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sdpy··on Guide to data tools landscape for developers
There is a slide about Narwhals and Ibis here (a recording of a talk from PyData Berlin 2025): https://youtu.be/qOJiQtqI348?t=2496 TL;DR: It doesn't have to be Narwhals vs. Ibis because Narwhals supports Ibis.

Update: Here's a benchmark as well, but it may be outdated: https://www.kaggle.com/code/marcogorelli/narwhals-vs-ibis-ov...

sdpy··on Guide to data tools landscape for developers
Just to add, people in my network have been talking about polars (as an alternative to pandas) and other dataframe libraries. They're much easier to use now thanks to the Narwhals compatibility layer (for example, Narwhals was recently added as a dependency to scikit-learn).
sdpy··on Ask HN: How do you manage too many open tabs?
I'm using Notion Web Clipper (as a replacement for Evernote Web Clipper) to save promising links for future reference. Then I close these tabs.
sdpy··on Heathrow scraps liquid container limit
> Many agriculture products are prohibited entry into the United States from certain countries because they may carry plant pests and foreign animal diseases.

> Prohibited or restricted items may include meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, seeds, soil and products made from animal or plant materials.

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/agricultur...

sdpy··on Mass phishing emails pretending to be Y Combinator right now
I've received it from ycoommbinator/-co
sdpy··on Bending Spoons acquires Vimeo for $1.38B
A 2024 podcast with Bending Spoons about their acquisitions approach and company culture: https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/twisting-the-rule...
sdpy··on Continuous Glucose Monitoring
That would be a game-changer for so many people. We're already getting close, though. Those CGMs like Dexcom don't actually test blood; they check interstitial fluid. There's a 5-15 minute delay, but still way better than finger pricks all day.

Non-invasive monitoring is still tricky. There’ve been some interesting attempts—like GlucoWatch back in the early 2000s, which used mild electrical currents, but caused skin irritation and never really caught on. Others have tried optical monitoring, radio waves, ultrasound, and even heat-based sensors. Feels like we’re getting closer, just not quite there yet.

sdpy··on Continuous Glucose Monitoring
There is also an open-source project Nightscout (CGM in the Cloud) which supports Android and iOS: https://github.com/nightscout
sdpy··on Interstellar Flight: Perspectives and Patience
A similar idea appears in a more recent short story, How It Unfolds (2023) by James S.A. Corey. The premise is using a technology called “slow light,” which can clone people and objects using “enriched light.” The National Space Agency scans a group of 200 people (not only their physical forms, but also their consciousness, memories, and feelings) and transmits several thousand copies of this data package across the galaxy. The hope is that, on arrival, each package can "unfold" into a fully reconstructed version of the original team and habitat on some distant alien world.
sdpy··on Ask HN: Research Papers on Prompt Engineering?
The Prompt Report: A Systematic Survey of Prompting Techniques https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.06608
sdpy··on Authy to sunset EOL end of March 19, 2024 (originally August 2024)
Some users chose Authy precisely because of the desktop app. Phones can be lost / stolen / unresponsive / out of battery, and it was nice to have a second option for 2FA.

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A list of alternatives they provide:

> Authy Desktop Alternatives > If you are unable to use the Authy mobile apps, we recommend you look in to alternative desktop products such as the following suggestions:

> https://authenticator.cc/ > https://steptwo.app/ > https://secrets.app/ > https://keepassxc.org/ > https://support.1password.com/one-time-passwords/

> Please be aware that Twilio Authy does not have any affiliation with the companies creating these apps, so be mindful of potential risks and exercise your own judgment when selecting the app.

> Note: The Authy app lacks an export feature, therefore you have to re-enable the 2FA method and re-add the token in your new application with the steps here.

sdpy··on Upwork announces suspending operations in Russia and Belarus
FAQ: https://community.upwork.com/t5/FAQ-Suspended-Operations-in/...
sdpy··on Private Israeli malware 'Pegasus' used to spy on journalists, activists
Relevant Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/billmarczak/status/1416817352549625858
sdpy··on Private Israeli malware 'Pegasus' used to spy on journalists, activists
Maybe this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27876165 > MVT – forensic tool to look for infections on smartphones (github.com/mvt-project)
sdpy··on Moves to shut down on July 31st
The data can be downloaded at https://accounts.moves-app.com/export?download=true

But, apparently, Move-O-Scope is not able to download any new data: > Error: he API package 'xmpp' or call 'CreateChannel()' was not found.

I am wondering if any of the other connected apps can still be used to display the data.

sdpy··on Cleaning sprays have an impact on lung health comparable to cigarettes
The original study: http://www.thoracic.org/about/newsroom/press-releases/resour...
sdpy··on Talent vs. Luck: the role of randomness in success and failure
There was a write-up about this paper in MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610395/if-youre-so-smart-...
sdpy··on Ask HN: What free or low-cost static site hosting do you use most?
Dropbox no longer supports HTML rendering/hosting for their free users.

Dropbox Pro and Business users have a grace period till September 1, 2017.

https://www.dropbox.com/help/16

sdpy··on The way Upwork treats loyal freelancers
Could you please tell more about your experience with Craigslist?
sdpy··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)
Update: iOS dev position is taken off.
sdpy··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)
DiabetesLab | https://diabeteslab.org | Trento, Italy and Gdansk, Poland | ONSITE or REMOTE (anywhere in the world)

We are hiring engineers to help people with type 1 diabetes to exercise safely and keep blood glucose levels stable by analyzing diabetes-related data. Personal experience with type 1 diabetes is particularly welcome. (But it's not a requirement.)

We are looking for:

- data scientist (Python, data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence)

- front-end developer

- iOS developer

- backend developer (Python, Django)

More details: http://diabeteslab.org/jobs.html

sdpy··on Bioinformatics Algorithms (Part I)
The introductory video is great. And they are going to use Python.