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  1. Ask HN: Why not generate strong passwords for your users?
    1 points 0
  2. Ask HN: Does HN store IP addresses to identify users?

    does HN store IP addresses for the purposes of identifying user accounts? I wonder if HN was hacked if "anonymous" posts would be linked back to actual people even though no email address is on the account. EDIT after…

    13 points 20
  3. The real message from the tech titans: “we don't care much about net neutrality”

    But we think it's definitely worth having a "weird logo on website" day to show our deep opposition and instoppable rage about this incredibly important topic. Those weird logos they were cool, and it's sent a message…

    1 points 0
  4. Human benchmark: measure your reaction time milliseconds, post in comments (humanbenchmark.com)
    1 points 0
  5. Travis Kalanick: turns out that Uber isn't a good fit for me (twitter.com)
    2 points 0
  6. Chinese Communist Party is waging a covert campaign of influence in Australia (theage.com.au)
    4 points 0
  7. Tell HN: Angellist jobs terrible user experience

    Ugh. Forces me to create a full resume and answer goodness knows how many questions just to search their jobs. No thanks. Terrible user experience.

    5 points 4
  8. Ask HN: What was the universe like at the time galaxies separated?

    If I was standing on a planet, what would the night sky have looked like?

    3 points 1
  9. Ask HN: If earth was the size of a coin, how far to the nearest star?

    An 8 year old asked me....

    3 points 4
  10. Ask HN: What is a good alternative to react-router?

    React-router has jumped the shark with V4. I want something full featured and STABLE. Any suggestions?

    1 points 0
  11. Ask HN: Do you regret taking investment?
    141 points 66
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    X

    1 points 1
  13. Ask HN: Does Python have anything like Kotlin's “where” statement?
    1 points 2
  14. Ask HN: Would you launch without T&C and privacy policy?

    Absolutely essential or optional for launch?

    2 points 2
  15. What impressive things have been built in a Hackathon

    It's hard to imagine that anything of substance can be built in a weekend. What are the most notable or impressive Hackathon outcomes, where a completely clean start was made at the Hackathon?

    6 points 4
  16. Ask HN: how long have you been trying to create a business that takes off?

    I.e howling

    1 points 1
  17. Ask HN: How are game remasters made?

    Do the devs need to rewrite the game? Or is the source code there and waiting to be compiled again with newly made graphics? Obviously the answer is partly "it depends", but interested to hear some facts.

    2 points 1
  18. Ask HN: What is your side project for 2017?
    59 points 120
  19. Ask HN: When does traffic return to normal on HN post Christmas?
    3 points 1
  20. Ask HN: Is it just me, or does nothing work first time?

    Every time I use any bit of software it doesn't work. I always need to start in on a problem solving process. Will this ever change?

    3 points 3
  21. Ask HN: Are great old games more immersive?

    I can't help feeling more immersed in older games. Am I just an old fogey, or are older games more immersive in some way? If yes, why? Can it be quantified?

    19 points 22
  22. Help me HN: I've become obsessed with buying 8 bit computers

    When I was a kid in the late 1970s we could not afford a home computer. I spent all my time dreaming about them and reading computer mags. Now in my 40's I can't stop buying the damn things even though I can't really…

    34 points 52
  23. Ask HN: Might Europe be the future of free capitalism?

    Tech companies, under siege from government spying, now facing an openly hostile government leadership, move ever closer to Europe, perhaps to expand operations in Berlin or Frankfurt until they become the focus of…

    6 points 1
  24. Ask HN: Can you recommend free computer science uni lectures?

    I can only find one or two good ones on iTunes U. Are there more great uni courses to listen to?

    4 points 9
  25. Ask HN: I'm an old programmer, do I qualify for diversity consideration?
    79 points 74