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Link-··on New in Chrome 115
> The Topics API enables interest-based advertising (IBA) without tracking the sites a user visits. The browser observes and records topics that appear to be of interest to the user, based on their browsing activity. This information is recorded on the user's device.

> For example, the API might suggest the topic "Fiber & Textile Arts" for a user who visits the website knitting.example.

Hmm.. That doesn't sound good.

Link-··on How much can you earn creating content on Youtube?
Yep. That's exactly why I published this, I see a lot of how "creator X made Y in Z time" and usually it's insane figures. I never saw any realistic figures to gauge what the median might actually look like. This post is it. This is what an average channel performance looks like.
Link-··on How much can you earn creating content on Youtube?
CPM (clicks per mille) varies greatly per geography and niche indeed.
Link-··on How much can you earn creating content on Youtube?
It's always worth a try! You never know what people will find enjoyable to watch :)
Link-··on How much can you earn creating content on Youtube?
I appreciate your support I'm in it for the long game. In this world the fastest way for growth is riding the waves. An alternative is grinding to build an audience that appreciate the value you offer. The latter takes years of consistent work.
Link-··on I spent 300$ on an NFT and I regret it
Gas fees do not rise with the amount of the transaction. So if you're selling for a really high price, gas fees are negligible.
Link-··on I spent 300$ on an NFT and I regret it
Bid require you to use WETH (Wrapped ETH)

> WETH (Wrapped ETH) is a currency that allows users to make pre-authorized bids that can be fulfilled at a later date without any further action from the bidder. WETH is used to buy and sell with auctions on OpenSea. ETH and WETH are worth exactly the same amount and can be exchanged directly on your OpenSea profile.

https://support.opensea.io/hc/en-us/articles/360063498293-Wh...

Also, gas fees do not rise with the amount of the transaction. So if you're selling for a really high price, gas fees are negligible.

Link-··on How will we write software 10 years from today? [video]
:) probably true, but there are some innovations coming out that might make a difference
Link-··on Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?
I recently built this: (https://github.com/Link-/github-app-bash) as a quick way to generate access tokens to use with GitHub's APIs. Now I can use tokens with a limited scope, and lifetime when I test which is safer than using a personal access token that never expires. It's fully written in bash and does not have many dependencies. It's quick does the job.
Link-··on The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
The album of Capella Romana is on Spotify for whoever's interested: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iB2tDdXCTaV2PMlcgNYdA?si=X_k...

This will be my background music for weeks now :D

Link-··on Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
It still takes a few seconds to identify the word since this is not how Arabic is usually written but yes the word "Al-Khawarizmi" is legible.

In fact, the logo contains text both in black and navy blue, the navy blue part is "Al-Khawarizmi" or in Arabic "الخوارزمي". Then the navy blue script is rotated at 90 degrees 3 additional times.

Link-··on Ask HN: What do you struggle with?
I think you're amplifying the weight of the degree in the hiring process and I'm not sure it's such a hard requirement given the increasing demand for data scientists and ML engineers. I can definitely empathize with your lack of confidence given that I'm a drop-out myself [Undergrad - quite far from PhD :D]
Link-··on Show HN: Uber Web Interface Scrapper for Trip Data Analysis
So far, yes. Their API is geared towards allowing developers to provide services on top their offering (On-Demand delivery and whatnot). I have a hunch that they will never release analytics for their riders. It's not a priority and it doesn't drive more business.
Link-··on Show HN: Uber Web Interface Scrapper for Trip Data Analysis
Awesome! I never actually thought of that.. I think the next step is to focus more on the analytics part and extracting interesting insight. That's where the actual value is imho.
Link-··on Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
I've been battling with this issue for quite sometime now. I did not find the 'ultimate' solution (probably because there isn't any but self-discipline). One important tool that I found most helpful was `Reminders` on OSX, specifically the fact that I can put an alarm (one-off or recurrent) on each task. Given that Reminders are synced across devices (iPhone, iPad) and are available in the notifications center this helps me a lot when I'm on the move. One downside of using this method or any other is that your capacity to memorize the due tasks disappears as soon as you write them down. I'm not sure what's the psychological/neurological explanation for this, but it's true. If your task list is not that big, your brain is the best way to keep track of them. Otherwise be prepared to skip a few as soon as jot them down.
Link-··on Is it too late for Bitcoin cloud-mining to be profitable?
But this issue in particular has been partially resolved by online wallet services, example: Coinbase
Link-··on An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules
That was not the intention at all. In fact, the comment is quite sarcastic and if I'm to rephrase it, it will be: We're asking animals to be humans to grant them their freedom which is quite absurd.
Link-··on An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules
To get this straight: we pulled animals from their 'righteous' sanctuaries, where they were free, put them in captivity, and now we're asking them to be human to set them free, again?
Link-··on The First Browser Dedicated to Developers Is Coming
I see no harm in a browser dedicated for developers, best serving the web development purposes just as much as I don't see any harm with building mobile and desktop applications using IDEs and Simulators and then releasing them to the numerous platforms.

I believe this separation will lead to the possible introduction of many cutting edge implementations on the browser/engines level(s), for experimentation, before a more general deployment to the end users, which would be quite interesting imho.

Not to mention, developing new debugging tools that the end user doesn't necessarily need to have running in the background of his browser package. This would definitely alleviate the resource consumption of existing browsers and allows the developers to have a focus on the end user experience and not worry about developer specific branches.

Link-··on Studies find fast traders get data from SEC seconds early
Why does william_stranix have his name highlighted in red (or organge)?
Link-··on Sanctimoniously self-made
I personally believe this is an evolutionary trait that has stuck with us across the cycles. I can't find scholarly articles that discuss this topic at the moment but I'm quite sure many have studied it.
Link-··on Sanctimoniously self-made
People in general have an inherent need for 'heroes'. This need for an idolized leader, the protector of all and the 'savior of humanity' has manifested itself across the ages and I don't think there's a need to enumerate the instances. This recurrent phenomena will not fade away soon. I'm sure that in many cases these self-made achievers have thanked and acknowledged those who got them there, whether in public or in private. The problem is that the masses want only one hero and can only remember one.

Edit-- This might be relevant: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler

Link-··on Building the Largest Ship in the World
You'd be surprised at how few are the people involved in the decision making process in the Shipping industry.
Link-··on Ask HN: How do I write good documentation?
I understand, there's a threshold beyond which the details of your code become somewhat blurry. I shouldn't have emphasized the duration as I'm not entirely sure what it amounts to, usually a week is enough for me :) The point is, find something that will distract you enough to forget these details, allowing you to become your target audience while writing the documentation. This is one way to zoom out and discover what is important and what is not.
Link-··on Ask HN: How do I write good documentation?
You stop writing code for a 'week'. Don't 'touch' the codebase during that time. Come back after that duration has passed, re-discover the code and write the documentation then.
Link-··on Gravity Simulator
When I saw the mass OMFG I was expecting a black hole to pop up :(
Link-··on Mailvelope – OpenPGP Encryption for Webmail
I've been using Mailvelope for a while, it's a good extension and works well. But yes, I share the same frustration regarding the private key storage in the browser.
Link-··on I'm 25 years old and I am lost
Make 'peace' with your 'current' situation.

This does not mean 'accepting' it and 'acknowledging' that mediocrity is all you're bound to. This means that for the time being, you will make the 'best' of the opportunity 'at hand', you will work for a better one to present itself while eliminating all the negativity and irritation associated with the present.

Changing your mental state, to become a catalyst for progress instead of a shackle, is the actual problem and the real challenge. Work on this point, the rest is relatively clearer (side projects, another startup, better offer, fancier pay, more exciting challenges/problems to solve etc...).

I'm in the same position, at the same age, battling the same demons. The above is my realization after a prolonged phase of depression. 'Work with what you have to reach what you couldn't before'.

Link-··on Ask HN: Urgent connection to Twitter support
@benjiz, because an apolitical discussion is the act of sharing soulless text without any particular depth. It's like focusing on a very narrow property/aspect of the discussion while neglecting context. Political discussions are not bad, they're great and conduce to sharing different perspectives of the same story. Extremism and non-balanced bias on the other hand are what this platform should avoid and have been avoided in this discussion (I hope).
Link-··on Ask HN: Urgent connection to Twitter support
I share the same hopes for peaceful resolution pron, and I personally, truly, appreciate your endeavors. If there's any way we can combine efforts to reach the same goals in balancing the odds, I'm more than willing to invest my time (among other resources) in that. I'm afraid, though, that deep geo-political agendas govern this conflict and any if not all civilian initiatives are dwarfed compared to these forces at play. I have witnessed, first-hand Israel's destruction, from the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the 80's, Qana genocide in the 90's to the attacks on Lebanon in 2006 and I'm more than familiar with this entity's capacity of destruction; making it hard to believe that these are non civilian targeting attacks with the purpose of self-defense.
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