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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 3,456 posts.
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Our take on RethinkDB vs. MongoDB
Interested in a less biased overview? We encourage you to also read the technical comparison between RethinkDB and MongoDB .
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The PNG image file format is now more popular than GIF
The PNG image file format has been created in 1995 as a response to some patent issues around the then-prevailing GIF format. PNG has gained popularity ever since, and it is now used on more websites than GIF.
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Git is an editor, and rebase is the backspace key
Writing and Stuff from Isaac Z. Schlueter
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Cache Rules Everything Around Me
Attached Code: https://github.com/iainkfraser/cache_transpose Before we begin, the underlined words are briefly described in the gloss...
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High Performance Networking in Google Chrome
Chrome gets faster as you use it. Chrome learns the topology of the web, browsing patterns, and critical resources on every page to optimize your browsing! A look under the hood of how it all comes together...
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The sound of the dialup, pictured
If you ever connected to the Internet before the 2000s, you probably remember how it sounded. But what do these sounds mean?
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Are Placebos Really Sugar Pills?
Bioinformatics, genomics, and Javascript
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Howler.js - Lightweight Javascript library for Web Audio and HTML5 Audio
[https://howlerjs.com]howler.js v2.0.0 Released [https://howlerjs.com] Browsers have come a long way over the years, and we are now able to achieve amazing results using all of the great new technologies often referred to as HTML5. However, generally speaking, audio still sucks. Thankfully, Google decided to create…
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Who Does Skype Let Spy?
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about power and the Internet, and what I call the feudal model of IT security that is becoming more and more pervasive. Basically, between cloud services and locked-down end-user devices, we have less control and visibility over our security—and have no point but to trust those in power…
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64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free
A company spokesperson has confirmed to The Verge that the 64GB edition of Surface Pro will have 23GB of free storage out of the box. The 128GB model will have 83GB of free storage. It appears that the Windows 8 install, built-in apps, and a recovery partition will make up the 41GB total on the base Surface Pro model.
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Your Credentials Are Worthless Here
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Functional thinking: Why functional programming is on the rise
IBM Developer is the source for hands-on training and in-demand learning on relevant technologies such as generative AI, data science, Java, and more.
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