Using a date-modified header to detect unique visitors without using cookies
How do you distinguish unique visits without using cookies? For most cookie-based solutions, it’s easy: Store a unique identifier (UID) in a cookie on your computer, so we can identify you when you return. But if there’s no cookie, there’s no UID… or so you’d think. Many privacy-focused analytics services will generate and store a […]
In some instances the fetus helps repair a ruptured amniotic sac
Epithelium cells stained for CK18, illustrating EMT at the rupture site in human amnion. Credit: Y. Kawamura, et al., Science Signaling (2022) Premature rupture of the amniotic sac can have devastating consequences, but scientists in Japan are studying instances when the damaged sac repairs itself—a phenomenon that requires cooperation of the developing fetus. A new […]
The Casino-Chip Society: a framework for understanding the politics of money
Many people believe that their national currency is a single currency, but that it appears in different forms. A person comparing a dollar bill with a dollar bank account balance may believe those are just different versions of the same thing, like comparing an acoustic guitar with an electric one, or a physical train ticket […]
Maersk/IBM to discontinue TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled global trade platform
Copenhagen – A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) and IBM today announced the decision to withdraw the TradeLens offerings and discontinue the platform. TradeLens was founded on the bold vision to make a leap in global supply chain digitization as an open and neutral industry platform. Unfortunately, while we successfully developed a viable platform, the need […]
Launch HN: Patterns (YC S21) – A much faster way to build and deploy data apps
Hey HN, I’m Ken, co-founder of Patterns (https://www.patterns.app/) with with my friend Chris. Patterns gets rid of repetitive gruntwork when building and deploying data applications. We abstract away the micro-management of compute, storage, orchestration, and visualization, letting you focus on your specific app’s logic. Our goal is to give you a 10x productivity boost when […]
Persistent and pervasive impact of being bullied in childhood and adolescence
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2019 May 30. Published in final edited form as: PMCID: PMC6542665 EMSID: EMS83046 Abstract Background We have known for some time that being bullied was associated with children’s and adolescents’ adjustment difficulties and well-being. In recent years, we have come to recognise that the impact of […]
Introducing Gitlab Dedicated, our new single-tenant SaaS offering
Today, we are excited to officially announce the limited availability of GitLab Dedicated, a new way to use our enterprise DevSecOps platform as a single-tenant SaaS offering. This new offering provides all of the benefits of an enterprise DevSecOps platform, with an added focus on data residency, isolation, and private networking to meet compliance needs. […]
Lago (YC S21) Is Hiring
The team and your role We’re a team of 10 today, and we’re all about Product and Tech. Go-to-Market is currently founder-led, by Raffi & Anh-Tho. We are looking for a partner to take our Sales to the next level. We are still in the early days of Lago, as we’ve opened our Github repository […]
RTS devlog #7: Optimizing performance for 1000 units
In the previous devlog I focused on getting intense multiplayer combat with 1000 units to use just 50kb/s bandwidth. Now it’s time to turn to the CPU performance! You can see the results now on the freshly updated CommandAndConstruct.com. Extraordinary JavaScript performance In my previous post I noted how JavaScript could blitz through 1,000,000 iterations […]
Ask HN: Do you look angry while you work?
So people have always told me I look angry when I’m focusing, and I figured “Yeah I look like every other engineer when they’re focusing”. Today a friend walked by a cafe where I was working. He saw me, sent a pic and asked me if everything was OK. I looked furious, which I don’t […]