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<h1 style="text-align: center;">best of hacker news</h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;">2016-12-10 -draft</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <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 int</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> <li><strong>*] IMPORTANT - draft -</strong> versions of these articles do NOT contain direct links to the comments section or the comment count and upvote totals for the article, these items will be added once comments have closed, to access comments, use the date link to take you to a the listings for the date on wayback hn site, then locate the article you are looking for and use that comments links</li> </ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <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 style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <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 style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <li>] 2016-12-11</li> </ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <ol style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <li><strong>[<a href="http://www.waybackhn.com/?date=2016-12-10" target="_blank">2016-12-10</a>]</strong></li> <ol> <li>hw] <a href="https://9to5google.com/2016/12/09/google-pixel-screen-peeling-support/" target="_blank">My Pixel has a manufacturing defect</a> (9to5google.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>] <a href="http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/CONTROVERSY/LAWSUITS/SEA/katzbio.txt" target="_blank">The short, tormented life of computer genius Phil Katz (2000)</a> (bbsdocumentary.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>] <a href="http://generals.io/" target="_blank">Generals.io – Capture enemy generals to defeat them</a> (generals.io),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>edu] <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206125158.htm" target="_blank">Let your kids lose: Success inhibits preschoolers’ selective trust</a> (sciencedaily.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>health] <a href="http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/04/how-neuroscientists-explain-the-mind-clearing-magic-of-running.html" target="_blank">Neurogenesis linked to aerobic exercise</a> (nymag.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://www.naftaliharris.com/blog/why-making-python-2.8/" target="_blank">Why I'm Making Python 2.8</a> (naftaliharris.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) - new version of Python that backports the new features from the current python 3.x version into the older 2.x version of the language</li> <li>td edu] <a href="http://blog.hiphipjorge.com/tips-for-learning-programming/" target="_blank">Tips for Self-Learning Programming</a> (hiphipjorge.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) ] by jorge Silva - self taught programmer, reflects on his learning experience, There are many things I could have done to learn at a much faster rate. Shares his wisdom </li> <li>td] <a href="http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/" target="_blank">Learning Advanced JavaScript (2008)</a> (ejohn.org) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>hw] <a href="http://www.finehomebuilding.com/2013/08/14/why-i-regret-making-my-house-a-smart-house" target="_blank">Why I Regret Making My House a Smart-House (2013)</a> (finehomebuilding.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>sw] <a href="https://www.winehq.org/news/2016120901" target="_blank">Wine 2.0 RC1 Released</a> (winehq.org),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>] <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-scheme-spread-popcorn-time-ransomware-get-chance-of-free-decryption-key/" target="_blank">Ransomware gives free decryption keys to victims who infect their friends</a> (bleepingcomputer.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>] <a href="http://www.t3x.org/files/vidya_324-325_NH_reprint.pdf" target="_blank">Where Do the Failed 0.1% Go? (2015) [pdf]</a> (t3x.org) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>tb] <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/11765609/Start-up-culture-is-corrupting-our-youth-and-killing-real-entrepreneurship.html" target="_blank">Start-up culture is corrupting our youth and killing real entrepreneurship</a> (telegraph.co.uk) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>] <a href="http://jancorazza.com/2016/09/24/a-short-critique-of-stallmanism/" target="_blank">A short critique of Stallmanism</a> (jancorazza.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) ] by Jan Corazza - A more general but also important realization should be that non-participation of this kind is a privilege, not an effective political strategy. We should turn the implication "Free Software => Free Society" on its head: Free Society => Free Software.</li> <li>td] <a href="https://eev.ee/blog/2015/09/12/dark-corners-of-unicode/" target="_blank">Dark corners of Unicode (2015)</a> (eev.ee) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>tb] <a href="http://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=41260" target="_blank">How my startup failed (1999)</a> (stanford.edu),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) ] By Robert L. Strauss - Strauss details the story of his first business venture importing and selling Americas next big thing - the condom key chain. </li> <li>] <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-07/it-s-like-reddit-without-the-trolls" target="_blank">Imzy wants to be a kinder, gentler version of Reddit</a> (bloomberg.com) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://github.com/omarrx024/xos" target="_blank">Show HN: xOS – a 32-bit OS for the PC</a> (github.com) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)</li> <li>poli] <a href="http://www.vox.com/new-money/2016/12/9/13881712/move-government-to-midwest" target="_blank">Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest</a> (vox.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)</li> <li>health] <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161208-why-vitamin-supplements-could-kill-you" target="_blank">Vitamin pills don't work and may be bad for you</a> (bbc.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[HOW-TO]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li>] <a href="/view/chapters?id=314" target="_blank">BOOK-technology-stories-2016</a> - <a href="/view/articles?id=1090" target="_blank">best-of-hacker-news-2016-12</a> </li> <li>] # 6617 - <a href="/view/task?id=6617" target="_blank">CREATE-article(s)#</a> - best-of-hacker-news-2016-12-dd - ] select and add (#), ] linked, ] categorized, ] review (#), ] sum/ana/... (#), ] backdated </li> <li>] ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> </ol>