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15 Years of SparkFun
To celebrate our "crystal anniversary," here's a collection of the stories, blog posts, products and adventures from 15 years of making crazy things.
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 7,907 posts.
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Congress: Stop Trying to Limit EFF’s Ability to Challenge Patents
EFF recently won our challenge to invalidate claims of the “podcasting patent” using a procedure at the Patent Office called inter partes review. This procedure allowed us to challenge a patent that was being used to demand licenses from individual podcasters, even though EFF itself had never been...
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Pitching your early-stage startup
Tell your company’s story more effectively, including specific details that matter to investors.
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Trickle-down workaholism in startups
“And then I said anyone not willing to break their backs working for me was a tourist!”If you want to understand why so many startups become infected with unhealthy work habits, or outright workaho…
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There is a huge pool of exceptional junior engineers
In the last 3 months, I've interviewed 134 engineers - students, mid-level, seniors and even CTOs.
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Why YC went to DC
A few weeks ago, I went to DC to start engaging policymakers and be the voice of little tech. Here's why.
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What happens after Yahoo acquires you
Whether it’s Flickr, Delicious, MyBlogLog, or Upcoming, the post-purchase story is a similar one. Both sides talk about all the wonderful things they will do together. Then reality sets in. They get bogged down trying to overcome integration obstacles, endless meetings, and stifling bureaucra…
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Xerox to acquire Lexmark
Your resource for Xerox news on our products, business solutions, citizenship, company information via news releases, videos and more
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Gittip, Year Two
Gittip Works! But not yet for Gittip
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GDC 2020 has been postponed
After close consultation with partners in the game development industry & community around the world, organizers have made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference this March.
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IMF Head Foresees the End of Banking and the Triumph of Cryptocurrency
In a remarkably frank talk at a Bank of England conference, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has speculated that Bitcoin and cryptocurrency have as much of a future as the Internet itself. It could displace central banks, conventional banking, and challenge the monopoly of national monies.
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Apple security bounty upgraded
Apple’s Security Bounty program has paid nearly $20 million in rewards to security researchers in just two and a half years. Our new site makes it easier than ever for researchers to submit reports on the web, get real-time updates from Apple engineering, and earn recognition for helping to improve security for the…
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Announcing The Zig Software Foundation
In the United States, people look at you funny if you tell them you are starting a non-profit.
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Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results
The official source for news about Apple, from Apple. Read press releases, get updates, watch video and download images.
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Salesforce completes acquisition of Slack
Slack is where work flows. It's where the people you need, the information you share, and the tools you use come together to get things done.
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Android for all and the new Nexus 5
Just in time for Halloween, we have two new treats for Android fans.
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New York Times and The Athletic workers demand company scrap Kalshi deal
With a unanimous vote, the Times Guild Unit Council and The Athletic’s contract action team approved the following statement:
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OpenAI's plans according to Sam Altman removed at OpenAI's request
Last week I had the privilege to sit down with Sam Altman and 20 other developers to discuss OpenAI’s product plans. Sam was remarkably open. The discussion touched on practical developer issues as well as bigger-picture questions related to OpenAI’s mission and the societal impact of AI. Here are the key takeaways.
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Perf Is Not Enough
Are database benchmarks still relevant ? Let's understand why it's a poor way to choose a database. | Reading time: 17 min read
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Dropbox hits 1.0
Modern work can be frustrating and chaotic—if you don’t have the right tools. From context engineering to multimodal search, go behind the scenes and hear how Dropbox engineers are building AI that actually understands you, so you can focus on the work that matters most.