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andrewhillman

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  1. Ask HN: Home schooled boys got elective approval to work on crypto

    Really frustrated. We home school our boys. They will be in 6th grade next sept. The school believes they are 2 grades ahead of their peers in math and science. They are bored. We submitted a proposal to teach the…

    3 points 4
  2. Ask HN: When will the ‘we use cookies’ popover end? It’s insane

    I can’t take it anymore. On mobile, it’s insanity. On desktop it’s annoying. On mobile, I can’t read an article until I remove [x] the useless disclaimer. Then I need to remove [x] the excessive amount of ads to get to…

    6 points 5
  3. Ethereum Wallet Co Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions (motherboard.vice.com)
    5 points 4
  4. Why html thinks 'chucknorris' is a color (stackoverflow.com)
    11 points 2
  5. Yahoo Ordered to Reveal How Deleted Drug Case Emails Were Recovered (deepdotweb.com)
    5 points 0
  6. Ask HN: What will it take to ensure the '16 Presidential polls are secure?

    I feel this years election is going to be a technical disaster and hackers are going to mess with the results.

    1 points 1
  7. Ask HN: Why am I getting offers to buy my iblockchain.com domain last few days?

    I forgot I even had it until the emails came in. I'll never use it but I'd like to own a bitcoin to better understand the currency and even use it, Should I sell it for a bitcoins or two or just keep it like I do with…

    3 points 1
  8. Amazon's 17th top reviewer is clearly not buying the items being reviewed (amazon.com)
    6 points 8
  9. Did Yahoo kill off smushit.com lossless compression tool? (smushit.eperf.vip.ac4.yahoo.com)
    2 points 0
  10. The guy standing between Facebook and its next privacy disaster (fusion.net)
    1 points 0
  11. Ask HN: With gas prices dropping, when will carrier (UPS/FEDEX) costs decrease?
    6 points 2
  12. Ask HN: Is it time for mobile ads to reconsider how ads should be closed [x]

    Like most people, I dislike mobile ads on my phone... especially the ones that get in the way of what I am doing. Sure, they have an x to close the ad, but its just a little too close. Advertisers shouldn't have to pay…

    2 points 0
  13. Hey Google cut the shit, your fucking up my Gmail experience

    I have been using gmail since the early beta invite stage. It was wonderful for years, but it has been getting worse and now you are fucking up my email flow. The beauty of Google was that you used to give me what I…

    5 points 1
  14. Ask HN: My penmanship has gone to shit, what can i do?

    I've been sitting at a computer for way too long. My handwriting used to be clean with style. I have lost it. It's starting to bother me. I have been writing more but I am disgusted with the results. What can I do to…

    34 points 6
  15. Solve this for free wifi password (twitter.com)
    1 points 1
  16. DuckDuckGo joins Google in being blocked in China (techinasia.com)
    4 points 0
  17. ALS foundation admits that 73% of donations are not used for ALS research (politicalears.com)
    7 points 4
  18. Hey devs/publishers, cut the shit with your 'subscribe to my' pop-up bullshit

    You all know what I am talking about. The page loads and boom... right smack in the middle your webpage a pop-up/over is displayed offering shitty freebies or periodic spam. Even worse is when the pop-up/over timer is…

    16 points 9
  19. Ask HN: Does a service like Google Answers exist today?

    I need someone to do some online research for me so I am looking for today's version of Google Answers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Answers

    2 points 1

  20. YES: I use a case because I feel more secure. Rubbers keep me safe, and I drop stuff a lot.

    3 points 0 pollopt

  21. NO: I think cases ruin the look and feel. Bareback is best.

    5 points 0 pollopt
  22. Poll: Do you protect your phone with, or without a case?

    I'm seeing less people use covers. I'd like to know where the users of HN sit.

    1 points 2 poll
  23. Hackers can use Snapchat to disable iPhones, researcher says (latimes.com)
    3 points 2
  24. Ask HN: Is there an HN leaderboard for story sources?

    I'm curious to know which news sites/sources hit the top 30 most frequently... sources ranked by front page presence over 30 day period or so.

    12 points 6
  25. Tony Fadell Q&A: Why I sold Nest to Google (finance.fortune.cnn.com)
    16 points 2