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ianaphysiciston 5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf

A bit larger than the US state of Delaware.

(5800 sq km is 2239 sq mi. The land area of Delaware is 1949 sq mi per Wikipedia)

ianaphysiciston Generation UX – How to make websites age-friendly

Noted is the distraction from automatically changing carousels. I've found this a major area of concern -- not just carousels but any autoplay content, automatic slides, and text marquees. And beyond distraction, these elements assume a specific pace of reading and require the user to build UI understanding to get back to interesting content they glimpsed in passing. If the content is compelling enough to display, it's compelling enough to present well.

ianaphysiciston Ask HN: How has volunteering helped you grow?

Scouting binds together a broad range of educational and community service opportunities worldwide.

Both youth and adult members of Scouting develop leadership skills. Among these worldwide opportunities is the Wood Badge, whose curriculum varies country to country.

Here in the states, Wood Badge includes training on servant leadership, mentoring and business ethics -- concepts that help the adult leader better serve Scouting youth, but also offering broad practical applications in the workplace.

You'll need to check locally, but many Scouting programs also include opportunities in skills training and career exploration for youth.

ianaphysiciston Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years

For those who wish to hear this sort of story from the author's own voice, Finkel was recently interviewed on Maine Public Radio: http://mainepublic.org/post/north-pond-hermit

ianaphysiciston Ask HN: What's the one thing that let you grow the most as a developer?

Solving actual problems.

ianaphysiciston B&H forced Hispanic workers to use separate bathroom: feds

Old news from 2016.

ianaphysiciston Announcing the first SHA-1 collision

This is one of the reasons it is important to have multiple hash algorithms in use. Even when a collision can be triggered in two systems, it becomes markedly harder to trigger a simultaneous collision in other systems at that same point (payload).

ianaphysiciston Taser has started its own in-house AI unit

Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes.

ianaphysiciston Ask HN: What are the best resources to create an LLC/Incorporate?

A qualified legal professional, a qualified accounting professional, and SCORE (Service Council of Retired Executives).

ianaphysiciston Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years

The recommendation to take notes is helpful. I prefer to make my notes directly in the book. This has the added bonus of making a book's value much clearer to me when it comes time to cull.

ianaphysiciston How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my programming career

I was in pain for a year or more. I got a forearm massage to eliminate the knots. Then I changed my typing style to be more about comfort and less about what the typing instructors wanted. No problems in the 15 years since.