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January 8, 2014 (12y ago)
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  1. Ask HN: How to paste slowly (like key typing)

    I want to record a screen cast of code and make it look like I am typing it but my typing is full of mistakes so I want to pre-type it then paste it but make it look like it is me typing it as I record it. Does anyone…

    5 points 6
  2. Why put Bloomberg’s face on a meatball?

    I keep thinking about this: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akwjb4/theres-a-mike-bloomberg-in-my-meatballs Is it just someone having a laugh or some subtle subliminal advertising, “hmmm meatballs nice, Bloomberg…

    1 points 0
  3. UK contractors, see which companies are outside ir35 friendly (offpayroll.org.uk)
    1 points 1
  4. Ask HN: I'm about to switch from windows to mac – what do I need to know?

    Hi, Ive been using windows for years to a really low level (debugging user dumps etc.) but i'm thinking of getting a mac book pro and i've never really used a mac before. My thinking is that I need a reliable laptop and…

    2 points 5
  5. Ask HN: What did you do a decade ago that you would never do now?

    Inspired by reading this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILOVEYOU I’d never open an attachment from someone unless I was expecting it but this email and attachment were opened by a lot of people.

    2 points 4
  6. “I immediately did what any professional IT/IS guy does” (theregister.co.uk)
    3 points 1
  7. Ask HN: How many lines of code is your build script?

    I've started seeing more and more people have really complicated build scripts, sometimes thousand of lines long. I prefer my build/deploy scripts to call command lines and maybe have a few small scripts for harder…

    2 points 2
  8. Ask HN: Macbook Air for Development?

    hello, I am thinking of replacing my dell xps 15 (9550) - 32gb/uhd touchscreen display. I use vs code and sometimes visual studio or intellij (scala/java) I don't think I have ever used more than about 12gb ram even…

    2 points 5
  9. Ask HN: Is everyone on the internet particularly pissed off this week?

    I have had some really negative comments on reddit and stack overflow where normally they are quite positive. On another forum was I accused of fraud and generally people seem pissed off. Is it just me? Ha ha

    2 points 1
  10. The London Contract Market Cycles Explained (profitable-contractor.netlify.com)
    2 points 0
  11. Ask HN: Who is responsible for ads on Facebook, Facebook or people being faked?

    In this: http://www.itv.com/news/2018-04-23/martin-lewis-to-start-legal-case-against-facebook-over-scam-adverts/ Facebook say "when there is a fake ad, martin should tell us and we'll deal with it" but he doesn't even…

    1 points 0
  12. Ask HN: Is Google adwords totally useless?

    I started a small campaign on AdWords, £10 down, 8 clicks so really small numbers I had a look at them and found: -2 were from sites that were really spammy and had no actual adverts so I don't know how they referred to…

    13 points 11
  13. Ask HN: In the US, what is a direct reference?

    I saw this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13285995 and this comment: "Now, for the first time in 16 years I find myself looking for a job in SV without a direct reference" What is a direct refernce?

    1 points 3
  14. Choose your own salary / company loyalty (logbook.hanno.co)
    3 points 2