The state as common good’s last stand: Recipes to stop oligarchy by geox

If the Covid pandemic made one thing clear, it’s that profit maximization must not serve as the guiding light for resource allocation. Despite the early warning shots of SARS in 2003 and MERS in 2012, no major pharmaceutical company had made progress in developing vaccines against a possible coronavirus by 2020. No supplier of medical

ByHackTechFebruary 22, 20250Comments

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Ask HN: Is it common for mentoring to feel like a waste of time? by enumjorge

I’m a senior dev with lots of industry experience, love to teach, and have been wanting to do something extra curricular in a way that helps others. Over the years I’ve volunteered to help people how to code, most recently thorough a non profit bootcamp. When I get in front of students I find it

ByHackTechAugust 15, 20230Comments

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Open Source Common API Framework (Capif) by ram_rattle

API’s are changing the world, ever since Roy Fielding’s REST dissertation the world of software communication has been riding in rolls royce, making app developer’s ecosystem flourishing thereby making customers life better. Inspite of all these things happening telecom networks were “under the rock at bottom of the ocean” by having their own custom protocols

ByHackTechJune 5, 20230Comments

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Common multi-day rhythms in smartphone behavior by bookofjoe

IntroductionDiurnal rhythms driven by intrinsic circadian clocks and environmental zeitgebers vividly influence our cognition and behavior1,2,3,4. However, the role of multi-day rhythms is controversial across scientific disciplines and in society at large. In sleep research, evidence exists both supporting and refuting the idea that fluctuations in sleep duration follow lunar cycles5,6,7. In conventional human behavioral

ByHackTechApril 15, 20230Comments

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Review of 8 Common Lisp IDEs Which One to Choose? [EN Subs] by svetlyak40wt

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ByHackTechApril 4, 20231Comment

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Ask HN: Is there any common thread tying FTX, SVB and Big Tech Layoffs? by sritam7

Is there anything common between the cryptocurrency exchange FTX's downfall, the bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and recent technology industry layoffs? Something that is structurally and systematically broken?

ByHackTechMarch 13, 20230Comments

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Common Mistakes in DevOps Metrics by kiyanwang

Metrics are crucial to DevOps and Continuous Delivery as part of the process of continuous improvement. However, you must balance collecting and displaying data with being flooded with information. You need to decide what data to collect and what smaller set of data you pay attention to at any time. If your car had a…

ByHackTechDecember 11, 20220Comments

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List of common domains/endpoints that are pinged in Windows 11, and what they do by KoftaBob

Apps Learn how to turn off traffic to the following endpoint(s). The following endpoint is used for the Weather app. To turn off traffic for this endpoint, either uninstall the Weather app or disable the Microsoft Store. If you disable the Microsoft store, other Store apps cannot be installed or updated. Additionally, the Microsoft Store…

ByHackTechMay 13, 20220Comments

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Ask HN: How common are websites that block all content if JavaScript is disabled by textman

here is one example: https://expeditionportal.com/ only the menu is shown and most of those do not work at all. If the Forum menu item is selected then get a javascript required message. Looks like the Store works as that brings in revenue and maybe the Podcasts work. But the main content and reason most use…

ByHackTechMay 11, 20220Comments

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Common REXX Pitfalls by luu

By Charles Daney REXX is billed as a user-friendly language that is as easy as possible to read and write. Part of the foundation for this claim is that REXX syntax was carefully designed to “do the right” thing in the most common usage situations – the “principle of least surprise”. Unfortunately, this objective isn’t…

ByHackTechApril 25, 20220Comments

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