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Would you want to buy direct, fractional ownership of a solar farm?
https://www.youtube.com/@Photonvids
Have you ever worked with a blockchain company that wasn't a scam?
https://www.originprotocol.com
Do you look angry while you work?
https://intj-explained.tumblr.com/post/10233359295/the-death-glare
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/alternatives-to-resting-bitch-face
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21665102/#:~:text=Pandiculation%20is%20the%20involuntary%20stretching,rhythm%20(Walusinski%2C%202006)
https://somaticmovementcenter.com/pandiculation-what-is-pandiculation/
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Resting%20Murder%20Face
https://vimeo.com/42239564#t=1m15s
http://www.wastedtalent.ca/comic/long-standing-problem
https://youtu.be/CqdL36VKbMQ
https://youtu.be/GXTaDykmAV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kafq7yrKAOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XinArKp_6fs
Which books have made you a better thinker and problem solver?
https://a.co/d/iQGmd23
https://www.amazon.com/40-Principles-TRIZ-Innovation-Extended/dp/0964074052/
https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Live-Computer-Science-Decisions/dp/1627790365
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Thinking-Clearly-Rolf-Dobelli/dp/0062219693
https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Economics-Thomas-Sowell/dp/0465060730
https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Honor-Psychology-Violence-Directions/dp/0813319935
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465096840?crid=W41QXVYZQMRM&keywords=cesar+hidalgo&sprefix=cesar+hidal,aps,555&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&language=en_US&sr=8-1&linkCode=gg2&linkId=980779c5f0de6c386e25d512c79caadb&tag=data4sci04-20
https://www.amazon.com/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand/dp/0517548232
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FJ6RRK7/ref=as_li_tl?ie
https://www.amazon.com/How-Solve-Mathematical-Princeton-Science/dp/069111966X
https://www.amazon.com/Intuition-Pumps-Other-Tools-Thinking/dp/1491518871
https://www.amazon.com/Mindware-Tools-Thinking-Richard-Nisbett-ebook/dp/B00SSAXRCW
https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Intelligence-Analysis-Richards-Heuer/dp/B0016OST3O
https://eem.institute/open-endedness/systems-thinking/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversing:_Secrets_of_Reverse_Engineering
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ
https://fs.blog/books/
https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11h7dr5mm6&hl=en-US&q=The+Everyday+Parenting+Toolkit:+The+Kazdin+Method+for+Easy,+Step-By-Step,+Lasting+Change+for+You+and+Your+Child&kgs=4b6cd4b0fdf5bc04&shndl=17&source=sh/x/kp/osrp/2&entrypoint=sh/x/kp/osrp
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=%22hpmor%22&sort=byDate&type=all
https://www.liberatingstructures.com
https://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/math/polya.html
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262518697/inside-jokes/
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262527958/the-little-prover/
https://moralfoundations.org/
http://people.csail.mit.edu/moitra/854.html
https://plato.stanford.edu/
https://www.readthesequences.com/
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ca3e714d74562b554c38604/t/5caa07a9971a182374badc19/1554646956708/Psychology+of+Human+Misjudgment.pdf
https://theoreticalminimum.com/
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/9474901
https://www.youtube.com/@dr.michaelsugrue
Are you a “lifer”? If so why?
https://app.finclout.io/t/R18XAmX
https://www.bls.gov/cps/
https://www.bls.gov/lau/stalt.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_software_companies#Forbes_Global_2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Moved_My_Cheese%3F
https://features.propublica.org/ibm/ibm-age-discrimination-american-workers/
https://levels.fyi
https://www.levels.fyi/?compare=Facebook,Amazon,Google&track=Software%20Engineer
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30347719
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33787857
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33797196
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
https://randsinrepose.com/archives/shields-down/
https://www.trueup.io/layoffs
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
Alternatives to The Economist?
https://12ft.io/
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/ratings
https://asiatimes.com/
https://asteriskmag.com/
https://danielstone.substack.com/p/commentary-finances-john-podoretz-salary
https://www.datawrapper.de/_/rrzFK/
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/11/23/in-ukraine-living-as-normal-is-an-act-of-defiance
https://www.economist.com/interactive/graphic-detail/2022/11/26/high-fuel-prices-could-kill-more-europeans-than-fighting-in-ukraine-has
https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/2022-04-02
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claas_Relotius#Fabrication_of_stories
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurene_Powell_Jobs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOMINATE_(scaling_method)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOMINATE_(scaling_method)#/media/File:House_111_X_plot.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurring_jokes_in_Private_Eye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Group
https://enterprise.ft.com/ft-education-resources/licence-finder/
https://evonomics.com/
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/old-world-order
https://ft.com
https://www.ft.com/content/5a8d439b-da0f-41c0-9e6b-e857a75c2a30
https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome
https://ideas.repec.org/services.html
https://imaginationlibrary.com/
https://indica.medium.com/how-the-economist-is-just-propaganda-163684134b9f
https://loricism.fandom.com/wiki/Gell-Mann_Amnesia_Effect
https://www.motherjones.com/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-ron-desantis-president-election-trump-rcna58804
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28911253
https://noahpinion.substack.com/
https://nzz.ch/english
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/section-1-growing-ideological-consistency/
https://www.project-syndicate.org/
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/
https://quillette.com/
https://quillette.com/author/niranjan/
https://www.slowernews.com/
https://www.sofoot.com/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-brexit-looks-like/
https://www.spiegel.de/international/
https://www.theatlantic.com/
https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-markets
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/25/norway-melanie-phillips-hits-back
https://tribunemag.co.uk/
https://www.volts.wtf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/07/republica
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/07/republicans-big-lie-trump/
https://xkcd.com/1127/
https://xkcd.com/1127/large/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JaPzJKycxc
Lighter alternatives to LLVM
https://c9x.me/compile/
How do you upskill your teams technical writing?
https://www.animalz.co/blog/bottom-line-up-front/
https://chrissanders.org/training/writing/
https://diataxis.fr
https://diataxis.fr/
https://github.com/rrrene/inch
https://www.google.com/search?q=castigating
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/37134
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7217-6
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33805016
https://ritza.co/handbook/improving-your-writing/how-do-I-become-a-good-writer/
I scanned an old paper book. How to turn it into an eBook?
https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/collection_development.html
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331376&highlight=OCRing+EPUBing+book%3A+Tips%3F
https://www.myfonts.com/pages/whatthefont
http://ocr.space/
https://www.pgdp.net/
Your browser tab count
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bookmarks-start-page/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-session-manager/
https://alternativeto.net/feature/tab-manager/?sort=likes
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xtab/amddgdnlkmohapieeekfknakgdnpbleb?hl=en
https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/panels/reading-list-panel/
https://lee-phillips.org/permatab/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32312441
How would you set up a computer to protect against state-level actors?
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/how-soviets-used-ibm-selectric-keyloggers-to-spy-on-us-diplomats/
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/russia-reverts-paper-nsa-leaks
Tell HN: Algolia Search for HN hasn't updated for 2 days
https://www.hakaran.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33790811
Hobby coding that doesn’t feel like work
https://adventofcode.com/
https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
https://liza.io/categories/snails/
https://markwatson.com/books/lovinglisp-site/
https://s.refine.dev/github-repository
https://spacetraders.io
https://youtu.be/GHrmKL2XKcE
https://zachtronics.com/tis-100/
What are some good games to play in a video call?
https://codenames.game/
https://kahoot.com/
https://kosmi.io
https://skribbl.io/
https://susd.itch.io/rats
Tell HN: If you have trouble focusing on projects/meetings, see a psychatrist
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/know-your-amphetamines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_(disambiguation)
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-a
https://invisibleup.com/articles/27/
https://lifestance.com
https://neuropedia.com/7-types-of-adhd/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25996306
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12825092/
https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/03/procrastination-matrix.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0
How innovative is the hydrogen industry?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_production
https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-fuel-basics
https://environment-review.yale.edu/power-127-hours-economics-long-duration-energy-storage
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-hydrogen-strategy
https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/hydrogen-colour-spectrum
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33609423
https://phoenixhydrogen.com/
https://www.phoenixhydrogen.com/
https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/topsoe-wins-world-s-largest-ever-hydrogen-electrolyser-order-in-5gw-green-ammonia-deal/2-1-1299119
https://www.tinaja.com/h2gas01.shtml
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/japan-hydrogen-energy-carbon/2021/04/13/0dd68e4e-9229-11eb-aadc-af78701a30ca_story.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AouW9_jyZck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjKwSF9gT8
Is Google becoming useless as a search engine, or is it just me?
https://
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/gen-bypassing-google-tiktok-search-engine/story?id=88493981
https://blckbirds.com/post/how-to-use-in-app-purchases-in-swiftui-apps/
https://blog.google/products/search/search-language-understanding-bert/
https://blog.mojeek.com/2022/02/search-choices-enable-freedom-to-seek.html
https://dkb.io/post/google-search-is-dying
https://www.foxnews.com/terms-of-use
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-google-getting-worse/
https://kagi.com
https://metaphor.systems/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30347719
https://www.nhs.uk/
https://notrashsearch.github.io/
What's the best way to get developers to try a new devtool?
https://livecycle.io/
https://www.questionpro.com/blog/beta-testing-community/
https://www.sdk.livecycle.io/signup2
How do you overcome feeling completely lost in life?
https://crimethinc.com/books/days-of-war-nights-of-love
https://www.quranproject.org/freequran.php
Has the HN API Stopped Updating?
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/33790811.json?print=pretty
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=musk&sort=byDate&type=story
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.hack
Bookmarks for Hacker News?
https://hn.algolia.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/favorites?id=snshn
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33757241
What's the coolest, non-useful project you've built
https://roryok.com/dystopia/
Tell HN: I just reached 10 paying customers after 2 weeks of the public launch
https://feedback.supademo.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33133231
How to Be Funny and Likable?
https://old.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/z60i2x/what_is_the_biggest_problem_affecting_the_most/
How to overcome regret by missing out on opportunities to get rich?
https://www.craftdeology.com/the-story-of-the-chinese-farmer-by-alan-watts/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_(novella)
Why are live interviews higher signal than public GitHub code in hiring?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUP7U5vTMM0
How did you originally get into/learn coding?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio#2008
How do you save web articles for later reading?
https://getpocket.com/en/
https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile
https://github.com/joelewis/readmelater
https://hamsterbase.com/
https://pinplz.com
Has HN Algolia indexing slowed down recently?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33790811
Is there a problem with HN Algolia search?
https://besthackernews.herokuapp.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33755016
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33786127
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33790811
https://news.ycombinator.com/pool
What Is Multitasking at Work?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_(development)
https://reddit.com/r/overemployed
Handle customer DB access in SaaS
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ddl-rowsecurity.html
Are iPhones designed to last for a couple of years?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement
Experienced devs, what language would you learn today?
https://adventofcode.com
https://blog.nindalf.com/posts/stop-citing-tiobe/
https://giphy.com/gifs/M61NvMiWCGnCw
https://www.unison-lang.org/
https://webtoolkit.eu
With youth shortening words, will time come when all speech is acronyms?
https://memex.marginalia.nu/log/48-i-have-no-capslock.gmi
Does HN have anti-duplication protection?
https://github.com/jiggy-ai/hn_summary
https://news.ycombinator.com/newest
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
https://www.nlpdemystified.org/?blah
Ask HN : Is it time for a clippy clone?
https://bonzibuddy.org/download.html
Web Stack for Side Projects?
https://htmx.org/
https://webtoolkit.eu
Can I own an IP address and take it with me across providers?
https://www.arin.net/resources/fees/fee_schedule/#autonomous-system-numbers-asns
https://auctions.ipv4.global/
https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/faqs/#Bring_Your_Own_IP
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-byoip.html
https://in-berlin.de/provider/antrag.html
https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E22AQF6SsTSSb4LtA/feedshare-shrink_1280/0/1669641043323?e=1672876800&v=beta&t=H7meh72A63PHT1FXbWPEt3eMp-oeE7vd2G3UeW-qH1o
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/list-of-members/europe
Most effective non-destructive way to reverse-engineer a PCB at home?
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/293338/can-a-dental-x-ray-machine-be-used-to-look-at-pcb
Mailing list where cgroup was discussed
https://lwn.net/Articles/199643/
Why do so many CXOs hate talking to tech teams?
https://www.atomicarchive.com/history/manhattan-project/p4s26.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=946249
https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/1073234104311734273
Would anyone want a high purity large graphite crystal for something?
https://www.2dsemiconductors.com/hopg-graphite/#description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith_(Space_Odyssey)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_graphite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1DJP7ko6g4
Has Hacker News banned posts about Twitter?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33790811
Are there any useful pure Rust servers/utilities?
https://awesome-rust.com/
Why has PDF not been replaced with HTML5?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF
https://github.com/coolwanglu/pdf2htmlEX
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33787463
What is the hardest project or scenario you've ever faced?
https://youtu.be/x93DsA7UHhs
Reason for Twitter Threads from “Influencers” Explaining Basic Things?
https://m.xkcd.com/1053/
What are you using instead of RasPi?
https://ameridroid.com/products/visionfive-2
How to unblock Yahoo email address of recently-widowed grandmother?
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN2021.html
Is VSCode Open Source? What's with the License?
https://code.visualstudio.com/license
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
https://github.com/orgs/microsoft/repositories?q=vscode&type=all&language=&sort=
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh/license
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