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  1. Ask HN: Why not natural gas powered heat pumps?

    It has been said on here previously that it is more efficient to have a gas powered generator that sends electricity to a house, to run a heat pump, then it is to heat the house directly by burning natural gas. My…

    18 points 34
  2. Ask HN: How effective is current driver assistance at avoiding accidents?

    Looking at currently deployed driver assist technologies (things like emergency breaking, lane departure warning/assist/centering, speed limit recognition / cruise assist), assuming they become universal at some point…

    1 points 0
  3. Show HN: GNE, a tar implementation with public key encryption extensions (github.com)
    1 points 0
  4. Ask HN: Can we get a Who is Hiring but for open source projects?

    Given the number of open source foundations that many of us depend on, and how thinly stretched the resources are to maintain many of them, would such a monthly thread be a good idea? The thread would be open for anyone…

    11 points 3
  5. Snebu – Simple Network Encrypting Backup Utility (snebu.com)
    69 points 42
  6. Show HN: Snebu Backup now supports client side public key encryption

    The documentation at https://www.snebu.com needs a bit more of an overhaul, however updated it to reflect how to use the encryption features. Take a look at https://www.snebu.com/tarcrypt.html for a description of how…

    3 points 1
  7. Ask HN: Help with a design review for encrypted TAR files program "tarcrypt"

    I have created a program called tarcrypt which takes the output of a standard tar file (focused on Gnu tar currently), and adds compressed/encrypted extensions. This encrypts the file contents while providing standard…

    3 points 0
  8. The problem with being a top performer (2017) (scientificamerican.com)
    61 points 43
  9. Show HN: Snebu, a fast snapshot compressing deduplicating backup for Linux (github.com)
    5 points 1
  10. Ask HN: Standardized Colorblind Safe Colors for Error, Warning, OK Conditions?

    I've seen several tools to view your web site using various colorblind filters. However, I was wondering if there are standard colors that can be used for Critical (Red), warning (Yellow), and OK (Green) conditions? For…

    2 points 2
  11. When no one retires (hbr.org)
    22 points 2
  12. HP: The Accidentally, On-Purpose Computer Company (hp9825.com)
    1 points 0
  13. Ask HN: Resource to outsource the business side of starting a side project?

    I've had a couple side project ideas (either turning one of my existing open source projects into a SAAS business, or starting a couple new ones). But I work full time. I'm looking for a company that I can outsource the…

    2 points 2
  14. Ask HN: Why isn't ASCII codes 28 – 31 used more often to serialize tabular data?

    Typically, data is exported from apps in tab, csv, or pipe delimited format. Or in a more structured format such as JSON or XML. The problem is that the more structured formats aren't as useful for processing data…

    8 points 2
  15. Ask HN: How do you limit liability for side projects?

    So I'm thinking of putting up an online service as a side project. However, since it will be storing customer data, I'm concerned about liability. Since this is just a hobby for now, I don't currently have funding to…

    7 points 2
  16. Freshcode.club wants to replace Freecode (news.sixgun.org)
    2 points 0
  17. RPC (Remote Procedure Calls) in BASH via SSH (gist.github.com)
    1 points 0
  18. How did a slide rule work? (quadibloc.com)
    3 points 0
  19. Ask HN: Companies providing paid support for open source software?

    Suppose that I have an open source project, which would be a good candidate for customers wanting paid support for it. Now since I have a day job, I won't be able to provide that support on a 9-5 basis. What I'm looking…

    1 points 0
  20. Ask HN: What are your favorite Bachelor Chow recipes?

    Many of us here are almost too busy to cook, so we end up eating out a lot. This is costly, and not as healthy as it can be. To remedy that, I'd like to start a thread for your favorite quick to prepare, cheap, healthy…

    12 points 16
  21. The real reason why barns are painted red (plus.google.com)
    6 points 3
  22. Ask HN: Open sourcing an old program, similar to Screen

    I was digging around on some old backup tapes I had laying around, and came across a program I wrote more than 20 years ago. The program effectively provides similar functionality to Gnu Screen, however as it was…

    1 points 0
  23. Show HN: SNEBU -- Simple Network Backup Utility (snebu.com)
    1 points 4