeg – Decode It Like It's 1999 //jsmpeg comments

WildDuck – Self-hosted modern email server //wildduck comments

#Code


GitHub Package Registry //github comments

PHP in 2019 //stitcher comments

Things to use in Python 3 //datawhatnow comments

Jets: Ruby Serverless Framework //rubyonjets comments

Debugging in Vim //dannyadam comments

#Data


Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse //techcrunch comments

Python Machine Learning – A Crash Course //github comments

Predicting Stack Overflow Tags with Google’s Cloud AI //stackoverflow comments

The Empty Promise of Data Moats //a16z comments

Microsoft makes AI tool for better search available as an open source project //microsoft comments

#Design


Fundamental design principles for non-designers //freecodecamp comments

Material Design Guidelines for Dark Mode //material comments

I wrote the book on user-friendly design. What I see today horrifies me //fastcompany comments

The humble receipt gets a redesign //fastcompany comments

Interview with Type Designer Erik Spiekermann //johannesippen comments

#Learn


Going Critical //meltingasphalt comments

During Cold War, CIA Plucked Soviet Submarine from Ocean Floor Using Giant Claw //smithsonianmag comments

Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47k Feet from the Moon //nytimes comments

Fukushima 8 years on – photo essay //podniesinski comments

A new camera can photograph from 45 kilometers away //technologyreview comments

#Books


Ask HN: Which books teach mental models? //ycombinator

List of Free Science Books //physicsdatabase comments

#Watching


The Beauty of Calculus //yale comments

Marion Stokes: A woman who taped 30 years of TV news //bbc comments

Begin Japanology – Name Seals / Hanko //youtube comments

What’s new in JavaScript //youtube comments

#Working


30 Hour Jobs – a job board for shorter work weeks //30hourjobs comments

I froze the salaries of my executive team to benefit other workers //theguardian comments

Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs //reuters comments

They Were Promised Coding Jobs in Appalachia //nytimes comments

#Startup News


Uber opens at $42 per share //techcrunch comments

Grocery Outlet S-1 //sec comments

Shaving Startup Harry’s Will Be Sold to Owner of Schick for $1.37B //nytimes comments

#Fun


Store unlimited files in your Google Drive by using dirty base64 tricks //github comments

Making Playgrounds a Little More Dangerous //nytimes comments

Scientific Errors in Nat Geo Milky Way Photos //petapixel comments

Chinese Window Lattice and CSS //yuanchuan comments