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asaxon Show HN: Coinmarketcap replacement with free JSON API

There's also https://coincall.io which lets you create a portfolio without registering as a user.

asaxon Blender is testing PeerTube after YouTube blocks their videos worldwide

Why? Honest question. You seem very certain, so you can probably explain?

asaxon Simone Giertz makes a living creating shitty robots (2016) [video]

At least there's some cool people here :)

asaxon Best performing Cryptocurrencies 2017 +1M% return

I mean.. those growth rates are insane. It feels surreal. But on the other hand, I can't personally complain, having profited from it. What a time to be alive.

asaxon It is easy to expose users' secret web habits, say researchers

Genuinely sorry if I'm being ignorant here, but... by whose definition?

asaxon Mark Zuckerberg covers his camera and audio mic jack

Why cover the audio mic jack?

asaxon Circling Ourselves: The Story Behind Asana’s Rebrand

The new look is nice. Sleeker, cleaner - nice. That said, the product feels a lot slower now. They added a lot of ajax-y elements, and something as simple as showing "Later" tasks on the "My tasks" page now takes up to 5 seconds to load (tested on multiple machines and networks).

Also, Asana didn't _really_ need a new coat of paint. It needed (and needs!) a _fundamental_ UX/UI re-thinking. It still feels just as clunky to use as ever - it just looks a bit fresher.

asaxon Listen to a melody made by Wikipedia article changes

This is beautiful on many levels. It's nice from an artistic standpoint, but I really find it awe-inspiring to see just how many edits are made all day every day, and the range of topics they are related to. Nice job, OP!

asaxon Ask HN: My 56-year-old father is a developer having a tough time finding a job

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asaxon Service drains competitor's Adwords budget

You really should - that sounds super interesting!

asaxon NeoCities

Out of curiosity, can you give an example?

asaxon Monday was my 46th birthday and likely my last

I'm pretty confident that you have never lost anybody close.

asaxon How do you find team members for your projects? [RESULTS]

Thanks!

asaxon Postgres Demystified

Thanks for that! Much appreciated!

asaxon Postgres Demystified

I have spent quite a few years working with MS SQL Server, but have only dabbled with Postgres. Can somebody recommend a good Postgres book or tutorial for people like me?

asaxon Man steals $33 million from Australian casino in 'Ocean's Eleven'-esque heist

I have two questions regarding this:

1) In the age of the smart phones, could one not develop an app to do this calculation for you? It might be tricky to film the wheel, but I'm sure that can be done stealthily somehow.

2) Would this work on online roulette games who claim to simulate the real-world physics of a roulette table?

asaxon Sweden's Tictail is now powering 10,000 online stores, after only 10 months

I'm a strong believer in TicTail. They have a great team and seem to be building a userbase rapidly. It will be quite interesting to see what happens once they launch their paid add-ons.

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Why is this on HN?

asaxon Show HN: An animated history of Reddit

Impressive! Well done.

asaxon “Plurality”: A Short Film About Surveillance In 2023

The music and feel reminds me a lot of Deus Ex - which is a good thing.

asaxon Facebook and Google launch lobbying group, The Internet Association

This is a good thing, right?