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  1. Ask HN: Possible to generate AI photorealistic avatars with webcam facetracking?

    I had never heard of ToonApp until recently and it's pretty phenomenal. The AI that it's using to generate cartoons is so artistic and detailed. All of the vtuber and face filter software (snap cam, animaze) I see…

    1 points 0
  2. The secure smartphone that won’t get you beaten with rubber hoses (arstechnica.com)
    6 points 3
  3. Are Google's Driverless Cars Legal? (jalopnik.com)
    1 points -1
  4. Ask HN: Anyone know how ICANN works? (gTLD application, 312 pages) (icann.org)
    2 points 2
  5. Ask HN: Animated stick figure about education being a pointless treadmill?

    There is an animated video out there where the voice-over (someone well known, maybe british?) is talking about how school and then jobs are essentially an endless treadmill... its animated with a stick figure. Any…

    3 points 6
  6. Ask HN: Diaspora meets Dropbox?

    After thinking about Diaspora and hearing Zuck talk about Wirehog (http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/26/wirehog/) I wanted to get some feedback on an idea. Here's how it would work: 1) Visit Diaspora.com 2) Install…

    2 points 2
  7. Ask HN: How can I keep from getting sued?

    I just launched a non-profit wiki project. It publishes information that lots of rich people would rather not see published. It's operating in a very litigious environment and even a frivolous lawsuit would effectively…

    4 points 12
  8. Y Combinator vs. TechStars Application

    I thought this was interesting: "protip: 2 dudes talking is not a pitch video. show me, don't tell me." @davidcohen 5:16 PM Mar 17th vs. "In the video please introduce yourselves, explain what you're doing and why, and…

    26 points 15
  9. Ask HN: Open source 3G phone?

    Seems like every carrier has the 3G USB dongle for $40-60/mo. I would love to have an open source phone that lets me plug a dongle in and connect to my voip service dujour. For an open device with network portability I…

    1 points 0
  10. Ask HN: OpenFace - Facebook without privacy?

    How long will it be before someone creates a popular browser plugin that when you view any online profile (twitter,facebook,myspace) it displays an unmoderated sidebar that anyone can comment on anonymously. Is it only…

    1 points 1
  11. Ask HN: Hacking in a SHTF world

    Maybe it's that all the banks that are failing. FDIC fail. Stock fail. Foreclosure, Foreclosure, Layoff, Layoff. All this is so uncharted, nobody really knows what's ahead, but I can't help but want to be prepared. So…

    6 points 3
  12. Ask YC: Why aren't high-rises built by machines?

    I have zero background in construction, but was just thinking about this... It seems like erecting a high-rise is pretty well-defined by architects and engineers-- so why can't machines be built to automate much of the…

    2 points 13
  13. Ask YC: Let my PSD go?

    What is your take on design companies who will not give you the layered file? Is there ever a legitimate reason beyond CONTROL? ...after a recent experience I will never again let a designer hold me hostage by not…

    3 points 7
  14. Die, Scribd. Die. (wdr1.com)
    27 points 29
  15. Ask HN: iPhone released: discouraged as I am?

    My first response: wow, this is an amazing device -- geo-location services are finally here! -- can't wait to pick one up. But now I'm just depressed. I'm depressed because people I know who have been working on great…

    44 points 69
  16. Tumblr security hole (the gaping kind)

    My friend noticed this: If you login to your tumblr account then manually go to /admin it takes you to the systemwide tumblr admin... wow.

    80 points 84