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<h1 style="text-align: center;">best of hacker news</h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;">2016-06-08</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol> <li>] by Don Sagrott founder@sospep.com - a selection of the best posts from the hacker news(HN) community (<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com" target="_blank">news.ycombinator.com</a>) during this period, </li> <li>] <strong>best of</strong> is determined by community ranking (how many member upvotes the article got) and then curation ( manual selection of {<span style="text-decoration: underline;">interesting topics</span>} by <span style="text-decoration: underline;">me</span> )</li> <li>] the listed <strong>article title</strong> is linked to the original(source) article, </li> <li>] the <strong>comments</strong> are linked to the hacker news comments section for each article. These comments/discussions are typically a cut above most website comments sections and are definetely worth checking out for the topics that you are interested in.</li> <li>] The <strong>date</strong> is linked to the <a href="http://jonathandub.in/" target="_blank">Jonathan Dubin's</a> site, <a href="http://waybackhn.com/" target="_blank">Wayback HN</a> which keeps a listing of the top 30 stories by date from the hacker news website. </li> <li>] The <strong>numbers</strong> beside the comments link, include the # upvotes the article recieved and the number of comments on the article</li> <li>] the <strong>initials</strong> beside the article title indicate the category the article belongs, too, see the [categories legend] linked below to decipher what categories the initials represent</li> <li>] SUMMARY, ANALYSIS, REVIEW ... - links are articles that Summarize, Analyze, Review the content</li> </ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol> <li>] a curated selection of <strong>the most interesting/relevant content*</strong> (for {subject}) , organized by date and category</li> </ol> <h2>[WHERE]</h2> <ol> <li>] # 5154 - <a href="/view/article?id=5154" target="_blank">LEGENDS-article-links</a> - the CATEGORIES LEGEND defines the CATEGORY initials, example the initials 'td' = technology-developer, ] the hightlighted colors legend tells you what the variously highlighted color items mean and the STATUS LEGEND defines what actions have/will be taken with the article</li> </ol> <h2>[WHEN]</h2> <ol> <li>] 2016-08-10</li> </ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>[<a href="http://www.waybackhn.com/?date=2016-06-08" target="_blank">2016-06-08</a>]</strong></li> <ol> <li>> tb] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eatfgXTMFf0" target="_blank">Being sued, in East Texas, for using the Google Play Store [video]</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (youtube.com)</span>, SRC=hn(1566)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11862476" target="_blank">comments</a>(400) Austin Meyers, creator of android flight sim game, xplane gets sued by patent troll in East Texas for using googles play store. Meyers exposes some of the ridiculousness behind the whole patent trolling scheme that seems to continue unabated in the USA</li> <li>> tb] <a href="https://medium.com/@Timoth3y/why-i-turned-down-500k-pissed-off-my-investors-and-shut-down-my-startup-2645c4ca1354?source=linkShare-1837d4349d1d-1465433659" target="_blank">Why I turned down $500K and shut down my startup</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (medium.com)</span>, SRC=hn(648)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11866868" target="_blank">comments</a>(175) startup (contract beast) founder (Tim Romero) explains why he shut down the contract life cycle management SasS that he founded, built and operated. After he discovered the fatal flaw in his concept (It didn’t provide a significant immediate benefit.) he ...</li> <li>td] <a href="http://incolumitas.com/2016/06/08/typosquatting-package-managers/" target="_blank">Typosquatting programming language package managers</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (incolumitas.com)</span>, SRC=hn(486)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11862217" target="_blank">comments</a>(143) </li> <li>> careers td] <a href="https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/" target="_blank">All the best advice we could find on how to get a job</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (80000hours.org) </span>, SRC=hn(363)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863738" target="_blank">comments</a>(145) - The key idea is that getting a job is about convincing someone that you have something valuable to offer. Ultimately, it’s a sales process. So you should focus on doing whatever employers will find most convincing. That means instead of sending out lots of CVs, focus on getting recommendations and proving you can do the work.</li> <li>td] <a href="https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebGL" target="_blank">Microsoft Edge WebGL engine open-sourced</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (github.com)</span>, SRC=hn(361)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11866987" target="_blank">comments</a>(97) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/06/08/wsl-system-calls/" target="_blank">How the Windows Subsystem for Linux Redirects Syscalls</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (microsoft.com)</span>, SRC=hn(359)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11864211" target="_blank">comments</a>(266) </li> <li>>] <a href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Why-I-Would-Raise-Chickens" target="_blank">Why I Would Raise Chickens</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (gatesnotes.com)</span>, SRC=hn(347)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11862962" target="_blank">comments</a>(262) - Bill Gates explains his rationale for raising chickens in extreme poverty conditions, as his foundation partners with African organizations() to create sustainable market systems for poultry with the goal to eventually help 30 percent of the rural families in sub-Saharan Africa raise improved breeds of vaccinated chickens, up from just 5 percent now. COMMENT include good discussion on "chicken raising" experiences</li> <li>tb td] <a href="https://medium.com/xeneta/boosting-sales-with-machine-learning-fbcf2e618be3" target="_blank">Boosting Sales with Machine Learning</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (medium.com)</span>, SRC=hn(323)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11861512" target="_blank">comments</a>(75) </li> <li>security] <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/08/twitter-hack/" target="_blank">Passwords for 32M Twitter accounts may have been hacked and leaked</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (techcrunch.com)</span>, SRC=hn(300)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11867672" target="_blank">comments</a>(192) </li> <li>] <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/8/11880730/apple-app-store-subscription-update-phil-schiller-interview" target="_blank">Coming changes to Apple's App Store</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (theverge.com)</span>, SRC=hn(271)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863729" target="_blank">comments</a>(288) </li> <li>td] <a href="http://megaboilerplate.com/" target="_blank">Show HN: Mega Boilerplate</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (megaboilerplate.com)</span>, SRC=hn(268)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11861926" target="_blank">comments</a>(55) </li> <li>hw] <a href="https://medium.com/@HannesGredler/the-end-of-the-router-e4d769aea60f" target="_blank">Reimagining the future of routers</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (medium.com) </span>, SRC=hn(255)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11860491" target="_blank">comments</a>(100) </li> <li>tb] <a href="http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=4721" target="_blank">Wired Documentary on Shenzhen</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (bunniestudios.com)</span>, SRC=hn(178)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11861129" target="_blank">comments</a>(43) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://www.petekeen.net/dns-the-good-parts" target="_blank">DNS: Basic Concepts (2013)</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (petekeen.net)</span>, SRC=hn(162)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11862786" target="_blank">comments</a>(62) </li> <li>> td] <a href="http://www.craigkerstiens.com/2016/06/07/five-mistakes-databases/" target="_blank">Mistakes Beginners Make When Working with Databases</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (craigkerstiens.com)</span>, SRC=hn(156)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11862723" target="_blank">comments</a>(205) </li> <li>td] <a href="http://1999.io/" target="_blank">1999.io: Blogging like it's 1999</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (1999.io) </span>, SRC=hn(148)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11865661" target="_blank">comments</a>(107) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://discord.engineering/react-native-deep-dive-91fd5e949933" target="_blank">Using React Native: One Year Later</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (discord.engineering) </span>, SRC=hn(127)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11865483" target="_blank">comments</a>(23) </li> <li>] <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26815298" target="_blank">The Indian Miracle-Buster Stuck in Finland</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (bbc.com) , SRC=hn(125)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11862449" target="_blank">comments</a>(38) </span></li> <li><span class="sitebit comhead">tb] <a href="https://hbr.org/2014/01/how-netflix-reinvented-hr/ar/pr" target="_blank">How Netflix Reinvented HR (2014)</a><span class="sitebit comhead"> (hbr.org), SRC=hn(124)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11866919" target="_blank">comments</a>(112) </span></span></li> <li><span class="sitebit comhead"><span class="sitebit comhead">] <a href="http://link.bluetooth.com/m/1/58195719/b15916-c6bbe1ec-a292-43bc-b0ed-289bc62041f7/25/924/b9503bd4-66ea-4261-9e38-48620b7b3c14" target="_blank">Bluetooth 5 </a> <span class="sitebit comhead"> (bluetooth.com) , SRC=hn(123)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11860383" target="_blank">comments</a>(67) </span></span></span></li> </ol></ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li>] <a href="/view/chapters?id=314" target="_blank">BOOK-technology-stories-2016</a> - <a href="/view/articles?id=1073" target="_blank">best-of-hacker-news-2016-06</a></li> <li>] CREATE-article# # - <a href="/view/task?id=6167" target="_blank">best-of-hacker-news-2016-06-dd</a></li> <li>] , SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> </ol>