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January 3, 2012 (14y ago)
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  1. Ask HN: Why don’t more companies just email me sign-in links?

    For logging into slack, they just email me a link, then I click on it to sign in. This is very convenient as I don’t have to remember another password. Why don’t more websites/apps do this? Is it due to some security…

    4 points 1
  2. Ask HN: What would you do with Gigabit internet?

    Hi HN, there is an option to get symmetric gigabit fiber internet (same download and upload speeds) at the new building I'm moving to. I'm debating whether I actually need that kind of speed (versus, say, 250 Mbps).…

    6 points 8
  3. Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

    When I browse HN, I usually pick out a few articles I want to read from the front page, then email the links to myself to read later. This method works out pretty well for me. I’m wondering if people have other…

    57 points 77
  4. Ask HN: System Design – Fastest webserver to serve data in memory

    ### The Task Imagine we're making a webservice called "Primes". It has 1 endpoint, something like this: from flask import Flask import random app = Flask('primes') @app.route("/rand_prime") def rand_prime(n): return…

    2 points 1
  5. Ask HN: I have a hardware product idea, how do I make it happen?

    I'm a software engineer with no hardware experience. Who should I seek for help? Are there hardware design firms? How much would it cost and how long does it take? Thanks!

    11 points 9
  6. What is the quickest way to learn practical industrial design?

    I'd like to design physical products that can be mass produced. I know nothing about this field, except that it's called "industrial design". For an absolute beginner, what is the quickest way to learn enough to be…

    1 points 0
  7. Blackberry board hopes to sell company by November (theverge.com)
    2 points 0
  8. Amazon Mom (amazon.com)
    1 points 0
  9. Ask HN: What are the knowledge lost when babyboomers retire?

    Over 7000 babyboomers retire each day since 2011. This is a staggering number. There have been a lot of places on the web saying we're losing a huge amount of knowledge from these retirees. I'm having trouble…

    2 points 4
  10. Ask HN: How do I count people with computer vision?

    I'd like to build an app to count the number of customers in a store through a phone's camera. How would I go about doing this?

    6 points 6
  11. Monster University (monstersuniversity.com)
    2 points 0
  12. Ask HN: How to create my own debit card?

    I mean how to create a card that acts as a debit card that I can distribute to other people? It's like those student cards university use for on campus food, shops, and internal services. Students would deposit money…

    3 points 7
  13. Ask HN: What are some algorithms for automated grammar correction?

    I'm not sure if this is the right way to describe it. What I mean is, say a user types in "apple ate I", the algorithm would give suggestions like "do you mean: 'I ate apple'?" and other possible arrangements that makes…

    4 points 4
  14. Prizes.org is Shutting Down (blog.prizes.org)
    2 points 0
  15. I learned Node.js and made a site for my funny pictures collection (derpp.com)
    2 points 2
  16. Ask HN: What do you think of authentication tied to your passport?

    I've seen a lot of online games in China and Korea that require users to sign up with their passport number in order to play. This seems like a great way for the government to make sure kids don't play too much. What do…

    2 points 2
  17. Ask HN: Other than PayPal, is there an API to Pay others?

    I'm building a side project that involves paying other people. I'm wondering if I got any options other than using PayPal? And if anyone has experience, how do I set up an automated payment system to transfer money to…

    9 points 11