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D.E. Shaw, the first great quant hedge fund (2018)
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New York
How a Misfit Group of Computer Geeks and English Majors Transformed Wall Street
In the 1980s, a quiet hedge fund located above a Marxist bookstore launched a revolution that would change finance (and give us Amazon).
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Cryptography is not magic
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Cryptography is not Magic
Crypto is often treated like a black art only anointed experts can hope to wield safely. It's not. There are laws, and we can learn them.
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Instagram caught keeping iOS camera on during usage
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Instagram promises to fix bug after being exposed by always accessing the camera on iOS 14
We have already covered here some apps that were caught accessing users’ clipboard thanks to a new feature of iOS 14, but that’s not all. The next major update to Apple’s mobile operating system also indicates when an app is using the camera or microphone…
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Ask HN: Former software engineers, what are you doing now?
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Understanding Null Safety in Dart
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dart.dev
Understanding null safety
A deep dive into Dart language and library changes related to null safety.
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Convert paper-based notes to HTML content with Google Vision API
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Convert paper-based notes to HTML content with Google Vision API
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What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days for results?
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What's The Point Of A Coronavirus Test That Takes 19 Days For Results?
Private laboratories and health agencies are swamped, leading to communication and technical breakdowns, as well as extensive delays for results.
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Doing Stupid Stuff with GitHub Actions
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Devopsdirective
Doing Stupid Stuff with GitHub Actions
TL;DR: DevOps doesn’t have to be all work and no play. I built 5 stupid (but fun!) GitHub actions… because why not?
The full code for these actions can all be found in this GitHub repo. I encourage you to fork and/or add issues/PRs with impractical actions…
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Japanese Architecture of the 1980-90s (2019)
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Adam Nathaniel Furman
THREAD: So, most people associate Japanese design with either cute kitsch or zen-like minimalism, but its much more diverse, & 1 of my particular fav periods was the architecture of its 80-90s boom era; wild, strange & incredibly diverse, & unique in world…
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In a GPT-3 World, Anonymity Prevents Free Speech
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Jay Riverlong
In a GPT-3 World, Anonymity Prevents Free Speech
What does it mean to have freedom of speech? Naively, it means that you have the right to express ideas without fear of governmental retaliation or censorship. But that’s not worth much in a vacuum. Free speech is valuable when you are communicating with…
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How to survive a ransomware attack without paying the ransom
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Bloomberg
How to Survive a Ransomware Attack Without Paying the Ransom
Norsk Hydro used faxes, Post-its, and old PCs to beat cybercriminals.
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Inside the 8086 processor, tiny charge pumps create a negative voltage
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Righto
Inside the 8086 processor, tiny charge pumps create a negative voltage
Introduced in 1978, the revolutionary Intel 8086 microprocessor led to the x86 processors used in most desktop and server computing today....
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Redux Overview and Concepts – Reimagined Redux Tutorial
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redux.js.org
Redux Essentials, Part 1: Redux Overview and Concepts | Redux
The official Essentials tutorial for Redux: learn how to use Redux, the right way
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Ask HN: What are some good resources to learn business administration/finance?
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How LSD Almost Became the 13th Step (2019)
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“The Far Side” Returns to a Weird World
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“The Far Side” Returns to a Weird World
The single-panel comic was confidently modern, and came not just as a minor thrill but as a relief. This month, its creator published new “Far Side” comics, for the first time in twenty-five years, online.
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Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual latency of text editors
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Open-Source Version Control System for Machine Learning Projects
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DVC
Home – DVC
Open-source version control system for Data Science and Machine Learning projects. Git-like experience to organize your data, models, and experiments.
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Goethe’s Colors: A Visual Catalogue
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www.c82.net
Goethe’s Colors
A visual catalogue of the colours mentioned in Goethe’s Theory of Colours from 1810
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America’s Looming Primary-Care Crisis
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The New Yorker
America’s Looming Primary-Care Crisis
The pandemic could put thousands of doctors out of business. Saving them may require changing how the health-care system works.
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Public Asked to Report Receipt of Any Unsolicited Packages of Seeds
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