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Reverse-engineering the audio chip in the Nintendo Game Boy Color
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Reverse-engineering the audio amplifier chip in the Nintendo Game Boy Color
The Nintendo Game Boy Color is a handheld game console that was released in 1998. It uses an audio amplifier chip to drive the internal s...
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Dining Cryptographers Problem
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Unimpressed by online classes, college students file lawsuits for refunds
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AP NEWS
Unimpressed by online classes, college students seek refunds
They wanted the campus experience, but their colleges sent them home to learn online during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, students at more than 25 U.S. universities are filing lawsuits against...
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What Makes a Good Teacher? (2001)
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Tim Bray quits as Amazon VP
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Kathy Sierra
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De Programmatica Ipsum
Kathy Sierra
The history of programming language books can be roughly divided in three distinctive eras. The first one stretches from the beginnings of programming to the mid 1970s. Programming books from those…
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Clojure as a dependency
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How do I learn to think better? (2019)
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Quora
How can one become a better thinker? - Quora
Thinking is a meta-skill. These days, it’s as out-of-fashion as feature phones, which is heartbreaking. Most people let others do the thinking for them – media pundits, social media ‘influencers’, bosses, elders and so on. But being a good thinker...
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Why strace doesn't work in Docker
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Julia Evans
Why strace doesn't work in Docker
While editing the capabilities page of the how containers work zine, I found myself trying to explain why strace doesn’t work in a Docker container.
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Never attribute to stupidity what is adequately explained by opportunity cost
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Erik Bernhardsson
Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by opportunity cost
People aren't incompetent or lazy, just busy doing other things.
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A Statistical Analysis of Coughing Patterns on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’
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Medium
A Statistical Analysis of Coughing Patterns on ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’
Using statistics to analyse *that* episode.
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Emacs' Org-Mode and Syncthing = Perfect (2017)
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hiepph.github.io
Emacs + Org-mode + Syncthing = Perfect combo
Taking notes is a part of my life and work: jot down ideas, manage tasks and track personal projects. But soon came a problem, what tool is best for supporting this simple task.
There are 3 must-have features I searched for:
Markdown (or relevant) editor…
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Apple releases new MacBook Pro 13-Inch
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Apple
MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro laptop with M5, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. Built for AI and Apple Intelligence. Up to 24 hours of battery life. Liquid Retina XDR display.
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Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and
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Apple Newsroom
Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance
Apple today updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro, improving the typing experience with the new Magic Keyboard and doubling the storage.
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Ask HN: Did Google turn off IMAP access for good over the weekend?
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Malaria 'Completely Stopped' by Microbe
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BBC News
Malaria 'completely stopped' by microbe
Scientists say the microbe - found in the wild near Lake Victoria - has enormous potential.
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Companies consider abandoning open office layouts to prevent disease spread
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NY Times
The Pandemic May Mean the End of the Open-Floor Office (Published 2020)
As businesses contemplate the return of workers to their desks, many are considering large and small changes to the modern workplace culture and trappings.
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Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance
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Blogspot
Oracle vs PostgreSQL: First Glance
We are facing some interesting times at work as we are going to start changing our technology stack in the near future. Most of our Oracle ...
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Show HN: SQL Police Department – Learn SQL while solving crimes
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Sqlpd
Learn SQL while solving crimes! SQL Police Department
SQL Police Department is an online game where you solve crimes using SQL (and learn SQL in the process). Learn SQL while playing a game!
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Amazon VP Resigns, Calls Company ‘Chickenshit’ for Firing Protesting Workers
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Vice
Amazon VP Resigns, Calls Company ‘Chickenshit’ for Firing Protesting Workers
Tim Bray says the company has become 'toxic' and the firings are 'designed to create a climate of fear.'
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We Analyzed 500 Pitches and This Is What Got VCs Interested in a Meeting
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feedback.vc
We Analyzed Over 500 Pitches: This is What Gets VCs Interested in a Meeting — feedback.vc
We analyzed over 500 pitches and these were the key drivers that helped founders score meetings with VCs.
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