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  1. LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions (browsergate.eu)
    1897 points 165
  2. Show HN: A CLI client for Tuta(nota) email (github.com)

    An unofficial read-only (for now) cli for tuta email.

    2 points 0
  3. Show HN: Browser-Based Map Animations (supermap.world)

    Hi HN I’ve been working on Super Map World, a creative mapping platform and just launched a new animation feature. Try it: https://supermap.world/tools/map-animation What it does: The feature lets you animate maps…

    2 points 0
  4. Ask HN: What would attract you to attend a 1day course on a tech of your choice?

    I'm going to be delivering a 1 day irl intro course to d3.js. I'm trying to put together a format and offering that will stand out. Regardless of the tech, what would (or wouldn't) attract you to attend? E.g.…

    8 points 30
  5. Show HN: I rendered 17k+ maps in different styles and they're CC licensed (supermap.world)

    Achieved through a brute force combination of topojson data from various sources (stats authorities, geoboundaries) x colour theory x combinations of different projections. When I get a moment I'll write up my approach.

    2 points 3
  6. Ask HN: Why do my clients need graphs to believe the software works?

    I know data visualisations are good at imparting information. They can do so very quickly. The human visual system is the largest single system in the brain. That makes sense. Several clients I've worked for require…

    3 points 3
  7. A Danish naval architect wants geographic origin (lat:0,LNG:0) named after him (ankerspoint.dk)
    1 points 4
  8. Fruit of the Algorithm: Using generative design to make shirt fabric (creatingwithdata.com)
    1 points 0
  9. The Great Rocket-Post Experiment (userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu)
    1 points 0
  10. London’s tech sector is under threat from EU VAT reforms (cityam.com)
    53 points 25
  11. I'm running an intro Rails course in London this September (buildgreatthings.co.uk)
    1 points 0
  12. If you have a blog please stop doing this (twitter.com)
    2 points 0
  13. Recreating the Image Viewer UI from Blade Runner (rorygianni.me.uk)
    23 points 8
  14. What marketplaces are there for Ruby/Rails code snippets?

    E.g. http://www.binpress.com/browse/ruby I just can't seem to find any others.

    2 points 0
  15. Ask HN: Taking on an established product, tips for eliciting user requirements?

    I'm building an application which helps people bulk process images. There's already software e.g. lightroom/aperture which has decent capability to do this.<p>Really my hunch is that the application will be…

    1 points 0
  16. Cleanweb keeps growing: new branch in Scotland (cleanweb.org.uk)
    9 points 1
  17. Stop The Cyborgs.org: The official blog of the pro-human movement (stopthecyborgs.org)
    5 points 0
  18. UI Trends: Analysis of 22 iPhone and iPad apps (virginiavila.com)
    1 points 0
  19. Camouflage from Computer Vision (cvdazzle.com)
    3 points 0
  20. I'm running a Ruby on Rails course at Google Campus London (May 2013) (buildgreatthings.co.uk)
    3 points 0
  21. Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (cser.org)

    Is anybody studying opportunities as well as risk?

    1 points 0
  22. Ask HN: How do you approach professional development as a freelancer?

    Let me clarify. I'd like to know how to 'level up' my career as a freelance developer. In the corporate world there can be a clear career ladder and pay-scale. Naturally, it doesn't work this way for freelancers. I was…

    6 points 3
  23. A 1940s' kid's return to the city with LA Noire (eurogamer.net)
    1 points -1
  24. Ask HN: Visiting SF- Any hacker friendly (but not exclusive) hostels?

    I've been planning a trip to SF with two friends. I plan to: - 1 check out the tech scene. - 2 party. - 3 do some touristy stuff My friends aren't into tech so they won't be doing so much of number 1. I was excited by…

    1 points 3
  25. Do you know of any companies with foreign workers on H-3 visas?

    I know there are a lot of issues surrounding H1s so I've heard this is a good alternative. Only available for temporary placements / training mind you.

    1 points 0