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UniZeroon How to scrape anything on the web and not get caught

Contrary to popular belief, a lot of high traffic sites can be scrapped by a single IP without hitting access limits.

UniZeroon Show HN: Turn indented text into mind maps

You can grab it from the official Github page:

https://github.com/TobLoef/text2mindmap

Works perfectly offline. No server necessary :)

UniZeroon Sci-Hub Is Blowing Up the Academic Publishing Industry

Sorry, but that doesn't work. It loops indefinitely on submission.

UniZeroon Sci-Hub Is Blowing Up the Academic Publishing Industry

Is anyone aware of a Sci-Hub equivalent for accessing content on websites like Forbes for free?

UniZeroon Export your Hacker News saved links to CSV using only Chrome console

What's wrong with voting?

UniZeroon Ask HN: What is wrong with Twitter?

A better alternative to Twitter should actually provide features other websites don't.

Why should I go out of my way to use Twitter to do things I can already do on Facebook?

Why would I want to share status updates with strangers vs. friends?

I understand what makes Twitter appealing in a marketing sense, but for me personally, it's nothing more than a chore to deal with on top of everything else.

UniZeroon Please collapse HN comments

Is there any evidence that Hacker News is even trying to improve?

i.e. - How long can an organization avoid improving itself on the basis of reducing overall risk?

UniZeroon I Have No Idea What This Startup Does and Nobody Will Tell Me

Helen: an influential think group that answers to the highest bidder.

It doesn't seem as complicating as the article suggests.

UniZeroon Dropbox as a Git Server

Why use two services when you can get the job done with one?

UniZeroon Why I run my business like an open source project (2013)

I always offer/encourage my clients to look through the repository like the article says, but people never want any part of it. They are usually taken back.

In my experience (mostly small business) there's a certain expectation that developers will work in isolation—where clients aren't expecting any involvement beyond the initial planning stages.

UniZeroon Most popular links in Hacker News comments, 2006–2015

If anyone is curious, Link #5 (broken) is now hosted here: http://ejucovy.github.io/readability/

UniZeroon Aphantasia: How It Feels to Be Blind in Your Mind

I got 20 out of 40.

When I try to picture the examples in my mind, they all start out as a blurry blob like impressions that increase in detail gradually. It's as if I'm watching the drawing process occur step-by-step.

In the beach example I saw the following features appear one after another in this order: the sand, the water horizon, a set of palm trees on each side, a pirate ship, the sun, and a gift shop.

I never see whole images appear instantly but have met people that claim such.

UniZeroon Aphantasia: How It Feels to Be Blind in Your Mind

Thanks for the response and article. I can only imagine how difficult that would be.

I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but there is a memorization technique called "Art of Memory" you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_memory. I think you'll find it particularly interesting since it explains how to process/form mental images in a very thorough & systematic way. It's all about enhancing memory by thinking about information in a visually, and contains examples of how to visualize different types of information.

UniZeroon Aphantasia: How It Feels to Be Blind in Your Mind

There was a study done a while back that looked at whether people could improve at video games by imagining themselves playing. IIRC the participants who imagined practicing showed a comparable amount of improvement in contrast to those who actually played. Can't find the link unfortunately.

UniZeroon Aphantasia: How It Feels to Be Blind in Your Mind

Do you think you'll ever learn how to imagine things now that you are aware of the possibility?

I often wonder whether the imagination can be improved like a muscle since I have trouble holding mental image outside brief flashes. I'm not sure if you can relate, but trying to picture something in my mind often feels as though I'm trying to recall the fleeting details of a dream; the harder I try the more foggy it becomes.

UniZeroon One Easy Way to Make Wikipedia Better

This would certainly have upfront advantages, like increasing the amount of information deemed "credible". However, there's a problem: how do you trust an actor controlling a system like that?

i.e. - If I wanted the power to discredit almost anything online, I would propose such a system because it can only serve its purpose under the operation of a private entity. It wouldn't function properly on an open platform because that information would evidently be just as non-credible.

UniZeroon Checklistomania makes it easy to keep track of relative tasks

I use MLO to keep track of my professional work. I agree it can be overkill, but it's perfect for managing tasks that depend on other tasks.

Some additional features I find useful are:

- the ability to add multiple tasks (line separated)

- you can automatically generate a list of tasks ordered by urgency and priority (can be customized)

- you can easily nest tasks into folders

- you can easily edit many tasks at once (priority, dates etc.)

- folders flagged as "projects" display a progress bar overlay

- you don't need to go through any menus to add/view task-related notes; notes appear in the sidebar depending on what's selected

- great for multi-tasking because it dynamically combines all your task lists into one

UniZeroon Ask HN: What does the percentage next to posts mean?

Revenue from where? I don't see any advertisements.

UniZeroon Cancer reproducibility effort faces backlash

I've been told altitude and atmospheric pressure has a measurable effect on recipes.

UniZeroon Pebble has recaptured the top spot for most-funded project on Kickstarter

this was a nice gesture from Pebble to offer their products to Kickstarter backers at a discount and priority

The Kickstarter page says the standard watch will cost $199 retail - yet the official website is advertising it for $99 | https://getpebble.com/shop

Am I misunderstanding something here?

UniZeroon Track Your Time Effectively

This service looks hinky and it's not clear what sets it apart from other time-tracking apps.

UniZeroon Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

Magnetify - Redirect Spotify web links to software | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/magnetify/llopembj...

Recent bookmarks - Button to show recent bookmarks | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recent-bookmarks/o...

Google Quick Scroll - Jumps to section on page containing your search terms | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-quick-scrol...

UniZeroon Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

Benchwarmer | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/benchwarmer-new-ta...

Great for designers. Beautifully displays top / new Dribbble submissions on new tab page.

UniZeroon Show HN: Free, anonymous coding interview practice

As a self-taught developer, I have reached the same conclusion regarding memorization. I find your concept of 'cheatsheets' inspiring, and would love to know more about how you organize that kind of information.

UniZeroon Want to program something "real" where should i start?

Nothing beats real-world experience. My advice, try to build an app that's relevant to your interests or goals. Automating things you'd normally do could be a good starting point. Think of a particular feature you've required in the past and build something that does it. If you're unsure of what to do, try cloning something that is open source. That way, you can consult, and learn from the original source as your develop your solution. Good luck.

UniZeroon It's official: Fez 2 has been cancelled

The issue I have there is that Fish crossed the line between opinion and statement. Instead of clarifying it was an opinion, he responded as if it were a matter of fact.

UniZeroon PRISM update

Whether the NSA is capable of rewinding this undersea data stream is an interesting question indeed. I had always thought managing that much information would be impossible, but now days one cannot be sure of anything.

UniZeroon The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010)

Can you remember what that documentary was called? I would love to see that

UniZeroon Todo. - The To-Do web-app for overworked hackers

There should be a button that lets you pause a particular task from being selected next. I think it would jive with the minimal approach

UniZeroon Todo. - The To-Do web-app for overworked hackers

I'm trying to see how managing a todo list on a server would ever be an issue. Sensitive information like that would never be stored in a todo list.